A dump truck from a rocket carrier - easily!

The MAZ-543 multi-wheeled chassis or rocket carrier was produced in considerable quantities in Soviet times. In the end, there were so many of them that someone came up with the idea of ​​​​using military vehicles for peaceful civilian purposes. That's just, instead of missiles, can be adapted to the chassis? There are many options.

It is worth recalling that the MAZ-504 has four axles and two cabins. The first feature helped when the vehicle was taken out of combat car began to make timber and pipe trucks. High cross-country ability, which was provided by eight wheels (clearance 40 cm), helped to deliver cargo to hard-to-reach places. Such use of the chassis is logical and came in handy. They also made fire trucks and even flatbed trucks trucks! The last option can hardly be called successful, especially considering the fuel consumption.

Well, since they made an onboard car from the MAZ-504, why not try to build a dump truck? No sooner said than done! In 1969, the civilian MAZ-7510 saw the light in Minsk. The body volume of such a car was very decent: 11,5 cubic meters, engine power 525 hp. With. Well, since this car carries rockets, it can also carry heavy loads. However, reality overturned all assumptions. How much could a rocket carrier carry and why did they start laughing at it? The author will tell about this on the channel "Mountain of Autofacts": watch the video!