Absolutely brilliant ! loved watching this all the way through. What a gorgeous beast of a machine.

I was pulled in the moment I spotted Unimog and the double-A frame gantry crane. Thanks for recording, editing and elevating your terrific time-lapse engine swap.

What a joy! My grandpa used to fix this machines in the Argentinean Army, back in the days. I did help later in life to check arround, what a joy to drive this machines. Thanks for the video and your work!

Can't express how impressive this is! Inspirational to be sure!

Amazing, my friend the way you just took it apart methodically and reassembled it. I wish I was nearby to pay you a visit. Respect.

Happiness is having neighbours like this man. Keep up the good work

Now THAT is an unboxing !! A thing of beauty.

I got tired just watching this guy work....I complain when I have to change a heating furnace small blower motor takes me 2 hrs... enjoyed the music on a sunny afternoon....Good Job !! One man with all the right tools. And the “ patience “ !!!

I bet the decibel level inside the unimog is off the chart have an excellent day

again, friend, you are an inspiration to many...i could only wish to have your skill and enthusiasm, then my days of prepping for the worst may begin...again, bravo to you!

@doncarlo5

5 жыл бұрын

do not wish ... just do it ... and learn by doing ... believe me , it works !

I like it when a man knows what to do and how to do in his life.

One of my all-time favourite Unimog videos! A Unimog is pretty much the only vehicle i would swap my Laplander for. Thanks for sharing!

What a great video. Its amazing what you can find on KZread when you cant sleep. Absolutely terrific job and the time lapse was perfect. Well done.

Just loved these Mogs from my Rhodesian Army days such reliable multi purpose vehicles,nice to see her up and running.

What a great Video ,reminds me of the good old days when mechanical repairs were a joy,,Worked on these for the Australian Army they still have a few around,I do believe they still buy new ones along with the Land Rover Defender,,Great Stuff.

This is a dream-machine for adventurous type folk . They have insane ground clearance . It doesn't need a lift kit and bigger tires .

Hey, I saw this video about this guy, working on a stinking Unimog, changing the engine... And just imagine the music. Some classic shit!!.... Seriously, this is awesome, love the combination of the "rough" guy doing this dirty work all by himself, but there is beautiful music in the background, not the usual heavy metal stuff. You did a great job, and I absolutely adore the subtlety hidden in this video. Keep on moggin.

@desertpir8

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I really appreciate this comment.. made my day! Yeah, I try to do something different for music as the heavy metal stuff is just so overdone and has no soul. The classical, I find makes the film enjoyable and relaxing to watch every time.

@medianetwork7972

2 жыл бұрын

My kinda guy…

Very nice indeed, loved watching that. You have an extraordinary skill in being able to tear one of those down and put a new engine in it.

Mognificent... Rembrandt would cower at the sight if your work!!!!! I salute you sir, I would own anything you put your hands on, Bravo.........

Really enjoyed this , thank you!!

The beauty of its simplicity and reliability

The greatest ever job I have seen so far. You are so talented bro keep producing such fabulous outputs . I have 421 1982 in Saudi Arabia .

It's like Andy's hobby headquarters but with a real car :) So relaxing to watch something put together so nicely.

@desertpir8

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Mann, bei dir sitzt ja jeder Handgriff. Dich möchte ich gerne als Nachbarn haben. Super gut!!!!

Shocking!!! Is all I can say. Your patience is unbelievable. Working in your front yard, no lights, no climate control.... Your wide range of skills...amazing. the fact that you cut and weld on the ground makes me crazy to watch. Also the use of the flap wheels...ugh!! those things are terrible... lol Come work for me in my fab shop in Co. In my shop with good quality tools, equipment, lights and climate control you would be amazing...

Thanks for this video ... my machine, I drove him in 1970/71 one year during my army time at the german army ... I still know every screw today :-)

Nice job !!! Brings me back lon gtime ago.... Drove one of these in Germany in 1983 carrying ammo....and in Gabon in 1990 in the jungle on oil fields....Lovely truck, reliable engine, off road masterpiece...Thanks for sharing !

Always wanted a Unimog albeit with a OM615, ..17..36. Served on US Diesel powered unterseeboots. Thank you. Narragansett Bay

@desertpir8

4 жыл бұрын

The bigger mogs all have diesels. I also have a Unimog 416 w/ om352 6 cylinder diesel.

Love vids like this. he sure knows Unimogs. Wish this was a restore vid, would've been great. Bring the whole girl back to life. Looks like Arizona desert, good place for the Unimog.

I wish you was my neighbor, you the man, I love working on old car's and trucks. GOD bless.

@desertpir8

4 жыл бұрын

Wish you were my neighbor too!

Awesome! Nice job. That oldtimer is in excellent condition...

I'm impressed by your mechanical skills. Great job.

Awesome - ! Strangely hypnotic video. This man certainly knows his Moggies - !

This was fun to watch.....impressive.

My guy had his watch the whole time working… real OG 🙌

Coolest thing I've seen all week..and almost like I was at a concert in Vienna!

to see the way that new motor was packed away was awesome!!! it really was a time capsule perfect condition ,,,mint in fact!!!

@desertpir8

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, you can still buy these time capsules! I get all my parts from Expedition Imports in California. They bought out all the Unimog parts warehouses in europe, so you can still get engines packed away like new. Fun fact... the engines also come in an air-drop crate (I also have one of these in the backyard). It is pressurized to 1.5 bar with nitrogen to preserve the engine when they built them in the 1980s. When you open them up they are exactly as they were the day they were built.

