If you enjoyed this review, be sure to watch the first episode of our WA series to see the UNIMOG in action. Click here to check it out! th-cam.com/video/uzWPFtiVEmA/w-d-xo.html
People first for sure. But these were incredible things. I’d say they’re heaps better than the 40Ms and HX77s - at least you didn’t need special permission to drive a Mog on the street!!
The genius of an Unimog is in the design. 46" wheels gives an excellent ground clearence. The size factor makes it nimble. A relative low weight makes it drive where heavier vehicles just sinks in. It's not that powerful - it doesn't have to be. The lo lo gearbox has a ratio 1 to 675 - making the power more than adequate. The hydraulics makes it possible to use it as a crossover between a normal truck and a farm tractor. It has capabilities beyond what you would expect from such a compact machine. The variety of tools you can use with an Unimog makes it extremely versatile. It's essentially a Swiss army knife on wheels. Doing a lot of jobs possible only needing one vehicle. Which makes it good economical sense to use an Unimog. It can't pull out a bogged tank. It was never intended for the purpose. Special forces, road - and rescue services around the globe love their Mogs. Using it for its intended puposes - it's in a league of its own. You can be getting more ultimate vehicles - but they're more specialized often serving a very specific purpose. An Unimog becomes the go to tool because of the versatility. I've driven various offroad vehicles in the military and later in my civilian life. The first choice for an offroad vehicle having to serve in multiple roles will always be an Unimog. However it would never be a daily driver. In fact when not having to use an offroader - just about anything else would be better on the road. What makes a true offroader great - makes it equally bad on the tarmac. Especially the older rounded nose vehicles were quite an experience on the tarmac - they could travel just above 50 mph - comparable to riding a camel at the same speed... The Unimog isn't the perfect vehicle it's just a multitool getting the job done. Using common sense it will make you go almost anywhere and back. A winch helps - you can bog an Unimog - in most cases it can rescue itself. That's why I and a lot of other people have a soft spot for them.
I remember watching this beast on Aussie Salvage Squad on the Discovery Channel, back when it still had its military paintwork and pre-facelift. What an amazing vehicle and team!
This truck recovered me on the beach I had a blown clutch so it was towing me unassisted through soft sand and dunes that I struggled to drive through it’s a beast!
Some of the older modified Unimogs from subsidiary company's might be even better in the mud and the heavy offroading, like the Unitrac the uniknick. However, they're smaller, lighter and slower on the road/not even drivable there. Hence, realistically unusable as a recovery truck. One thing the Uniknick and other forestry Unimogs have, that could be useful for recovery would be the hydraulic blade/support so you can easily get anchored into the ground and use your full force on the winch.
Hats off - Former NZ Army Recovery WO - tried to get the NZ Army to build our own Recovery Vehicle based on the 1700 - they didnt take the bait sadly.....
I would love to see that machine in the next off-road wrecker games that Matt's off road recovery organizes and challenge the world's largest off-road wrecker that he is got. With you guys, Matt's team and Heavy D Sparks it would be awesome!
Heavy wrecker that MOR has in Hurricane Utah. MRAP axles both with steering. An 8.3ltr V8 motor and an incredible winch setup. Your Mog is good but Matt’s Off Road Recovery one is better in my humble opinion and I am a 1985 WA Mog owner. I keep mine at my property in Gidgegannup and plan to convert her into a camper when I’m closer to retirement. Need my 200sqm shed first though. Thx for sharing your video. Love the hydraulic system. Can’t wait to get a set of those wheels.
Idk… the arrangement of winches is impressive but since they’re electric they’re limited significantly in how long of a pull you can do. You’ll melt an electric winch on a long pull but these guys have a much heavier hydro winch. The long term durability of a gas v8 and the box frame isn’t on par with unimogs either. I’d give it to MOR with a diesel and hydro setup.
The MORR heavy wrecker is probably a little more capable off road but in terms of winching, it's not close. The weakest winch on this 'Mog is a full ton stronger than the Wrecker's strongest winch. Different tools, no doubt. I love them both.
