MAZ 7410-9988 ‘Oplot-B’

MAZ 7410-9988 ‘Oplot-B’ – the prototype active combination consisted of a 650-hp semi-tractor MAZ 7410 and 2-axle 30-tonnes lowbed trailer MAZ 988 with a hydrostatic drive of 4 wheels. It is a future development of MAZ 544-5246. The first version E7410 with semi-trailer E9988 was made in 1974.

It passed factory tests the next year and went into a service in 1978. Comparing to the regular MAZ 74101, the 7410 has an additional hydraulic pump to drive rear wheels of the trailer. GCVW – 62.7 tonnes.

Maximum length – 21.8 meters. Fuel consumption – 100 liters / 100 km. Range – 730 km.

After closing of the ‘Oplot’ project, the combination was replaced by the MAZ 74106-9988.