These tractors were used in military service as they were widely available and capable of towing heavy guns.

This 11 tonne tractor features a large (13,540cc) four cylinder M-17 diesel engine in a prominent rectangular housing.

One, made of wood was very rectangular while the second is an adapted cabin from a ZIS truck.

[1] The Stalinets-60 and 65 tractors were typically assigned to heavy division and corps level weapons such as the 152mm ML-20 and even the much heavier 203mm B-4 howitzer.

Unfortunately, the slow speed of these tractors (3–5 km/h when towing) meant that many were captured by the rapid moving Germans in the early part of the war.