@@ldm125 the heavy wrecker doesn’t like the soft stuff very much. Although in that video where it got stuck, I don’t know if a mog would have made it out without assistance either.
@@buddy1155 the heavy wrecker sinks in soft sand and when there’s a combination of soft sand and a decent gradient it becomes bogged. That hole it got stuck in would be a problem for any vehicle though.
Cool machine. The Mog usually gets'er done👍🏻 A lot of custom work but no rear light protectors😜 Tell'em to check out the Leopard ARV as a ultimate recovery vehicle. If you don't post beforehand, I hope you all have a great New Year. But I suspect it'll New Year, Same Old Shit.😂
@@4WDTV Have been to QLD and have seen the 5023 Mog .. so am considering the latest version ... Saw the machines at Unidan with the 140KG bead lock wheels , so am getting exposure and a taste for these rigs. :-)
Really cool rig and a nice job to have....Me I'm retired but for the last 15 years I have owned a U1300L, non turbo, slow axles, good enough for where I live. (Smallholding in Eastern Poland). I bought it with brand new ZXLs on it......and they were great on the road and on Salisbury plain tank training area they would go wherever a Challenger tank would go. But I moved to Poland and the soil in these parts is poor, really poor, Its a combination of sand and clay, it's yellow and yet it dries blue on the walls of the tyres. I put on a set of Michelin Power CLs which are a loader tyre, not rated for speed, but they were great in all conditions.....they have done me proud for ten years but have just started cracking around the sidewalls. I replaced them with larger 14.5Rx20 BKT industrial Chevrons and these seem better still both on road and off, but they are a good bit taller...and strangely rated to 65 KPH, with a top speed of only 80KPH, I am happy with that, I have a 7.5 ton Superwinch on the front and always carry a couple of snatchblocks.......The most arduous use mine gets is hauling wood out of steep sided forests.
@@4WDTV Mines an 85 and on 48,000kms now, really barely run in.....I suppose I could have afforded Michelin XM47s but trying to find them in the right size is difficult to say the least.
I am an absolute unimog fan, have been for nearly 40 years, but for an all out, forget the budget vehicle, the ManKat 8x8 tank recovery unit, its one of the very few things that will show up a unimog off road, they were designed to recover stuck or inoperable tanks weighing 50 plus tonnes from places only tanks can drive to
Just curious I wonder if you would be allowed to have a big case of let's say 50 sticks of dynamite 🧨 and smooth out some of those giant road problems or would the dynamite make a bigger hole
Hello I really enjoy your videos I am an off road driving enthusiast too I finally found the winch I have always been looking for please can you give me the make of the winch with the steel cable mounted on the Mercedes?
I love it but it always cracks me up how if ya believe the hype "The Ultimate Unimog" that it's not because this is like all "Ultimate Builds"😮😊.... But yeah if I was stuck would I want it to recovery, sure is tho a recent Unidan 6x6 will run rings around it.
Can't think of a better recovery vehicle. Got a unimog myself but its a 406 which was built in 1987 but I dont think I want to go this extreme with it since i'm almost done with its restoration.
This guy's shop is a multimillion-dollar shop do not forget that. I worked at Associated Ready Mix in Los Angeles California we would work for a week to put on a PTO hydraulic pump or winch
Better recovery vehicle? Nah, don't think I have one but check out Matt Mckinzie- a great mix of education and interesting recoveries, using a light recovery vehicle.
But what? You are talking about idiotic junk with little consumer-grade gear that he has to repair every month. This Mog is 100 times anything that simpleton has. industrial/military vs junkyard rejects Give me a break troll.
