Welcome back to the Tekniq channel. In this feature, we will be looking into the sturdiness, besides other capabilities, of a worn-out but still functioning Vintage truck produced by the company Zil decades ago.
ZIL-164 is a Soviet medium-tonnage truck manufactured by the Likhachev Plant. The model is an upgrade of the ZIS-150 - its individual components and assemblies. It was produced from October 1957 to December 1964.
И по своей сути является симбиозом Студебеккер и форд А... Чем проще машина , тем срок службы у нее больше. Паровые машины вполне себе тоже на ходу. Те , которые остались
Interesting to think where these people would be if they were not living off the scraps of a greater civilization they know nothing about. They are very very lucky.
I like the dude filling up the fuel carton inside the truck using water bottles while smoking a cigarette. They only put in enough fuel to make the one trip, they keep the battery inside the shop lest it be stolen, same with fuel. I love the welded patches all over the frame, the welded stuff all over the cab, the warped drive shaft, the barefoot driver, the water in radiator instead of antifreeze, the fact that it can haul all that sand and the dump bed actually works. Heck, I like this old truck!!
agreed, but the optics of it look sketchy. On a side note, I used to weld up cracks on diesel fuel tanks and we always made sure they were full before we started. The first time I was scared, but the old timer told me to just do it, he'd done hundreds of them. So, I convinced my 20 yr old self to just do it and it works. I did several like that. @@MrGoogelaar
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I was prepared for this truck to drop dead at any second. I can’t believe how well its held up, especially because it looks like these guys make this trip often.
The engine seems to run quite good and starts more easily than some much younger cars and trucks i´ve seen (in germany, where TÜV is a thing), the body is about dead but the Frame seems to be in quite a good state sooo... it´l propably run for another decade or five
i saw incredibly worn out cars in parts of africa. repair shops at the side of the road would work on total scrap parts with hammer and chisel, i am not exgaggerating. the yound guy had no wrench or anything, and had to open some nuts and bolts on an old brake caliper assemlby. on the floor in the dirt without a vice. every piece of mechanical junk has some porpuse if you have absolutely nothing. cars with out working brakes, cars without lights in the night, cars without doors, cars that rode absulotely flat because the suspension was absolutely shot, cars wgoese engines barely chugged along to maintain a bit more than walking speed. a screw is worth something, heck, i am sure there is shops that repurpose amd repair ball bearings. markets with specialised selelrs of every kind of mechanical stuff you can think off are usual in bigger cities. its an economy of scarcity. i love african tradesmen and mechanics. you can really learn just watching them. they sit there together, one guy ist working, 6 guys are wathcing and having polite conversation or having a good time.
It's a Russian truck and that's why it's not a girl but a boy. In Russian/Slavic culture, and to be honest with most peoples on this planet, vehicles, aircraft, vessels, trains, and most equipment are "he" and not "she"!
In Indonesia, there are only 2 important points for a truck to be considered roadworthy. Good brakes and strong engine. no matter the cabin is destroyed or rusty,😂😂
Since they are all basically based on Harding/Coolidge machine help to famine stricken soviet land after their social engineering, of course they are cool. Same goes for Liberty/Winton engines. And, to some extent, also in locomotive stock. Having good teachers is basic, everyone knows that. Gratitude is something different though.
@@user-jc7vz5pi4iностальгия. да и жалко тачку это ж сколько отпахала она, чтоб в таком состоянии доживать свой век. резина лысющая прилысющая, но двиг вроде еще ничего
estos camiones fueron fabricado a estilo tractores y tanques de guerra todavía en esa condición cruzan reíos andan en playas realizan toda clase de trabajo mira eso es increíble la presión del motor y la fuerza de la transmisión
Yea, they were designed with war logistics in mind. It was designed during the early Cold War and would’ve supported the Russian war effort in the event of WW3 💥
If they keep replacing parto and repair It It would do other 1000 Years, Imagine how many engines they already replaced, atleast 3, they dont seem to care alot of the bodywork but vehicles can be kept running Forever if you are skilled and have access to parts
@@gillespriod5509as an indonesian i can say that all of these trucks have their original engine in them We don't have spare parts for these vehicles, so it's mostly a hackjob of spareparts from more modern trucks being modified to fit the zil Most of them doesn't have a working air compressor and thus no brakes except for the handbrake.
