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Kirowwerk Kirowez

8 models in this series

Kirovets K-700 to K-9000 – articulated tractors from the Kirov Plant in St Petersburg, lengths 7.0 to 9.0 m, widths 2.53 to 3.0 m

Kirowwerk Kirowez K-744R
Pictured: Kirowwerk Kirowez K-744R

The Kirovets K-700 range comes from the Kirov Plant in Leningrad, today's St Petersburg, which has built the articulated four-wheel-drive tractor in series since 1962. From the K-700 through the K-701, K-702 and K-703 to the K-744 and the even larger K-9000, the range grew into Russia's largest series-built tractor to this day; its defining feature is the articulated steering, where the front and rear halves of the vehicle pivot against each other, allowing a tight turning radius despite large tyres.

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The register lists here 8 versions with lengths of 7,010 to 9,000 mm, widths of 2,530 to 3,000 mm and heights of 3,450 to 3,800 mm.

Kirovets tractors have shaped and still shape large-scale farming in Russia, Kazakhstan and other former Soviet countries, where they are used for heavy tillage, transport across large fields and as a base for attachments such as snow ploughs and loader buckets; the Kirov Plant continues to build the range under the Kirovets brand today.

When buying a used Kirovets, the condition of the articulation joint and its hydraulic cylinders, the tightness of the central hydraulic system and corrosion on the frame and cab rank among the key checkpoints; spare parts for the older K-700 model years are widely available across the former Soviet Union, while parts for the newer K-744 generations run through the Kirov Plant itself.

Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Kirowwerk Kirowez

Models compared

6 of 6 models.

Kirowez K-700 Kirowez K-701 Kirowez K-703 Kirowez K-710 Kirowez K-744R Kirowez K-9000
Top speed 31.8 km/h 33.7 km/h 30 km/h 40 km/h – 30–40
Wheelbase 3,050 mm – 3,750 mm – – 3,750 mm
Length 7,010 mm 7,430 mm 9,000 mm 7,200 mm – 7,350 mm
Width 2,530 mm 2,880 mm 4,515 mm 3,000 mm – 2,875 mm
Height 3,450 mm 3,530 mm 3,735 mm 3,800 mm – 3,720 mm
Unladen weight 11,550 kg 13,400 kg 17,000 kg – 14370 – 19600 kg 16,500 kg

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