Alarmschalter-
Alarm Switch
Alarmzugdrehschalter-
The more correct (official) name for Alarmschalter. Means something like alert pull-turn-knob.
Achsen-
Axles
Anbau-Befestigungsteile-
Attachement mounting parts
Anhängerkupplung-
Trailer hitch. In German papers always abreveated with AHK.
Anhängevorrichtung-
Trailer couplings/hitches
Aufbauten-
Superstructures
Bootanker-
Boat Anchor
Bremsen-
Brakes
BZW
beziehungsweise
can mean "and," "but," "rather," "alternatively," "respectively," "more specifically" -- the list goes on.,
Case-
A company that sold Unimog 406's in the U.S.A. The Unimogs were usually orange, with the
short wheel base, and the low speed axles. Many options were available with these Unimogs, such as backhoes, front-end loaders and three-point hitches.
CKD
Completely Knocked Down - disassembled.
Crawler gears-
An extra set of gears added on to a Unimog transmission that gives much lower road speed, somewhere in the range of 2 meters per minute. Intended for agricultural uses and road maintenance, not for high-torque requirements like hill climbing.
Dauer-To-
Continuous/Steady
Dingo
A Unimog-based armored vehicle.
DOKA-
An acronym for DOppelKAbine meaning double cab, or crewcab, a four-door Unimog cab.
Elektrik-
Electrical Equipment
Erstausstattung-
Original equipement wheels
Fahrerhaus-
Fährerhaus-
Kabine-
The cab of the truck, or Driver's cab.
Flecktarnanstrich or more short Flecktarn-
The coloring of german army vehicles (black, green and brown)
FLF-
Flughavenloschfahrzeug, a version of Fire Truck, an Airport Fire Engine.
FOPS-
Falling Object Protection System, a cage, usually mounted on a ROPS, to protect the Unimog from falling objects.
Frontlader-
Frontloader or Front-end loader.
Funk-Tonner-
also army slang. Meaning the radiobox version of the mog.
Funkwagen-
Radio Trucks are Unimog S 404's with a van body on the back, similar to an ambulance. They were outfitted and used as a radio communications truck and known as a "Funkwagen" (German for Radio Wagen), or here in North America as Radio Trucks. When they are sold, many still have the radio truck furniture with them, such as desks, chairs, lamps, pull down shades and window covers. Some even have radios, amps and teletype equipment.
Fährerhaus-
Kabine-
Fahrerhaus-
FHS-
The cab of the truck, or Driver's cab.
Fahrerhausausstattung-
Cab & Furnishings
FHS
Fahrerhaus-
Fährerhaus-
Kabine-
The cab of the truck, or Driver's cab.
FZG Forschungsstelle für Zahnräder und Getriebesysteme
Research Center for Gears and Gear Systems
Getriebe-
Transmission
GmbH
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
limited liability company, LLC
Gruppenschaltung-
Range shifting.
Haflinger-
The Haflinger, built by Steyr-Puch, is a small, lightweight, four wheel drive, high mobility cab over vehicle about 2.8 m long (3.15 m for the long wheelbase version) and 1.3 m wide. Named after a sturdy work horse.
HME
High Mobility Entrencher. A Unimog 419 built with a Bulldozer blade on the front, and a trenching tool on the back.
HMMH
High Mobility Material Handler. A Unimog 419 built with a 4000lb US-made fork lift and a 6000lb 26.5 foot US-made knuckle crane.
Hydraulik-
Hydraulics
Instrumente-
Instruments
Kabine-
Fahrerhaus-
Fährerhaus
FHS-
The cab of the truck, or Driver's cab.
KMW
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, now KNDS Deutschland, Is a German defense company based in Munich - Allach. It produces wheel tanks, such as the ATF Dingo, Fennek, Mungo, GTK Boxer (with Rheinmetall) and tracked vehicles such as the Leopard 1, Leopard 2, the Panzerhaubitze 2000, MARS, the Puma (with Rheinmetall) and the RCH 155.
Koffer-
The German word for box. It refers to the structure on the back of the Unimog, such as a VLF, TLF-8, Radio or ambulance box (not a flatbed).
