Whoah, c’mon now, he looked like he put rubber chair feet on either end of that bad boy. That has to have cost at least $1.00 so to not damage the $10k pneumatic poptop.
This guy has thought of just about everything. The only thing that’s missing is solar panels on the roof . This guy can go to remote places for months on end with this impressive set up . Well done mate , a truely awesome build👍
Did anyone notice the drive shafts are protected inside torque tubes and the trailing arms conect to those tubes for axle articulation. The ultimate non binding geometry.
@@kazykamakaze131 either you misread my comment or missed something from the video. But anyways it was a joke about him welding his rim instead of changing his spare out...
@@will4real58 There is no "misread" nor misunderstood as you said very little, this is why I pointed out the crane at the back. No one can read your mind and can only read the information that is provided.
It's in the video, he said the only time he really used the welder was to weld the rim, so he took the extra time to weld the rim instead of just using the spare, which is what I jokingly lined out, didn't think I'd have to spell it out. Lol usually indicates a joke
@@will4real58 I never said he didn't say that, again read what is being said as I am questioning your reading capability now. Have you ever thought that your comment could have been taken in a different tone of humor or does your intelligence only stretch in one dimension? Do you not understand that since there is no emotions portrayed in comments that there is multiple ways then to read a comment?
The best thing about this clip Ronny - you’ve finally featured a truck - that is actually a truck - that can be called a truck !! 😆 Now this, for all those others who call their Patrol, their Cruiser, their Hilux or their Navara a truck - THIS is a truck. Well done Ronny, great clip mate and great touring setup. Only 1 thing though Ronny, please stop calling it a ‘hood’, it’s a bonnet mate here in Oz 😆😉👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
That was an awesome modified! Whilst it has the aerodynamic capability of a double garage, I bet you the list of people that would love to own it would be almost as long as the mod list. The owner seems like a real level headed kinda bloke... Nice truck all round!
@@freedomrider266 Seriously... U can not believe he said 'budget', as if this is a simple rig. There is a thoughtful variety of practicality in this rig, in place of comfort, that there is not many like it.
Wow! What a truck. Yep, we can call it a truck, officially without concern. I used to build expensive toys for rich people - they would either never get used or they'd be abused. This is clearly different - a total passion project for sure, used and loved. I could always tell a lot about my customers based on how they cared for their stuff. All the comments about him being a spoiled rich kid - well, looks like he's a Hospitality exec - if you've ever managed anyone or anything - well, he's earned it. I'd love to have such a capable vehicle - my only fear is that the threshold for trouble is so high, once you are IN TROUBLE - you're doomed! A unimog is on my list - but a 78 series once we can get em here in the states will probably come first unless just the right one comes along :D Thanks for another great episode Ronny!
On the upside, you can easily just tow another vehicle as a spare. Or a house, and just decide you want to live wherever you get into trouble. I used to live in New Guinea, and there's a story there of trying to connect two villages by road. The problem was that one of the villages was full of folks who had never seen a Jeep. Each village started cutting a track towards the other, with the distant one using only a description of a Jeep, and a description of the kind of track it used. The end result was a trail with each wheel line taking different paths. Sometimes one wheel track was twenty feet higher than the other. Sometimes a little further apart. Now the story goes that they solved the problem by just cutting two poles and carrying a Jeep to the next village to drive it around for a bit so everyone could see what they were dealing with. But I'm an Australian, and any story like that can be taken with a grain of salt but I always wonder why people don't consider pulling things apart and moving them in more manageable chunks when they become inconsolably stuck. But then, I'm an Australian, so that might be bullshit as well :)
This is the best overlander / camper vehicle I've ever seen. And trust me I've watched a shit ton of youtube videos. So far this is my favorite. What a rig....
The 1300/1700 is just the horsepower, the 1700 runs a turbo und intercooler setup. The 1300 L with the 3250mm wheelbase is by far the most common, because that is the one the german military uses. I live about 40km from where these where build and about 10km from where the current model is build. If you are in the area, you should check out the unimog museum in Gaggenau. But don´t expect much offroading in Germany, expect for designated offroad parks.
A U1500 and U1700 are similar and older agricultural versions. The U1300L and U1700L are off road chassis. Also older but the U1300L is a 7.5T normally with 6 bolt axles and the U1700L is about 11t with 10 bolt axles. Sooooo many different versions. His engines basically changes his model to a U1550L37-240. The OM 366 LA is actually a 5.9L turbo intercooled engine which for fire service had up to 240hp and about 660lbft but tuning can get a bit more. First gear is 13:1 and low range is 5.76:1. Axle is probably 5.31:1 but could be 6.53 also.
U 1700 is by far and away the most common in Oz cos the Oz Army is offloading nearly their entire fleet of some 1800 vehicles and there weren't many Mogs in Oz on the road before these auctions.
Ive watched a heap of these modified eps and they are good BUT this episode absolutely blew me away. Each part of the truck was amazing. I really love the projector, the welder, the slide through cabin, the twin queens beds. i think this is the climax of touring trucks. this is amazing.
