Reborn Brazil as a Plutocrat

Chapter 444 All-wheel drive heavy-duty off-road dump truck

Speaking of which, today's trucks are not specially designed for construction projects. That is to say, the dump trucks that can be seen everywhere on the road in later generations have not been developed now.

Even before the war, the load capacity of trucks was generally between 1.5 and 5 tons. However, with the outbreak of the war, due to the needs of military transportation, various countries began to develop heavy-duty trucks to carry heavy equipment, such as tanks and artillery.

etc., which promoted the development of heavy-duty trucks.

Moreover, most of today's trucks are rear-wheel drive, and the driving roads are mainly paved roads. They are not the 6*6 or 8*8 heavy-duty dump trucks that are common in later generations.

Hearing Fang Lang's question, Gianvito Blanc was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted. Looking at Fang Lang's expression, he said hesitantly:

"Uh! Boss, our factory has only completed the first phase of the project. The production lines put into production are mainly cars, and there is no truck production line yet.

If necessary, our next step will be to immediately start building the truck production line."

Fang Lang sighed. It seemed that he still didn't pay enough attention to these industries! Unexpectedly, he didn't remind them earlier to start the production of commercial vehicles.

You must know that the next few decades will be a period of rapid economic development, and the demand for commercial vehicles will be astronomical. If you do not intervene in this market earlier, you may be preempted by others in the future! Fortunately, it is not too late to discover now.

Fang Lang glanced at the people behind him. Many of them were Germans, and they were definitely not suitable to speak out about the upcoming European aid plan.

After all, it is still being tested in Greece and Türkiye, and the actual announcement of the plan will have to wait until next year.

I wish it was an all-wheel drive heavy duty off-road dump truck."

The middle-aged man obviously did not expect that Fang Lang had heard of this project. He looked at Fang Lang in surprise and said:

"Boss, do you know about this project?"

In 1945, Mr. Heinrich hand-drawn a chassis design sketch and determined the design concept, coil spring shock-absorbing axles, four-wheel drive with front and rear axle differential locks, and a solid frame.

"Oh! I wonder if the truck you mentioned can be used as a construction vehicle?"

In other words, in the early stage, I could purchase a large number of second-hand trucks from the U.S. Army Logistics Department through Shata Company to meet my own needs. I could even sell these second-hand trucks at a high price to local contractors in Europe.

In Fang Lang's impression, it seems that there are also four-wheel or six-wheel drive trucks among military trucks. Mercedes-Benz's technical strength should be able to meet such technical needs.

"Boss, I don't know what the specific requirements are for the construction vehicles you mentioned."

Fang Lang was confused when he heard that the cargo carrying capacity was only 1.5 square meters. He talked about it for a long time. It was a pickup truck! He was just kidding himself! His face suddenly fell, and he looked at this person with cold eyes.

The middle-aged man asked:

"I'm talking about a heavy-duty off-road dump truck with all-wheel drive. What do you mean by recommending a pickup truck to me?"

In this way, there is no gap at all, and it will not make other car manufacturers cheaper.

The middle-aged man frowned when he heard this. Suddenly, as if he thought of something, he discussed in a low voice with his colleagues around him, then raised his head and said to Fang Lang:

"Boss, I remember that in 1942, we at Mercedes-Benz formulated a research and development plan for an all-wheel drive flat-head vehicle.

If there is anything you need my support for, please feel free to ask! I will definitely give my full support to everyone’s work.”

Fang Lang was stunned when he heard this. He had been in this era for so long and all he had seen were small trucks. He didn't expect that Mercedes-Benz had already built such a heavy-duty truck with such a huge load capacity during the war.

Fortunately, as he is the major shareholder, he has the right to decide when to start the construction of the second phase of the project. The worst thing he can do is make additional investment!

Anyway, now I can purchase a large number of second-hand heavy-duty military trucks from Shata Company and use them first, leaving enough time for the successful research and development here.

"Very well, then I'll leave it to you all.

At that time, you can set aside enough research and development time for your own factory to research new types of special dump trucks. When those second-hand trucks are almost ruined, you can start selling your own new trucks to Europe!

If it was really called this name, it would make Fang Lang look a little sideways. Good guy, this is a real off-road artifact! You know, although it was originally developed as an agricultural machinery, but later, because of its strong off-road capabilities, it was

It has been modified countless times and applied to various occasions.

Although Fang Lang feels that the Unimog does not quite meet his vision of the positioning of an all-wheel-drive heavy-duty off-road dump truck, since the professionals in the automotive industry in front of him believe that he can develop a model based on it to meet his needs.

Of course, Fang Lang would not refuse the car.

Yes! What's the request? When Fang Lang heard this, he also began to recall the dump trucks that everyone in the city had seen in later generations, what they looked like, and replied while thinking:

Everyone looked at each other after hearing this, and a middle-aged man wearing thick black-rimmed glasses looked at Fang Lang hesitantly and asked:

Moreover, Fang Lang also hopes to recruit some of his own people to join this research and development team to improve his independent research and development capabilities in the future. After all, the European aid plan is about to begin.

