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Unimog Road Trip December 4th, 2010. Gents: It took forever, but see below for the photos for the road trip from Paris, TX to Springfield, IL July 3,4, & 5th, 2010. You don't want to know what all I had to master to get these off the telephone......:p The Pictures are: 1. Memphis Visitor...

July 20th, 2010. Dateline: Springfield,IL: The Unimog and I made it here on July 5th, 2010, with only a leaking rear main seal to show for it. Someone before me had overfilled the rear axle and the extremely high speed running (50-55MPH) for 8 to 10 hours a day had forced the seals to leak...

replying for saddamsnightmare, as he currently doesn't have access to a computer. He made it safely from Texas to Springfield, Illinois without misshap. He appreciates all the support from the people on this site. Thank you!

:smile:July 5th, 2010. 54Reo: Maybe an hour by conventional car.... Unimogs are lucky to hold 50 MPH on the road! I looked up the seals and fluid levels in the Unimog manual, the repairs will likely have to wait until I get to Springfield, as the portal...

July 4th, 2010 1937 hours Cape Girardeau,Mo. Gents: I left home yesterday about 1200 CDT in Reno, TX and I arrived at Lonoke,Arkansas last night about 1800 hours, making 260 miles @ 50 mph. I stopped at Turner's Military Surplus by Red River Army Depot, Mr. Turner was loading his M38A1...

July 3rd, 2010 0844 hours. The Unimog and I are going to be setting out on one of the above routes here in about an hour. Everything goes well I should be passing St.Louis on the 5th of July if I can get the groundspeed and the Mojo from the truck to make 250-300 miles per day. My cell phone...

Diesel Bob: I may not be on "duty" that early, as my start date is the 7th, but ask at the Visitor Center desk and tell them it's the NEW GS-9 from Texas that you're looking for. I leave tomorrow AM with a 1963 Swiss Cargo Unimog, so we'll get to prove if what the Unimog guys say is...

July 1st, 2010. Gents: Its gonna be balls to the wall for taking the old Unimog to Springfield, IL on July 3,4,5, and possibly 6th, from Reno,Texas. Uncle Sam has been kind enough to give me a posting as a GS0025-09/7 Park Ranger (I) with the National Park Service at Abraham Lincoln Home NHS...