Unimog 417

Mercedes Benz
Unimog 417
Manufacturer:	Daimler-Benz AG
Sales designation:	U800, U900, U1100T, U1150
Production period:	1988-1993
Engines:	OM 314, OM 353 , OM 366 with 55 kW to 96 kW
Length:	4100 mm, 4620 mm, 4765 mm, 5380 mm
Width:	2040 mm
Height:	2560 mm
Wheelbase:	2380 mm, 2900 mm, 3400 mm
Turning radius:	11200 mm, 12800 mm, 14400 mm
Ground clearance:	440 mm
Previous model:	Unimog 403 , Unimog 406 , Unimog 413 , Unimog 416 , Unimog 421
Successor:	Unimog 418

The Unimog 417 is a vehicle from the Unimog series from Mercedes-Benz. The Daimler-Benz AG built it as a successor of various moderate Unimog series from 1988 to 1993 in the Mercedes-Benz plant in Gaggenau . A total of 2285 vehicles in 15 prototypes were built before it was replaced by the Unimog 418 , the last model in the medium series. The 417 is only available with a closed all-steel cab and with two different wheelbases.

The Unimog 417 differs from the lighter Unimog 407 u. a. through the headlights, which are integrated in the bumper of the 417, through greater ground clearance and through more powerful engines.

history

The Unimog, originally only designed as a small implement carrier, was supplemented from the mid-1960s by the medium-sized series, which comprised many similar models. The heavy series and the MB-Trac were added from the mid-1970s . This Unimog program, which was initially very successful, was retained for a long time, but towards the end of the 1980s it became apparent that the expected numbers could no longer be sold. From around 10,000 vehicles per year during the 1970s, sales fell to only half that in the late 1980s, so that Daimler-Benz decided to launch the “Unimog 1988” program to increase sales with a new range of models to increase again. In the course of this new model range, all previous vehicles were gradually discontinued and replaced by the light series 407 , the medium series 417 and the two heavy series 427 and 437 , the MB-Trac was deleted without replacement in November 1991. During this time, the model series were developed at the same time and the Unimog plant in Gaggenau was also modernized in order to optimize the production process and thus save costs.

The first design studies of the Unimog 417 were made in 1986. They came very close to the later production vehicle. Technically, the Unimog 417 is a further development of its predecessor and a fully developed vehicle. In April 1988 the first vehicles of the 417 series rolled off the production line in Gaggenau. First the type 417.100 was built, which was sold as the Unimog U800. Equipped with a four-cylinder OM 314 engine with an output of 75 HP (55 kW), this vehicle was designed for municipal and agricultural operations. Due to the weak engine, however, it was hardly in demand, so that only 68 copies could be sold. The more powerful vehicles of the same series were also put into series production in April 1988, and they sold significantly better. In April 1992 the Unimog 417 was replaced by its successor, the Unimog 418 .

Model of the Unimog 417

Model	Model name	Cab	wheelbase	power	Production numbers	Remarks
417,000	U1100T	closed	-	62 kW, 81 kW	96	Power end
417.100	U800	closed	2380 mm	55 kW	68
417.101	U900	closed	2380 mm	62 kW, 81 kW	1,331
417.106	U900	closed	2380 mm	62 kW, 81 kW	28
417.110	U1150	closed	2900 mm	62 kW, 81 kW	143
417.111	U1150L	closed	2900 mm	62 kW, 81 kW	233
417.115	U1150	closed	2900 mm	81 kW	11
417.116	U1150L	closed	2900 mm	81 kW	6th
417.120	U1150L	closed	2900 mm	62, 81, 92 kW	126
417.200	U800	closed	2380 mm	62 kW	9
417.201	U900	closed	2380 mm	62 kW, 81 kW	28
417.210	U1150	closed	2900 mm	62 kW, 81 kW	74
417.211	U1150L	closed	2900 mm	62 kW, 81 kW	87
417.212	U1150L	closed	2900 mm	81 kW, 92 kW	6th
417.220	U1150L / 34	closed	3400 mm	62 kW, 81 kW, 92 kW	39

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Literature sources

• Carl-Heinz Vogler: Unimog type atlas. All Unimog classics from 1946 to 1993. GeraMond, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-86245-026-8 , p. 119 ff.

Online sources

• Mercedes-Benz Classic Unimog series 417
• Unimog community Unimog 417
• Technical data Unimog 417

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Vogler, p. 120
2. ↑ Vogler, p. 119
3. ↑ Vogler, p. 130
4. ↑ Vogler, p. 127
5. ↑ Vogler, p. 134

Web links

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