Mercedes Unimog vs Can-am Maverick vs Rocky Mountains - One Gets Stuck, The Other One Keep Going!

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[@LukeEdward]

Now THIS is a treat (first) to wake up to

[@YamahaYZFR6RJ05]

chaining up an unimog reminds me of my time in the german army. on the drivers training going round and round on the bergen training area. chains on, chains off, passenger in the turret on the mg3, keep your distance, chains on, a little ambush, heater knows only yes or no, chains off, microsleep every now and then behind the wheel... good times.

[@forzer45]

Sounds like the finnish military driver's training

[@YamahaYZFR6RJ05]

@@forzer45 do you also have the MAN KAT1 and G-Class in the finnish military? Both are also absolute beasts in rough terrain.

[@forzer45]

@@YamahaYZFR6RJ05 most of our offroad trucks are made by finnish Sisu, the SA-150 and SA-250 6x6 are absolute beasts offroad thanks to their flexible frame. Heavier trucks are Sisu E11 8x8 which was my personal vehicle during my service and sisu E13 8x8 and 10x10. We also have a few unimogs and ategos and lots other stuff we've got cheap from other countries. We still run some soviet era kraz's and zils also :D

[@YamahaYZFR6RJ05]

@@forzer45 i've seen some sisu trucks when travelling from helsinki via inari to the north cape but did'nt know that it was a "real" brand. i thought it would be some sort of "rebranding" like vauxhall in the uk and opel everywhere else. since i come from the eastern part of germany i've seen pretty much of those russian monsters but never driven one myself. must be fun when you don't have to pay for that massive fuel consumption yourself lol

[@forzer45]

@@YamahaYZFR6RJ05 the civillian models have been made with outsourced cabins and powertrains since the late 1990s in the 00's cabins from renault and cummins/mack engines with fuller manual or zf automatics, and in the 2010's they have been using mercedes cabins and powetrain, with the fuller manual still being an option. Sisu still makes the chassis and axles for the trucks. The military models however are made almost completely in-house, with only engines and transmissions coming from abroad

[@Seventh7Art]

Unimog has a major advantage when driving through snow... Its ground clearance is almost 20 inches!

[@jbw5485]

They said the X3 has 32 inch tires and has been lifted some. It should be around 16-17 inches of clearance. Two completely different machines. Unimog is a bad bitch. But so is an X3. Just not in snow with those tires. Haha

[@sourtrail]

@@jbw5485 32”s aren’t big for an X3 but also the X3 isn’t really mean for much other than racing or playing in the dunes

[@jbw5485]

@@sourtrail right. I’ve got 33’s on mine and that’s small compared to most everyone I ride with. 35’s and 37’s with stock suspension. Add portals and they’re running 40’s and larger. Ridiculous. Lol

[@bobbyb608]

@@jbw5485 that’s just in the mud. The bounty hill racing and actual tough shit you don’t want bigger than 32s

[@jbw5485]

@@bobbyb608 yep. Those tractor tires look bad ass and work well in what we ride in. But damn it if doesn’t take away from the smooth ride quality a good bit. Also kills the torque. I keep going back and forth between mud and trail tires depending on where we are riding. Most people do the same.

[@johnossendorf9979]

IMHO, the Mog winning was a forgone conclusion.

[@penumbraenigmatica3252]

I've done a TON of wheeling in Mogs, up here in northern Canada, and can attest to these mechanical marvels....!! Great show, fellas... would LOVE to see more Mogs and Pinzgauers....!!

[@tommybarnhart6023]

“I brake a lot of things.” ... while wearing a cast on his right hand. 🙃

[@colinarner790]

If you watched the tour of his shop on one of tfl channels he explains how he did it in a crash driving one of the unimogs and fell down 10 or 12 feet straight down. He caused 10k in damage and broke his hand

[@tommybarnhart6023]

@@GlennC789 you’re OCD is showing. I guess four some reason their are people on this world who are just a bit two tightly wound. (Might have been me, might have been autocorrect. 🤷‍♂️ Regardless, you need some bigger problems to solve.)

