MAZ cars are produced at the Minsk Automobile Plant. The enterprise was created immediately after the Great Patriotic War. Currently, Minsk Automobile Plant LLC is a large Belarusian company producing trucks, tractors, buses, trolleybuses and trailers.
Popularity
The MAZ tractor and its modifications are widely known in the CIS and in foreign countries. Demand for them far exceeds supply. Reliable, powerful MAZ vehicles are delivered to more than forty-five countries of the world.
The nomenclature includes a number of models of truck tractors, the design of which is quite diverse, these are wheel formulas: 4 x 2, 4 x 4, 6 x 4, 6 x 6. Modifications are designed for operation in different road conditions with medium or maximum load, with given the length of the road train. All MAZ tractors are unified with semi-trailers, which are also produced at the Minsk Automobile Plant. This allows deliveries to consumers in full, which greatly simplifies the task of selling finished products.
Demand
The model range of MAZ truck tractors includes several of the most popular and sought-after vehicles, such as, for example, a car under the index 6422 of the medium-tonnage class, recognized as the best tractor of 2003.
Later, in 2006, a new generation of road trains meeting Euro-4 requirements was presented at the freight transport exhibition. Truck tractors MAZ-544019 and MAZ-975830, which can be used on long-distance routes.
The best models
In 2014, the Minsk Automobile Plant presented two new truck tractors: MAZ-5440M9, designed to transport goods in a road train weighing 40 tons. The car is equipped with a 475-horsepower Mercedes-Benz OM471 engine. The second MAZ tractor is equipped with a Mercedes power plant with a capacity of 300 liters. with., with a loading capacity of 13.5 tons. Both versions are reliable and unpretentious in operation.
New MAZ tractors
Minsk Automobile Plant regularly develops new cargo modifications. One of the latest models is the MAZ-6440RA bonnet-type MAZ tractor, which is used in conjunction with the 975830 semi-trailer to transport goods over particularly long distances. The design of the car is focused on the maximum comfort of the driver's seat and the cab as a whole. Also, during the development, the degree of safety of the machine was increased.
The MAZ-6440RA model is an example of ultra-modern design and outstanding technical characteristics. The car is equipped with a domestic engine brand MMZ D-238 with a V-shaped arrangement of eight cylinders. Motor power is 600 liters. from.
The engine is equipped with an Allison 4500R automatic transmission.
The MAZ tractor is offered to consumers in a wide range of devices, accessories and consumables. Among the components: cruise control, electric drive for the hatch, central locking, electrically heated outside mirrors, air conditioning and climate control, stability control system, comfortable, with a high degree of ergonomics, seats with integrated seat belts, lighting for steps to enter the cab double berth.
Another modern model from a number of truck modifications is the MAZ-544019 tractor of increased comfort. The car is equipped with a Mercedes engine with a turbocharger capacity of 435 liters. from. The air suspension chassis , the saddle is located significantly lower than that of similar models, which gives advanced maneuver capabilities. Restyled cab, improved design. In the back there are two berths. Built-in fridge combined with a compact kitchenette.
Specifications
- wheel formula - 4 x 2;
- gross vehicle weight - 18550 kg;
- road train, gross weight - 44000 kg;
- front axle, maximum load - 7050 kg;
- rear axle, maximum load - 11500 kg;
- load on the saddle, the maximum allowable - 10500 kg;
- curb weight - 7900 kg;
- fifth wheel coupling height - 1150 mm;
- overall length - 6000 mm;
- engine model - OM 501;
- power plant capacity - 320 l. from.;
- transmission - ZF 16S221;
- number of gears - 16;
- maximum speed - 95 km / h;
- front suspension - semi-elliptic package-mounted springs;
- rear suspension - pneumatic;
- fuel tank capacity - 500 liters.
The machine is equipped with an electronic drive wheel slip control system; the installation of an additional fuel capacity of 700 liters is possible. Electric sunroof on the roof of the cab. Height adjustable seats. Tilt steering column within 12 degrees.
MAZ today
Currently, the company MAZ LLC is increasing capacity. The demand for tractors, powerful, reliable, with an unprecedentedly high resource is constantly increasing and the plant management adheres to the general line to expand production. New workshops are under construction, new ultramodern equipment is imported into them. Design bureaus "keep abreast" in terms of the latest world achievements in the trucking industry. Attentive attitude to marketing is the key to success.
Each MAZ tractor (photo of vehicles is presented above) is a leader in the field of freight transportation. Minsk truck tractors dominate the entire post-Soviet space, occupy first places in numerous competitions. Every year, new modifications come off the assembly line assembly line.
The universal MAZ, a tractor, the price of which can be from two to three and a half million rubles, is a good investment. The car is a highly efficient vehicle.