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I always dreamed of owning a Unimog 4x4 , i know they are out of most peoples leagues and pockets ( $$ ) , i would rate them as the Best built 4x4 on planet earth , the amount of fittings and tools you can fit to them is amazing , plus i bet there are other vehicles around similar that are Military/industiral based , like an Oshkosh , MAN , etc

Its great too look up to something and aim High ( i may be talking shit being an Aussie after all its Australia day -lol ) be great to have section that you look at and think " One day i will have one of those " !

whooops put all this in the wrong section.

Mate, are you in the right country.
Unimogs here are as cheap as chips. In fact you can usually find one buried in the Waimak on a Sunday afternoon where a soldier has stuffed up

Mate, are you in the right country.
Unimogs here are as cheap as chips. In fact you can usually find one buried in the Waimak on a Sunday afternoon where a soldier has stuffed up

or under roks tyres

80's 1300L's are around 20 grand here , compared to like 40-50 in Aussie . just imagine what he new models fetch !

This is it for me. The ultimate 4x4 for what I want to do.

is that your rig ? looks very versatile
( looks like he's running Dana 60's in there )

adventures_more wrote:is that your rig ? looks very versatile

Lol, He wishes. Thats the Whiteknight, from Canada eh

adventures_more wrote:I always dreamed of owning a Unimog 4x4 , i know they are out of most peoples leagues and pockets ( $$ ) , i would rate them as the Best built 4x4 on planet earth , the amount of fittings and tools you can fit to them is amazing , plus i bet there are other vehicles around similar that are Military/industiral based , like an Oshkosh , MAN , et

here's one at chch airport fire, its a 6x6, equal to oshkosh, e-one, rosenbauer, MAN, maybe better,assembled right here in NZ at mills-tui and yes it's me in the pic

turoa wrote:

adventures_more wrote:is that your rig ? looks very versatile

Lol, He wishes. Thats the Whiteknight, from Canada eh

Yeah - I do wish it was my rig

This truck has had big $$$$$ put into it. Have got a White Knight DVD - He just eats all the other American 4x4s. One day she will be mine, oh yes she will be mine (Waynes World flash back )

http://www.whiteknight.ca/HOME%20BASE.htm

shikes you look like one of snow whites little dwarfs standing next to it , which one are you -LOL being blasted with that water cannon on a frezing CHCH day must feel dandy !

what Engine is in that ?

twin engined, one for the pump and one for the dirve, the drive engine is a 680hp 1910 ft/lb torque detroit, hooked to a allison 7 speed auto, weighs 33 tonne and does 0-80kph in 30 secs , 10 000L of water can be emptied in well under 2min
P.S I am 5 ft 7 may be short but I ain't no dwarf

its not one of the new detroit MTU engines , something like a 16 V, etc ?

Must be fun to drive, be wicked on the road as everyone would get out the way pronto if they saw you behind them .