American AMAZED By Newer Mercedes-Benz UNIMOG Extreme Off-Roading!

[@alanmorales7181]

Here in Monterrey Mexico a local TV station has one Unimog to climb the Cerro de la Silla to carry goods to engineers that are in the repeater station in the most high part of the mountain. No other truck can do that, in fact, climbing walking is a risky task, but the televisa unimog works fine for that.

[@IWrocker]

Wow that is awesome 🎉😎

[@possisvideos]

It in the mountains in winter in germany. Its a german numberplate (look to the „D“).❤

[@lukaszimmermann2215]

A Unimog is the best expedition vehicle on earth. My friend bought an U1300l from the german army. Extreme good quality, simple electronics and build like a tank. Greeting from Germany.

[@Wings_of_foam]

Bias

[@wildschuetzjaeger2316]

@@Wings_of_foam No, german quality.

[@uncle_matula]

​@@wildschuetzjaeger2316it's a Steyer drivetrain, the basis of all good off-road vehicles, so it's Austrian

[@wildschuetzjaeger2316]

@@uncle_matula Sure, but the invention is actual german.

[@Nordlicht05]

@@wildschuetzjaeger2316 no fighting boys! Ok? 😅

[@eardwulf6125]

Greatings from Bavaria, and the Blue Unimog you show us in this Video, have a preasure control on each wheel. You can change the preasure of each wheel how you want, without leaving the cockpit. 😁😁

[@boombl443]

He grüße aus Unterfranken 😜😉

[@raistraw8629]

@@boombl443 Grüße von einem Unterfranken aus Oberbayern😁

[@IWrocker]

That’s amazing, this vehicle is one of the best I’ve ever learned about 😎

[@BMWdriver7584]

@@IWrocker we have a 70 year old unimog and pulls the big logs out off the forrest

[@CatMeow24-qr7uo]

Servus! Grüße aus München. 😂

[@Gaehhn]

The orange one is a configuration many municipalities have. The big wind shield and extra short snout gives great visibility, especially when manoeuvring tight roads and corners in old towns and villages. Also great for observing your attachments, like when it's used as a snow plough or street sweeper.

[@pistonburner6448]

And in the smaller Unimog model you can move the steering wheel and instrument cluster to the other side of the vehicle and drive from that side!

[@Retrotyp]

Literally started watching the Unimog clips the day before yesterday and then saw exactly one of those orange ones yesterday. Perfect case of selective perception I guess. :D

[@Happymali10]

@@Retrotyp It's kinda funny when you see red or orange Unimogs used as campers, because 9 times out of 10 they're retired municipal or firefighting-units.

[@Retrotyp]

@@Happymali10 Now that you mentioned it - absolutely true. Most Unimog campers I have seen are either red, orange or olive. Also: I clicked on your channel by accident whilst replying to you and realised that I already watched a few of your videos years ago. I've gone full circle on KZbin; thought it'd be funny to mention.

[@Happymali10]

@@Retrotyp Municipal or firefighting-vehicles are popular for camper-conversions because (obviously cheaper than new and) they usually have little mileage/engine hours while having good maintenance/a recorded history. A Unimog that spent 30 years on a farm can be an absolute moneypit in comparison.

[@gladiusthrax4941]

A few months ago, I was at a long queue at a border check, several lines going parallel to each other. To my left was a Unimog like this one, we drove alongside each other for about an hour . The cargo compartment had been converted to a caravan. An elderly couple (probably retired) in the cabin. Boy did those 2 nail the retirement, going from country to country to offroad in that thing. I couldn't lift my eyes off it

[@Itsjustme-Justme]

Years ago, we had a U90 where I work. Just 90 hp and the engine already was a bit worn out. It was underpowered and slow, a pain in the ass driving it on a paved road. But in first gear, nothing could stop it. Once we had to pull a 4 ton trailer up a steap hill, maybe 35-40%. No road, no gravel, just a November-wet farmer's field. First gear, all wheel drive and differencial lock active and let the Unimog do its magic. It crawled up that hill like it was the easiest thing on earth.

[@the_retag]

You could replace the engine, a slighly mor epowerfull, less worn mb engine could do wonders

[@gfimadcat]

Even the ancient ones with the 42hp 636 had torque for days, first gear and let it crawl.

