The ZIL-131 is a general purpose 3.5 tonne 6x6 army truck designed in the Soviet Union by ZIL. The basic model being a general cargo truck. Variants include a tractor-trailer truck, a dump truck, a fuel truck, and a 6x6 for towing a 4-wheeled powered trailer.
The ZIL-131 was introduced in 1966; it is a military version of the ZIL-130, and the two trucks share many components. The ZIL-131 6x6 has the same equipment as the GAZ-66 and Ural-375D.
The ZIL-130/131 was in production at the AMUR truck plant (ZIL-130 as the AMUR-531350 and ZIL-131 as the AMUR-531340), with both gasoline and diesel engines, from 1987 until 2012 when AMUR shut down and filed for bankruptcy.
Specifications
- Cab Design: Forward Engine
- Seating Capacity (cab): 3
- Curb weight: 6700 kg
- Payload: 5000 kg plus trailer 5000 kg (on road), or 3,500 kg plus trailer 4000 kg off road.
- Suspension: solid axles with leaf springs.
- Engine: V8 gasoline (carburetor) ZIL-130
- Displacement: 6,960 cc (bore 3.94", stroke 4.36")
- Compression Ratio: 6.5:1.
- Top speed: 80 km/h
- Brakes: drums, with pneumatic control.
- Stopping distance (at 35 km/h):
- Length:
- Width:
- Height: (cab)/ (transport body)
- Wheelbase: +
- Track front/rear: /
- Tire measures: 12.00x20
- Maneuverability: turning circle 33'5.6", approach angle 36ð, departure angle 40ð, max. ascent angle 31ð (with load), ground clearance , overcome ford
- Tires: 305R20
- Tire Pressure: 7.1-60 p.s.i.(controlled).
- Fuel tanks: 2x45 gal.
- Fuel economy: (city), 50 to 100 liters/100 km (cross-country).
- Price $7,300 to $8,300 USD
- transmission: 5 m, 2-speed transfer case
Variants
- ZIL-131 (ÃÂøÃÂ-131) - 3.5-ton cargo truck
* ZIL-131N (ÃÂøÃÂ-131ÃÂ) - 3.75-ton cargo truck with new ZIL-5081 engine, mass production started since December 1986
- ZIL-131V (ÃÂøÃÂ-131ÃÂ) - tractor unit
- ATZ-3,4-131 (ÃÂâÃÂ-3,4-131) - fuel tanker
- 9P138 (9ÃÂ138) - a 36-tube variant of the BM-21 "Grad" rocket launcher on ZIL-131.
ZIL-131 were equipped with diesel engine ZIL-0550 made by Ural Automotive Plant since 2002.
Users
Former users
Gallery
See also
References
Sources
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