Dump trucks Mercedes Benz Actros 4141

Dump trucks from the Mercedes automobile brand are constantly in demand. Special equipment from a German manufacturer is distinguished by increased performance and excellent quality of parts. In this regard, Mercedes Benz is working to expand its range of trucks. Today, dump trucks are presented in three model lines on the Mercedes-Benz special equipment market.

These model lines, first of all, differ in the carrying capacity of the vehicles: light-duty vehicles, medium-duty vehicles and large-tonnage vehicles. For example, the new Mercedes dump trucks , which are classified as light-duty, are Vario models. The Atego model belongs to special equipment with medium-tonnage lifting capacity. And representatives of large-tonnage dump trucks - Mercedes Actros and Axor models.

Since the sale of Mercedes dump trucks is actively developing, the demand for this equipment is not falling, let us consider in detail the characteristics of each model of dump trucks of the specified brand. Each Mercedes truck model has its own unique differences and features that will help you choose a car that is suitable for your activity.

Lightweight Mercedes Benz Vario

Vario dump trucks are equipped exclusively with supercharged engines that comply with modern Euro 4 standards. Such engines have direct fuel supply as well as intercooling mechanisms. These dump trucks are equipped with a 6-speed gearbox.

Vario cars are distinguished by increased cross-country ability thanks to the 4x4 or 4x2 drive, depending on the configuration. At the same time, the vehicles are equipped with disc braking systems (hydraulic or pneumatic), which are characterized by increased reliability and ensure safe operation of dump trucks.

The lineup

Depending on the load capacity, Mercedes-Benz trucks can be divided into 3 classes:

Atego is a universal small-tonnage model. It is used both on city streets for the delivery of goods and during construction work;

The Axor is a medium-duty vehicle that has proven itself to be reliable in harsh operating conditions. It withstands heat, frost, and difficult road conditions, which is why it is widely in demand in medium-haul transportation and large-scale construction;

Actros is a truck on the basis of which heavy-duty truck tractors are manufactured, designed for the heaviest transportation. Capable of traveling 120,000 km before the next maintenance, it is the flagship model of Mercedes-Benz.

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Atego and Axor dump trucks

Now let's look at the new Mercedes Atego medium-tonnage dump trucks. The Atego model is presented in 3 different versions: a 6*6 dump truck with a lifting body, an all-wheel drive dump truck, a truck with unloading on 3 sides. Atego dump trucks are equipped with powerful engines running on diesel fuel (max torque value 1120 N•m).

Axor model dump trucks can have 8x4 or 6x4 drives. Engines are usually 6 and 7 liter, although sometimes 12 liter engines are installed with a power of at least 428 liters/second. The weight of such a dump truck (basic configuration) is 18-32 tons. Gearboxes on the Axor can be 6, 9 or 16 speed.

Along the highway and in a rut on a slope

Last year’s meticulous test of the Mercedes-Benz Arocs family, which took place in Germany in November at the Saurer training ground and nearby public roads, showed that with the right selection of off-road tools, the truck is capable of realizing the operator’s deepest dreams. At the same time, it was noted that on the asphalt it does not become a slow-moving burden for other road users, forcing itself to constantly overtake.

For towing, there are three well-veiled eyes at the front so as not to spoil the elegant exterior

The Russian version confirms earlier conclusions. Despite the gigantic tires of our dump truck measuring 325/95 R24 with a completely non-road pattern, it behaved quite tolerably at speeds of up to 80 km/h, and the acceleration dynamics were simply excellent. On the dirt road and in the ruts, the empty dump truck with spring suspensions could not help but shake all around, especially since the cab suspension here did not use pneumatics. Colleagues who got a similar dump truck for testing, but with a 20 cc body and an 8x4 wheel arrangement, left the asphalt and felt more comfortable than I did in the shorter 6x4.

But minor quibbles were immediately forgotten when the organizers suggested testing a fundamentally new motor retarder with a power of 410 kW, and at the same time storming a short but sharp slope, by eye about 30 degrees, or, if you like, about 60%.

We arrive and prepare. I start off in front of the hill from VII, locking the gear in manual mode. Having roared with a powerful engine and seeing only the sky in the windshield, a few seconds later we were at the top, in the process making a lion's leap over a decently deep ditch. We are getting ready to go down. Before descending, I move the engine retarder to the maximum position, push the car, slightly working the accelerator pedal, towards the abyss and remove my foot from all pedals, but the deceleration is under control, and in the windshield at first there are only hummocks with withered grass, but the picture gradually levels out, the dump truck gradually acquires again horizontal position. Having raised a cloud of dust from the dry period at the end of August, we return to the start.

Actros is the most popular Mercedes dump truck

The record holder for load capacity in the Mercedes Benz model range is the Actros dump truck. These trucks are characterized by the highest performance and versatility. The weight of these dump trucks ranges from 18-41 tons. Actros trucks are equipped with the latest engines (Euro 5 standard). These engines were developed by Mercedes using Blue Tec technology. The engines on these cars can be either six-liter or eight-liter.

Among large-tonnage vehicles, Mercedes Actros 4141 dump trucks are the most popular and in demand. Such vehicles are often used to transport various materials and equipment. The model in question is equipped with a motor with a power of 408 hp. Wheelbase - 8x4/4. The weight of the Aktros 41 dump truck is 48 tons.