[@Gruoldfar]

As long as most still use "Horsepower" your miles/gallons/fahreinheit are downright modern! Also: I rode one of those in the german military offroad in 88. We really tried to get it stuck and didn't manage.We went into holes with water up to the windows - the Unimog just went through.

[@mortified776]

My neighbour has an ex-Australian army Unimog, it is such an impressive and well thought-out machine. The army use MAN HXs now, but I wonder how they compare and if occasionally there are situations they wish they still had the Unimog.

[@seanthiar]

There is a saying that there is no place where you can't get to with an Unimog and if you find one you get a Hägglunds to explore it. The Hägglunds BV 206 isn't that versatile and fast, but offroad it gets everywhere.

[@johncunningham4820]

@@mortified776 . Way back when the Australian Army bought the Mack 6x6's to replace the Old 6x6 C-1800 International " Blitz " Wagons , they ended up keeping several of the Inters . As TOW Trucks . Mack's kept getting bogged . Progress huh ? 🤣

[@SchwachsinnProduzent]

Keep in mind, that German "PS" (Pferdestärke = Horse Power) is not the same as American HP. PS is defined with metric units (and a horse). 1PS ~ 735W; 1HP ~ 746W. Units can be quite confusing, but the most confusing is Pound/Pfund. Basically every country had its own definition and they were very different. One "Zollpfund" (a pound defined by the Zollverein based on the common pound in the regions previously occupied by the french) is exactly 500g=0,5kg and is still used in colloquial German. There is also still a Zentner (100Pfund=50kg) So having a single unit everyone understands, is actually a great break through, since you can now cross the border from Bavaria to Austria and 1kg stays 1kg. So much easier for international trade.

[@mortified776]

@@johncunningham4820 Always seems to be the way doesn't it? Australian procurement bureaucracy have a real knack for buying things that aren't suitable for their intended purpose or "Australianising" off-the-shelf kit to the point it isn't off-the-shelf anymore!

[@henningpieterjordan7416]

One of the best in the world....surely..!!!!😮😊

[@jamescook7713]

Don't call me Shirley!

[@BenjaminVestergaard]

I'm with you on experience. Trying a supercar seems fun and all... But knowing that your car can just leave the road and go wherever has to be more satisfying.

[@robderich8533]

To boldly go where noone else has a chance to go.

[@keithkearns93]

They’re good but can’t go anywhere.

[@justinl2009]

@@David-um8tb Both, depending on the day.

[@rostundradau3442]

The orange one is essentially the spec for maintaining community's. That version is neither right hand drive nor left hand drive but both at the same time. You can essentially just slide the entire steering collum and pedals over to the other side of the cabin to better observe your equipment while cleaning guardrails or mowing or cutting trees and stuff like that. In Switzerland there's a remote village that has a Unimog trash truck lifted by cable car to collect trash. If you like the Unimog I'd suggest you also check out the Zetros which is essentially a gigantic Mercedes semi truck designed with the same go anywhere do anything mentality as the Unimog. Or you might like the MB-Trac which is an actual farm tractor designed to be able to carry equipment on itself while still being able to attach stuff like a conventional tractor and it also had the ability to rotate the seat, steering and pedals to make reverse working easier. You may also like the 6x6 G-Class although I'm sure you've seen Richard Hammond in that thing.

[@marcmonnerat4850]

What about the infamous _Pinzgauer_ , _Haflinger_ and _Aebi_and other designs for the land/mountains?

[@MKitchen75]

that with 4 wheel steering would be just perfect for plowing snow at the apartments parking lots, streets etc.. so nimble

[@gunterhagendorf8318]

You can get them with a special gearbox for "crawling mode", which is for swampy areas where a stand still vehicule would soon sink into the ground. There you block the steering so that the vehicule turns in a circle, put in the crawling mode and the vehicule makes its turns without a driver whilst the crew gets off and does its work. From time to time you change the place of the circles.

[@bennhardtswelt]

Greetings from northern Germany. If you like the Unimog, you should check out the former Eastern Germany "Multicar". It is also a versatile truck, but smaller, maybe "cuter" if you want. It's no comparison to the Unimog but the Multicar survived the fall of the Berlin wall as one thing good enough to keep alive and built until today. Where I live Multicars are more common than the Unimog because they are quite cheap. And you get a lot of "Jack of all trades" out of this thing too. :D

[@modarkthemauler]

Multicars are definetly in the mini mog category.

