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Hi Kyle, Maybe time to back up and look at other possible reasons for the MB pump trouble. 10% ethanol should not kill pumps at the rate of one per month. 10% ethanol is common everywhere outside IL. Lots of 404 owners use regular pump gas and still have original pumps. I run 10% ethanol...

Lots of trees visible. Cut a small log, angle it up out of ditch, stake down the road end. Front wheel will follow the log back to the road.

Couple of things: Flooding should never occur if choke (actually a separate multi-orifaced 'enricher circuit') is operating correctly. As already mentioned, don't touch the petal. Be sure your electric fuel pump is not over-pressuring the carb. The float needle valve only has to handle about...

The U500 is a fine truck for it's intended use as an equipment/implement carrier. It is not intended for rough offroad work. Note the lack of ground clearance. The U3000, U4000, U5000's are intended for offroad and military service. In the recent past the U1300L was the dominant military...

May you get that garage or shelter eventually! That white stuff is really hard to work in. I worked on my trucks on an open car port in Denver for almost 20 years. I'm curious about something. I have a place I can work inside now, concrete floor and all. Yet I still prefer to work outside...

Except for the earlier Unimogs, a Unimog can be designated as a road truck, with options to support higher speed. High speed diff and portal gear ratios were/are available as options. Add to that an overdrive-splitter on the SBU or larger Unimogs (those having divorced transmissions), taller...

Thank you!! Acting on PM info. Bob

How 'bout that. I got to thinking in my sleep last night that the 140 mm (from memory) is inside diameter. So I went out and measured a spare seal this morning and it is 140 x 165 x 9.5/12. 165mm!! That 165 mm OD is too much of a coincidence. If this is not a outer seal driver for a...

HarleyBoy, if the outside dimensions of the rear flange is right at 140 mm (could be 136mm if earlier version) then the device could be a seal driver for the output seal for the portal gearbox of a SEE excavator, 419 Unimog, as used by the Marines. I would like to get this driver unless it...

Try greasing the rear driveshaft slipjoint splines and ensuring the joint is not bottoming out. This is not a CUCV specific issue and typically occurs during acceleration and deceleration.

Hi Lowtech, Some of those cylindrical things are inline Sprague filters to keep noise off the lines entering and exiting the shelter. As you take the parts out, would you note the model and ratings of each type of filter and post them? I'm especially interested in any with high current DC...

Hi Karl, You can probably guess I'm totally in favor of your upgrading to a U-1300! :-) For those few readers who are saying "what's a U-1300 Unimog", here's a really well written summary of the Unimog SBU group of vehicles including the U-1300. http://www.unimogcentre.com/unimog435.html...

Since you ask, Unimogs are rated to 100% grade, 45 degree. Traction is the limiting factor. It's easy to find a place to climb up and down OVER 100% in the Utah slickrock. We do it all the time. Approach and departure angle have little to do with what grade a vehicle will 'operate' on...

I'm a Unimog nut but think you are on the right track to modify the CHEAP 5 tons. Sure, Unimogs are available up to 24,000 lbs GVW (on just two axles, and that's the offroad rating). But, such a 2450 Unimog truck could cost you ten times the initial price for a 5 ton. The initial Unimog...

Great video. We should keep in mind that the Diesel fuel available in some countries is still real Diesel fuel. I looks more like oil than fuel sometimes and smokes a lot because it has so much more energy in it. The engine uses what it can. They might not have turned it up at all. Notice...

I've seen 12v winches used on 24 v Unimogs a number of times. It's really quite simple and works great if you plan a separate 12v battery. Mount it close to the winch if you can, an advantage normal winch installations rarely have. The limitation is the AH rating of the battery versus drain...

I'm admiring that mast. Does it park for travel by rotating toward the rear? I think I see a resting place for it at the top rear corner of the shelter. How much does it stick up above the shelter, deployed, and stowed? thanks, great setup! Bob WB4ETT

Not radial tires? Bias ply tires are really bad about taking a set when sitting, cold, and will take miles to warm and get round again. A steering system with a little play is easily set into death wobble. Getting worse in cold weather kinda points to tire issues, IMHO. As for water in the...

You can probably tell from my list below that I am rather prejudiced toward Unimogs :-) As versatile as they are, they still have simple hydraulics that can be copied/emulated. I think the original poster had in mind a simple system, and the 'high capacity' system of the Case MB-4/94 406...

Hi, I should have elaborated. The snow plow was not 'mounted' on the 404, it was residing on the bed where it had been loaded for transport, all piled up. I layed it out on the ground in proper sequence to take pictures. Steering could be an issue. However, after driving in deep snow many...