Getting a (Really Bad) UNIMOG 411 - Will it even start?

[@jeremytoms5163]

Same age as me, same condition as well - knackered 😂

[@Spike9803]

Nice try to get this rust bucket going. Unimogs facinate me. I came really close to buying one many years ago, they're a strong, rugged military vehicle. The deciding factor for the purchase was I didn't have a use for the thing. Apparently neither did the former owner of this Unimog. I would like to see how they go together however.

[@RayBecker]

I love being able to watch a young person rescue a military vehicle. Maybe you could locate a few sponsors to help with the cost of restoring that 411. Even though the frame looks beat, it could be pulled back in to shape. It would be a ton of work but I think it might be worthwhile. Just for the uniqueness of that vehicle alone.

[@1967250s]

Awesome! A great project. Can't wait.

[@vod8008]

Time is always an issue but with your skills, restoring the little 411 wouldn't be too difficult. It would be interesting content, for sure!

[@erik_dk842]

I went to Brødeskov Kaserne sometime in the early 1990's to look at all the stuff being auctioned off. There were 5 or six Unimog's there, along with Merlin engine blocks, crates with 100's of tire irons, cage pallets with typewriters and a BMW R65 G/S motorcycle, that looked like it had been run over by a tank.

[@fujiuser1968]

Very nice find,I would love to see you get it running..1 thing though,why did you not engage the PTO and try turning the front output shaft to try to move the gears enough to find neutral (with a tensioned strap on the gear lever),all the room for leverage you could ever need. Looking forward to seeing the progress on this 🙂

[@KJOff-Road]

Hah, i actually did try exactely that, right after the bit where i showed i could engage the PTO. But i messed up with my camera. so i only had a little bit of that footage. And it turned out it didn't make any differance anyway, so i just left it out of the video :)

[@bluecollarcanuck]

@@KJOff-Road Maybe do a collab with Mr. Hewes down in the UK. He's done some wonderful stuff getting old tanks running.

[@Subgunman]

You need a sheet metal specialist to take detailed measurements of the cab. These early vehicles were very basic with little curved surfaces. This allowed MB to create a bunch of stamped sections and then either weld or bolt them together to create the cab. Yes remove the upper frame for the top and windshield. Protect that registration plate that is under the hood. You can transfer that to a hand made new cab. I am confident that engine will eventually start with some cleanup and TLC. Since that is a very common engine those parts will all be available as long as the block has not cracked from freezing. It would be a shame to let it rot out or use it for parts.

[@Martin-oo2rz]

If the AWD isn't permanent, maybe brake loose the rear brakes and bring force into the gearbox by turning the axle. But putting it in N won't be the fix in this case. Unfortunately. Interested in seeing more of this little mog. Thanks for sharing!

[@wetcoast1247]

Can't wait to see you go pickup another rusty Unimog with a restored Unimog

[@DanieHattingh]

It probably sounds silly, but those old Unimogs are my dream ride. If I won the Lotto, I'd have a seriously modded 70's Datsun and a Unimog.

[@klocknerdeutz]

Great video man, extremely entertaining stuff!

[@guerrillaradio9953]

From the condition of the valvetrain, I think you're right. The chances of the engine being okay are fairly good! The clutch....lol. Did you look at the transmission, transfer case, or axles? The wheels did seem to spin, however little, as you shoved it inside. New flywheel, clutch, new bearings in the transmission and transfer case possibly, and it could be a great firewood truck! Agree on the cab not surviving being lifted. Really cool little old truck. I hope you give it some love!

[@TheYamakasi007]

I love when this unimog are driving again. Please don't scrap it. Slowly you can make it.

[@airplanemaniacgaming7877]

he said himself it would take _another Unimog worth of parts_ to get it back up and running again. If there's a Unimog out there with the parts needed for this thing that isnt running, that one should be fixed instead of this one.

[@oukie666]

The Ford didn't even bat an eye at lifting that 411, but to my ears the forklift sounded like it was working hard.

[@chrisrawle2967]

I really hope you get the paperwork sorted for the truck

[@InMateTheRebel]

Love the content KJ, keep up the good work 👍🏻

[@colinmcmillan2642]

Well done on even getting it in the garage! I think this one has "money pit" written all over it Kasper - you should sell all those apples to raise some funds!

[@Mike-Honcho-]

That trailer looks like an American snowmobile trailer. The guy should have paid you to take that Unimog.

[@ralphnorris-vk8ff]

That looks like the one I had back in the mid 60s! Mine was a 401 and I was told there was only 2 of the 401s shipped to the US!

[@adamturner8634]

I love these old Mercedes trucks I had a 79 1117 with an om352 but the cab was rotted away so we put the engine and transmission in a 2000 Chevy c6500

[@lt9413]

Hi bro, Interesting 411 Would love to see you restore it

[@lku421]

Wel better someone else. This one needs to be restore to its original condition and not some cheap restomod like his 421.

