Unimog Club UK

We got asked to move a brand new Unimog U423 the other day was very excited
got some pics 











Over all we quite liked it, even the little things such as the wipers above the screen were nice. the only thing i wasnt keen on is the coolers on the back, it only takes one driver whos in a big rush one day to back up to a trailer and put the eye through one of them :-/

i'm so glad that there was a picture of a mog...... i was starting to get worried when i read the title!! 
yeah its not the best looking truck in the world but i do seem to like the side view?! and if someone wanted to give me one i wouldnt say no!!!

Seem to have lost their way, the ramp break over angle is very poor due to the bins etc between the axles, the coolers on the back, what is going on there?

No doubt it is a technical masterpiece, but I doubt that many will be used by enthusiasts in 40 years time, unless they are electronics experts.

The UGE (or for the earlier series the UGN) is not in theory an off road machine, although it can be used for "light" off road, it is classed as an "implement carrying machine" and is more for municipals and road maintenance. if you wanted an new unimog for off road terrain, then the machine to go for is the UHE (earlier series UHN) the UHE is come with an engine driven rear PTO (650 Nm) something the UHN never had.

yeah its not the best looking truck in the world but i do seem to like the side view?!

Nah, its ugly!

did it reach the destination in 1 peace?

Corse it did, it had a pro driving it

As amazing as these newer machines are, it really does bother me how Mercedes have decided to play around with the Unimog. For 50+ years they have been the same design - one truck that can be adapted to do whatever is needed. You could buy a U1400 or 1450 for example with a linkage, PTO's etc and use it on the farm or you could buy the same truck without all these bits to use as a heavy duty hauler. They were all great off road.

Just recently we seem to be seeing this new junk (pardon my lack of respect for it!) which can either be a heavy duty off road truck with no linkage etc or a model that is a bit second rate off road but can run all the tools you could ever wish to run. So where does the guy who wants to haul timber out of a wood stand? He can have the truck that can carry all the logs he will ever need to but with no option for a chipper, timber winch or topper etc, or the implement carrier which could do all of that if only it could make it through the rough to the job....

Mercedes have forgotten what Unimog actually means. They are now Mogs - the Uni bit has all but disappeared and it's very sad. Why they couldn't offer the Zetros as the truck and make a proper Unimog for doing Unimog work I'll never know?!

Why after market though? Surely that's not as good as a Merc designed unit like the old vehicles had? I still see the U1600 as the ultimate mog - I think the heavy series (the 15/17/2100 chassis?) is a little too big for domestic work.

Why after market though? Surely that's not as good as a Merc designed unit like the old vehicles had? I still see the U1600 as the ultimate mog - I think the heavy series (the 15/17/2100 chassis?) is a little too big for domestic work.

does it also mean that merc have realised a mog is not much good for farm work so decided to not have linkage on mogs??

The main problem is that many farnmers are not willing to invest the money in a Unimog, and also many tree surgeons. Unimogs are fantastic for farm machines as they are a lot more versatile than an ordinary tractor, especially a properly specced up machine with terramatic etc.

1600 is a good mog, but dont forget the 1800 and 2400 in the heavy chassis catagory.

cant deny i would like to see merc do there own linkage again, i think theyre missing out on a huge market.

The U3000-5000 are just posh lorries now, nothing more.

Got to say i disagree here, ive never heard of a posh lorry that has portal axles and cross axle difflocks, along with flexibly mounted cab and isometrically mounted sub frame. if it was just a posh truck theyd stop making it and use the actros instead.