[@sinisatrlin840]

Here in southern Croatia Multicar is exclusevly communal vehicule that usually carry work basket for cutting dry branches on threes, changing lightbulbs, decorating on holidays and for street sweep version with water tank that sweeps and washes downtown center. But Unimogs are in much greater supply despite price. Unimog can be seen everywhere.

[@revsnowfox5798]

Ah, the Multicar of East Germany and the Balkancar of Bulgaria, the two Eastern bloc workhorses with an English word in their name.

[@sinisatrlin840]

@@revsnowfox5798 Yes, they do their jobs. Multicar can enter narrow mediteranien streets, enter inside buildings and yards. Balcancar forklifts are not that common in west/south, they still lack finesse of Still, Jungheinrich, Kalmar and Linde. But in time they will be there. I have no doubt about it. Multicar now and Mulicar from 1980s are two similar but still separate things.

[@lauritoerni2080]

yes, and the Robur LO/LD trucks are worth checking out to, they are east germany's unimog, still common where i live, even at fire departments

[@__-fi6xg]

im absolutely not a carguy, yeah i like knowing technical stuff, but im here for your positive attitude man, youre awesome.

[@IWrocker]

Thank You I appreciate that 😎

[@joeja]

When i was younger i got to ride in one in an event where they demonstrated what these could do and the feeling when this thing clings onto a steep incline/decline is really wierd. You constantly have the feeling that its gonna tip over but it is nowhere near its limit. PS: On the hood it says "Der Alleskönner" which means the one who can do everything / the jack of all trades.

[@RotesKleid411]

The first Unimog, maybe at 3.00 min, is a straight 6cylinder, 6 litre Diesel engine with roundabout 240 PS. The Unimog with the four wheel steering has a four-cylinder Diesel I guess. It is a "Geräteträger". It is used for road maintenance with a huge bundle of tools.

[@sinisatrlin840]

Yes, orange one is common in our grid maintenance and in fire departments.

[@tothethreshold.9965]

My mates got one of these, forded a 7ft deep flooded out crossing water up to the windows and the rear bed was underwater. It didnt so much as stumble, amazing vehicles and in europe at least they are not unaffordable. His was ex german military and he paid less than £19K for it including shipping it to the UK and getting it fully road registered. A bargain considering a new one is £175K. On its paperwork and insurance it is registered as a tractor. Cant use the motorway network but to be honest you would not want to, above 55 mph it is scary to drive haha. Off road tho, i dont care what you are driving or how well you think it handles mud the mog will outperform it.

[@stevenicol5000]

The Unimog u500 was sold in the States as a Freightliner, by Daimler in the early 2000’s. There are a few videos on KZbin. The whole steering system can be switched from left hand drive to right hand drive and the transmission can be switched from automatic to manual (with a fold down clutch pedal, apparently!).

[@IWrocker]

That is just wild haha I will look into it

[@Ceelbc]

4:54 Unimogs are sometimes diesel, sometimes multifuel; meaning they can run everything: diesel, petrol, raw oil, frying oil, etc.

[@jumpnrun3368]

The Unimog was such a hit with farmers, that Mercedes-Benz eventually turned it into a full blown agricultural tractor. Its called MB-Trac and was practically a field work optimized version of the Unimog. They look sick and are still highly valuable if held in good condition. Production stopped in 91 iirc. Maybe you want to also have a look at them. 😁

[@rostundradau3442]

The MB-Trac was so ahead of it's time. Sure Schlüter, Deutz and Fendt had their own variations like the euroTrac, intrac and xylon. Interesting to note would be that the only systemtractor in this configuration that still has mainstream success is the JCB Fastrac which isn't only the fastest production tractor it also holds several speed records in modified versions

[@mathewcherrystone9479]

A local farmer still has two of them, but I think only one of them is operational. Definitely a unique and beautiful vehicle.

[@dumiau8016]

i am impressed with you. you make no difference where the quality comes from, no, you even praise the product even if it doesn't come from your home country. you are a really nice guy. greetings from the birthplace of the unimog.

[@stscc01]

Great video as always... I love those beasts, offroad they are like tanks! BTW, the standard fuel tanks are in the range between 24 and 34,5 gallons, but you can actually get tanks with up to 343,5 (!) gallons on the larger UNIMOGs.

[@genrabbit9995]

British or American Gallon?

