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| MAZ-530 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | |
| Also called | BelAZ-530 |
| Production | 1957-1963 |
| Assembly | |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | miningdump |
| Layout | Front engine, rear-wheel drive layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 38.8LD-12A-450 V12 diesel |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual transmission |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 10,520 mm (414.2 in) |
| Width | 3,460 mm (136.2 in) |
| Height | 3,670 mm (144.5 in) |
| Curb weight | 38,400 kg (84,658 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | BelAZ-548 |
TheMAZ-530 is a Soviet-era heavy-dutydump truck with 6×4 wheels, produced at theMinsk Automobile Plant andBelarusian Automobile Works from 1957 to 1960 and from 1960 to 1963, respectively.
In the 1950s theUSSR manufactured biaxialMAZ-525 dump trucks with 25-ton carrying capacity. In the mid-1950s theMAZ plant created a larger model. The MAZ-530 had a similar layout to the MAZ-525, but becomes triaxial, thereby giving increasing payload capacity by 15 tons. The new model had a more powerful diesel V-shaped 12-cylinder D-12-450 450 horsepower (340 kW) engine. The new machine had two rear driving axles with an equalizer suspension, a frame representing the box beam and oversized tires 18.00-32.
The first prototype was ready in early March 1957. It appeared at theAll-Soviet Agricultural exhibition in Moscow. The 1958 MAZ-530 was exhibited at the World Industrial Exhibition in Brussels (Belgium), where it was awarded the Grand Prix. In 1960 production of MAZ-530 was transferred to a new car factoryBelAZ in the village ofZhodino near Minsk. As of 1963 three dozen MAZ/BelAZ-530 had been produced.
Comparable trucks were made only in theUnited States. It was the first and only 6×4 vehicle in the USSR. MAZ-530 had very good prospects, but was too late, as the 60's layout was obsolete. The BelAZ Design Bureau began the development of fundamentally new various capacity dump trucks, so MAZ-530 was discontinued. Cumulative production of 30 units was minuscule. No specimens remain.