The Tekhkomplekt special equipment plant, which has production facilities in the Kyiv and Poltava regions, has begun production of grain trucks with a large load under the AGRiLine marking, the company reports on its website.
“The first model of a grain carrier, called MEGA Koshmanivets, was released in partnership with our dealer, Eridon Tech, and the entire line of grain carriers will be produced under the AGRiLine label and will be mounted on truck chassis, semi-trailers and trailers,” the message says.
The body of the grain truck MEGA Koshmanivets has unloading back and on the right side, the volume of loading with agricultural crops is designed for 35 cubic meters. m.
A Chinese truck with a gross weight of 33.5 tons and a permissible load capacity of 24.5 tons is used as the base chassis, but, as noted in the message, a grain carrier with such a body volume and based on any other chassis with a gross weight of 32 tons or more is recommended to load up to 20 tons.
Among the advantages of the grain truck body, Tekhkomplekt notes the use of Strenx 700 high-strength steel for the manufacture of load-bearing elements of the platform and sides, Hyva hydraulics, imported factory fittings for tipping the body, and other structural advantages.
The production of AGRiLine grain carriers has passed the necessary tests and is certified by Ukrainian notification authorities.
The plant is currently forming a portfolio of orders for 2023.
Plant “Tekhkomplekt” is an enterprise with a full cycle of production of special equipment and superstructures on the chassis of cars of various brands. The resources of the enterprise allow to repair and re-equip up to 100 trucks and commercial vehicles monthly. For 24 years of operation, the plant has shipped more than 35 thousand units to customers. special equipment.
Earlier it was reported that in connection with the abandonment of the Belarusian (MAZ) and Russian (GAZ) manufacturers, which were previously actively used as new base chassis, Tekhkomplekt is expanding their model range, including through Asian manufacturers.
Ukrzaliznytsia plans in 2022 at its own enterprise – Paniutyne Wagon Repair Plant – to build 50 new grain carriages, head of the Ukrzaliznytsia board Oleksandr Kamyshin has said.
“Next year we plan to replenish the fleet of grain carriers, which are in a consistently high demand in the freight market. We are already placing an order at our Paniutyne car repair plant for the manufacture of 50 new-type grain carriages, which are entirely in-house development of the enterprise. We are launching the serial production of these cars,” he said.
He also added that the first best-performing grain carriage was manufactured and put into series production in 2019.
The total fleet of grain carriages of Ukrzaliznytsia is 11,400 units, and the company plans to renew it in the coming years.
To this end, the company has developed a concept for the renewal of the freight car fleet until 2028, according to which, in the next 7 years, in particular, it is planned to build and update almost 15,000 grain carriers, including 3,600 at the enterprises of Ukrzaliznytsia.
A car for bulk transportation of grain and other bulk food cargoes, model 19-6938, was developed by Paniutyne carriage repair plant, a branch of Ukrzaliznytsia. The prototype was made in 2019. Its volume has been increased to 120 cubic meters, while the maximum volume of old grain carriers is 94 cubic meters. The design speed of the car is up to 120 km/h. The car is certified and intended for operation on the railways of Ukraine and the member states of the Rail Transport Council.
