2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:41
Fire tank trucks are based on a variety of production vehicles. Special equipment and necessary tools are installed on their platform on the conveyor of special enterprises. However, the chassis of the hero of our story, the ZIL truck, has received the widest distribution in Russia.
Advantages of the firefighter ZIL
So, why is ZIL on fire brigades:
- The car is very unpretentious both in operation and maintenance.
- The machine can be used in a variety of weather and climate conditions.
- Fire ZIL is a very maneuverable vehicle, which helps to place it in a convenient place for extinguishing.
- When compared with other cars of this class, we can immediately note the compactness of the ZIL. Why the car can drive even into relatively narrow spaces.
- Unpretentiousness to the type and quality of the fuel being poured. Both gasoline and diesel variations are available, which can be replaced with gas-balloon equipment. The latter implies great savings on the maintenance of this official vehicle.
- Spare parts, as well as the repair of this car - comparativelyminor waste. Moreover, repairing a ZIL does not require contacting specialized service centers - in most cases, a full-time team of auto mechanics can handle it.
- Reasonable combination of value and quality, which cannot be said about many other fire engines.
- Smart chassis design adapted to real-world performance.
Average specs
The most popular ZIL fire engines are the models:
- 2, 5/40;
- 3/40;
- 3, 5/40;
- 4/40.
Let's take a closer look at the technical characteristics of special vehicles in the table. For example, we will use the classics of the ZIL-130 (fireman) lineup - A-40 (131).
| General data | |
| Platform type | ZIL-131 |
| Length/Width/Height | 7, 64/2, 5/2, 95m |
| Mass | 11 t |
| Top speed | 80 km/h |
| Crew | 7 people |
| Wheel formula | 6х6 |
| Gross weight distribution | |
| Front Axle/Rear Bogie | 2, 98/8, 17t |
| Fire monitor | |
| Model name | PLS-P20 |
| Waste of water | 19 liters per second |
| Foam expansion at the exit of the fire monitor | 6 |
| Capacity | |
| Foam tank | 170 l |
| Water tanks | 2, 4 t |
| Alarm | |
| Siren | Electric or Gas |
| Foam Mixer | |
| Variety | Water jet ejector |
| Foam performance level in multiples of ten | 4, 7; 9, 4; 14, 1; 18, 8; 23.5 m3/min |
| Suction device | |
| Type | Air or gas jet ejector |
| Maximum suction lift | 7 m |
| Time interval for filling the pump with water (assuming: suction height - 7 m, length / diameter of the suction hose - 8 m / 125 mm) |
55 seconds - for ejector, 30 seconds - for vacuum jet pump |
| Fire pump | |
| Model variation | PN-40UV |
| Type | Single stage centrifugal |
| Pressure | 100 m |
| Feed | 40 l/sec. |
| Speed | 2700 rpm |
| Maximum/Reference Suction Lift | 7/3, 5 m |
Now let's talk specifically about the lineup of fire ZILs.
Model 130
The most common model of this fire fighting equipment is ZIL 130. More than 10 variants of the car were produced, the most popular of which was ZIL 130 AC 40 - 63B.
Let's look atdistinctive features of this range:
- The water tank was designed for 2.36 tons, and the foam tank was designed for 170 liters.
- Cabin - all-metal construction with four doors and two rows of seats. Equipment storage compartments are provided.
- Centrifugal pump with single stage operation type.
- 8-cylinder, 4-stroke, liquid-cooled powertrain.
- Chassis - spar frame reinforced with special inserts.
- Springs and telescopic shock absorbers in the suspension.
Model 131
Developed in 1968, this series was also quite popular - produced in 1970-1984. There were two versions - 137 and 137A.
Let's walk through the features:
- Volume of water tank - 2, 4 t.
- Foam tank - 150 l.
- Engine - 150 HP
- Fuel consumption - 40 l/100 km.
- Unique exhaust water heating system.
- Control of the fire monitor in manual mode. Range of water jet - 60 m, foam - 50 m.
- Turn the fire monitor - +90… -20 degrees vertically.
The red and white ZIL firefighter rushing to the call or returning to the garage, probably, each of us saw. As we were convinced by the technical characteristics and the identified number of advantages of this machine, it will be in the service of the Russian fire departments for a long time - because of its versatility, unpretentiousness andfull compliance with the conditions of the work performed.
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