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#unimog #mercedes #rescuerig

[@mackster85]

We drove them in the German military in winter. Unstoppable machines. I bought a 406 and restored it.

[@janverzee9423]

You should visit the Unimog museum in Germany. There’s a test track there that will really show what a Unimog is capable of…

[@uwejacobs6587]

Finally an Unimog on Tfl truck! Greetings from Germany. 🇩🇪

[@PlaneSaddles]

Andre: "So this isn't a mall crawler." No, it is. It can crawl all over the mall.

[@Parrotdise290]

And over them all LOL

[@CaptianInternet]

hahaha I just spit my coffee over mykeyboard. Thaks for that comment.

[@andresgarcia7757]

My dad had a round nose Mercedes’ truck back in the 80s he still regrets selling it. The thing was overbuilt and engineered, he wasted a ton of money on spares that he never got to put on the truck because truck never broke.

[@frankhotz2836]

Das uûuuuû

[@dasmaurerle4347]

"Say, what terrains are the Unimogs actually made for?" Unimog: "Yes."

[@SpielkindFR]

The high alpines. The original unimog was meant to motorise mountaineer troops. Thats why its as tough as it is, its literally meant to haul around forces on mountain slopes.

[@Arexodius]

Definitely not a mall crawler though 😂

[@CaptianInternet]

Fun fact. There is one size above the Unimog. The Zetros. I can not tell which I would prefer. However, I always saw the Unimog as pure Tool. Since I discovered what American Truck lovers to with the Unimog changed my view totally. Now I will get one for myself It is basically the perfect travel vehicle.

[@ThatCarGuyYT]

I own 3 unimog for my side job I do here in Europe . All Komunal from Germany or Switzerland , basically a all in one extreme machine . I have like 12 attachments and I can do digging , snow plowing (snow turbine), wood cutting fork lift and many more I tow 30 ton with those. I do maintenance and work for locations that can’t be reached with normal machinery and have one with a mini camper cab to be able to stay out for days. Unimogs are my ultimate multipurpose apocalisse machine😂😂😂😂

[@levicharles996]

It would be interesting to see what it takes to change a tire, maybe you can convince Tommy to give us some entertainment 👍😁

[@shitloveaduck]

😂😂😂. It has assists in loading & unloading the spare. You can mess with the jack/s to get the tire on pretty easy,,, for the size of the tire,,,,😂. Hahaha. Tommy may not know the tricks and there’s still the need to muscle the wheel & tire assembly into place. If you drop it on it’s side,,,, welll,,,,, hahaha.

[@sonnycuriazza6135]

If you have another person to help it's not that bad.

[@shitloveaduck]

@@sonnycuriazza6135 - Agreed. I had a tire shop for 40 years and we had a few go through. Loved selling a set of 4 tires,,,,,, heh heh. They are pretty easy compared to other similar tire set ups. Especially loading them in and out of the spare carrier. They all had winches or hydraulics incorporated to mount the spare! Nice stuff.

[@sonnycuriazza6135]

@@shitloveaduck It would have been nice to have hydraulic assist with when me and my uncle mounted a 50 inch 5 ton tire. We did it all by hand.

[@charlesfranklin4805]

I second this 😂

[@toffwood]

Hello from Germany! That's a superb built, that unimog is an absolute unit! 🙂 congrats!

[@problu9586]

Unimogs were common farm vehicles when I was a kid in southern Germany, 1960s. Thought they were just German farm tractors.

[@Tallnerdyguy]

they still are...

[@TomSilver_42]

Those are not exactly tractors like those with big rear tires just for pulling farming equipment. Unimog means Universal Mobile Gerate (like universal mobile machine), as those older ones had PTOs front and back, some had mounting frame for carried equipment like front loaders or high-lifts etc. Nowadays it's usually all hydraulic driven. But those are as said .. UNIVERSAL. Usually as cab + flatbad , but could be anything from digger, snowblower, scraper, tractor, semi towing trailers or even with mounts to run on rails and pulling train wagons .. anything.

[@Neojhun]

My family still uses one in Malaysia on a vegetable farm, 1970s 400 series not exactly sure.

