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| Model | GAZ-42 | |
| Seating | 2 | |
| Curb weight, kg | TOTAL | 2,050 |
| front axle | - | |
| rear axle | - | |
| Gross weight, kg | TOTAL | - |
| front axle | - | |
| rear axle | - | |
| Payload [carrying capacity] weight, kg | 1,200 | |
| Permissible [semi-]trailer weight, kg | - | |
| Length, mm | 5335 | |
| Width, mm | 2040 | |
| Height, mm | 1970 | |
| Wheelbase, mm | 3340 | |
| Track width, mm | front | 1405 |
| rear | 1600 | |
| Minimal ground clearance, mm | under front axle | - |
| under rear axle | 200 | |
| Minimal radius of turn, m | b/n curbs (outer front wheel) | - |
| b/n walls (extreme exterior dimension | - | |
| Maximum speed, km/h | 50 | |
| Fuel consumption, liters/100km | 53 kg of firewood | |
| Acceleration time from 0-100 km/h, seconds | - | |
| Transmission | gearbox | 4 speed |
| gearbox ratios | - | |
| main gear ratio | 7.5; singular, pair of bevel gears w/ spiral teeth | |
| transfer case ratio | - | |
| clutch | single-disk, dry | |
| Wheels | number | - |
| tire size | 6,5-20 | |
| tire pressure, kg/cm2 | - | |
| Suspension | front | on one transverse, overturned semi-elliptical leaf spring |
| rear | on two longitudinal leaf springs | |
| Steering | gear | cone worm and 2-ridge roller |
| gear ratio | - | |
| Brakes | braking distance, m | - |
| service (foot) | drum brakes w/ mechanical drive to all wheels | |
| parking (hand) | belt brake w/ mechanical drive to rear wheels | |
| Filling capacities, liters | fuel tank | - |
| engine cooling system | - | |
| engine lubrication system | - | |
| gearbox housing | - | |
| axle housing | - | |
| steering system cylinder | - | |
| shock absorbers | - | |
| hydraulic brake drive | - | |
| air filter | - | |
| Carburetor | - | |
| Electric equipment | - | |
| Accumulator battery | - | |
| Generator [alternator] | - | |
| Relay-regulator | - | |
| Starter motor | - | |
| Timer-distributor | - | |
| Spark plugs | - | |
| Engine | engine type | 4 cyl., carb., sv, 4-stroke |
| cylinder work order | - | |
| maximum horsepower, hp | 30 | |
| maximum torque, N·m | - | |
| displacement, liters | 3.28 | |
| compression ratio | 6.2:1 | |
| bore/stroke, mm | - | |
| Years of production | 1939-1946 | |
| Overall units produced | 33,840 | |
| Wheel arrangement | 4 X 2 | |
| Pictures | 11 KB (b/w, side view [1]) 30 KB (b/w, side view [2]) 63 KB (b/w in wilderness [3]) |
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This was a gas generator truck
which could run on wood or coal. In 1942 the design was altered, namely, the
fenders and the cabin were simplified and only the left headlight was left. This
was a measure of war-time economy. Even though gas generator truck was less
powerful and slower but at the same time more difficult
to operate and service, shortages of petrol during World War II made it an irreplaceable
vehicle in the northern forest regions of the USSR.
This vehicle, as is evident from the picture, is entirely based on 
GAZ-AA.
The mass of the gasifier equipment including cooling and filtering mechanisms
was 415 kg; thus decreasing the mass of cargo that could be transported from
1500 on GAZ-AA to 1200 kg on GAZ-42. Firing up the gasifier system took 10-14
minutes.
Page created on Wednesday, September 23, 1998. Page last updated on Saturday, December 08, 2001 10:29:27 PM EST.
