The BelAZ 75600 is a series of off-
highway
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,
ultra class haul truck
Haul trucks are off-highway, rigid dump trucks specifically engineered for use in high-production mining and heavy-duty construction environments. Haul trucks are also used for transporting construction equipment from job site to job site. Some ar ...
s developed and manufactured in
Belarus
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by
OJSC "Belarusian Autoworks" specifically for transportation of loosened rocks on technological haul roads at open-pit
mining
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sites
worldwide
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under different climatic conditions.
The trucks have a
diesel-electric transmission. Engines are
Cummins
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QSK78 (model 75600) or
MTU 20V4000 (model 75601) generating 2610 or 2800 kW respectively.
See also
*
BelAZ
BelAZ ( be, Беларускі аўтамабільны завод, translit=Belaruski autamabilny zavod, lit=Belarusian Automobile Plant, russian: Белорусский автомобильный завод or БелАЗ) is a Belarusian aut ...
*
BelAZ 75710
The BelAZ 75710 is an ultra class haul truck manufactured in Belarus by BelAZ. As of 2013, it was the world's largest, highest payload capacity haul truck.
Design
The BelAZ 75710 has a conventional two-axle setup but the wheels are doubled, one ...
Link
Official Website
References
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[{{cite web, url=http://www.belaz-export.com/pdf/75600_en.pdf, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707222339/http://www.belaz-export.com/pdf/75600_en.pdf, url-status=dead, archive-date=2011-07-07, title=Belaz 75600 Specifications]
Haul trucks
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