Actros 3341 dump trucks are also in great demand. These vehicles are among the most maneuverable among various types of dump trucks. Aktros 3341 have a modern appearance and ergonomic design. Another advantage of these dump trucks is their high cross-country ability. The carrying capacity of this model is quite high and amounts to a maximum of 24 tons, while the body volume is 16 cubic meters. Weight of Mercedes Actros 3341 (fully equipped) - 40 tons.

A variety of cargo dump trucks differ not only in load capacity, equipment, but also in price. At the same time, new Mercedes dump trucks have a cost that ranges from 5 million to 7 million rubles. I would like to note that a Mercedes dump truck, which has already reached its practical end (operational mileage), has a price much lower than a new one. The cost of such a truck will be no more than 2 million rubles.

Back to fifth grade

To ensure the fifth environmental class, German designers reworked the software, eliminated the particulate filter, modified the design of the injector nozzles, and changed the composition of the alloy from which the valves are made. As experts explained, it’s not just a matter of emissions standards: all these changes should increase the engine’s tolerance to fuel with a high sulfur content and more. Simply put, work was done to adapt the engine to run on not the best fuel. But at the same time, they warned that this does not at all allow the use of substandard or counterfeit diesel fuel.

Additional characteristics of the Mercedes Actros 3336 chassis:

Tire brand and size 1 axle – Aeolus/Bridgestone 385/65 R22.5 tire remainder 10% Tire brand and size 2 axle – Aeolus/Chking 315/65 R22.5 tire remainder 20% Tire brand and size 3 axle – Aeolus/Uratough 315/65 R22.5 tires remaining 20% Spare wheel Aeolus 315/65 R22.5 tires remaining 50%

How not to break Arocs

I’m desperately skidding on a steep slope in a three-axle Arocs dump truck: the body is full of gravel, the “robot” gearbox is in reverse gear, and there are stones and smoke coming from under the drive wheels. I’ll jump down a little and start skidding again, climbing backwards to the top. Down again - and up again over and over again. “Your instructor had those kind of eyes when he got out of the cab,” a Mercedes friend I knew later laughed. “And I tell him: calm down, there’s a Russian driving!”

What kind of bullying? In a normal car I would have burned out the clutch long ago! But here is TRK, Turbo-Retarder-Kupplung - “turbo-retarder-clutch”, brand Voith, a kind of advanced torque converter that allows you to both start and brake with its help. Mercedes even built a mini-attraction for a visual demonstration: you rotate the handle, accelerating the liquid inside the turboretarder, and the model of the dump truck either climbs up, freezes at any point on the rise, or rolls down. The main thing is to select the desired speed of rotation of the handle, which simulates the force of pressing the accelerator pedal.

Of course, there are no barriers to the skill of Russian drivers: I still made a car with TRK display alarming messages on the display. First, I climbed up a steep hill in a four-axle dump truck, so much so that the front two wheels were hanging in the air, and on the left another Arocs was coming across. I hung there a little, letting it pass, and the electronics were already hysterical: “turbo retarder overheating.” And when I went down, playing either with the turbo retarder or with the brake pedal, the display started flashing red alarmingly.

Oh, I don’t know how these hydraulics would behave somewhere in Novy Urengoy, and in 30-degree frost! Moreover, the system is very expensive: although we were told the amount of ten thousand euros, two years ago at a similar presentation the price was announced at 20,600 euros.

Another curious thing costs another 18,500 euros - HAD, Hydraulic Auxiliary Drive (“hydraulic auxiliary drive”). These are hydraulic motors built into the wheels of the front axle, usually of a 4x2 construction tractor. In normal condition, the hydraulic motors spin idle, but if necessary, they can be connected from the cab, and the machine turns into “almost 4x4”. Shall we check?

I get behind the wheel of a dump truck loaded with gravel, with an Actros HAD tractor. I drive up to a rut made in the sand. It doesn’t look scary - maybe you can overcome it without hydraulic motors? I carefully drive into the sand, the Arocs crawls, crawls... No, it stalled. Come on, let's turn on the differential lock! No, that didn't help either. All that remains is to connect the HAD: the hydraulic motors begin to rotate the front wheels with a howl - and the road train easily overcomes the obstacle.

By the way, it is not recommended to turn on HAD without locking the differential - otherwise the rear wheels will slip too quickly, stones will get into the profile and damage the tires.

“Usually at construction sites, such off-road conditions take up only a small part of the route,” comment the Mercedes team. “There is no point in using “normal” all-wheel drive tractors here, but the hydraulic bridge is lighter and does not affect fuel consumption so much.” On the other hand, the surcharge for traditional all-wheel drive is significantly less.

Be that as it may, many truck manufacturers use a similar design: MAN, Renault, I recently drove a similar one from IVECO. It is noteworthy that most of these machines are equipped with hydraulic motors from the French company Poclain Hydraulics. They are even installed on the experimental KAMAZ, shown at the autumn Comtrans exhibition!

Mercedes painted over the brand nameplates of Poclain Hydraulics hydraulic motors with black paint

And on Aroks there is still the same Poclain, only Mercedes painted over the brand nameplates with black paint, not wanting to advertise their supplier. I tried to scratch the paint with a key to read the inscription on the sign, and the Mercedes guys laughed: “Well, you still caused damage to our car!”