@@dieselenergy1767 someone not had breakfast today 😂 commenting an opinion makes me a troll🫤 says the twit coming out calling people rejects 😂 u just a little sore from visiting ya bf in jail? Butthurt are we? Unimog is capable vehicle. But not the best…. FACT
The only issue with the Unimog is while using it to recover someone, you better hope they have lots of food and drinks with them as it will take you forever to get there, from memory it's about 80kmh top speed but too loud to sit on that. 😂🤣
A video showed a six-by-six recovery vehicle slip a little bit on a hill and the fantasy commenters commented everything from remove the towing equipment take off the crane to make it lighter put different tires these kids are in a fantasy yes the tires can slip sometimes
Do you have a lot of cooperation amongst people in your area in Australia here in California United States everyone is only worried about the individual kind of sucks I do have some friends but regular people don't care about you
all depends on your perspective, needs and location. Here in Australia the term MOG is widely used as a very positive nick name that imbues strength, reliability, toughness and off road prowess! With that said, our Iveco kills most dogs on the highway for actual touring 😉
I do have a better recovery vehicle. A medium class B212 helicopter… but she’ll only lift 5,000 lbs on the hook, so pretty light weight compared to your loads lol.
So next one a U2550 6x6 ?????? Dear Santa, if I can ave one of them! I will never ask for a nunn with dirty abbits again! Promise! ❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂 Guys, Ave a amazing Xmas an New Year’s. Great vid, one of the best so please, Start doin your own show? How about, Out back Wrecking??? Keep um commin. 🎅🎅🎅🎄🎄🎄🥃🥃🥃🍷🍷🍷👍👍👍🌟🌟🌟🙏🙏🙏💯💯💯🪬🪬🪬🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
magnificent service, configuration and knowledge : most certainly you guyz know what you are about ~ a real pleasure to see. Best of luck and good success on all your journeys and recoveries‼️ 👊🔥 🪖
If you enjoyed this review, be sure to watch the first episode of our WA series to see the UNIMOG in action. Click here to check it out! th-cam.com/video/uzWPFtiVEmA/w-d-xo.html
Are you guys allowed Dynamite can you blow up that giant boulder in the trail and just blow it to pieces
I think this was the best investment the Army ever made.
haha, we should also ways put people first as the best investment but yes, as far as machinery go...wow, these are amazing.
People first for sure. But these were incredible things. I’d say they’re heaps better than the 40Ms and HX77s - at least you didn’t need special permission to drive a Mog on the street!!
very true@@Revheadrev
The genius of an Unimog is in the design. 46" wheels gives an excellent ground clearence. The size factor makes it nimble. A relative low weight makes it drive where heavier vehicles just sinks in. It's not that powerful - it doesn't have to be. The lo lo gearbox has a ratio 1 to 675 - making the power more than adequate. The hydraulics makes it possible to use it as a crossover between a normal truck and a farm tractor. It has capabilities beyond what you would expect from such a compact machine. The variety of tools you can use with an Unimog makes it extremely versatile. It's essentially a Swiss army knife on wheels. Doing a lot of jobs possible only needing one vehicle. Which makes it good economical sense to use an Unimog. It can't pull out a bogged tank. It was never intended for the purpose. Special forces, road - and rescue services around the globe love their Mogs. Using it for its intended puposes - it's in a league of its own. You can be getting more ultimate vehicles - but they're more specialized often serving a very specific purpose. An Unimog becomes the go to tool because of the versatility. I've driven various offroad vehicles in the military and later in my civilian life. The first choice for an offroad vehicle having to serve in multiple roles will always be an Unimog. However it would never be a daily driver. In fact when not having to use an offroader - just about anything else would be better on the road. What makes a true offroader great - makes it equally bad on the tarmac. Especially the older rounded nose vehicles were quite an experience on the tarmac - they could travel just above 50 mph - comparable to riding a camel at the same speed... The Unimog isn't the perfect vehicle it's just a multitool getting the job done. Using common sense it will make you go almost anywhere and back. A winch helps - you can bog an Unimog - in most cases it can rescue itself. That's why I and a lot of other people have a soft spot for them.
great information thank you! They are definitely amazing vehicles. We have more videos coming this year with Unimogs!
I remember watching this beast on Aussie Salvage Squad on the Discovery Channel, back when it still had its military paintwork and pre-facelift. What an amazing vehicle and team!
This truck recovered me on the beach I had a blown clutch so it was towing me unassisted through soft sand and dunes that I struggled to drive through it’s a beast!
they do a great job!
With some task specific changes, this looks like the ultimate hunting rig (especially for BIG game recovery). Moose beware if I ever win the lottery
That's a great plan!!!
