Kirovets K-700A

Kirovets

K-700A
Manufacturer:	Kirovwerk
Production period:	1975-2002
Engines:	V8 diesel engine
Traction:	about 50 kN
Length:	7400 mm
Width:	2880 mm
Height:	3550 mm
Wheelbase:	3200 mm
Gauge:	2115 mm
Standard tires:	720-665R
Top speed:	31.8 km / h
Empty weight:	12,800 kg
Previous model:	Kirovets K-700
Successor:	Kirovets K-744

The Kirovets K-700A ( Russian Кировец К-700А ), colloquially also Kasimir , is a heavy Soviet or later Russian tractor . The vehicle with articulated steering and all-wheel drive was produced by the Kirov factory in Saint Petersburg and replaced the Kirovets K-700 .

Vehicle history

K-700A with a lift truck near St. Petersburg (2014)

K-700A in Western Pomerania with a rare red color scheme and retrofitted roll bar (2010)

Large tractors in the form of the Kirowez K-700 have been built in the Kirowwerk since 1962. Extensive modernization of the vehicle began in 1970. Among other things, the entire body was revised, and the output of the eight-cylinder diesel engine of the JaMZ-238 type was increased by 10 hp to 225 hp (165 kW). Another noticeable difference is that the tires on the front and rear axles have been chosen to be wider in order to improve grip. The transmission can also be shifted under load, which is a significant advantage: the clutch wear and fuel consumption can be reduced by the powershift device, while the area coverage increases on uneven terrain. The capacity of the two fuel tanks has been increased to 320 liters each compared to the K-700. The shape of the tank behind the driver's cab changed, but not the location of its installation.

Series production of the K-700A began after five years of planning and development in 1975 and lasted, although the vehicle was only a transitional solution in the development of the Kirowez K-701 , until 2002. Together with the K-701 with a twelve-cylinder engine , around 350,000 copies were made manufactured, of which about 9500 were exported. The GDR imported the K-700A (as well as the K-700 and K-701), around 3,000 copies came to the agricultural production cooperatives from 1976 . Colloquially, the Kirovets tractors are also called Kasimir.

The first generation of the Kirovets K-703 , built from 1979 onwards, is based on the K-700A.

Technical specifications

For the Kirovets K-700A, status approx. 1975.

Engine: eight cylinder four-stroke diesel engine
Engine type: JaMZ-238ND
Output: 215 PS (158 kW), later 225 PS (165 kW)
Displacement: 14,860 cm³
Bore: 130 mm
Stroke: 140 mm
Engine hours until general overhaul: 6000
Tank capacity: 2 × 320 l
Transmission: 16 forward gears + 8 reverse gears, switchable under load
- Top speed: 30.2 km / h
- Working speed under full load: 7.43 km / h
Hydraulic system: three-point hydraulics at the rear, further connections at the front
PTO: rear drive clutch-independent, 1000 min ^-1
Braking distance from 30 km / h: maximum 13 m
Drive formula : 4 × 4, rear-wheel drive can be switched off

Dimensions and weights

Length: 7400 ± 50 mm
Width: 2850 ± 50 mm
Height: 3685 ± 40 mm
Wheelbase: 3200 ± 30 mm
Front and rear track: 2115 mm
Weight: 11,900 kg (dry), 12,850 kg ± 2.5% (ready to drive)
Tires (all around): 720-665R
Minimum turning circle measured on the wheel: 14.4 m diameter

literature

Uwe Miethe: picture atlas of the GDR road traffic. GeraMond Verlag GmbH, Munich, 2008, ISBN 978-3-7654-7692-1 .
Christian Suhr, Ralf Weinreich: GDR tractor classics. Weltbild-Verlag, licensed edition 2011, ISBN 978-3-8289-5414-4 .

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Uwe Miethe: picture atlas of the GDR road traffic. P. 140.
↑ Krupp, Böttger, Dörnchen, Kalnik, Deunert: Device for switching under load on the K-700 tractor . Published in agrartechnik , Volume 25, Issue 1, January 1975, pages 19-22.
↑ ^a ^b History and isolated technical data for the K-700A (Czech)
^ Christian Suhr, Ralf Weinreich: DDR tractor classics. P. 127.
↑ Hans-Dieter Speck: With Kasimir in the furrow . In: Naumburger Tageblatt . September 8, 2014 ( naumburger-tageblatt.de [accessed April 5, 2018]).
↑ W / O tractor export : Тракторы Кировец К-701 К-700А . Instructions for use, Moscow approx. 1975.