9 8X8 AND MORE WHEELED RIGID VEHICLES, HEAVY

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Saurer M8 8x8 1944, of Switzerland. Pict J M M at La Ferté Alais on June 1995.

Saurer M8, 8x8 http://forum.bauforum24.biz/forum/index.php?showtopic=8579&st=120

Saurer 8X8 8M from 1944, 3,5 t. equipped with longitudinal torsion bar suspension. Saurer was bought by Mercedes-Benz in 1982 and manufactures now industrial textile machinery. Pict from review 'Auto Verte', September 1981.

	Terberg 8x8 pipe carrier. www.photostp.free.fr
	Terberg 8x8 pipe carrier. www.photostp.free.fr

Pipe Carrier, 8x8 driven and steered, 2003. Suited for transporting pipes up to 24 m long. From Terberg, Benshop, The Netherlands. http://www.terberg

benschop.nl/uk/products/specials_history.php

Astra HD8 8x8, modified. www.photostp.free.fr

MAN 8x8. Pict J M M at Trial of Montalieu-Vercieu, France on 2004 05 29.

Renault 8x8 by Renault Trucks, part of AB Volvo at Villepinte on 2004 06.

	Berliet 8x8 T12, 1962, for French Army. Picture J M M at Fondation Marius Berliet, Le Montellier, France on 2005 05.
	Berliet T 12, 1963. Front right wheel suspension. Pict J M M at Fondation Marius Berliet, Le Montellier, 2005 05.

Otto 28 wheels from Scheuerle Fahrzeugfabrik near Stuttgart in Germany. Payload, 115 t to transport antennas in Chilean Andes. http://forum.santabanta.com/showthread.htm?163107-8-Most-Impressive-Monster-Machines

Nicolas Automotive 16x16, from Champs-sur-Yonne, France, for large loads as boats or sections of boats. Electronic steering, hydrostatic transmission, hydro pneumatic suspensions. Despite all these characteristics, this huge vehicle is not off-road. http://www.nicolas.fr/en/products/industrial-vehicles-handling-on-site/special-applications.html

Joskin Agro-Truck, 8x8, designed and unveiled in 2009 by Hover Track Company, Loosdrecht, The Netherlands, is a cur⁯ious polyvalent tractor-truck for agriculture. Speed 80 km/h, 450 hp, capacity 33 t, total mass 46 t, built on Iveco Trekker chassis, cab of combine New-Holland, ZF automatic transmission. http://www.hovertrack.nl/

	ACMAT VLRA 8x8 WPK 870-875 SH, from 1982. 185 hp, payload 7 t, empty mass 7 t, max slope 55%. Created by René Legueu at Meaux, France, as ALM, Paul Legeu set up ACMAT at St Nazaire in 1965 and built the VLRA 4x4 for many years and for many countries. Renault Trucks bought Acmat in 2006. Picture J M M taken at Le Bourget, June 1994.
	ACMAT 8x8. Pict J M M at Le Bourget on June 1996.

M-880 8x8 designed in 1970 by CF & Engineers Inc. of Denver, Colorado then known as Multi-Wheel 70, this machine was owned by Melroe (Bobcat) between 1978 and 1982. In 1996, Mining & Equipment of Gilette, Wyoming, rebuild the machine with two 425 hp engines, known as M-880 of Innovative Mining & Equipment, Inc. Pict of the book of Keith Haddock 'The Earth Mover Encyclopedia', Motor Book, 2002.

Flextrac Nodwell Model 600TT Truck with 32 Terra-tires in early 70s. Pict from SAE Prepint Sept 1972.

ATV Rolligons

Terra-Tire flotation tires

Six axles Wheeled Tucker Sno-Cat Prototype, about the 60s. http://www.safetyoneinc.com/historical/snowcat-historic-24.html

us002906358-001 Patent of Six axles truck by E Tucker, 1959

Csepel D 588, 8x8, 1974, from Hungary. Empty mass 18000 kg, Capacity on road 15000 kg, length 7,4 m, 231 hp. http://www.csepel-sziget.hu/wordpress/files/teherauto/d588.htm

Cook Bros. Experimental Desert Vehicle, 1942. Cook Bros., Los Angeles, California, designed this cross country carrier with wagon steer which was unveiled only about 1976. Picture from US Military Wheeled Vehicles of Fred Crismon, Warne, 1972.

Cooks Bros desert vehicle, 8x8, 1942. Pict from review 'Wheels and Tracks' N° 2, early 80s.

Foden 8x8, 1993, 220 hp, from GB. http://www.mod-sales.com/direct/vehicle/related/38544/Foden.htm

Büssing Nag ZRW (zehnradwagen 10 Wheel vehicle) amphibian 10 x10, tested in 1930-31. http://shusharmor.

livejournal.com/121063.html

MAN 8x8 Bus with oversized tires for 38 passengers for travelling on snow, sand, swamp, from -50° to +50° C. Useful to transport crew, tourists, rescuing, camping-car. Lockable differentials on axles and inter-axles, winches. There are also 4x4 and 6x6 trucks of the same brand. http://www.ljack

sonandco.com/index.

php?option=com_joodb&view=article&joobase=10&id=32914+mce_href%3D&Itemid=185

Morris-Commercial Terrapin Mk-I 8x8 amphibious, 1943, designed by Thornycroft. Skid steering, the 4 extreme wheels did not touch the ground. 12 t, 30 km/h on land, 10 on water with 2 propellers. 2 engines, 1 by side and rather difficult to control. 500 were built.