Kontrollgeräte-
Control Devices
Krafthydraulik-
Force Hydraulics
LBU-
Leichte Baureihe Unimog, Light Range Unimog such as the U90 Turbo or U100L Turbo.
Leuchten-
Lighting
LF-
Löschgruppenfahrzeug, a version of Fire Truck, a Fire Group Engine.
LF8-
A Unimog 404 LF8 has a one-piece body instead of the usual cab and box. Designed to carry 8 firefighters.
LKW-
Lastkraftwagenfahrer - , a Heavy Goods Wagen, a Truck.
Lkw 2t, tmil gl-
Official name in the Bundeswehr for the Unimog (U 1300 L) means something like "Truck, 2 tons, in parts militarized, suitable for all terrains.
MBU-
Mittlere Baureihe Unimog, a Medium Range Unimog such as the U1400, U1450, U1600, or the U1650 (214).
Nebenabtrieb-
Side take-off / Power Take Off
Oliv-
the German name for the dark-green army vehicle color. Sometimes also steingrau-oliv (stone-grey olive).
Pinzgauer-
A 4- or 6-wheel drive vehicle built in the Pinzgau district of Austria by Steyer-Puch. Older ones have a 4-cylinder air-cooled engine, newer ones can have a Diesel engine. They are equipped with portal axles, independant suspension, locking differentials, and are smaller than a Unimog, with better highway speeds. Named after a sturdy work horse.
PLF-
Pulverlöschfahrzeug, a version of Fire Truck, a Powder Fire Engine.
Portal Axle-
An axle design that gives much greater ground clearance. Instead of the drive axle entering the hub at the center like a conventional axle, it enters near the top edge of the hub, and a set of gears in a gear box (inside the brake drum/hub assembly) delivers the driving force to the wheel. This type of axle is found on Unimogs, Pinzgauers, and old Volkswagen transporters (from 1947 through 1967).
Pritsche-
Literally, plank-bed. A flat-bed version of the Unimog.
Pritschenausstattung-
Mounted equipment
PTO-
Power Take Off, a drive shaft that runs from the transmission to the front, rear or side of the Unimog to drive an implement such as a winch, snow blower or pump.
ROPS-
Roll Over Protection System- an added framework to protect the Unimog in case of a roll-over.
Rader-
Wheels
Reserve-Zusatzräder-
Spare wheel and carrier
Rundum-kennleuchte-
Rotating Beacon light. in German often abreveated as RKL.
Sammelcode-
Special options / versions
San Kreuz-
The red cross on ambulace vehicles. (army slang, but well known)
SBU-
Schwere Baureihe Unimog, a Heavy Range Unimog such as the U1550L, U2100, U2150, U2400, U2450, or the U2450L.
Schmidt-
A company that builds Snowplow and Snowblower equipment that fits on Unimogs.
Schmidt panoramic cabin-
A special cab for the Unimog that provides a better view of the road when snow plowing.
It is much taller than the stock cab, with huge windows, and looks like the cab on a U.S. combine.
SEE-
Small Emplacement Excavator. The US Army's name for a version of the 406, the 419. They come equipped with a small front end loader and a folding backhoe.
SLF-
Schaumlöschfahrzeug, a version of Fire Truck, a Foam Fire Engine.
Sonderabtrieb-
Separate Power Take Off
Sonstiges-
Miscellaneous / other
Tarnleitkreuz-
The small white cross at the rear of all German army vehicles. Camouflage light. For the Orientation during a ride in the dark without light.
TLF-8-
Tanklöschfahrzeug, a version of Fire truck. The Unimog 404.1 TLF-8 has a hard-top cab, and a box that has room for only 1 fireman. The TLF-8 was usually equipped with an 800 liter water tank and a large pump, as well as the other fire fighting equipment.
TM-170
The TM-170 is an armoured personnel carrier based on the Mercedes-Benz Unimog chassis and components.
TroLF-
Trochenlöschfahrzeug, a version of Fire Truck, a Dry (waterless) Fire Engine. Probably a Dry Chemical truck.