[@tommybarnhart6023]

@@GlennC789 my word dude, you are thick! I intentionally misspelled those words... and you just proved my point: Your OCD 🤯 Get some help.

[@tommybarnhart6023]

@@GlennC789 Reading this as I notice your grammatical errors. The irony. (But you know me Glen. 🤔) Bye bye.

[@stratis722]

@@tommybarnhart6023 thats what i was thinking lmao

[@WW-wf8tu]

Wow! Saved the best for last this morning! GREAT content here! No disappointment at all. Knew the Unimog was going to dominate. And that trailer creation at the end is superb. Thanks TFL!

[@tickle-4797]

This about the best TFL Off-road video I have watched yet. Would have been even better if the Can-Am Mav could have kept up and the video continued a little longer. Still a great Sunday wake-up-to piece!

[@marcnobel3938]

Cool Video! Amazing also what a Unimog costs in the US compared to Europe/Germany. You can have a good one between 30-70K Euros depending on the model. 200K even with mods is really not cheap. Crazy.

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

200k buys you a new one in Europe with all those mods he did already fitted by the factory.

[@mikebell2750]

Unimog always crushes it off-road, they are almost unstoppable. Love those things.

[@michelt4390]

Yup, a Unimog is a road legal tractor

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

@@michelt4390 Mercedes used to make a tractor based on the 'mog called MB-trac but at some point sold that operation Werner Forsttechnik.

[@rickkinnison9573]

Awe, I wanted to see the slide, while the Maverick was backing off.

[@BenLeBlanc1]

If I were running an off-road recovery business, the unimog seems like the ticket. Other than that, the UTV is just a weekend toy (expensive at that)

[@twayland6186]

Not even road legal either

[@offroadkings379]

@@twayland6186 Road legal in Arizona and Utah.

[@twayland6186]

@@offroadkings379 those states know how to live

[@jbw5485]

@@offroadkings379 other states are in the process of getting them road legal.

[@jbw5485]

Two completely different vehicles with different purposes. The unimog is bad ass and so is the X3.

[@joerover]

well, Unimog, it's not just have high power, The Unimog's characteristic design element is its chassis :- a flexible ladder frame with short overhangs, and coil sprung beam portal axles with a central torque tube and transverse links. Having portal axles, the tyres' centres are below the axle centre, which gives the Unimog a high ground clearance without big tyres. The coil sprung axles with torque tubes allow an axle angle offset of up to 30°, giving the tyres a wide range of vertical movement to allow the truck to comfortably drive over extremely uneven terrain, even boulders of one metre in height.💪

[@THjorth]

Guys this freaking awesome. Unimog is insanely good. Passionate owner as well

[@brisonpalmer6730]

Those Mogs are incredible love Mr Couch he is a cool cat.

[@Reality_Filter]

Unimog, now that's a back country vehicle! Would love to see a Sherp on that trail...

[@andreasjauss3838]

Especially when under 2.5to payload ...

[@NarancicDragi]

Unimog is great machine but looks like joke to Шерп.

[@GeneralPoison]

Well, without watching the video, anything they do with the Unimog, it could've done it with three of those SXS on the bed.....

[@GeneralPoison]

@@NarancicDragi two different vehicles, no way the sherp does everything it does with 2,5 metric tonnes of load... Not floating anyway.. 😉

[@altblechasyl_cs2093]

Dort, wo sich ein Unimog fest fährt, kommen 99% aller Geländewagen gar nicht erst hin. 😂

[@JasonWaterfalls13]

Awesome!! Love the Unimog content!

[@aukanmeister]

Floatation is where it's at. Even though the mog is many times heavier than the utv, it still floats better. You can work wonders with low tire pressure to compensate for wheel size too. Just look at how the Icelandic snow vehicles are built.