Guy CAW 8x8, 1931, the first 8x8 in the world. http://www.indiandefence.com/forums/military-photos-videos/5924-military-automobiles-8.html

Guy 8x8 CAW, 1931. prototype built by Guy Motors Ltd, Volverhampton, England, 96 hp, 56 km/h, empty mass 9.5 t, payload 3,5 t. Pict from 'Wheels and Tracks' N° 32, about 1989.

	Tatra 12x12, Pict J M M at Villepinte, France, June 2002.
	Tatra 12x12, Pict J M M at Villepinte, France, June 2002.
	Tatra 12x12, Pict J M M at Villepinte, France, June 2002.
	Terex Tatra 10x10, Pict J M M at Le Bourget, 2004 06.

	Tatra 10x10 and 12x12 from www.forums.index.hu http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/3166/12x12jr2.jpg
	Tatra 10x10 from www.forum.index.hu
	Tatra 8x8 from www.forums.index.hu

First prototype appeared in 1960 but Tatra, Kopivnice, Czech Republic, T 813 Kolos was unveiled in Western world in 1967. It's here the civilian version of 1970. Speed 80 km/h, mass 13 t, payload 7,5 t. Tubular chassis. Always manufactured (T 815), it is known around the world. United Arab Emirates Army ordered 1100 T815 with Deutz water-cooled engines. 43,5 % of Tatra belongs to Skoda Plzen (tramways, buses). Pict from 'L'Argus', August 13, 1970.

Tatra T815, 8x8, 2006.

http://slovari.yandex.ru/~книги/Военные автомобили/ТАТРА/

Tatra T816-6MWR8T, 12x12, 2002, Czech Republic.

Tatra T816-6ZVR8T Force, 10x10, 2001

TATA High Mobility Vehicle 8x8. Tata is an Indian brand. http://www.offroadvehicle.ru/AZBUCAR/TATA/TATA%20txt.html

Amphitrac Hoverbarge, 2008, specially designed for use on the Taku River, the only access to Tulsequash Chief Mine, 70 km from Juneau, Alaska. The vehicle must have 2 screws, 6 rolligons, 4 rollers but project was cancelled.

www.bitterendblog.com

	China WKK GW 2600, 10x10, sold by Link-Force Global Co, Ltd. In 1996, the company signed a joint venture with MZKT. They are equipped with central inflation air inflating, double torsion bars independent suspensions and all-wheel-drive. For National Defense, oil field desert, road projects. www.tradekorea.com
	China WKK rotary workover-rigs. www.tradevv.com Desert vehicle chassis GW5650 http://wkkgroup.en. hisupplier.com/offer-438646-desert-vehicle-chassis.html
	Taian Special Vehicle Co. Ltd, 6x6 and 8x8, from Shandong, China. Built 4x4 to 16x16 trucks
	Shaanxi SX2300, 8x8, 2002, China http://army.billibons. com/?p=664
	Shaanxi SX2300, 8x8, from China. http://www.offroadvehicle.ru/AZBUCAR/Shaanxi/Shaanxi%20txt.html

Wanshan WS-2400, 8x8 truck from Wanshan plant in China. Built on base of MAZ-543 in 1985. Payload 20 t. Pict from book of Alain Dupouy, Auto-éditeur : 'MAZ, usine automobile de Minsk et SKB MAZ’ N° 76 Tome VI'. 2008.

Wanshan WS2400, 10x10, 30 Ton. http://www.offroadvehicle.ru/AZBUCAR/Wanshan.html, very interesting site.

FWD Terracruzer Model 8-320 B, Antartica, 1962-63 http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2009/03/10/march-military-campaign-antarctica-1962-and-1963/ picture from David and Mike Eldred.

FWD Terracruzer in Netherlands. See Chapter Rolligons and Terratires. http://www.mace-b.com/38tmw/missiles/mm-1.htm

Fwd-terracruiser.pdf

Terra-tires-from-j-of-terramechanics-pergamon-press-about-1970-elsevier.pdf

FWD Terracruzer 8x8 with Rolligons powered by axles in this second version.

www.camper4x4.ru

FWD Terracruzer MM-1, XM357, 8x8, 1955-56. Above version had top rolls to power the bags and lower version had conventional powered bags by axles. Picture from US Military Wheeled Vehicles of Fred Crismon, Crestline Publishing, Motorbook, 1983

FWD Terracruzer XM40, 8x8, 10-ton, 1957-58. Equipped with Terratires, speed reached 56 km/h for a range of 320 km. This vehicle was lighter and lower than XM357. Unreliability during tests cancelled the program. Picture from US Military Wheeled Vehicles of Fred Crismon,

Crestline Publishing, Motorbook, 1983

Prototype of first version of Terracruzer with powered rollers on top of rolligons in 1956. Doc J M M.