[@stscc01]

@@genrabbit9995 American...

[@rosshart9514]

​ @GenRabbit 343,5 American gallons equal 73,66 Welsh square bushels (at zero degrees fahrenheit).

[@stscc01]

@@rosshart9514 I love those units, but I'm glad I didn't have to use them at school... the metric system is so easy in comparison... 😁😁

[@seanthiar]

Use metric units - with those there is no misunderstanding. The tank size for a big Unimog is 600 liter and the specialty with every Unimog tank is that it is only mounted on three points to decouple it from the frame torsion when driving. Standard size for the light Unimog (eg Unimog 402) is 90 liter, but the enhanced versions get a 120 liter tank and the midsized Unimogs have an 180 liter tank.

[@ketamu5946]

Fun Fact: you can auction for unimogs formerly run by public service (including the army version) on german state run websites. Sometimes you "have" to buy them in 10er quantities

[@ahorton6786]

Hi from the UK. More Unimog please they are amazing vehicles!

[@101010Ignatz]

So much fun to watch that from germany. A man who has fallen in love with unimogs 😀

[@Jan324td]

The video of the yellow UNIMOG you see with the GER (means the city of Germersheim/ Rheinland Palatine Germany) License plates is from the UNIMOG Testing Grounds . The plant they are build is nearby. The blue one with the SOKPlates is from (Saale-Orla-Kreis / Thuringia Germany By the way these are the current models of the UNIMOG.

[@seanthiar]

No these are not the current models. The new ones have a fiber glass cabin and another front for a better view of front mounted tools. Model types are U 327, U 435 and U 535.

[@jonathanlindner5582]

@@seanthiar Lostsoul is right. It is the U 5023. The models you mentioned are just the smaler ones. That has nothing to do with old and new.

[@Marco-zt6fz]

The Unimoc in the snow, was filmed in Germany, Thuringen. Also cool is the Unimoc Campers. Check out this video about Unimoc Camper in KZbin, made in Germany: New Mercedes Motorhome Unimog 4x4 Offroad Bimobil EX432

[@thomaserdmann1860]

Greatings from sout-west Germany where these babies are being build. Production moved from the town of Gaggenau to the main MB truck factory in Wörth a couple of years ago. There is an amazing museum on those here, too. So whenever you make it to Germany; drop me a line and I’ll show you around.

[@scettzvill]

5:00 a quick search shows 47 gallons, or 180 liters for the U5000 model, which is one of the later versions. the current engine is the OM 924 LA, a 4.8 liter turbo charged 4 cylinder diesel which adheres to Euro 3 emissions regulations. mainly used in city/coach busses.

[@deanbritton7436]

I've seen a few ex-army Unimogs purchased by the public over here in Australia and converted to mobile homes / campers for trips around the country. You can pick them up at the ex-military auctions. Don't know how much they are but would have to be cheaper than a new one. There's also a 4x4 rescue guy who uses one in the Victorian High Country. I freakin love these things.

[@dnocturn84]

Yes, similar situation here in Germany. But because they are pretty common vehicles over here, you'll be able to buy used ones from a variety of sources, not just the military.

[@youtubeaxel9030]

I wouldn't call the UNIMOG 'king of the road' but definately 'king off road'! 👍 Greetings from the 'Südpfalz' in Germany!

[@rudolfzweep8]

Look at footage of the Breslau rally. Unimogs and other cool stuff at speed.

[@rudolfzweep8]

4K Breslau Alley is a long video

[@venkmanny4100]

In Germany there's an old saying: If a Unimog can't go there, nothing can.

[@iggi.s.6746]

Greetz from Hessen, Germany! As a small child, I saw my first Unimog rolling in our village, and felt in love with this vehicle! Who can resist?

[@mort8143]

Thanks Ian. I remember Unimogs having a tray that could tip up, or sideways, left or right. Fendt tractors do, or did, as well. Cheers digger.

[@boelwerkr]

I like the Unimos from the 80th more. I've grown up driving one from that generation. It was so much fun, being 14 and driving the Unimog on the fields of my uncle. He said "You can drive it if you can fix it." It took me a year and a lot of help from my uncle. :-)

[@stscc01]

I completely understand what you mean... ;-) I learned to drive at the age of 7 in our UNIMOG from 1948... after we completely rebuilt it.