[@arthurwagar6224]

Love that trailer. I'm a welder who likes trailers. Thanks for sharing. Going to save this one.

[@RedrgnX]

Love the little trailer!!

[@FrankyRedEyes]

Looks like a good day for a track conversion mav

[@joshkiej6601]

If you get stuck in a unimog, its not the unimogs fault. That means that you're doing something wrong/ stupid. I've driven unimogs through swamps where there was water running into the cab, and it still didn't care.

[@FrankyRedEyes]

I've seen the same thing. Only a custom old school Toyota from the 80's would go where he mog went. The Toyota needed a small block Chevy 1ton axles with lockers 24" of lift and tractor tires to do it.

[@joshkiej6601]

@@FrankyRedEyes Yeah unimogs are insane, even more so if you look at military unimogs. I've seen them go where MRAPS wouldn't even consider going...

[@merhaba8]

@@joshkiej6601 The military Unimogs are basically the same other than stealth lightning, military tow hooks etc.

[@joshkiej6601]

@@merhaba8 depends, i was talking about the armored unimogs vs other armored vehicles. Belgian army uses 2 types of unimogs. One is just the regular unimog U1350L and the other is a unimog based armored vehicle, the ATF dingo. The dingo wrecks pretty much any other armored vehicle...

[@merhaba8]

@@joshkiej6601 Fair enough but it’s still basically a Unimog, though with armoured plates in the Belgium army named after a Australian dog!

[@jamesrogers6376]

Wow. I had the same idea for a atv trailer 15 years ago when I was at . My dream job. Common's Auto and Truck repair.

[@vvk]

You know what goes where Unimog can't? Your two good feet! A machine is just a machine but the human spirit is indomitable!

[@TheJohn8765]

Sir, this is a car show!

[@Malc664]

Any All-Terrain-Tracked-Vehicle. And some are amphibious. Prabably too expensive for most, just like this Unimog.

[@vvk]

@@TheJohn8765 I know, I know. I love the show. I am just a little bit irked when I see people worshipping the tool for adventure instead of focusing on the adventure itself. Imagine if people were lusting for and discussing in highest details the Copernicus telescope instead of his discoveries!

[@vvk]

@@Malc664 My frustration is with worshipping the tool. Imagine someone like Alex Honnold who can climb almost anything. Does he use Unimog no just a plain old van.

[@thomasvanende7032]

unimogs were disigned as work horse

[@anythingeverythingreviews8978]

With the Mercedes Unimog along for the ride, you can at least be reassured that you won't be walking back. Worst case scenario; the Unimog can pull the Can-am the entire way.

[@BYLRPhil]

You guys have the best job, I’m jealous!

[@danieljoyner1884]

These Mog videos are awesome

[@robertish4917]

Wish i could go visit y'all up there, howdy from texas

[@kevingoodrich3050]

I have mog 404 portals on my stretched YJ and it's a beast. I run 41.5 Pit Bull radial tires and I am always miles ahead of everyone when we are snow wheeling. Air down to 2 psi and see you later. I also have a X3 and you should have aired down to about 3 or 4 psi and crawled your way up the hills. The chains basically made you dig down. They were useless.

[@Big.Ron1]

I want one of those UniMogs. Too cool.

[@russcattell955i]

"the best 4X4Xfar" that would be a Unimog, the best product M-B make.

[@badgerpa9]

Sure looked to be fun Andre!!

[@GRANLALO25]

More Unimog videos please 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@StarGateSG7]

There are people in Canada modding the Can-Ams with suspension extenders and new arms to take the size and weight of 37 inch and 42 inch tires and are having great success with them. In norther winter Ontario and Quebec it's the only way to get through one metre snow drifts and the wet heavy lake effect fresh snow. It's another $10,000 on top of the $30,000 Can-Am price but it's worth it for heavy winter use.

