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

[@altblechasyl_cs2093]

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

[@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.

[@jeepmanxj]

What a strange comparison. Its like comparing a makita hand drill with a 5 axis mill.

[@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.

[@FrankySilverFace]

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]

@@FrankySilverFace 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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@Martin_from_SC]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@danielm6049]

Who needs a $100,000+ super car that only works on some roads when you can have a Unimog that can cruise the interstate, climb a snow covered mountain or plow a field... among other things.

[@commenterperson4481]

UNIMOG My dream machine

[@russcattell955i]

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

[@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.. 😉

[@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.

[@brisonpalmer6730]

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

[@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.

[@THjorth]

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

[@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.💪

[@GRANLALO25]

More Unimog videos please 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@sarge27271]

Awesome. Now get rid of the Land Rover and you got a nice down payment for a real off road truck..a Mog!!!

[@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.

[@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!

[@mototom9086]

Unimog is the best Off-road vehicle in the world .Greetings from Germany !

[@Ballantrae]

I so want a ‘Mog…😎

[@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

[@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 ....

[@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.

[@hamsandwich1860]

It pisses me off you cant buy a new unimog in the us. Gm ford and chrysler would be queefing blood.

[@whoistony8063]

This whole test was a set up against the X3. Dude doesn’t know how to drive. Kept flooring it and digging in. The X3 is 100 times the vehicle they make it out to be here.

[@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...

[@cpierce3277]

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

[@snipertrg308]

I want a Unimog soo bad!!

[@glenneric1]

Embarrassing. :D The towed vehicle being towed on and off road. So it was basically dead weight.

[@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

[@jeffrentsch4318]

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

[@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!

[@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. 😞

[@teamidris]

Chains on a unimog is a bit brave, nothing is coming to save you if you get stuck :o)

[@scottpeterson3370]

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

[@neilhightower2270]

Feel like the mog had kinda un fair advantage but oh wheel ;)

[@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.

[@zakzwijn8410]

German Engineering

[@maximelepore4985]

These things sell for peanuts in Europe. I’m not sure about 20,000 euros converts to 200,000 usd.

[@festerhairball6588]

There's 2 for sale in Michigan. One is under 20k classiccars.com/listings/find/all-years/mercedes-benz/unimog

[@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.

[@joshuathomas8529]

Take a U.S surplus m35a2 up that hill make sure you use one with a winch.

[@flight2k5]

It won’t make it that far

[@TheJohn8765]

@@flight2k5 Yah, the Mog's superpowers come from the gearing and amazing transmission. Deuces are beasts but they're not Unimogs.

[@flight2k5]

@@TheJohn8765 it comes from the entire set up. Then2.5 ton truck isn’t a beast. They are average off-road.

[@michelt4390]

Agree, a M35 with super-single and chains...

[@flight2k5]

@@michelt4390 still not on par with a unimog

[@dutchman2506]

You can't go wrong with a unimog German power

[@heikojenne3107]

Coole Stoßstange.

[@djsomeguy]

Need ostacruiser to show you how to drive the X3.

[@Captndarty]

Running chains on a vehicle thats designed for and that requires massive amounts of wheel spin seem about as asinine as it gets….

[@luisgalvez9664]

They could do a test by Sherp circuit

[@kamakazyfish]

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

[@akoshorvath-risko5838]

Let's be honest... Nothing can beat a Unimog

[@chir0pter]

Terrain where you either need a Unimog or a tracked vehicle

[@00coyote80]

Omg! It's a weekend four wheeler vs a real four wheeler!

[@ricomon35]

Running around at 11k altitude and no supplemental oxygen? Pretty dam stupid. Nice video otherwise. That CanAm is ass in the mountains, LOL. Hard pass.

[@evante20]

Guess who invented the mog...

