In books on trucks different countries constantly there are phrases like: "It was the most powerful truck of that time ...", "At that time the car was the leader in power ...". Who and when turned out to be the strongest on the road?

Of course, we will not consider special equipment here: heavy trucks and ballast, military and off-road, exotic from tiny firms - they were equipped with special, often unique engines. Not included in the rating american trucks- there all brands used the same units of three third-party manufacturers.

01. The race was started by the Swedish Scania, in 1969 leaving competitors far behind the stern. Her latest model 141 received an updated 14-liter V8 diesel engine, which developed an unprecedented power of 350 hp at that time.

02. After some lull in 1975, the baton was suddenly taken over by the European branch of Ford. In those years, he actively mastered the cargo market in Europe. His model Ford H Transcontinental was a cross between an American chassis and a cab from the French Berliet. The engine was also American, but not its own, but Cummins. The first generation of the later well-known in-line 6-cylinder N14 diesel engine (14 liters) produced 355 hp - a little, but more than the Scanian one.


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03. Three years later, in 1978, the Austrian Steyr added its "three kopecks". The updated "Plus 91" family was equipped with its own V8 engine, the power of which in the maximum version was 360 hp. By the way, it is still produced - a license for it was acquired by China in due time, and the well-known Weichai WD615 is its undying descendant.

04. Almost simultaneously with Steyr, the German MAN "a, its future owner, appeared in terms of power. The 1979 MAN F8 Unterflur model had an engine with power measured with pharmaceutical accuracy - exactly 361 hp. Moreover, it was unusual - it was located longitudinally in the base of the car between the frame spars.Such in-line diesel engines with separate block heads were the heritage of the famous Büssing company, which was included in MAN in 1971.

05. Of course, the largest European cargo player, Mercedes-Benz, could not help joining the race. His new flagship of the Powerliner family also received the well-known OM422LA V8 diesel engine with a volume of 14.3 liters, which developed 375 hp in 1980.

06. Five years later, Scania regained the palm in the race for power, and again made a big breakthrough. The latest cabover R142H model of 1985 was equipped with an updated V-shaped "eight" DSC14 with a capacity of up to 460 hp.

07. A year later, the most powerful truck in Europe appeared at Volvo. In 1987, the flagship F16 was launched, equipped with its own 16.2-liter inline-six TD162 with a capacity of 470 hp.

08. Suddenly, the Italians intervened in the fight. In 1989, the flagship of the IVECO Turbostar brand was introduced to the European market with a huge 17-liter V8 diesel engine (the legacy of Magirus, also included in IVECO). He developed 480 "horses".

09. 1991 was the year of the French Freight Revolution. A mixture of a diesel locomotive with an aquarium appeared on the tracks - the famous Renault AE Magnum. Its 12-liter 32-valve V8 diesel developed 530 hp. The secret of the unexpected appearance of a powerful engine among the French was simple - it was the American E-8, developed by Mack, owned since 1979 year Renault.

10. Five years later, in 1996, the Japanese Isuzu EXZ, unknown in Europe, became the most powerful road truck. The company, by the way, by that time was the world's largest manufacturer of cargo engines. The Japanese also had their own "chip" - naturally aspirated diesel engines of enormous size. So, developing 600 hp. the 10TD1 (V10) engine had a monstrous volume of 30.4 liters.

11. "Champion" in 1998 remained almost unknown in the world, but his record lasted the longest. The Finnish Sisu E18 was equipped with a 6-cylinder in-line diesel engine that developed 630 hp. at 1800 rpm. Here again, the States could not do without - the Finns also installed "Americans" on their cars, this time Caterpillar C18 (18.13 l).

12. Then there was a lull - the manufacturers were carried away by other types of races, ecological ones. The pause was broken by MAN - in 2007 the flagship of the road range TGX 18.680 was introduced. Its V-shaped 16.2-liter engine produced 680 hp and a maximum torque of 3000 Nm at 1100-1500 rpm.

13. Two years later - second victory Swedish Volvo. In 2009, the FH16 appears with a magic power figure of 700 hp. They are developed by the updated in-line D16G, with a suitable maximum torque: 3150 Nm at 1000-1550 rpm.

