Tatra 148

The Tatra 148 is the evolution of Tatra 138 Main development goals were to increase engine performance and sustainability. Externally the Tatra 148 from its predecessor mainly due to the changed design of the hood is different. The first vehicles of this type were built as early as 1969, the full -scale production began in 1972, after adjusting the Tatra 138 In 1971 the CMEA, in the production of terrain trucks with payloads from 12 t to specialize in the Tatra factory decided. As a consequence, new facilities were built 1972-1982 in Kopřivnice and several other cities of the former Czechoslovakia. The aim was to increase the production capacity to 15,000 vehicles in Tatra per year. In the year 1972 6.328 Tatra 148 were built, the annual number of 10,000 vehicles was first exceeded in 1977. Until the end of production in 1982 a total of 113 647 Tatra 148 were produced in different versions. Also, this model was built with the exception of the 4x4 tractor only as a three-axle all-wheel drive (6x6). DC newspaper with the increase in production capacity began in the early 70s, the development of a new type, the Tatra 813

The main types of Tatra 148 were:

  • Rear tipper and three-way tipper (S1 and S3)
  • Flatbed (military and civilian)
  • Tractor two - and three-axis (NT 4x4 and 6x6 NT )
  • Tankers ( military and civilian )
  • Chassis for fire fighting vehicle bodies
  • Chassis for truck crane and excavator superstructure

Tatra 148 with fire department building Karosa

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