Swedish viewer here. Started watching your channel for the "modified" episodes, and stayed for them and the rest. Please don't stop making them. It's the only way to see peoples rigs in detail that would otherwise not be possible.
Awesome Ronny, I drove these in the Army and we went everywhere, only the softest deepest mud gave reason to use the winch. Nothing ever broke, and the off road capabilities were great. Weak point always was the tyres.
That's why as soon as I got my Mog I changed out the tyres to Michelins with the Hutcheson run flats with bead locks. I am rather jealous of the CTIS and tractor tyres though. Best thing I ever did was add the low range box. 8 speeds below about second gear.
@@philbox4566 the overdrive option would be handy to I imagine, giving u a little more topend fort he highway... Would these trucks do over 100...?? I imagine the portals wouldn't like it...?? Cheers for any info
@@jesusiskingamen1026 Portals can handle it. Just have to make sure that the correct oil is used and the levels are always topped up. Keep the moisture out of the portals and you'll be fine. Mind you, the portals are pressurised so that's a plus when going deep through the water. Reminds me, I have to raise those breathers of mine.
The showed a clip of him backing it into his “shop” which was a commercial sized enormous storage shop ;..I paused and. Noticed not only the new KTM 690 on the back of the rig but the amount of toys and equipment in thst shop!!?? 😳 yeah he does well.
Wow what an amazing machine, set up for rear passengers as well for a family. This has to be the best Mog I've ever seen, extremely well thought out. Amazing and beautiful!
It's fun seeing Ronny get all excited. "How much does this winch weigh?!" "You have a desalination plant...on board??" "Did you say a 6,000 inverter??"
He says it’s to run his stick welder but there are far better and cheaper options in my opinion , like Ready Welder ( this would/will be my choice) or Premier Power Welder.....
Yep, a dream vehicle. I had an old unimog when I lived in Germany. Now I live in Utah and drive a very civilized LR4 (disco4) luxury. Unimogs are in a league of their own.
Great video Ronny its always good to give folks a peek at just what a Unimog is capable of! I have a German Military 1300L and I collect a restore M series US military trucks and we have gone on trail rides with other members of our club, lots of military Jeeps and other M series 6x6 trucks dueces etc. We were driving up this small mountain on a road that was still all there it had a couple very small holes in it but really nothing when we got to the top you would have thought we climbed Mt Everest lots of the guys with the American trucks were locked in 6 wheel drive and the jeeps were in low range 4x4 and they were hoping that we never went anything as rough as that was. One of the guys asked me what gear I ran my Unimog in through the "rough" stuff and I told him I stayed in 3rd gear and never even thought about using 4 wheel drive. One word of advice is that if YOU own a Unimog and you go 4 wheeling with other people (Unless there is another Mog there) you will be on your own in case you ever do get stuck, because there is not another vehicle that will ever get close to you!
What many always forget to mention is that the Unimog can be used as an actual workshop at any time and anywhere. You can use all air pressure power tools (they are even cheaper to buy than the electricity-based ones). So you can restore your car in the middle of nowhere if you want and you don't run out of fuel :)
This guy is for sure an engineer, a really good one who makes a killing. The bit at 31:30 is hilarious, casually mention having a welder, host pauses on that thought and has to know
Thanks Ronny, I really enjoyed checking out this epic rig. The reverse Osmosis water system would be a game changer. It would be rad to see a similar on the fly tyre inflation kit made for the average 4WD....
@@jarradmaate7883 If i had the need right now id sell the house and travel, in the future maybe, but its good to see other options apart from landcruisers/patrol and caravans.
The best demonstration ever of how to cancel any "risk" that usually comes with an adventurous journey. Full control comes with a high grade of loneliness.
Awesome work as usual, great rig Matt. Some really fantastic ideas, would be super cool for some ultra remote touring. Can certainly tell you were jealous of the rig Ronny
The winch alone probably cost more than I spent for my 1st gen 4runner when I started my build. This guy might have benefited from watching Ronny’s segment on what you actually need to go 4 wheel driving. That being said the thing is pretty awesome he definitely thought of all the possibilities and has the cash flow to keep it operating.
Like that you went through everything and pulled out/ opened everything, very thorough. Thank for another great vid. Love this beast. For all those complaining. Get off your butts and go build or buy what you want.
A old 4wd solid axle Toyota truck with a 22RE is the best doomsday/apocalypse truck. It's one of the easiest engines to work on, has minimal moving parts compared to a 6 or 8 cylinder, can run without water cooling, can run off of 83 octane equivalent fuels, can run on 2 cylinders, still very reliable over 300K miles.
And where is the proof that the Toyota truck can do what the Unimog can do? As long as nothing breaks and the Unimog runs, it is the better choice. Of course it is much more expensive to use, but also more comfortable than a real old truck.
Shtf you stand correct. But me, I'm a rich cut throat thief/robber/businessman/crony capitalist then I need to show me pissing power, and how else to do it best than to roll into town in a metallic red overlander setup costing half a mil or more.
