4 Photos of a Russian Amphibious 8-Wheel-Drive

I think I need one of these at hunt camp. Plenty of power and traction, and I would always stay nice and dry on the way to and from my hunts. Right?

The turning radius probably leaves a lot to be desired, though. It looks like the rear section–along with all 4 of its wheels–simply turns a little bit from right to left when it’s time to steer this eight-wheel-drive behemoth.

Russia Beyond reports that it’s an amphibious vehicle:

A user of Russian social network VK has discovered an eight-wheel Amphibious All-Terrain Vehicle (AATV), created in the 1950s by the Design Bureau of the Chelyabinsk tractor hydraulics plant, Russia media reported.

The body is clearly aluminum, and they say the chassis is, too. It weighs in at 600 Kilograms, which adds up to about 1323 pounds.

That’s a lot of rivets, my friends.

Russ Chastain

Editor & Contributing Writer Russ Chastain is a lifelong hunter and shooter who has spent his life learning about hunting, shooting, guns, ammunition, gunsmithing, reloading, and bullet casting. He started toting his own gun in the woods at age nine and he's pursued deer with rifles since 1982, so his hunting knowledge has been growing for more than three and a half decades. His desire and ability to share this knowledge with others has also grown, and Russ has been professionally writing and editing original hunting & shooting content since 1998. Russ Chastain has a passion for sharing accurate, honest, interesting hunting & shooting knowledge and stories with people of all skill levels.