GAZelle semi-trailer: types of semi-trailers for GAZelle, load capacity and technical characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, reviews

Scope of use of a GAZelle with a semi-trailer

The vehicle is designed to transport goods within the city and beyond. The vehicle is reliable, comfortable and has a working resource reserve. Goods transported on GAZelles may belong to the following groups:

building materials;
Food;
industrial goods.

The advantages of driving this car are the ability to drive it with a category B driver’s license and the absence of the need to obtain permission from the traffic police to re-equip the body. The machine can transport wood, furniture, PVC pipes and building materials.

Prices and car analogues

There are no new GAZelle truck tractors for sale; on the secondary market the cost is about 850 thousand rubles. Vehicles based on Valdai are assembled by the plant to order, the cost starts from 2.7 million rubles. Used copies are offered at prices starting from 530 thousand rubles.

The car's analogues are trucks assembled by manufacturers from Europe. These include the Iveco Dayli 70C15, designed to work with a 2-axle semi-trailer with a load capacity of 8000 kg. The disadvantage of imported cars is the price, which is several times higher than the cost of GAZ products.

Types of semi-trailers for tractors based on GAZelle

Cars of this brand are used with the following categories of trucks:

Tent platform.
Refrigerator.
Semi-trailer SAZ-9459.

Side (tilt) platform

This option is a common type of semi-trailer. The sides, made of aluminum, can be folded down on all sides. The platform is equipped with a metal-wood frame, which allows you to pull the awning over the car body.

Isothermal and refrigerated

A gazelle semi-trailer with these types of body is used for transporting goods whose storage and movement requires low temperatures (medicines or groceries). These vans are made from sandwich panels. Load capacity – 1.5 tons. Length – 4.5 meters.

Semi-trailer SAZ-9459

It is a platform with folding sides. The kit includes arches and an awning. Permissible load is 4 tons, road train weight is 5300 kg, body length is up to 12 meters.

Semi-trailer SAZ-9459

Where can I buy

Since the “Next” model and similar units are no longer produced, you can buy them on the secondary market, for example, through Avito. If we talk about cars that have practically never been driven, their price can be about 1 million rubles including a semi-trailer.

For more complex modifications you will have to pay more money. So, an isothermal van will cost 1.5 million rubles, and a refrigerator will cost 2.5 million. If we take an older model, for example, GAZ-2409, released in 2005, then it will cost 0.5 million rubles.

Thus, the plant created a very successful model of a light-duty truck. He made it versatile, reliable and durable. This is a worthy replacement for the domestic industry to all kinds of foreign models.

Series "Next"

It has been in mass production since mid-2013. It has increased stability and smoothness, achieved by installing a power steering steering wheel. It has an improved cabin, improved brakes and an attractive appearance. The engine installed in the Next car model complies with Euro-4 standards.

GAZelle refrigerator "Next"

Trailer for Gazelle: which one to choose, design options

Good day to all! Today we are talking about a trailer for the Gazelle. This is a popular domestic car that has many modifications and corresponding purposes.

I can’t name specific trailers that will definitely suit you. This machine is too diverse to look for a universal solution for all occasions.

Therefore, I will try to consider in more detail the issue of choosing a tow hitch. A gazelle with a trailer significantly expands the vehicle’s cargo transportation capabilities. But here it is important to understand exactly what kind of trailer you need, for what purposes and what maximum cargo weight it is designed for.

Essentially, you have two options. Buy a trailer separately, which you will hook with your own hands to the towbar installed on the Gazelle. Or you can initially purchase a Gazelle Eurovan or another type, where the trailer is a structural part of the vehicle. Here we are already talking about cargo versions of this car.

Separate trailer

Now among new and used commercial vehicles, Gazelles dominate. This is understandable, since the machines are inexpensive and can easily handle the transportation of goods weighing at least 750 kg or more. The maximum weight is 2-3 tons. That is, buying yourself somewhere in Salsk, Moscow, St. Petersburg, and in Russia or Ukraine in general, a suitable version of a truck will not be difficult.

If you are going to buy a used version somewhere on Avito, be more careful with advertisements like “I’m selling a Gazelle truck in perfect condition.” This cannot happen because the car is used. The new Gazelle Next or Laborer (semi-trailer) are expensive, but the price is largely justified due to the warranty and service.

The following are usually used as a trailer on Gazelles:

Considering consumer reviews, it becomes clear that single-axle trailers are not particularly relevant for commercial vehicles such as the Gazelle.

Therefore, basically they are:

As a separate trailer with the ability to transport up to 750 kg, or a more impressive 3t vehicle, you can choose from a wide range of models. Here you need to look not only at their production, but also at the actual technical characteristics.

