Unimog Off Road
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- Опубликовано: 28 окт 2019
- A Mercedes Unimog, and a few friends tackle the extreme class 4 off road trails in Vermont. A rocky uphill stream bed tests the articulation, & clearance of the mighty Unimog 416 Doka.
This weekend of trail running took place at the Vermont Overland.
ABOUT THE EVENT:
VERMONT OVERLAND BIRDWATCHING SAFARI is the epitome of the exploration aspect of Vermont Overland. Participants in VOBS use their well-appointed vehicles to venture out into the Vermont backcountry to view their favorite indigenous bird species. Along the way, they'll make stops at local pottery shops, country stores, nano-breweries and historic sites. Many love to find remote cemeteries and imagine how Vermont looked when horse and buggy meandered the ancient roads. Some just come to take in the amazing fall foliage and enjoy the localvore food trucks back at camp. Whatever the reason, VOBS has become a cult overlanding bucket list gathering and we like that just fine.
GET OUT THERE! This is what sets VOBS apart from other overlanding events: you can actually get out and do some real off-road overlanding exploration. We’ll teach you how to navigate Vermont’s prolific unmaintained ancient road networks on your own to find the best bird watching areas. You’ll be able to test your skills and equipment over a wide variety of overlanding terrain. When you get back to the venue in the afternoon, grab a beverage and come over to the vendor area and just hang out, meet all sorts of fun-loving, interesting, like-minded people and thoroughly enjoy yourself.
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Stay tuned for a big announcement about an adventure that this truck is getting ready for. We are stoked!
While others work to make it over obstacles, the Unimog goes for a walk in the park 😂😂😂
It certainly is a joy to drive off road! Thanks for watching.
Unimog 4x4 "THE LEGEND"😍
Have to love the mogs. ❤️
Wow!!! Unimog, German engineering at its best. I wish i could have one
They are well built. Thanks for watching.
The Unimog has by far the best squeaks !
And it does have squeaks! Thanks for watching.
@@drivetheglobe May have been just one squeak, TBH - or at least one main one! Just the sort of thing you get from exhaust pipes - either loose joints or loose brackets but I see elsewhere you named the cause.
Nice off road vid boys. I first drove a mog , prob same model, ut it had a canvas roof. When i was 5 or 6 years old. Working in the woods, then i passed my test as stupid enough, n moved up onto a equal wheel county with double drum winch, dragging feld trees down to the landing site. I was not heavy enough to hold one side brake pedal down to asssist turn, so i used to jump up n down on it. Had to eat more fresh farm food n rib sticker to gain a few kilo. 20 odd years later graduated onto a mog with silly size winch on front, think 25 ton, with tipper body on back. The only time i stopped it in its tracks, was with 4 or 5 tons of gravel on the back, i backed it u a steep banking the all go grass cutters could only cut up and down, no traversing. Backed it up, when i came back to bottom, the massive winch on the front dug in, i was not throttling, so i backed up a bit, up a stick, bit of juice n made a duck pond, winch shaped. The lawn keepers werent to impressed. It was one of those vehicles with a few tons on back, it was a question of name somewhere it would go. Used to bit of off roadin too, get some axel travel straps fitted or carry spanners to take front half of back prop off, to join up again when it pops out at max cross angle. Nice vid, reminds me, that men dont grow up, they just go off road.
Ha ha, great story! Thanks for watching- never grow up!
That Moggy is the dogs dangly bits !!!
Love but that squeaking would drive me insane in the membrane, great wheeling!
Ha ha, yeah, it does get on my nerves a bit too. Thanks for watching.
Love your Unimog-do not see very many of them. The bright orange paint with the black trim really set it off!
They are around and about, not too many that are 4 door though. Thanks for watching.
The last relaxing off-roading video I have ever seen
Thanks for watching
Land Rovers etc- that was a tough trail----Unimog- when does the offroading start?
It takes a tough challenge to get the mog stuck, thanks for watching.
Honey badgers and Unimogs.
