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The Pinzgauer has a back-bone chassis which contains the main drive shaft. The front-mounted engine sits to the right of the back-bone driving the gearbox and thence, via a short propeller shaft, the transfer-case which takes the drive to the centre line of the back-bone. The swing-axles pivot around the backbone. The differentials are unusual in having two crown wheels - one attached to each half-shaft. This arrangement means that no universal joints are needed in the axles, apart from one in each steering swivel. Tatra high-mobility trucks have a similar design. The axles are of the "portal" type for excellent ground clearance and incorporate reduction gearing. Each axle has a differential lock which is hydraulically controlled by a lever on the dash-board. Early Pinzgauers have a 4-cylinder air-cooled Steyr motor. Later Turbo-D Pinzgauers use a turbo-charged water-cooled Volkswagen diesel engine; these vehicles are easily identified by the short snout and grille for the radiator - L. A11ison 710M 4×4 1971710
712 712M 6×6 1971
712 Pinzgauer TurboD 1988 ...The TurboD Pinzgauer is available as a short-wheel base (SWB, 2200mm) 4×4 (left), a medium wheel base (2400mm) 4×4, and as a 6×6 (2200mm+980mm). The tubular back-bone chassis makes it relatively easy for Steyr to play mix and match with wheelbases. The British Army selected Pinzgauers to replace its old Land-Rover forward-control 101s in 1996. Some national pride was saved when Land Rover XD130-based ambulances were chosen instead of Pinzgauer ambulances. 2000: Steyr sold manufacturing and testing facilities, design, etc. for the Pinzgauer to Automotive Technic Ltd., of Aldershot, Hampshire, England (the former importer of Pinzgauers into England). 2001: Reports that a 5-cylinder VW turbo-charged diesel will be used in future Pinzgauers. 2004 The New Zealand Army ordered 321 Pinzgauers to replace its 1980s vintage LandRovers in the 'light operational vehicle' (LOV) role. 2005 April:
Stewart and Stephenson
of the USA, builders of US army trucks, bought Automotive Technic Ltd.. Pinzgauer II"... 6-cylinder 145kW ...
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