Vehicles on which dump-type bodies are installed are designed for transporting bulk and other types of substances. They are unloaded by tilting the platform.
The GAZelle dump truck is in great demand due to its maneuverability and efficiency, but at the same time it is capable of transporting various types of cargo over short distances and saving time when unloading. Sand, gravel, garbage, grain crops and various agricultural feeds can all be transferred by dump truck.
This vehicle is widely used in public utilities, agriculture, and construction. A compact light-duty truck can easily cover distances both in urban conditions and over rough terrain with the least amount of time. To drive a dump truck, you just need to have category B driving license, which also has its advantage in terms of driver selection.
Truck Features
An important feature is the ability to purchase and maintain a GAZelle truck. The dump truck, the price of which on the domestic market varies around 850 thousand rubles, has various modifications and configurations. Spare parts are much cheaper than spare parts for cars of foreign analogues, and repairs can be carried out either independently or by turning to the services of auto repair shops.
With a small tonnage, the dump truck has a decent load capacity. Unlike the onboard platform, the tipping element is heavy. But at the same time it can transport cargo weighing up to 1.2 tons. The dump body is a metal platform with aluminum sides of varying heights, which is tipped by a powerful hydraulic cylinder. To protect the cabin from damage by goods during loading and transportation, the front side often has a greater height than others.
Body options
The GAZelle cargo dump truck can have three modifications:
- with body tipping backwards;
- with two-way tilting;
- with the possibility of unloading on three sides.
Body platforms with the ability to universally dump cargo carry out the tipping process by moving the fastening pins to the desired position. Many elements are treated with an anti-corrosion coating, which significantly increases their service life. The body can be equipped with an awning to prevent the influence of the external environment (rain, snow, sun rays) on the cargo.
Another advantage of the car is the ability to transport several people along with the cargo. If there is a two-row cabin, you can accommodate up to six people in it, who can be both loaders and escorts. The carrying capacity of such a vehicle is one ton. Due to these characteristics, a dump truck on the GAZ-33023 chassis is often used by public utilities and enterprises where crew work is provided.
Which dump truck should you buy?
First you need to understand the required volume of the body and the load capacity of the dump truck . Small-tonnage ones can transport and unload from 1 ton of material, heavy-duty ones – from 20 tons.
Next, determine the type of dump truck unloading. The three-way unloading mechanism (right, left and back) allows not only to expand possibilities, but also to ensure free work in cramped environments when it is not possible to turn the car into a specific position.
In addition, dump trucks are distinguished by cross-country ability - on-road or off-road.
Road ones are the most popular and are intended for highways; they are produced by almost all domestic and foreign chassis manufacturers - GAZ, KAMAZ, MAZ, URAL, TATA, HYUNDAI, HINO, FORD, VOLVO, SCANIA and others. They find application in construction, road, public utilities and agriculture. Road dump trucks have 2 or 4 axles and a load capacity of about 40 tons.
Off-road (quarry dump trucks) are used in the development and extraction of mineral resources. Due to their large size, they are delivered in parts and assembled at the extraction site, i.e. to the quarry
Technical characteristics of the dump truck
The GAZelle is equipped with a 2.8-liter Cummins ISF turbocharged engine with a power of 120 horsepower. The engine is paired with a five-speed manual transmission, which has proven itself in other car modifications.
Dimensions are:
- length – 5.3;
- width – 2.1;
- height – 0.4 m.
The maximum permitted weight of transported cargo is 1.2 tons.
It is worth noting that the overall dimensions of the cargo platform and the vehicle itself vary depending on the modification. The GAZelle dump truck is one of the most popular types of transport in construction.
Thus, dump trucks based on Valdai have a larger capacity:
- the length of the car is – 7.1;
- width – 2.35;
- height – 2.245 m.
Body dimensions are:
- length – 3.6;
- width – 2.3;
- height – 0.4 m.
