Wow, When I was Stationed At Bco 2nd Engineer Bn South Korea 89 to 91,We had those in our Unit. Very Very top-heavy vehicles. One had to drive those on the road very carefully. Other than that for a mechanized combat engineer company they were extremely beneficial and reliable when pushed hard in application. Great little vehicles
I was with an 81 mm Mortar platoon. In a desert environment. Digging Mortar pits, dog legs and ammo pits by hand with pick axe, shovel, e-tools etc. in limestone. Then a unit with these passed our Pods and offered to assist. We called them frogs. They saved us from our arms falling off lol. They more than did the trick. Tough little vehicles. 8 weapon emplacements successfully dug thanks to what we called a Frog.
A trick for installing heavy tires. Use a shovel. You put the tire up against the axle put the shovel under the edge then push down on the shovel handle to lift the tire. You can move the handle side to side to align the holes, or move the handle and rotate the tire to align the holes.
Dear Sir! Intressting watch that Mercedes Unimog is a work horse in your defens system! We have Unimogs for repair & service, every week. They still uses a lot by electric company for work in forest's etc after and winter storms and up to 3 meter snow! Best Regards Peter Eriksson Sweden Europe 😮😅😊
Got a license on one of these in 1991 during Heavy Equipment school while I was in the Marine Corps. Still have all the spec sheets on it in my filing cabinet
Wouldn't mind having one of those, but the front loader and backhoe would go away, and I'd add winches, front, sides and rear and a hydraulic boom with winch on the rear, to make an off-road wrecker. Probably add a welder and air compressor, as well.
Dang would love having one of these with all the attachments, so much I could use one for but am disabled so could never afford one of them. Really enjoy all your videos.
I spent 24 years in the Army from FT Stewart, GA FT, Bliss, TX and FT Hood, TX and I never saw this type of equipment operate the entire time I was in. I did however, see plenty of ACE's during rotations at FT Irwin, CA (NTC) and FT Polk, LA. As a former JAG officer I really didn't get out much except when I was enlisted the first 6 years as an MP
May just have to go to the bank for an "equipment" loan, tell them I'm getting a new backhoe for the business though it would be entirely for play lol. Nice to see old Iron back to life no matter what it is, keep up the nice work Clinton.
Good video! This is where my 2 came from! Clint, I still have them. A FLU 419 and an HMMH! When I bought these my wife only knew of the one 419 coming, didn’t know about the HMMH showing up too! She was pissed! LOL! I told her it was buy 1 and get 1 free! She didn’t “buy” it! LOL…. She’s fine now, took a while! Thanks again C&C!
The first time I ever heard of a Unimog was a few weeks ago Heath on the TH-cam channel "Red Poppy Ranch" showed one equipped with a snow plow. He talked about having one some day. He's currently trying to maintain 6 miles of dirt road with an F-250 Ford. I would like to see one of these on the Red Poppy Ranch. Maybe you could contact him and work out a deal with him.
Those trucks would be a great conversion to a mobile drilling rig. Replace the back hoe with drill rig, hydraulics already there. Great work. Kind Regards John from Aussie
It’s kind of funny the grumpy old men living vicariously through your working but complaining about the sounds that come from that work! They want to be pampered by you editing out any loud or distressing sounds for a Disneyland experience even though you are actually living those sounds, that is the reality. Love your videos warts and all, thank you for including us in your cool life 👍.
In the 80s the dutch airforce used them for setting up air defence units with 40l70 cannons and flycatcher radar unit. They had petprol engines and no power, lol. They had a diesel version as a offroad fire truck with extra large tires, double cab , 400 gallon watertank with high and low pressure pump. That thing was a riot! Grtz from holland
The backhoe is a Case 35 I believe. Same hoe as used on the Case 580 Super E. Many improvements over earlier version - longer wearing pins and bushings, better seals in cylinders, better routing of hoses through the swing tower, real strong geometry in the swing cylinders for sweeping dirt back into your trench. Probably wasn't spec'd on the military machines, but case made a mechanical bucket quick coupler that was really handy when changing hoe bucket sizes. Should fit on this machine too.
Mr. Perfect introduced me to your channel. Based on your interaction with Mr. Perfect and his previous purchases, please tell us that you have sold him at least two Unimogs. Great video.