When choosing a separate trailer, you should pay attention to:

number of axles;
platform length;
load capacity;
open or closed design;
optional equipment;
purpose of the trailer.

If you initially have a cargo Gazelle, but you want to slightly increase its cargo transportation capabilities, then choose a separate trailer with a useful volume of about 6 cubic meters or 8 m3. Its carrying capacity is 1.5 tons.

Armored vehicles on the Ural-4320 chassis

Throughout the 2000s, four armored army modifications of the vehicle were built on the basis of the Ural-4320 and demonstrated to the general public. This is "Ural-4320-09-31"; "Ural-4320-0010-31" (or "Ural-E4320D-31"); "Ural-4320VV". And also the armored vehicle “Casspir MK6”, which is manufactured on the Ural-4320 chassis by the Indian company at its plant in the city of Prithla, Haryana state. All these vehicles have solid ballistic and mine protection.

The cabins, including their rear walls, roofs and floors, are made of solid armored steel sheets, equipped with armored glass with embrasures for firing; strong safe-type doors with locks with internal locking. There is a hatch in the roof that can be used as a machine gun nest. The fuel tank and battery box are also armored.

Armored vehicle "Ural-4320VV".

It is planned to use a wide range of special equipment in these armored vehicles: night vision devices, radiation and chemical reconnaissance, army radio stations of various types, filter and ventilation units, etc. It is also possible to install an armored module in the body to accommodate personnel (about 15-20 soldiers). The layout of armored cars based on the Ural-4320 is free, which allows placing a variety of types of special modules on the cargo platform.

Important Wheeled all-terrain vehicle Barkhan with a powerful four-stroke engine

Refrigerator

A refrigerated semi-trailer is essential for transporting various products at low temperatures:

The van semi-trailer can carry 1.52 tons of payload, internal dimensions are 1.82 x 3.2 meters. The useful volume of the cargo compartment varies from 9 to 10 cubic meters. The length of the semi-trailer can reach 4.52 meters.

Isothermal van

Loads transported in an insulated van:

There are two options for vans: framed and frameless. Moreover, the first one has an outer skin made of metal and plastic, which effectively prevents corrosion. The inside of the van is lined with sheet metal. The gaps are filled with PVC boards.

Refrigeration equipment is installed that can maintain temperatures down to minus 20 degrees (plus minus 5) Celsius. The length of the road train is: 3.6 meters, 5.1 or 6.2. The height and width are two meters.

Load capacity in kilograms: 4510, 4455 or 4442.

Useful volume in cubic meters:

GAZ-3309 vehicles are equipped with Cummins engines, which are produced in Yaroslavl and Minsk. Moreover, the power of the power plants also varies in terms of horsepower: 152.9, 125.8 or 134.6.

The machine is distinguished by its simplicity of design and reliability.

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Currently, fifth-wheel couplings with backlash-free fixation are used. This eliminates shock loads during movement and increases the service life of the semi-trailer train as a whole. The most commonly used king pins are two inches (50.8 mm) in diameter. For long-haul transportation, saddles with one degree of freedom—longitudinal—are preferred. This increases the coupling's stability in corners. In accordance with existing transport practice, the presence of a transverse degree of freedom is determined by the customer based on actual operating conditions.

American tractors are characterized by the ability to move the fifth wheel along the frame to change the distribution of the weight of the semi-trailer along the axes of the tractor.

The most popular ten-ton trucks

Among Russian vehicles in this category, I would like to highlight the KAMAZ 45143 dump truck. With a total weight of 19,355 kg, this vehicle is capable of transporting up to 10 tons of soil, sand, crushed stone or other bulk cargo. It should be noted that dump trucks are the largest group of vehicles of this brand (about 40 models and modifications, including both classic ones and those with folding sides), and the most popular. In off-road conditions, KAMAZ 43118 011-10 or 13, with a 6 x 6 wheel arrangement and an all-terrain tread, has proven itself well. There is also a 10-ton KAMAZ 4355 from the Mustang series, with a hooded cab. From equipment from other manufacturers, you can order the flatbed Ural 532301 0011 or the 8-ton ZIL 433180 MMZ.

Imported vehicles in the cargo transportation segment up to 10 tons are represented by a large number of brands and models. Popular ones include MAZ 5340 (board), Iveco 190EL28 (van), MAN 19 (van), MAN TGM 15.280 (awning), Hyundai HD 170 (van), TATA LPT 1618 (isothermal van) and others.

Trucks capable of “lifting on board” up to 10 tons of cargo are often used not only for intracity, but also for intercity transportation. In addition to the traditional work of delivering construction materials, industrial goods and agricultural products, they can be used to transport heavy equipment, special equipment, and large structures.