14. The ancestor of the competition, Scania, does not give up - in 2011, the R730 series becomes the top of the program. That's how much Horse power has a DC16 V8 engine with a volume of 16.4 liters. The maximum torque is also higher: 3500 Nm at 1350 rpm.

15. Now Volvo remains the “king of the mountain” of road cargo in Europe: in 2012, the Swedes bring the power of their 16-liter diesel engine to a record 750 hp. They didn’t forget about the moment either - it grew to 3550 Nm at 1550 rpm.

But the race is clearly not over yet. Let's place bets - who will be next?

This Swedish truck occupies the top line of the rating for a reason. The model is presented for the European market, including. The only thing that sometimes puts drivers in a stupor is the gearshift lever. There are only 2 dividers and 4 positions. If you do not make timely gear changes, this can lead to damage to the gearbox.

In all other respects, this is not a car, but a real beast, as drivers who have spent more than one year behind the wheel characterize this truck. If you look at the cab of the car, it seems that it is slightly tilted forward and its wheels rest against the ground with force.

Two fuel tanks 550 liters, 90 km. at one o'clock maximum speed and the ability to carry up to 80 tons of cargo, complete safety when driving on the roads - that's what the Volvo FH16 is loved all over the world for.

The no less famous Scania R730 V8 is included in the list of the best trucks from around the world. The main purpose is the transportation of goods on any roads, including in difficult natural or landscape conditions. The car was first introduced in 2010, and since then it can be seen on many roads.

Two shelves for resting drivers, modern and comfortable seats, clear controls, a spacious cabin will make a trip even over long distances not as difficult as on other cars.

Even at maximum load, the car can accelerate to a speed of 85 km / h, but the fuel consumption will be 42 liters per 100 km. This is not surprising, because under the hood of the famous heavy truck is a 730 horsepower engine!

The height of the cabin is designed so that a person can stand in it at full height. under the hood modern engines own design car manufacturer company.

There are several types of motors, and all of them are not only powerful, but also able to withstand the highest loads in full compliance with European environmental standards. On all variants, only mechanical box gears in 12 or 16 steps.

The security system is also well developed, which makes the car very popular. This is an adjustment of the stiffness of shock absorbers on any road, the system exchange rate stability, Lane Tracking System, Collision Warning while Turning and some other useful things that make driving safe, simple and clear.

There are many trucks, and they are all different, but only the very best can get into the rating. Among them, the Mercedes-Benz Actros SLT is a real handsome man and hard worker at the same time.

These machines are very useful for transporting cargo that cannot be divided into parts - turbines, transformers, ships, boilers, windmills. And all this is not such a simple task as it seems at first glance.

For transportation, you do not need to build a special route - general roads are quite suitable. Initially, the car is designed in such a way that it works without breakdowns for many years, so all parts of the body, engine and cabin are made with the highest quality– no failures during the movement should occur.

Despite the fact that this truck has been produced since the distant 1961 and has undergone numerous restylings, it still remains with those who need to transport goods over long distances. Yes, and the driver loves this car for reliability, driving comfort and comfort in the cab.

The maximum speed for this truck is 112km/h, 10-speed manual transmission, the transported cargo can reach 100 tons, and 100 km. the engine "eats" up to 60 liters of fuel.

Trucks can be of different designs, but in this rating you can’t go past the chrome and shiny American Mack Programm. The main work of this truck is related to the transportation of heavy and very heavy cargo, both oversized and oversized. This titan will be able to cope with any task.

Under the hood - a motor of 613 horses and a volume of 16 liters. It couldn't be better, which is why the Mack truck is the most common on US roads.

Trucks can be different, but if you choose the best, then you need to pay attention to the famous Freightliner Cascadia. This leader among trucks of American origin is today owned by Daimler.

The next generation tractor is really impressive. The updated car was born 5 years after the start of restyling work and 300 million dollars were spent on it. The car from the wheels and to the very roof is crammed with electronics.

The most interesting thing is that there is a special network in which you can track the movements of all cars of this type, and if the car is not online, then it needs help, about which a message is sent to the service center.

It will not work to see this miracle in Russia - the truck is intended only.