I would love to see this truck go through an EU inspection, because i'm sure it would set a record for most faults in a vehicle that wasn't T-boned by a semi truck
I worked on cars and trucks for 20 years. Biggest thing I took away from that line of work, was how durable and resilient vehicles really are. Especially when you cross a beater vehicle, that came from a major city. Don't run out of oil. Don't overheat it. Zip ties and duct tape, can get one far with repairs.
@@elgoog7830my truck fully hydro locked the engine at least 4 times and like another 3 minor times. Same block, head, and 89% of original parts still here. Marketing is vehicles biggest issue, because maybe new cars are safer, but that's all they are in my opinion. Certainly not "better" for the consumer. Definitely more luxurious
If you Google images of the Zil 164 or 150, You will see that it's usually a military truck and seeing this old one doing its tough job makes sense, it's like a wolf in disguise. still an incredible peice of vintage engineering.
The truck is missing some parts and hasn't seen decent maintenance in a while, but it's in pretty good shape, frame looks damn solid, leaf spring are fine, and the one-attempt hot start... Dying, meh...
The Russians make basic, but functional trucks, that Zil is on holiday there compared to working the sub Arctic temps and river crossings in Siberia. Just as well the truck is diesel, the old geezer with the ciggie in his mouth would have started a explosive fire. The little truck could tell some good stories of its life since new...
What on earth made you think it was diesel? At 1:47 you can clearly see the carburettor - so its a gasoline truck. You also saw the guy using the choke to cold start it - by putting his hand over the carby inlet - that will do nothing on a diesel motor. These old trucks were made with low compression (about 6:1) motors to run on the old standard low octane Soviet gasoline, making them very easy to start. If it was diesel motor, the guy would not have had any where near the strength to start it with a crank handle.
@@keithammleter3824 Exactly. There’s no way a diesel has that style intake manifold and especially carburetor. Unless it’s a Soviet VIDI design (very indirect injection) 😂
Очень жаль этот автомобиль. Уже нет страны, в которой его построили. Уже нет завода, на котором его построили. Уже нет людей, которые его построили. Очень жаль, что хозяин не бережёт эту машину 😢
Interesting to think where these people would be if they were not living off the scraps of a greater civilization they know nothing about. They are very very lucky.
У них доход пять-шесть долларов на человека в месяц... Где уж тут резину менять... да и "Старичка" они мучают явно не от Хорошей Жизни.@@jurybur_bobkov
Increíble que siga con vida carro hechos con futuro. Agüevo. Ogala les dure munchos años. Gente trabajadora. Saludos desde mazatlan Sinaloa méxico 🇲🇽 ❤
I have seen trucks in junk yards that look better than this...but it runs really smooth, burns just a little oil (Good for mosquito control) and the dump hoist works. What more do you need? It even starts with one turn of the crank!
Esas transmissiones de esos camiones son muy potentes,yo puse una en un Cummins 8.3 300hp y ese camión era un demonio de calibre en cuestas y planada con un diferencial 10x37 ,para arriba cargado con 16 toneladas patinaba y sin acelerar mucho en cuestas de tierra o barro en segunda 👌🏽💪🏿🦾
@@kw9849 It already HAS given out, hence why there's no radiator cap and the cooling system is unpressurized. They just the add water that is lost on the go.
I saw a go pedal and a clutch pedal - did not see a brake pedal. Not terribly surprised though - don't build them like that anymore. Gotta luv the glove box exhaust pipe