[@joshr805]

exactly why they are so reliable and adaptable

[@bluebear6570]

That was their initial intention.

[@krashnpa]

Any episode with Jay Couch gets an automatic thumbs up. Always love seeing the Mogs!

[@MrGomjabber]

Rode in one once from the Bismark turm down to the commo compound back in the 80s. The german soldiers were going that way so they gave me a lift so I didn't have to walk it. This was up on the mountain outside of Bad Dürkheim.

[@paulhorn24]

Thank you for your service protecting West Germany in the Cold War! 👍👍👍

[@MrGomjabber]

@@paulhorn24 it was an honor and privilege to serve there, thanks.

[@daniel-ino]

Where I live these are bought from townships for multipurpose use. Cutting, Transport, Winter Service.

[@kirshberndt8412]

Jay is such a smooth professional answering all of the barrage of questions without skipping a beat! Incredibly capable and impressive vehicles that are definitely on my bucket list to drive and hopefully own one someday!

[@blackmustang2006]

Love seeing the mogs actually getting used! Amazing machines

[@chrisk7984]

Saw farmers in Denmark working in the fields disking with a Unimog, In Germany they use them for everything.

[@TJY2K]

I saw that exact Unimog in las vegas in the beginning of November!!! I even parked my TJ next to it. It made my TJ look like a little Chihuahua standing next to a Cane Corso 😂😂😂🤣🤣 beautiful Unimog. I was madly in love with it when I saw it and wanted to ask him if we could trade keys.

[@stefanfalldorf6573]

The Mercedes Zetros could be intersting as well. It is very capable off-road but not as tall as the Unimog.

[@AveryExcavating]

This will be the best series from tfl! We need an IKE test with it along with the off road!

[@vernt4583]

We have a man in East Texas that uses one for hay operation and hauling his rectangular large bales…

[@sharmon40]

G wagon in background. For the money, I'll go with the unimog.

[@TFLtruck]

The G-wagon video is coming up soon.

[@georgedoolittle7574]

@@TFLtruck *"most death defying visuals of any off roader ever"* but having both ridden and then driven one by far the most capable vehicle outside of ATV 4 Wheeler and with truly awesome commercial applications as any German would tell you 70 plus Years on now. But yeah my first impression was of a vehicle that would roll over just from going over a stone wrong let alone used as a rock crawler but turned out upon actual use I was totally wrong. Zero interest in the G-Wagon but always amazed that Mercedes-Benz never really marketed this vehicle in North America or even outside Germany to my knowledge ... at least until now anyways. Anyhow people still kick me to curb when I say you don't need much beyond 40 horsepower when dealing with a diesel engine power train product and it was this product that convinced me of that....again only been in continuous commercial production for a *MERE* 70 Years! That's a lot of spare parts and know how! Crazy as it sounds the Toyota Tundra disregarding recent change was right up there for doing everything to include towing...just not putting a back hoe on that obviously let alone all of the other items this vehicle is so famous for. Sad to see this one finally being *"discovered"* here I gotta say...been very entertaining *NOT* to see this so far into your Oh So Serious Channel History..

[@FierceMotorworks]

The portal axles are good for ground clearance, and they also have unique suspension that allows for a lot of articulation considering it has solid axles.

[@koryewell5610]

Hell yeah! SO glad you guys did this! Super looking forward to this, I have fallen in love with TFL content over the last month.

[@BlueDually4x4]

I don't remember them being that expensive when you could get them from Freightliner... But they are a hell of a lot cooler than military surplus.

[@CrumbsQ]

The best guest on TFL no doubt. Great video!!!

[@Migfer60]

I worked in Metro de Caracas, from 1989 to 1998, operating and maintaining four 1986 Unimog U1250, 352A engine, double cabin, orange, and bivial system for track maintenance and train towing, 8-speed forward and reverse, 88 to 1 in low, and air locked differentials.

[@45snakebite]

Thank you for this video, it brought back so many memories of being stationed in Berlin GE. In addition to our military equipment we had German vehicles for city and rural use and of course that included UNIMOGS. We only had the cargo trucks but even those base trucks were marvel of automotive engineering. Thanks again. Oh what kind of jacket is Roman wearing ?