"I've heard of this before, but in my impression, this seems to be an agricultural machine!"

The Mercedes-Benz Corporation in Germany will soon recover slowly. At that time, if the researchers here miss the embrace of the motherland and hope to return to work, they cannot stop others. They can only take advantage of this period to cultivate more

Only your own people can do it.

Moreover, Fang Lang would not place all his hopes on Mercedes-Benz. You must know that he now owns a Caterpillar company in the United States, which is a company specializing in the production of construction machinery.

Secondly, what he needs to carry are earth and rocks, which will result in a huge load capacity, and he must have a strong enough body structure.

All the company managers looked solemn and nodded in agreement.

Later generations produced many heavy-duty mining trucks that broke world records. It should be a piece of cake for them to produce some all-wheel drive heavy-duty off-road dump trucks that meet their own needs!

"That's really great. We can directly introduce this model for use."

It also has great potential in the military field. If it can be introduced to Brazil for production and slightly improved, it can become an artifact that travels through the Amazon rainforest!

Unfortunately, although it is an off-road artifact, it is obviously not suitable for its positioning as an all-wheel drive heavy-duty off-road dump truck, because the coil spring used by the other party determines the upper limit of its carrying capacity.

“First of all, this kind of engineering truck must be able to drive on non-paved areas, so it must have strong off-road capabilities.

Being able to quickly produce the right heavy-duty trucks for construction companies.”

Then, sometimes it even needs to carry heavy cargo and climb steep uphill slopes, which requires it to have enough power.

This requirement is obviously not low, but Fang Lang believes that it is not impossible to achieve. At least there will be no problem with all-wheel drive. The Willys Jeep currently equipped by their army is a four-wheel drive.

But when the middle-aged man heard this, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face, and he said sheepishly:

"However, as far as I know, the load capacity of this model is not large, and the cargo carrying area is only 1.5 square meters."

Please start the construction of the truck production line as soon as possible. There is a huge gap in the market for trucks now. We must not give up on this huge market of commercial vehicles.

Fang Lang was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly asked:

The middle-aged man shivered when Fang Lang stared at him, waved his hands and explained:

"Boss, don't get me wrong, this model is not a pickup truck.

Fang Lang, who wanted to understand this, immediately regained his composure from his newly aroused impatience. He looked at the middle-aged man with a pleasant look and said:

After hearing the other party's question, Fang Lang coughed lightly and said:

The middle-aged man paused for a moment after hearing the words, and then continued with a slight hesitation:

Hearing this, the middle-aged man nodded calmly and said:

"Yes, although it is only an agricultural machinery, its design principle is very consistent with your requirements. We can refer to it to design a heavy-duty truck that meets your requirements."

If the Germans here spread this news back to Germany, it will definitely cause some adverse consequences. And if the American people know about it, will they start to oppose the plan before it is proposed? It will only cause more troubles.

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I just don’t know if this world, because of Fang Lang’s intervention and the research he promoted at Mercedes-Benz Brazil, will be able to build another Sethos truck in Brazil.

This made him think. Since Germany has such a heavy-duty truck, the United States must also have such a truck, and such a truck must belong to the military.

It is the model that I can think of that best meets your requirements. Although its load-bearing area is only 1.5 square meters, we can further upgrade this model and develop an all-wheel drive heavy-duty off-road vehicle that meets your requirements.

Unload the truck.

What Fang Lang didn't know was that the German Mercedes-Benz Company later developed a military truck called Mercedes-Benz Sethos based on the Unimog. Its powerful off-road and load-carrying capabilities made him a member of the German Army.

One of the main delivery trucks.

Therefore, he just thought about it briefly and said directly to everyone:

"Now my construction company in the United States needs a large number of heavy-duty trucks. In this business, I don't want to take advantage of others, so I want to know whether our company has such technical strength.

"The heavy-duty truck that the boss mentioned, our Mercedes-Benz company has relevant technical reserves. During the war, the maximum load capacity of the L6500 heavy-duty truck we produced reached seven tons. I don't know if it meets your needs."

You know, the name when we initiated the project for him was Unimog, which when translated is also called general-purpose self-propelled machinery."

These seem to meet your requirements. As far as I know, the prototype of this vehicle entered the testing stage at the Benz factory in Germany in October 1946."

Fang Lang was stunned when he heard this German name, as if he had heard of it somewhere!

"Unimog? Wait, you're not talking about Unimog, are you?"

Finally, its body must have the ability to automatically tip backwards or sideways.

Fang Lang nodded with satisfaction and said to the general manager Gianvito Blanc:

"Then let's continue visiting!"

Hearing this, Gianvito Blanc quickly stepped forward again and began to lead the way.

Next, Fang Lang visited the power technology research room and new technology research center of the Brazilian Mercedes-Benz factory, and proposed three-point seat belts, car radios, car air conditioners, automatic transmission, power brakes, power steering, electronic ignition, etc.

New technical direction for the series.

(End of chapter)