Hi Dave > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "steve spence" > > I know that the unimog can climb a 24" vertical obstruction from a > >standing start butted up against said object. > >Yes they can, and more besides. > >A bit of info on Unimogs. I was in Germany as a working forester for ten >years. Unimogs were the mainstay of timber extraction and their sister >machine the MB Trac. This was a Unimog with the rear axle bolted direct to >the chassis, no springs! Working with them, you felt pretty confident in >most situations, especially in the full forestry jacket of roll over >protection and 10mm thick belly plates plus two Werner drum winches with an >8 ton pull each. I got one really dancing in following the forestry clear >up of the 1991 storms there. > >The Unimog gets it name from Universal Machine fuer Obst- und Gartenbau >(universal machine for fruit growers and market gardening).I think the >first were built around 1934 and were around the size of a Land Rover with >a ~50 HP engine. I was once lucky enough to have a little drive around in >an original, still working in a small private forest.
This is an interesting article, but it says the Mog was post-war, first one ran in 1946. With a pic of it. http://www.unimog.net/articles/schramm/ UNIMOG - A German Legend >Developed unlike the Land Rover, a vehicle that never got past the >sentimentality stage (we-cant-make-it-better-its-a-Land-Rover mentality) Too right! And in fact there's a lot wrong with it. *Still* no difflocks, weak half-shafts... etc etc etc. The Series I had a galvanised frame, so why not the rest? Land Rover owners LIKE rust problems, eh? Tut-tut. And they're not reliable, something's always wrong, something always needs doing. Sure, they'll get you there, but you have to keep fixing stuff. At least it's fixable - well, the Series models were. Mogs, on the other hand, ARE reliable. So are G-Wagens. >the >Unimogs now get up to 210 hp (U2100) with numerous derivatives and >attatchments. The MB Trac stopped production for a while, which was where a >British company that did get over the sentimental block on product >development produced the JCB Fastrac. It is now a good contender for the >Unimog's crown of a real off road machine. I heard recently the MB Trac was >back in production. > >see >www.jcb.co.uk >Fantastic graphics of some real all-round bits of kit. > >One of the Unimog derivatives I really liked, (but out of my price range) >was the Werner Trac, an MB Trac derivative by the winch manufacturer in >Trier. Full forestry spec, hydraulic 10 ton double drum winch, rear >winching spade and front blade. Now that was an off roader. > >One vehicle I never got near though was a French military jeep class >vehicle, looking a lot like a G-Wagen with (I think) a Peugot badge. I saw >a lot in the French sector of Germany (prior to the Wall coming down of >course). The rumour was no civilians could get hold of them for private use >as they had some special engine. Any info on what this might be? It is a G-Wagen, with a Peugeot engine. It's called the Peugeot P4, made for the French Army. There's a bit more about it here with a pic, but I can't reach this site at the moment: http://www.4wdonline.com/Peugeot/P4.html Can't tell you anything about the engine, but if it's a Peugeot that says a great deal, I don't think they ever made a bad motor. A Google search for "Peugeot P4" will get you a few hits in various languages. regards Keith Addison Journey to Forever Handmade Projects Tokyo http://journeytoforever.org/ >-- >------------ >Recycling - not a chore more a way of life > >Dave Preskett [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >The BioComposites Centre >University of Wales, Bangor >Deiniol Road >Bangor >Gwynedd >LL57 2UW > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. >To unsubscribe, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Quit now for Great American Smokeout http://us.click.yahoo.com/0vN8tD/9pSDAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
