# ZIL-131

The ZIL-131 is a general purpose 3.5 tonne 6x6 army truck designed in the Soviet Union by ZIL. The basic model being a general cargo truck. Variants include a tractor-trailer truck, a dump truck, a fuel truck, and a 6x6 for towing a 4-wheeled powered trailer.
The ZIL-131 was introduced in 1966; it is a military version of the ZIL-130, and the two trucks share many components. The ZIL-131 6x6 has the same equipment as the GAZ-66 and Ural-375D.
The ZIL-130/131 was in production at the AMUR truck plant (ZIL-130 as the AMUR-531350 and ZIL-131 as the AMUR-531340), with both gasoline and diesel engines, from 1987 until 2012 when AMUR shut down and filed for bankruptcy.

## Specifications

* Cab Design: Forward Engine
* Seating Capacity (cab): 3
* Curb weight: 6700 kg
* Payload: 5000 kg plus trailer 5000 kg (on road), or 3,500 kg plus trailer 4000 kg off road.
* Suspension: solid axles with leaf springs.
* Engine: V8 gasoline (carburetor) ZIL-130
* Displacement: 6,960 cc (bore 3.94", stroke 4.36")
* Compression Ratio: 6.5:1.
* Top speed: 80 km/h
* Brakes: drums, with pneumatic control.
* Stopping distance (at 35 km/h): 40 ft (12 m)
* Length: 23 ft 1 in (7.04 m)
* Width: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m)
* Height: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) (cab)/ 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) (transport body)
* Wheelbase: 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)+4 ft 7 in (1.40 m)
* Track front/rear: 6 ft (1.83 m)/5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
* Tire measures: 12.00x20
* Maneuverability: turning circle 33'5.6", approach angle 36°, departure angle 40°, max. ascent angle 31° (with 3,750 kg (8,267 lb) load), ground clearance 13 in (330 mm), overcome ford 4 ft 7 in (1.40 m)
* Tires: 305R20
* Tire Pressure: 7.1-60 p.s.i.(controlled).
* Fuel tanks: 2x45 gal.
* Fuel economy: 5.9 mpg$_{‑US}$ (40 L/100 km; 7.1 mpg$_{‑imp}$) (city), 50 to 100 liters/100 km (cross-country).
* Price $7,300 to $8,300 USD
* transmission: 5 m, 2-speed transfer case

## Variants

* ZIL-131 (ЗиЛ-131) - 3.5-ton cargo truck
   * ZIL-131N (ЗиЛ-131Н) - 3.75-ton cargo truck with new ZIL-5081 engine, mass production started since December 1986
* ZIL-131V (ЗиЛ-131В) - tractor unit
* ATZ-3,4-131 (АТЗ-3,4-131) - fuel tanker
* 9P138 (9П138) - a 36-tube variant of the BM-21 "Grad" rocket launcher on ZIL-131.
ZIL-131 were equipped with diesel engine ZIL-0550 made by Ural Automotive Plant since 2002.

## Users

* Afghanistan
* Albania
* Angola
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus - Armed Forces of Belarus
* Bulgaria
* Cuba
* Czech Republic
* Egypt
* Ethiopia
* Finland
* Georgia
* Kazakhstan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Moldova – Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova
* Mongolia – Mongolian Armed Forces
* North Korea
* Poland: Only specialized variants in use.
* Russia
* Slovakia
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* Transnistria
* Turkmenistan
* Ukraine – Ukrainian Armed Forces
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam

### Former users

* Czechoslovakia
* German Democratic Republic
* Hungary – Hungarian Armed Forces
* Nicaragua – Sandinista Popular Army
* Soviet Union
* Yugoslavia

## Gallery

* A ZIL-131 of the East German Grenztruppen.
* ZIL-131 based АЦ-3,0-40(131)М9-АР-01 firetruck
* ZIL-131V tractor with R-17 Elbrus SCUD missile
* Ukrainian Army ZIL-131
* ZIL-131 Command post
* ZIL-131 tanker
* Bangladesh Army Mobile Field Bakery System with ZIL-131
* Left side of engine
* Manometer and valve of tires pressure