Some of the older modified Unimogs from subsidiary company's might be even better in the mud and the heavy offroading, like the Unitrac the uniknick.
However, they're smaller, lighter and slower on the road/not even drivable there.
Hence, realistically unusable as a recovery truck.
One thing the Uniknick and other forestry Unimogs have, that could be useful for recovery would be the hydraulic blade/support so you can easily get anchored into the ground and use your full force on the winch.
It's nice to see all these people helping each other even if you have to pay to get towed but
Obviously, you’ll have to pay. It’s a fucking hike trying to rescue someone out in the wilderness that’s not reachable by any other sort of machine
Hats off - Former NZ Army Recovery WO - tried to get the NZ Army to build our own Recovery Vehicle based on the 1700 - they didnt take the bait sadly.....
they are amazing machines
I would love to see that machine in the next off-road wrecker games that Matt's off road recovery organizes and challenge the world's largest off-road wrecker that he is got. With you guys, Matt's team and Heavy D Sparks it would be awesome!
I like hearing everything in millimeters like you guys say like the cable 14 mm very easy to understand
Awesome rig!! Can’t beat a Mog. Most capable and versatile truck available.
The terrain in Australia in the center of the country is so tough they would have to help each other
That's an incredible accomplishment to be able to purchase that machine
Heavy wrecker that MOR has in Hurricane Utah. MRAP axles both with steering. An 8.3ltr V8 motor and an incredible winch setup. Your Mog is good but Matt’s Off Road Recovery one is better in my humble opinion and I am a 1985 WA Mog owner. I keep mine at my property in Gidgegannup and plan to convert her into a camper when I’m closer to retirement. Need my 200sqm shed first though. Thx for sharing your video. Love the hydraulic system. Can’t wait to get a set of those wheels.
Idk… the arrangement of winches is impressive but since they’re electric they’re limited significantly in how long of a pull you can do. You’ll melt an electric winch on a long pull but these guys have a much heavier hydro winch. The long term durability of a gas v8 and the box frame isn’t on par with unimogs either. I’d give it to MOR with a diesel and hydro setup.
The MORR heavy wrecker is probably a little more capable off road but in terms of winching, it's not close. The weakest winch on this 'Mog is a full ton stronger than the Wrecker's strongest winch. Different tools, no doubt. I love them both.
@@ldm125 the heavy wrecker doesn’t like the soft stuff very much. Although in that video where it got stuck, I don’t know if a mog would have made it out without assistance either.
Pro for the heavy wrecker: better in the soft sand because of its lower weight and it has no steel winch cables.
Pro for the Unimog: everything else.
@@buddy1155 the heavy wrecker sinks in soft sand and when there’s a combination of soft sand and a decent gradient it becomes bogged. That hole it got stuck in would be a problem for any vehicle though.
Cool machine. The Mog usually gets'er done👍🏻
A lot of custom work but no rear light protectors😜
Tell'em to check out the Leopard ARV as a ultimate recovery vehicle.
If you don't post beforehand, I hope you all have a great New Year.
But I suspect it'll New Year, Same Old Shit.😂
Beautiful Mog!! It’s in great condition. Great Work!!!!👍👍👏👏👏💪💪💪
Unimog invincible 🚜💪🏻🔥😜
i have an 87 u1300l and i love it, never lets me down
Good job !! That's what Unimog was designed for ... Loving Mogs !!! Awesome well done video 🙂
Thank you!
@@4WDTV Have been to QLD and have seen the 5023 Mog .. so am considering the latest version ... Saw the machines at Unidan with the 140KG bead lock wheels , so am getting exposure and a taste for these rigs. :-)
You guys are living my dream job. I'd love to have a similar business here in Brisbane
Really cool rig and a nice job to have....Me I'm retired but for the last 15 years I have owned a U1300L, non turbo, slow axles, good enough for where I live. (Smallholding in Eastern Poland). I bought it with brand new ZXLs on it......and they were great on the road and on Salisbury plain tank training area they would go wherever a Challenger tank would go. But I moved to Poland and the soil in these parts is poor, really poor, Its a combination of sand and clay, it's yellow and yet it dries blue on the walls of the tyres. I put on a set of Michelin Power CLs which are a loader tyre, not rated for speed, but they were great in all conditions.....they have done me proud for ten years but have just started cracking around the sidewalls. I replaced them with larger 14.5Rx20 BKT industrial Chevrons and these seem better still both on road and off, but they are a good bit taller...and strangely rated to 65 KPH, with a top speed of only 80KPH, I am happy with that, I have a 7.5 ton Superwinch on the front and always carry a couple of snatchblocks.......The most arduous use mine gets is hauling wood out of steep sided forests.