[@lf3566]

Great video!

[@nycmaverick]

Props to the guy with the cast!!

[@DenJSmith]

And in a t shirt in that weather.

[@andreasjauss3838]

Mog winter sports. Sometimes we even in Germany have half a meter (20 inches) of snow and it's time to have the "Greifsteg-" chains on the Mog wheels. Well, even that we have a dense population, you "own" the open landscape then as no other vehicles are around.

[@yorkchris10]

I got a Unimog toy and my brother got a three-skiied, jet powered, flying missile thrower. We swapped toys once in a while and the galactic buggy was easier to get over large obstacles.

[@jeffrentsch4318]

I want the base two door sasquatch manual... Unimog are cool but price is out my price by a lot.

[@deannbabs902]

That was amazing!

[@cliffordstreeter1418]

You need to try a new krx!! Went to Moab with my brothers and it is CRAZY what it can do!

[@COM70]

Nice trailer!!

[@fyaworx]

Mogs are great, I saw 1 breaking foot thick ice in a stream in Afghanistan, the water was upto the window but it kept trucking

[@MikeEFM]

Hello, what is the app you are using on your smartphone at the start of the video?

[@zakzwijn8410]

German Engineering

[@charlesmckinley29]

UniMOG was originally designed as a farm tractor. I didn’t know they were available in the US again.

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

They are not which is why that guy gets away with charging ridiculous prices for the ones he sells.

[@charlesmckinley29]

@@gustavmeyrink_2.0 thanks EPA and control freak government. 😞

[@obviousgreyman]

That trailer is so awesome.

[@scottpeterson3370]

Now that is a great go anywhere machine i wish I had a great machine like that

[@Martin_from_SC]

No surprise at the results. One is a proper off road vehicle, the other is a play toy.

[@joshc606]

Agreed with the horse power ordeal. Just keep things from breaking is #1. This was a cool video though

[@morilot]

Yeah also torque is way more important than hp.

[@alexhulinsky7954]

What's the app you used to see your elevation?

[@sjhanksaz]

Where can I find more info on that Side by Side trailer?

[@darrenjones3681]

Interesting explanation of using chains off road but would the cleats possibly cause a puncture?

[@twentyfoursyc]

I can't believe that the Unimog, despite all its extra weight, has more floatation than the Can-am at 8:03. Unreal!

[@YENKOGT]

He said "I brake a lot of things" at the same time I see his cast... No shit Sr .. we already now you brake a lot of things!

[@armedinbama]

This isn't a competition, it's a demonstration.

[@kent426]

Where can we get more info on that trailer???

[@sceneanuerebelrebel9244]

What are you thinking , haven't seen the Iceland videos full size toy land cruiser wagons on 44's with beadlocks, and 3lbs air makes almost 24 inch wide foot print ..and still leaves tracks in fresh powder but keeps moving no chains...

[@karlwilliams8208]

Amazing vehicle 👍🏻

[@xziang]

Cool design on the trailer. Nice concept. When ismthe russian 4x4 van coming over to the states?

[@TFLoffroad]

The russian 4x4 van should be at the beginning of August.

[@mikosoft]

That trailer is clever!

[@disgruntledconservativevet1798]

You can compare all you want. What really matters is the Driver, Common sense, and knowledge to know what line to take. I’ve had to pull a Can-Am out of the snow with my RZR because the DRIVER didn’t have a clue. I live in Sierra Nevada Mountains, and we get lots of snow (most of the time), and I’ve seen the crapiest Vehicles go where the most equipped vehicles couldn’t just because of the loose nut behind the steering wheel.

[@JandP_Garage]

Can you do a vid on the M35 A2 deuce and a half

[@R.Nelson]

Cool trail!!! Where is St John's trail??..Nice machines!!😃

[@TFLoffroad]

It’s above Keystone, CO

[@R.Nelson]

@@TFLoffroad Thank you TFL!!!

