Unimog U427: One for all

Hannes Kois from Carinthia has known the Unimog for a long time, but the new version of the popular implement carrier now has “a completely different quality – that outshines everything else once again.” “With its auxiliary rear axle steering, the Unimog is more manoeuvrable in spite of the longer wheelbase,” Hannes Kois explains to us. He demonstrates this advantage to us right away in practice, mowing high up on the Schönberg mountain, high above the little town with its population of 4,500. He can take even the sharpest bends on the inside. Thanks to its powerful engine, the U427 stays on track. “You can't feel any jolting or delay,” says Hannes Kois, “just perfect.”

In his opinion, the Unimog's transferable steering is a good solution too. The steering column including instrument panel support and pedals can be quickly moved from left to right, so that the driver always has a perfect view of the working area. “We used to work together in pairs for mowing,” says Hannes Kois, “but now I'm on my own, and my workmate can get on with other jobs. For a borough like ours with a small number of employees, that's a saving of several hundred hours' work a year.”

But the Unimog isn't only used for mowing: it's truly multi-talented. Starting with winter clearing operations, to transporting gravel, sweeping, or mowing with a number of different attachments. At the moment, the platform and the Mulag MFK 500 front boom mower are attached.

“You can use this vehicle is so many different regions, there's no product from the competition that's as good,” Hannes Kois, “there's nothing that comes close to the Unimog.” The all-wheel steering does the rest for manoeuvrability, and it can even do lateral axle displacement, in other words travel sideways. The steering can be set comfortably from the driver's seat.