DAF YA-314/324

YA 314

YA 324 toolset

The DAF YA-314 / YA 324 was a military truck that DAF produced for the Dutch army from 1955 to 1965 in 4406 copies. In the 1980s the model range was replaced by the DAF YA 4440/4442 .

Model history

In the 1950s consisted fleet of the Royal Dutch Army mainly of vehicles, the Allies of World War II . The maintenance and supply of spare parts for the original British and American vehicles, which were no longer in production, became increasingly a logistical problem and an upgrade was therefore necessary. On December 20, 1951, DAF received its first government contract for 175 million guilders . This money was a measure of the Marshall Plan to Rebuild Europe . In total, the orders between 1951 and 1956 amounted to 393,583,005 guilders for the delivery of three different types of military trucks, in addition to the YA-314, the DAF YA-328 and the DAF YA-126 .

The YA-314 truck had no power steering or heating . In order to warm up the driver's cab , the hood placed between the seats had to be opened so that the engine heat, but also noise and oil fumes, could spread. The value of a vehicle was 25,000 guilders. This price was written on the dashboard, probably to encourage drivers to take care of the material.

Type designation

The type designations YA, YK, YF-314/324 are composed in the following way:

Y = military vehicle
A = general,
F = (fuel) tank truck ,
K = tipper vehicle ,
3 = payload in tons,
1 or 2 = series 1. or 2.
4 = number of wheels

The series 1 DAF YA-314 was built from 1955 to 1960 and the second series YA-324 from 1961 to 1965. The chassis of the YA-324 was slightly expanded, stronger leaf springs were installed on the rear axle together with modified shock absorbers at the front and rear. In addition, the YA-324 not only had the speedometer but also the level indicators next to the speedometer, and in addition to the tarpaulin structure , it was now also available with a closed metal structure instead of a steel structure.

Model variants

General service, tarpaulin construction for the transport of soldiers or goods
Toolset, box body with office equipment
Radio service or reconnaissance vehicle with box body
Workshop trolley with box body and cable winch
Field kitchen vehicle with box body
YF-324 tank truck
Tipper vehicle YK-314 Tipper. With the advent of the YA-616 dump truck , the YA-314 dump trucks became obsolete. As a result, they were converted and instead of the tipper body they received a tarpaulin body of the YA-324 standard model with the advantage of a higher payload of 4.5 tons.
DAF YA-414 4 ton version of the 314 which was only developed as a prototype by DAF, but built under license from Pegaso .

Technical specifications

engine

Hercules JXC 4.62 liter 6-cylinder, 4-stroke SV valve control petrol engine, liquid-cooled
Output: 75 kW (102 PS) at 3,200 rpm
Max. Torque : 285 Nm at 1,400 rpm
BorgWarner 4-speed synchronized manual transmission

Front and rear suspension

Leaf spring
Double acting hydraulic shock absorbers

Braking system

Hydraulic drum brakes with brake booster

Electrics

On-board voltage: 24 volts - 2 batteries each of 120 volts, capacity: 240 Ah.

mass and weight

Height: 2050-2785 mm
Length: 6090 mm
Width: 2425 mm
Weight: YA 314: 4,800 kg, YA 324: 5,500 kg
Payload: 3000 kg
Max. Total weight: YA 314: 7,800 kg, YA 324: 8,500 kg
Max. Front axle pressure: 3400 kg
Max. Rear / tandem set: YA 314: 4,400 kg, YA 324: 5,100 kg

power

Max. Speed on the road: 76 km / h
Range: 630 km
Turning circle: 18 meters.
Gradeability: 40%
Wading ability: 75 cm.
Ground clearance: 48 cm.
On-slope angle: 35-40 °
Two fuel tanks of 105 liters each

Unlike the DAF YA-328 and DAF YA-126 , the DAF YA-314 and YA-324 hardly ever ended up in private hands when it was retired from the Dutch army, which began in the 1980s. Probably because of the higher usability, the majority of the specimens ended up in foreign armies. Many YA 314s have been scrapped and their front and rear axles have been used in container construction. In the Dutch army, the DAF YA 4440/4442 became the successor model.

literature

Dutch Military Vehicles 1978 Unieboek BV. Bussum ISBN 90 269 4543 4
The Family dick DAF, DAF military vehicles 1951–1958. Zaltbommel: Aprilis Publishing, 192 pages. ISBN 978-90-5994-146-5

Web links

Commons : DAF YA-314 - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files