The BLM used to run a bunch of Unimogs in the Great Basin, the USFS had a few too. From talking with guys who ran them, they were great off road but not without issues. They were slow (like top speed 40-50 mph) and the BLM covers huge areas which was a problem, they were maintenance hogs and Unimog dealers were few and far between, and finally a lot of the guys beat the snot out of them.
These newer Unimogs were supposed to be a lot better in the maintenace end, and serviced at any freightliner dealer which took care of that problem. The USFS was supposed to get a couple of prototype engines built on that Unimog chassis in 2007-2008 but then the economy crashed and they scrapped that plan.
I do like those 1970s Ford medium duty F series as fire apparatus, what great looking trucks.
These newer Unimogs were supposed to be a lot better in the maintenace end, and serviced at any freightliner dealer which took care of that problem. The USFS was supposed to get a couple of prototype engines built on that Unimog chassis in 2007-2008 but then the economy crashed and they scrapped that plan.
I do like those 1970s Ford medium duty F series as fire apparatus, what great looking trucks.
Aaron Woods
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