Kremenchug automobile company was built over 80 years ago and was first engaged in the production of aircraft. However, during the Second World War, many of the plant's buildings were completely destroyed and underwent lengthy restoration. After the war, the country was in dire need of construction equipment, and management decided to redesign the plant into a car manufacturing enterprise.
Since 1959, mass production of trucks began. This article will discuss one of the brainchilds of the plant - the KrAZ-6510 car. We will consider its characteristics and methods of application.
Appointment
This truck serves to carry out rather laborious work related to the laying and repair of the roadway, it is also involved in construction sites, in the process of transporting a variety of goods, garbage or other bulk materials. Very often it is actively used in quarries. Good cross-country made KrAZ-6510 indispensable even in hard-to-reach places. In addition, the machine can be used in any climatic conditions. She is not afraid of either the tropical or the northern climate, since she can easily withstand frosts of -45 degrees and heat of more than +50 degrees.
Modifications
KrAZ-6510 began to be produced back in 1991, its production does not stop to this day. Today, the manufacturer offers the consumer two models, one of which is standard, and the second belongs to the Miner type. It is worth noting that any of the options for the car has a high degree of patency. The truck is not afraid of either off-road or roads with bulk cobblestone.
Engine features
The KrAZ-6510 characteristic will be complete if you consider its engine in detail. Immediately, we note that the power indicators of the machine are simply impressive. The car is equipped with a very reliable and unpretentious maintenance eight-cylinder V-engine YaMZ-238M2, which, in turn, is produced at the Yaroslavl Motor Plant.
At the request of the customer, the engine can be equipped with a pre-heater, which allows you to easily start the engine even in severe frosts. In addition, it is possible to install additional heating of the fuel supply system. The engine is not equipped with a turbocharged supercharging, and therefore does not have any outstanding dynamic performance. However, KrAZ-6510 is capable of accelerating to a speed of 80 km / h, which is a very good result for a heavy truck.
Transmission and brakes
The truck is equipped with a five-speed manual transmission, which operates in conjunction with a two-stage transfer case of a mechanical type. The car uses a dry double-disc clutch. KrAZ-6510, the photo of which is given in the article, has a dual-circuit pneumatic brake system. The main brakes are made drum and equipped with internal pads. The truck is also equipped with parking brakes and a pneumatic throttle-type system. In addition, the car has ABS. Both rear and front suspension are dependent. They are mounted on leaf springs of a semi-elliptical configuration.
Technical specifications
KrAZ-6510 (the technical characteristics of the machine are quite balanced by many criteria) is a very popular truck.
This is largely due to its indicators:
- Wheel formula - 6x4.
- The total weight of the car is 24,900 kilograms.
- The maximum permissible load on the front axle is 5500 kg.
- Allowable weight on the rear axle is 19400 kg.
- The load rating is 13500 kg.
- The platform has a volume of 8 cubic meters. m
- The weight of the equipped truck is 11300 kg.
- The maximum speed of the car is 801 km / h.
- Engine power - 240 horsepower.
- Type of gearbox - mechanical.
- The number of gears is five.
- The gear ratio of the drive axles is 8.21.
- Tire dimensions - 12.00R20 (320R-508).
- The fuel consumption indicator is 33 liters for every 100 kilometers of track traveled.
- The turning radius of the machine is 12 meters.
- Ecological characteristic - Euro-0.
- The capacity of the fuel tank is 165 liters.
- The machine is capable of climbing 30 degrees.
Driver's cab
The truck under consideration is equipped with a very spacious cabin, which, however, has significant drawbacks. To begin with, the level of comfort in it leaves much to be desired. According to many drivers, the car is very hot in the summer and cold in the winter. At the same time, in the cold season, even the heaters available in the car do not save. They respond extremely unsatisfactorily to the degree of noise and vibration isolation.
Even experienced drivers get used to the size of the car for quite some time. At the same time, the person sitting at the wheel simply does not see the obstacles located directly in front of her hood. The steering wheel of the car is equipped with a powerful hydraulic booster to facilitate the process of driving a large truck.