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Belarus («Белару́с», earlier «Белару́сь») is a series of four-wheeled tractors produced since 1950 at the Minsk Tractor Plant, MTZ (Мінскі трактарны завод; Ми́нский тра́кторный заво́д, МТЗ) in Minsk, Belarus. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2288x1712, 699 KB) Photo made by my mother, Hanna Zelenko. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2288x1712, 699 KB) Photo made by my mother, Hanna Zelenko. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Minsk Tractor Works (Russian: Минский тракторный завод, МТЗ) is a major industrial enterprise in Minsk, Belarus. ... Location of Minsk, shown within the Minsk Voblast Coordinates: Country Subdivision Belarus Minsk Founded 1067 Government  - Mayor Mikhail Pavlov Area  - City 305. ...

These tractors are very well known throughout the former Soviet Union, and have been exported to the United States, as well as other countries.

Belarus supplies 8% of the world's tractors.

History

After World War II, Minsk, Belarus was pretty much in ruins. The Soviet Union, as part of the rebuilding process, founded MTZ and built a large tractor factory in Minsk. This factory is still considered to be one of the largest tractor factories in the world.^{[citation needed]}

When the Soviet Union started exporting tractors to other countries, the exporting company named itself after the territory with the main factory, so the tractors were branded with the name Belarus.

The tractors ranged from crawlers (with undercarrages based on tanks) to four-wheel drive tractors. A large range of attachments were available for the tractors, so bulldozers, backhoes and front-end loaders were based all on the same machine.

When Belarus gained independence the tractor brand was renamed from "Беларусь" to "Беларус".

Mechanical description

Belarus tractors until the late 1980's were mechanically very simple. Oil filters used a centrifical centerfuge to separate the particles, and tractors were available only with a manual transmission.

Most owners found that the tractors easy to use, economical and reliable, and the electrical system good with the use of a 24 volt starter motor for ease of starting in cold or frozen climates.

In North America, Belarus tractors were attractive in the form of supplying larger tractors for lower prices.

External links

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Belarus tractors

• PartsforBelarus.com - Leading Source of Replacement Parts for Belarus Tractors
• MTZ Belarus official website
• Belarus Tractor International (USA distributor Tractors)
• Belarus of Canada
• Browns of Liversedge Belarus Tractors (UK distributor)
• Belarus in Australia and New Zealand