The Multipurpose Engineering Equipment (MPG) is a
wheel loader, with an articulated
chassis, equipped with a 4 in 1
bucket and a winch, produced by the German company Zettelmeyer under the designation ZL 3000 F.
Its importer in France was, initially, the ECOMAT company.
The first MPGs were produced by the Zettelmeyr factory in Konz (FRG), the Pingon factory in Belley (01) then took over and ensured most of the production.
A highly versatile material, it equipped the engineering combat sections in which it was used in direct support and general support missions: opening and re-establishing routes,
setting up combat positions, setting up sites. . It was also used by the field organization sections of the RG support companies.
Made up of two articulated half-frames, it is equipped with a removable cabin including an anti-rollover protection structure. The cabin can accommodate a ballistic protection kit.
Numerical characteristics:
Mass in running order: 22,950kg
Mobility:
MIDS 06.20.45 engine, 8 cylinders in line
Power 260hp.
Water cooling.
Gearbox (ZF) with incorporated
converter and direct drive clutch.
4 forward speeds,
4 reverse speeds.
2
fuel tanks of 225 liters each,
Consumption on the road: 85 l/100
Consumption on site: 30 l/h
Autonomy on the road: 500 km
Autonomy at work: 13 h
MICHELIN tires type XRA* 23.5 x 25
Slope 50% on the road, 40% on site,
Slope 30% empty, 15% loaded,
Ford: 1.20m
Ground clearance: 0.32m
Turning radius: 3.50m
MLC class: 24
Performance on site:
> movement of loads by lifting in the bucket (15,500 kg),
> movement of loads by shifting on the
ground (horizontal thrust 18,000 kg, bucket 1 meter from the ground),
> anchoring (bucket on the ground, resistance 16,000 daN)
Specific equipment:
Bucket "4 in 1" usable:
> as a charger:
- capacity: 2.1 m3 flush, 2.6 m3 with dome
- output: 105 m3/h at 20 meters.
> in scraper,
> in
dozer,
> in clamshell bucket.
AKROS
hydraulic winch:
> 90 m of
cable diameter 16mm (useful length 80 m),
> hauling capacity 8,000 kg unrolled cable, 6,200 kg coiled cable,
Allows self-hauling of the machine, hauling of equipment or obstacles.
Armored cabin kit:
42 armored plates,
Total mass: 600 kg
Protection against 7.62mm armor-piercing projectiles at any distance.