Minsky Traktorny Zavod

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ОАО Минский тракторный завод
OAO Minsky Traktorny Zavod

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legal form Open joint-stock company
founding 1946
Seat Minsk , Belarus
management Fedjor Alexandrovich Domotenko
Number of employees 17,521 (2015)
Branch Agricultural machinery
Website www.belarus-tractor.com

Main entrance to the Minsk plant (2015)

The Minsk Tractor Works ( German  Minsk Tractor Works , Belarusian Мінскі трактарны завод , Russian Минский тракторный завод , abbreviated as МТЗ / MTZ, in German as MTS transcribed ) is a Belarusian company that agricultural and forestry produce commercial vehicles and military vehicles. It was founded on May 29, 1946 , the company headquarters is in Minsk . Well-known products are the tractors that have been produced under the Belarus brand since 1953.

Company history

Belarus MTZ-2
Belarus MTZ-5
Belarus MTZ-50
MTZ-82 in the open-air museum Klockenhagen
Belarus 1522
Belarus- tractor at Riga Airport
Belarus 2522DV with universal seed drill
Lettering "Belarus" on an MTZ-5
Belarus-3022 from current production
Older forwarder from the factory's production (2011)

The Minski Traktorny Sawod was founded in 1946 by decision of the Council of Ministers of the USSR under Josef Stalin . It should Chain transfers are made, the start of production was intended for the 1948th However, the first product of the new plant was not a tractor, but a plow , of which just under 300 copies left the factory from March 1948. Another product from the first few years were starter engines. These small single-cylinder gasoline engines took on the function of a starter on agricultural machinery and similar vehicles .

Work on the plant's first wheel tractor began in 1949, but mass production of the MTZ-2 did not start until 1953. In the meantime, the KD-35 and KT-12 chain tractors were introduced in 1950 and 1951, respectively , the former had been in series production in the Lipetski Traktorny Sawod since 1947 . In 1950, the plant also started regular operations. In the 1950s, the Minski Traktorny Sawod manufactured various tracked vehicles used as forest tractors in addition to wheel tractors. Including the type TDT-40, of which almost 13,000 had been built by 1957. In the same year the 50,000 left. Tractor the factory. From 1957 wheel tractors of the new type MTZ-5 were also manufactured.

In the years that followed, the plant's production increased sharply. 1961 became the 200,000. Tractor built in 1963 of the 300,000. and in 1966 already the 500,000. Vehicle. Series production of the MTZ-50 began in 1962, and the MTZ-52 all-wheel drive variant also rolled off the production line two years later. In 1966 the Minsky Traktorny Sawod was also awarded the Order of Lenin , and in 1971 the Order of the October Revolution.

On November 5, 1972, the millionth tractor rolled off the production lines in Minsk. In 1974 the production of the MTZ-80 and the MTZ-82, still offered today, began. In 1976 the work received the name of Lenin as an additional part of the work name as an award for its 30th anniversary . In 1982, prototypes of the more powerful MTZ-100 were developed, and in 1984 the two millionth tractor rolled off the assembly line.

Various new tractors from Minsk came onto the market in the 1990s. In 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev paid the company a visit. On June 8, 1995, the three millionth tractor rolled off the production line. In 2006, on the occasion of the company's 60th anniversary, the company produced the prototype of a large tractor with an output of 450 hp (331 kW). In the following years the model range was revised and expanded. In 2010 the series production of the currently most powerful series tractor from Minsk, the Belarus-3522 with 355 PS (261 kW) began. The company has been operating as an open joint stock company (Russian OAO) since 2014. As of 2016, over 3.8 million tractors were built and in 2015 around 17,500 people were employed. In addition to the main plant in Minsk, there are various other branch companies in Belarus that also manufacture other products such as consumer goods.

Many of the tractors from Minsk were exported, including to the GDR . Between 1960 and 1989 it received over 65,000 tractors, mainly of the MTZ-50 and MTZ-80 types.

In 2015 MTZ produced 2,424 tractors, an increase of 45% compared to the previous year (1,648 tractors).

Model overview

The following list is intended to provide an overview of the most important vehicles that have been manufactured there since the plant opened and some are still being manufactured.