Worked on them a lot in Army. Hated Rebuilding hydraulics, transmission and engine were a pain to get out and rebuild. But fun to operate like riding a see saw on roads
Those Swiss Army Knifes known as a Unimog have always intrigued me. I've never got close enough to. Look at one in person. But sure would like to try one out one day. Definitely on my bucket list. 😎😁👍👍
Thank you so much for showing how it works. Never seen them put the backhoe part in it's operating position. Very interesting looking roads speed backhoe. Mobility is what the Military wanted. To keep up with convoy. They sure would be a versal machine to have around. If a guy buys one from you. They know that you can service it for them. It had such a nice bunch of air hand tools that went with them.
That looks a very efficient way to un load them. I enjoy the program thanks and dirt perfect is where I discovered your page. From Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia
Never seen a unimog before. it be great for out in the back bush .building a new home stead .a very nice unit.Any thing thats a military vehicle video .iam watching it. .ty for the vid
I have seen puctures, videos etc,,, with so many attachments that ir is mindblowing. Snowblowers, Hiab cranes, post hole augers, 3way dump boxes with side dumping and all sorts of farm implements,,, threshers, hay balers, potato pickers,,, never ending. I am lusting for one for my goldmining claim. I need to find lots of gold first though in order to pay for it.
When there was an active airbase near me in the UK before the 90s, the locals always got first dibs on old equipment before it was shipped of the island for auction. But only ever seen a unimog with a dump trailer, crew transport or a flatbed or as close to a flatbed as they can get
I use to use one when i served those things wher fantastic to use glad you have them maybe one day i will get ahold of you and see if i can get one be great for work around a farm
The 2 version of unimog we see is 90% with a Crane or a box fore personal lift. Best Regards Peter Eriksson Sweden Europe 😮😅😊! With a bucket maybee 8 a year! Normaly owner a small or medium big farm!😊
Great stuff, British army uses them too, nice tgat u restore and save one of x army in all.its colours,mayb3 later u can rent out to movie company's, same as it trucks and dozens. Old stuff is money saved.
Ultimate big boy toy so you can go play in big sand box. I could see a use for a machine like that. Big thing to me would be quick transport from one small tight job to another. Thanks for the ride along.
Very good job doing a good job checking everything out to make sure it works I’m not just trying to sell something not sure if it works very good God bless
I worked at Aberdeen Proving Ground back in the 80s when they were testing these things, They tested a remote control version so that the operator could be safe and secure in a bunker while doing work in hazardous areas.
Worked with Unimogs when Case began distributing them as the MB494 in 1975. Worked for the German manufacturer that used them as the carrier for commercial snow blowers.
The people who are loading the equipment have NO ownership so they don't care if they get damaged. This has been the history of the military. They don't own the equipment, they don't care. When I was in the Navy, I was in charge of the pump gang and I could have just scrapped the equipment and get new ones. I learned how to rebuild pump rotters rather than just trashing the rotters.
I was a mechanic, spent some time doing maintenance and services on SEE's, I remember the way over powered hydraulic driven chainsaw, we called it the widow maker.
we used to have backhoes mounted on International trucks that folded up like this vehicle. I believe it only had one lever for the folding rams in about the same position as this vehicle. It's good to see separate levers for folding and locking. True story, one of our older, larger employees was next to a building just a few inches from the wall. while digging the truck slid another few inches towards the wall and a water spigot landed directly on the folding lever. Not knowing what was happening and not being too agile it folded him up in the machine. He survived but it was the last day he worked in any field job. It's good to see some shielding around those folding and locking levers just to keep branches or other items from causing a mishap.
I have seen those SEE vehicles in action. The chainsaw is so quiet! Our local guard unit had these and came out to the park I worked at for weekend training. They are kind of cool. Again, glad to see you using so much from Napa….they are the best for heavy duty. I assume you get the military batteries from them as well? Thanks for the video….keep them coming!
I know in the Army, we called it a "C" truck. We bribed a soldier in Iraq to dig 2 trenches for 1 can of hot Pepsi, my first deployment. It was amazing what all you could trade, at the beginning of the war before all of logistics were set up. We acquired a humvee engine for a generator (alternator)
Hey if your interested Black Dog makes an auto relay system that will turn the lights on and off with the ignition, so if the key is off then the lights are off if the key is on etc.
Those german unimog have been used here in Europe as tractors on farms for many years. But also used as recovery trucks Because whit wide tires you could gået out in the fields and recover farm tractors .
Clint, That was a Awesome video. New to the channel thanks for sharing and all the info. I myself have never served in the Military. But I would like to express my appreciation to all that have. THANK YOU ALL AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!! I would like to own one of those unimog. LOL 👍
Those would be fun to have. With or without the rear attachment. Just a truck bed and a front loader for looks but that could be missing for a cool truck.
