found 4 in south TX - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite

TexRdnec · 08-19-2009, 22:10

let me know if anybody is interested and i'll get you some more information. if i'm right these are all israeli surplus..........

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maddawg308 · 08-19-2009, 22:36

Are these diesels or gassers? I think they are gassers by looking at them, but not sure.

TexRdnec · 08-20-2009, 00:34

no idea, just saw them today

DeuceNewb · 08-20-2009, 00:39

****....are they for sale?

SixSpeed · 08-20-2009, 00:42

Those are all 404.1's so they are all M180 (Gas) powered.

They appear to be very original, and not in too bad shape. Are they for sale?

TexRdnec · 08-20-2009, 09:34

yes, they're on a heavy equipment sales yard.

i'll try to get a phone # or something for them today, they're less than two miles from my house

Barrman · 08-20-2009, 10:22

Hmm, 3 Duece hours away. Please find out if for sale and how much. Like I need more trucks or something.

saddamsnightmare · 08-20-2009, 10:24

August 20th, 2009.

And the good news is...... They use the german folding cab paulin and probably the bed tarpaulins, last I checked you'll only be out about $2700.00 for cab and bed covers!

Change the gear oils and engine oil, and if you're gonna run them much get the pertronix electronic ignition and civillian distributer cap and adapter. They'll run forever if you keep the rust under control. They have a 134 CID 6 cylinder gas engine, manual says they'll do 100KMPH briefly (66MPH), but they prefer to run at about 60KMPH or roughly 40-42 MPH. The transmission has brass and bronze sleeves instead of roller bearings, so they really hate running fast for any length of time. What you have here are 4 very fast tractors or 4 very SLOW trucks.
They'll still tear up a HMMWV as to where they can get to and what they can carry, they just can't outrun anything but a farm tractor doing it. Once you drive a good running Unimog you'll never go back to those sissy American trucks for off roading

Cheers,

Kyle F. McGrogan

N.B. the one on the front right has a Swiss or Belgian bed on it, the one on the left rear appears to have a German bed, and the other two?????

M813rc · 08-20-2009, 12:44

The one on the right front does have a Swiss bed and toolbox, but looks like a German-style truck otherwise. There are a lot of detail differences between them.

The good news is that you wouldn't have to buy a Swiss cab cover for that one (read- expensive). To put a German style cover on a Swiss truck, you have to change out the complete windshield assembly.

I notice that truck also has the "roll bar" in it for mounting three-point seat belts. It is not really rollover protection, just a very stout mount for the shoulder straps. I retrofitted one into my Swiss Mog since it was not originally fitted with any seatbelts at all.

A quick recognition point for unmodified Swiss trucks is no blackout light cutouts in the front bumper and clear rather than amber front turn signals. Swiss trucks also do not come with flag holders on the fenders, or bridge plates. There are a bunch more details between them.

I will reaffirm the S-L-O-W aspect of the Mog on the road. Very slow acceleration and will NOT maintain speed going up even low hills! But they are a blast to drive, very manouverable, and plenty of power off road. My favourite Mercedes convertible!

Cheers

TexRdnec · 08-20-2009, 13:09

the yard belongs to the same people whose sticker is on the doors, tennesse pipeline out of sinton, tx.

their # is 361-364-2703 and there is a sign attatched the the fence that says, "sale."

ETA: this yard is located along hwy. 77 on the southbound side, 3 miles south of sinton, tx.