[@dustyweasel41]

Man I love living here in Colorado!

[@crushthis123]

Even on my quad it floats over the snow. Like skipping over water keep the revs at max and it will float over 3 feet of snow. Thats chicken feed for my 650 two up and its stock tires

[@rr6013]

You’d have done better using Unimog FWD(front) or only chain up the front tires to pull your rig through slush

[@Speido307]

so cool, i want one!!

[@rogerburns8478]

In the initial process of prutting chains on he forgot to explain you really want to control your wheel spin with loose chains especially start getting aggressive with the go pedal and you're likely to be changing a tire

[@jmyd83]

iveco daily 4x4 is a contender for the unimog but omg the unimog 😍

[@joshkiej6601]

iveco daily 4x4? those arent even close to as capable as a unimog....

[@Malc664]

The OKA may be one.

[@merhaba8]

@@joshkiej6601 They are surprisingly capable but they don’t have portal axles

[@joshkiej6601]

@@merhaba8 they're nowhere near as reliable as unimogs are, they have independent front suspension, which you don't want and they don't have portals. And they tend to be quite low on power...

[@kamakazyfish]

Any chance we can see AG class six-by-six

[@curtisschmit680]

How much for the trailer ? I live in a small apartment keep my side by side in storage I rent so that trailer would be perfect :)

[@mdjak3686]

Very cool.

[@keithkuntz1949]

Interested in knowing more about the SXS trailer. Is there a link u could provide please? Thanks.

[@TFLoffroad]

Couchoffroad.com

[@fountainvalley100]

@@TFLoffroad they don't list it on their site. It is an awesome design for a lightweight trailer.

[@ok2x]

what kinds of chains are these ?

[@jongabrielsen3868]

Put a plow on the mog set to the height of the Razor ground clearance :-)

[@barbarianleatherandblades8686]

Love the Unimog!

[@kirksachs]

I mean, y'all are the experts, but I'm fairly certain that's not how snow chains work with the "flailing and flotation" thing ....

[@chir0pter]

Terrain where you either need a Unimog or a tracked vehicle

[@salami99]

yall cranked up the audio now. After that whole toyota reveal audio event

[@SkyFoxMarine]

I've always wondered how well an LMTV would do against a Unimog. I think the Uni could take it in most conditions (and even with less HP it's definitely faster) but I had some good times in LMTVs. I hated how skinny (and top heavy) they were but they'd fit down some really tight trails.

[@thebigmacd]

Without the portal axles and flexy chassis I'd say the Mog would walk it. As far as durability...they are both Steyr designs.

[@SkyFoxMarine]

@@thebigmacd I kinda figured as much. It just popped into my head because I have a lot of experience driving LMTVs but I've never had the opportunity to drive a Uni, though I've seen a couple in person.

[@MrPAULONEAL]

How about the old 5 tons?

[@SkyFoxMarine]

@@MrPAULONEAL Depends on the model. The single axle version with the Air Lockers is decent off-road it you have something heavy mounted in the back, and they're great because literally everything uses the same motor oil for both lubrication and hydraulics (power steering pump included). The pneumatic winch never fails, and the bumper it's mounted to could take out a brick wall lol. But the LMTV has air suspension, central tire inflation, cab over design (way more maneuverable), better (and taller) tires, weighs a bit less, and has way more power (though the 5-ton can be had with a low range and a manual with a ridiculously low first gear). Going flat out in sand and dirt roads, LMTV rides surprisingly well for being a big vehicle with solid axles front and rear. Those axles also have better articulation and more travel; jumping an LMTV (within reason) feels like landing on a pillow (though the M-ATV is still the best big vehicle to catch air in that I've ever driven; independent suspension front and rear). The tire inflation system really comes in handy when going off-road with such a large vehicle. The LMTV will also fit down the same width trails as a HMMWV, but that lack of width (relative to it's height) makes off-camber situations a bit tricky, even with the engine being mounted lower and further back in the chassis; the 5-ton feels rock solid in comparison. The 5-ton is a great workhorse that's almost impossible to kill, but while it can go off-road, deep sand is about as extreme as I'd recommend. The Air Lockers are pretty much a requirement because the huge stack of leaf springs ensures minimal articulation, it rides like you're sitting on a cinder block tied to a pissed off bull, and anything with an incline will make it struggle. It'll get you to where you gotta go...eventually...is stupid easy to fix, and stupid fun to drive just because; but it sits between a fully up-armored HMMWV and the MRAP as the three worst military vehicles for going off-road. This is of course, my opinion; other's mileage may vary.