[@dennisboisvert3143]

The gearbox is a fully synchronized 8-speed manual gearbox with lockable differentials. A reduction gear and a crawler gear were available as additional accessory. Engine: Mercedes-Benz OM 353.959; Merced... Also called: Unimog U 1300 L; Unimog U 1700 ... Successor: Unimog 437 Related: Unimog 436 that why

[@carls1959]

I watched another video on a Unimog and they had 200 gallons of fuel in 2 tanks. He used an inboard transfer pump. He could use one tank, then the other tank, or both tanks at once. Good reaction. thanks for sharing.

[@TRhage]

In my 4 years of service in the German army, this truck has never let me down. If you find a terrain where this workhorse gets stuck, call for a helicopter! Unimog for Ever!

[@andreasbayer]

Greetings from Stuttgart, the development place of this beast. Basically I had one part of the job interview with my current team leader IN one of these (crew cab with a beautiful (but not practical...) wooden bed, crawler gears, pneumatic suspended seats in the front) Units on the off road test course at Daimler Truck. Was a great experience to feel what this machine is capable of. 2500 rpm at like 0.5 mph at 70% grade. Felt like a roller coaster pulling you to the top. The pneumatic seat was also really great. With your feet you felt what the vehicle did, but in the seat it was all mutet and softened. What a machine.

[@7ktTube]

8:45 I totally feel the same! It would definitely be a more rewarding experience! Love from Sweden!

[@eozcompany9856]

Great video, I'd recommend some of the Tatra suspension comparison videos, they really show of what it can do!

[@dixonqwerty]

Unimogs are the pinnacle of trucks in my opinion. Well made German stuff, as always! Greetings from Sweden.

[@pauls.8748]

you need to check out the unimog adventure camper conversions...the perfect bug out vehicle!!!

[@333Socks]

In the 70's we had a UNIMOG with 16 gears, 8 rabbit and 8 turtel gears. 1's gear in turtel mode would total any car towing, as the power would be too much.

[@umbrellacorporation3206]

The Mog(German short Name) At 9.11 is an older model. It was available as BRABUS Unimog. Must See!! For cruising in the City. Nice Video! Hugs from Germany!🇺🇲🇩🇪🇺🇦

[@ArfurFaulkesHake]

The blue mog was registered in Saxony just west of a region called the Saxony Swiss, which is on the border between Saxony and the Check Republic, it was named as such for it's resemblance to the swiss alps.

[@Rekcoj]

you can actually buy these quite easily, especially used ones. depending on age, size and mounted attachment, they go for 16k up to 150k for used one. the US Army had one version made for them in the early '90s, the U 419, so maybe you can get one of these if they still exist.

[@paulg3336]

NZDF used a range of UNIMOGs from the 1970s until recently but are now using MAN HX60 , HX58 & HX77 military trucks , and this year got HX 8x8 HRVs They use Pinzgauers for light transport

[@SheratanLP]

I just noticed when you asked the blue truck in the snow where it was taken that the license plate number is SOK-U4023. Germany is divided into federal states and these are divided into districts. Every license plate in Germany begins with letters indicating the district. SOK stands for the district in which I live and means Saale-Orla-Kreis in Thuringia. A beautiful area that has a lot to offer.

[@Ramsi-Berlin]

Unimog is the short word for, Universal Motor Gerät Means universal, engine, thing ❣️😃 Love from Berlin 🇩🇪 Ramsi 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@ian-titusmanta7399]

My dad builds parts for the Unimog so I've always felt some special connection to those cars and it makes me happy to see other people discover them :D

[@PortCharmers]

As a student, I worked odd-job-wise (I didn't have a bowler-hat with a razor sharp brim though) for a carpenter who made playground-furniture and had a tatty seventies Mog with a little crane mounted on the trailer. It was quite an experience riding in it with some sort of playground-tower, two swings, a seesaw and a lot of tools on the bed and his australian shepherd on my lap. It feel like being on a watchtower, or rather on the bridge of a ship that's swaying about. The weirdest is that there are eight gears and the top speed was about 50mph, so the sound of the engine doesn't fit the speed in the way one is used to. However, he hardly ever let anyone else drive it. I only once drove it at less than walking pace for about 50 metres when drilling holes for a fence.

