RE: Mercedes Unimog: A real-life Tonka toy

[Remagel2507]

RichardR said:

I've loved Unimogs ever since I had a Corgi Unimog tipper as a kid!

I had a model Unimog as a child too although I didn't really understand how much of a special vehicle they were until a saw a real life one a good few years later. One of those oddball vehicles which I love but can't explain to others why.
Would be on my purchase list if I had some cash and the land to use it properly.

Also how mental does this look!!!

[yellowstreak]

Anything with portal axles is awesome! As long as I already had a pinz, this would be on the lottery list!

[helix402]

In England we have a driving licence. In America they have a driving license. I had a toy Unimog which was green.

[louiebaby]

This looks pretty cool:



I've wanted one since I saw a full expedition spec one near the Athabasca Glacier in the Canadian Rockies.

A Brabus one would be fun, but I'm not sure what for.

Or this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/263090265786

[Bonefish Blues]

louiebaby said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/263090265786

[louiebaby]

Bonefish Blues said:

louiebaby said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/263090265786

Your application to drive it back from Germany for me has been approved.

Please provide your own cheese and pickle sandwiches.

[Cfnteabag]

I have absolutely no need for one of these, my garden has no external access and even if it did can be mowed in about 5 mins but I have a need for one of these!

Luckily though I think my new job will allow me to work on some!

[aaron_2000]

A guy near me as an old one that he uses for his Tree Surgeon business. They look insane in person, I'd have one in my lotto garage

[austinsmirk]

always worth looking on you tube for videos of them doing their thing. eg driving at vertical walls and somehow managing to climb them !!

Or anything with Russian trucks/8 x 8 things/tankers and military stuff churning away in mud.

alas I'm at work, so no linky.

[Bonefish Blues]

louiebaby said:

Bonefish Blues said:

louiebaby said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/263090265786

Your application to drive it back from Germany for me has been approved.

Please provide your own cheese and pickle sandwiches.

To bratwurst and beyond!

Such a cool thing.

[grumpy52]

I am old enough to remember point to point tests on the TV on a Saturday, landrovers and forward control landies and amazing Unimogs .
Things either completed the courses or fell over .
Always fancied a go in one .
Like many have mentioned there are a couple knocking about locally used by tree specialists .

[Kierkegaard]

These must be like an F1 car. You know, being able to be driven upside down due to downforce. And even 100% vertical gradients...wow!

I'd have one alongside a G-Wagen as the rough-stuff-Mercedes collection.

[aaron_2000]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INxkz6UcNoE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAGPtVkou5Y

[spyder dryver]

A rail infrastructure company local to me was showing this off to potential clients last week. It has a rear mounted drill for geosurvey use.

[406dogvan]

soad said:

Would I need a HGV licence? Tyres must cost a fortune too.

In case someone didn't reply to this - and from memory...

If you have a regular 'car' (Class B) licence and passed after 1-Jan-1997 you can drive vehicles upto 3.5t total laden weight

Those who passed 1996 or earlier may also have Class C1 entitlement (you must have specifically transferred it if you changed your licence) - that allows vehicles upto 7.5t total laden weight.

Note: those amounts are the max weight of the vehicle fully loaded - a Unimog 404 is apparently 4.4t with a 1.5t load limit so you'd need C1 entitlement to cover it's 5.9t total laden weight

[Marcq]

Bonefish Blues said:

To bratwurst and beyond!

Such a cool thing.

Is that a genuine advert? It doesn't appear on eBay.de which makes me slightly suspicious!

[GranCab]

What in heaven's name is "plowing" snow ???

English language please - not bastardised American lazy excuse for spelling and pronunciation.

Edited by GranCab on Monday 9th October 21:19

[Tempest_5]

I once shared an office with a German colleague who had done his national service in the German army in the 80's. During that time he had had a Unimog to look after. He reckoned it was the greatest thing ever to drive, and he was payed to do it. To get one stuck seemed to be a great failing from what he said.

He also said that the worst thing he had ever driven was a Kettenrad. He seemed to hate the Kettenrad with the same amount of passion as he loved the Unimog.

[Tempest_5]

I should add I never asked how he came to drive a Kettenrad.

[dinkel]

Doshy said:

I know some of the older ones are classed as tractors, I'm not sure what the law is on driving tractors.

That's right. They are in between cars and tractors.