Love the videos Clint. You need your own lowboy and flat deck trailer with a nice Pete to Pull them both. Next Auctions keep this in mind. I am sure you paid a packet to move these vehicles.
Great units that most Americans have no idea what they are ... or just how tough/capable they are. We use them (sans attachments) at Hellenic Aerospace in Athens (Tanagra), Greece as our Aircraft Tugs (able to pull C-130/P-3/etc. around the flight line) ... bullet proof and would be a real help with all those Army attachments on a Farm ... so compact and reliable. Note that over here, in cold weather, we squirt a bit of gasoline in if the fuel is old or subzero conditions to help with the "waxing" in diesel motors (you have access to better "fuel reconditioning additives that are better" and should be part of your initial check list Clint (and cheaper than your "Go Juice/Ether" ;) ... 12 year old Diesel is just as bad as Hoses that old )... that and "Disconnect the Buzzer" ... LOL. Thanks for this video showing our fellow Citizens the virtues of these "Billy Goat" packed units !!!
@@C_CEQUIPMENT Good to know on the fuel ... didn't see it captured in the Video ... still a good trick from the EU on adding a bit of "Gasoline" to Diesel (around 10% of known tank reading) ... in case you're ever trapped in the Alps without the "additive" ;) Bon chance mon ami ... from a Texan in the Riviera ;)
In the south of Germany (Bavaria) and in Austria, these are very popular machines for forestry workers and communal services. Unfortunately, very high in price. The idea of this Unimog (UniversalMotorGerät) is to have a drive unit (tractor) for many different attachments. This goes from excavators to snow blowers and front loaders to generators and large water pumps. Everything was built very compact to achieve better off-road capability, unfortunately to the detriment of the boy who has to do the service. (Double crooked fingers and training as a surgeon helps 😂🤣).
@@waltervonoer9190 I agree the concept of them was good. The backhoe is from a Case 580 backhoe which is tried and true. The truck did move down the road at a decent clip which was part of the idea behind putting a backhoe on a truck. But unless you have 2 people working closely together it wasn't very good to dig with. You had to keep climbing off the back and move to the front in order to keep moving along digging. The front bucket worked ok in soft / loose material but other than that the standard transmission & clutch made using it hard. The truck kept stalling. We found on hills we had to have material in the front bucket. They were not very balanced even with the backhoe laying down and they were tippy side to side. In the Marines we only had the front bucket and backhoe as well as the hydraulic tools like the jackhammer and saw. They did work but tended to leak after prolonged use
I bet they would be Awesome to Operate. Probably not everyday but. Messin around. I think it would. No Doubt there Expensive too. Great Video. Thanks For sharing..
That Unimog would be great for a farm or a owner of a large piece of wooded land to clear. they say they are bullet proof but don,t know for a fact. Hope they all sell for ya . Kevin is funny guy on the job makes the day go better.
The Name says what it is : Universal, Motor Gerät (Maschine, technic) Produced by Mercedes since +-1950 Where a tank can go, unimog can go too. Armys all over the World, Exploration, desert, Expeditions use these reliable trucks
Clint nice video I bought a few cucv’s great vehicles have seen those unimogs when I picked up my stuff I bought. Used to be able to buy gov surplus at half way decent price but not anymore prices are crazy even for junk
Here are a few more names. Spot and Flipper. They had issues with rolling down hills for some reason. Still they were a blast to operate. Even when I was the Unit Armorer, at NTC I still drove the thing.
You could reuse those batteries on the camper truck build project your working on. It could save ya some money to. You just add purified water.,or lead acid to top those off with possibly to.
Where I am, backhoes are super expensive, and, I am dealing with two properties that are three hours minimum apart. Speed limit is only 50-80 kph.. so ... But tractors cannot be driven that far on road while this can. Plus, this is like the cost of a new pickup here.. back hoes are used by business people and a seventies case that needs repairs sells for more than three used pickups
Hi from uk 👍👍 I operate a jcb telehandler on building sites and i usually go mad with some operators cos do same test as me cpcs (construction plant competency scheme) yet when brand new wagons come to site like 1 1/2" by 4" cut outs where operators go thru a load and connect with the truck🤔 hmm upsets me cos all unnecessary damage!!!! If was like that on test would never pass! And be able put ppl at risk but like these unimog notice on line there is range of attachments for differnt uses 👍👍 Quote "" get drivers then u get screwdrivers🤔👍😂😂😂😂""
@@lt1nut a lot of damage caused by others never goes reported👎 people and companies never check upon return lol I always return my hire machines (always new or recently newish) with seat covers etc still on machine and noticed people if not theirs they dont care😳 I had 2 weeks off once and went mad cos agency operator left my 6 mth old machine with boot prints all over dash and windscreen coffee up control panel and I paid company to valet my machine before I would get in cab unreported puncture for my return (last 2 days did sweet F.A) plus could not operate by sounds of my lads where making and state of mess in my compound 4"concrete blocks all over and couldnt even pick pallet up😂 sad sometimes cos ots just unnecessary damage and costs elsewhere they will still get paid 😢
Enjoyed the video. Being from Scotland, I've never seen a Unimog. Pretty weird looking but interesting vehicles. I didn't know Kevin was a Jedi. Nice lightsaber.
