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Heavy Tractor Stalinez - ChTZ S-60 Widely unknown, the Russian tractor industry which later in war almost completely switched to tank production was erected with massive American assistance in the late 20s and early 30s of the last century. The young communiste state had such an urgent need for agricultural machines that many of the so-called »Tractor Zavod«s were established nationwide, among those the Chelyabinskii Traktornyi Zavod imeni Stalina (»ChTZ«). The son of Stalin (»Stalinez«) S-60 produced from 1933-1937 was a copy of the Caterpillar 60, fitted with a 4-cyl. 60 hp. petrol engine yielding a max speed of only 6 km/h and hence making the S-60 an easy prey for the German »blitz«. Special thanks to Mr. Jochen Vollert, Germany, for providing precious informations. |
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Note simplistic seat cover
The ChTZ S-60 in its typical role towing an 152mm ML-20 howitzer