GMG, Unimog, County and other lesser-known all-wheel drive off-road tools

[Sean]

ah looks like Tims got the 6 wheeler Stn.Wagon from the programme too...and in better nick.

 

[8ob]

What’s the second one Bob?

James its a V8 Iveco 6x6, basically a rebadged Magirus Deutz. That one is a righthand drive exhighlands gritter, quite a rare beast.

Bob

 

[Barking Mat]

What’s the second one Bob?

Magirius Deutz ?

 

[Barking Mat]

Nice collection @8ob .

 

[Barking Mat]

@8ob is that an MK, or a TK?

 

[James1979]

Interesting.

Is that an air cooled? I ask because most Deutz seem to be.

 

[8ob]

@8ob is that an MK, or a TK?

MJ Mat, that said they are all really just a different flavour of a TK , that one is a civvy twin wheel rear axle version one made by AWD.

Bob

 

[8ob]

Interesting.

Is that an air cooled? I ask because most Deutz seem to be.

That one has a 260hp V8 air cooled deutz engine, fired it up a few days ago and found the clutch has glued itself to the flywheel,should be able to free it off by hammering at around the fields.

Bob

 

[25.4_mechanic]

What’s the second one Bob?

Magirus-Deutz, air-cooled, loud as hell but never frozen

EDIT: you beat me, hadn't refreshed the page

 

[merryman]

Anyone remember the Africar? Everyone seemed to think it was the answer at the time, it deserved to succeed, but sadly it didn't.

With it being made in Lancaster I took quite an interest at the time. It coincides with my ideas of good engineering too, simple, easy to make and maintain, so different to how vehicles are nowadays. Not sure if the execution was quite as good as the theory, and to try to make their own engines at the start was a really bad idea. The 4WD system was interesting, as a driveshaft was taken from the engine to a DAF variomatic style gearbox/differential by belt at the back end, which meant the speed differences in each normal gear, which drove the front end, was compensated for by the variomatic system. Don't know if they actually built one or if it worked. The Lakeland Motor Museum had an Africar, when it was at Holker Hall, not sure if they still have it. The museum did move out of Holker.

 

[Gritineye]

ah looks like Tims got the 6 wheeler Stn.Wagon from the programme too...and in better nick.

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Small world eh? It was such a good idea for all the right reasons, such a shame they never took got made. I was building off road competition cars at the time so I took an interest in the Africa.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

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James its a V8 Iveco 6x6, basically a rebadged Magirus Deutz. That one is a righthand drive exhighlands gritter, quite a rare beast.

Bob

I’d give my left nut for that wagon. I have a strange attraction to air cooled v8 trucks

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Talking of unusual offroad vehicles

The Esarco 8x8 - basically 2 Defender chassis back to back to give front and rear steering.

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Friend of mines currently restoring an esarco

 

[fizzy]

Friend of mines currently restoring an esarco

Wow they must be very rare. Shame the army never adopted them.

 

[25.4_mechanic]

I’d give my left nut for that wagon. I have a strange attraction to air cooled v8 trucks

Not in the currency you suggest, but you can get them quite well here (for € that is), I even just found a - on the picture - quite good looking tipper with V10 and 310hp.

So: Be brave ... but keep your trousers up!



Carsten

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[Migmac]

This Is very similar to the one we worked. Ours had brush bars all the way over the cab with the exhaust clamped to one of them. All the glass was protected as was the sides of the engine and underneath. The blade on ours was solid and taller. Finally ours wasn’t shiny