Driving the red Unimog, for the first time, in Many Years!

[@UncannySense]

Rusty clunker that runs right with a Roll cage and mud tyres than can pull itself out of mud holes sounds like a good plan...No point fixing the body work if its going to get dented offroad.

[@tallersimon]

I had one, 1970,agricultural spec with a 3 way tipper and hydraulics. 30mph flat out. XVO 952H if I remember correctly was its UK registration.

[@avap2677]

30 years ago I did made a machine like this to get out the trees of the forest for my job with a hydrolic winch and did this100 % . Sorry for bad Englisch but I,m Dutch .

[@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524]

Excellent! Definitely working now! Lovely work!

[@jonatanechenique7271]

Off road weekend rig... yesss! Utility orange and the chasis gunmetal for colors.

[@tubularap]

You got it revived. It has another life in it. Great video.

[@tubularap]

And your idea to make it into a off-road rig is sensible and a lovely project. I think you should really 'pimp' the hell out of this Unimog. Not overly flashy, but with style. Looking forward to all that's to come.

[@jonobuckley3215]

I’d personally love anything that you did with this Unimog. When you are wearing your “sensible hat“ then it obviously is a lot of money to spend but it’s like most hobbies, you put lots of money and effort in and the reward is in the journey. Sometimes the end result is not worth the sum of it’s parts in monetary terms but there are far worse ways of disposing of your income.

[@KJOff-Road]

Well, we can't be sensible all the time :) Thanks for watching!

[@clooperman3745]

@@KJOff-Road Considering the amount of work required on the red Unimog l would remove the low range transmission and fit it in your other 421 and either keep the rest for any useful spares or sell it and use the money on the other 421.

[@iamrichrocker]

good to see another video on this vehicle..and this truck has an appeal..deserves to be brought back to a decent level..and dang if it isn't cool looking..

[@jacobskomager]

Great video watching how you get this old girl moving. Put on monster truck tires and some V8 engine, go and kick ass on tractor pulling events 😁😎

[@trevorcourt1403]

Love your videos 👍🏻

[@Boron_DeFree]

what a versatile rig I frikin love it hahaha it sounds awesome

[@asbjrnkvisle5831]

I've seen a van chassis once on an Unimog. Old square Mercedes van, not sure of the exact model. If you can find one that's not rusted...

[@DangerousSportsForSeniors]

Yes. Some kind of body swap

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

👍👌👏 2) I would put a bigger cabin and comfortable seats on/in this Mog. The original cabin has not enough foot room besides the clutch pedal, is uncomfortable to enter and way too loud inside. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health.

[@RobertTousignant]

I have been enjoying your videos for a little while. I like how you are good at what you do and you are safe doing it, I have seen too many videos with people not using hearing and eye protection, kudos. You are also the only other person that I have seen beside myself use the double wrench method. Keep up the good work and I am waiting for more on that 416 you had taken the cab off of.

[@KJOff-Road]

Thanks a lot! And yeah, i guess i just like the idea of still being able to see and hear, when i get past 40 :) Haha. Thanks for watching along!

[@peterocky1953]

24:58 ...and he set the unimog free to frollick in the pastures... and let it live wild.

[@KJOff-Road]

Run little mog! Run! Be Free!

[@Alixstair]

It's the perfect Ratmog; overhaul the mechanics and get it running good, leave the body rough - I love it! Great content - subscribed!

[@razvanduta3563]

Hahaha…it looked like a Cartoon, the whole story of getting the Mog moving. Well done. I was thinking exactly the same, a very capable 4WD, given that is relatively small. I would transform it into a weekend/week away rig, a roof top tent at the back, a little kitchen, etc. Sometime being smaller is better - I do realise the limitations of the larger models (I got an U1700 L38) and thinking seriously about the box at the back giving the overall height…

[@darploin5071]

Now that would have made a great tv advertisement in the Soviet Union back in the '80s a Soviet Jeep pulling the unimog

[@petebrand6661]

a full on off road buggy with the design of the americam M274 Mechanical mule would be an awesome ride

[@TheGramophoneGirl]

Spray it blush pink. Have the interior in the same colour with white leather seats with pink piping and diamonte/crystal detailing. It would looks so cool.

[@KJOff-Road]

Well, that's definitely somthing, that no one has ever done, to a Unimog. Haha Thanks for watching!

[@oukie666]

What about a mini overland camper conversion, using a van body and the Unimog running gear and chassis

[@cameronjenkins6748]

Yeah, a killer off-road rig would be the perfect thing to do with this. If you end up fixing that poor engine, I'd suggest perhaps adding propane injection for just a little extra power boost. Alternatively, you could make a decent overlanding/camping rig with this.

[@sipe12]

As it is unimog and has low gears, make it off road, make series with engine overhaul and use it for heavy duty stuff to see how unimog is really strong!

[@currencia527]

This is the new "side-by-side" from Polaris!

[@RMSaw]

gud job braluka. :)

[@clydebalcom3679]

Your neighbors seem to be understanding. I think it's more of a matter of being a good neighbor than noise complaints.

