Ishimbaysky Knights (52 photos) Bashny.Net

City Ishimbai called the second Baku. In the 30s there began to develop the second largest after the Baku oil fields. And in the 60th second of Baku took first place in oil production in the USSR. Only with the beginning of the development of fresh fields in Western Siberia Urals oil began to give way in terms of production.
In general, it is the oil city owes its emergence and development. Resources, as you know, is not unlimited, and by the end of the 70 already functioning in the city several large companies, including Ishimbay plant and transport engineering. Since the beginning of the 80s is a unique machine-produced all-terrain vehicles which have no analogues in the world.
I'll show you where born one of the legends of Russia, without which it would be impossible or nearly impossible to develop the north and the oil and gas production in our country.



IZTM now called JSC "Engineering Company" Knight "& quot ;. With the collapse of the Union of the life of the enterprise and production of unique machines were threatened. There were options for conversion to produce the plant boilers, but, fortunately, managed to keep the main production.


Here's a little video for you to understand what I mean by "unique all-terrain vehicle":


And "in the fields" (Russian obscenities present):


Development and production of all-terrain vehicles started in '81 with the creation of the Special Design Bureau of articulated tracked vehicles. We visited the company a few days before the thirtieth.


They were made for the defense industry, the company was considered secret. Machinery immediately went to remote parts of the north, still some of the first items you can buy with the re-activation.


By tradition, the first to visit - Museum. It's small, mostly photos, reviews and awards.


The design and the low pressure on the surface allow tridtsatitonnym colossus with thirty tons of cargo is to go on virgin snow, swamps, taiga. They successfully swim across the river, and could even reach the ocean from the ship to the shore.


Each of these letters lives, savings and successfully completed tasks.


Secret stand. There were plans to install on base tractors complexes "Topol" and C-300, but did not grow together. And that would be mobile, mobile systems are now able to move around without problems in the Far North and the Arctic.


Production of heating boilers fortunately minimized. In addition to all-terrain vehicles assembly plant produces and develops drive axles for city transport and special equipment.


Let's look at the production. No, do not collect weapons here.


I was expecting a huge plants, machine tools, semi-assembled cars. It's all there, but the feeling that you get for a few decades ago.


Posters from the Soviet Union, from the same machine, the master with some classic faces.


Very atmospheric place. Yes, and as always came to dinner, work on the ground was not.






Huge empty shops, the equipment is silent, quiet.


I go to the sound of grinders. Stakhanovets lunchtime grinds glands, which are attached rubber bands caterpillars. From the type of tank trucks or tractor abandoned because of the huge mass and impracticality. Yes, and ride through a mine field or the construction site terrain vehicle is unlikely to be.


So the tape itself. Use normal industrial reinforced rubber. Cheap, easy and practical. Replace or repair the caterpillar shift workers afford even "on the march".


At the assembly. "Knights" are not only stunning maneuverability, but also an impressive margin of survivability. As promised the designer, even with one of the four tracks rover will be able to successfully navigate.


Accompanying us factory workers could not grasp what we photograph stands and inscriptions?


But that's fine examples. Their units were all replaced by faceless standard labels and stickers.


Despite his age, the majority of posters are relevant.






Tool shop. Also anyone, but are waiting for machines.


With the programmer and the screen on the lamp ... I suppose.


Without fire, the water, but through the pipes come to the shop where it is assembled.


Here external elements are welded to the body, put the engine and transmission, is going to the salon and made adjustment mechanisms work.


Machines are going to parties on request. The key used to be tridtsatitonnye and ten-ATVs (with a weight of thirty tons can take the same amount of cargo, with a ten, respectively).


However, now there are options with a lower carrying capacity. There is even an option on a holiday two tons.


Although the toy compared to the size of adult individuals, "small", "Knights" retain all the functionality.


It is this tilt hitch rover has its spectacular riding qualities. Hydraulic cylinders allow links to turn independently of the machine in a horizontal, vertical and longitudinal vertical planes. The horizontal hydraulic cylinders work as a rotator, and the vertical as shock absorbers. In addition, all the cylinders can be locked, then the machine will be able to move pits up to 4 meters.


On the "Knights" set V-shaped diesel 710 hp in Fuel consumption for these machines a rather relative term. However, the cruising range on standard tanks voiced 500km.


These machines operate in very harsh conditions. Sometimes couples to overcome hundreds of kilometers of shift workers requires more than a week. The ATVs are living, they repaired their own. With a strong negative temperature overboard is very important to be able to access the nodes from the cab.


Resources work this technique are very dependent on the operating mode. Some go a decade or more, and sometimes the rover makes only one run in his life, and then goes for spare parts - repair of delivery of spare parts is comparable in price with the purchase of a new car.


For example, in case of emergency in the oil and gas account goes on a minute. And the place of the accident can be several hundred kilometers without roads and directions. The helicopter is not always able not only to throw everything you need on the point, but simply to reach it, and then come into play, these ATVs. Just no one else, it is the best option for cost ratio delivery / transport weight / weight of cargo.


Housings are sealed, the first link is the engine, transmission, cab for 4-7 people and a place under the load. The second link is a loading platform which can be used for transportation or installation of additional equipment. Sometimes, as a second-level apartment complexes to give an autonomous residence repair and shift teams. These houses allow live quite comfortably, even in heavily freezing temperatures, with its generating sets, they are fully autonomous.




Well, you can put on the platform and connect all anything. Though binders. Here are reviews of the book from the site of the plant:
"Location: Pos. Spassky, Verkhneuralsk district, Chelyabinsk region
I live on the coast Verkhneuralsk Reservoir. I even came up with how to use the DT-30 for agricultural purposes. That we have the river and grain harvesters, hay haul. And you can ustanogvit based DT-10 bunker for grain transportation? Or pick hay or samozagruzochnuyu platform for bales and rolls?
Answer: It can. "


But even from there:
"Location: Russian Federation Novosibirsk
Good day!
We are looking for a companion for extreme off-road vehicles and all sorts of holiday expeditions, please, please send the price list for the whole range of "Hero".
Thanks in advance! "
Dvuhtonnik they will be just


The cabin is equipped with autonomous heating system, put Webasto. The heating system and forced oil circulation helps when you start a diesel engine.


I wonder why in the warm period of intense heating can not be used? Glass melts?


Each instance before shipment to the buyer goes through field tests. Next to the plant have a special area with the ability to drive technology in various modes. There is a swamp, and the hills and a pond, where sealing is checked. By the way, not all the "Hero" can swim. Waterfowl are indicated by the letter P, and the rest are able to overcome a ford in 1, 8 meters.
At the same landfill can be trained to manage these all-terrain vehicles.


Go! To help the driver comes hydraulics - a sports steering wheel unexpectedly smooth stroke, rulitsya effortlessly. The main thing to remember about the dimensions.


The width of the machine a little more than three meters, the height of almost three and a half.


A total length of more than 16 meters. Normal a train.


Hatches in the roof and the top of the engine compartment allows navigate the rover without descending to the ground. It is very convenient, especially in the absence of the ground around the rover.




This specimen was tested without front caterpillars. Any discomfort by their absence, I had not noticed.


Here's what a rotary coupling in its normal state. The taste you can add a swamp of mud and ice.


This is how are born of these wonderful machines. On older hardware, but diligent hands and bright minds.


Here they.




I'd like to hope that "Hero" everything will be fine, and the plant will have not one, not two lucrative contracts. What we do not merge unique production as much has been lost forever.