I would like to come see your shop I know a lot about the history. Army background and civilian background on the Mercedes UMG I have one 💯 I ran it in the snow last week R/C it’s my favorite 💪 1:1
Its pretty stupid they're not in nz, they could be put to a lot of use i think. But probably not enough for mb to start selling them, and let me tell you, if you thought used ones were expensive...
I got the flattened exhaust and bent trailing arms on the suspension from the careless forking of the army. Spedo and hour meter both dont work so who knows what's on it, but the paint wasnt even worn off of the teeth on the earth equipment, so I assume it wasnt used since it was recapped. Like you said, idle time is the biggest problem.
Wow, When I was Stationed At Bco 2nd Engineer Bn South Korea 89 to 91,We had those in our Unit. Very Very top-heavy vehicles. One had to drive those on the road very carefully. Other than that for a mechanized combat engineer company they were extremely beneficial and reliable when pushed hard in application. Great little vehicles
Best regards from Unimog's birthland Germany!
Thanks
I was with an 81 mm Mortar platoon. In a desert environment. Digging Mortar pits, dog legs and ammo pits by hand with pick axe, shovel, e-tools etc. in limestone. Then a unit with these passed our Pods and offered to assist. We called them frogs. They saved us from our arms falling off lol. They more than did the trick. Tough little vehicles. 8 weapon emplacements successfully dug thanks to what we called a Frog.
Why frogs? They are German not French made
Because they reminded us of Frogs.
Thanks for the comment.
I was wondering what the Unimogs are used for.
New cutting edges needed if the frog or jaw is wore off
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A trick for installing heavy tires. Use a shovel. You put the tire up against the axle put the shovel under the edge then push down on the shovel handle to lift the tire. You can move the handle side to side to align the holes, or move the handle and rotate the tire to align the holes.
Use a long pry bar in the shop. Leverage is awesome. Give me a lever long enough and I’ll move anything.
@@mikeznel6048 an old piece of 2x4 is the backbone of shoving prybars into places.
Brings back memories serving in the German Bundeswehr in the early 60.The Unimog goes thru thick and thin,plus at a nice speed as well
Dear Sir! Intressting watch that Mercedes Unimog is a work horse in your defens system! We have Unimogs for repair & service, every week. They still uses a lot by electric company for work in forest's etc after and winter storms and up to 3 meter snow! Best Regards Peter Eriksson Sweden Europe 😮😅😊
Got a license on one of these in 1991 during Heavy Equipment school while I was in the Marine Corps. Still have all the spec sheets on it in my filing cabinet
That’s cool
I remember when we fielded these back in the 80's. We had to do a full service on them. Brings back a lot of old memories.
Reagan years. Very enjoyable very few conflicts and more money was being pumped Into the military.
I was with C.co. 15th Cbt BN (TEST BED). The SEE UNIMOG TRACTOR
sucked big time.
Wouldn't mind having one of those, but the front loader and backhoe would go away, and I'd add winches, front, sides and rear and a hydraulic boom with winch on the rear, to make an off-road wrecker. Probably add a welder and air compressor, as well.
Dang would love having one of these with all the attachments, so much I could use one for but am disabled so could never afford one of them. Really enjoy all your videos.
I spent 24 years in the Army from FT Stewart, GA FT, Bliss, TX and FT Hood, TX and I never saw this type of equipment operate the entire time I was in. I did however, see plenty of ACE's during rotations at FT Irwin, CA (NTC) and FT Polk, LA. As a former JAG officer I really didn't get out much except when I was enlisted the first 6 years as an MP
May just have to go to the bank for an "equipment" loan, tell them I'm getting a new backhoe for the business though it would be entirely for play lol. Nice to see old Iron back to life no matter what it is, keep up the nice work Clinton.
Those trucks look like a large swiss army knife, or maybe a "mister Gadget, Gadget! Another great video 🙂
Dang I love those things. So versatile. There are the perfect machine for a homesteader hands down. Maybe I'll have to make a trip to Indiana!