[@sidneygriffiths5737]

Lol imagine rocking up in your typical American neighbourhood in one of those 🤣😂🤣😂

[@RCBirds]

Around 100 litres, or 26.4 gals. Yes it's diesel. If you want more to know about the course goolgle "Unimog Testgelände Ötigheim". Most of the footage was taken there. There's not a standard model. Every Unimog will be custumized as the customer wants it. But that fits on every agricultural machine here.

[@tomt5745]

never been in a Merc Uni, but i got the same feeling you express when i was in the passenger seat in an old 80s Land Rover. went across a field like it was a walk in the park. and yes, it was hills and deeps. G-Wagen is perhaps a compromise. can be driven in a city. but is capable of other things. the Uni is a bit bulky in a town

[@CCfiftyeight]

I was responsible for the maintenance and repair of Unimogs during my time in the army. absolutely brilliant beasts! btw, on the bonnet of white mog ist written "The all-rounder". 😉

[@CCfiftyeight]

in Germany Unimogs, even used and ridden down, are damn expensive!

[@wolfheilmann774]

used to drive a Unimog during military service. We managed to dug it in in mud, driver side 5 ft deep in mud, co drivers side 2 ft deep. But got it out with the 30 metric ton back winch (front winch just had 10 tons payload). Had also a 120ft crane on it for working on antennas, and a manhole drill - which in fact was a anchor drill. 5 min for drilling 1ft dia, 6 ft deep, for putting tower bankers. Quite a beast. 8 gears forward plus 8 terrain gears, and a switch for forward and backward. So we had 32 gears for advancing. Lowest terrain gear allowed max speed of less than 1 mph, but with tremendous pulling force.

[@chrisp2350]

I've been watching UNIMOG stuff for years. So many variations on an already great vehicle.

[@dacartrainguy]

Some years ago I went on a trekking on Etna vulcan, in Sicily, and the guide tooks us on the pick using a Unimog based bus... That was hella cool!

[@Okkebeltman]

you should also look at pinzgauers or volvo tgb's, especially the 6x6 versions are awesome

[@gcKukie]

I just cant believe these trucks aren't in snowrunner yet.🤣

[@gilbertodipietro8494]

on the license plate is SOK which belongs to the Saale-Orla-County in the south-eastern part of thuringia. The river Saale starts in the Fichtelgebirge and I guess, the footage has been taken near the origin of this river in this mountain area

[@Max.Mustermann.]

6:10 plates are German ( SOK = Saale-Orla-Kreis local plates from Thuringia) actually :) and yep we have some snowy locations so this might be shot in Germany :) i didnt see an unimog for quite some time but damn when i spotted one as a kid everytime it was the highlight of my day :D

[@frankbierschneider8785]

I was about to check myself… 👍🏻👍🏻

[@santaclaus0815]

one of the secrets behind the offroad capability is the huge number of gears the unimog has

[@jd-lr7zu]

8 forward gears and 6 reverse gears

[@PropperNaughtyGeezer]

8 gears "rabbit" and 8 gears "turtle".

[@PropperNaughtyGeezer]

And standart shifting is 4-6-7-8 or 3-5-7-8. 1,2 and 3 are even very short gears.

[@stefanclassicbiker7670]

You can buy them also as a two-way vehicle for road-rail shunting. It drives on rails and roads in industrial areas and is able to pull 1000 tons of railway waggons.

[@karl_3885]

Blue Mog has a German plate. SOK stands for Saale-Orla-Kreis, which is a municipality(or maybe district) in Thuringia.

[@clockdva20]

The Unimog builds are built to order as they are used by so many services in Germany from the Military through emergency service and supporting services .to 10:33 Forestry. Farming .and all sorts of construction and road cleaning. There is a massive 2nd hand market. Lots of companies convert old used Fire department Mog's into go anywhere adventure Mobil homes, because Ex Fire trucks are well maintained but they also are lower mileage and travel shorter distances. But things like the Fuel tank have to be replaced because fire trucks only have a small fuel tank because they only have to operate in their local districts. So that would be an interesting video for you to find on the companies that specialise in converting Unimogs and other 4WD truck into adventure off road Mobil homes/campers.😊

[@rogerstalder7184]

3:48 your king of the road. ''Where we go we dont need roads'' 🤣 And it holds 45 normal and 63.5 gallone upgraded.

