Mercedes-Benz » Unimog 403 / 406 / 413 / 416 / 421

The next Unimog 406 with a payload of 1,75-2,0 tons offered since 1963 in U65 and U70 variants with a wheelbase of 2380 mm. Firstly the trucks were equipped with a 4-cylinder engine at 65 hp and a working volume of 4,580 cm3. Later a 6-cylinder diesel engine "OM312 (5675 cm3, 65-70 hp) was installed. Various equipment could be installed on all four sides, the maximum speed was 70 km/h, the minimum - 0,08 km/h. The U80 and U84 models with 80 and 84 hp engines have been producing from 1969 to 1971. And then, from 1971 to 1988, the U90 model has been producing, which later evolved to U900. The U100 and U110 also were produced. In 1966, the Unimog 411 has been showed in U34 and U40 versions with 2-liter diesel engines OM621. The U411 was the base for of a new U421 series with a wheelbase of 2250 mm (model U45 and U52). Its development was U403 (U54 and U66) with a base of 2380 mm, equipped with a 4-cylinder 3.7-liter engine "OM314. The most powerful series 413 and 416 (80-100 hp) has been created in the late 60's based on the army Unimog S404. In 70-ies the Unimog range has been almost finished. In 1977, the Unimog 421 (U52) has become the lightest model "U600" with a payload of 1.35 tons, 2250 mm wheelbase and a 4-cylinder IDI OM 616 diesel engine (2404 cm3, 52 hp). On the chassis of Unimog 403 (U66) has been created the U72 model, later converted into 2.4-tonne U800 with a 4-cylinder OM314 diesel engine (3780 cm3, 72 hp). These models have been producing for a short time and were replaced by the 406/U84, which soon became one of the most popular Mercedes-Benz models - the Unimog 900 or U900. It used the old 84 hp diesel OM352 and synchronized manual 6-speed gearbox. The trucks received a rounded metal cab, disc brakes, power steering, self-locking differential, 2-3 power shafts.