Trucks come in different tonnage, hooded or cabover, designs that differ from each other, etc. Still, there is something that unites them all: the driver must sit behind the wheel and drive a multi-ton colossus. Do you agree? But there are exceptions to every rule. Did you know about the huge truck that was driven… standing up?! Not? Then it will be interesting for you to watch the video on the AUTO REBEL channel. It tells about the MAZ-525 and the features of its management.
This mining dump truck was put into mass production in the early 50s and was produced for almost 15 years, until the mid-60s. If you saw this technique on the road or in a photo, you would be sure that you have one of the old BelAZ models in front of you. The huge truck, indeed, has much in common with the representatives of the family of the most load-bearing vehicles of the Soviet Union.
And this is not surprising, because the MAZ-525 can be safely called the progenitor of the Zhodino superstrongmen. It was the transfer of this model for production at BelAZ that prompted local engineers to design the first own design of the plant - a 27-ton BelAZ-540. The MAZ-525 itself was a specific truck, 3,7 m high and of other serious dimensions, which made driving it a very difficult task for the driver.
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