[@SebastiaanKr]

😂😂😂😂 👍🏻

[@KJOff-Road]

Hah, yeah. absolutely :)

[@Dokatd]

So just in case you didn’t know, you have hydraulic diff lockers not air. That cylinder should be filled with ATF fluid. Same setup I have in my 411.

[@KJOff-Road]

Oh, you are absolutely right! Haha wow. i had to go back and check the video, to see what i actually said. I completely missed that mistake. i think i'm getting things mixed up, from having several unimog projects going. Thanks for pointing that out :)

[@floranfauna3090]

R2 tractor tires!

[@mikescudder4621]

I like your idea mate.

[@hernancurras]

I'm one of your silent fans :) from your experience, the MOG, is all metric or does it have any imperial (bolts/nuts) hardware? just trying to understand your tools...

[@KJOff-Road]

Well thank you :) Yes, The Unimog's are all metric.

[@DIGGER19860]

you should build it to enter in those badass off road races you guys do in them. i do not know what they are called i only know the youtube channel k4 movies or something. that would be cool. but i understand if its too expensive. i just started racing i can barely afford the suit.

[@darploin5071]

Hey did you try to put a multimeter up to the outputs of the alternator to see if you getting any of a charge when you spin it?

[@darploin5071]

I noticed also there was a air compressor on there is the brakes air brakes I thought they were hydraulic .

[@KJOff-Road]

Both is correct, actually. the brakes are "Air over hydraulic" So, for the most part, the brakes are hydraulic, but the booster on the master cylinder, is air powered. (And it also has outlets for potential air-brakes on trailers.)

[@darploin5071]

Could you be out of hydraulic fluid in the clutch otherwise they could have turned the clutch into confetti if there's an inspection plate underneath the gearbox or the bell housing is and you open it up in a lot of black stuff falls out of it that looks fibrous yeah they the last owners cooked the clutch

[@xpviking5067]

Me want, me want, me want

[@darploin5071]

Now most Americans will not know what an electrical compressor is is just another word for a supercharger

[@DependableAutoTruck]

that would be cool to make a off road vehicle

[@darploin5071]

Better yet I'm looking at it short wheelbase can you find an original VW beetle body and I'm talking about the super beetle not the original beetle the super beetle came out in the states I think in like 68 69 and was sold all the way until it was discontinued in the United States like it's 76 or 77

[@darploin5071]

How about attaching a couple solid rocket boosters to either side and see if it'll fly. Haha just a joke have an excellent Sunday

[@darploin5071]

That radiator looks small what kind of engine do you have in it is it the same diesel engine that you found in the Mercedes-Benz 220 car?

[@KJOff-Road]

Yes, it's the same type of engine. :)

[@luuuk7534]

Keep in mind these crawler gears are only for speed reduction. They can't handle mich load. If you use them f.e. heavy pulling thery're likely to break

[@erik_dk842]

For argricultural work?

[@KJOff-Road]

Yeah, that is very true. And somthing to keep in mind, so we don't over do it :) Thanks for watching!

[@luuuk7534]

@@erik_dk842 For example using implements which need high pto speed but slow driving.

[@PatrickODonoghue-f1d]

A gearbox is a torque multiplier. This lower ratio is specifically for HIGHER loads! It's simple really, higher load capability but at a slower rate/pace. Mercedes designed it for greater loads!

[@luuuk7534]

@@PatrickODonoghue-f1d No they're designed for applications which require high engine rpm but low speed. Indeed you will have a shit ton of torque at the wheels but the crawler gears are simply not strong enough to transfer it. If you look at those tiny gear wheels you know what I mean. But they also do have low range gears which are able to handle high torque. But they are not as slow as those gears in this video.

[@TheAwsomeSawse]

I’m really curious what you can do to fix rust damage that bad?

[@sethgcullen]

cut it out and weld new patches in. or if u rlly wanna be lazy use JB weld.

[@LogitechXibanga]

i would start to give them a wider axle they look very narrow not very good distribute of the weight, some thicker tires they would look good yea, have you ever thought about turning it into an exploration veichle? Just put a small container in the back to make it as a living space ( bed, kitchen, and something else ) now, whatever you do, do not put bucket seats on it! They are crap and very useless special on offroad, its good for racing but not very good when you have to stick your head out to look on the side to see if you can fit trough the rocks, plus they not very confortable, trust me you will thank me later. Now, in the interior you can do soem retro mod, looking vintage but with modern stuff, or just mix the old vibe with the modern design, you know something with good taste, maybe some wood to cover up all of those levers and puting soem good looking wood inside the doors. Also paint it blue metallic because, you know reasons :'D

[@KJOff-Road]

Yeah, i absolutely agree on the seats. i was just throwing ideas out there :) But reason i brought them up, was, if i end up going for some kind of competition driving with this thing, those kind of seats might just be a requirement. But we'll have to see where this goes :) Thanks for all the ideas!

[@danthefrst]

Move the seats back behind the transmission and style the vehicle as a 20s-30s regular car. You know as a T-ford or a Auburn or something. Just as far back so you can manipulate the transm. levers.. butmabye they too can be recrafted and bent backwards. Would be pretty cool to se that thing in the forest. And you dont really need to be afraid to scratch the fenders. Just take them off before you plunge it down the first mud hole and it would look like a formula car from that same era

[@lessharratt8719]

I got wood. Want one.