@poplaurentiu4148

4 жыл бұрын

@@desertpir8 Is packed like that because Unimogs were tough & used a lot in many Army forces for many different things, so when they got broken, need a new engine specially for military all parts need to reach in best condition and if it get shipped by boats it need to be free of corrosive sea salt any moisture or humidity, that is why inside the military crate is the engine wrapped in a pressurized cell same story is for shipment of the front & rear portal axles, clutches & gearboxes & driveshafts..

Wonderfull !! I love it, even the music goes well with the video. Congratulations !

Thank you for posting this. I found it thoroughly entertaining as well as informative.

Just lovely.

Outstanding job and very impressive video!

Wow, impressive ; you sure know what you are doing ! Bravo !

Hi ! What a great video ! Many thanks for sharing it ! Congratulations for the great work ! Regards, Luis

Dear, congratulations on the beautiful work. Very good taste demonstrated by the beautiful symphony, allied with dedication to mechanical engineering. Congratulations on your dedication. Antonio Lopes, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.

Der Mann ist der Wahnsinn!! Respekt hoch 10. Ich glaube er hat abgenommen

I miss my Unimog, the two gear thing in reverse was fun, I used to do that when ever I had some one in the cab and wanted to make it look complicated. ;-)

Really good video... Ty was awesome to watch! 💪👍👍👏

great to illustrate what it's like to really be driving inside one..

Impressive work, great video

Like the classical during the rebuild, which you did excellently, but would rather hear the purr of the new engine. Still amazed at the excellent cab extension.

Amazing... you make it looks so easy !

Great job mate, and on yer own. Fantastic

Nice vid - the Beethoven is a really nice change from the usual generic metal/rock!

@PREPPERLEPER

6 жыл бұрын

STELAR PARLOV'S ''LOVE '' IS PRETTY GOOD TOO...

@crewcab1984rv

5 жыл бұрын

100% agreed

@karlavelo2482

4 жыл бұрын

so true !

Beautiful and solo.. a great man.

Impresive how simple ware back then... No electronics.. trucks for a lifetime

Unimog with cactus at sight. Very nice.

Really well made video! Nice work :)

great video

J' ai conduit un Unimog pendant mon service militaire en Allemagne (Landau) en 1979. Très bon souvenir, véhicule très souple, trop peut être ! Très agréable à conduire.

Nice ride, good work, well done..... Enjoy it!

What a job, Well done !

Schönes Video. Grüße und viel Spaß mit dem Unimog.

Nice work, hats off

Great job!!!

Thanks for the video man. Replacing the engine alone was a great achievement, you are a master of mechanics dude. But I suspect you will smell burned oil for a long time inside that cabin 😉

@desertpir8

4 жыл бұрын

The oil was from the original engine build.. just burned off oil from the manifolds. It cleared up in a few minutes.

Congratulations from Colombia ... !!!

Great video, with the best way, to remove the spare tire 👌

Good job mister. You have a great machine, it is a strongest truck. Congratulation from Ecuador. Nice video.

Wow - that was beautiful

Good job!

awesome maschine . i drove the mg43 in a mercedes as a recon scout .. good memories

Que carro maravilhoso Foi muito surpreendente vc desembalar o motor com 32 anos de vida, mas sem nenhum km rodado, isso realmente é muito interessante e satisfatório! parabéns, foi um excelente trabalho!!

I bought a Unimog 404 from the French army, and with several spare parts including a gearbox and an engine that had never been mounted on any MOG! I got a new vehicle!

Nice work!

Very nice video, John

Золотые руки у мужика! Уважаю таких людей.

This great. You must have had such a great time on this project! Very cool!

@desertpir8

7 жыл бұрын

I had a lot of fun! Working on these trucks is enjoyable for me.

@desertpir8

7 жыл бұрын

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What a Beautiful Mog💚Concert that was, mein♥fürst....👏👏👏!!!

Awesome job well done

Super mechanic, super film, super truck, super music!!!!!

Wish I had that Unimog 404. But what I wish I really had was your skill set. Watched all your videos on the Unimog and you do really good work. The whole time I watch you working on the body I kept thinking of my grandfather shouting "measure twice, cut once". Hope you drive the hell out of it for many, many, many miles and enjoy everyone of them. Good luck.

Great and good job !

that was great to see

@desertpir8

8 жыл бұрын

+George Gardinier, Thank you! I just posted it up this morning.

Hi desertpir8!!! Wonderfull video! Congratulations for it and for the really impressive major replacement you've done. I work since many years in Mercedes Benz Argentina. I've got the pleasure of assembling the last argentinean produced Unimogs in 1994. Yes, some 416. Very nice, versatile and reliable machine. Something in your video got my attention: the engine you worked with was a gasoline one. I didn't know that there were produced Gasoline Unimogs, since here -and I I think mostly worldwide- engines are diesel's. Well, once again, nice Truck. Congrats! Best regards Dario

that was a great video , thankyou

Fantastic!

GOOD JOB!

Te felicito un trabajo hermoso realizaste y el Doka excelente . Abrazo!!!

Beautiful video and the car is amazing ofcourse the music is exelente.

What an excellent job and you did all this without an air wrench!

@desertpir8

4 жыл бұрын

I have air and electric tools. But when working on Mogs, I usually like to use hand tools.

you are one of the lucky guy in the world.

Amazing!!

that thing is bad ass, great video

wow. great videos you have.

Exelente trabajo..!

Ça en fait du boulot... Je rêve d en avoir un depuis le jour ou j en ai conduit un dans un carrière y a fort longtemps. Je vous envie énormément !

i don t know why but i feel like i can do it on my kitchen table😁 great job

nice job!

Years ago I had a Mercedes Benz W108 which had the same engine as this Unimog. Have great fond of Mercedes Benz vehicles for their quality and good engineering.

amazing