Saurer 10DM

Saurer 10DM, 6x6
Saurer 10DM, 6x6
	Swiss Army Saurer 10DM
Place of origin	Switzerland
Service history
In service	1983 - Present
Used by	Switzerland
Production history
Designer	Adolph Saurer AG
Designed	1982
Manufacturer	Saurer
Produced	1983 - 1987
No. built	200 + 100 with winch
Variants	Flatbed, Cran, Fireengine, Radarpost
Specifications
Mass	12000kg
Length	8.9m
length	4m+1,4m(wheelbase)
Width	2.5m
Height	3.17m with cavan 3.44m
Crew	1+ 1Pax in cabin + 44Pax on the bridge
Engine	Saurer, Typ D4 KT- M; 320PS, 235kW
Payload capacity	10000kg
Transmission	FBW PG 10 ZF A 800/3D
Suspension	10DM 6x6 wheeled
Fuel capacity	360 liters (with winch only 300 liters)
Maximum speed	80 km/h

The Saurer 10DM is the last heavy truck model, which was manufactured by the Adolph Saurer AG.

The name 10DM stands for 10 t payload. The three-axle vehicle has a power output of 320 hp. The driving Formula 6x6 is driven 6 of 6 existing wheels. Its lighter "brother", the Saurer 6DM, has accordingly 2 axes (4-Wheel) and a 6 tonne payload and 280 hp.

The vehicles are equipped with Saurer six-cylinder engines and turbochargers are connected via a semi-automatic transmission. Some of the 6DM and 10DM are equipped with a winch, the 6DM and 10DM with a winch have a 60l less fuel capacity.

The models 6DM and 10DM were the first military vehicles of the Swiss Army, which went into operation with NATO structure. The most widespread are the 6DM and 10DM truck as flatbed with tarp for troops and supplies, but they also exist as fire engines for military airfields. The firefighting version practice the firefighting with the special F/A-18C Maquette device,^[1] as a crane truck, and as container transporter for the operating components for TAFLIR (tactical aircraft radar) also TAFLIR radar antennae are mounted on 10DM trucks.

As these trucks have reached the end of their useful life and spare parts are getting scarce, they are being phased out and are replaced by trucks from Iveco since 2013.