Great information thank you. Glad you liked the video.
@@4WDTV Mines an 85 and on 48,000kms now, really barely run in.....I suppose I could have afforded Michelin XM47s but trying to find them in the right size is difficult to say the least.
Old stuff is the best! It seems a huge shame to not have a box on the back for camping? I hear Aus is pretty big.
Yeah there is plenty of room for camping gear!
What a rig ❤
She's a beast alright!
I am an absolute unimog fan, have been for nearly 40 years, but for an all out, forget the budget vehicle, the ManKat 8x8 tank recovery unit, its one of the very few things that will show up a unimog off road, they were designed to recover stuck or inoperable tanks weighing 50 plus tonnes from places only tanks can drive to
wow, sounds formidable but how are they for size on these tight tracks?
@@4WDTV track won't be tight once ones been through, I've seen one make its own track through a wood, rolling over pine trees as it went
wow!@@mikepage9520
Just curious I wonder if you would be allowed to have a big case of let's say 50 sticks of dynamite 🧨 and smooth out some of those giant road problems or would the dynamite make a bigger hole
They Recovered myself and a mate at same time it’s a weapon.
Hello I really enjoy your videos I am an off road driving enthusiast too I finally found the winch I have always been looking for please can you give me the make of the winch with the steel cable mounted on the Mercedes?
you guys are awesome need that in Canada
If they sell these in America, ford, Chevy, and dodge would have their sales drop like a rock, every American would love this
This is the spec mog I want
I think it's the one we all want 😁😁😁
Awesome!
Cool truck
I love it but it always cracks me up how if ya believe the hype "The Ultimate Unimog" that it's not because this is like all "Ultimate Builds"😮😊....
But yeah if I was stuck would I want it to recovery, sure is tho a recent Unidan 6x6 will run rings around it.
A gin pole would add a lot of versatility to your recoveries pretty cheap and easy to do
We will let them know thank you.
We have trucks like that in the uk. Farmers use them a lot 😮
Big tough machines...
Yeaa, here you can find some Mog-Friends as wel!!! ( Unimog Team Fitzen )
Can't think of a better recovery vehicle. Got a unimog myself but its a 406 which was built in 1987 but I dont think I want to go this extreme with it since i'm almost done with its restoration.
The back end where the party's at, you say? Indeed. 😅
I'm in Orange County California this gentleman is the equivalent of a multi-millionaire
This guy's shop is a multimillion-dollar shop do not forget that. I worked at Associated Ready Mix in Los Angeles California we would work for a week to put on a PTO hydraulic pump or winch
The crane is one of the best things
I'm getting one im doing my hr licence synchro soon i should have the old girl by christmas thats a sick set up
Does it need to be registered as a Tow truck i think in NSW they have to be
Why do yes not have central onboard tyre inflation system?
the cost is not worth it.
Nice rig
I'm going to study my geography more I dunno in South Australia they go into the interior do you go all the way through to the North Queensland
Better recovery vehicle? Nah, don't think I have one but check out Matt Mckinzie- a great mix of education and interesting recoveries, using a light recovery vehicle.
My sister and I have two houses a garage and tools and could not afford that beautiful machine
What is the Crain for?
Impressive!
For some reason in Australia they go from the south and cut through the middle to the north
This and G wagon 💪🏼 the most expensive and unbelievably the best 4x4 German beasts 💪🏼😊
Nice good job 😊
Just curious if it could get a bulldozer in there and smooth out the road
One machine doesn't have to be able to conquer the entire world
Truck Norris!