Good video! This is where my 2 came from! Clint, I still have them. A FLU 419 and an HMMH! When I bought these my wife only knew of the one 419 coming, didn’t know about the HMMH showing up too! She was pissed! LOL! I told her it was buy 1 and get 1 free! She didn’t “buy” it! LOL…. She’s fine now, took a while! Thanks again C&C!
LOL that's funny
thanks for the business
The first time I ever heard of a Unimog was a few weeks ago Heath on the TH-cam channel "Red Poppy Ranch" showed one equipped with a snow plow. He talked about having one some day. He's currently trying to maintain 6 miles of dirt road with an F-250 Ford. I would like to see one of these on the Red Poppy Ranch. Maybe you could contact him and work out a deal with him.
Those trucks would be a great conversion to a mobile drilling rig.
Replace the back hoe with drill rig, hydraulics already there.
Great work.
Kind Regards
John from Aussie
I actually saw one done that way for testing soil.. drill instead of back hoe, no bucket on front..
It’s kind of funny the grumpy old men living vicariously through your working but complaining about the sounds that come from that work! They want to be pampered by you editing out any loud or distressing sounds for a Disneyland experience even though you are actually living those sounds, that is the reality. Love your videos warts and all, thank you for including us in your cool life 👍.
thanks
Those rotary lifts are SWEET!
Thank you for another video.
Thanks for watching
Nice gentleman God Bless you and your family you have a great business
Thanks
My absolute favorite vehicle to operate in the army , NTC was a blast with this , those infantry guys loved us when we pulled up
We're you a 12B?
@benjaminwilliams3568 Yes, and a 62E
Don’t miss working on them lol. Or the ACEs. They were good equipment for there time. If only we could have the nice tech in the old school real iron.
In the 80s the dutch airforce used them for setting up air defence units with 40l70 cannons and flycatcher radar unit. They had petprol engines and no power, lol. They had a diesel version as a offroad fire truck with extra large tires, double cab , 400 gallon watertank with high and low pressure pump. That thing was a riot! Grtz from holland
Kevin and you make it fun place to work....keep multiple kevins around for sparing...
The backhoe is a Case 35 I believe. Same hoe as used on the Case 580 Super E. Many improvements over earlier version - longer wearing pins and bushings, better seals in cylinders, better routing of hoses through the swing tower, real strong geometry in the swing cylinders for sweeping dirt back into your trench. Probably wasn't spec'd on the military machines, but case made a mechanical bucket quick coupler that was really handy when changing hoe bucket sizes. Should fit on this machine too.
Yep
they are the same as the 580 D and E models
I remember when we 1st got them in the Marines. You learned quickly don't run them too much without the front loader on.
They get pretty light on the front without the bucket?
@@russellsmith3825 The front bucket/ loader. To do some of the services you have to remove it. Without it on the yuck becomes very light on the front
@@nycat7906 And who wants light yuck?
Mr. Perfect introduced me to your channel. Based on your interaction with Mr. Perfect and his previous purchases, please tell us that you have sold him at least two Unimogs. Great video.
Absolutely love your video’s you are really good at what you do and do it with humility
Worked on them a lot in Army. Hated
Rebuilding hydraulics, transmission and engine were a pain to get out and rebuild. But fun to operate like riding a see saw on roads
Cool never seen one in operation mode. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
Thanks for showing us the army Unimogs. when i was in the army they didn't have them then. 1971-1976
Those Swiss Army Knifes known as a Unimog have always intrigued me. I've never got close enough to. Look at one in person. But sure would like to try one out one day. Definitely on my bucket list. 😎😁👍👍
They are not swiss, Unimog is a german well designed Vehicle.😁
@@timk.2381 Yes sir I know. 😁 I was just making a reference.😁.
Thank you so much for showing how it works. Never seen them put the backhoe part in it's operating position. Very interesting looking roads speed backhoe. Mobility is what the Military wanted. To keep up with convoy. They sure would be a versal machine to have around. If a guy buys one from you. They know that you can service it for them. It had such a nice bunch of air hand tools that went with them.
Those looked like hydraulic tools. Two hoses going to each one 11:58.
Thanks for the video Clint never a dull moment around your place I am enjoying it all
That looks a very efficient way to un load them. I enjoy the program thanks and dirt perfect is where I discovered your page. From Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia
Thanks and thanks for watching
That machine looked brand new for the most part. It had time damage and that loooked like all it was. Good lookin truck.
