Ural 4320

Ural 4320 with box

The Ural 4320 is a Russian all-wheel drive trucks in hood handlebar design with the drive Formula 6 × 6 It was developed at a time of existence of the Soviet Union and has since been produced by Uralski Awtomobilny Zavod. It serves as an all-terrain transport and rescue vehicle for various, often military applications.

As a V8 diesel engine of the type KAMAZ 740.10 will be used. It delivers 156 kW ( 210 hp) and is at a slightly improved performance a lot more economical than the petrol engine in the 375D.

The models 375D and 4320 were built in parallel for a long time - especially in areas with predominantly very low temperatures provides the gasoline engine has some advantages over the diesel engine. During this time, were also designed and built a number of special vehicles in a joint venture project in collaboration with Magirus- Deutz and Iveco.

The Ural 4320 is still further developed and built with various Russian V6 ( YaMZ -236 ) and V8 ( YaMZ -238 ) diesel engines for different purposes.

More recently, the Ural 4320 in the truck to find trial again because of its off-road, where he next Unimog, Tatra, MAN gl ( military version 5 t and 10 t), and used the other to Dexterity rides in rough terrain. Some enthusiasts use a Ural in the hobby operating as a fun vehicle or remote motorhome.

Military importance

The Ural 4320 was a standard vehicle of the armies of the Warsaw Pact, as well as in the National People's Army. So there is a significant number of these trucks still in the Russian and Ukrainian armed forces again. The Ural 4320 was exported to various African countries, including Iraq, he is to be found.

Technology

The Ural has three permanently driven axles with large single tires and a locking - and untersetzbaren transfer case. The high cross-country mobility is achieved through the typical tires with tractor profile and the variable while driving tire pressure. The load capacity is 5 tons, the maximum authorized mass about 14 tons.

The vehicle is a universal carrier vehicle that, fire trucks, tankers, timber transport long, Flatbed, Airfield vehicle, oil field vehicle, Van Truck and many other types are, for example, as a low loader, crane, Earth Auger, municipal vehicle.

(Source: IOM Ural 4320, printed in 1989 in the USSR )