The KamAZ-6350 is the biggest of the «Mustang» family of unified military trucks: a four-axle, eight-wheel-drive flatbed tractor with ten tonnes of payload, a 360 hp V8 and serious cross-country ability. It has been built since 2003.
KamAZ-6350 at a glance
| Maker | KamAZ, Naberezhnye Chelny |
|---|---|
| Production | since 2003 |
| Family | Mustang, with the 4350 4×4 and 5350 6×6 |
| Layout | 8×8 flatbed tractor |
| Length × width | 9,850 × 2,500 mm |
| Height | 3,080 mm by the cab, 3,260 mm by the tilt |
| Wheelbase | 1,940 + 3,340 + 1,320 mm |
| Ground clearance | 390 mm |
| Kerb weight | 12,400 kg |
| Payload | 10,500 kg |
| Gross weight | 22,600 kg |
| Trailer weight | 15,000 kg |
| Engine | KamAZ-740.50-360, 11.76 l V8, Euro 2 |
| Power | 265 kW (360 hp) at 2,200 rpm |
| Torque | 1,470 Nm |
| Gearbox | sixteen-speed ZF or eight-speed KamAZ-161 |
| Tyres | 425/85 R21 |
| Top speed | 95 km/h |
The article is based on one source, the Russian Wikipedia page on the KamAZ-6350 and its 63501 derivative.
History of the KamAZ-6350
The 6350 is part of the «Mustang» family of unified all-wheel-drive military trucks, together with the two-axle KamAZ-4350 and the three-axle KamAZ-5350. It is a flatbed tractor with the 8×8 layout, in production since 2003, and it represents the heaviest member of that family: 12,400 kg empty, 10,500 kg of payload and a gross weight of 22,600 kg, with a trailer of up to 15 tonnes behind it.
Its dimensions are those of a true off-road machine. The lorry is 9,850 mm long and 2,500 mm wide, stands 3,080 mm high by the cab and 3,260 mm by the tilt, and rides on a wheelbase of 1,940 plus 3,340 plus 1,320 mm with 390 mm of ground clearance and 425/85 R21 tyres. It climbs a 31 degree slope and traverses a 20 degree side slope, fords 1.74 m of water, crosses a 1.4 m trench and climbs a 0.55 m vertical step, while its turning circle of 13.9 m is modest for a four-axle vehicle. The engine is the KamAZ-740.50-360, a turbocharged 11.76-litre V8 in Euro 2 form producing 265 kW, or 360 hp, at 2,200 rpm and 1,470 Nm; the gearbox is either a sixteen-speed ZF or the plant’s own eight-speed KamAZ-161, and 375 litres of fuel are carried in the tanks.
The type has been used by armies rather than by civilian fleets. The United Arab Emirates had the KamAZ-6350 in service in its army from 2006, and Russia uses it and its derivatives. The KamAZ-63501AT «Medved», a general-purpose chassis built in series since 2004, is the best-known development: its three-seat tilting cab can be fitted with an extra berth on request, and the type has served as the basis for the 9A52-4 prototype of the Smerch rocket system shown at MAKS-2007 with a six-round pack, and for an artillery tractor for 152 mm guns of up to 12 tonnes with an IM-50 crane, armour of the fifth class for the cab and crew compartment, and accommodation for seven besides the driver.
Design and features
- Eight driven wheels: a 8×8 chassis with 390 mm of clearance and 425/85 R21 tyres.
- Cross-country figures: 1.74 m wading depth, 1.4 m trench, 0.55 m step and a 31° gradient.
- 360 hp V8: the KamAZ-740.50-360 with 1,470 Nm and a sixteen-speed ZF or eight-speed KamAZ gearbox.
- Unified family: part of the Mustang range with the KamAZ-4350 and KamAZ-5350.
- Military derivatives: the «Medved» chassis, the 9A52-4 Smerch prototype and an artillery tractor.
KamAZ-6350 versions
- KamAZ-6350: the basic 8×8 flatbed tractor.
- KamAZ-63501AT «Medved»: the general-purpose chassis of 2004 with an armoured cab and crew compartment.
- 9A52-4: the lightened Smerch rocket system prototype shown in 2007 and 2009.
- Artillery tractor: a «Medved» for 152 mm guns with an IM-50 crane.
- Uran-6 carrier: the mine-clearing robot mounted on the 6350 chassis.
The family also includes the two-axle KamAZ-4350 and the three-axle KamAZ-5350, none of them on this site yet; the armoured KamAZ-43269 is the other military KamAZ described here. More trucks are in the KamAZ collection.
Sources
- КАМАЗ-6350, Russian Wikipedia: specifications, operators, 63501 development