[@ChristophErnst-lr5ub]

I miss your Unimog videos! I am surprised, no one told you about the Rallye Breslau! There you find all kinds of Offroad Vehicles from Jeeps to Unimogs, real deep waterholes and really tough offroading! Enjoy :)

[@michaelreynolds1308]

In Australia our army uses these and I’ve seen a few of the older ones (ex army?) converted to what must be the ultimate mobile home

[@jochendamm]

There are many configurations that set the price. A new one can cost US$ 400,000 while a used model is affordable for just $ 20,000 to $ 30,000 plus shipping to the US. But I believe that $ 80,000 to $ 150,000 is the average price range.

[@zeazevedo]

For the UNIMOG U 5023 the prices start at about $220.000,00 and up from there... not a cheap toy !

[@verttikoo2052]

@@zeazevedo Toy?

[@artforz]

"what's the max fording depth on this?" .... "how long can you hold your breath?"

[@wirtnix]

do you know of the feature to lower the tire-pressure for better ground-grip?

[@ranekeisenkralle8265]

To answer your question from 6:12: At 6:07 you can see the plate pretty well - and the SOK on there is the giveaway: Saale-Orla-Kreis - which is an administrative district a little south-east of the geographic center of Germany, fairly close to the big bend in the Czech-German border. I wouldn't call the area 'mountaineous', but it most certainly isn't flat land either. Not by a looong stretch. As such it very much makes sense for such a vehicle to be used there.

[@slothslow8339]

Greetings from Germany, i'm a huge fan of the UNIMOG as well! "Universal Motor Gerät" is what the name is meaning. You can literally do everything with it. Drove one once and fell in love with it. But it's too pricy and in Germany you need a special license for it -.-

[@pixelbartus]

I'm 43 and never learned how to drive a car. It just wasn't necessary. From my perspective your fascination is fascinating.

[@YTKenjide]

This Thing is so Awesome ^^ (the first ones Name was The All-Rounder) I Tell you my First contact with the Grandfather from this Beast . 1976 i was 5 years "old" A Farmer drove an UNIMOG as that was it made (sorry for my Grammar)and tilled the field with a plough. The hood was gone to support the engine. It was so Amazing . Torque of Death Of Doom

[@viper31stvfw86]

3:16 they were indeed engine-breaking, for steep downhill, you have to do this, never tap on the gas-pedal, that will cause an real bad accident. and not to forget about the pressure control of those tires to provide more grip on different surfaces. YOU WANNA HAVE ONE FOR SURE ^^

[@philhealey4443]

And usually an exhaust brake, either standalone, or sometimes selectable to operate in tandem with the foot brake pedal. Addictive , not as thisty as you think and maybe the most relaxing vehicle to drive in bad offroad conditions!

[@1974motorhead]

Are you surprised when I telling you the Unimog is serving the Armee in Germany. I am an retired anti-aircraft Tank commander and we had one Unimog in our crew. That thing brought me to places i was not able to go to with my Tank!

[@thalamay]

I had one of those Mercedes experience days once. First, we got to drive an AMG sports car around a small track, then we did some drifting on a wet surface and some break testing. Afterwards, we moved to an M-Class and onto an off-roading test track. The off-roading was of course a completely different experience, very slow, but so cool. I wouldn’t have thought so beforehand, but I enjoyed the off-roading way more than being on the track. Now to be fair, it was a pretty terrible track, very short and without any fast corners. But still, the off-roading was on another level. The coolest bit was when we went through a V-shaped channel. Because of the shape, there’s always only 3 tires touching the ground with one tire being up in the air. As you manoeuvre through the channel, sometimes the airborne tire switches, say from front-left to rear-right which results in the car pivoting forwards. That felt insane to an off-road-noob like myself. For a second you think that you’ll flip over. It was crazy fun.

[@JackMacLupus]

Well, this here shows the absolutely LEGENDARY off-road capacity the Unimog has. And it explains the saying: "A Unimog NEVER gets stuck. Unless the Driver WANTS it." perfectly.

[@prostetnikjeltz6801]

SOK is a the Saale-Orla-Kreis in Thüringen Germany. There are some skiing areas in Thüringen, maybe it's driving around there.

[@miguelagramos]

Beautiful truck!!! I prefer slow with a Unimog than fast with a lambo. 9:50 In this model you can change the steering wheel from left to right and back

[@helloweener2007]

I was in the army in the 90's, medic brigade like M.A.S.H. We had several Unimog as KrKw (military ambulance car). Places you can go with it: McDonald's drive through, tank driving school track.

