JAnuary 6th, 2008.
I might wish to point you also to Michael at Unipaser (United Parts Service) in Palo Alto, Ca., he has been most helpful in finding the parts to keep my 1963 Mercedes Benz Unimog S.404.114 (Swiss) running. The 404's are much maligned by those who want or need a Unimog diesel, but they are actually much like the Model "A" Ford, simple and easy to repair. You machine is probably the 406/416 the US Army was enamored of as a High Mobility
Mechanical excavator (either a SEEP or HMMH), neither or which were considered by the Army to be trucks, rather as in Europe all Unimogs are considered "Road Tractors" and are covered by a different set of highway regulations. You will, unfortunately find that the Mercedes Benz parts are going up in price lately due to the poor showing of the US Dollar on world markets (Ouch!). Good luck on your repairs and you will find the smaller Unimogs are like no other four wheel drive in the world- they make Hummers look like small children's toys.
Regards,
Kyle F. McGrogan
1963 Mercedes Benz Unimog S.404.114 (Swiss)
1971 Kaiser Jeep M35A2 Wo/W "Saddam's Nightmare" Vietnam and Desert Storm Verteran Truck.