What is the best truck? It will not be possible to unequivocally answer this question, since each machine has its own peculiarity. But it was not in vain that a car called the Western Star 4900 EX from the same manufacturer Daimler got on the list.

The car was first presented in 2008 at a car show in America. Since then, many years have passed and, despite this, this car has not left its place in the ranking.

The feature of the machine is its powerful motor, which is able to withstand any load, and, of course, the famous windshield 2 meters long, which provides a gorgeous view for the driver and passenger.

The interior of the car is high-quality genuine leather, and the built-in bells and whistles and the environmental protection function from toxic exhausts are the reasons why this car is loved in America.

It's hard to imagine the top 10 without a truck from a Japanese manufacturer. And here the famous Mitsubishi turned out to be on top with its world-famous Fuso Super Great, which is sometimes called nothing more than super-great.

Since 1996, these trucks have been produced almost unchanged, but the manufacturer decided to immediately rectify the situation and a powerful truck was born that is so unlike its counterparts.

11 liter engine automatic transmission 12-speed gears from the famous Kawasaki are the main components of reliability and a guarantee that the car will definitely deliver the cargo to its destination. As for safety, this is an alarm that will warn the driver that he is too tired, a cornering assistant and an emergency braking system.

Motors of incredible power are now installed on sports cars and on muscle cars. But this indicator is also important in the cargo transportation industry. So, the most powerful truck in the world was made by the Swedish Volvo company, and tractor manufacturer Nicolas. The Oshkosh company surprises with the dimensions of the equipment, which offers the most big tractors in the world.

The most powerful production truck - Volvo FH16

The most powerful truck in 2015 is the Volvo FH16 tractor with an amazing 750 horsepower. Such an engine is necessary for vehicles to transport a compact but heavy load that a traditional car cannot handle. Often, the tractor is used for transportation, such as mining trucks.

The development process and the creation of such a monster took the Swedes three years. The basis for it was the predecessor DH16 with 660 horses. In addition to the most powerful power unit under the hood, the most powerful serial truck was also equipped with a turbocharging mechanism with an intercooler, a nozzle with electronic control and a four-valve gas distributor.

Despite the engine size of 16 liters, the most powerful tractor in the world FH16 does not pollute the atmosphere and does not consume too much fuel. The equipment even received the Euro5 certificate.

The most powerful tractors in the world - Nicolas Tractomas

The French company Nicolas specializes in the production of overall trucks. The most powerful truck tractor in the world of Tractomas. It is used in South Africa to transport transformers from seaports to local power plants. Use the most powerful trucks in the world as a road train. A video with them will surprise users, because such giants move at a speed of 14 - 16 km / h. But this is not surprising, because the cargo weighs 900 tons.

The largest French tractors are equipped with 27 liter Caterepillar engines. One truck at a time transports up to 250 tons.

The largest "tank" tractor in the world - Oshkosh M1070

The largest tractor in the world is used by the US Army. It also transports heavy equipment. The company has been producing the most powerful tractors since 2002. They transport heavy military equipment regardless of the road surface and temperature regime. The most powerful tractors in the world, according to manufacturers, can withstand from -50 to +50 degrees Celsius.
Oshkosh M1070 has found application not only in military affairs and in civilian transportation.
No special permission is required for use. Therefore, the most powerful tractors in the world have become so popular. The video with the truck surprises with the dimensions of the equipment. The Oshkosh M1070 is 9195mm long and 3175mm high. The most powerful "tank" truck in the world is equipped with a 500 hp engine. s, and as part of a road train transports up to 105 tons of cargo.

Conclusion

Modern production trucks surprises not only in scale. The largest tractors in the world on video appear before the audience as real giants. And this is not surprising, because the power and dimensions of such machines are not comparable with the usual transport.

It’s almost impossible to meet them on ordinary roads, we don’t see them much at all in life, since they were created not for trips and what would they look at, but to perform work in difficult conditions and for the works that a person is simply not able to perform without these monsters, they are simply huge, incredibly heavy and very powerful. We bring to your attention top ranking of the most powerful and largest dump trucks in the world ever built in history.

The largest and most powerful trucks in the world

10 Logan Lake Dump Truck

The power of this dump truck is 2.500 hp. The carrying capacity is 212 tons.

