BelAZ tests new dump truck with Russian KXan 36 gas turbine engine Daily News

“At one point, more than 1,500 components were no longer available to us, and we were faced with an ambitious task to ensure the technological independence of our products and at the same time preserve the entire range of special mining equipment for our customers. Today we can say with confidence that we coped with this task, of course, with the support of our Russian partners, “said Grachev.He noted that BelAZ now has several major projects that are in different stages of testing. “In the near future, we will be ready to present it in operation. One of such projects in the most popular 90-ton segment in a promising direction for us and for the mining industry is a machine with a turbine engine The engine manufacturer is a plant in Kaluga.We plan to complete the tests in the second quarter of this year, after which operational tests will begin, after which a decision will be made on the replication of this technology and the purchase of a car by consumers,” says Grachev.