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Sète Unimog
This is a special Mercedes Unimog from the Sète Fire brigade. It's a light watertender. The special thing about this truck is the steering from the wheels at the back. There are two of this trucks in the whole of France. One in Marseille and one in Sète.
This is a special Mercedes Unimog from the Sète Fire brigade. It's a light watertender. The special thing about this truck is the steering from the wheels at the back. There are two of this trucks in the whole of France. One in Marseille and one in Sète.
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Vive la France
Vive la France
This ability to move diagonally is not a big deal in brush fire fighting, but can and does sometimes come in handy when maneuvering aerial trucks in confined spaces. Several German brigades operate rear steer two axle aerials for this application.
It is worth mentioning that this Mog also has the short four door cab favored by a lot if French fire services, when it comes to specifying Unimog and MAN brush trucks.
This affords accommodations for two firefighters on outward facing individual rear seats, without the extra length of a conventional lateral rear bench, which allows a longer body within the same wheelbase. Total crew seats are therefore five on the Mog and four on the MAN variant.
Added by Rob Johnson on 15 November 2019.
It is worth mentioning that this Mog also has the short four door cab favored by a lot if French fire services, when it comes to specifying Unimog and MAN brush trucks.
This affords accommodations for two firefighters on outward facing individual rear seats, without the extra length of a conventional lateral rear bench, which allows a longer body within the same wheelbase. Total crew seats are therefore five on the Mog and four on the MAN variant.
Added by Rob Johnson on 15 November 2019.
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Added by Alex on 16 May 2007.