- Ural-4320
The Ural-4320 is a general purpose off-road 6x6 truck, produced at the
Ural Automotive Plant inMiass ,Russia for use in the Russian Army. Introduced in 1976, it is still in production today.The wheel arrangement for the Ural-4320 was designed for transportation of cargoes, people andtowing trailers on all types of roads and terrain.The Ural-4320 is a development of the
Ural-375D . The Ural-4320 is also used for drilling for water, oil and gas using the1BA15 andURB-3A3 drilling rigs, which are mounted on the Ural-4320 chassis. The Ural-4320 chassis has good ground clearance, so it is preferred in regions where roads are difficult to traverse (sand, big rocks, etc). The Ural-4320 is also reliable & easy to repair/maintain. It also serves as a launching platform for the BM-21 "Grad" rocket launcher. In civilian use; it is often used as a fire truck, garbage truck, logging truck. It is also available in a 4x4 version as the Ural-43206pecifications
Early versions of the Ural 4320 were fitted with the Kamaz 740 V8 diesel engine.ohv, displacement 10,857 cc (bore/stroke 4.72"), compression ratio 16:1. Power 210 PS (156 kW) @ 2,600 rpm. Torque 470 ft·lbf (637 N·m) @ 1,500 rpm.
ee also
* [http://www.zil131.com/ UK Russian truck owners site and online forum resource]
*Ural Automotive Plant
*Ural-375D
*Ural-5323
*9K51 Grad
*Russian Ground Forces
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