Wheeled vehicles

  • MTZ-1 and MTZ-2 - The plant's first two wheel tractors, built from 1953 to 1958.
  • MTZ-5 - wheel tractor, which in some modifications was first manufactured by MTZ. Manufactured in Minsk from 1957 to 1962, after which production was transferred to the Juschny Maschinostroitelny Sawod .
  • MTZ-7 - all-wheel drive version of the MTZ-5, manufactured from 1958 to 1961.
  • MTZ-50 - Wheel tractor built from 1961 to 1985, which was also imported many times into the GDR. There are different model versions, see there.
  • MTZ-52 - MTZ-50 with all-wheel drive.
  • MTZ-80 - Successor to the MTZ-50 with increased performance and modified cab. With almost 1.5 million copies (including the MTZ-82) the most successful product of the plant, built since 1974. Various special versions of this tractor have also been built.
  • MTZ-82 - MTZ-80 with all-wheel drive, also in series production since 1974.
  • As of 2016, the plant produced various wheel tractors in the power range from 13 to 355 hp.
  • Two-wheel tractor of the type BELARUS-09N.

In addition, special vehicles for municipal use, choppers for forestry work, construction machinery based on tractors and mining vehicles are manufactured. Also forwarders are in the production program.

Tracked vehicles

  • KD-35 - chain tractor with 37 HP (27 kW) power, which was manufactured from 1950. Around 400 copies were made in just nine months, after which production was discontinued.
  • KT-12 and KT-12A - chain tractors for forestry that were used as forwarding tractors to move tree trunks. Series production began in August 1951.
  • TDT-40 - From 1959 series-built forwarding tractor with a more powerful engine.
  • TDT-54 and TDT-60 - Improved and revised versions of the TDT-40.
  • BELARUS-1502 - Bulldozer with 116 kW (158 PS) power from the current production facility in Minsk.
  • BELARUS-2103 - Tractor with rubber tracks and 156 kW (212 HP) power from current production.

Branch plants

As of 2016, in addition to the main plant in Minsk (traditionally referred to as Minski Traktorny Sawod), the company has nine further branches.

  • The Bobruiski Sawod Traktornych Detalei i Agregatow (BZTDiA) (Russian Бобруйский завод тракторных деталей и агрегатов (БЗТДиА)) from Babrujsk produces vendor parts for the tractors Minsk such as couplings, gears and shafts unterschiedlichster Art. 2015, the plant employed close to 3,100 workers.
  • In Vitebski Sawod Traktornych Sapasnych Tschastei (WZTZTsch) (Russian Витебский завод тракторных запасных частей (ВЗТЗЧ)) in Vitebsk , all kinds of supplier parts for Belarus tractors are also built.
  • The Minski Sawod Schesteren (MZSch) (Russian Минский завод шестерен (MЗШ)) manufactures forged parts, especially all types of gears. In addition, attachments such as puddles are produced.
  • Also Lemz (short for Lepelski Elektromechanitscheski Zavod , Russian Лепельский электромеханический завод (ЛЭМЗ)) in Lepel part of the business association, which is currently being produced is unclear.
  • The Smorgonski Agregatny Sawod (SAZ) (Russian Сморгонский агрегатный завод (CAЗ)) from Smarhon builds among other two-wheel tractor, several smaller tractor models, as well as MTZ-921, a tractor in the order of MTZ-82 with modern body.
  • In Choinikcki Sawod Gidroapparatury (Russian Хойникский завод гидроаппаратуры) in Chojniki hydraulic drives and other tractor parts are built.
  • The Narowljancki Sawod Gidroappektiveny (Russian: Наровлянский завод гидроаппаратуры) from Naroulja also produces hydraulic components .
  • The Lepelski Remontno-Mechanitscheski Sawod (Russian Лепельский ремонтно-механический завод), also from Lepel , produces all kinds of consumer goods as well as spare parts for agricultural machinery.
  • The Mosyrski Maschinostroitelny Zavod (Russian Мозырский машиностроительный завод) from Mazyr is an engineering company and manufactures various large-scale equipment, trailers and attachments for tractors.

