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The SEE Freightliner Mog is a 406, renamed for Freightliner to be a 416 to make the differance, also for Unimog to handle the parts. It was sold to the US Army as a Freigthliner due to "buy American" request. But they have been built in Gaggenau, Germany. Frughtliner by that time and still is...

As I said, they were built to the requirements of the Army in the early 90's. And they fulfilled the requirements in the tests as a throw away vehicle. And to my experiance Gators rum more than 800 hours without repair, which is a lot for an one way vehicle. Wolf

First you have to clean the Diesel system very well. Remove anything that might be debris in the fuel system! Second: If the loading pressure is not in the specified level fireing will be poor or the engine will not start. The problem is usualy based on a worn out charging pump, if you have a...

The mule is a nice to have. But Gators were not intended to carry a big 50. But they can carry Stingers and stuff like that. And their ground pressure is much lower than that of the mule due to its low tire pressure of only 0.2 to 0.3 bar. Every vehicle is made for the needs of its time. Wolf

Milfireguy's photo dated here 01-26-2009 seems for me to be a chemical warefare truck, later used as a NBC substuite standard truck. The German Army used the same boby work on the CCKW chassis in the second half of the 50's as NBC-trucks for decontaminating larger areas. My be some of them also...

Most of these pics I have seen somewhere before. The M26 Pacific was a WWII wrecker, some of the others prototyps for the sucsessors. The Diamond T 970 was used in many variations as a wrecker, also with the M1 heavy wrecker equipment. Wolf

The dealers should have catalouges whith say according to the engine fit to your Generator the maximum back pressure allowed. Selecting the muffler you should care for this, too. The catalouges usually list recommended mufflers for the engines! Wolf from Germany

You compare a 2007 product with a product that run through the trials in the early 90's at Fort Brag and was considered to be a one way use vehicle. The Gator is still a good vehicle and many of us would be happy to own one. It still has a good beer carrying performance, especially after the...

I think the base is a M116 A1 trailer chassis. The tool box is, like said on the vehicle label, for electric tools. So there should be space for a generator or must be used with a second trailer, a fitting generator trailer. Could not be seen very often. Wolf

As far as I remember, van de Velde in Vrai, Belgium has still some fibre glass hard tops for sale, the second Generation of hard tops of the M715. I use it and with a little rework it fits quite well. Price was by that time 8000 bef which is today about 200 Euro. Wolf

Nice craftmanship! Howerver, out of which country this 404S should be? Bows and a tarpaulin with a closed cab on a 404S. I know no country which ever ordered that. On a 406 I would say, ok, Africa. But a 404S with hard top and blue lights on the roof: Fire truck with special purpose boby. But...

There is a metric needle bearing without inner ring available that fits on the trans shaft. The difference to the drill in the fly wheel must be covered by a home made bushing. It works. I use it. Wolf

Seats for M715 I changed to Volvo 240 Series seats in 1982 already. The original seats were rotten, springs looking through the fabric and did not look useably. We called that stuff "sea grass seats". The Volvo seats serve me since then. Only some new feet needed on the floor to fix the Volvo...

Manuals are a very good helper for modelling! Wolf

All Unimogs had drum brakes until about 1973. Then Unimog had to change to discs. The drum brakes could not offer the required deceleratin required by ECE R13 or 71/320 EEC. The Drums are old StVZO which is German Road homologation requirements. So it is not possible to change from drums to...

The fifth wheels can hold a much bigger load than the truck is designed for. Commonly the maker is Holland Hitches. If you find any kind of makers label on it, you can contact them. Normaly they give you the informations about the fifth wheel. However, the trucks are not made for these weights...

Sorry, misunderstood, not the official name, the common nick name! Salve cabel receptical is in Germann Fremdstartsteckdose. Wolf

Reads or me like a standard problem. First radiator: Of course can only be a loose clamp. But most of the cases the radiator is leaky due to its age. You can determine that if you check the radiator core with a torch and find white traces on the innener side behind the cowling. Qualified repair...

We call it in Germany "Scheineschnauze". Of course the translation from Pig nose means Schweinenase. However I never heard an US Army expression about these connectors, so my translation to English is my version and not neccessarily the correct one. Center pin starting cables in complete useably...

I do not want you to park your Miata. Use it, drive it and have fun with it. Today you can enjoy the car. In 20 years you may be not anymore (or make ist 30 or 40 if you like) able do do so. My opinion about the value just was a general statement and did not mean to keep the car in the garage...