[@phillipbalch3371]

Please make a series restoring the 411. I bought a dona cab to rebuild mine plus Mogparts are good. Need tips to finish it.

[@DailyDriverGarage]

IVE ALWAYS WANTED ONE OF THOSE UNIVERSAL MOGS

[@justinanderson1727]

Don't stop. Continue

[@billholemo2518]

I admire you're determination 😅😅😅

[@humbucker0076]

That's what one would call a basket case. You could buy a brand new reproduction cab for a 421, but its expensive - about 15.000€ I think. If your red 421 still has the F gearbox and the OM621 engine you could also mix and match parts. The engine fits into the 411s i think. Maybe a 411 cab would fit on the 421 (I've seen it the other way round). But it would be a Sisyphean task. There are currently some other rough Unimogs at auction at VDI auctions in the Netherlands. The 411s are also gone, not as far as yours, but still gone. However, there is also a 404 up for auction, old fire engine (seems to be original French or Belgian) that served as a mechanic/service truck afterwards. From the pictures it seemed nice. But I guess you don't need another Mog right now. It could have been a nice service rig/transporter, especially if you convert it to lng/cng. But you've got the Magirus now.

[@KJOff-Road]

That was actually my thought. that if nothing usefull comes of this, the parts from it could possibly be merged with the red 421. to make at least one complet truck :)

[@humbucker0076]

@@KJOff-Road if anything you'll never run out of front probs ever again

[@jamestregler1584]

Yes I can smell the UNIMOG all the way down in old New Orleans 😎 !

[@bluecollarcanuck]

Yeah, I've noticed that old trucks like that have the same smell as old farm equipment. It's sort of like a combination of aging plastic and "warm" metal.

[@danielpls9401]

In next video: "do you remember how I said I need another 411 for parts? I'm getting into my Hummer because I still can't use the Magirus and collecting my new 411 for parts" 🤣

[@KJOff-Road]

Filming that, as we speak. 😂

[@mikestewart2409]

Great find 👍

[@sigmafastener]

Come on KJ, I really want to see you work on that 411.

[@albertomenendezsuarez9297]

Personalmente me gustaría ver la gran restauración del pequeño Unimog, aunque entiendo que puede que sea inviable dado el lamentable estado de ese vehículo. Yo prefiero que consigas un donante para ese pequeñín que usarlo a él como donante. Gracias por compartirlo, un saludo.

[@lku421]

The pieces that are hard to find are there. The metal work and for example the soft top are all new available. You can restore this easily. You don't need a donor. But if you do keep it original with original parts!

[@pabloamorim8689]

La forma más fácil de acceder a todo es retirar la cabina, son 4 tornillos, luego lubricar la cabeza de los pistones con una mezcla de líquido de freno, queroseno y aceite fina dejar unos días y probar de girar el motor. La caja de cambios tiene una placa arriba que hace los movimientos de los cambios que queda sin aceite por eso no se mueven las palancas, da mucho trabajo pero es satisfactorio al andar

[@peterwarner8541]

Agreed. Save your sanity, time and money and scrap it for parts.

[@ebre3080]

You could lift up the back and twist the backaxle to take the tork out of the transmission. Just an idea.

[@carloslobo7224]

Vacina do tétano em dia!!!!! Energia positiva. Abraço.

[@carlthor91]

You found a multi, multi, multi, generational mouse nest. Rebuild project number??? Best wishes from Northern Canada.

[@GrubeChannel]

1963 is quite easy because you have already the new axle, similar to that one in your 421 but they aren’t the same 100% do pay attention in buying spare parts. 1963 they changed to the new axle

[@deez8202]

Honestly dude If you've got steel plates, a perfect weldingworkshop, great welding equipment, ventilation and fire safety then this seem like an easy thing to fix really since there are many spots that you have access to.

[@rickywhite7578]

Rock the vehicle back and forward to free up the shift and maybe free up the engine as well

[@phoenixsmith6026]

good try my friend but it looks like a whole body off and split.. good luck

[@The_Irish_Volunteer]

I love old trucks and I have one myself. In the UK 'they' are doing their best to drive us all off the roads literally. We are suffering here in all respects. Not sure if we will be able to keep classic vehicles on the roads at all the way we are going. Old diesels are the Devil in carnate here. Don't know what it's like over there but don't let them do it to you.

[@KJOff-Road]

Well, unfortunately, it's just as bad, If not worse over here.

[@stuartstephens]

It looks like the body is mostly made from flat panels, so you could probably make a new one from scratch.

[@freaky6521]

Hey mate, I have heard that the 406 & 411 diffs are different to the 404? I've noticed a clear difference in design between the two however I was also told the rear diff on the 406 & 411's is centered instead of offset. Is this correct? or is it still offset from the center? Cheers!