FWD Terracruzer MM1 served in US Army from 1957. 600 copies were built. At the end of the sixties, 6 were sold to contractors in Amsterdam and transformed into dump trucks for marshy terrains. (See Chapter 'Rolligons and Terra-Tires'). http://www.mace-b.com/38TMW/Missiles/MM-1.htm

FWD Terracruzer 8x8 of 1958 fitted with Goodyear Terra-Tires, 250 hp, payload 7,7 t. FWD, Clintonville, Visconsin

Faun 8x8 HZ 50.45-50 in 1981. It could tow 300 T with 455 hp Deutz engine.

Picture from book of Nick Baldwin 'The Illustrated History of Off-Road Vehicles' Haynes Publishing, 1987.

AEC 8x8 truck.

www.shusharmor.

livejournal.com

AEC Road Train sent in Australia from Great Britain in 1934. The 8x8 tractor pulled 2 Dyson trailers and the whole had 24 wheels. The restored vehicle is now on display at the

National Road Transport Hall of Fame, Alice Springs.

AEC restored road train in 2009 with one trailer.

http://www.truck-photos.net/picture/number2090.asp

AEC Road Train in test at the British Army proving grounds before it was shipped to Australia in 1934.

http://www.truck-photos.net/picture/number2089.asp

AEC 8x8 Government Road Train supplied to Australia and preserved at Alice Springs. Built in England in the 20s, it was the first of 8x8 truck. It travelled off-road 2 million km in Northern Territory from 1934 to 1946. The AEC's steering was by front and rear axles.

www.roadtransport.com http://www.4wdonline.com/ClassicTrucks/AECroadTrain.html http://www.commercialmotor.com/big-lorry-blog/that-mystery-roadtrain-is-an-a http://www.offroadvehicle.ru/AZBUCAR/AEC/AEC%20txt.html http://www.trucksplanet.com/catalog/model.php?id=756 http://www.commercialmotor.com/big-lorry-blog/mystery-roadtrain-on-biglorryb

Boeing-Goodyear-Paccar Small ICBM Hard Mobile Launcher, 1991 test at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz. Boeing competed against Martin-Marietta-Caterpillar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXoZyCVFIPA

Small IBCM Hard Mobile Launcher, 1988, at National Museum of US Air Force, Dayton, Ohio. 1200 hp engine 8x8 tractor through electro-hydraulic transmission, speed 88 km/h. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Small_ICBM_

Hard_Mobile_Launcher_

USAF.jpg

	Werklust 10x10. Pict from www.farmphoto.com
	Liebherr MPC6-920,12x12 in 2000. Pict from 'Arab Defense Journal', June 2000.

	Sisu E11T-8x8, GVW 32 t for 19,7 t payload, 110 km/h, 470 hp, 5 lockable differentials. Manufactured by Oy Sisu Auto, Karjaa, Finland since 2001 at 40 copies. J M M collection.
	Sisu E15TP 10x10, 2006, from Finland. Bridging system is from Leguan by Krauss Maffei-Wegman (KMW) from Germany. 9 were ordered for Finnish Defense for delivery between 2007 and 2009. 550 hp Caterpillar engine. Pict J M M, Le Bourget, France, 2006 06

Sisu E13TP, 8x8, from Finland. J M M collection.

PPM 680 AT T truck crane 8x8 seen at Satory in June 1990. Potain and Poclain created PPM in 1967 which was bought by Case Tenneco in 1984. Today, the Company is called Terex Cranes France, Montceau-les Mines. Pict J M M.

PPM 680ATT 8x8, built at Monceau-les-mines.

ppm-mobile-cranes.pdf

Vcon 3066 rigid dumper of Peerless Manufacturing, 8x6, 1971. Diesel-electric transmission, 3000 hp, payload 227 t. Very innovative, it has no chassis. Pict from a paper of Francis Pierre in Charge Utile, 2001 04.

Kenworth C500 8x8. http://www.kenworth.com/trucks/c500.aspx

Kenworth 8x8 Twin Steer of Fast Trucking Service Ltd, Edmonton, Alberta, was designed to haul loads of 68 T with engine of 550 hp. It is equipped with hydraulics winches of 75 tons and is used for Canadian oilfields. http://www.dthubs.com/media.html http://mainpump.com/news/bustruck/2233.htm

Kenworth 12x12 ATX, Arctic Experimental Truck, in 1976, for oilfields in Great North. Unique copy. http://www.offroadvehicle.ru/AZBUCAR/Kenworth/atx_12x12.jpg

Tatra T 813 at Europa Truck Trial.

	Detroit Arsenal XM377, 8x8, 1957-59. Rear truck of 'Double Ender' Transporter. Payload 50 tons. Pict from the book of Bart H. Vanderveen ‘The Observers Military vehicles Directory from 1945’.
	Terex MX, 8x4, 1979, built at 2 copies for US Air Force, issued from Terex 33-11, 1000 hp, They have been scrapped in the 90s. Pict from 'Model Magazine' N° 32, Nov-Dec 2001.

