The KamAZ-5325 is the two-axle member of the first-generation family: a 4×2 flatbed of the same size class as the three-axle KamAZ-53212. It was created mainly for export, with a 13-tonne axle load for markets whose rules allowed it, and has been built in small batches since 1988.
KamAZ-5325 at a glance
| Maker | KamAZ, Naberezhnye Chelny |
|---|---|
| Production | since 1988, in small batches |
| Layout | 4×2 flatbed |
| Purpose | export model with a 13-tonne axle load |
| Engines | KamAZ-74006.10; 7403.10 and 74037.10 with turbocharging |
| Power | 220 hp; 260 hp for the turbocharged units |
| Torque | 667 Nm; 785 Nm with turbocharging |
| Gearbox | five-speed, or five-speed with front splitter |
| Rear axle | RABA A-111.49-3300, final drive 6.67 or 6.27 |
| Tyres | 12.00R20 (320R508) |
| Fuel tank | 350 l |
| Trailer | GKB-8352 |
The article is based on one source, the Russian Wikipedia page on the KamAZ-5325.
History of the KamAZ-5325
The 5325 was conceived as the two-axle counterpart of the three-axle KamAZ-53212 of the same size class, and as a model aimed largely at export customers. Its selling point was a higher axle load of 13 tonnes, allowed in some countries and not in others, which is why the lorry has always been built in small batches rather than in the volumes of the three-axle trucks. Production began in 1988.
The model also became the root of a two-axle branch of its own. From the 5325 came the standard-size KamAZ-4325 (also known as the KamAZ-43253) flatbed, the KamAZ-43255 tipper and the KamAZ-4425 tractor unit. All of them shared a similar construction and many parts, both among themselves and with the three-axle family: the long KamAZ-53212 and the standard KamAZ-5320 flatbeds, the KamAZ-5410 tractor, the KamAZ-5511 tipper and the KamAZ-53213 chassis.
The body is a metal platform with opening side and rear boards, a fixed high front board, a wooden floor and provision for a tarpaulin. The cab tilts forward, has three seats (the second passenger seat was fitted to order), noise and heat insulation and seat-belt anchorages, and comes with or without a sleeping place; the driver’s seat is sprung and adjustable for weight, length and backrest angle. Engine choice ranged from the naturally aspirated KamAZ-74006.10 of 220 hp and 667 Nm to the turbocharged KamAZ-7403.10, and its tropical version the 74037.10, of 260 hp and 785 Nm. Behind them sat a five-speed gearbox, either plain or with a front splitter, and a 350-litre fuel tank.
The rear axle came from the Hungarian firm RABA, type A-111.49-3300, with a central final drive, planetary hub reductions, a lockable differential and a ratio of 6.67 or 6.27; the front axle was also a RABA unit, the A-832.01-3100. The suspension was dependent all round, with few-leaf semi-elliptic springs, dampers and anti-roll bars, and the brakes were drums with a two-circuit pneumatic drive, a spring parking brake on the rear axle and an engine retarder. The tyres were 12.00R20 on disc wheels, and the Elecon works in Kazan has produced a 1:43 model of the lorry.
Design and features
- Export specification: a 13-tonne axle load for markets that allow it.
- Two axles, one family: the same size class as the three-axle KamAZ-53212.
- Engine choice: 220 hp naturally aspirated or 260 hp turbocharged V8.
- RABA running gear: Hungarian rear axle with planetary hubs and a lockable differential.
- Small batches: built since 1988 in limited numbers, which makes it a rare sight today.
KamAZ-5325 versions
- KamAZ-5325: the standard two-axle flatbed.
- KamAZ-5325 with turbocharging: the 260 hp KamAZ-7403.10 version, with a tropical 74037.10 variant.
- KamAZ-4325 (43253): the standard-size flatbed derived from the 5325.
- KamAZ-43255: the tipper of the same two-axle branch.
- KamAZ-4425: the tractor unit of the two-axle family.
The three-axle KamAZ-53212 is its closest relative, and the road-going KamAZ-43253 is the production two-axle lorry that came out of this branch. More trucks are in the KamAZ collection.
Sources
- КАМАЗ-5325, Russian Wikipedia: purpose, engines, running gear