9. Lectra Haul dump truck

Big career dump truck. Of course, it is not so modern, but rather it is considered one of the first mining dump trucks, launched since the 1960s. But still it is huge, with a carrying capacity of 200 tons.

8. Caterpillar 789D dump truck

Big powerful dump truck usually used for open pit mining. The load capacity is 181 tons, and the engine produces 2100 hp.

7. BelAZ-75603

The dump truck is produced at the BelAZ plant, which is located in Belarus in the city of Zhodino. This big dump truck commonly used in open pit mining. Its carrying capacity is 360 tons, power is 3.500 hp. maximum speed 64 km/h.

6. Truck Terex 33-19 Titan

Terex 33-19 Titan one of the most powerful big trucks in the world of all time. The prototype of this model was built in 1973 in a single copy and was the longest of all. The carrying capacity was 320 tons, it could accelerate to 48 km / h when fully loaded. This truck served for 25 years, from 1973 to 1998. It is now a tourist attraction in Sparwood.

5. Caterpillar 797B truck

This huge truck, is the most lifting and heavy truck v world With mechanical transmission. It was built specifically for the mining industry and the transport of heavy building structures. The carrying capacity is 345 tons, the maximum speed at full load is 67.7 km / h.

4. Truck Komatsu 960E

Komatsu 960E is one of the world's widest truck and one of the largest and most powerful trucks. Its length is 15.6 m, width 9.19 m and height 7.37 m. Carrying capacity is 327 tons, it reaches 64 km/m maximum speed when fully loaded.

3. Truck Liebherr T 282B

Liebherr T 282B is produced in Germany, in 2008 it was put into serial production. This world's tallest truck of this class and one of the most giant trucks in the world ultra class. Its carrying capacity is 360 tons, the maximum speed with a full load is 64 km/h. Length 14.5 meters, width 6.6 meters, height 7.4 meters.

2. Truck Caterpillar 797F

Is an the most powerful and largest truck from the entire Caterpillar series. He took all the best from his predecessors, became easier to maintain and with improved safety. Its power is 4.000 hp. carrying capacity is 363 tons, and the maximum speed with a full load is 68 km / h.

1. Truck Bucyrus MT6300AC

Bucyrus MT6300AC is the biggest truck in the world ever built in history. Its length is 15.57 meters, width 9.70 meters, height 13.51 with a raised body. Engine power3.750 hp maximum speed at full load is 64 km/h.

Also power. But in fact, here is the largest tractor in the world.

26 years ago, the Nicolas plant in Champs-sur-Yonne started the production of extra-heavy machines from the Tractomas range. Over the years, more than 60 heavy trucks of this brand were built, many of which are still in active operation. Tractomas - vehicle listed in the Guiness Book of Records. With a curb weight of 40 tons, this monumental vehicle is capable of moving a road train of approximately 700 tons.

Let's take a look at his story...

And now imagine the South African savannah, on which a sort of caterpillar weighing as much as 900 tons crawls slowly (15 km / h). Three Tractomas tractors are harnessed to heavy multi-axle platforms in a "train": their mighty power plants, the column stretched for a good one and a half hundred meters ... This is a German Siemens transformer traveling from a seaport inland to a local power plant. And the distance to which the transformer needs to be transported seems to be small, about two hundred kilometers, and the convoy overcomes it for three days, burning more than a ton of diesel fuel.

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A French company with a funny name for the Russian ear, Nicolas, which built unique tractors, specializes in the manufacture of non-standard trailers - for super-heavy loads or, for example, for military equipment. This specialization is long-standing: back in 1855, Nicolas started making wooden carts! However, according to individual orders, the French also make tractors - perhaps even more non-standard than trailers. The first heavy-weight tractors, called Tractomas, appeared in the mid-seventies. Initially, they were equipped with Berliet cabs (later Renault) and American units: Cummins engines, Clark gearboxes.

