SAMIL 50

SAMIL 50 6-ton 4x4 Truck
SAMIL 50 6-ton 4x4 Truck
	SAMIL 50 truck
Type	6-ton 4x4 truck
Place of origin	South Africa
Production history
Designer	Armscor based on Magirus Deutz 192D12AL
Produced	In production up to 1998
Variants	Cargo (as in photo); Recovery; Telecommunications workshop; Battery charging workshop; Mobile welding workshop; Water tanker; Fuel tanker; Pantry vehicle; Armoured ambulance
Specifications (SAMIL 50 Cargo)
Mass	6,340 kg (13,980 lb) (empty)
Length	7.78 m (25.5 ft)
Width	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Height	3.1 m (10 ft)
Crew	2
Passengers	40
Engine	Atlantis Diesel Engines ADE 409N 9.5-litre V6 cylinder air cooled diesel; 161 hp (120 kW)
Transmission	6 speed x 2 range
Suspension	Telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers on leaf springs
Operational; range	1,000 km (620 mi)
Maximum speed	88 km/h (55 mph)

The SAMIL 50 is a 4x4 6-ton (load) truck.

Description

Data is based on SAMIL 50 cargo version:

Drive: 4×4
Engine: Mk I: Deutz F6L 413F
- Configuration: 6 Cylinders V6
- Engine capacity: 9572 cc
- Cooling: Air-cooled
- Power: 141 kW (188 hp) @ 2500 rpm
- Torque: 632 Nm @ 1600 rpm
Engine: Mk II: ADE409
- Configuration: 6 Cylinders V6
- Engine capacity:
- Cooling: Water-cooled
- Power:
- Torque:
Clutch
- Type: Single dry plate
- Size: 350 mm (14 in)
Gearbox
- Make/Model: ZF S6-65
- Forward gears: 6 Speed Synchromesh
Transfer case
- Make/Model: ZF Z65
- Type: 2 Speed, Permanent 4×4
- Differential Lock: Pneumatically operated
Axles
- Front: Banjo housing
- Differential Lock: Pneumatically operated
- Rear: Banjo housing
- Differential Lock: Pneumatically operated
Wheels:
- Single wheel all-round
- Tyre size: 14.0 x 20” – 12 Ply
Steering type: Rhd – Power Assisted
Brakes
- Service Brakes: Dual Circuit – Full air
- Park Brake: Pneumatically operated spring
Suspension
- Springs: Semi elliptical leaf springs
- Shock absorbers: Double acting telescopic hydraulic (Ft & Rr)
- Torsion Bar: Fitted to rear axle
Electrical
- Voltage: 24V
- Batteries: 2 x 12V 120 A/h
Cab
- Type: Forward Control with Canvas Roof
- Seating: Driver + 1 Assistant
- Access to Engine: Cab tilts forward
- Steering: Left-hand Drive
- Standard hard cab

Cargo/Personnel Carrier – it has a canvas cover over a steel framework around the cargo area; seats for up to 40 passengers may be installed along the sides or down the center, back to back.
Communications vehicle
Battery-charging vehicle
Bridge transporter
Field kitchen vehicle
Field office
Flatbed container transporter with ISO locks
Fuel tanker
Mobile shower unit vehicle
Mobile welding shop vehicle
Radio bin
Refrigerator pantry Unit
Refuse collection vehicle
Technical bin
Water tanker
Recovery vehicle
Kwevoel – Armoured Mine Resistant cargo vehicle

Variants of the SAMIL 50 vehicle

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Jane's (1985), p. 420.
1 2 Jane's (1985), p. 421.
↑ "SAMIL 50 - General utility truck". Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
↑ "SAMIL 50 4x4". SAMIL All wheel drive trucks.

Jane's (1985). Jane's Military Vehicles and Ground Support Equipment. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd. ISBN 0-7106-0811-X.

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Communication Vehicles	Land Rover Landrover Forward Control Jeep Gladiator Willys Jeep
Cargo Vehicles	Bedford Unimog Samil-20 Samil-50 Sakom-50 Samil-100
Armoured personnel carriers	Saracen Hippo Buffel Casspir
Infantry Fighting Vehicles	Ratel range of IFVs
Main Battle Tanks	Centurion Mk 3
Armoured Cars / Reconnaissance Vehicles	Marmon-Herrington Panhard Eland range of armoured cars Rooikat