Avtolegendy USSR. Trucks. KrAZ-219, -257

KrAZ-219 - Three axle truck, manufactured Kremenchug Automobile Plant (KrAZ) from 1959 to 1963 Body - Platform opening side and rear sides. Cabin - triple, wood-.
This car is an evolution of the car YAZ-210.
In addition to on-board the vehicle on the basis of the KrAZ-219 were created: tractor KrAZ-221 and KrAZ-222. All these models have a shorter base (4080 + 1400 mm), and have been unified on basic components and assemblies.
KrAZ-257 - a heavy truck, manufactured Kremenchug Automobile Plant (KrAZ) from 1965 to 1977. From 1977 to 1991 he produced a modernized version of the KrAZ-257B1, characterized by the presence of separate brake drive and a number of other minor improvements. Body - Platform opening side and rear sides. Cabin - triple, wood-.
This vehicle is a further development of KrAZ-219. In addition to on-board the vehicle, based on the KrAZ-257 were created tractor KrAZ-258 and KrAZ-256B. All these models have a shorter base (4080 + 1400 mm), and have been unified on basic components and assemblies. KrAZ-257 / 257B1 used to install various types of add-ins: concrete mixers, truck cranes, drilling and ramming plant, tanks for transportation of oxygen and nitrogen, fuel, kislorodozapravochnyh stations.
Production of the first 257, which had a road 6x4 and increased capacity, the plant continued until 1991. The list of tasks for which the model was intended consisted of transportation of various loads and towing of trailers and semi-trailers. Although at first, the whole range of these trucks has been designed for the needs of the Soviet Army, he became actively applied and beyond. One of the best domestic and applicable today mounted crane truck struck it on KrAZ 257 B1. Operation of this model KrAZ, not looking at it for more than 20 years out of production, continues everywhere. The reason is the unique specifications of KrAZ 257, its extreme reliability and ease of operation and maintenance.
Engine - V-shaped eight diesel YaMZ-238 has a capacity of 240 hp, with the cylinder capacity of 14, 6 liters and fuel consumption of 36 liters per 100 kilometers. Carrying capacity of the car is 12 m, with its own weight of 11, 1 m. The maximum weight of the trailer, which can tow truck is 16, 6 tons. The total length of the car is equal to 9, 66 m, width 2, 65 m and a height of 2, 62 m. The maximum angle of inclination of the road, which is able to overcome KrAZ 257 is 18 degrees.
For southern countries, cars produced in a special tropical version for countries with Arctic climate KrAZ made double-glazed cockpit, starting the engine and heater were completed frost resistant rubber.
The film "Mimino" show on television almost more often than "Irony of Fate." If the last show every year New Year's Eve, the "Mimino" can twist and spring and autumn, and even conflict, the Russian leadership with Vakhtang Kikabidze, caused by the Russian-Georgian war in 2008, is not particularly prvliyal the frequency of retrospective shows, moreover, that the film was not one Kikabidze. In addition to played them Valiko Mizandari, featured in the film is not yet another minor character Vartanovich Ruben Khachikyan, played memorable Frunzik Mushegovich Mkrtchyan.
Rubik Khachikyan - simple Armenian chauffeur. He came to Moscow to receive new dumper. It would be logical, of course, that he was in Moscow at the plant Likhachev ZIL-130, but the writer and director decided it would be more solidly planted Khachikian on KraAZ which actually receive should not in Moscow, but in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchug, as this car was produced there.
After the collapse of the USSR in the production of KrAZ a crisis. Plant somehow held on for another two years, but in the end, it was decided that the end of 1993 is over and the production of KrAZ. The last car came out of the factory gates December 29, 1993 - the very day he died Frunzik Mkrtchyan.
At the time, Armenia because of the Karabakh war was in the blockade. There was no gas, no fuel for power plants. In addition, the then more radical reformers, and closed nuclear power plant. Yerevan night plunged into darkness and cold, and vents protruding from each tube burzhuek. That evening Frunzik Mushegovich, as always, inundating the same furnace, but the night turned out to be extremely cold, and the heat stored up a bourgeois protoplennoy at night, the whole night was not enough, everyone's favorite, and a great artist simply froze to death last night.
Since 1994, the plant "KrAZ" another restructuring began, first in open joint stock company, then a holding company. It was also carried out privatization of the company, which resulted in the owner of KrAZ was the joint Ukrainian-German organization Mega Motors.




































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