ZIL-130

ZIL
	ZIL-130 with platform body
ZIL-130
Manufacturer:	Zavod imeni Likhacheva
Sales designation:	ЗИЛ-130
Production period:	1962–1994 with ZIL, with UAmZ until 2010/11
Previous model:	ZIL-164
Successor:	ZIL-4331
	Technical specifications
Designs:	Flatbed, tractor unit, various special bodies
Engines:	V8 4-stroke petrol engine
Power:	110 kW
Payload:	6 t
Perm. Total weight:	10.5 t

The ZIL-130 ( Russian ЗИЛ-130 ) is a truck that was first produced by the Soviet / Russian vehicle manufacturer Zavod imeni Lichatschowa from 1962 . In addition to the widespread two-axle version, there was also the three-axle ZIL-133 , as well as a military version with three axles, redesigned cab and all-wheel drive, the ZIL-131 . The ZIL-130 was exported to many countries, not just the former Eastern Bloc. In addition to vehicles such as the lighter GAZ-53 or the slightly larger MAZ-500 , it shaped the streetscape of the Soviet Union for several decades.

Vehicle history

ZIL-130 in classic white-light blue color scheme with box body (2006)

ZIL-130 during sugar cane transport in Cuba (2007)

ZIL-130W tractor unit in Russia (2011)

ZIL-130 from the production of UAmZ or AMUR (2010)

KS-2561 mobile crane based on the ZIL-130

ZIL-MMZ-555 in Latvia (2010)

Version with aerial work platform in Riga (2016)

A first prototype of a truck called the ZIL-130 was built as early as 1956. However, this vehicle still had little to do with the later production model. Rather, it was part of a continuous development that aimed at a successor to the ZIS-150 or the ZIL-164 derived from it. Three years later, in 1959, another prototype was built, which was subjected to various tests and inspections until 1961. In February 1961, the relevant authorities approved serial production and 31 million rubles for the reconstruction of the manufacturing facilities.

The first five trucks were made in 1962. In 1963 the number remained low, and mass production could not begin until October 1, 1964. The reason for the delay was the ongoing renovation of the production facilities. Various model variants were created in series production, including tractor units and vehicles with an extended wheelbase.

In 1973 the vehicle was awarded the State Seal of Quality of the USSR . A year later the one millionth ZIL-130 was assembled. At the same time, the production of a version that was specially adapted to the climatic conditions of the far north began in an external car assembly plant. In addition, a model with an in-line six-cylinder gasoline engine was put into production. In 1977 another model with a significantly longer wheelbase was brought onto the market, and in 1980 various other modifications of the vehicle.

Also at the beginning of the 1980s, the ZIL-138, a version that could be operated with gaseous fuels, was brought onto the market. In 1986 the models were renamed according to the standard that had been in effect since 1966 . The ZIL-130 became the ZIL-431410, and all other modifications received new numbers.

On December 30, 1994, the ZIL plant in Moscow finally stopped production of the model and its modifications after 32 years. By then, 3,388,312 ZIL-130s had rolled off the assembly line. From then on, the Uralsky Avtomotorny Zavod (UAmZ for short) continued to manufacture the truck, now under the name UAMZ-43140. The plant was later renamed "AMUR", the truck correspondingly to the AMUR-43140. The only major technical change was that the cabin of the ZIL-131 was taken over, which the factory also continued to manufacture after production in Moscow was discontinued.

The truck continued to be manufactured at UAmZ and AMUR, most recently as AMUR-531350. Production only ended after the manufacturer was declared bankrupt in the summer of 2010 with over three billion rubles in debt. Thus the vehicle was in series production for almost half a century.

Model variants

In the course of the long production history of the vehicle, an almost unmanageable number of versions, superstructures and modifications were built. The following list is a selection of the most common and well-known versions.

ZIL-130 - basic version, in series production from 1962
ZIL-130W1 - tractor unit based on the ZIL-130
ZIL-130G1 - longer wheelbase model
ZIL-130S - variant built since 1974 for use in the far north. The production version could be used down to −45 ° C, which was not enough in some areas.
ZIL-130K - chassis with six-cylinder in-line engine from the ZIL-157
ZIL-130GU - greatly extended version with 5600 mm wheelbase
ZIL-138 - gas powered model. However, the vehicle could also run on petrol, both systems are installed in parallel.
ZIL-431410 - basic version built from 1986, now designated according to the 1966 standard
ZIL-441510 - tractor built from 1986
ZIL-431510 - version built from 1986 with a longer wheelbase
UAMZ-431410 - basic model built by UAmZ from 1995
AMUR-531350 - last model variant until 2010 or 2011
AZPT-4,1 - water tanker, from 1974 also in service with the NVA. The vehicle had a capacity of 4100 liters.
ZIL-MMZ-555 - rear tipper with semicircular trough, was also used in the GDR
ZIL-MMZ-4502 - tipper for agricultural use, built from 1976
ZIL-MMZ-4505 - Construction tipper and successor to the ZIL-MMZ-555, built from 1987 to 1995
KS-2561 - crane vehicle based on the ZIL-130
APA-30 - special vehicle for cleaning airfields

In addition, various fire engines were built based on the ZIL-130.

Technical specifications

For the original variant ZIL-130.

Engine: V8 four-stroke petrol engine
Engine type: "ZIL-130"
Displacement: 6000 cm³
Stroke: 95 mm
Bore: 100 mm
Power: 150 PS (110 kW)
maximum torque: 402 Nm
Compression: 6.5: 1
Consumption: 29 l / 100 km
Fuel type: gasoline with at least 76 octane
Tank capacity: 170 l
Transmission: mechanical, five forward gears, first gear unsynchronized
Top speed: 90 km / h
Drive formula : 4 × 2

Dimensions and weights

Length: 6675 mm
Width: 2500 mm
Height: 2400 mm (above cabin, unloaded)
Wheelbase: 3800 mm
Height of loading sill: 1450 mm
Dimensions of the loading area (L × W × H): 3752 mm × 2326 mm × 575 mm
Front track: 1800 mm
Rear track: 1790 mm
Payload: 6000 kg (chassis without body: 7075 kg)
Empty weight: 4300 kg
permissible total weight: 10,525 kg
Trailer load: 8000 kg
permissible front axle load: 2626 kg
permissible rear axle load: 7900 kg

literature

The automotive industry of the USSR in the seven-year plan from 1959 to 1965 . In: Motor Vehicle Technology 7/1959, pp. 275-279.
Ralf Kunkel: Type compass. GDR trucks. Imports from the USSR. Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 1st edition 2015, ISBN 978-3-613-03799-1 .