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Actually, the prototype of the car appeared earlier - in 1946. In impoverished post-war Europe, farmers could not afford to have a tractor and a truck on the farm at the same time - it was unprofitable. It was then that the designers of the company proposed a hybrid under the Erhard & Söhne brand. And only five years later, in 1951, the first Unimog was introduced - the Universal Motorgerät, a universal vehicle.
Over a long history, the car has been taught almost everything: to sow and harvest, clean roads and sewers, carry planes and railway cars, fight and save, mow lawns, recycle garbage, drill wells …
The hinged complex for processing logs into sawdust is driven by a shaft from the toe of the engine crankshaft (model U2450). It works noisy, but soon
The hinged complex for processing logs into sawdust is driven by a shaft from the toe of the engine crankshaft (model U2450). It works noisy, but soon! The hinged complex for processing logs into sawdust is driven by a shaft from the toe of the engine crankshaft (model U2450). It works noisy, but soon!
Unless he knows how to fly and swim. However, the new Unimog concept is knee-deep: this one can not only drive the wave, but also crawl through the swamp. It is based on the units of the U5000 model and the most lightweight body structure: steel has given way to aluminum alloys and fiberglass. A cabin with a powerful central arc has no roof - in which case it is easier for the crew to leave a sinking ship. And in order to hold out on the surface of the swamp for as long as possible, on the wheels there are sliding paws-spokes that create additional emphasis. And although the design of the spokes makes the experienced engineer grin, the idea itself is important at this stage.
Of course, in the shown form the machine will not be put on the conveyor - there are too many controversial decisions. For example, an aluminum frame tolerates alternating loads worse than traditional steel. And it, by the way, due to its flexibility and elasticity - is one of the key links that provide excellent articulation of pendants. On some production models, the overlap of bridges with diagonal hanging exceeds 30º, and not the last merit in this torsion-resistant frame. How do you like plastic bumpers? I am sure that the customer will be unhappy with the fragile and at the same time expensive body kit.
Although the off-road capabilities of the U400 are more modest, it also doesn’t cost anything to take an 80 percent slope
Although the off-road capabilities of the U400 are more modest, it also doesn’t cost anything to take an 80 percent slope. Although the off-road capabilities of the U400 are more modest, it also doesn’t cost anything to take an 80 percent slope.
Nevertheless, such a machine has a future. It can be claimed by builders of gas and oil pipelines, geologists, rescuers. It is possible that the Russian, although for us this technique is unreasonably expensive. Unimog does not name the exact prices of already sold cars (a trade secret), but having rummaged through the Internet, you will find out - for one Unimog road-cleaning truck you can buy two, and sometimes even three MAZs or KamAZs with domestic attachments of the same purpose. It is clear that in terms of patency and working conditions of the driver they are inferior to the "German", but does that really concern the owners of enterprises?
The lawn mower for roadsides can be equipped with a second oblique at the back of the machine
The lawn mower for roadsides can be equipped with a second oblique at the back of the machine. The lawn mower for roadsides can be equipped with a second oblique at the back of the machine.
Nevertheless, there is demand in our market: 72 Unimogs were sold last year, and six from the beginning of the current year. Basically, these are machines that have no analogues: for example, the Ministry of Emergencies purchased a mobile hospital of 28 cars based on the U4000 model with kungs for various purposes.
The U4000, designed for extreme off-road driving confidently moves with a lateral roll of 38º
The U4000, designed for extreme off-road driving confidently moves with a lateral roll of 38º. The U4000, designed for extreme off-road driving confidently moves with a lateral roll of 38º.
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