Unimog is a range of multi-purpose tractors, trucks and lorries that has been produced by Boehringer from 1948 until 1951, and by Daimler Truck since 1951.
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17 Facts About Unimog
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Since 2002, the Unimog has been built in the Mercedes-Benz truck plant in Worth am Rhein in Germany.
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The ability to operate on highways enables the Unimog to be returned to a home garage or yard to thwart vandalism.
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Yet, Daimler-Benz decided that an entirely new, more powerful version of the Unimog would be required to meet future customer expectations.
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Unimog has live front and rear axles that have portal gears .
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Unlike "regular" trucks, the Unimog has coil springs with hydraulic shock absorbers rather than leaf springs, as coil springs provide more spring travel.
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Classical Unimog is rear-wheel drive vehicle, meaning that the rear axle is directly connected to the gearbox.
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Until 1955, the Unimog base gearbox UG-1 was a constant-mesh countershaft gearbox, it was then upgraded with synchroniser rings to a synchromesh gearbox.
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The Unimog proved to be so successful that Daimler-Benz was ordered to develop an entirely new Unimog just for military purposes.
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The Argentinian made Unimog 431, which was a licensed version of the civilian series 421, was used as a military vehicle, mainly as a self-propelled howitzer.
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In total, 2416 Unimog 419 were made, and only used by United States Forces.
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Mercedes Benz Unimog locally produced in Turkey and still widely used by Turkish Land Forces.
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Unimog S404 used as mobile home in the Dunes of Erg Chebbi in Morocco.
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In 2002 DaimlerChrysler tried to re-enter the North American market with the Unimog and engaged in four years of aggressive marketing, which included activities such as; truck and trade shows, exposure on the television show Modern Marvels, numerous magazine articles and extensive demonstrations .
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Originally, the Unimog was developed in post-war Germany to be used as agricultural equipment.
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In 1953, the Unimog was updated and the three-pointed Mercedes star began to appear on the bonnet, replacing the Unimog ox horn emblem.
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The first Unimog produced in the Mercedes-Benz Argentina S A factory in Gonzalez Catan, in the outskirts of Buenos Aires city, rolled off the assembly line on 1 September 1968.
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