Lorries, Trucks and Prime Movers

Lorries, Trucks and Prime Movers: Photo and Video Collection

This thread is about videos, documentaries and photos of some of the major automobile companies specialising in making large and powerful lorries, tractor trailers, prime movers and related vehicles.

Russian Military Trucks [1,2,3,4,5,6,7/7]

URAL Automotive Plant (UralAZ)

Автомобильный завод УРАЛ

Kremenchuk Automotive Plant (KrAZ)

Кременчуцький автомобільний завод

Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant (MZKT)

VOLAT - Минский завод колёсных тягачей

TATRA

TATRA

Ashok Leyland

Ashok Leyland

The World's most powerful commercially available truck- first delivery

Interesting stuff

Great videos BengalRaider. I was looking for a documentary on Oshkosh but couldn't find one. That one needs to be here.

sx2150_01.jpghy473_01.jpgChinese military heavy load trucks!


SX2150 Truck


HY473 (Type 82) Heavy Equipment Transporter
Logistics & Engineering Equipment - SinoDefence.com

What is really interesting is how the United states military has looked to standardize it's logistical train by having a central design system incorporating both the military and civilian designers inputs.

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SX2190 Truck


The SX2190 7 tonne 6x6 truck was developed from the Austrian Steyr-Daimler-Puch (now part of General Dynamics European Land Combat Systems) Steyr 90 truck technology. China first approached Western countries in the late 1970s to see heavy duty truck technology, and a co-production agreement was signed with Austria in the 1980s. The truck entered the PLA service in the late 1990s to replace its ageing Huanghe JN252 and Hongyan CQ261.

The SX2190 truck adopts the “cab over engine” (COE) layout. The forward control cab has two doors with a hard top to accommodate four crews. The rear cargo body is provided with a drop tailgate and sides, and removable bows with canvas cover. A single spare wheel is mounted vertically behind the crew cab, adjacent to a stowage space between the cab and rear cargo body. This space could be used to accommodate a repairing tools box and other loading/unloading equipment. A hydraulic winch (optional) unwinds to both front and rear with a pulling capacity of 10,000kg.


SX2190 trucks in service with the PLA artillery troops

The truck is powered by an in-line, 6-cylinder, 4-stroke, liquid-cooled, turbo-charged Steyr WD615.50 diesel, with a total displacement of 9.762 litres, providing 206kW at 2,400r/min. The RT11609 gearbox has nine forward and two reverse gears. The vehicle is fitted with power assisted steering as standard.

The SX2190 has been mainly deployed by the artillery troops for artillery gun hauling, and engineering troops for heavy equipment transport role. As well as the standard truck version, it is also available in a range of variants, including the SX2190BQ (short cab), SX2190D (with winch), SX2190E (long wheelbase), and SX4260 (tractor/semi-trailer).

dongfeng-truck_01.jpgEQ2081/2100 Truck

The Dongfeng EQ240/2081E and EQ245/2100E are the most widely equipped troop/cargo carrier trucks in the PLA service. The EQ240 (later renamed EQ2081E) 2.5 tonne truck entered service in 1975, followed by the EQ245 (later renamed EQ2100E) 3.5 tonne truck in the early 1980s. The two trucks have been deployed by the PLA to provide transportation of troops, equipment, ammunitions, and supplies. The EQ240/2081E took part in the 1979 Sino-Vietnam border conflict, during which the truck’s performance was highly praised.

The early models of the EQ2081E and EQ2100E were powered by a Chinese indigenous petrol (gasoline) engine, while newer variants are powered by a 160hp (118kW) Cummins 6BT5.9 turbo-charged, 6-cylinder, liquid-cooled, 5.88 litre diesel engine produced by the Dongfeng Motor locally under license. The truck has five forward gears and one reverse gear.

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The Dongfeng EQ1141 is the 8 tonne capacity cargo truck developed by DFM in the early 1980s for the commercial market. It is DFM’s first truck to be powered by a Cummins-technology diesel engine. The truck has earned good reputation for its excellent performance over the years of service. The PLA acquired a large number of the EQ1141 and its 5 tonne variant EQ1108 for cargo and troop transport role. The truck does not possess off-road capability.

The EQ1141 uses a “cab-over-engine” (COE) layout and 4X2 arrangement. It is powered by a Dongfeng-made EQ6BTA5.9 six-cylinder in line, 5.88 litre, liquid-cooled, turbo-charged, direct injection, 180hp diesel engine, with a seven-speed (six forward, one reverse) gear box. The fuel tank is 160 litre. The truck has no cross-country capability.

The truck is also available in long wheel-base variant EQ1141G7D1/2 and five tonne variant EQ1108.