Euclid 8x4. Pict Ch. Perrin, from 'Camions du Monde', 2001.

GAZ-59037A 8x8 http://www.amphibious

vehicle.net/amphi/G/gazspecial2/gazspecial.html

	Bus 8X8 built from BTR 80 (1986) GAZ-5903.
	Bechtel, 12x12, 1973, belonging to Crowley Company, transporter in Alaska.

Kamaz-KMP KC-55733B, 8x8, 32 t, from JSC 'CMP', Chelyabinsk. http://forum.dwg.ru/showthread.php?t=79879

VLRA 8x8 Acmat, Ateliers de Construction Mécanique de l'Atlantique, St Nazaire, France, built cross-country vehicles since 1958. These vehicles 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, based on standardization, were originally targeted in Africa and Asia. Over 12000 vehicles are in use in the world. Since 2006, Acmat is a wholly owned subsidiary of Renault Trucks, Volvo Group. J M M collection.

vlra-8x8-acmat-aug01-24-vlra-8x8-acmat-alm.jpg

Titan 8x8, 1986, GVW 50 t, with Cornack crane to put poles of 20 t, for EDF, France. Pict from 'FranceRoutes', Hors Série, March 2004.

	Modix 8x8, 1999, experimental vehicle built by SERA to test dynamic behavior of multi-wheels vehicles. With mass of 32 T, all wheels were hydraulically driven and independently steered. Tested at ETAS from DGA, Montreuil, near Angers, France. Pict from '4x4 Magazine', November 1999.
	Straussler 8x8, 1932-33 built in Hungary for transporting oil before pipelines existed. V8 powered. J M M collection.

Terrapin I Amphibian 8x8, 1943, proto built by John Thornycroft Limited, Basingstoke, GB. Skid- steering. Pict from Classic Military Vehicle, June 2002.

	Terrapin Mk I from Morris Commercial, 8x8, Amphibious, whose prototype was built by Thornycroft during WWII. 4-Ton. Pict from the book of Bart H. Vanderveen ‘The Observers Fighting Vehicles Directory WWII’, Warne, 1972.
	US002821949-001 Patent of Amphibious vehicle, 1958

	Volat 79097 8x8 http://tatratruck.co/trucks/mzktvolat.html
	Ural-5323-20, 8x8, 1993 http://www.indiandefence.com/forums/military-photos-videos/5924-military-automobiles-11.html
	Ural-532303, 8x8, 2002 http://automegapolis.com/stati/marki-avtomobilei/uralzis-ural.html
	URAL Nami 379 et 395, 8x8, from 1669 to mid-80s. http://www.offroadvehicle.ru/AZBUCAR/UrAZ/UrAZ%20txt.html
	Ural 8x8 http://www.8x8.uralparm.ru/
	Nami-094, 1963, 240 hp, total mass12,6 T. Bag like Rolligon style, this very low ground pressure truck was too complex. 4 units built. http://www.offroadvehicle.ru/AZBUCAR/NAMI/NAMI%20txt.html
	MAZ-MZKT-79221, 16x16, 1996, 80 t payload, 120m long. This truck is used now for petroleum transport or heavy cranes. 800 hp engine. 3 front and 3 rear axles are used for steering the vehicle. http://denisovets.narod.ru/maz/mazpages/maz79221.html
	MAZ-7916 crane in the 80s. http://www.truckmodcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101&page=131
	MAZ-7910, 8x8 http://www.sovavto.net/MAZ/7917-E.HTM http://русская-сила.рф/guide/army/tr/maz543.shtml
	MAZ-7906, 16x16, 1984 http://hooniverse.com/2012/03/22/the-maz-7907/
	MAZ 7904, 12x12 proto, 80s, 200t, built by MAZ in Minsk, Belarus and tested at Bïkonur. In 2007, this chassis has been found in KTBM (Transport Design Bureau) http://denisovets.narod.ru/maz/mazpages/maz7904.html
	MAZ 8x8, civilian trucks of the 70s issued from MAZ 543 of the 60s. top : MAZ 7910, middle : MAZ 7310, bottom : MAZ 7510 Hurricane : 19 t payload, 11,5 m3, 60 km/h, http://denisovets.narod.ru/maz/mazpages/maz7510.html http://denisovets.narod.ru/maz/mazpages/maz543.html
	Kraz-7140H6, 8x6, from Kurgan Plant, 400 hp in 2010. This axial pattern (8x6) has yet not been implemented. http://catalog.aw.by/kraz/7140/
	KRAZ-6316, 8x8. 1989. This one stands in Ryazan Museum, 250 km Est of Moscow. http://zanuda.offtopic.su/viewtopic.php?id=522
	Kaz 604B 8x8 tractor-truck proto of the 60s. Kaz was for Kutaisi Automobile Plant, Kutaisi, Georgia, Russia. http://www.offroadvehicle.ru/AZBUCAR/KAZ/KAZ%20txt.html
	Evacuation transport, 2006, issued from KZKT 281 Russich. http://rus-auto.ucoz.ru/publ/istorija_firm/kzkt/10-1-0-47
	BAZ-M6910E, 8x8, 2009, with electric transmission. http://www.park5.ru/articles/by_theme/automechanics/1/554/ http://www.spectechnika.com/ru/filling/y-2010.n-3.oid-127.html http://www.offroadvehicle.ru/AZBUCAR/BZKT/BZKT%20txt.html
	BAZ-79094-1, 10x8, 1999 http://русская-сила.рф/guide/army/tr/baz6909.shtml BAZ-135MBK, 8x8, 1990. Pict from book of Alain Dupouy, N° 32, 'BAZ, Briansk automobile plant', Ed Alain Dupouy, Grenoble from about 2000. Alain Dupouy wrote in French from the 80s to 2010 a comprehensive collection of hundred books on Russian vehicles
	BAZ-59222, 8x8, early 70s, used for recue services and transport. Nevertheless, tank engine had limited life, was expensive and the vehicle had oversized width. http://denisovets.narod.ru/baz/bazpages/baz59222.html