In this technique, it is possible to open the rear and side sides. The weight of transported cargo can reach 1.5 tons.
Gazelle 3302 Business
| GAZ 3302 Gazelle Business | |
| Overall dimensions, m | 5.53 x 2.1 x 2.26 |
| Maximum weight, t | 3,5 |
| Stall side | 3 |
| Stall angle | 50 (back), 45 (sideways) |
| Loading weight, t | 1,4 |
| Wheel formula | 4x2 |
| Engine | UMZ-421647 |
| Fuel | Gasoline-methane |
| Injection | Injector |
| Engine volume, cm3 | 2,89 |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Power, hp | 99,8 |
Taking into account the peculiarities of using such a vehicle, manufacturers have provided an option with an extended cab. Six passengers are practically a whole team that can move to the site of removing construction waste, repairing a road or harvesting crops. Farmers and utility workers have already appreciated this advantage.
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Gazelle Next dump truck
GAZ A21R22 is the name of this model. This domestic small dump truck differs from its predecessors not only in its updated appearance. Improved cabin comfort, power steering, airbags, independent front suspension. The lifting mechanism of the Italian hydraulic cylinder is mounted directly on the cardan. And when, during unloading, the body rises to the maximum permissible height, the limiting relay is activated and the car engine is turned off.
"GAZelle Next" (dump truck)
In 2013, at the exhibition of construction equipment and new technologies, a new model of the Next dump truck was presented. This unit is equipped with a three-way unloading function; it can be quickly converted depending on needs. The body tipping occurs due to a hydraulic device from the Italian company OMFB and a Di Natali-Bertelli telescopic cylinder with three retractable pistons.
The hydraulic lift is controlled from the car's cabin using the control panel. The cylinder is equipped with an automatic safety device that shuts down the power unit when the maximum body tilt angle is reached. This device significantly facilitates the driver’s work and also prevents the destruction of the structure and parts of the GAZelle dump truck. A photo of the car at the moment the body is fully raised indicates the fact that the angle of inclination is sufficient for trouble-free unloading of almost any bulk material.
Classification of dump trucks?
By type of unloading: forced or inclined.
Unloading of the contents is ensured by powerful hydraulic supports that lift one side of the body. In addition to inclined unloading, when, under the force of gravity, sand or other cargo is poured onto the ground, there is also a forced unloading method, when this occurs using a special pushing device - a screw, conveyor or ejector piston.
In the direction of unloading: rear, side, two-sided and universal (three-sided).
Dump trucks with 3-way and 2-way unloading have a great advantage over those that can only unload backwards. This opportunity consists of working together with a trailer, because... The carrying capacity of a road train is almost 2 times higher than the carrying capacity of a single dump truck.
By type of body and platform: simple bunker or platform, or sliding bunker or platform.
There is also a telescopic body. In it, the load is pushed down due to the shifting of the dump truck body links themselves.
Additional capabilities of the truck are provided by a crane-manipulator unit, which can be installed in the front part of the dump truck's onboard platform.
KMUs are used not only for moving solid loads, they also easily load bulk solids thanks to additional equipment. The load-handling devices of the manipulator can be easily and quickly replaced. The procedure takes only 5 minutes and will not take much of your time.
The versatility of the CMU has found its application in almost all sectors of modern industry.
Briefly about the process
The first thing you should pay attention to is the frame and wheels of the vehicle, because these parts of the dump truck require a greater margin of safety. To replace or equip the frame with additional elements, you must acquire a jack and a machine for welding metal.
Next, you need to dismantle the unsuitable platform, in its place a new body with a lift will be installed. Dump truck hydraulics can be purchased on the automobile market or from authorized dealers. It is also possible to install a hand-made element on the machine. It can be made from metal profile and wooden material. To do this, the body frame is welded according to the drawings, and the cavities of the frame are made from boards. Advice on how to make a GAZelle dump truck can be provided by motorists who have been using this vehicle for a long time and know its features and shortcomings identified while driving.