😍
Unimog will recover anything, but it takes a unimog to recover one.
6:22 That's what she said...
Have you seen matts off road recovery’s wrecker? Or heavy d sparks 😮 the unimog is great but….
Sure, all great but they are in America and we are in Australia, so we love the MOG 😁
@@4WDTV I also love the mog ❤️ great bit of kit there
But what? You are talking about idiotic junk with little consumer-grade gear that he has to repair every month. This Mog is 100 times anything that simpleton has. industrial/military vs junkyard rejects Give me a break troll.
@@dieselenergy1767 someone not had breakfast today 😂 commenting an opinion makes me a troll🫤 says the twit coming out calling people rejects 😂 u just a little sore from visiting ya bf in jail? Butthurt are we? Unimog is capable vehicle. But not the best…. FACT
Yep........This is Australia's Best RECOVERY vehicle.🤔......It's probably RECOVERED Simon a few times..........at least...... 😄👍
The only issue with the Unimog is while using it to recover someone, you better hope they have lots of food and drinks with them as it will take you forever to get there, from memory it's about 80kmh top speed but too loud to sit on that. 😂🤣
There are mods to fix that. 100kph easy cruising.
LOL, yes true but realistically it is only a 20% variation on the legal speed limit and from experience it is bearable 😉
@@4WDTV true but the good thing is, you can sit on 80kmh across anything 😂
@@troyd-motorsport9933 you got that right...
A problem in Los Angeles or Orange County California everyone is looking out for themselves and there is no Spirit of helping another person
A video showed a six-by-six recovery vehicle slip a little bit on a hill and the fantasy commenters commented everything from remove the towing equipment take off the crane to make it lighter put different tires these kids are in a fantasy yes the tires can slip sometimes
Do you have a lot of cooperation amongst people in your area in Australia here in California United States everyone is only worried about the individual kind of sucks I do have some friends but regular people don't care about you
No the guy is not going to take off the crane and towing equipment because the tires slipped a little
Not mog, it is a Unimog or Universal Motorgerät ! Nothing mog ! Nothing is ever better as a Unimog .
all depends on your perspective, needs and location. Here in Australia the term MOG is widely used as a very positive nick name that imbues strength, reliability, toughness and off road prowess! With that said, our Iveco kills most dogs on the highway for actual touring 😉
It's sick but the MRV was better 🤙
I do have a better recovery vehicle. A medium class B212 helicopter… but she’ll only lift 5,000 lbs on the hook, so pretty light weight compared to your loads lol.
Better? Impossible.
Makes my Iveco look like a toy 😢
Our's too mate.
So in Central African Congo is the worst roads I've ever seen on TH-cam maybe 6 ft thick of Mudd can actually swallow a unimogs 8 x 8
Certainly not the best recovery MOG in the country. Nice vehicle though
who should we be interviewing? We've seen a few mogs in Aus, always looking to test the iveco
@@4WDTV true, but there are a few in the recovery game.
Like everything, some good and some bad 😜@@freddofrosch1
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Orange County California nobody helps anybody and is looking out for themselves
So next one a U2550 6x6 ??????
Dear Santa, if I can ave one of them!
I will never ask for a nunn with dirty abbits again!
Promise! ❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂
Guys, Ave a amazing Xmas an New Year’s.
Great vid, one of the best so please,
Start doin your own show?
How about, Out back Wrecking???
Keep um commin.
🎅🎅🎅🎄🎄🎄🥃🥃🥃🍷🍷🍷👍👍👍🌟🌟🌟🙏🙏🙏💯💯💯🪬🪬🪬🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
haha...great idea...
magnificent service, configuration and knowledge : most certainly you guyz know what you are about ~ a real pleasure to see.
Best of luck and good success on all your journeys and recoveries‼️
👊🔥
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unimogs are pretty cool! 🏞️🏜️🌄🛻🤙😎📹
I like that it's got the hiab crane on the back on it as well! 🤙😎
definitely a cool machine
No the guy is not going to take off the crane and towing equipment because the tires slipped a little
No the guy is not going to take off the crane and towing equipment because the tires slipped a little