ATV Trucks: Features and Specs

As early as the beginning of the twentieth century, steel designersthink out extreme machines. Super-trucks and ATVs were developed by many engineers in different countries. The Soviet Union offered many models of trucks that have the characteristics of all-terrain vehicles.

Features of ATVs

Not all trucks can get the rank of an all-terrain vehicle. For this, it is necessary to meet a number of criteria.

Trucks-ATVs are moving on tireslow pressure. A wide tire is mounted on the wheel rim. Due to the large area, adhesion to the soil (or any other road surface) is improved. The air in the tire allows the technician of this type to overcome water obstacles, creating a certain buoyancy.

Another important difference between all-terrain vehicles is the "breaking" frame. It consists of two interconnected parts. This gives it flexibility, allowing all wheels to touch the ground in all situations.

Wheeled Trucks

All-terrain vehicles that move onwheels, are a universal technique. They are able to move without harm, both on roads and on ground areas. Even the water will not become a barrier to them. Wheeled all-terrain vehicles weigh less than crawlers. But they are able to carry loads of the same mass.

Taking into account the design of cars it is considered thatwheeled superloaders are easier to repair than their caterpillar "brethren". The running gear of caterpillar vehicles consists of a large number of metal parts, which are subjected to strong impact and are damaged. In the field, it is much more difficult to repair them than wheeled trucks.

Wheeled ATVs:

• YAG-12 - the first Soviet all-terrain vehicle.

• ZIL-49061, which is better known as the "Blue Bird". It is a floating truck with three axles and four-wheel drive. All water obstacles he overcomes with a speed of up to 8 kilometers per hour.

• ZIL-135P under the name "Dolphin". This is another amphibious truck. On the roads, he is able to reach speeds of up to 65 kilometers per hour, and in the water, up to 16.5 kilometers per hour. He withstands a storm with a power of 5 points and a pile of ice on his way.

Crawler Equipment

Crawler-type all-terrain vehicles havetheir advantages. Vehicles of this type are characterized by increased cross-country ability, which is higher than that of wheeled vehicles. Crawler trucks are able to move through snow, marshes, plowed soil and other complex areas.

Another feature is the folding of links in twoplanes. Due to this, caterpillar cross-country vehicles are often compared to a snake that creeps along the ground. This technique is capable of overcoming high obstacles, which are higher than the technique itself.

The best Soviet trucks, all-terrain vehicles, moving on caterpillars:

• "Knight of the DT." It features an articulated structure, which is more typical for wheeled vehicles. "Vityaz" is capable of speeding up to 47 kilometers per hour. He overcomes obstacles with a height of up to 1.5 meters and a 30-degree angle of ascent. It passes water sites with a total length of up to 4 meters.

• TM-120, which is similar to the previous all-terrain vehicle. It differs only in the absence of articulation of the structure.

• SM-552-03 is small in size. But it is able to carry up to 8 passengers comfortably.

It's very difficult to say which cargo ATVs are better. It depends on the tasks assigned to them and the operating conditions.