	YAG-12 8x8, 1932 from Russia
	KZKT-8014 10x10 from Russich, Kurgan, Russia. http://www.avtomash.ru/pred/kzkt/kzkt8014.htm
	MZKT Volat 79191 12x12 still marketed today. http://okutsan.com/volat_79191.php

Nicolas ScheuerleTrailer SMDEL TP with suspension range 680 mm. Pict J M M at Intermat, Villepinte, 2012 04.

Nicolas Trailers long travel suspensions. Pict J M M at Intermat, Villepinte, 2006 04.


	Faun L910-40V, 8x6, 1964, 18 t capacity, 250 hp. Picture from book of Nick Baldwin ‘Giant Dump Trucks’, Frederick Warne (Publishers) Ltd, London, 1984
	Dumper of Haishan Deng. It was a project. http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2008/02/04/move-over-tonka/

	GPI-3901 8x8 tests were conducted from 1983 to 1987 at Gorki Institute in accordance with VNIITRANSMASH (All-Union Research Institute of Transport Engineering), Saint-Petersburg. Design of wheels and tracks were compared : it seems simple tired wheels won the tests.
	KRAZ 8x6, 2004, from auto plant of Krementchoug. Payload 23,5 t, 400 hp, for oil or mining industry. http://autoline.com.ua/news/avtomobilnoe-shassi-ot-kraz-maksimalnaya-gruzopodemnost-1095055359.html
	Left : Kraz 7E6316 'Siberia' 8x8, 1988, from Krementchoug Plant, Poltova District, Ukraine, 420 hp engine, payload 15 t, restored in 2008, to be built back today. Right : Kraz 3E6316, 1984, 360 hp engine, modified cab of Kraz-260 ahead of the engine. http://www.cartruckbus.ru/mark/gaz/150-pochti-sdelannoe-otkrytie.html
	Kraz-CR-3130, 1982, 8x8 prototype with cab over engine which led to Kraz-6316. http://www.veneraud.ee/romula/kraz/kraz-tsr-3130/
	MAZ 8x8 79092 from Belarus http://yzto-avto.ru/pages/minskij-zavod-kolesnyh-tjagachej.htm
	MAZ 7904 experimental vehicle, 12x12, 200 t, in the 80s. http://denisovets.narod.ru/maz/mazpages/maz7904.html
	MAZ 7919 12x12 from Belarus, payload 50 t, empty mass 34t, 650 hp, max speed 50 km/h, fording depth 1,1 m. http://www.russianarms.ru/forum/index.php?topic=192.0
	MAZ-79221, 1996, 16x16, from Minsk, Belarus, built under the brand MZKT Volat (Minsk Wheeled Tractor Plant, since 1991). There are many 6x6, 8x8, 10x10, 12x12 models on the market. A number is now used in petroleum industry and for crane-platforms. Payload 80 t, total mass 120 t, 800 hp engine. http://denisovets.narod.ru/maz/mazpages/ maz79221.html
	MZKT Volat 8x8 75165, from Belarus. http://www.mzkt.by/eng/index.php? module=product
	MZKT 8x8 Truck. http://www.mzkt.by/eng/index.php?module= product

	MAZ 7919 12x12 from Belarus, payload 50 t, empty mass 34t, 650 hp, max speed 50 km/h, fording depth 1,1 m. http://www.mzkt.by/eng/index.php?module= product
	MZKT-79097 8x8 truck. http://www.mzkt.by/eng/index.php?module= product
	MZKT-Volat 79191 12x12. The MAZ 528 8x8 is designed in 1955 and mass produced in 1960 in Mink Tractor Plant, Belarus. This 79191 is powered by 650 to 677 hp (Daimler Benz, Deutz or Yamz) engines, transmission 6 speed Allison or hydro-mechanical, speed 50 km/h, 3 first axles and 2 rear are directional, independent torsion bar suspension, payload 55 t, total mass 90 t. http://www.mzkt.by/rus/catalog.php?id=79191
	Volat 8x8. http://www.mzkt.by/eng/index.php?module=main
	Volat 79092 8x8 truck. http://www.mzkt.by/rus/catalog.php?id=79092
	Volat 79096+9001 tractor 8x8 trailer from Belarus. http://www.yaraw.com/catalog/?id=39&pid=91
	Ural 8x8. http://www.automzsa.ru/autofurgons.php?id=68
	Ural 542362, 8x8. http://www.ural-4320.ru/ural/542362-0011-10/
	Ural 692341, 8x8, issued from Ural 4320-1912-41. http://www.8x8.uralparm.ru/
	Ural 4320 is a 6x6 produced in Ural Automotive Plant in Miass, Russia. This one is a 8x8 from 1988. http://statehistory.ru/books/Evgeniy-Kochnev_Sekretnye-avtomobili-Sovetskoy-Armii/66