[@iron_side5674]

I´m pretty sure on that Road at the end of the Snow Clip, that was ALpine Road markers. Regular Penguins (what we call the black and white road markers) would disappear in the Snow in the Alps in Winter. And those just poke out over the snow and are still visible, so, pretty sure that was in the Alps.

[@acd1202]

I notice that the dealer near Heathrow London has one 3 years old, single cab pretty basic for a Unimog but it does have a 300bhp engine for sale at £185,000 ($215,000ish). See if you can find a video of one with the steering which slides across the cab, so you are sat on the edge for any steep drops.

[@dnocturn84]

Right now snow plow season is slowly starting in Germany. This is almost exclusive Unimog territory in my region (except a few agricultural tractors or smaller trucks for private snow plow action).

[@vornamenachname8783]

Unimog is an abbreviation and means "Universal Motorgerät (Motordevice)". it comes from my area here, developed & built a few kilometres away. To me it is one oft the best Off Road Verhicles and comes with total understatement. Originally, especially agricultural purposes and for communities were the main applications, but you can use it for all and nothing :).

[@McGhinch]

On the right side of the hood it says "Der Alleskönner" that generally is a "Jack of all trades".

[@Astrofrank]

6:09 - plates are from Saale-Orla-Kreis, a district in Germany.

[@Rick2010100]

The UNIMOG is not sold at a reguar Mercedes dealership, they are sold over the external Mercedes truck department. They also have a online configurator for MB trucks and the UNIMOG is listed there.

[@henningventer2917]

The Orange one also have the option to move controls to the other side of the cab. It has the quick attach hitch on the front for a mower.

[@gjgeurts9372]

Here in Europe these things are pretty rare as well. They started out as an uliterian power bank that also moves under it's own power but turned into a a versatile extreme offroad capable truck. You see them mainly in Germany as maintenace vehicles off and on, and as a military vehicle. The reason is that they have become pretty expensive so other, perhaps modified commercial vehicles, make more sense. I just can't imagine why they never sold them in the US where they would fit in in a lot of offroad and agricultural purposes where your standard 4x4 pickup truck just doesn't cut it.

[@Far1988]

Yeah, their main "problem" is the price. They don't really make sense for a lot of areas - but when they're necessary, they're often the only option. Like: There are dozens of vehicles that can replace parts of the Unimog, so if other parts of it aren't needed, it's often cheaper to buy the other option. But if you need a small versatile multi-purpose offroad vehicle like this, the Unimog is your only option really.

[@BobOgden1]

Ian if you want to see some fun with a Unimog check out a channel called "Karsten and Maxine" with a particular vid "Unimog vs Combi - Jump up track" K&M are traveling around Oz in a Combi and don't have any qualms about bush bashing where even some 4wd would fear to tread. Check out some of the other vids too, NW Western Australia is epic

[@Resomius]

We got one in our local THW (Federal Agency for Technical Relief) And since they also had a voluntary group for youth I got to ride in one of these. THEY ARE FUUUUNNNN!

[@salemyr]

The most fun I've had in four wheels was with one of those more utilitarian ATVs with huge tires, diff locks, and a winch. Racing is fun, but driving in outrageous terrain is on a different level

[@rabanvonstudnitz771]

The blue Unimog on snow, crossing the snowy creek, had a lisense plate of Saale-Orla Kreis, a community in Thuringia, Germany.

[@yoannjollivet6022]

If you saw the ford modified by renault truck for the french army, you would be shocked, europe is a very hilly place with a lot of small roads and dirt roads, so we are adapted to that, in addition we have a lot of fun in there, hence all these little toys, I assure you, we have other monsters like that, small and big, you should take a walk in the hinterlands of Europe, 4X4 mandatory with mechanical gearbox , personally, I would advise you to take a 2002 rav4 if you do, otherwise you risk being shaken like a plum tree, there are English-speaking 4X4 clubs that could show you nice places to have fun, swimsuit recommended... I had a lot of fun watching your videos, especially the one on the rally and you only scratched the surface, under our nice European air, we love fun, and at a low price, nothing is a matter of have fun and compete with friends!!!

[@throwaway4553]

Per en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unimog_419 , the US actually had quite a few ( >2000 ) Unimogs as "combat engineering vehicles". Although they would be very old by now since production only lasted until 1991.