T-130 is not only a bulldozer

Most of the heavy equipment that existed today was produced at the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant. The T-130 tractor was not an exception , on the basis of which many different construction machines were assembled, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders and many others.

The release of this technology at the ChTZ began in 1969. It became an intermediate version, being a prototype of the later produced T-170, as well as a "baby" T-100. All three models were produced in Chelyabinsk at different times, while the described was produced for 20 years, almost to the collapse of the Union.

Description

The tractor received its own digital code not by chance. The basis of the car is a diesel engine, which was called D-130, hence the name of the series went. Tractor T-130 on the basis of this engine was produced until 1981, when the D-160 came to replace the 130th. The next 10 years, the slightly updated tractor was equipped with a 160-m motor. Then, with the advent of 170 diesel, they are removed from production, and their place on the conveyor is a tractor T-170.

Thanks to their crawler trolleys, the device of which will be considered below, the tractor can work on construction sites, fields and other sites, including complete off-road. A wide selection of attachments allows using it for various purposes, although one attachment is used - a wide dozer blade. This is the only device that the tractor clings to itself. The remaining versions of attachments are fixed to a pendular device of pendulum type (possibly moving in the horizontal plane), located at the rear. Due to this dump in the reference literature it is often indicated that the T-130 is a bulldozer.

Modifications

In addition to the main tractor, Chelyabinsk produced several side versions of this car, but only one official model - B, featuring wider caterpillars and another, more powerful engine, became official. Liter in the title denoted the field of application.

Such a machine was used in the development of peatlands or wetlands. In addition to wide caterpillars, such a tractor had a slightly rearward layout, so that the front nozzle could be higher than the conventional bucket of the conventional T-130.

Crawler trolleys and assembly

The engine, together with the control cab, is mounted on the tractor spars. On the balancing device under the spar, the trolley carriages connected to the sides of the tractor are connected. The trolley includes a drive and tension wheels, in the lower part support and supporting rollers. The wheel that regulates the sagging of the track is controlled by a hydraulic mechanism, and a shut-off valve can also be used to loosen it . The caterpillars themselves are assembled from stamped links connected by fingers and bushings. For movement on ice, in deep snow or loose soils, they could be equipped with special shoes or spurs.

Cabin T-130 double (in the early versions of 3 seats), insulated, on double racks closed type. On the ceiling there is a plafond for lighting, on the front window there is a windscreen wiper, both of which are powered by an electrical circuit with a voltage of 12 V. There is an electric fan. At the request of the customer and for work in the northern regions, it is possible to install a heater connected to the diesel radiator. The customer could also get air conditioning.

Repairs

Given that the production of this model was terminated more than 20 years ago, the issue of repair will interest any owner of this equipment. Due to the great unification on the bulldozer, it was possible to install non-native parts. However, spare parts for the T-130 can still be found on the market, with both individual parts and complete sets assembled. For example, a crawler trolley or an entire cabin.

Technical specifications

As already mentioned, two variants of the engine were installed on this model. First D-130, from which the name went, then, after 1981, the D-160. Both versions were 4-stroke turbocharged. The difference in figures is the power indicators. In the first versions of 130 hp, in the subsequent - 160. In addition to the main diesel engine, the tractor had a gasoline engine and, like a normal car, an electrical network. The carburetor engine was a starter. At first it was started, and from it the main diesel engine was launched. Movement on gasoline is not provided.

Now we turn to other parameters of the T-130 bulldozer. The characteristics of the machine can be reduced to two words - simplicity and reliability. This can also include unpretentiousness. It is thanks to these three qualities that the bulldozer was used at all construction sites in the Soviet Union.

• Brakes - belt.
• The ground clearance is 388 mm.
• Track (it should be noted that on a technique of this type this term characterizes the distance between the centers of the caterpillars) - 1888 mm.
• 4 MKPP (with 8 forward steps, 4 backwards).
• Weight of the construction - 14320 kg.
• The length is 5190 mm.
• The width is 2495 mm.
• The height (on the roof of the cabin) is 3085 mm.

The maximum speed of the T-130, despite 8 transmissions, is only 12 km / h. Therefore, when transporting to long distances, a railway is used (an obligatory condition is the dismantling of a bulldozer bucket and other attachments) or a low-platform trailer. In the latter case, the tractor must be accompanied by traffic police.

Conclusion

Although more than 40 years have passed since the first release, in many places of Russia the T-130 is still used. A bulldozer, a grader, a timber carrier and a baking powder - it is possible to list the possibilities of using this tractor for a very long time. Do not also forget that the price for it is several times cheaper than a Western machine with the same set of functions. And ChTZ (manufacturer of the tractor) has a repair plant for servicing heavy tractors of its production.