Never seen a unimog before. it be great for out in the back bush .building a new home stead .a very nice unit.Any thing thats a military vehicle video .iam watching it. .ty for the vid
Still good video Clint and Kevin well he is a riot to work with darn good attitude about work 👍😎🇺🇸NY
I have seen puctures, videos etc,,, with so many attachments that ir is mindblowing.
Snowblowers, Hiab cranes, post hole augers, 3way dump boxes with side dumping and all sorts of farm implements,,, threshers, hay balers, potato pickers,,, never ending.
I am lusting for one for my goldmining claim. I need to find lots of gold first though in order to pay for it.
those backhoe units will be so handy .and tuck up neat cheers
Those are very cool I have never seen one before. thanks Clint
I so badly won’t one of these. Just a badass little machine!
When there was an active airbase near me in the UK before the 90s, the locals always got first dibs on old equipment before it was shipped of the island for auction. But only ever seen a unimog with a dump trailer, crew transport or a flatbed or as close to a flatbed as they can get
I use to use one when i served those things wher fantastic to use glad you have them maybe one day i will get ahold of you and see if i can get one be great for work around a farm
The 2 version of unimog we see is 90% with a Crane or a box fore personal lift. Best Regards Peter Eriksson Sweden Europe 😮😅😊! With a bucket maybee 8 a year! Normaly owner a small or medium big farm!😊
Great stuff, British army uses them too, nice tgat u restore and save one of x army in all.its colours,mayb3 later u can rent out to movie company's, same as it trucks and dozens. Old stuff is money saved.
Awesome pieces of kit Unimog's best 4 wheel drive vehicles
Ultimate big boy toy so you can go play in big sand box. I could see a use for a machine like that. Big thing to me would be quick transport from one small tight job to another. Thanks for the ride along.
Thanks for watching
Want one can't afford one. Damn good video in spite of the audio problem. Keep up the good work
Very good job doing a good job checking everything out to make sure it works I’m not just trying to sell something not sure if it works very good God bless
This is awesome, I see unimog in 1995 at the Tanzania military
Love to see another video on these with as much detail "specs" as you can.
will do
I worked at Aberdeen Proving Ground back in the 80s when they were testing these things, They tested a remote control version so that the operator could be safe and secure in a bunker while doing work in hazardous areas.
Worked with Unimogs when Case began distributing them as the MB494 in 1975. Worked for the German manufacturer that used them as the carrier for commercial snow blowers.
cool
The people who are loading the equipment have NO ownership so they don't care if they get damaged. This has been the history of the military. They don't own the equipment, they don't care. When I was in the Navy, I was in charge of the pump gang and I could have just scrapped the equipment and get new ones. I learned how to rebuild pump rotters rather than just trashing the rotters.
I was a mechanic, spent some time doing maintenance and services on SEE's, I remember the way over powered hydraulic driven chainsaw, we called it the widow maker.
Im 47 years old, why have i never seen or heard of a unimog ?? This looks as handy as a pocket on a shirt!
we used to have backhoes mounted on International trucks that folded up like this vehicle. I believe it only had one lever for the folding rams in about the same position as this vehicle. It's good to see separate levers for folding and locking. True story, one of our older, larger employees was next to a building just a few inches from the wall. while digging the truck slid another few inches towards the wall and a water spigot landed directly on the folding lever. Not knowing what was happening and not being too agile it folded him up in the machine. He survived but it was the last day he worked in any field job. It's good to see some shielding around those folding and locking levers just to keep branches or other items from causing a mishap.
I use to drive these when I was in the Military. SEE truck. ( small excavator equipment ) man brings back a lot of memories. Very cramped in side.
Have to say those are a handy little tool along with all the attachments that go with it.
I have seen those SEE vehicles in action. The chainsaw is so quiet! Our local guard unit had these and came out to the park I worked at for weekend training. They are kind of cool. Again, glad to see you using so much from Napa….they are the best for heavy duty. I assume you get the military batteries from them as well? Thanks for the video….keep them coming!
We do
Thanks
NAPA all the way, would be fun working on your equipment
New sub here I just found your channel and been binge watching
Thanks
I've been wanting one for years . My bro a 30 marine vet also says we need one. We need to come up and take a peek
Yep for sure
I know in the Army, we called it a "C" truck. We bribed a soldier in Iraq to dig 2 trenches for 1 can of hot Pepsi, my first deployment. It was amazing what all you could trade, at the beginning of the war before all of logistics were set up. We acquired a humvee engine for a generator (alternator)
Yep
SEE was the designation
Small emplacement excavator
Hey if your interested Black Dog makes an auto relay system that will turn the lights on and off with the ignition, so if the key is off then the lights are off if the key is on etc.
