If you want a longer box, an Unimog is not the right choice for you. I think the NG/SK trucks will be slightly more economical, take a little bit less involvement (maintenance/complexity), and are a little less cool ? Most importantly, take your time, allow for even more time, and be advised that building your own truck will consume you both!!! Read all the threads you can, work out what you 'need' and what you'd 'like', and then plan from there. They have just uploaded a new video on their thread on here which is worth a watch. They have crammed a lot into their Mog but still have a reasonably nimble machine. Ian and Trish are a good example of this (Unimog Adventures on Youtube). You can't go crazy big on a Mog, so have to really plan what yo carry. It's big! This is where having a Mog wins. I now have a 7.8m long 3.5m high and I'm guessing 11 tonne home on wheels.
Because it's a 'truck', it is easy to get carried away with your build.
#Mini mog truck free#
This means the body is kept free of a lot of stuff. As the wheelbase is 4.3m we have lots of chassis space for a big semi fuel tank, 1 of two water tanks, start batteries, gas locker, AC base unit, recovery gear and spare fuel locker, tool locker, hidden locker under spare wheel carrier, chassis mounted drop down twin wheel carrier.
The truck option has the cab over the engine, and with our 4.3m wheelbase, our 6m hab box sits nicely on it. The chassis will happily cope with 11 or 12 tonnes all day long. The truck comes with heavy over engineered axles and transfer box, along with a huge unstressed V6 engine, so will sit at 90-100kmh all day long without getting hot and without breaking. If we meet a track or obstacle where I have to question driving it, we won't. We plan to do a lot of remote travel, but not go rock crawling so think the truck will be more than capable for our needs. We have decent room to be comfortable inside when the weather outside is bad. Our Hab Box is 6m long, 2.5m wide and 2.2m tall. We plan to live in our truck for a few years, so chose space over off road ability. Note, I have nothing against Mog's and loved driving the Ag Mogs in the UK. The NG/SK owners will always vote truck, as they have one!! I have the latter and will give you the reasons why we chose a truck over a Mog. The Mog owners will always vote Mog, as they have one. In my opinion I think the first thing you need to do is work out how much space you want and how much gear you plan to carry, as this may well dictate the truck you buy. Both have merit, and both have disadvantages. Hello and welcome! You have asked the question where you will get a pretty well 50/50 split in answers. I can tell you exactly what I would want in terms of North American manufacturers, but I haven't a clue when it comes to these Germans machines. Like the transmission in the truck, I've read in a thread here that there are 2 options, a 5 and 6 speed, neither have OD, BUT I've seen a picture of an 8 speed, a video of a 6 speed with an air shifted auxiliary, and another video of some electronic thing (EPS?).įinally, we will be at Overland Expo East this coming weekend and would love to be able to look through someone's build and/or get some guidance. Secondly, where can I find more information about the trucks? There is so much more Unimog info out there than there is for the trucks. So, what is the advantage in choosing the NG/SK truck. My main question is "Why do many people pick a truck over the Unimog?" The way I understand it, both the MB truck (NG/SK I haven't been able to keep them straight) and the Unimog (435 series) have very similar disadvantages (55mph max speed, not sold in NA, loud, poor fuel mileage), but the Unimog has a significant off road advantage. We are about six months away from seriously shopping for a vehicle and I'm attempting to narrow it down between these two choices. We are pretty much set on a Mercedes Truck or Unimog as we plan on being outside the US for the majority of the time (we are planning 2-3 years to visit the US and Canada then heading south). My wife and I have decided to sell everything and live on the road permanently and we are at the point of deciding on a vehicle.
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