A Pinz going up a wall... - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite

roger-wilco-66 · 05-06-2008, 05:18

just saw an awesome demonstration of the mobility of a Pinzgauer.

See
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JOKIeaqtPzY

Brought back some memories, a buddy and I once ferried a Pinzgauer through Austria and half of Germany a few years ago. It was in winter and I thought my feet would fall of because it was bitter cold in the pinzis cab. After a lot of tinkering we got the heating system to work and closed all those holes and the radiator opening, after that it was quite nice.

Cheers,
Mark

alphadeltaromeo · 05-06-2008, 05:49

That is rather amazing aint it...wow.

Capt.Marion · 05-16-2008, 22:35

I know. There's a guy up in Gainesville I've visited who imports and sells these, and UNIMOGS and Gelandewagens (G-Wagens, a civilian Mercedes thats kinda like a SUV but better) http://www.eurotruck-importers.com/ their website ain't great ATM, but one of these days when your up in that neck of the woods you outta stop in...

flighht2k5 · 07-06-2008, 05:05

Pinzgauers are air cooled so they wouldnt have a radiator

pa.rich · 07-06-2008, 07:43

I think he means the grille on the front.

B3.3T · 07-06-2008, 12:52

The older Pinz is air cooled but it has an induction fan and an air intact tunnel. Air leaking from the tunnel into the cab is a big problem in the winter unless corrected. On mine, sealing around the hi-low gear shift opening helped a ton.

devilman96 · 07-06-2008, 19:25

Any Pinz thats 24 years or newer would have a radiator as they switched them over to diesel... Were one year (or this year) away from being able to import and drive diesels as the Fed regs dont apply after 25 years... It will be intresting to see what comes into the country when they start hitting the market.

Goatwerks · 07-07-2008, 02:43

Dream on

There are very few TD Pinz units in existence There is a good thread on real4x4 forum that has the production numbers by year

http://www.real4x4forums.com/Pinzgau...sc&start=0
Of the few that become available in the UK, they are usually trashed and very expensive 35,000+ GBP.

Russ · 09-22-2008, 22:52

It's not exactly a wall but fairly vertical.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmIRTssVeTk

superburban · 09-23-2008, 11:42

I rode The Hottub at H3ll's Revenge (Moab) in a 712 Pinz this spring. That thing was amazing! The driver stopped the truck on the way down, put it in reverse and backed out just for giggles! Then he went through forward. It's realy a trip to see the bottom of the rock basin comming that close to you, being a cab-over. It's a strange sensation when your feet are meer inches from the ground, when comming to the bottom of a descent!