Before considering the model of the all-terrain vehicle GAZ-34039, you should slightly recall the history of the creation of cars of this type. The first sample was released in 1903, so that the owner could take part in the Paris-Madrid rally. The idea of a caterpillar all-terrain vehicle began to be developed in 1910, when it became necessary to overcome areas with swampy areas that are impossible to go round and snow cover.
For the first time in the USSR, an all-terrain vehicle was created in 1936. Its cross-country ability allowed to use the car, regardless of weather and road conditions. Thanks to such design features as a turbodiesel engine and wide tracks with developed lugs, all-terrain vehicles are used to move on weak and unsteady soils, off-road, snow. Today they carry out freight and passenger transportation, rescue operations, research expeditions.
All-terrain vehicle of the Gorky Automobile Plant
The GAZ-34039 all-terrain vehicle widely used today was created at the plant on the basis of its predecessor GT-SM (GAZ-71). This model was produced from 1968 to 1985 at the Zavolzhsky crawler tractor plant and was used in the northern regions when developing new territories and operating hard-to-reach sections.
After several modifications at the Gorky Automobile Plant, the GAZ-34039 all-terrain vehicle began to be produced. This model has a turbocharged diesel D245-12C, issuing 110 liters. from. In order for the engine to be able to start at low temperatures, engineers provided a pre-heater. The all-terrain vehicle is equipped with a five-speed gearbox and a running gear with 12 road wheels.
This snow swamp is not the only one - it is a whole family of various modifications. If we talk about the use of GAZ-34039 - its technical characteristics are excellent for harsh climatic conditions and regions with difficult terrain.
Some characteristics of an all-terrain vehicle
Of course, the technical characteristics of the swamp rover will say almost nothing to a simple layman. But for those who use the all-terrain vehicle GAZ-34039, they can say a lot. So, he can tow a trailer weighing 2000 kg. The angle of the lateral roll is 25 about . The maximum overcome angle of rise - 3 about . Carrying capacity - 1200 kg. The capacity of the passenger compartment is 10 people. Fuel tank - 370 l. On the highway it can move at a maximum speed of 60 km / h, and on water - 6 km / h. The average fuel consumption is 50 liters per 100 km.
All-terrain vehicle modifications
Today, swamps can be divided into three categories:
- Cargo and passenger with a tented top (GAZ-34039-23, 34039-22, 34091 "Beaver").
- Passenger with a metal top and autonomous heater (GAZ-3409 "Beaver", 34039-33, 34039-32).
- Passenger with autonomous heating and double insulated awning (GAZ-34039-13, 34039-12).
All variants of the GAZ-34039 all-terrain vehicle are designed for operation and garageless storage at temperatures from -50 to +40 degrees Celsius. Most of them are designed for autonomous existence away from the base for up to 3 days.
Application and use of an all-terrain vehicle
On the basis of the snow swamp, models have been created that are used not only for the transport of goods or passengers. Self-propelled drilling rigs are capable of making engineering wells in soils up to IV degree of complexity. SVP stations are used to deliver equipment, materials and personnel, as well as for seismic exploration. Fire engines and vehicles of the Ministry of Emergencies on the basis of an all-terrain vehicle are able to get to hard-to-reach places to extinguish fires, provide assistance and carry out rescue operations.
GAZ-34039 all-terrain vehicles are used to perform a wide variety of work in places where the use of stationary equipment is impossible or unprofitable. The plant produces snowmobiles and swamps, which carries out orders for the army of the Russian Federation, so there is no doubt in their reliability.