Sodaval pointed to a large tractor in front of them and said to the three of them. Yesterday's drinking party had no big impact on the young people. Today, the three of them started to visit under the leadership of Sodaval.
New products from the machinery factory. Well... to say there is no impact is not to say there is no impact at all. Originally, they planned to visit in the morning, but because they had a lot of fun yesterday, they could only visit in the afternoon.
Bjarke, who was having a drink last night, looked at the tractor in front of him, which had not yet been painted and was still shining with metallic luster, and praised it. "It's really good."
As the leader of the three, Herc was most concerned about data, so he asked, "Can I ask about the data on this tractor?"
"sure."
After Sodavar replied, he began to introduce the data of his tractor. "This tractor has a total length of 4.25 meters, a width of 1.6 meters, a height of 1.7 meters, and a body length of 3.05 meters. The power is a four-cylinder developed by Professor Diesel.
80 horsepower horizontal diesel engine, I believe you are familiar with this diesel engine."
"It's really not unfamiliar. We are all familiar with it."
Wang Chaoqiang answered Sodaval. They only used this diesel engine to power tanks last year. Of course, they know everything about this diesel engine.
"This tractor can run at a speed of 35 kilometers in the mountains, and this is when it is fully loaded with cargo."
Herke commented fairly, "It's a very good product."
Bjarke didn't speak, but he gave a thumbs up, which meant the same thing. Sodaval saw the performance of the two people, and when he was happy, he planned to show them something new.
"We have developed other products based on this tractor. Do you want to take a look?"
"certainly."
Sodavar then led the three people to another workshop. On the way, he said to the three people. "When we designed this tractor, we were already ready to extend it to other types. For example, bulldozers.
Excavators and other products are new products we developed based on this diesel engine. Therefore, this 80-horsepower four-cylinder horizontal diesel engine is the key to the development of our machinery factory."
Herc heard the implication of Sodaval's words, but couldn't help but ask. "So, you plan to continue investing in research and development of diesel engines?"
"why not?"
Sodaval turned around and asked Herc. Seeing that Herc did not answer, he continued. "Our cooperation with the Power Laboratory will continue. The only question now is the level of its sales, which will determine our
of continued investment.”
Hearing Sodaval's ambitious words, the three couldn't help but think of the Volkswagen factory. They have dominated the European automobile market for many years with their T-model cars and two types of trucks. In the past few years, they have developed a 5-ton heavy truck.
If the outbreak of the war had not stimulated the sales of trucks, especially the five-ton heavy-duty trucks that can travel on complex terrain. Regardless of sales, only in terms of research and development, Volkswagen has done nothing in recent years, which made the three of them feel heavy in their hearts.
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However, the three of them immediately put aside their worries about Volkswagen, because they walked to another workshop and saw a tracked vehicle. This was only true for the three people who were now tasked with developing a new tracked combat vehicle.
That's what they need to be concerned about. Now it's time to take a look at the best tracked vehicle factories in China and see what they can learn from.
"This is the bulldozer we developed."
Sodaval pointed to the crawler bulldozer with a thick shovel head in front of him and said, "This is the bulldozer we developed."
The belt bulldozer was successfully developed by American Benjamin Holt in 1904. It was formed by installing a human-lifted bulldozing device in front of a crawler tractor. The power at that time was a steam engine. Later, it was successfully developed by natural gas power.
For crawler bulldozers driven by gasoline engines, the dozer blades have also been developed from manual lifting to wire rope lifting.
The bulldozer invented by Benjamin Holt caught the attention of Director Bodosliku, who had been considering the product types and sales of the machinery factory. He could see the role of this machine in engineering infrastructure at a glance, and he estimated that the machine's
The market is definitely not small, so the machinery factory is asked to develop a tractor to compete with its American counterparts. This tractor is much better than the one produced by Holt's own factory. First, they replaced the steel wire fixation with a steel structure rivet fixation, which can improve the tractor quality.
Its sturdiness is high, and its power is replaced by a diesel engine.
But for the three of them, these are secondary. The main thing is that this bulldozer is equipped with a unique suspension system. An independent cylindrical coil spring suspension system. The machinery factory installed an independent cylindrical coil spring on this bulldozer.
The suspension system was originally intended to prevent the tractor from shaking too much during work, and it resulted in the fastest-running bulldozer. When Sodavar introduced the interesting facts about this suspension system, the three of them couldn't help but want to drive it themselves.
"I'll let someone drive it to you."
Sodaval satisfied the three people's request. He found a test driver and let it drive on the test site. The three people were stunned as they watched the fast bulldozer running on the complex test site.
"Look at it driving through the pit without slowing down."
Bjarke, one of the three, yelled at the bulldozer speeding around the test site, and the other two behaved similarly to him. It's no wonder that the three had such a big reaction, mainly because they were attracted by the first model.
The tank's suspension system was badly damaged.
On the first tank they designed, the three of them directly used the non-independent suspension of the car. This was a rhythm that made the members in the tank vomit. They had no other way, and the funds given did not allow them to redesign a tank.
The suspension system is why the 37 short gun on the tank is not accurate 300 meters away. And because it is a non-independent suspension, it is easy for the tank to have various minor problems while driving. This is also because it is not an independent suspension.
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Now they are looking at an independent suspension system that may be used on tanks, how could they not be excited. And it seems that this suspension system can easily meet the requirements of the military for the tanks they design. But before that,
You also need to ask Sodaval about the reliability of this suspension system.
Thinking of this, Herc asked Sodavar next to him. "Is the suspension system of this car reliable?"
"We haven't found any problems so far. Why do you want to use this suspension system?"
Faced with Sodaval's inquiry, Herc said without hesitation. "Yes, we would like to use it in the new tracked armored vehicle. Can you introduce this suspension system?"
"no problem."
Sodaval explained the main principles and data of the independent cylindrical coil spring suspension system to Herc. Standing next to him, Bjarke and Wang Chaoqiang pricked up their ears and listened intently to Sodaval's explanation. When they heard the principle,
When the vertical motion of the road wheel is converted into the expansion and contraction of the spring, and the resulting elastic deformation provides support to the car body, they can't help but admire the technicians of the machinery factory.
Who would have thought that it was just a change of thinking, which would make the tracked vehicle equipped with this suspension system move as fast as flying. For this reason, the three of them thought that this time they came to the right place. If they had known it, they should come to Ploiesti more times.
PS: Oops, I feel like my title is wrong, so I’ll leave it at that.