YaAZ-210-5 10x8 prototype issued from YaAZ 210E built from 1951 to 1957. From Yaroslavskiy AvtoZavod, Yaroslavl Plant, USSR. http://www.sovavto.net/kraz/210-e.htm

BAZ-69481M 10 × 8 amphibious, 1987. http://paralay.iboards.ru/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=137&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=120

Baz-69481M, 10x8, 1987. 5 vehicles built at Briansk Auto Plant, capacity 18,6 t, 2 260 hp engines. http://tortuga.angarsk.su/fb2/kochne05/Sekretnyie_avtomobili_

Sovetskoy_Armii.fb2_34.html

	BAZ 12x12, 2010, built at Briansk automobile Plant founded in 1958. http://русская-сила.рф/guide/army/tr/baz6909.shtml http://www.offroadvehicle.ru/AZBUCAR/BZKT/BZKT%20txt.html
	BAZ 6306 8x8 from Briansk Automobile Plant. http://www.offroadvehicle.ru/AZBUCAR/BZKT/BZKT%20txt.html
	BAZ 931, 1962 prototype, hydro-pneumatic suspension from MIG-15, two engines of 180 hp each, tubular chassis payload 10 t. No series production due to complexity, materials and maintenance. http://www.cardesign.ru/forum/diskussii/obschenie/1857/page107/
	BAZ-931, 8x8, 1962. http://www.scaleforum.ru/showthread.php?t=2761&page=9
	BAZ-6950 8x8. http://www.offroadvehicle.ru/AZBUCAR/BZKT/BZKT%20txt.html
	BAZ 69501p 8x8, 1988, issued from 69501 and 6950. Automobile Plant of Briansk, Russia, was founded in 1958 and became BZKT in 1988. This civil chassis has a payload of 12 t, 4 persons cab, 2 diesel engines 210 ch each, central tires inflation system. Numerous type of off-road trucks are always built in this plant. http://русская-сила.рф/guide/army/tr/baz6950.shtml

BAZ 69507 with superstructure for drilling, it was produced by Bryansk Automobile Plant, subsidiary of ZIL. Different drive systems exist on BAZ chassis : Transfer case to axles or transfer case to right and left sides.

From Andrey "Nitro" Anikin

Chrysler XM410 8x8.

http://www.offroadvehicle.ru/AZBUCAR/Chrysler/Chrysler%20txt.html

Chrysler 8x8 Amphibious 2,5 t. Pict from Popular Science July 1959.

Chrysler XM410, 8x8, 1958 and XM410E1, 1965, Amphibious, 2 1/2-ton, Wheels propelled the vehicle in water. Picture from US Military Wheeled Vehicles of Fred Crismon, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.

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XM410 Chrysler 8x8, 2,5 TON, Cargo. 6 units were produced in 1957. http://www.jedsite.info/transport-xray/xray/xm410_series/xm410/xm410-intro.html

Chrysler Corporation XM410E1 amphibious truck from 1965 had construction in aluminum. Payload 2,5 t, 25 prototypes were made. Chrysler XM 410 prototype (6 built) unveiled in 1958-59 was also amphibious.

Pict from RID (International Defense Review), November 1966.

M656 8x8 Ford Amphibious Truck from 1964, 5 t payload, Speed on land 80 km/h, on water 2,5 km/h.

www.amphibiousvehicle.net

Ford 8x8 XM656, 5 t, 500 built in 1968-69. Fully amphibious it was propelled in water by its wheels and had an aluminum cab and cargo area. Pict from Jane's Military and Ground Support Equipment, 1981, by C Foss, Key Book Service.