The military does have some pretty cool machines 👍😎🇺🇸 NY
Those german unimog have been used here in Europe as tractors on farms for many years.
But also used as recovery trucks
Because whit wide tires you could gået out in the fields and recover farm tractors .
And they are used in the german army as well.
DP can't see them Mrs DP might get one for herself and name it Mrs Lt Dan 🤔🤔😂😆😆😆. As always good luck and God Bless.
i would love one of those unimogs, so cool and unique
Great video Clint enjoyed watching this video 🇺🇲
Thanks
I don’t know why but this creation has Captain Kleeman written all over it, this would be perfect for his property. Another great video. 👍🏻🇺🇸
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Clint, That was a Awesome video. New to the channel thanks for sharing and all the info. I myself have never served in the Military. But I would like to express my appreciation to all that have. THANK YOU ALL AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!! I would like to own one of those unimog. LOL 👍
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The 177 BDE is out of Statesboro Georgia not too far from FT Stewart. They have a reserve Engineers Brigade there hence 177BDE on the bumper
Those would be fun to have. With or without the rear attachment. Just a truck bed and a front loader for looks but that could be missing for a cool truck.
45:42 yep. Sitting rots those hoses out worse than using ‘em.
Love the videos Clint. You need your own lowboy and flat deck trailer with a nice Pete to Pull them both. Next Auctions keep this in mind. I am sure you paid a packet to move these vehicles.
I have my own truck but sometimes it makes more since to hire it done
Every garage needs a kev lol 😂 great video sad about the sound but these things happen. Just keep them coming.👍😉
Great units that most Americans have no idea what they are ... or just how tough/capable they are. We use them (sans attachments) at Hellenic Aerospace in Athens (Tanagra), Greece as our Aircraft Tugs (able to pull C-130/P-3/etc. around the flight line) ... bullet proof and would be a real help with all those Army attachments on a Farm ... so compact and reliable. Note that over here, in cold weather, we squirt a bit of gasoline in if the fuel is old or subzero conditions to help with the "waxing" in diesel motors (you have access to better "fuel reconditioning additives that are better" and should be part of your initial check list Clint (and cheaper than your "Go Juice/Ether" ;) ... 12 year old Diesel is just as bad as Hoses that old )... that and "Disconnect the Buzzer" ... LOL. Thanks for this video showing our fellow Citizens the virtues of these "Billy Goat" packed units !!!
for sure
we do put fuel additive in them or just dump the fuel out and put fresh in?
@@C_CEQUIPMENT Good to know on the fuel ... didn't see it captured in the Video ... still a good trick from the EU on adding a bit of "Gasoline" to Diesel (around 10% of known tank reading) ... in case you're ever trapped in the Alps without the "additive" ;) Bon chance mon ami ... from a Texan in the Riviera ;)
They look like a nice compact unit, never seen one before, great idea.
The idea was good. However, when you were doing trench work it was a pain to move.
@@nycat7906 im thinking on the farm with the hydraulic chainsaw thats gunna be some fun chopping out trees and loading on a trailer with the bachoe
In the south of Germany (Bavaria) and in Austria, these are very popular machines for forestry workers and communal services. Unfortunately, very high in price. The idea of this Unimog (UniversalMotorGerät) is to have a drive unit (tractor) for many different attachments. This goes from excavators to snow blowers and front loaders to generators and large water pumps. Everything was built very compact to achieve better off-road capability, unfortunately to the detriment of the boy who has to do the service. (Double crooked fingers and training as a surgeon helps 😂🤣).
@@waltervonoer9190 I agree the concept of them was good. The backhoe is from a Case 580 backhoe which is tried and true. The truck did move down the road at a decent clip which was part of the idea behind putting a backhoe on a truck. But unless you have 2 people working closely together it wasn't very good to dig with. You had to keep climbing off the back and move to the front in order to keep moving along digging. The front bucket worked ok in soft / loose material but other than that the standard transmission & clutch made using it hard. The truck kept stalling. We found on hills we had to have material in the front bucket. They were not very balanced even with the backhoe laying down and they were tippy side to side.
In the Marines we only had the front bucket and backhoe as well as the hydraulic tools like the jackhammer and saw. They did work but tended to leak after prolonged use
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Here is an interesting video about the history of the Unimog, unfortunately only in German.
I bet they would be Awesome to Operate. Probably not everyday but. Messin around. I think it would. No Doubt there Expensive too. Great Video. Thanks For sharing..
