Thread: U1700L Unimog in the flesh - HUGE

Hi Troy - with the army Unimogs potentially coming up for sale I have been wasting a bit of time on the internet looking at alternatives, and the Merc 1617 comes up quite a bit.

I also found some pages on the later Axor 4x4 Merc trucks like this:

Which look to have similar offroad features to a Mog, but leaf springs and drum brakes. Haven't seen any secondhand at all, so maybe they are too new. There is another model called Actros which also comes in 4x4 but again nothing second hand.

Can't immediately work out the difference between the Actros and the Axor but I guess one is heavier duty than the other. If they are fairly new then the price is likely to be well into 6 figures which kind of rules them out as an option really!

I think these would have 'proper' road speeds, unlike the Mog. Not sure if either come with low range gears, but it is all academic if you can't find anything second hand at a reasonable price.

Will be interested to see what other options you come up with apart from the Unimog idea.

Cheers
David



Edit: Photos don't work. Here's the link: http://www.roadtrains.com.au/article...?ArticleId=235

Hi Dave,

For about $60k here is a Merc option 4x4 that's a bit older than the one in the link that you sent through. I'll keep searching and keep you up to date.

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Cheers
Troy

Isn't it possible to get a Volvo 404 in Oz?

I had to do a search to see what a Volvo 404 looks like (rather like a 101 Land Rover perhaps?) and I'd have to say I have never seen one here in Australia. Are they around in South Africa?

We'd be so lucky. It seems common only in Europe.

We do have access to a lot of ex-military Mog rolling gear, though.

Some of the older-generation mine-protected vehicles were Unimog-based.

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These have mostly been decommissioned and the armour-plting sold for scrap.

The problem we have is that all of these chassis are LHD which are now illegal over here, so the axles and some of the drive-train are the only valuable bits.

Hey Troy - I found a Unimog for you, on TradingPost:

Mercedes UNIMOG, 4wd UNICAT expedition Vehicle - Mudgeeraba - QLD - $ 170,000.00

It's a snip at only $170K Can I come for a spin when you've bought it?

Originally Posted by Nero

Every drill truck pretty much I work with is a MAN well except for those doing the Tatra experiment which is a bit umm interesting. So the rig carrier, water truck and the air booster although these tend to be all 8by8's so I'd be kinda surprised if parts were hard to get. I suspect however whenever these come up for sale they tend to get sold to those in house or in the know.

Nero,
What do you mean by 'umm interesting' referring to the Tatras? Just curious as I know a bloke who has a 4x4 Tatra and want to stir him up.

Here you go guys, just to wet your appetites:

A Mog for under USD$20,000.

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