The MAZ-6501 is a family of heavy Belarusian lorries of the fourth MAZ generation, built at the Minsk Automobile Plant since 2008. Its tippers succeeded the MAZ-5516 and are made alongside it, as a chassis, a tipper and a grain tipper.
MAZ-6501 at a glance
| Maker | Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ), Belarus |
|---|---|
| Production | since 2008 |
| Layout | cab over the engine, 6×4 |
| Payload | 20 to 23 tonnes |
| Engine power | 250 to 435 hp |
| Bodies | chassis, tipper and grain tipper |
| Purpose | loose and bulk loads on hard roads and on dirt |
| Predecessor | MAZ-5516, still built in parallel |
| Grain tipper | MAZ-650108 with the YaMZ-7511.10 Euro-2 of 400 hp |
| Mercedes-Benz version | MAZ-6501E9 with the OM 501LA Euro-5 of 435 hp |
| Eight-wheeled version | MAZ-6516, 8×4, up to 35 tonnes |
The MAZ-6501 is covered only by the Russian Wikipedia article; this page is based on one source.
History of the MAZ-6501
A fourth-generation tipper
The MAZ-6501 belongs to the fourth generation of MAZ lorries and has been built since 2008. The tippers are the successors of the previous generation’s MAZ-5516 and are produced at the same time as those lorries. The machine is built with the cab over the engine and a 6×4 layout, and is intended to carry loose and bulk loads on hard roads, including cobbles and crushed stone, and on dirt roads. Its payload is 20 to 23 tonnes, engine output ranges from 250 to 435 hp, and it is made as a chassis, a tipper and a grain tipper.
The versions
The grain tippers include the MAZ-650108 with the YaMZ-7511.10 Euro-2 of 400 hp, the MAZ-6501A8 with the YaMZ-6581.10 Euro-3 of 400 hp, the MAZ-6501A9 with the YaMZ-650.10 Euro-3 of 412 hp, the MAZ-650119 with the Mercedes-Benz OM 501LA Euro-4 of 435 hp and the MAZ-6501E9 with the same engine to Euro-5. The tippers proper include the MAZ-6501A5 with the YaMZ-6582.10 Euro-3 of 330 hp, the MAZ-6501V5 with the YaMZ-536.10 Euro-4 of 312 hp, the MAZ-6501V9 with the YaMZ-651.10 Euro-4 of 412 hp, the MAZ-6501H9 with the YaMZ-652.10 Euro-4 of 420 hp and the MAZ-6501M7 with the Mercedes-Benz OM 470.
The eight-wheeler
The MAZ-6516 is a tipper built on the MAZ-6501 with an 8×4 layout and a payload of up to 35 tonnes.
Design and features
- 20 to 23 tonnes: the payload of the 6×4 tippers.
- Big engine choice: YaMZ and Mercedes-Benz diesels of 250 to 435 hp from Euro-2 to Euro-5.
- Three bodies: chassis, tipper and grain tipper.
- Bigger brother: the 8×4 MAZ-6516 carries up to 35 tonnes.
MAZ-6501 versions
- MAZ-6501A5: tipper with the YaMZ-6582.10 Euro-3 of 330 hp.
- MAZ-6501V5 and V9: tippers with Euro-4 YaMZ engines of 312 and 412 hp.
- MAZ-6501H9: tipper with the YaMZ-652.10 Euro-4 of 420 hp.
- MAZ-650108: grain tipper with the YaMZ-7511.10 of 400 hp.
- MAZ-6501E9: grain tipper with the Mercedes-Benz OM 501LA Euro-5 of 435 hp.
- MAZ-6516: 8×4 tipper of up to 35 tonnes.
The MAZ-6501 followed the MAZ-5516 tipper and shares the fourth generation with the MAZ-6430 and MAZ-5440 tractors. More are in the MAZ collection.
Sources
- MAZ-6501, Russian Wikipedia: layout, payload, engines, versions, MAZ-6516