Honey badgers 😂😂
I was very surprised to see the difficulty the Land Rovers had on a moderately rough trail.
They held their own really. Rough trail though.
Amazing video
Thanks for watching
love that mog !!! good video. thanks
We love it too! Thanks for watching!
@@drivetheglobe always a pleasure, cheers from Angola.
@@Gafalhadas We will look you up when in Angola. Stay tuned for some big travel news!
@@drivetheglobe Come and visit us in Russia, in Siberia!)) We also love unimogs and extreme adventures!
@@flybynsk certainly will not rule that out. Would love too.
Great looking unimog and great dirver! I've seen some of the DOKA's go for crazy money, great to see one being used right!
I had a 416 with the longer wheelbase and more powerfull engine (compared to regular 406), but i sold it recently because i was unable to get plates for it.
Im now looking for a U1700 or maybe spend a little more for something lika a U2450.
Thanks for watching. The DOKA is certainly hard to find. I have had this one for almost 15 years. The 1700 and 2450 are great trucks too!
Que hermosura de UNIMOG
Thank you! We love it. Thanks for watching.
People you have to remember unimogs are basically military vehicles,they are built to go anywhere.
And they do go just about anywhere, thanks for watching.
More of a tractor then anything
@@drivetheglobe I wouldn't say they were specifically military but must be the most tooled-up of any off-roader.
really like the unimog
We do too! Thanks for watching.
I used to drive M37's in the army. Great fun bun without power steering could be quite a handful. I also owned a lifted diesel Toyota landcruser station wagon. I drove it 800k km and it finally rusted out. Thinking of getting a Unimog or LSVW.
Very nice. There are a lot of options out there. Liking my lmtv now. Certainly a lot of creature comfort for a military truck.
That Landrover goes straight to the wrecker after that drip
It did survive, but the owner definitely drives it aggressively.
It is funny that some of those roads like familiar 🤣.
Lots of Class 4 Vermont
Cool
Thanks for watching.
Me gusto el vehículo unimos 👍👍👍
Thank You for watching.
Was one of those a Pinzgauer? I didn't see that getting stuck anywhere.
There was a company close to my work where they would import and "Americanize" them so I would see them once in a while.
Kind of odd to see a Pinzgauer tooling down a Pennsylvania road on a test drive.
There are definitely a few around. I think the truck you are seeing in this video is actually a Land Rover forward control 101
Nice Unimog, you had the def locks on I guess, the white Discovery 1 needed them, that was a tough trail, good job...
Actually only had the rear diff lock on here as we discovered the front one was not engaging. Was a fun trail though. Thanks for watching.
Looks like some of those rovers could benefit with at least a rear diff lock so they can crawl through some of that stuff instead of throttle through it.
One of the Disco's had lockers and made it through. Yes, the others did not and were challenged with either having to use too much power or having to be pulled or winched. Thanks for watching.
I thought one of them had them, thanks for the reply love unimogs planning on getting a 1300L in the near future I sold mhy 12V dodge to my dad. The unimog may not be the most practical truck but at least it isn't made of plastic will eventually get a camper box.
1300's are awesome. Solid truck, and yes, no plastic. They are actually fairly practical for most things unless you want to go fast on the highway. Mine tops out at around 62mph- which is about all you want to go with big tires.
@@drivetheglobe Have you seen a Hagglunds BV206 in action ? I suspect they'd beat anything off road.
A much too commom technique shown here, is to approach an obstacle with enough speed and momentun to scale it, and upon first contact either reduce the throttle to idle, push in the clutch, or hit the brake ( often all three simultaneously ). This very effectively negates the advantageous speed / momentum once had. All further attempts are made merely to scale the object and then regain the lost speed / momentum ...
This is true. Thank you for watching.
I suspect the landys are all auto boxes - so particularly difficult to maintain speed either increase or decrease. Clearly the Unimog's always driving and just crawls up stuff. I've seen other cases and as they lose speed, they rev the engine - the sudden power just spins the wheels.
