ZIL-131OverviewManufacturerZiLAlso calledAmur-531340Production1964-2012AssemblySoviet Union / Russia: MoscowBody and chassisClassTruckRelatedZIL-130ZIL-133PowertrainEngine6.0L ZIL-130 V8[1]Transmission5-speed manualDimensionsWheelbase3,975[1] mm (156.5 in)Length7,040[1] mm (277.2 in)Width2,500[1] mm (98.4 in)Height2,480[1] mm (97.6 in)Curb weight6,700[1] kg (14,771 lb)ChronologyPredecessorZIL-157SuccessorZIL-4334
The ZIL-131 is a general purpose 3.5 tonne 6×6 army truck designed in the Soviet Union by ZIL. The basic model being a general cargo truck.[1] Variants include a tractor-trailer truck, a dump truck, a fuel truck, and a 6×6 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 6×6 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.[2]
- 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 (12 m)
- Length: 23 ft 1 in (7.04 m)
- Width: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m)
- Height: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) (cab)/ 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) (transport body)
- Wheelbase: 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)+4 ft 7 in (1.40 m)
- Track front/rear: 6 ft (1.83 m)/5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
- Tire measures: 12.00×20
- Maneuverability: turning circle 33’5.6″, approach angle 36°, departure angle 40°, max. ascent angle 31° (with 3,750 kg (8,267 lb) load), ground clearance 13 in (330 mm), overcome ford 4 ft 7 in (1.40 m)
- Tires: 305R20
- Tire Pressure: 7.1-60 p.s.i.(controlled).
- Fuel tanks: 2×45 gal.
- Fuel economy: 5.9 mpg‑US (40 L/100 km; 7.1 mpg‑imp) (city), 50 to 100 liters/100 km (cross-country).
- Price $7,300 to $8,300 USD[citation needed]
- transmission: 5 m, 2-speed transfer case
- ZIL-131 (ЗиЛ-131) – 3.5-ton cargo truck[1]
- 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[3] since 2002.[4]
- Afghanistan[5]
- Albania[5]
- Angola[5]
- Armenia[6]
- Azerbaijan[7]
- Belarus – Armed Forces of Belarus[8]
- Bulgaria[9]
- Cuba
- Czech Republic[9]
- Egypt[10]
- Ethiopia[10]
- Finland[10]
- Georgia[7]
- Kazakhstan[7]
- Kyrgyzstan[7]
- Moldova[7] – Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova[11]
- Mongolia – Mongolian Armed Forces[12]
- North Korea[13]
- Poland: Only specialized variants in use.[14]
- Russia[15]
- Slovakia[14]
- Syria[16]
- Tajikistan[7]
- Transnistria[17]
- Turkmenistan[7]
- Ukraine – Ukrainian Armed Forces[18]
- Uzbekistan[7]
- Vietnam[19]
- Czechoslovakia[20]
- German Democratic Republic[21]
- Hungary – Hungarian Armed Forces[22]
- Nicaragua – Sandinista Popular Army[23]
- Soviet Union
- Yugoslavia
- Ural-4320
- инженер-конструктор В. Митрофанов. ЗИЛ-131. Новый автомобиль высокой проходимости // журнал “За рулём”, № 8, 1967. стр.8-9
- Coffey, Patrick (2013). American Arsenal: A Century of Waging War. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-995975-4.
- Foss, Christopher F.; Gander, Terry J., eds. (1999). Jane’s Military Vehicles and Logistics, 1999-2000. Jane’s Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-1912-9.
- English website for Russian Military Trucks
- AMO ZIL official website Archived 2012-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
- AMUR-531340 Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine