New Wheeled Bulldozer Assembled at Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant
2 October 2012 (11:38)
October 2, 2012. The tractor manufacturers from Chelyabinsk assembled a new make of the wheeled bulldozer BKK-2 that is more multi-purpose than the earlier version, Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s press service reports.
‘This is a multifunctional vehicle. When BKK-2 is fitted with spiked drums that look a bit like asphalt rollers, it works as a compactor and is meant for flattening solid consumption waste at the city’s waste landfills. It is several times more effective than its bulldozer counterpart,’ says Deputy Chief Designer of Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant Vladimir Kokoryukin.
The new vehicle also has a device that allows one to change the operating units in less than a minute; the device itself can be dismantled very easily. So, if a shovel is fitted onto the vehicle instead of the scoop, BKK-2 turns into a wheeled bulldozer. Caterpillar bulldozers are definitely better suited for working with hard soils in the mines, but in an urban environment – construction sites and communal housing services facilities – a wheeled bulldozer is often a better option: you don’t have to transport it in a trailer, it can move along the regular roads on its own wheels without damaging the asphalt.
‘Such multi-tasking vehicles do get produced around the world, but this does not happen often. Western companies like Caterpillar normally focus on the well-to-do customers who can afford to buy a separate vehicle for each of their purposes. These multi-purpose units are more popular with customers on a tight budget,’ Kokoryukin said.
‘This is a multifunctional vehicle. When BKK-2 is fitted with spiked drums that look a bit like asphalt rollers, it works as a compactor and is meant for flattening solid consumption waste at the city’s waste landfills. It is several times more effective than its bulldozer counterpart,’ says Deputy Chief Designer of Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant Vladimir Kokoryukin.
The new vehicle also has a device that allows one to change the operating units in less than a minute; the device itself can be dismantled very easily. So, if a shovel is fitted onto the vehicle instead of the scoop, BKK-2 turns into a wheeled bulldozer. Caterpillar bulldozers are definitely better suited for working with hard soils in the mines, but in an urban environment – construction sites and communal housing services facilities – a wheeled bulldozer is often a better option: you don’t have to transport it in a trailer, it can move along the regular roads on its own wheels without damaging the asphalt.
‘Such multi-tasking vehicles do get produced around the world, but this does not happen often. Western companies like Caterpillar normally focus on the well-to-do customers who can afford to buy a separate vehicle for each of their purposes. These multi-purpose units are more popular with customers on a tight budget,’ Kokoryukin said.
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