Advice from craftsmen
Craftsmen who carry out conversions recommend installing the element so that there is free space between it and the cabin for the installation of additional equipment. For example, a loader-manipulator. The body must be installed in such a way that it does not interfere with the rotation of the rear wheels. To do this, the frame is supplemented with a special subframe, which can be made from an I-beam or channel. If the modernization is carried out taking into account the characteristics of the material and detailed calculations of equipment and mechanisms, then a truck, originally made as a flatbed or van, will turn out no worse than its factory counterpart. To increase the tonnage of the dump truck, the springs should be strengthened with additional elements. But don't overdo it, as cracks in the frame will inevitably occur.
However, re-equipping a GAZelle is a rather painstaking and costly task. Without special technical knowledge and experience, this modernization process is not so easy to carry out. Therefore, if you have the opportunity to use the help of specialists, then it is better to do so.
If you use this text on installing the body on a GAZelle as information material, photos depicting in detail the technological process of conversion can be of great help to you.
Dimensions of the Gazelle Business tilt body
The basic Gazelle has the full name GAZ-3302 “Business”. This truck has been produced since 1996. Until 2010, all modernizations and changes concerned only the technical part, while the appearance of the car did not change at all.
In 2010, the first restyling of the model took place. It was then that it received the name Business.
GAZ-3302 "Business"
During restyling, changes affected only the appearance of the truck, while all the equipment was migrated from the previous pre-restyling model.
This model had the following body dimensions (all dimensions are given in millimeters):
- Cargo compartment length - 3056;
- Width along the sides (external) - 2098;
- Internal width - 1900;
- Body height with awning from the ground - 2570;
- Loading height - 1000;
- The height of the body itself with an awning is 1570;
- Side height - 380;
- The volume of the cargo compartment is 9 m³.
For clarity, below is a drawing of the on-board tented Gazelle:
From time immemorial, tarpaulins have been used as awnings on trucks. In the 20th century, this material was considered the most durable and durable. However, these times have irrevocably sunk into oblivion. Today, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is used as a material for awnings. This material is moisture and fire resistant, does not fade in the sun and does not lose its attractive appearance for a long time.
Today, awnings for Gazelles of all modifications are made from PVC. Of course, there are retrograde drivers who cover their cars with tarps, but there are fewer and fewer of them. However, canvas awnings for Gazelle are also produced, although they are not installed at the factory. They need to be purchased separately.
Summary of the review
The flatbed dump truck produced by the Gorky Automobile Plant based on GAZelle cars is rightfully considered an excellent and reliable assistant in various areas of human activity, which has been repeatedly proven in practice. After all, the use of heavy-duty vehicles is not always advisable and cost-effective, and in the urban cycle it is not always possible.
With the development of the auto industry in the future, there is a high probability of the release of even newer models, the technical indicators and capabilities of which will delight their fans.
So, we found out what this type of equipment is like a GAZelle dump truck. Motorists also have many questions about this tractor, but this is a topic for another article.
Gazelle van: body dimensions
In addition to the standard flatbed truck, GAZ also produced a minibus based on it, which became no less popular. The minibus was called GAZ-2705 and also had several modifications that differed in different sizes of the cargo compartment.
Minibus based on Gazelle
The standard minibus was called "Van". It had only one row of seats and a cargo compartment of the following dimensions (all dimensions are given in millimeters):
- Length - 2980;
- Width - 2975;
- Height - 1840;
- The volume of the cargo compartment is 9 m³.
The cargo-passenger version of the minibus had two rows of seats. It was a logical continuation of the Farmer model. That is, it was, in fact, a Gazelle Farmer, only in an all-metal design. This model is called “Combi”.
All dimensions of the vehicle were the same as the Van, only the length of the cargo compartment changed, which became smaller. Its length was 1970 mm, and its volume was only 6 m³.
Gazelle Combi
