Mercedes-Benz Unimog U500 (Series 405 - 2000)
Unimog is a range of multi-purpose all-wheel drive medium trucks produced by Mercedes-Benz, a division of Daimler AG.
New Unimogs can be purchased in one of two series. Medium series 405, also known as the UGN ("Geräteträger" or equipment carrier)[3]:4 and heavy series 437, also known as the UHN ("Hochgeländegängig" or highly mobile cross country).[4]
The first model was designed shortly after World War II to be used in agriculture as a self-propelled machine providing a power take-off to operate saws in forests or harvesting machines on fields. It was designed with permanent all-wheel drive, with equal-size wheels, in order to be driven on roads at higher speeds than standard farm tractors. With their very high ground clearance and a flexible frame that is essentially a part of the suspension, Unimogs are not designed to carry as much load as regular trucks.[citation needed]
Due to their off-road capabilities, Unimogs can be found in jungles, mountains and deserts as military vehicles, fire fighters, expedition campers, and even in competitions like truck trials and Dakar Rally rally raids. In Western Europe, they are commonly used as snowploughs, municipal equipment carriers, agricultural implements, forest ranger vehicles, construction equipment or road-rail vehicles and as army personnel or equipment carriers (in its armoured military version).
[Text from Wikipedia, with further historic information:]
Unimogs are highly capable vehicles with uses in both military and civilian applications. The Unimog generally has all-wheel-drive, turning large diameter wheels and tires. The Unimogs axles are highly articulated, allowing the traverse of extreme terrain. Power take off (PTO) are available at each end of the basic Unimog structure, allowing for the mechanical powering of additional machines, such as cranes, movers and many agricultural instruments.
A couple of years ago the Lego Group released a large Technic model (#8110) Unimog in bright orange. This 2000 piece set was a recent benchmark, with many functions, including electrical actuation, and a faithful rendition of the Unimog's AWD highly-capable chassis and drivetrain.
shop.lego.com/en-CA/Mercedes-Benz-Unimog-U-400-8110
The Lego miniland-scale model shown here seeks to replicate the base model at a much smaller scale, whilst still retaining the base models' advanced chassis specification.
An acknowledgment of a similar scale Unimog by Alex Jones:
Many of the cab and tray details closely follow Alex's model, though fitted to a much more technic focused underbody.
This Lego miniland-scale Mercedes-Benz Unimog U500 (Series U405 - 2000) - has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 105th Build Challenge, titled - 'The Great Outdoors!' - a challenge for any vehicle designed for outdoor adventuring.
Mercedes-Benz Unimog U500 (Series 405 - 2000)
Unimog is a range of multi-purpose all-wheel drive medium trucks produced by Mercedes-Benz, a division of Daimler AG.
New Unimogs can be purchased in one of two series. Medium series 405, also known as the UGN ("Geräteträger" or equipment carrier)[3]:4 and heavy series 437, also known as the UHN ("Hochgeländegängig" or highly mobile cross country).[4]
The first model was designed shortly after World War II to be used in agriculture as a self-propelled machine providing a power take-off to operate saws in forests or harvesting machines on fields. It was designed with permanent all-wheel drive, with equal-size wheels, in order to be driven on roads at higher speeds than standard farm tractors. With their very high ground clearance and a flexible frame that is essentially a part of the suspension, Unimogs are not designed to carry as much load as regular trucks.[citation needed]
Due to their off-road capabilities, Unimogs can be found in jungles, mountains and deserts as military vehicles, fire fighters, expedition campers, and even in competitions like truck trials and Dakar Rally rally raids. In Western Europe, they are commonly used as snowploughs, municipal equipment carriers, agricultural implements, forest ranger vehicles, construction equipment or road-rail vehicles and as army personnel or equipment carriers (in its armoured military version).
[Text from Wikipedia, with further historic information:]
Unimogs are highly capable vehicles with uses in both military and civilian applications. The Unimog generally has all-wheel-drive, turning large diameter wheels and tires. The Unimogs axles are highly articulated, allowing the traverse of extreme terrain. Power take off (PTO) are available at each end of the basic Unimog structure, allowing for the mechanical powering of additional machines, such as cranes, movers and many agricultural instruments.
A couple of years ago the Lego Group released a large Technic model (#8110) Unimog in bright orange. This 2000 piece set was a recent benchmark, with many functions, including electrical actuation, and a faithful rendition of the Unimog's AWD highly-capable chassis and drivetrain.
shop.lego.com/en-CA/Mercedes-Benz-Unimog-U-400-8110
The Lego miniland-scale model shown here seeks to replicate the base model at a much smaller scale, whilst still retaining the base models' advanced chassis specification.
An acknowledgment of a similar scale Unimog by Alex Jones:
Many of the cab and tray details closely follow Alex's model, though fitted to a much more technic focused underbody.
This Lego miniland-scale Mercedes-Benz Unimog U500 (Series U405 - 2000) - has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 105th Build Challenge, titled - 'The Great Outdoors!' - a challenge for any vehicle designed for outdoor adventuring.