MTZ 82 (diecast 1:43, Unknown)

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This is MTZ 82 Belarus. The model is from The Soviet Union in scale 1:43. MTZ-80 "Belarus" (MTZ-82 "Belarus") is a brand of universal tractors manufactured by the Minsk Tractor Plant from 1974 to the present. To the creation and mass production of the MTZ-80 (82) family of tractors, the Minsk Tractor Plant. VI Lenin succeeded in starting after the publication in 1966 of the USSR Council of Ministers Decree No. 606, which stated "the need to produce universal-tractors with a capacity of at least 75-80 liters. from. and traction class not less than 1.4 ". To accelerate the creation and reduction of the costs for the refurbishment of the main plant and related enterprises, it was decided to thoroughly upgrade the MTZ-50 (52) family of tractors. A large number of changes were made to the design of the new machine. The main ones were a new casing, a cabin, and an engine of increased power of the D-240 Minsk Motor Plant. Already in 1972 the tests of the new tractor were successfully completed. The increased speed, up to 33.2 km / h, made it possible to use the tractor more efficiently in transport operations. The tractor was put on the conveyor in 1974, and in 1975, in Chisinau, a caterpillar version of the T-70 tractor appeared on the conveyor. In November 2012, the tractor participated in the protest march of the Baltic farmers in Brussels. The Minsk Tractor Works are successfully sold all over the world, tractors designed on the basis of MTZ-80, adapted to work in different climatic zones and designed for various tasks in rural and communal services, construction and transport cluster.
Belarus is a series of four-wheeled tractors produced since 1950 at Minsk Tractor Works, MTZ (Мінскі трактарны завод; Ми́нский тра́кторный заво́д, МТЗ) in Minsk, Belarus. These tractors are very well known throughout the Commonwealth of Independent States and are exported to more than 100 countries worldwide, including the United States and Canada. It is also used in punjabi movie Bailaras. At the end of World War II, agricultural infrastructure in the Soviet Union (USSR) was in a poor state, production of agricultural machinery having been non existent during the later years of the War. Those tractors and machinery still working on the Large Collective Farms were tired from heavy use and also dated, most having been produced in the early 1930s or earlier. At best these tractors were unreliable and were poorly maintained. The Communist state ordered new tractors to be made at several locations within the USSR, the main assembly plant for MTZ being in Minsk, Belarus, with smaller tractors being produced in other locations, while other factories produced high-horsepower articulated and tracked tractors. All these tractors were exported under the name "Belarus" but were of a different design to each other. Within the Eastern bloc the tractors had no paint scheme, they were simply painted the same colour all over, red, green and blue being the most common. In the late 1980s Belarus tractors gained a paint livery of cream/white, cream wheels, with a red chassis, this remained until the late 1990s when it changed to red with a black chassis and cream wheels (later silver). A green alternative to the red was available for some markets during the 2000s (decade). While blue with a black chassis is currently the livery for the more basic 2wd cabless models. Up to the 1950s MTZ had not produced wheeled tractors, tracked crawler tractors being more common. These early tractors were essentially re-claimed tanks, with the gun turret removed and a flatbed, winch, crane or dozer blade added, the tractors seeing more use on land reclamation and forestry applications rather than agriculture. This was largely due to the tanks being unsuitable for large scale culitivation as their engine, transmission and track reliability was poor due to them not being designed for pulling loads for long periods as required in agriculture. New designs were put into production during 1950 and the new MTZ wheeled tractor was born. These tractors were built to the three main concepts of Soviet engineering- reliability, simplicity and value for money. During the cold war, the Belarus Tractors that were sold in western markets were infamous for their low quality compared to western manufacturers tractors. The Soviets incapacity to build tractors with quality materials became to symbolize the failure of Communism in the 1980s, and after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Often the tractor factories could not obtain quality materials and these were made with inferior components. The quality of rubber seals, gaskets and paint was particularly poor in the early 1990s. The Belarus name suffered much during this time, but with a higher investment level between the 1990-2000 decades the name had a significant "relaunching" and now offer a high quality product that meets European and North American standards. Some 3 million tractors have been built in the Minsk Tractor Works since 1948. In 2010, distribution of Belarus tractors in United States and Canada was re-established through a local distributor "MTZ Equipment Ltd". One of the contributing factors was the fact that the factory started making tractors with compression ignition diesel engines matching the current emissions standards, including Tier 3/4i/4 (United States/Canada) and Euro 3a, 3b, 4 for emission standards in Europe. In February 2014, the MTZ brand made its first appearance at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, with the MTZ 1220 tractor model. MTZ tractors were originally designed for the vast State owned collective farms of the USSR, situated in the most inhospitable areas of Eastern Europe these collectives extended over many thousands of acres and had little in the way of workshop tools and spare parts. The tractors were built in such a way that even a novice could get the tractor working again with only basic instruction. The air filter was of a washable oil bath type, the centrifugal Engine oil filter only required washing out rather than replacing, whilst the hydraulic and fuel filters were also of a washable design until the 1990s. Until recently the tractors had either an air or liquid-cooled engine with a 4-cylinder diesel being the most common configuration, while larger 6-cylinder and articulated models were available. A variety of methods were used to start the engines depending on the model. A 24-volt electric starter motors was most common on export models and for use in less rural locations where replacement batteries were more easily obtainable. A diesel, kerosene or petrol 2-stroke starting engine was more common in the Eastern bloc countries due to them being more reliable in the colder winters and batteries being expensive or simply unobtainable. Various adaptations to the tractor have also been made to aid starting in cold weather, including a lever to disconnect the hydraulic pump. The three-point hitch is operated by a hydraulic cylinder, and is one of the few tractor designs that can apply "Down Pressure" with the three-point hitch. The design of the tractors has changed much since the 1990s. Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 MTZ-Belarus tractors have become more complex and more advanced, mainly due to imported Western built tractors becoming serious competitors, so MTZ had to compete for the market and modify their designs accordingly. In the past MTZ had paid little attention to cosmetic appearance and operator comfort, but recently these have become more important, however for certain markets a basic tractor is still available. These models are much the same as the tractors of the 1970s and have little in the way of comfort and extras such as power steering. There still remains a market for this type of tractor and Belarus remains the first choice for buyers looking for a basic & simple machine.