This 1989 Freightliner Unimog FLU419 is a former US military vehicle that was overhauled in 2010 at the Red River Army Depot and acquired by the selling dealer in 2023. Finished in drab green, the truck is powered by a 5.7-liter Mercedes-Benz diesel inline-six mated to a manual gearbox and a dual-range transfer case. Equipment includes a hydraulic front-end loader, a rear-mounted backhoe, an air intake snorkel, storage lockers, locking differentials, portal axles, 20″ steel wheels, and four-wheel disc brakes. This Unimog is offered by the selling dealer at no reserve with a clean Florida title.
Classified as a Small Emplacement Excavator, the Unimog 419 was used by the US Army as an engineering vehicle. This one is finished in drab green and equipped with a detachable hydraulically operated front-end loader in addition to a rear-mounted backhoe that folds onto the back of the truck. An air-intake snorkel, a roof guard, and passenger-side storage lockers are other details. The upholstery on the backhoe seat is worn.
Steel 20″ wheels are mounted with Michelin tires that have cracked sidewalls. A full-size spare is stored behind the cab on the left side of the truck. Braking is handled by discs at all four corners.
The cab houses two low-back bucket seats trimmed in black vinyl upholstery. Controls for the gearbox, transfer case, and accessories sit behind the removable engine cover. One of the defroster switches works intermittently.
VDO instrumentation includes an 80-mph speedometer, a tachometer, a combination gauge, and a voltage readout. An inclinometer is affixed to the dash. The six-digit odometer shows 7 miles, and total mileage is unknown.
A removable engine cover in the cab provides access to the 5.7-liter Mercedes-Benz OM352 diesel inline-six. The engine is linked to a four-speed manual gearbox with a high/low range and a splitter, offering sixteen forward gears and eight reverse gears. The top fuel pump O-rings are said to have been replaced under current ownership. The selling dealer notes an issue with the starter bendix drive and that engine oil leaks from the motor when running. The fuse covers are missing from the engine compartment, and weeping oil is noted from one of the oil tanks.
Power is sent to all four wheels through a dual-range transfer case, locking differentials, and portal axles. The selling dealer notes that a section of the exhaust system was replaced under current ownership. The oil pan is dented and the fuel tank brackets are bent.
Data tags riveted to the bulkhead between the seats indicate that the vehicle was overhauled in 2010 at the Red River Army Depot in Texarkana, Texas.