Tests of the prototype model of D30 bulldozer, equipped with 450-HP TM3 8487.10-03 engine, were carried out by DST-Ural LLC (Chelyabinsk), a consumer of products of the Tutaev Motor Plant.

The 55-ton D30 bulldozer is designed to perform extensive quarrying operations: layer-by-layer mining of rocky soils, rock movement, site and trails planning, as well as other auxiliary operations. During 6 months of operation at the facilities of a large oil producing company in the Tyumen region, a bulldozer equipped with a new model of TMZ engine has worked more than 1,100 operating hours with an average fuel consumption of 23-25 liters per hour.

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