ZIL-131

The ZIL-131 is a general purpose 3.5 tonne 6x6 army truck designed in the Soviet Union by ZIL. The basic model being a general cargo truck. Variants include a tractor-trailer truck, a dump truck, a fuel truck, and a 6x6 for towing a 4-wheeled powered trailer.

The ZIL-131 was introduced in 1966; it is a military version of the ZIL-130, and the two trucks share many components. The ZIL-131 6x6 has the same equipment as the GAZ-66 and Ural-375D.

The ZIL-130/131 was in production at the AMUR truck plant (ZIL-130 as the AMUR-531350 and ZIL-131 as the AMUR-531340), with both gasoline and diesel engines, from 1987 until 2012 when AMUR shut down and filed for bankruptcy.

Specifications Cab Design: Forward Engine Seating Capacity (cab): 3 Curb weight: 6700 kg Payload: 5000 kg plus trailer 5000 kg (on road), or 3,500 kg plus trailer 4000 kg off road. Suspension: solid axles with leaf springs. Engine: V8 gasoline (carburetor) ZIL-130 Displacement: 6,960 cc (bore 3.94", stroke 4.36") Compression Ratio: 6.5:1. Top speed: 80 km/h Brakes: drums, with pneumatic control. Stopping distance (at 35 km/h): Length: Width: Height: (cab)/ (transport body) Wheelbase: + Track front/rear: / Tire measures: 12.00x20 Maneuverability: turning circle 33'5.6", approach angle 36°, departure angle 40°, max. ascent angle 31° (with load), ground clearance , overcome ford Tires: 305R20 Tire Pressure: 7.1-60 p.s.i.(controlled). Fuel tanks: 2x45 gal. Fuel economy: (city), 50 to 100 liters/100 km (cross-country). Price $7,300 to $8,300 USD transmission: 5 m, 2-speed transfer case

Variants

ZIL-131 (ЗиЛ-131) - 3.5-ton cargo truckинженер-конструктор В. Митрофанов. ЗИЛ-131. Новый автомобиль высокой проходимости // журнал "За рулём", № 4, 1967. стр.8-9 ZIL-131N (ЗиЛ-131Н) - 3.75-ton cargo truck with new ZIL-5081 engine, mass production started since December 1986 ZIL-131V (ЗиЛ-131В) - tractor unit ATZ-3,4-131 (АТЗ-3,4-131) - fuel tanker 9P138 (9П138) - a 36-tube variant of the BM-21 "Grad" rocket launcher on ZIL-131.

ZIL-131 were equipped with diesel engine ZIL-0550 made by Ural Automotive PlantДизель для дембеля // журнал "За рулём", No. 6, 2001. стр.87 since 2002."Буран" с Урала // журнал "За рулём", No. 7, 2002. стр.52-53

Users

- Armed Forces of BelarusВоеннослужащие осуществили погрузку техники на железнодорожные эшелоны // Военное информационное агентство от 5 августа 2024

– Armed Forces of the Republic of MoldovaTestarea nu cunoaşte clipe de respiro // "Oastea Moldovei", № 11, 2020. стр.6-7 – Mongolian Armed Forcesподполковник А. Марков. Вооружённые силы Монголии // "Зарубежное военное обозрение", № 10 (907), 2022. стр.35-39

: Only specialized variants in use.

Transnistria

– Ukrainian Armed ForcesАлексей Брусилов. Старые КрАЗы, "шишиги" и ЗиЛы составили основу автопарка ВСУ // "Российская газета" от 1 марта 2022

Former users

Start-Instanzen // "Armeerundschau", № 10, 1987. s.68-69 – Hungarian Armed ForcesBudapest, 1985. április 4. V-755 20 DSZU légvédelmi rakétákat (az Sz-75M "Volhov" típusú légvédelmi rakétaosztály fegyvere) szállító Zil-131-es tehergépkocsis egységek haladnak a Hősök tere felé a Felvonulási téren (2006-tól 56-osok tere) rendezett április 4-i katonai díszszemlén. MTI Fotó: Németh Ferenc – Sandinista Popular ArmyEjército de Nicaragua - 30 años de vida institucional : (1979-2009) - 1a ed. - Managua : Ejército de Nicaragua, 2009. p. 80

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