The ZIL-131 is a general purpose 3.5 tonne 6x6 army truck designed in the

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. 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

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, and the two trucks share many components. The ZIL-131 6x6 has the same equipment as the

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Specification

*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 Approach angle is the maximum angle of a ramp onto which a vehicle can climb from a horizontal plane without interference. It is defined as the angle between the ground and the line drawn between the front tire and the lowest-hanging part of the ...

36°, departure angle 40°, max. ascent angle 31° (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 (''ЗиЛ-131'') - 3.5-ton cargo truckинженер-конструктор В. Митрофанов. ЗИЛ-131. Новый автомобиль высокой проходимости // журнал "За рулём", № 4, 1967. стр.8-9 :* ZIL-131N (''ЗиЛ-131Н'') - 3.75-ton cargo truck with new ZIL-5081 engine, mass production started since December 1986 * ZIL-131V (''ЗиЛ-131В'') -

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* ATZ-3,4-131 (''АТЗ-3,4-131'') - fuel tanker * 9P138 (''9П138'') - 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

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since 2002.

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Gallery

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References

Sources

* инженер-конструктор В. Митрофанов. ЗИЛ-131. Новый автомобиль высокой проходимости // журнал "За рулём", № 8, 1967. стр.8-9

External links

{{commons category, ZIL-131
English website for Russian Military TrucksAMUR-531340
Military trucks of the Soviet Union 131 Military vehicles of Russia Military vehicles introduced in the 1960s