[@mikebell2750]

I love Unimogs. When I think of the ultimate off road truck, this is the first thing that comes to mind…

[@dalejones4322]

Holy crap. I can't believe what that thing can do. That is an amazing vehicle. I can't wait to see what you do with it. Great video guys

[@mattduffy2023]

Jay is the guru of North America of Unimogs. I love Unimogs and always will. They are the ultimate off-road er .

[@MichaelOKeefe2009]

So it seems the Unimog Doug DeMuro reviewed...was actually the smaller Unimog.

[@capachin]

Jay Couch is a treasure. We ran into him in the 2019 BAJA XL Rally when I was running with a team from Earthcruiser. Jay was running a big green UNIMOG custom Van body with a roof tent built into it. Great Fun. Love your work!

[@robertryan7204]

Nice Australian Expedition Vehicle

[@robinjames590]

The first one with a backhoe was used by us in the Army. Its called a “see” truck . Has front bucket in it as well. See standing for small equipment excavator

[@bmartin7828]

Wow, I’ve always loved Unimogs!!!

[@franzvanjulio5523]

Impressive. I have no idea what half of those things do or their significance, but these are clearly refined and purpose built machines.

[@AdventureRocks]

What a fun truck. You guys have one of the best jobs in the world.

[@skylark061]

I knew it was gonna be a unimog from the shape of the box

[@paulhorn24]

Me too. It is an iconic shape, but no wonder as it is an iconic vehicle.

[@bigpeeler]

That's one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. Absolutely perfect. Great review, guys.

[@badgerpa9]

I would like to see a video of this truck driving over that POS you used for the tire chain video. That would be awesome.

[@collindownes4567]

Love Andre in the passenger seat. Not often do you see him like that, I love it.

[@otisschultz2912]

As enlisted I was driving the carmouflage one for German army. I never got stuck on trail even as the instructor led me into a big mud hole used for trainig the battle tank drivers. IIt took me half an hour to pass throu but the truck did it.

[@timsmothers8740]

Now I, fully understand how much behind The Curve ball I,was when I, volunteered my self to take a call for bushfire in South Phoenix and the brush truck at this particular station was a Unimog and I had never been inside one let alone driven one. I, did make the few miles to the call and then on the way back, I managed to get the gearbox hung up and had to call in my FUBAR. And the guys at this particular station made sure to remind me of that day very early in my career, but I will say it was fun while I was able to keep it rolling, and I was only a half a mile from the station and getting it back home.

[@RustyDust101]

It's basic concept was a mobile generator on wheels with powered tool shafts everywhere. It wasn't meant to be comfortable, or fast, or silent, or luxurious. It was meant to go wherever it was needed, under its own power, and do work there, either standing still and powering other tools, or doing slow moving work. It wasn't meant to go on highways or interstates. That's always been the design philosophy, and it's stayed that way. With the right tools, a small crane on its flatbed it can carry almost any required tool to any location, deposit it there, and power it.

[@machfive916]

That thing is a BEAST!

[@MogsAndDogs]

Love to see more Unimog content!

[@johnwebb2232]

would love to own one of these incredible vehicles and overland with it. If I was driving it I would have a hard time giving it back, Great video and keep up the good work 👏

[@beauregarddundas7932]

Never heard Andre cuss so much! 😂😂 love it! I want a plethora of MOGS now too 😢

[@colinarner790]

Ah I love couch offroad, thank you guys for doing more videos with him.

[@jessaphillips2846]

Now for the fun part: Unimog vs Buhanka on the On X Off-road course at the ranch.

[@jessaphillips2846]

Well I mean if Andre decides to put lockers in the van

[@jessaphillips2846]

Well I mean if Andre decides to put lockers in the van

[@lancestickle4346]

Love hearing from someone so knowledgeable and passionate about what he does. If I was wealthy this is the exact guy I would want to sell me a unimog!

[@thebigguy8306]

Thanks, I've love the Unimogs since the 404. Someone has to spend a day at Midwest Military in Washington MO and drive their trucks.