	Corbitt T20E4, 8x8, 1948. Corbitt from Henderson, North Carolina. Picture from book of Fred Crismon ‘US Military Wheeled Vehicles’, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.
	Corbitt T33, 12-ton, 8x8, about 1945-46. Picture from book of Fred Crismon ‘US Military Wheeled Vehicles’, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.
	GMC XM453E1, 8x8, 1957-1960, amphibious vehicle propelled by its wheels. XM453E2 was from Ford and XM453E3 was by Reo. Picture from book of Fred Crismon ‘US Military Wheeled Vehicles’, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.
	High MobilityTactical Truck, HMTT,8x8, 1978-1982 of Detroit Arsenal. Picture from book of Fred Crismon ‘US Military Wheeled Vehicles’, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.
	International Harvester, XM409, 8x8, 10-ton, 1957. Picture from book of Fred Crismon ‘US Military Wheeled Vehicles’, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.
	M1A1 Hauler, 8x8, AM General Company, 1988. Hauler Oshkosh M1070 was chosen for mass production. Picture from book of Fred Crismon ‘US Military Wheeled Vehicles’, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.
	Pacific Car & Foundry, XM977, HMTT, 10-ton, 8x8, 1978. Picture from book of Fred Crismon ‘US Military Wheeled Vehicles’, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.
	REO XM282, 8x8, 1953. Lower picture : Reo XM282, 5Ton, 8x8, 1955. Pict from the book of Bart H. Vanderveen ‘The Observers Military vehicles Directory from 1945’, Warne, 1972.
	REO HM453E3 (8x8), HM434E3, 6x6, 1959-1960.
	Reo XM453E3,8x8, amphibious without preparation, 1960. Picture from book of Fred Crismon ‘US Military Wheeled Vehicles’, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.
	T57, XM190, 8x8 10-ton, 1950 was built at Detroit Arsenal, 520hp, speed 80 km/h. Picture from book of Fred Crismon ‘US Military Wheeled Vehicles’, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.
	Ford XM453E2, 8x8, amphibious, 1960, 5-ton, cab and body of aluminum. This 8x8 led to series product XM656 in 1964. Picture from book of Fred Crismon ‘US Military Wheeled Vehicles’, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.
	XM409,8x8, International Harvester, 1956-57. Mc Cormick built the first harvester in 1831 but IH was born in 1902 and manufactured agricultural machines. The truck division changed name several times and became Navistar International in 1986 and manufactures only buses and trucks but no more agricultural equipment. Picture from book of Fred Crismon ‘US Military Wheeled Vehicles’, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.
	Ward LaFrance M746, 8x8, 1973. Picture from book of Fred Crismon ‘US Military Wheeled Vehicles’, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.

Oshkosh Heavy Load Handling System, 8x8. Payload 15 t in off-road conditions. http://auto.ca.msn.com/nouvelles/galerie.aspx?cp-documentid=22340934&page=2

Oshkosh PLS 10x10, Palletized Load system. 3500 were produced between 1992 and 2001 + 700 others ordered in 2001. Oshkosh Corp is at Oshkosh, WI. J M M collection.

Pls-oshkosh-10x10.pdf

Oshkosh LVSR 10x10 is the new truck for US Army. Rigid chassis, payload is 12 t off-road and 20 t on roads. 1000 were ordered, the first being delivered in 2009.

http://olive-drab.com/idphoto/id_photos_lvsr_wrecker.php

Oshkosh Dumper 10x10 PLS-8

HEMTT M977 (Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck) from Oshkosh has 5 basic configurations, 450 hp Detroit engine, 88 km/h, 9,7 T payload, mass 19 T. First M 977 Cargo Tuck appeared in 1982 issued from articulated Mk-48 itself issued from Lockheed's Twister of 1966. J M M collection.

Hemtt-8x8.pdf

RTCST (Rough Terrain Container Straddle Truck) of Standard Manufacturing Company built a prototype with US Army's Belvoir Research for moving containers from barge through surf over beaches. Telescopic frame could reduce from 3.96 m to 2.69 m in width for road travel. Speed up to 40 km/h. From M M International, April 2002.

Unipower 8x8. Pict J M M at Le Bourget, 2000 05

	Unipower 8x8. Pict J M M at Le Bourget, 1996 06.
	Unipower 12x12 www.samochodyswiata.pl 90_cargo_unipower_d4b

Unipower 8x8 tank transporter, from Alvis, has not been chosen by British Ministry of Defense which chose HET from Oshkosh in 2001. MPI, Le Havre, subsidiary of Nicolas Industries SAS, Champs-sur-Yonne, take back manufacture and delivered 12 models to Régiment du Train, La Rochelle, as 20-feet container carrier. They are also sold on civilian market for abnormal transport. Unipower was the successor of famous Scammell trucks. www.photostp.fr

XM521 of Whirpool Corporation (for cab) and US Army had a payload of 2.27 t. Two propellers moved it in water. The honeycomb structure on sides helped buoyancy and boxes filled with polyurethane foam made it unsinkable. Pict from RID, November 1966.

Cooks Bros. of Los Angeles, 8x8 T20 seen loaded with International TD18 climbing a wall at APG in 1946. Empty mass 13,5 T, 8-ton payload. Pict from the review 'Wheels and Tracks' N° 2, in the 80s.

Sterling T26 cargo Carrier with dual tires and overall chains at Camp Bullis, San Antonio, Texas in February 1945. Pict from 'Wheels and Tracks' N° 1, in the 80s.

T26E1 from Sterling Motor Truck Corp, Milwaukee, WI, during WWII. 12-ton 8x8 cargo truck powered by a 525 hp Ford V8 engine.

Pict from 'Wheels and Tracks' N° 1, in the 80s.

Sterling T26E1 seen here on 'frame twister course' at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland.