Bad ass Mog!!...Wheres the badass xj with ft & rear lockers? Lol
I’ve had an assortment of Jeep’s over the years, love them! Thanks for watching.
To the 416 this is nothing more than showboating activity xD Did you even use the gear splitting?
That beast went just about everywhere. Loved the truck.
Those land rovers would have made quick work of those obstacles if they just had lockers.
Yep. Lockers make a huge difference.
Truly inspiring and beautiful Unimog. Would you mind sharing what year and model she is. I fell in love with her. First time I've seen a 4 door. What a feeling to handle all those articulations and watch the other units struggle and abuse with every climb. Awesome fun. Thanks for sharing. BC is watching WADZ
Thanks for watching. The truck is a 1979 unimog 416 Doka. Also classified by Mercedes as a U1100.
@@drivetheglobe Thank you for the reply, just for the MOG in this year what would you suggest I budget just for the truck in a similar year? Cheers and thanks again
Those Montana plates nice
Thanks for watching!
That bitch is a beast, beautiful rig.
Thank you, appreciate the support.
Have those Rover owners not heard of locking differentials?
It would help, huh !? Thanks for watching.
Wahnsinn, crazy
Thanks for watching!
Where in VT was this? I grew up in Manchester, where the Land Rover off-road driving school is.
Most of this video was shot near Woodstock.
@@drivetheglobe very cool. I have a good friend in Quechee. Beautiful area up there.
Where abouts are you all based?
We are based in Western Montana, right now hunkered down in Western MA. Stay tuned for our next big adventure though. Thanks for watching.
So roads appear.
Thanks for watching.
German thinking is not for shrinking !!!
The mog is a whole lotta fun! Thanks for watching.
Ils font du tout terrain et ont toujours pas compris qu'il faut faire les passes lol ! Le b.a .b.a du 4x4 pffg
Thank you for watching!
1:35 am I tripping on shrooms?
That could be. Thanks for watching.
Three people disliked the video because the lady in the little black dress is missing.
Probably true 😂
That squeak bothers me so much.
I know. It bothered me too- and could never get it to stop.
Man you gotta get those sqweeks sorted out
I hear ya- literally. Think it i the springs. Thanks for watching.
@@drivetheglobe If the springs are making noise then they are not tight. More than likely the noise is caused by frame flex and the roof rack mounts. My guess is there are cracks in it or broken bolts. Also how much cab lift is on that thing? I raised mine an inch and I thought it was too much!
@@vonsmog1 you are probably right, gonna have to take a look at the rack mounts. I have broken them in the past due to the frame flex off road. I will have to look but I believe the cab lift is about an inch and a half to clear the turbo. Gonna be taking the mog on a big trip coming up so I will be going through the whole thing. Also have an issue right now with no front locker engagement- which I picked up from this video.
@@drivetheglobe Front locker not working could be a bunch of things, broken air line, bad locker seals, or if not used much the locker piston can stick due to rust. Check for air leak while the truck is not running, but with a full air tank. If no leak from the line, see if you can hear a leak in the axle it self. Sometimes if the leak is bad enough it can blow the dipstick out of the transmission, or pop the portal box seals. Feel free to call me if you have questions. Contact info on vonsmog.com
@@vonsmog1 When the temp goes up slightly I will go check those few things. I am pretty sure it is not air, I dont believe the line is leaking. Could be rusted piston. Was a little concerned with some of the time I have spent in deep water. They get a fair amount of use so not sure. Thanks for the input and I may contact you as I try to get it sorted out. Looks like I have some minor portal leaks too. Trying to tackle the lack of wipers or washer squirter. Getting to the motor is a bear! Hoping it might just be the wire feed.
Unimog need some Greasing
So true! A least the springs do!! Thanks for watching.
@@drivetheglobe What springs ? LOL - Landy wheels bobbing up and down all over the place - the mog was on 3 wheels a lot of the time :)
There really is no american equivalent to the unimog and that seriously sucks lol
That is so true!