[@patriciomunoz2830]

I love unimogs but if you want to get creative maybe make a full tube cab plus all accesories

[@darploin5071]

You're not playing when you want to free up there alternator by using a 3-ft pair of channel locks those things are huge you should get all the leverage in the world to rip the alternator off it's mounting

[@KJOff-Road]

Well, somthing would give, one way or the other. Haha

[@donm8856]

This is a good candidate for a full out ZOMBI/SHTF survival Rig. 😁

[@JoeInBendigo]

+1 for changing the body - maybe to something completely unlikely, like a VW combivan or an early Toyota or even a Mercedes Sedan.....

[@ericnorteman5341]

A617 motor would be cool. Please keep it mercedes no chevy or ford or cummins motors

[@TheDavidcrockett]

Use hydraulic pressure in the outlet of clutch master

[@KJOff-Road]

Yes, thats the way to do it :) I just didn't have any fittings that would work, to hook that up. but i'll do it, once i get a hold of some. Thanks for watching!

[@kevineleven5610]

Rescue vehicle

[@darploin5071]

I was about ready to say that Master cylinder doesn't look pretty

[@Jonathanbaker]

How many mogs do you have?

[@KJOff-Road]

I currently have 3.

[@Jonathanbaker]

@@KJOff-Road I would love to have one to camper conversation one but would need fast axels

[@noodlesswe5687]

I what one but they are not that common in Sweden

[@KJOff-Road]

But on the other had, you get most of the Volvo TGB's :)

[@noodlesswe5687]

@@KJOff-Road Ye that's true, i don't like them i witnessed a wreck in one of them in the army so i don't trust them

[@KJOff-Road]

Oh yeah. I can imagine that would be really bad! But then again, i really wouldn't want to have a crash, in one of these older unimogs, either.

[@noodlesswe5687]

@@KJOff-Road well it is much higher so it misses a lot

[@kurtjonckheere2684]

keep original okay it will cost a bit but that will be some respect it is rare original hopefully you think about it

[@Schlipperschlopper]

Sadly soon all combustion cars and trucks including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Car washs will be forbidden too because they are climate killers, now they want to slow down all the gas station pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime. (BABVVEN & TEBBVEN & BEFVO laws)!!!!

[@clooperman3745]

Don't know were you got that info from but internal combustion vehicles will be on the roads for many years.

[@darploin5071]

Do what an American would do LS swap it

[@KJOff-Road]

That would be a very tight fit! Haha :)

[@darploin5071]

Just find a Mercedes-Benz station wagon body that's in good shape and slap it on that unimog

[@LogitechXibanga]

i have a question, Have you ever heard about this magic liquid that helps against the rust called WD-40? HAHAHAH

[@mikescudder4621]

WD-40 is actually for water displacement! Penetrating oil is the ticket but you are right, i would have hosed down the whole Mog with that stuff!!

[@R.Sole88109]

Weasel Piss 40 is shit against rust stop and as a penetrant. It was good when there was no competition but there's better fluids out now. My preferred alrounder is Ferrosol by Bilt-Hamber. I've found if this can't loosen it you'll need heat or destruction.

[@LogitechXibanga]

@@R.Sole88109 yea, maybe in the USA you use that, plus thats more expensive than wd-40 so is it better? no its not, you cant compare a top of the line product with the performance of an average product preced as its performance

[@R.Sole88109]

@@LogitechXibanga Yeah it's more expensive than wd and it's price is justified because it's better. And you can compare any penetrant fluid because they do the same job. Look at some of the fluid test videos or even tool test videos. Look at Project Farm channel and compare the £££ difference. Here in the UK I've used Ferrosol on fixings that's saved having to drill out and retap. I've helped mate with 4x4s and they've been suprised at how good it is. Commenting wd40 wouldn't have worked. But there's cheaper fluids I use like PlusGas that is good at unseizing but not as good at corrosion protection. At the end of the day...You pays your moneys and makes your choices.👍🏻

[@LogitechXibanga]

@@R.Sole88109 who cares about corrosion protecting on a lube? wd-40 would help easy his job and thast hit, there may be better out there on the market but they are also more expensive, and for a truck that he dosent give much care about it and it even is going to hack it into pieces WD-40 would very good for it. He is not swinming in money you know? all money he saves he spends on unimogs to be honest i dont know how he is not in debt right now hahaha anyways when i made this coment it was a joke and it was to use anything that may have helped him instead pure brute force. now i bid you farewell !

[@u.s.1974]

Sell it to someone who will restore it to a proper condition. Not remodel, but restore. After all it is a piece of technical history. And it would be a shame to ruin it by turning it into a more or less useless nonsense fun vehicle. That would be the adult and responsible thing to do.

[@KJOff-Road]

Well, to be fair, this one is already pretty ruined. and bringing it back to it's fully original condition, would no doubt be pretty, but also make it a pretty useless vehicle as well. Besides, i'm being adult and responsible with the other one (of the same model) that i'm working on :) Thanks for watching!