[@madjh8]

Simply amazing vehicle!!! I saw feew of them in the mountains with diferent cabs styles and all are really cool. 😃

[@DannerBanks]

Would love a unimog vs sherp off-road test

[@mendonesiac]

I know a guy that bought a modern unimog for offroad deliveries. The windshield costs $5,000 to replace, and the truck is ~10 feet tall... so he spends a lot of time trimming branches

[@philhealey4443]

Ouch, recently had a flat laminated screen made and fitted to square cab U 2150 similar to this truck for approx 400 Euros in Iceland.

[@Neojhun]

I instantly recognized the Silhouette due to the distinctive modern boxy Unimog nose.

[@aaronbritt2025]

I drove a Unimog when I was a BLM Firefighter. It had a "creep" feature that allowed me to walk beside it (no driver) and put out spot fires during the "mop up" phase.

[@horstschmitzberger6989]

Go cross Southern Africa with my 1964 build ex Army unimog, never sucks where ever we go, love my unimog travel friend. Sad no pics possible 😎🍀🇩🇪

[@franzvanjulio5523]

I'm happy Andrey got to have some fun. He deserves it.

[@-Jethro-]

Funny he mentioned a Samurai: I was just thinking his wheels and tires together weigh as much as my old Sami!

[@ra_redesignautomobiles]

I remember James May raced this truck in a Land Rover Range Rover, it was epic

[@asbjrnkvisle5831]

That was an Oshkosh, but it was still epic

[@Tempsho]

Watching this video makes me want a Unimog so bad! I don't know what I would do with one, but I want one lol.

[@greggcollins4215]

Car & Driver did a road test of a Unimog once in an April issue. They also did tests of a Baldwin Locomotive and the Goodyear Blimp.

[@jeff_de_zebra]

just klicked on the video and just from the silhouette im guessing its a Unimog

[@danakraushaar3606]

Unreal. Need this for potholes in Alberta

[@djtesseract3064]

My uncle had the smaller unimogs in Western Canada that had the articulated back where the entire truck was the size of a Tacoma so it was Small BUT the huge wheels meant you had something like 20 inches of ground clearance and fantastic approach and departure angles. You could go on the narrowest overgrown logging roads for fishing n hunting purposes in that. My uncle sold it for a nice profit back in the day even though it had almost 200,000 km or 120,000 miles on it. Unimogs are actually quite useful in Western Canada. Our local Mercedes Dealer has a few in stock in Vancouver! Expensive though!

[@brianb-p6586]

They don't have an "articulated back". They have a huge amount of frame twist on uneven ground, so bodies are mounted to accommodate that.

[@djtesseract3064]

@@brianb-p6586 some unimogs have an articulated frame. I should know as my uncle had one! Look it up on KZbin. Unimog makes military vehicles in Germany and you can buy the articulated frames from the factory!

[@brianb-p6586]

@@djtesseract3064 That would be a frame for mounting a body, not the frame of the Unimog itself.

[@djtesseract3064]

@@brianb-p6586 No! The actual frame WAS articulated with a moving joint where the front and rear set of wheels was on a SEPARATE body/frame! Unimog actually made this type of articulated 4x4 and 6x6 from 1960 to about 2002! Look it up on KZbin for articulated Unimog!

[@brianb-p6586]

@DJ Tesseract what I found was that Werner (of Trier, Germany) used Unimog components (cab, engine, transmission, axles) to build an articulated vehicle that they called the "Uniknick". Mercedes didn't build it, it doesn't even use a Unimog frame, and it's not a Unimog, but it is interesting. I can understand how one would think it's a Unimog, since it uses so many Unimog components, and may even have Unimog badges on it. The Uniknicks were built decades ago with Unimog 401 and 406 components (notably cabs)... so they were small.

[@theseb1979]

I would love to see the cost breakdown of how this ends up at $400,000 considering how much these go for second hand in Europe.

[@jminaya90]

100k buying and customize… the another 300k are just profit

[@ChibaCityBlues]

Considering a brand new one fully set up is 120000€... It's ridiculus.