[@KJOff-Road]

Well, most of what you heard is correct :) Foot these older unimogs, there are mainly 2 types of axles. A One-peice axle that, on the surface, looks a lot like most regular truck axles. And then a 3 peice axle. That is made up of several sections bolted together. (But both types come in several different variants) The 404 has the "Older" one-peice axle. while the 406 has the "Never" 3 peice axle. And the 411 actually had both. The early models had an axle simmilar to the 404, while the later model had an axle simmilar to the 406. However, all of them use the same transmissions, and therfor they are all off-set in pretty much the same way. The front is off-centered quite a bit. while the rear is only a little bit off-center

[@wetcoast1247]

401s are real mogs too!

[@KJOff-Road]

Indeed 🙂

[@miroslavUnimog]

👍

[@FrederickHopkins-xb6me]

A local farmer took me for a ride in/on one in 1975 when I lived in Greece for the summer.

[@rienkhoek4169]

Weld a rather long amd sturdy bar to across a wheel and have yourself and a buddie on the other site have a jumping competition. :)

[@julien39140]

I would be really curious to see the engine out and the real state of it, from the outside, it does not look that bad

[@amunarjoh]

I would really like to see the engine out, and see what´s hiding inside...

[@fishaussie9112]

🇳🇿fix up the cab to make it road worthy

[@MrMrthemonkeyman]

Did i hear chassis swap for the jimny?........

[@guesswhotoo6]

lol. We can’t have a UniMog vacuum, can we!

[@nextechsolutions5955]

Can you still get body panels for the UniMog 411 or what?!?

[@KJOff-Road]

For some reason, you can get every single panel. for these. Even an entire, complete, new cab.

[@craigk5452]

Cab does not look too complicated. Make another one.

[@asbjrnkvisle5831]

Go Ford!!!

[@rickywhite7578]

How are you able to legally drive a humvee on the public roads.

[@carlossantiagocanomarin2395]

try to save this beautiful machine regards

[@RalphIvanDelaTonga]

Interesting

[@FrederickHopkins-xb6me]

You never know, one day a cab may come your way.

[@chrisrhodes5464]

Can you pull an axle shaft out

[@KJOff-Road]

Well, you could, yeah. but it's also quite a big job, as you will have to disassemble the portal gears on the axle, as well.

[@markrutlidge5427]

Don't worry it will buff out.😅😅

[@jasonwhite1244]

Personally I would have drained the oil to check for water.

[@KB-ou5vj]

You need the two rockets from the container for your gardennice Project

[@jordanwenger440]

If you honestly decide to part this out, let me know and I would get some stuff from it.

[@len.unimog.416]

You just keeps on suprsisin us, thanks

[@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524]

They just find you don't they?

[@paulrobberts1527]

Would give my front teeth for a mog

[@Rasputin-p4e]

Jenning MS he can turn that over.

[@TheDistur]

I'd cut everything off and put a tractor seat on it. If it will run that is.

[@LanDaiLyLife]

Hello❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@larcoal2963]

Trash to treasure

[@pinzgauernorcal]

thats too bad its allot worse than it looked

[@darylelder1352]

Yikes

[@TheBRMueller]

I hope you didn't pay much for it.

[@u.s.1974]

Why don't we see you using any rust remover or penetrant?

[@KJOff-Road]

Well, this simple awnser is that i had run out, when i was doing this. Besides, for somthing this bad, it won't really make a differance anyway :)

[@u.s.1974]

@@KJOff-Road O.K. I was just wondering cause usually that is the first thing I use on rusted bolts.

[@michaellynskey7124]

You need to do something with the camera it’s virtually impossible to see anything you are doing 🇬🇧🇮🇪.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Sir, this time I really don't get it. Of course you can do what you want and it's your channel. But you recently gave away an extremely rare Unimog because you needed to downsize and wouldn't have time to restore it anyway. Now you've nevertheless bought a wreck of a 411 with the very tiny cabin. Not even a normal size guy without any overweight fits into this thing. Therefore it's quite unpleasant to drive. The famous and usually bulletproof OM 636 has at max 34 hp in these vehicles but can be powered up to 45 hp. Nevertheless the gearbox etc. doesn't allow a decent speed. My main point is, as already mentioned: It's no fun to drive in this way too small cabin. One can't even enter the seat without being a kind of contortionist. So why did you buy this Unimog wreck? You do not even have an Unimog ready to use as a towing vehicle. Nevertheless: Thanks a lot for making explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards, luck, health and wisdom.

[@KJOff-Road]

Haha. well. no one ever bought a Unimog, for it's speed and comfort :) But at the end of the day, I simply got it because it was really cheap, and the spare parts alone, will make up for the purchase :)

[@lt9413]

Comfort isn't a consideration Unimog 411 is the coolest of the lot

[@ZaphodBeeblebrox-ry5zs]

👍