SAMIL 50
Appearance
SAMIL 50 6-ton 4x4 Truck | |
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![]() SAMIL 50 truck | |
Type | 6-ton 4x4 truck |
Place of origin | South Africa |
Production history | |
Designer | Armscor based on Magirus Deutz 192D12AL |
Produced | In production up to 1998 |
Variants | Cargo (as in photo)[1] Recovery[1] Telecommunications workshop[1] Battery charging workshop[1] Mobile welding workshop[1] Water tanker[1] Fuel tanker[1] Pantry vehicle[2] Armoured ambulance[2] |
Specifications (SAMIL 50 Cargo[1]) | |
Mass | 6,340 kg (13,980 lb) (empty) |
Length | 7.78 m (25.5 ft) |
Width | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
Height | 3.1 m (10 ft) |
Crew | 2 |
Passengers | 40 |
Engine | Atlantis Diesel Engines ADE 409N 9.5-litre V6 cylinder air cooled diesel[3] 161 hp (120 kW) |
Transmission | 6 speed x 2 range |
Suspension | Telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers on leaf springs |
Operational range | 1,000 km (620 mi) |
Maximum speed | 88 km/h (55 mph) |
The SAMIL 50 is a 4x4 6-ton (load) truck.
Description
[edit]Dimensions
[edit]Data are based on SAMIL 50 cargo version:[4]
- Length: 7,820 mm (308 in)
- Width: 2,450 mm (96 in)
- Height: 3,020 mm (119 in)
- Wheelbase: 4,900 mm (190 in)
- Ground Clearance: 355 mm (14.0 in)
- Track (Front): 1,985 mm (78.1 in)
- Track (Rear): 2,030 mm (80 in)
- Angle of approach: 36°
- Angle of departure: 33°
- Fuel tank capacity: 2x 200 L (44 imp gal; 53 US gal)
Weights
[edit]- Gross vehicle mass: 12,400 kg (27,300 lb)
- Front axle rating: 5,500 kg (12,100 lb)
- Rear axle rating: 9,500 kg (20,900 lb)
- Payload: 6,000 kg (13,000 lb)
Specifications
[edit]- Drive: 4×4
- Engine: Mk I: Deutz F6L 413F
- Configuration: 6 Cylinders V6
- Engine capacity: 9572 cc
- Cooling: Air-cooled
- Power: 141 kW (188 hp) @ 2500 rpm
- Torque: 632 Nm @ 1600 rpm
- Engine: Mk II: ADE409
- Configuration: 6 Cylinders V6
- Engine capacity:
- Cooling: Water-cooled
- Power:
- Torque:
- Clutch
- Type: Single dry plate
- Size: 350 mm (14 in)
- Gearbox
- Make/Model: ZF S6-65
- Forward gears: 6 Speed Synchromesh
- Transfer case
- Make/Model: ZF Z65
- Type: 2 Speed, Permanent 4×4
- Differential Lock: Pneumatically operated
- Axles
- Front: Banjo housing
- Differential Lock: Pneumatically operated
- Rear: Banjo housing
- Differential Lock: Pneumatically operated
- Wheels:
- Single wheel all-round
- Tyre size: 14.0 x 20” – 12 Ply
- Steering type: Rhd – Power Assisted
- Brakes
- Service Brakes: Dual Circuit – Full air
- Park Brake: Pneumatically operated spring
- Suspension
- Springs: Semi elliptical leaf springs
- Shock absorbers: Double acting telescopic hydraulic (Ft & Rr)
- Torsion Bar: Fitted to rear axle
- Electrical
- Voltage: 24V
- Batteries: 2 x 12V 120 A/h
- Cab
- Type: Forward Control with Canvas Roof
- Seating: Driver + 1 Assistant
- Access to Engine: Cab tilts forward
- Steering: Left-hand Drive
- Standard hard cab
Variants
[edit]- Cargo/Personnel Carrier – it has a canvas cover over a steel framework around the cargo area; seats for up to 40 passengers may be installed along the sides or down the center, back to back.
- Communications vehicle
- Battery-charging vehicle
- Bridge transporter
- Field kitchen vehicle
- Field office
- Flatbed container transporter with ISO locks
- Fuel tanker
- Mobile shower unit vehicle
- Mobile welding shop vehicle
- Radio bin
- Refrigerator pantry Unit
- Refuse collection vehicle
- Technical bin
- Water tanker
- Recovery vehicle
- Kwevoel – Armoured Mine Resistant cargo vehicle
Variants of the SAMIL 50 vehicle
Citations and References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Jane's (1985), p. 420.
- ^ a b Jane's (1985), p. 421.
- ^ "SAMIL 50 General Utility Truck". Military-Today.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ^ "SAMIL 50 4x4". SAMIL All wheel drive trucks.
Bibliography
[edit]Jane's (1985). Jane's Military Vehicles and Ground Support Equipment. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd. ISBN 0-7106-0811-X.