IFA H6

AssemblyEast Germany: WerdauBody and chassisClass6.5 t lorryBody styleLayoutFront engine, rear-wheel-drivePlatformIFA H6RelatedPowertrainEngineEMaW 6—20 (Diesel, 9036 cm³, 88 kW)TransmissionManual five-speed unsynchronised gearboxPropulsionTyresDimensionsWheelbase4500 mmLength8000 mmWidth2500 mmHeight2600 mmKerb weight6650 kgChronologyPredecessorNoneSuccessorNone

The IFA H6 is a 6.5 tonne lorry, made by East German manufacturer VEB Kraftfahrzeugwerk »Ernst Grube« Werdau. It was available in long wheelbase lorry (H6), and short wheelbase tractor (H6Z) versions. Approximately 7,500 were built from 1952 to 1959. The bus IFA H6B was based upon IFA H6 components. For political reasons, there were no successors to the H6. Such had been developed, but production of the smaller IFA S 4000-1 commenced at IFA's Werdau plant instead.^[1]

The IFA H6 is a lorry (or tractor), based upon a conventional U-profile ladder frame. It has leaf sprung rigid front and rear axles, with the rear being a live axle. All wheels come with pneumatically operated drum brakes, and 12—20 inch tyres; the rear tyres are twin tyres. A dry single-disc clutch transmits the torque from the engine to an unsynchronised five-speed gearbox with reverse gear. The H6 is powered by an IFA EMaW 6—20 engine. This engine is a water-cooled, swirl chamber injected, straight-six diesel engine with a displacement of 9036 cm³, a rated power of 120 PS (88.3 kW), and a maximum torque of 47 kp⋅m (460.9 N⋅m). The IFA H6 can reach a top speed of 54 km/h.^[2]

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  An IFA H6 on display at the United States Army Ordnance Museum, photo taken in 1987
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  IFA H6Z short wheelbase flatbed tractor
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  IFA H6Z tractor
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  IFA H6Z tractor with a mobile library semitrailer, photo taken in 1970
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  IFA H6 with crew cab, photo taken in 1956
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  DRK mobile casualty department and X-ray unit