The energy-efficient wheeled tractor BELARUS-3522 of the fifth traction class was put to operational tests at a Tatavtodor facility in the Vysokogorsky district of Tatarstan. The machine was used for road surface repair. This was reported by the press service of the official dealer of the Minsk Tractor Plant (PAO "MTZ") — OOO "TPK MTZ-Tatarstan".
The equipment is operating on the section of major repair of the road "Kamenka - Dubyazy - Bolshaya Atnya - Shuman - Oluyaz".
BELARUS-3522 will move soil and prepare the base for pouring bitumen emulsion for 3 days. Specialists will evaluate the capabilities of the Belarusian tractor for use in the road construction industry.
Characteristics of the BELARUS-3522 tractor:
- Operating mode — traction, traction-drive
- All-wheel drive
- Diesel engine power — 355 hp
- Hydraulic system lifting capacity on the suspension axle up to 10 t
- Operating weight — 12,000 kg
The basic model BELARUS-3522 was developed in 2010. The tractors were equipped with Deutz (Germany) and Caterpillar (USA) engines. Currently, the equipment is equipped with units from YaMZ (Russia) and Weichai (China).