The first with completely domestic design. The 85th anniversary of the STZ-NATI tractor

85 years ago, on 11 July 1937, the production of STZ-NATI, famous and deservedly popular tracked agricultural tractor, was launched at Stalingrad Tractor Plant. This tractor first which had completely domestic deisgn. Development this is an example effective collaboration between design engineers STP scientists All-soviet Scientific Research Insitute (NATI). In comparison with predecessor, STZ-1 wheeled STZ-NATI better suitable for soil, climate road conditions USSR, 73% more powerful, much productive efficient. The Kharkiv Plant in same year under name SKhTZ-NATI or KhTZ-NATI newly-established Altay 1942, during Great Patriotic War (ASKhTZ-NATI ATZ-NATI). On basis tractors, STZ-5 transport STZ-8 swamp were developed produced STP, KhTZ-T2G gas generator KhTZ-16 armoured KhTP. ASKhTZ-NATI KhTP continued until 1949, ATP 1952, when succeeded by DT-54 diesel tractor. Three plants around 200,000 tractors. Cutting-edge successful solutions, implemented tractors design, used STP/VgTD, a long time still find place Chinese YTO