here, together with test technician ivan khukharev. went to moscow to vdnkh in order to present a gift might say, without any problems. problems, these were the first major road tests at a distance of 600-700 km one way. the delegates were then shown a unique specimen of more cargo, which had no analogues either in the soviet union or abroad. belas 540. an iconic car, of course, still has become and still is, this is a mining dump truck with a lifting capacity of 27, model belas 540, development began in 1960, and until recently there were many who were inclined to produce this class of machines in the urals, but even skeptics had no doubts. at the beginning of october 1946, residents of the small belarusian town of zhodina could observe an unusual picture. in the area of ​​the railway station, right next to the railway tracks , some important meeting was taking place. and there was no doubt that this was so, very the local authorities were fussing around , apparently a respected person, next to whom unfamiliar comrades were also fussing, either handing in some papers, or trying to pro