Unimog Club UK

Hmm well I reckon I could get hold of 5 so might as well me it a round 10 if u get 5 more? Would,d look good parked infront of the mogs

The Land Rover was the British version of the Unimog. Built for agricultural tasks at around the same time period. The mog has grown to be a far superior vehicle for the job but it doesn't take away the role that the old Landy played in post war British agriculture.

I think every working tractor rally should have at least of couple of Landys. Ideally with the belt PTO running old kit like they used to. Something like a mill or pump

Is the little grey fergie aloud in the line up, o and who's the bear we sit with moose ?

The mog has grown to be a far superior vehicle for the job

I think the Land Rover, for what it is, is a nice machine. it's simple, and easy to fix.
What bugs me is when people try to say that the Land Rover is superior to the Unimog, Looking at the technicalities, the Land Rover is only superior in one way,and that is road speed.

The Unimog.
First built in 1948, basic design in 1945.
A universal vehicle built with the following:

Rear linkage
Front, rear, and side PTO
flexible chassis
torque tubes
portal hubs
selectable 4x4
cross axle diff locks
coil springs
high and low box
All round drum brakes
Full 6 speed synchromesh gear box.

The Land Rover
First built in 1948.
A multi purpose vehicle built with the following:

I don't believe they came with linkage, if someone has evidence to show this was a factory option please let me know.
No side PTO
No flexible chassis (built from 2mm steel, which was welded together at the edges to make a box)
No torque tubes
No portal hubs
No selectable 4x4, only free wheeling hubs on the front
No cross axle diff locks
No coil springs (they were still using cart springs till 1970 when the range rover was brought out! The series/defender didn't change until '83.)
High and low box
All round drum brakes
No synchromesh in 1st and 2nd, only 3rd and top.

How anybody can say that the Land Rover was or is a comparable machine to the Unimog I don't know. The 406.145 outside here is a 1975 model and it's got disc brakes (Unimog's had disc brakes well before any trucks) which is still impressive when you think that the range rover was the first landy to have disc brakes in 1970.
The unimog had coil springs in 1948! that was impressive for any vehicle in those days, Land Rover only started bragging about coil springs in 1970.

So yes, the Unimog has developed into a far superior machine for the job, the only thing is, it always has been.

Agrover's are well cool, N look what comes up when you go on Google images.

and there's me thinking im going crackers thinking that was in your yard!

What are u bringing for it? Might as well get meanie working :-)