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Tatra Trucks company won the prestigious Red Dot award for the design of the latest generation of Tatra Force model line
A few days ago, Tatra Trucks company achieved another great success. For the first time in its history, it won the Red Dot award in the Product Design category, even twice. Tatra Force vehicles of the latest third generation were decorated with this award, which is one of the most prestigious internationally in the field of design, while a version with a four-door cab was presented, as well as a version of the development line known as e-Drive with an electric traction motor and hydrogen fuel cells.
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Special TATRA trucks – Part 6: Special Fire Truck 6x6 for Australia
28 August, 2015
In June this year, another special firefighting TATRA FORCE vehicle (type 732R33 6x6.1) was shipped to Australia, which was created jointly by TATRA TRUCKS and THT Policka. This special is primarily intended for interventions during extensive forest fires.
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The vehicle also complements a lighter 4x4 option, introduced in the last but one episode of our irregular series. Logically, the 6x6 variant offers a greater capacity of extinguishers.
The vehicle is powered by a standard air-cooled TATRA T3D-928.31 Euro5 engine with the power output of 325 kW/2,100 Nm, in combination with the six-speed Allison automatic transmission and two-speed TATRA auxiliary transmission. The rear steering axle with electro-hydraulic steering system from VSE gives the vehicle very good maneuverability. The axles are made with hub reduction gears, and to provide maximum go-anywhere ability the tire inflation is controlled directly from the cab. The front axle is suspended (standard for the TATRA FORCE range) by air bellows, the combined light suspension is used for the first rear axle and the third (steerable) axle again uses only air bellows as the front axle. The first and last axles are fitted with stabilizers. All axles feature 14.00 R20 tires, with single tires in the rear. Thanks to the air suspension the vehicle height can also be controlled from the driver's cab.
The cab version is commonly used in vehicles for the mining sector, i.e. in a unique design with integrated protection complying with stringent ROPS/FOPS regulations (Rollover Protective Structure and Falling Object Protective Structure) without using additional frames. Indeed, it has the RH sided steering design and is equipped with a trio of seats with three-point seatbelts.
In this custom version, TATRA FORCE features wheelbase of 4,090 + 1,500 mm and an overall length of nearly 10 m, including the front gun carriage, mounted on the bumper. The vehicle width falls within the applicable Australian legislation and is 2,500 mm and the height in the standard suspension position is 2,760 mm. The vehicle turning diameter is only 17 meters, i.e. almost identical the 4x4 version.
The new special fire truck will be in the upcoming days - along with its smaller sibling in the 4x4 version - presented at the fire conference in Adelaide. After the conference, the vehicle will be tested two months by fire brigades around the east coast of Australia.