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Clint quite an operation, the uni mog seems like it could be very useful for limited applications! Thanks for sharing! Kevin
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That Unimog would be great for a farm or a owner of a large piece of wooded land to clear. they say they are bullet proof but don,t know for a fact. Hope they all sell for ya . Kevin is funny guy on the job makes the day go better.
That thing is low hours cool! So I'm going to go now and find out what exactly a UNIMOG is as this is the first I've heard of it.
The Name says what it is :
Universal,
Motor
Gerät (Maschine, technic)
Produced by Mercedes since +-1950
Where a tank can go, unimog can go too. Armys all over the World, Exploration, desert, Expeditions use these reliable trucks
Never seen a Unimog very interesting. Thanks
Clint nice video I bought a few cucv’s great vehicles have seen those unimogs when I picked up my stuff I bought. Used to be able to buy gov surplus at half way decent price but not anymore prices are crazy even for junk
For sure
Love the check list you all work with great idea.
I don't need one but I sure do WANT one. I think it would look good next to the M1081.
I've been thinking I needed a backhoe but I believe I'd rather have one of them unimogs it would probably do me a lot of better
Great stuff. Best of luck moving them on!
Here are a few more names. Spot and Flipper. They had issues with rolling down hills for some reason. Still they were a blast to operate. Even when I was the Unit Armorer, at NTC I still drove the thing.
You could reuse those batteries on the camper truck build project your working on. It could save ya some money to. You just add purified water.,or lead acid to top those off with possibly to.
Loved this one! More FLU419 content please 🙏🏻
It will be coming
I’ve always wanted one of things for around the farm and to use at my mobile home park. Really neat.
me too but the cost for one, and getting it past customs..lol..hate to ask what one would cost with all the junk for farming...haha
Just buy a used backhoe, 10x the machine these are and about 100x more reliable
@@nmdiesel89 I’ve got to backhoe’s already.
I sure would not buy one to make a living but it gets a 100 cool points!
Where I am, backhoes are super expensive, and, I am dealing with two properties that are three hours minimum apart. Speed limit is only 50-80 kph.. so ... But tractors cannot be driven that far on road while this can. Plus, this is like the cost of a new pickup here.. back hoes are used by business people and a seventies case that needs repairs sells for more than three used pickups
Probably be more practical if it was articulated in the middle, very neat concept. Thanks for sharing 😊
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GREAT show love the UNIMOG neat piece of iron
Hi from uk 👍👍 I operate a jcb telehandler on building sites and i usually go mad with some operators cos do same test as me cpcs (construction plant competency scheme) yet when brand new wagons come to site like 1 1/2" by 4" cut outs where operators go thru a load and connect with the truck🤔 hmm upsets me cos all unnecessary damage!!!! If was like that on test would never pass! And be able put ppl at risk but like these unimog notice on line there is range of attachments for differnt uses 👍👍 Quote "" get drivers then u get screwdrivers🤔👍😂😂😂😂""
How many times can someone do that until they get fired, lose their job???
@@lt1nut a lot of damage caused by others never goes reported👎 people and companies never check upon return lol I always return my hire machines (always new or recently newish) with seat covers etc still on machine and noticed people if not theirs they dont care😳 I had 2 weeks off once and went mad cos agency operator left my 6 mth old machine with boot prints all over dash and windscreen coffee up control panel and I paid company to valet my machine before I would get in cab unreported puncture for my return (last 2 days did sweet F.A) plus could not operate by sounds of my lads where making and state of mess in my compound 4"concrete blocks all over and couldnt even pick pallet up😂 sad sometimes cos ots just unnecessary damage and costs elsewhere they will still get paid 😢
Enjoyed the video. Being from Scotland, I've never seen a Unimog. Pretty weird looking but interesting vehicles.
I didn't know Kevin was a Jedi. Nice lightsaber.
I would like to come see your shop I know a lot about the history. Army background and civilian background on the Mercedes UMG I have one 💯 I ran it in the snow last week R/C it’s my favorite 💪 1:1
Never seen one in NZ so to me they very interesting so thanks for showing bro. Safe travels .
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Its pretty stupid they're not in nz, they could be put to a lot of use i think. But probably not enough for mb to start selling them, and let me tell you, if you thought used ones were expensive...
I got the flattened exhaust and bent trailing arms on the suspension from the careless forking of the army.
Spedo and hour meter both dont work so who knows what's on it, but the paint wasnt even worn off of the teeth on the earth equipment, so I assume it wasnt used since it was recapped.
Like you said, idle time is the biggest problem.