[@jminaya90]

@@ChibaCityBlues that’s the problem… the one he sell are 80’s models not brand new… ok he modified the truck but he don’t spend 300k on the truck

[@theseb1979]

@@jminaya90 pretty much my subtle point. I know how much these cost in Europe, because I have considered using one to replace tractor duties.

[@ChibaCityBlues]

@@jminaya90 It's truly insane. Considering a surplus Bundeswehr u1300L for example is around 15k... Even if you'd be trying really hard, and buy the complete Merex and Atlas4x4 gear... It doesn't make any sense.

[@cliffcampbell8827]

Unimogs are great (as long as you don't have to be anywhere quick). They can traverse all kinds of terrain and not even feel it.

[@coloradomallcrawlers]

I’d make one of those a Mallcrawler to be proud of! Always thought a Unimog with RV in the back would be a fun way to live.

[@nordicwolf8808]

Yes! Want to see some adventures in this!!!!

[@Matticus289]

This is the first time in my life I've wanted anything made by Mercedes

[@TJY2K]

Hahahaha same

[@augustiner3821]

Concerning the versatility, the name is the program. Unimog is the abbreviation for UNIversal Motor Gerät = universial engine device. The early versions were very much designed with stationary operations in mind, espacially for the agrar an construction sectors.

[@SickTheory]

Just driving that thing looks like a lot of fun.

[@johndawalker]

Hi guys. Great videos as always. Make an off road video with unimog and Iveco. Thanks

[@peerjoos4277]

...is it a car? 🤔 ...is it a truck? 🤔 It is a UNIMOG !!! 🤗

[@nlken7175]

Unimog is going to recover the Hummer in Tommy's demise

[@BrandonMeyer1641]

Man I love unimogs

[@dansievers5915]

Great video guys! 20 years ago I drove these things for living. One had a Atlas crane on it, the other one had a Palfinger crane on it. Both had dumpboxes and for the winter we could put a snowplow up front.

[@mrraccoon3200]

Great guy he know his stuff very well. Great video guys

[@aussie2uGA]

You just know the military is making something similar now with silent a/c motors.

[@snowmobiesnowman]

Awesome! I can't wait to see this do the ranch!

[@sikleqt]

Such an amazing vehicle.

[@CleaningMyGun]

You guys need to do a Unimog video series

[@jeffmusacchio6570]

Looks like Andre was having some fun.

[@theworldaccordingtochris4370]

Have you seen a Brabus Unimog?

[@michaelcrouch4248]

Wow, great video, and unbelievable truck!!!!

[@GATORADDAM]

That thing is simply bad ass!!

[@anthonyc1883]

5:22 Did Roman call a Quonset hut a "Kwanzaa" hut?? lol. ;-). ;-)

[@DudeStone]

Pretty sure MattsOffatoadRecovery is building their own version of this pretty sweet all of the features this has

[@Tallnerdyguy]

Ya, he is doing dual winches, one for rear, one for front (and almost 650k)

[@Silverback_GMT410]

It’s so weird to hear Andre curse😅. He’s just so wholesome.

[@OneMonster]

Bam Bam is no joke, check some Breslau rally videos for its performance

[@georgeprietz4424]

This is my favorite topic and place you cover!!! Couch is the absolute BEST! I would love to work there in a few months when I retire from my LE job.

[@daveharness70]

Andre can't control is typically tame language when riding on the course! 🤣

[@collinquinlivan9713]

You can tell Andre is enjoying himself I don’t think I have ever watch one your guys videos that need so many bleeps hahahaha

[@badgerpa9]

Maybe Andre and Mr. Truck can do an Ike towing test with a nice horse trailer???

[@2spencer10]

Absolutely awesome video!!

[@loganlovescarsandmotorcycles]

I saw a few of these out in the snow. The city spent most of the budget on new bike lanes so plows.

[@martingriggs6362]

I saw one of these on cars and bids. Looks hard to drive.

[@DB012080]

Andre letting the profanity slip was hilarious. What cool machines. My profanity increases with my nerves, so the video of some of those angles knowing the money put into that machine would have contained more censor beeps lol.

[@gadgetmantwincities]

That was a Great episode 😎