In addition, the company operates a number of social institutions, especially for its employees. These include a palace of culture , seven dormitories for around 3,500 people, a hospital , kindergartens and preschools as well as a network of various canteens and grocery stores to cater to around 20,000 people.

The brand name Belarus

Minski Traktorny Sawod has been using the Belarus brand name for its tractors since the MTZ-2 model from 1953 to the present day . At the same time, some models made by other Soviet tractor manufacturers that were exported from the Soviet Union to western countries or overseas were also sold under this brand name - although they had no relation to the Minsk plant.

One example is the DT-75 chain tractor from the Volgogradski Traktorny Zavod , the manufacturing designation of which was retained but was now Belarus DT-75 . The JuMZ-6 from the Juschny Maschinostroitelny Sawod came under the designation Belarus-6 and later also Belarus-611 via the foreign trade organization Traktoroexport to western countries. Also as Belarus, but with a completely changed type designation, copies of the large tractor Kirovets K-700 were now sold as Belarus 7010 and the T-150K ( Belarus 1770 ). The number of units, specific export targets, time frames and the motivation behind this approach have not yet been proven.

Sponsorship

The Minsk Tractor Works are sponsoring the Belarusian Erstligafußballteams Partizan Minsk (Belarusian: МТЗ-РІПА Менск (Менскі трактарны завод - Рэспубліканскі інстытут прафэсійнай адукацыі) ), formerly known as FK tractor known. The club was set up during the construction of the works and was open to construction workers, including German prisoners of war , and later to factory employees.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ On the change of name in 2014 and the company name, company website (section 2010–2015) (Russian).
  2. ↑ Website of the company with details of the general manager (English).
  3. ↑ a b Employee numbers from 2015 at various Belarusian companies (Russian).
  4. ↑ a b c Production history of the Minski Traktorny Sawod from 1948 to around 1990 (English).
  5. ↑ a b c d General factory history, broken down by decades on the manufacturer's website (English).
  6. ↑ Production result on the manufacturer's website (Russian).
  7. ^ Uwe Miethe: picture atlas of the GDR road traffic. GeraMond Verlag GmbH, Munich, 2008, ISBN 978-3-7654-7692-1 .
  8. ↑ MTZ produced 45 percent more tractors , at www.profi.de , accessed on February 29, 2016.
  9. ↑ The manufacturer's current range of wheel and crawler tractors (English).
  10. ↑ Special technology produced (English).
  11. ^ Forest technology from the Minski Traktorny Sawod (English).
  12. ↑ List of the branches of the Minski Traktorny Sawod on its website (Russian).
  13. ^ Website of the Bobruiski Zavod Traktornych Detalei i Agregatow (BZTDiA) (Russian).
  14. ↑ website Witebski Sawod Traktornych Sapasnych Tschastei (WZTZTsch) (Russian).
  15. ^ Website of the Minski Sawod Schesteren (MZSch) (Russian).
  16. ↑ website Lepelski Elektromechanitscheski Zavod (Lemz) ( Memento of 24 February 2016 Internet Archive ) (Russian).
  17. ↑ homepage Smorgonski Agregatny Zavod (SAZ) (Russian).
  18. ↑ Website of Choinikcki Sawod Gidroappendungy ( Memento from February 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (Russian).
  19. ↑ website Narowljancki Sawod Gidroapparatury (Russian).
  20. ↑ website Lepelski Remontno-Mechanitscheski Sawods (Russian).
  21. ↑ website of Mosyrmasch (Russian).
  22. ↑ Company website about the social commitment of the plant (English).
  23. ↑ A brief note on the DT-75 and the corresponding export designation (English).
  24. ↑ Uwe Siemer: Tractors from the Soviet Union. A chronicle from the beginning until 1990. TRAKULA, Rastede. Without ISBN, around 2015, p. 18.
  25. ↑ To "Belarus 7010" (English).
  26. ↑ US dealer website with a Belarus 7010 (English).
  27. ↑ Note on marking in a British database .
  28. ↑ US dealer website on Belarus 1770 (English).

Web links

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Coordinates: 53 ° 53 ′ 35 "  N , 27 ° 37 ′ 33"  E