Truck or tractor? "Der Unimog" // German engineering at its finest

The name Unimog is an acronym for the German "UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät", Gerät being the German word for a piece of equipment (also in the sense of device, machine, instrument, gear, apparatus). It was created by German engineer Hans Zabel, who made the note Universal-Motor-Gerät on one of the technical drawings for the Unimog. Later, the Universal-Motor-Gerät was shortened to the acronym Unimog. On 20 November 1946, the name Unimog was officially unveiled. Since 1952, Unimog has been a brand of Daimler Truck.
The first model was designed by Albert Friedrich and Heinrich Rößler shortly after World War II to be used in agriculture as a self-propelled machine providing a power take-off to operate saws in forests or harvesting machines on fields. It was designed with rear-wheel drive and switchable front-wheel drive, with equal-size wheels, in order to be driven on roads at higher speeds than standard farm tractors. With their very high ground clearance and a flexible frame that is essentially a part of the suspension, Unimogs are not designed to carry as much load as regular trucks.
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[@jerryoren5340]

Nice video

[@jean-marieamerandve6047]

Très intéressant

[@kellywilson8440]

Nice truck but i will keep my 1566 IH for tillage !

[@TheYeti308]

Now that's a work truck .

[@taylor_durden7899]

Ich brauche so ein Ding

[@SMGJohn]

Machine built to serve both purposes, not that many of these today, what a shame.

[@mosotialfred9274]

amazing technology, its a very versatile machine.
I would wish to know if fuel consumption better than a standard farm tractor?

[@bekabeka71]

Ain’t no way it’s better in fuel consumption than a tractor!

[@cockderoon2363]

Was woud the Woreld being without Unimog ? ?

[@Astrofrank]

Clearly truck *and* tractor

[@sbri733]

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