ZIL-131

The ZIL-131 is a general purpose 3.5 tonne 6x6 army truck designed in the Soviet Union by ZIL. The basic model being a general cargo truck. Variants include a tractor-trailer truck, a dump truck, a fuel truck, and a 6x6 for towing a 4-wheeled powered trailer.

The ZIL-131 was introduced in 1966; it is a military version of the ZIL-130, and the two trucks share many components. The ZIL-131 6x6 has the same equipment as the GAZ-66 and Ural-375D.

The ZIL-130/131 was in production at the AMUR truck plant (ZIL-130 as the AMUR-531350 and ZIL-131 as the AMUR-531340), with both gasoline and diesel engines, from 1987 until 2012 when AMUR shut down and filed for bankruptcy.

Specifications

 * Cab Design: Forward Engine
 * Seating Capacity (cab): 3
 * Curb weight: 6700 kg
 * Payload: 5000 kg plus trailer 5000 kg (on road), or 3,500 kg plus trailer 4000 kg off road.
 * Suspension: solid axles with leaf springs.
 * Engine: V8 gasoline (carburetor) ZIL-130
 * Displacement: 6,960 cc (bore 3.94", stroke 4.36")
 * Compression Ratio: 6.5:1.
 * Top speed: 80 km/h
 * Brakes: drums, with pneumatic control.
 * Stopping distance (at 35 km/h): 40 ft
 * Length: 23 ft
 * Width: 8 ft
 * Height: 8 ft (cab)/ 9 ft (transport body)
 * Wheelbase: 10 ft+4 ft
 * Track front/rear: 6 ft/5 ft
 * Tire measures: 12.00x20
 * Maneuverability: turning circle 33'5.6", approach angle 36°, departure angle 40°, max. ascent angle 31° (with 3750 kg load), ground clearance 13 in, overcome ford 4 ft
 * Tires: 305R20
 * Tire Pressure: 7.1-60 p.s.i.(controlled).
 * Fuel tanks: 2x45 gal.
 * Fuel economy: 5.9 mpgus (city), 50 to 100 liters/100 km (cross-country).
 * Price $7,300 to $8,300 USD
 * transmission: 5 m, 2-speed transfer case

Variants

 * ZIL-131 (ЗиЛ-131) - 3.5-ton cargo truck
 * ZIL-131N (ЗиЛ-131Н) - 3.75-ton cargo truck with new ZIL-5081 engine, mass production started since December 1986


 * ZIL-131V (ЗиЛ-131В) - tractor unit
 * ATZ-3,4-131 (АТЗ-3,4-131) - fuel tanker
 * 9P138 (9П138) - a 36-tube variant of the BM-21 "Grad" rocket launcher on ZIL-131.

ZIL-131 were equipped with diesel engine ZIL-0550 made by Ural Automotive Plant since 2002.

Users

 * 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
 * 🇲🇩 Moldova – Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova
 * 🇲🇳 – Mongolian Armed Forces
 * Transnistria
 * 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Ukrainian Armed Forces
 * 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
 * 🇲🇩 Moldova – Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova
 * 🇲🇳 – Mongolian Armed Forces
 * Transnistria
 * 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Ukrainian Armed Forces
 * 🇲🇩 Moldova – Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova
 * 🇲🇳 – Mongolian Armed Forces
 * Transnistria
 * 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Ukrainian Armed Forces
 * 🇲🇳 – Mongolian Armed Forces
 * Transnistria
 * 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Ukrainian Armed Forces
 * Transnistria
 * 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Ukrainian Armed Forces
 * Transnistria
 * 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Ukrainian Armed Forces
 * Transnistria
 * 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Ukrainian Armed Forces
 * 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Ukrainian Armed Forces

Former users

 * German Democratic Republic
 * 🇭🇺 Hungary – Hungarian Armed Forces
 * 🇳🇮 Nicaragua – Sandinista Popular Army
 * 🇳🇮 Nicaragua – Sandinista Popular Army