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Several Tractomas were used by the French army as tank tractors, another one was dragging "oversized" in England ... Then there was a long break, and only in 1999 China ordered two super-heavy 8x8 tractors from the company, already with 760-horsepower MAN V12 engines. They were equipped with cabins from modern Renault Premium tractors - and it turned out to be a kind of land ships, where the "captain's bridge" is raised above the road by a good three meters, and behind the cabin there is a hefty compartment with various capacities, systems and radiators

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After a pause of several years, in October 2005 Nicolas returned to the production of heavy trucks. This time, the five-axle Tractomas TR 10x10 D100 went into production, which became the largest truck, of all ever produced by a French company. With the manufacture of the new tractor Tractomas TR 10x10 D100, all past achievements in terms of engine power and weight of the transported cargo were beaten.

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It was hard to even imagine that some carriers needed a car even larger and more powerful in all respects. technical parameters than the giant Tractomas 8x8. But in 1999, Rotran Heavy Transport Co from South Africa turned to French specialists with an order for a super transporter. Rotran, the transportation arm of the South African energy monopoly Eskom Corporation, needs to transport extremely heavy loads of up to 500 tons over distances of 300 to 4,000 km for the country's thermal and nuclear power plants.

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At one time, Rotran acquired and operated several "highway locomotives", that is, Canadian Pacific heavy trucks, informally referred to as "behemoths". But the last of them was made in 1984, so the South African transport workers needed to quickly update the rolling stock. Since the Canadians were already out of the game by this time, the Africans had to look for another supplier of super-heavy trucks.

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After a detailed study of the proposed options of various car manufacturers, Rotran came up with the idea to order new cars from Nicolas. Perhaps the decisive role in the decision in favor of this company was played by the fact that French engineers proposed to design a five-axle heavy truck Tractomas with a 10x10 wheel arrangement. This allowed the tractor to fit into road rules South Africa, as well as to reduce the load by 20% on each drive axle of the vehicle.

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In October 2004, Rotran entered into an agreement to manufacture four new Tractomas TR 10x10 D100 ballast tractors. The price of each car was 800,000 Euros.

Throughout the production of the Tractomas series of tractors, Nicolas Industrie paid great attention to the absolute reliability of the units and assemblies used, as well as to the simplicity of its designs, despite huge size vehicles produced by it.

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The newest heavy hauler is powered by a 12-cylinder Caterpillar 3412 E turbodiesel with a displacement of 27 liters, developing 671 kW (912 hp) at 2100 rpm and delivering 3460 Nm of torque at 1400 rpm. Works with him automatic transmission Power-Shift 16 821 of the American company Dana Spicer with eight gears forward and four reverse.

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The front steering axles of the car from the German company Kessler with a carrying capacity of 12.5 tons each, the rear axles made by the same manufacturer can withstand a load of 25 tons. Behind the cab are two large air system filters, followed by additional cooling system coolers in the hull. Heavy truck tires - Good Year Unisteel series 445/95R25 GP28. dimensions machines: length 12620 mm, width 3480 mm and height 4515 mm.

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The curb weight of the vehicle is 40 tons, and its full mass, including ballast (container with crushed stone) 71 t. Tractor tractor Tractomas TR 10x10 D100 is capable of operating as part of a road train with a gross weight of 600 tons. Especially for these machines, Nicolas designed and manufactured a new 11-axle trailer.

On November 1, four Tractomas TR 10x10 tractors on trailers were delivered to the seaport of Le Havre (Havre, France), and a month later they arrived in South Africa. Here they were completed with trailers with kitchens, resting places and showers, everything that people really need when transporting heavy loads along the roads of hot South Africa.

Work for super tractors has already been scheduled for the coming months. Road trains consisting of four heavy trucks and two 11-axle trailers will transport transformers weighing 270 tons each to power plants under construction in the cities of Kendal, Mayuba, Matimba, Tutuka. The length of such an automatic coupler will be 124 m, and its total weight will reach 700 tons!

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Nicolas Tractomas TR 10x10 D100 (passport data)
Caterpillar 3412 DITTA engine
Number and location of V12 cylinders
Working volume, l 27.3
Maximum power, hp 912
Maximum torque, Nm 3460
Transmission automatic, Dana Clark Spicer Powershift
Tires 445/95 R25
Axle load, t front 12.5+12.5 rear 25+25+25
Tractor weight with ballast, t 70
Weight of road train, t 600
Length/width/height, mm 12620/3480/4515

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