Success story of the Unimog mower train.

The Biäsche depot in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen manages 280 kilometres of highway. A Unimog with a trailer for grass cuttings aids its work. Its operators call it "the mower train". And indeed: the Unimog U 530 operated by the eastern Switzerland highway maintenance department is used to pull a special trailer for grass cuttings. It is fed by a Mulag mower combination with two booms.

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Interview
Klaus Fischinger, spokesman of the management board of Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks talks about the advantages of the Unimog concept – which Mercedes-Benz is intent on upholding – and about new developments in prospect.

"Power to the people"
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"The hero of the strawberry field"
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"Heading off-road"
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"Under test in ice and snow"
VR Track in Finland specialises in railway engineering and track construction. On a pilot project, a U 427 is having to prove that it is fit to upgrade the company's fleet.