[@stevearsenault4898]

You should try a set of super ATV assassinators or some silverback gorilla by high Lifter tires on your Maverick, they are mud tires but go through snow very well no chains needed they would have picked up speed going through that snow!

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

The 'mog did not need chains to get through there. Don't know why he bothered putting them on.

[@Re-Booter]

Next time try a Steward & Stephenson truck vs the Mog.

[@dirk307]

in the army I got my driver's license in a unimog. The best off road car ever!! I love them....

[@q-man762]

Put tracks on the Can am and go over the snow better than the 200k Unimog.

[@jbw5485]

No doubt. X3’s are nasty machines.

[@luisgalvez9664]

They could do a test by Sherp circuit

[@uazbuchanka2206]

Two options: First invest in Can Am's snow tracks or second option, mess the Unimog against the URAL 4320 or UAZ BUCHANKA 2206. The winner will change... In fact, both machines (Unimog and Maverick X3) fabulous fun toys next to the prices....Both not cheap

[@ColeSpolaric]

We don't have a winch, well then, what was that yellow thing on the back of the mog?

[@goomgoom5504]

Love the Mog

[@tba042]

No solid axle = no constant ground clearance. Advantage: Unimog! Nice video - thanks for uploading.

[@TheSnivilous]

Most solid axles would be dragging long before the can am, the mog with portals and massive tires is the only reason it's solid axle is so high.

[@cpierce3277]

That seals the deal for me, next expedition vehicle won’t be Ford 550 based, but I will be UNIMOG !

[@imfloridano5448]

Dude runnin in the foreground wen the can am was haulin through the snow looked like a lil bigfoot runnin across a path

[@snipertrg308]

I want a Unimog soo bad!!

[@dimitri877]

That's how it was designed; A " *_UNI_*versal - *_MO_*tor - *_G_*erät" (Universal Motor (Powered) Device). Right after WW II, mainly farmers needed a reliable and cheap tractor-like vehicle with 'Swiss Army Knife' capabilities. That's why it had portal-axles (to effectively utilize smaller diameter (and cheaper) wheels and tires), one or more PTO points, and hydraulic connections. The gear reduction at the wheels (portal-axle) allowed small powered engines deliver lots of power to the wheels without much stress on the drive shafts, a huge benefit in cost reduction at the time. It was (and still is) the 'mountain goat' of 'normal' vehicles.

[@heikojenne3107]

Coole Stoßstange.

[@einfelder8262]

Some teflon pieces in that trailer slide would work wonders and add no weight.

[@yellowsnowman9157]

Given the price of both, Can Am is the vehicle for 99.999999% of people. Mog is good for a trail or vehicle rescue mission. Nother a winch wouldn't do though.

[@maverick042121]

When are we gonna see the full size bronco testing on this channel

[@chir0pter]

maybe when they release it...

[@maverick042121]

@@chir0pter they have. Autoshow here last month and Ford rep stated it’s in production and some have taken delivery.

[@HarryKuloh]

@@maverick042121 incorrect. When they are released for media testing, then tfl might get their hands on it.

[@maverick042121]

@@HarryKuloh that may be true since they didn’t order one but I do know they are currently in production.

[@user-oi1eu1wo3e]

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