IFA H6

IFA H6
IFA H6
	IFA H6 flatbed lorry
Overview
Type	Lorry
Manufacturer	VEB Kraftfahrzeugwerk »Ernst Grube« Werdau
Production	1951 (prototypes); 1952–1959 (series production);
Assembly	East Germany: Werdau
Body and chassis
Class	6.5 t lorry
Body style	Long-bonnet lorry (conventional truck); Tractor;
Layout	Front engine, rear-wheel-drive
Platform	IFA H6
Related	IFA H3A; IFA H6B;
Powertrain
Engine	EMaW 6—20 (Diesel, 9036 cm3, 88 kW)
Transmission	Manual five-speed unsynchronised gearbox
Propulsion	Tyres
Dimensions
Wheelbase	4500 mm
Length	8000 mm
Width	2500 mm
Height	2600 mm
Kerb weight	6650 kg
Chronology
Predecessor	None
Successor	None

The IFA H6 is a 6.5 tonne lorry, made by East German manufacturer VEB Kraftfahrzeugwerk »Ernst Grube« Werdau. It was available in long wheelbase lorry (H6), and short wheelbase tractor (H6Z) versions. Approximately 7,500 were built from 1952 to 1959. The bus IFA H6B was based upon IFA H6 components. For political reasons, there were no successors to the H6. Such had been developed, but production of the smaller IFA S 4000-1 commenced at IFA's Werdau plant instead.^[1]

Technical description

The IFA H6 is a lorry (or tractor), based upon a conventional U-profile ladder frame. It has leaf sprung rigid front and rear axles, with the rear being a live axle. All wheels come with pneumatically operated drum brakes, and 12—20 inch tyres; the rear tyres are twin tyres. A dry single-disc clutch transmits the torque from the engine to an unsynchronised five-speed gearbox with reverse gear. The H6 is powered by an IFA EMaW 6—20 engine. This engine is a water-cooled, swirl chamber injected, straight-six diesel engine with a displacement of 9036 cm³, a rated power of 120 PS (88.3 kW), and a maximum torque of 47 kp⋅m (460.9 N⋅m). The IFA H6 can reach a top speed of 54 km/h.^[2]

An IFA H6 on display at the United States Army Ordnance Museum, photo taken in 1987
IFA H6Z short wheelbase flatbed tractor
IFA H6Z tractor
IFA H6Z tractor with a mobile library semitrailer, photo taken in 1970
IFA H6 with crew cab, photo taken in 1956
DRK mobile casualty department and X-ray unit

References

^ Oswald, Werner (ed.): Kraftfahrzeuge der DDR, (2nd ed.), Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-613-01913-2, p. 184 (in German)
^ Oswald, Werner (ed.): Kraftfahrzeuge der DDR, (2nd ed.), Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-613-01913-2, p. 186 (in German)

External links

[Oswald_184-1] Oswald, Werner (ed.): Kraftfahrzeuge der DDR, (2nd ed.), Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-613-01913-2, p. 184 (in German)

[Oswald_186-2] Oswald, Werner (ed.): Kraftfahrzeuge der DDR, (2nd ed.), Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-613-01913-2, p. 186 (in German)

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