UGN-
Unimog Geräteträger Neu - U300/U400/U500 - Unimog, Equipment support, new, the new plastic Unimog with the huge windshield. The new Unimog municipal worker
UHN-
Unimog, Hochbeweglichkeit, Neu - U3000/U4000/U5000 - High Mobility Vehicle, New, Hochgeländegängiger, highly mobile cross-country.
UNIMOG-
An acronym derived from UNIversal MOtor Gerat, which means Universal Motor Equipment. The original models of Unimog such as the 2010 and the 411 had a 4 cylinder 25 HP Diesel engine. The Unimog 404.1 is a one and a half ton NATO rated truck. The 404.1 was typically equipped with a 2.2L straight-six overhead-cam gasoline engine, rated at 82 to 90 HP. There was a 404.0 that had the 404.1 running gear, a 2.8L dual carb engine, and a cab much like a 406. The newer Unimogs are all Diesel powered, and cover a wide range of sizes and HP ratings.
VLF-
Vorauslöschfahrzeug, a version of Fire truck. Advanced Fire-Fighting Truck. The Unimog 404.1 VLF has a hard-top cab, and a box that has room for up to 4 or 5 firemen in the back, and lots of fire fighting equipment. Some VLF's were equiped with a 330 liter water tank, and a smaller pump. Some VLF's were set up so that there was only room for one fireman in the box, with a wooden dividing wall, and the rest of the front part of the box used for fire fighting equipment.
Wagenheber-
Jack, the thing you need e.g. to change a tire. [lifting equipment]
WTLF-
Waldbrandtanklöschfahrzeug, a version of Fire truck, a Wildfire or Forest Fire Engine.
Zwo-Tonner or 2tonner-
Other name for the Unimog (U 1300 L) in the German Bundeswehr (army), concerning the loading class. Sometimes shortly called Tonner. -> Tonne = ton (weight).
Zubehör-
Accessories and tools.
This is a list of the labels from the switches on the dashboard of my 1963 404.115 Unimog VLF:
Alarmschalter-
Alarm switches - The switch for the siren.
Anlasser-
Starter. A push-button to engage the starter.
Blinkschalter-
Flasher Switch.
Fahrtschalter-
Literally, Travel Switches- The ignition switch.
Handleuchte-
Hand Light.
Heizung-
Heating.
Instr. or Instrument Beleuchtung-
Instrument lights.
Lichtschalter-
Light Switches. This switch controls the running lights and the headlights, or the convoy lights.
Nebel Scheinw. or Scheinwerfer-
Fog Lights.
Rundum-kennleuchte-
Rotating beacon light.
Scheiben Waschanlage-
Windsheild washers.
Wischer-
Wipers. They usually have two switches: Links for Left, and Rechts for Right.
Zapfwelle-
Power Take Off. This is a warning light to indicate that the PTO is engaged.
Zusatz-Kraftstoffpumpe-
Additional Fuel pump-This is the electric pump mounted in the top of the front fuel tank of a 404.1 fire truck.
It also has a warning: Umschalthahn auf Reserve stellen- to be sure the Reserve fuel lever position is selected
before using the electric pump.
From a starting instruction plate found on a Unimog:
Achtung beim Starten!
Attention when starting!
Kraftstoff-Vorrat Pruefen
Examine the Fuel supply
Bei koltem Motor:
With cold engine:
Starterknopf ziehen und ohne vorherige Betaetigung des Gaspedals Starten. Dann langsam etwas Gas geben,
Starterknopf moeglichst bald wieder ganz hineinschleben. Bei tiefen Temperaturen die Kupplung treten.
Pull out the Choke knob and without previous manipulation of the accelerator pedal, start the motor. Then slowly give some gas.
Push the Choke knob in again completely as soon as possible. Step on the clutch at low temperatures.
Bei warmem Motor:
With warm engine:
Starterknopf nicht ziehen und Vollgas geben.
Don't pull the Choke knob and give full power.
Moeglichst bald Bedienungsanleitung durchlesen!
Read the operating instructions as soon as possible!
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