Saurer 10DM

Saurer 6DM, Saurer 10DM, 4x4, 6x6

Swiss Army Saurer 6DM
Place of origin   Switzerland
Service history
In service 1983 - Present
Used by Switzerland
Production history
Designer Adolph Saurer AG
Designed 1982
Manufacturer Saurer
Produced 1983 - 1987
No. built 6DM 550 + 250 with winch, 10DM 200 + 100 with winch
Variants 6DM 4x4 , 10DM 6x6
Specifications
Weight 6DM 10000kg / 10DM 12000kg
Length 6DM 7.7m / 10DM 8.9m
 length 6DM 4.35m / 10DM 4m+1,4m(wheelbase)
Width 2.5m
Height 3.17m with cavan 3.44m
Crew 1+ 1Pax in cabin + 6DM 36Pax/ 10DM 44Pax on the bridge
Engine Saurer, Typ D4 KT- M
6DM 250PS, 184kW / 10DM 320PS, 235kW
Payload capacity 6DM 6000kg / 10DM 10000kg
Transmission FBW PG 10 ZF A 800/3D
Suspension 6DM 4x4 / 10DM 6x6 wheeled
Fuel capacity 6DM /10DM 360 liters (with winch only 300 liters)
Speed 80 km/h

The Saurer 10DM is the last heavy truck model, which was manufactured by the Adolph Saurer AG.

The name 10DM stands for 10 t payload. The three-axle vehicle has a power output of 320 hp. The driving Formula 6x6 is driven 6 of 6 existing wheels. Its lighter "brother", the Saurer 6DM, has accordingly 2 axes (4-Wheel) and a 6 tonne payload and 280 hp.

The vehicles are equipped with Saurer six-cylinder engines and turbochargers are connected via a semi-automatic transmission. Some of the 6DM and 10DM are equipped with a winch, the 6DM and 10DM with a winch have a 60l less fuel capacity.

The models 6DM and 10DM were the first military vehicles of the Swiss Army, which went into operation with NATO structure. The most widespread are the 6DM and 10DM truck as flatbed with tarp for troops and supplies, but they also exist as fire engines for military airfields, as a crane truck, and as container transporter for the operating components for TAFLIR (tactical aircraft radar) also TAFLIR radar antenae are mounted on 10DM trucks.

As these trucks have reached the end of their useful life and spare parts are getting scarce, they are being phased out and are replaced by trucks from Iveco since 2013.

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