MAZ-537

The MAZ-537 is a heavy military truck and artillery tractor powered by a 12-cylinder diesel engine, designed for loads of up to 50 tons when pulling semitrailers, with later versions rated for 65 tons. It was built by the Minsk Automobile Plant from 1959 to 1965 and then by the Kurgan Wheel Tractor Plant from 1963 until production halted in 1990. The metal cab seats a driver and three passengers, and the drivetrain uses a hydrodynamic transmission with a torque converter and power steering. It served the military as a tractor for rocket and missile launchers, a tank transporter and an airfield tractor, and in civilian work as a heavy tractor in oil and gas fields. Variants include the winch-equipped 537G, the 537D with a generator and the 537K for crane equipment.