Easy Model Platinum Collection 35117
ChTZ Stalinets S-65 Tractor Display Model
Soviet Army, USSR

1:72 Scale		Length		Width
ChTZ Stalinets S-65 Tractor		2.25"		1.25"

The S-65 diesel engine tractor was a popular agricultural tractor built by the Chelyabinsk Tractor Factory from 1937 to 1941. This 11 tonne tractor featured a large 4 cylinder diesel engine in a prominent rectangular housing. The operator's station was either open or enclosed and was designed for up to two crew. The engine produced 65 horsepower and it had a top speed of about 4.5 mph with an estimated endurance/range of about 50 miles.

These tractors were used in military service as they were widely available and capable of towing heavy guns. They were typically assigned to heavy division and corps level weapons such as the 152mm ML-20 and even the much heavier 203mm B-4 howitzer. These tractors were also commonly used by tank recovery teams to extract damaged tanks and by engineer units to tow special equipment. Unfortunately the slow speed of these tractors meant that many were captured by the rapid moving Germans in the early part of the war.

ChTZ Stalinets S-65 Tractor

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