H0 truck Belarus MTS-52 with snow plow

Model: HO gauge. The company Minsk Tractorwerke (Minski Tractorny Sawod), founded on May 29, 1946, produces agricultural and forestry commercial vehicles in Belarus. With an 8-10 % share of the world market, the company gradually became one of the world’s largest agricultural machinery manufacturers and has employed almost 20,000 people since 2005. The main product Belarus was exported to more than 60 countries and is a seller. Since the company was founded, more than three million tractors have been produced, more than 70,000 of which have been exported to the GDR. No wonder that the tractor could be found on almost every region of the GDR. The very robust all-purpose sacle tractor type MTS 50 was made in Minski Tractorny Sawod from 1961. The 55 hp tractor reached a top speed of 23 km/h and was mainly imported by the GDR. Three years after the start of the series production of the MTS 50, the all -wheel drive version MTS 52 followed. As early as 1970, there was a revision, which was above all the engine power increased to 60 hp (44 kW). But a silencer was also installed and the front of the tractor was revised. Around 1.25 million of both models were produced in the 24 years of construction, and an average of around 52,300 pieces per year. No wonder that a tractor of this robust type can still be found in the fields or on courtyards. Even in winter, the reliable helper is happy to use a pre -built snow plow to spend the snowy roads.