For many, many years, my mantra has been ' If in doubt, Walk It Out'! Don't try an be a 'hero' and say 'Yeah, I should be able to do this.'. Thank you for sharing this Awsome Mog-mod!
Now THIS is the definition of NOT FUCKING AROUND! I was laughing throughout the whole video by how impressed i am with this rig! What an absolute weapon! Ronny, this thing makes our 79's look like fuckin Hyundai Excels mate! Best modified yet!
I’d be interested to know more about the owner’s educational background & what previous technical experience he has. He appears to have a beautiful natural curiosity & intuition and has an endearing, humble personality. Obviously, he’s passionate about his incredible rig. He should be profoundly proud. My son graduated from The New England Institute of Technology in Rhode Island. He’s a total car geek (In an adorable & impressive manner. He’s really a genius. ). This vehicle will blow his mind. My son’s future is bright & beautiful. I just wish he would let me into it. Don’t even get me started on his lego building skills. No kits needed. His imagination & spatial reasoning skills are exceptional & ever expanding. Some of his Lego creations were museum quality. I am super impressed with this man’s innovation, dedication & joy of life. He imagined it. He built it. Now, he is enjoying the fruits of his labor. Well done, sir. Well done.
Ronno when we spoke in Moab I told you next time you came to the states I would take you to the Rockies I just put up a 30 minute video on my channel to show you exactly the track I was speaking of
Congratulations Matt. A superb effort and project. I see you and your Missus look to be sharing wonderful experiences together and I’m hopeful you bring some decent kids into the world because we sure need them right now. A question. I’m wondering if this is a lifelong type hobby like some or is it genuinely an insurance policy considering what appears to be an ever increasingly unpredictable and untenable world. Do you work in the typical daily grind or have you gone into your own business venture to afford what is a solid bit of kit amongst other things. Obviously generally speaking. I’m a little older but questions of adventure always arise when I see UNIMOGS. They are always associated with success in my mind and what part did the Unimog play in your own development. Well done for bringing us this fine chap and remarkably capable, any mission ready vehicle. Favourite video for quite some years.
I wish I had one just like this. great unimog fitted with every thing you might have needed. great set up on suberb unimog. this is what unlimited travel one can experience. I am kind of jealous. well done mate.
Thats a pretty sweet Mog setup. I like the design in the point thats its not as big as some of the 4x4 Mercedes hauler truck based adventure mobiles, and has a narrower wheelbase too. Most of the build 4x4 adventure trucks end up beeing too big to actually offroad which this one isnt. Guess im lucky beeing here in germany and having the oportunety to buy mogs directly in case i ever wanted to build something similar myself.
From my view since early childhood (proudly owning some SIKU- and Matchbox-Models of a Unimog), the proportions of this version are p-e-r-f-e-c-t :) Too many people think `offroad` in the beginning, but then they totally overload their `Little Mog` by installing giant cabins with nonsense luxury inside... Ej ! This car is quite different, well done, Sir... I wish you a lot of miles, full of joy and fun !
That truck is like wearing animal print leggings and leather, it screams "NO I DON'T HAVE A DAYJOB AND I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK!". and on a deeply primal level we all envy his freedom.
A lot of guys in the States do this to our Stewart & Stephenson M1078 but not at this level, but it does the truck to get to the snowy rocky mountains, ocean and any overland activity. Cool.
@blob blob Maybe because it's highly unusual for someone so young to own something so expensive that is generally used a plaything. I get your point, though...there are young and very successful people out there...just not that many.
@@TedKidd Almost all the work is done by UniDan in QLD. No cheap, but they know what they are doing. With that said, you can get a bare bone mog for around $20K thats onl done a few hundred Ks. So its a good project vehicle if you want to do it yourself...
@@TedKidd For sure, so much you can do with the platform. Have a quick look at www.unidan.com it's pretty impressive what they do with those trucks. I met the owner on Fraser Island at the start of the year, top bloke and he works on some huge trucks (8x8 oshkosh was there at the time).
My favourite mods on my Mog are the Working group gears, tail gate lifter Air conditioning. I am very jealous of the CTIS though. Oh yes, my Michelin Tyres on the Hutcheson rims. I do like the tractor tyres on this one though. I gotta say that this truck is a magnificent machine. Score.
Hey Ronny, have been binge watching your channel as I'd like to tour Australia as apart of my bucket list. Thank you for all the help and info for the newbies out there like me. I purchased an Isuzu Dmax and would love to see one on your Modified Episodes. Once again thanks mate for making all this info free and available to anyone!
When i seen this unimog, i made the Home Improvement Man-Grunt ""Har har har" All forms of the Tim Allen include: "UUUEEGGHH?!?!" "EELREEEE?!?!" "EELLROOO?!?!" "AAARRGHHROOO?!?!" "AAARRGHHREEE?!?!"
Considering how much this cost, you could just rent a helicopter to get you there, and with the money left, you can ask them to build a small house on location. On each location :)
I would definitely move the spare to the back and lift it with a winch. I know he has motos he carries there but, I would make that work. OR, get a boom winch for the roof. Dream overlander, though
