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Manufacturer
  
KrAZ

Class
  
Truck

Production
  
1967–1994

Body style
  
Truck

KrAZ-255

Also called
  
Sungri 256 (North Korea)

Engine
  
14.9L YaMZ-238 V8 diesel

The KrAZ-255 is an off-road truck 6x6 for extreme operations. The 255 was manufactured at the KrAZ plant.

Contents

Technical characteristics

  • Engine: 14.86 L diesel 8 cyl.
  • Power: 240 PS /2100 rpm
  • Torque: 883 Nm /1500 rpm
  • Top speed: 71 km/h (44 mph)

    • Variants

  • KrAZ-255B (КрАЗ-255Б) - 7½-ton cargo truck Mass production started since 8 August 1967
  • KrAZ-255B1 (КрАЗ-255Б1) - cargo truck, mass production started since 1979
  • KrAZ-255V (КрАЗ-255В) - tractor unit
  • KrAZ-255L (КрАЗ-255Л) - 23-ton log truck
  • KrAZ-255L1 (КрАЗ-255Л1) - log truck, mass production started since 1980
  • KrAZ-256 (КрАЗ-256) - 12-ton dump truck
  • ATZ-8,5 (АТЗ-8,5) - fuel tanker on KrAZ-255 chassis
  • EOV-4421 (ЭОВ-4421) - military excavator on KrAZ-255 chassis

    • Current operators

  •  Bulgaria
  •  Lebanon
  •  North Korea
  •  Poland
  •  Serbia
  •  Ukraine - Ukrainian Armed Forces

    • Former operators

  •  East Germany
  •  Estonia
  •  Finland: Finnish Army
  •  Soviet Union

    • References

    KrAZ-255 Wikipedia
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