KamAZ 5511 can be considered a kind of symbol of an entire era. Having started its journey back in 1977 of the last century (production continued until 1990), this machine continues to operate in modern times. Then he was replaced by other, improved models.
However, due to technological and moral aging, this truck is bought or continued to be operated mainly by private individuals conducting entrepreneurial activities. Still, the years take their toll.
KamAZ 5511 has a pretty good payload - ten tons. At the same time, a powerful diesel engine produces a good indicator of 210 hp. It goes without saying that there are no turbines and other usual options now.
But there is a very good gearbox, which even now, after years, is successfully doing its job. It has either five or ten gears, depending on the modification.
The rear two axles also effectively help the car move along various difficult sections of the road. For example, KamAZ 5511, being fully loaded, confidently feels in the mud, on the sand or dirt road.
The rugged terrain does not present any special difficulties for him either - the car jumps over the bumps very well or goes on arable land. The only drawback is the excessive "jumping" of the machine. Again, how much technology has stepped forward.
On modern trucks there is an air-sprung cab suspension, sometimes the front suspension also rests on the "pillows".
In KamAZ 5511 such excesses were not established. It shakes, and quite strongly. All road irregularities are transmitted through rigidly fixed leaf springs to the frame. From there, the force of impacts from the road goes to the cab. True, the designers took care of the driver’s health by providing a special system to smooth out the consequences of such jumps. In other words, the driver's seat is also sprung. But on the go, sitting in it is normal only if the parts during the years of service of the car have not failed or are not kept up to their last strength.
Despite this drawback, drivers love KamAZ 5511. Technical specifications more than satisfy the needs of builders in inexpensive, reliable cars. The maintainability of the truck and the reliability of the nodes more than cover the inconvenience of driving.
True, his appetites are also rather big. But the expense is individual, since it depends on the technical condition of each specific KamAZ 5511.
As experienced people say, at one time they had a lot of trouble with KamAZ 5511, the price for it currently fluctuates around three hundred or four hundred thousand Russian rubles. It varies depending on the region and the technical condition of the car.
It is advised to be acquired by those young people who want to try themselves in independent swimming, in entrepreneurial activity. Inexpensive, powerful - what you need for the first time. When something breaks in it, this is a great opportunity to broaden your horizons.
And there is no irony. The old "grandfather" KamAZ 5511 brought up more than one generation of drivers. It's time to take in your arms a new, young shoot ...