It is the first Soviet compact tractor. The tractor design is frameless and all the loads fall on the tractor unit housing. It is one of the first tractors in the USSR equipped with hydraulic linkage system and pneumatic tires. It featuring 2-cylinder carburetor-type petrol engine (12h.p.) and lateraral power take-off to drive pulley. The tractor design allowed a stepwise control of ground clearance (by turning the final drives) and track width (by rearranging the tires "inside out"). On the basis of HTZ-7 tractor DT-14 model was developed that differs from its forerunner in diesel engine.

APPLICATION FIELD:
vegetable-growing jobs (when operating with attached and trailed equipment), for transportation purpose as well as for driving of stationary machines.

Manufacturer:
Kharkov Tractor-Assembling Plant (1950-1956)
Kharkov Tractor Plant (1955-1956)

Technical characteristics:
Total number of tractors assembled - 48 000
Engine power, h p.(kW) – 12 (8,8)
Tractor construction weight, kg - 1400
Number of gears, forward/reverse - 5/4
Speed range (forward movement), km/h –4,1 – 12,7