RE: Mercedes Unimog: A real-life Tonka toy

RE: Mercedes Unimog: A real-life Tonka toy

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Remagel2507

1,456 posts

207 months

Monday 9th October 2017
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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

633 posts

167 months

Monday 9th October 2017
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Anything with portal axles is awesome! As long as I already had a pinz, this would be on the lottery list!

helix402

7,913 posts

197 months

Monday 9th October 2017
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In England we have a driving licence. In America they have a driving license. I had a toy Unimog which was green.

louiebaby

10,653 posts

206 months

Monday 9th October 2017
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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

31,933 posts

238 months

Monday 9th October 2017
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louiebaby

10,653 posts

206 months

Monday 9th October 2017
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Bonefish Blues said:
Your application to drive it back from Germany for me has been approved.

Please provide your own cheese and pickle sandwiches.

Cfnteabag

1,221 posts

211 months

Monday 9th October 2017
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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

5,407 posts

98 months

Monday 9th October 2017
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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

5,597 posts

138 months

Monday 9th October 2017
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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

31,933 posts

238 months

Monday 9th October 2017
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louiebaby said:
Bonefish Blues said:
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

5,831 posts

181 months

Monday 9th October 2017
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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 .

anonymous-user

69 months

Monday 9th October 2017
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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.

spyder dryver

1,330 posts

231 months

Monday 9th October 2017
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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

5,328 posts

280 months

Monday 9th October 2017
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soad said:
cool 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

72 posts

112 months

Monday 9th October 2017
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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

2,914 posts

161 months

Monday 9th October 2017
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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

605 posts

212 months

Monday 9th October 2017
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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

605 posts

212 months

Monday 9th October 2017
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I should add I never asked how he came to drive a Kettenrad.

dinkel

27,440 posts

273 months

Tuesday 10th October 2017
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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.