ZIL-131, from Russia with love

[haven]

http://jalopnik.com/5376984/zil131-when-the-going-gets-tough-the-tough-get-going

Here's an article on Jalopnik showing the ZIL-131 6x6 military truck in action. Just the ticket for those "Road of Bones" expeditions!

 

[Capt Sport]

I don't mean to be negative, but a 6 liter v8 gas in a truck that size? 1-2 mpg? I don't know anything about these but they seem to be on par with a 2 1/2 ton truck we used in WWII. Are that that old?

 

[78Bronco]

That's a cool truck.

 

[charlieaarons]

I don't mean to be negative, but a 6 liter v8 gas in a truck that size? 1-2 mpg? I don't know anything about these but they seem to be on par with a 2 1/2 ton truck we used in WWII. Are that that old?

My U500 gets 9mpg on highway, 5-6 offroad. 6X6 Mercedes/MAN diesels get 6 highway, 4 offroad. That's with motors with 45% thermodynamic efficiency. That ZIL is lucky to be half of 45%; so, 4.5 highway, 2 offroad.

Charlie

PS I'm hoping for another 0.5-1.0 mpg with my EGR system "modification", i.e. moving it from the engine to the garage.

 

[FreeManDan]

2 liter vodka mix 2 liter kerosine good to go off road comrade

 

[off.track]

2 liter vodka mix 2 liter kerosine good to go off road comrade

ain't that the truth.


but.. forget zil.. go big or go home:

TATRA 8x8

 

[neverestablished]

Still looks pretty quick. And the horrible mileage is because they are literately meant to drive on anything relatively flammable. Try running a modern efi on vodka
Im sure the m35a1 truck is not much more economical.

Since i grew up in russia, these truck bring a lot of nostalgia for me and I dream of importing one of the UAZ jeeps or vans but everything would have to be replaced to make it moderately reliable.

 

[off.track]

like this one?

you'd need a couple and a bucket of parts.

 

[juha_teuvonnen]

If you want a non-COE Russian 6x6 you want URAL-4320. It's powered by a V8 Diesel (YaMZ-238). For COE get a Kamaz.

 

[haven]

Here's the Ural 4320 6x6:

and here's the KamAZ 5350 6x6:

 

[AZBaobab]

That, and you bet better mileage with the Ural than the Zil anyway: 4.9mpg. (if you believe some sources)

 

[zaitcev]

If you want a non-COE Russian 6x6 you want URAL-4320. It's powered by a V8 Diesel (YaMZ-238). For COE get a Kamaz.

I don't think they ever put YaMZ-238 into Ural. When diesel Ural first appeared, it already had the much better Kamaz diesel. The only road application for the 238 I know of was KrAZ. Its sister engine YaMZ-236 was used in MAZ.
-- Pete

 

[KMM4x4]

Good there was a car for the years. Nowadays on open spaces of Russia it often meets, but is already not so actual as earlier. Now the Urals-4320 and KamAZ-5350 the most running military trucks in Russia.

 

[KMM4x4]

I don't think they ever put YaMZ-238 into Ural. When diesel Ural first appeared, it already had the much better Kamaz diesel. The only road application for the 238 I know of was KrAZ. Its sister engine YaMZ-236 was used in MAZ.
-- Pete

Now to the Urals-4320 establish YaMZ-236 and YaMZ-238. The diesels KamAZ-740 on Urala established till 1993. Since 2003 on Urala the strengthened forward bridge is established, and average and back bridges have blocking of interwheel differentials.

 

[toylandcruiser]

Still looks pretty quick. And the horrible mileage is because they are literately meant to drive on anything relatively flammable. Try running a modern efi on vodka
Im sure the m35a1 truck is not much more economical.

Since i grew up in russia, these truck bring a lot of nostalgia for me and I dream of importing one of the UAZ jeeps or vans but everything would have to be replaced to make it moderately reliable.

Actually m35s avg around 10.


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