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It looks like they started with a Unimog and said ''let's see if we can make it unstoppable". Build a camper body on the bed and you'd have the ultimate hunting truck. Al_in_Ottawa
I haven't seen that one before but I have a 'collection' of similar extreme articulation videos featuring the Steyr Pinzguaer that make that look just a tad meh! (full disclosure I bought a 716 so I'm a 'little' biased).
I haven't seen it, but I would think that an old deuce and a half or five ton 6x6 would do almost as well. That's why I cringe when I see one for sale on e-bay that somebody chopped down and removed one of the rear axles. They removed half of the off-road capability.
Since they built em for South America and I am in Ecuador I am going to start looking around..... truck like that would go real good in the mountains where I live.... of course..... one wonders what it would cost to run it. "If ya gotta ask that you cant afford it"......:)
Yeah. Sleeping in the back of the 5-ton hauling ass with an M198 in tow, found a 40' long "tank trap" in the boonies of Bragg on a night move without NVGs. Truck got air, then a helluva smash. Came down so hard the camo net broke all the bows. Took all of us in the back about 5 minutes to fight our way out of the canvas and netting. No injuries but sore asses, but the LT said it would be two hours at least to get a wrecker out to recover us.
Entire platoon working with E-tools and pioneer gear from the trucks instead, and we had it out and back on the road in only half an hour. Great way to get the blood flowing at 2AM. Lousy way to wake up though.
Mercedes 1113 "Rundhaube, kurz" (round nose, short), 7to troop transporter.
ReplyDeleteBuilt by Daimler Benz for police & military forces of South America.
It looks like they started with a Unimog and said ''let's see if we can make it unstoppable". Build a camper body on the bed and you'd have the ultimate hunting truck.
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All I know I want one and set a camper on it as anonymouse suggested.
ReplyDeleteA convertible too!
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen that one before but I have a 'collection' of similar extreme articulation videos featuring the Steyr Pinzguaer that make that look just a tad meh! (full disclosure I bought a 716 so I'm a 'little' biased).
ReplyDeletehttps://garangan-mambudem.blogspot.com/2021/07/steyr-puch-pinzgauer-camper.html Here you go.
DeleteI haven't seen it, but I would think that an old deuce and a half or five ton 6x6 would do almost as well. That's why I cringe when I see one for sale on e-bay that somebody chopped down and removed one of the rear axles. They removed half of the off-road capability.
ReplyDeleteI don't think a 6-by has that much rear articulation.
DeleteIt might be able to get up, but I'm sure the front set of duallies will be in the air.
That articulated rear axle is a big factor in that truck's capability.
ReplyDeleteI thought that was the "wow" factor.
DeleteSince they built em for South America and I am in Ecuador I am going to start looking around..... truck like that would go real good in the mountains where I live.... of course..... one wonders what it would cost to run it. "If ya gotta ask that you cant afford it"......:)
ReplyDeleteDoing it the other direction, at night, blacked out lights in the dark, at speed, is a lot less fun.
ReplyDeleteAsk me how I know.
Been there. Backing up, in the woods of germany, black out, 20 below, deep snow, pulling a bolster trailer full of demo, chains on all wheels.
DeleteYeah.
DeleteSleeping in the back of the 5-ton hauling ass with an M198 in tow, found a 40' long "tank trap" in the boonies of Bragg on a night move without NVGs.
Truck got air, then a helluva smash.
Came down so hard the camo net broke all the bows.
Took all of us in the back about 5 minutes to fight our way out of the canvas and netting.
No injuries but sore asses, but the LT said it would be two hours at least to get a wrecker out to recover us.
Entire platoon working with E-tools and pioneer gear from the trucks instead, and we had it out and back on the road in only half an hour.
Great way to get the blood flowing at 2AM.
Lousy way to wake up though.
Notice how close it comes to bending the front driveshaft.
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