[@mikefoehr235]

Only MB That is awesome...the Unimog

[@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 :)

[@robertwalker2199]

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[@gary3046]

Hmmm... What a surprise, the Unimog beat the Can Am in deep snow; who'da thought? Now take both out to Glamis and see which does best on China Wall. Oooh, I know; next you should race a '60s VW Baja Bug against a Ford Raptor. Why not? Makes as much sense as most of your "comparisons".

[@markl2761]

He should have drove up easy on the first snow instead if spinning right off the bat. He might have then packed the snow instead of throwing all out from under the rig

[@TS-xj5mt]

Up to arm pit and it's at his belly button. Just under 5'11" so you are 5'10" then. And the fish was thiiiiisss big. Never trust men when it comes to their toys or their height or how much they can bench or the size of their..................trucks?

[@chrisswain3068]

This just goes to show that you guys don't know how to drive a Maverick.... or maybe you do know how ... Its probably why you let off when you needed for it to get stuck. And then to drive the Mog through the tracks through the deep part that the Maverick made. And I will point out that you got the Maverick stuck just as the deep snow was ending. Yes I do analyze things like this. I have been on a lot of off road product video shoots and I know what it takes to market your product. But I could have been more believable. And FYI the Maverick is one of the products I have been on a shoot with so I know what they are capable of.

[@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...

[@derecktbear6478]

I guess you pay a premium in US for Unimogs, They are fairly cheap in EU. Ex German army will give you many years of good 4x4 around the World. Germans know how to build good motors.

[@erikmoore7402]

You can't use momentum to get through long stretches of snow, You just end up superstuck. When I traverse deep snow it's at slow speeds and I go as far as Jackson will take me.

[@mikosoft]

That trailer is clever!

[@dirk307]

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

[@markchelak]

The side x sides, are the most annoying sounding things on the planet, the owners and those who rent have no regard for the land hunters or wildlife they are truly the jet skis of the forest and an absolute annoying nuisance to anyone other than those riding them.

[@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.

[@alvaromartinezagmilmoro8683]

Can am x3 in BFG kr2 35 10.50 15 will go anywhere never get stuck oh and with stock clutches

[@karlshaner2453]

Can-AM 20,000...Uni-Mog 385,000

[@FrankySilverFace]

Looks like a good day for a track conversion mav

[@jdm1066]

Are you in the Top .01% of incomes in the world? Then you can afford to buy one of these Mogs.

[@BYLRPhil]

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

[@mitchellcarrillo2480]

If you go slow instead of just flooring it you could pack the snow and not bury it, possibly just a thought.

[@danieljoyner1884]

These Mog videos are awesome

[@jacobgebman4666]

I'm not entirely convinced that Jay Couch isn't actually Batman...

[@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.

[@collier6794]

Unimog vs sherp vs jeep

[@Astrofrank]

vs. Pinzgauer

[@ajsteiner6011]

Cool video. You obviously have no clue about tire chains! Have a good time.

[@Hamlet-wp2ri]

If Jensen Button and Valtteri Bottas had a baby it look exactly like J.

[@JasonWaterfalls13]

Awesome!! Love the Unimog content!

[@guizmolchat8306]

What 400 000$ pour envoyé le détruire dans les traille! Un vtt ou un vieux jeep wyllis n aurais pas fait..

[@RedrgnX]

Love the little trailer!!

[@jamesrogers6376]

Is your native American Indian name. Black Cloud. ?

[@Re-Booter]

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

[@MrAndyLocksmith]

Thank you for comparing apples to oranges. A vehicle you can live in verses a toy. Next week drag race. Top fuel dragster verses a motorhome? Don’t get me wrong I love this channel.

[@ceemosp]

I was about to suggest "tool vs toy" as a title for the vid but you beat me to it XD

[@gonzalooviedo456]

Yep, UNIMOG DON'T CARE !!!

[@Dot0011]

I think my 110 honda atc would have crushed it.

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

Thumbs down for all the ads. Holy crap the ads

[@wcbbsd]

You should probably listen to Whitney Webb