MAZ-500

MAZ-500 is a Soviet truck manufactured at the Minsk Automobile Plant. The first prototype MAZ-500 ran as early as 1955 and they were shown to the public in 1958. Delays in engine development pushed full production back to 1965, although limited production started in 1963.[1] The MAZ-500 is a cab over truck instead of the MAZ-200's conventional layout. This was done to increase payload and reduce weight as well as reduce fuel consumption. The engine itself was quite modern, a direct injection 11,150 cc (680 cu in) diesel V6 built by the Yaroslavl Motor Plant (who had also originally developed the preceding MAZ-200 truck) with 180 PS (132 kW) at 2100 rpm.[1] The truck's design was also innovative, with a tilting cabin which was still rare in the West as well. It also had a number of features designed to make the truck operable under the arduous conditions found in Siberia.[1]

MAZ-500
MAZ-500A (1970-1977)
Overview
ManufacturerMinsk Automobile Plant
Production
  • 1965-1970 (MAZ-500)
  • 1970-1977 (MAZ-500A)
AssemblyMinsk
Body and chassis
ClassCab over truck
LayoutFR layout
RelatedMAZ-504
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission5-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase3,850 mm (152 in)
Width2,650 mm (104 in)
Height2,640 mm (104 in)
Curb weight6,500 kg (14,330 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorMAZ-200
SuccessorMAZ-5335

The MAZ-500/500A was in production from 1963 (with full production commencing in 1965) until 1977 with modernizations taking place in 1970 and 1977. The tractor-trailer versions MAZ-514, -515, and -516 continued to be built as late as 1981, with the same upgrades as the succeeding MAZ-5335. The MAZ-5335 was a facelifted model which appeared in 1977; this version continued to be built until 1990. Models intended for heavier loads have an eight-cylinder version called YaMZ-238 with 240 PS (177 kW).

Variants
  • MAZ-500: Initial production version. Produced 1963-1970.
    • MAZ-500A: Improved MAZ-500. Produced 1970-1977.
    • MAZ-500SH: Chassis-cab version.
    • MAZ-511: Prototype dump truck, based on MAZ-500. Produced in 1962.
  • MAZ-503: Dump truck version, short wheelbase and 8 tonnes (18,000 lb) load capacity.[1] Produced 1963-1970.
    • MAZ-503A: Improved MAZ-503. Produced 1970-1977.
    • MAZ-510: Prototype dump truck, based on MAZ-503.
  • MAZ-504: Tractor-trailer version. Produced 1965-1982 (504B).
  • MAZ-505: Prototype 4x4 version. Produced in 1962.
  • MAZ-509: Logging truck version. Produced 1969 (1970?)-1978.
    • MAZ-509A: Improved MAZ-509. Produced 1978-1990.
  • MAZ-512 (MAZ-500C): Cold weather version.
  • MAZ-513 (MAZ-500YU): Hot weather version.
  • MAZ-514: 6x4 three-axle truck, based on MAZ-516. Built until 1978.
    • MAZ-515: Prototype three-axle tractor-trailer (6x2), based on MAZ-514.
  • MAZ-516: 6x2 three-axle version with a lifting third axle, the first Soviet-built truck to be thus equipped. Produced 1969-1973.
    • MAZ-516A: Improved MAZ-516. Produced from 1973 until 1981, later models featuring the upgrades from the MAZ-5335.

References
  1. Schauen, Till (December 2015). "Bau-genossen" [The joys of cooperative building]. Last & Kraft (in German). Vol. 24 no. 1 (December/Januar 2016). Mainz, Germany: Vereinigte Fachverlage. p. 64. ISSN 1613-1606.
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