Škoda 706 RT

Manufacturer:	LIAZ
Production period:	1957-1979
Engines:	Six-cylinder diesel engine
Power:	118 kW
Payload:	about 7 t
Perm. Total weight:	about 16 t

The Škoda 706 RT was a truck of the Czechoslovakian commercial vehicle manufacturer LIAZ . It originated from the truck Škoda 706 R.

History

For the vehicle various bodies were made, for which the wheelbase of the chassis was adjusted. Widely used were three-way tippers , flatbed trucks and semitrailer tractors , but also special bodies such as garbage trucks , water tankers and fire trucks . The cab for the flatbed trucks, tractors and some special bodies was extended and had four seats. The vehicle was imported to the GDR from 1957 and determined the local street scene in the 1960s, after the production of heavy trucks in the GDR had been stopped.

The ladder frame of the Škoda 706 R has been shortened, as instead of the previous a front handlebar construction was used. The cab was not tiltable, access to the engine was made via flaps. The drive was the engine Škoda 706RT. It was derived from the vortex chamber engine of the Škoda 706 R. The engine, a six-cylinder diesel engine with direct injection , had a capacity of 11.78 l and offered an output of 160 hp. Performance and reliability could be increased with the new engine. The drive unit was completed by a single-disc dry clutchand a synchronized five-speed gearbox. The engine was positioned in the chassis above the front axle. The rear axle was powered by a two-piece propshaft . Used came leaf-sprung solid axle with lever shock absorbers .

 The vehicle was delayed with pneumatically operated brakes on all wheels, which were supported by an engine brake . Also available was a mechanical parking brake. The steering was a hydraulic power steering with pneumatic assistance. The tires were mounted on Trilex rims . With a vehicle mass of approximately 9 t, the maximum permissible mass was approximately 16 t.

The bus Škoda 706 RTO was derived from the Škoda 706 RT .From 1960, the China National Heavy Duty Truck Group ( Sinotruk ) produced China's first heavy truck, the Huanghe JN150 , which was a replica of the Škoda 706 RT.