Pict from 'Wheels and Tracks' N° 1 in the 80s.

Sterling 8x8 T 26, 1945. Wagon steering allowed tracks.

http://web.me.com/tony.gibbs2

/Sterling_T26_/Home.html but it seems shut.

Sterling T 26, 1945. It can be noticed that 'The Beast' was wagon steered. http://www.commercial

motor.com/big-lorry-blog/the-fabulous-sterling-t26-revi

Sterling T26, 8x8, 12-ton, WWII to 1948. Fitted with wagon steer : four wheeled front platform was swivel, it lasted from the first version during WWII to the last in 1948. At that time, Sterling was at Milwaukee, Wis. In 1951, it became part of White Motor Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Picture from book of Fred Crismon ‘US Military Wheeled Vehicles’, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.

Swamp thing of Paul Wever Construction Equipment Co., Inc of Goodfield, IL, specialized in changes on construction equipment. It is an amphibious 10x10 wheeled (rolls) vehicle of 1998 for a logging Company in Georgia. It cut trees on land or in swampy areas, logs are unloaded by rolling off the side of the machine. Carries 90 T on land and half on water. Total mass more than 100 T, 2 Cat engines of 300 hp, Remote control possible till 60 m.

Swamp thing PWCE. http://www.pwce.com/Blank12.htm

	CAT 23-Ton Truck 8x8, 1967. Steering on the first, second and fourth axle, 324 hp, good load-to-weight ratio, low ground pressure and suspension for soft ride on and off-road. Empty mass 10432 kg. Pict from book of Eric C Orleman : ' Caterpillar Chronicle', MBI 2000.
	Multi-wheeled truck http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bejefpm0Sp8
	ZIL 6x6 and 8x8 from www.alternathistory.ru
	ZIL 134-2 from www.alternathistory.ru
	ZIL-134, 1957 http://alternathistory.org.ua/avtomobili-dlya-bezdorozhya-srednii-artilleriiskii-tyagach-zil-134
	ZIL-134-1-2 from www.alternathistory.ru

	MZKT-79086 12x12, 2004, Total Mass 95 T , capacity 55 T, Deutz engine 530 kW, Automatic transmission Allison, It looks like Liebherr MPC 6-920 which in fact employs the MZKT for crane truck. Trucks were ordered by Turkmenistan. http://www.trucks-world.com/shop.php?cid=58 http://www.supermaz.ru/
	MAZ 547V 12x12 dumper, 60 t capacity, 1994 http://photostp.free.fr/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10645
	MAZ 73132, 8x8.
	MZKT 12x12 as dumper.
	MZKT 79221 16x16. http://www.all-trucks.su/mzkt2.php http://tortuga.angarsk.su/ fb2/kochne05/Sekretnyie_avtomobili_ Sovetskoy_Armii.fb2_35.html
	MZKT-75165, 8x8 from BigLorryBlog in 2007. http://www.commercial motor.com/big-lorry-blog
	MZKT-75165, 8x8 from BigLorryBlog in 2007. http://www.commercial motor.com/big-lorry-blog

	NAMI-0143, 8x8, prototype. http://www.virtualmuseum. narod.ru/nami/index.htm
	MZKT 10x10 from Navara's extreme album on site: http://s238.photobucket.com/albums/ff157/navaraextreme/?action=view&current=600_7003-3_b-MZKT.jpg
	MZKT 8x8 proto with electric transmission http://paralay.iboards.ru/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=137&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=120
	MAZ-73136, 1982, for forestry. Pict from book of Alain Dupouy, Auto-éditeur : 'MZKT, l’Usine de tracteurs à roues de Minsk’, N° 78, 2008.
	MAZ-7516, 8x8, 1976, capacity 20 t. Pict from book of Alain Dupouy, Auto-éditeur : 'MAZ, usine automobile de Minsk et SKB MAZ’ N° 76 Tome VI'. 2008.
	MAZ-7310, 1974, capacity 20 t. Pict from book of Alain Dupouy, Auto-éditeur : 'MAZ, Usine automobile de Minsk et SKB MAZ’ N° 76 Tome VI'. 2008.
	BZKT 10x10 from Bronnitsy http://paralay.iboards.ru/viewtopic.php?t=137&p=147959
	Kharkov 8x8 http://www.techstory.ru/foto17/23/t150_4most.jpg

	ZIL-135, restored by the Military Museum Technical at Chernogolovka (Ivanovo) 40 km from Moscow. http://misha-grizli.livejournal.com/93935.html?thread=1904623
	MZKT 800300-010 12x12 of Minsk Wheeled Tractors Plant (MZKT) from Belarus for mounting a drilling rig. 540 hp, payload 44 t, speed 45 km/h on road, length 17,8 m. Hydro suspension. http://www.trucksplanet.com/updates/?page=104
	GAZ 44, 8x8, 1972 http://www.autowp.ru/picture/k4mwy9
	GAZ 44, 8x8, 1972 http://www.yaplakal.com/forum14/st/1025/topic439944.html
	GAZ 44, 8x8, 1972. http://www.yaplakal.com/forum14/st/1025/topic439944.html

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