Old 05-17-2016, 07:27   #1
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Mercedes Unimog??

Has anyone ever thought of the unimog as an off-road, camp, farm, prepper vehicle??

While looking at diesel SUV's I stumbled across the unimog on ebay.. Several look to have a lot of potential for the person who needs a stout hardcore off road truck.

This tan one looks to be GTG for a farm/ranch work truck..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/182126526294

This one looks like it could be a urban soccer mom pick-up,, with a few modification(s).

http://www.ebay.com/itm/182131546588...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

and this one could easily be converted to a mid-sized camper/war wagon..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Refurbished-...m=162066723170

For those that want a hard-core farm turck??

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Mercede...m=231944939739
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Old 05-17-2016, 08:16   #2
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Has anyone ever thought of the unimog as an off-road, camp, farm, prepper vehicle??
Yes.

http://www.expeditionportal.com/foru...-and-MB-Truck?
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Old 05-17-2016, 08:32   #3
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Yes.
Great link,, I followed it to this..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkgsX8cddr4

and this history of Unimog's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdWGBi_-EqY
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Old 05-17-2016, 12:25   #4
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The Mog was a South African HUMVEE. Our army used them as patrol vehicles and they were later converted into the first mine protected vehicles. Initially, we packed the floor with sandbags and filled the tires with water. It is unstoppable and unbreakable, suited to both sand and mud alike and can handle the most uneven terrain. The portal axles give unprecedented ground clearance and diff locks on front and rear axles do not allow any wheel spinning. It is a fairly narrow vehicle, so unlike the Hummer, can handle normal jungle roads without a machete party scouting ahead. Civilians buy army surplus vehicles and restore them and convert to campers and hunting vehicles.
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Old 05-17-2016, 12:39   #5
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We've got Merc UnIMOGs in NZDF service for over 30 years.

Awesome, flexible wagons.

We had 1300s and 1800s in the fleet.

Most of the 1300s were auctioned off to the public back in 2001.

Many have been put to use for civilian/private purposes.

I reckon the 1300 is a good size for private use.
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Used the MOG

Used the 4 x 4 truck version of the MOG in Africa (green part) and never had any problems with them. Was thinking all the time that I'd like to have one back on the block.

Funny how at that time the Army was using 10 wheeled 2.5 and 5 ton trucks. Now the light weight cargo truck looks pretty much like a UNIMOG.
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Funny how at that time the Army was using 10 wheeled 2.5 and 5 ton trucks. Now the light weight cargo truck looks pretty much like a UNIMOG.
I have been watching several of the youtube videos. They come with up to 3 PTO's, prewired/plumbed for hydraulics, lockers all around. The size is a jeep on steroids, but still small enough to maneuver back logging trails and fire lanes.

AND they have street legal model four door versions.
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Old 05-18-2016, 06:37   #8
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One of my favorites, it's big weakness would be highway travel. With a 20 speed transmission options, PTO's on many, and Mercedes reliability they are serious work trucks. Here we see quite a few of the older versions and most of them can be licensed, I did run across a warning about some of the more recent models sometimes offered for sale are not eligible for registration...at least here.

They were always pretty solid vehicles but some of the new versions are down right beautiful, expensive, but gorgeous.

Fraud warning: http://www.coldwarremarketing.com/
Know a Title from a Registration and Be Sure of What You Are Getting!
IMPORTANT! DO NOT BE FOOLED! A Registration is NOT a Title. European Ownership Documentation & Import Papers can be a REAL NIGHTMARE to turn into a U.S. Title! Be SURE you get a REAL U.S. TITLE on ANY imported vehicle! Make Certain that Your Documents have the Seller's Name On The Ownership Papers! Otherwise you have LITTLE RECOURSE should something go wrong.
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!!! IMPORTANT FRAUD ALERT !!!
There are shortages of many of the most popular vehicles which are LEGAL for importation into the United States!! There are some unscrupulous importers dealing in vehicles which have been imported ILLEGALLY by means of altering the Date of Manufacture BEFORE SHIPMENT TO THE UNITED STATES and/or Importing Vehicles Newer than 25 Years Old as "Off-Road Use Only", laundering the Title and producing documentation from a State such as Georgia (which does not require titles for vehicles 15 years of age or older... for these they require a 'bill of sale' for which they will issue a registration and give you plates!) From such minimal documentation, a vehicle transferred to another State... such as Colorado... with a Georgia registration, can then be Titled with a REAL TITLE... which, in turn, is then accepted for Titling in another State... and so the FRAUD Goes Merrily On Until It Becomes YOUR Problem!
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