Unimog

Water authorities
preciation it deserved in 1996, when he was
awarded the Federal Republic of Germany’s
Service Cross for his commitment to the use
of ecological oils and fuels.
Large portions of the Gelsenwasser AG’s
water procurement area are similar to a natural
biotope for water birds, rare plants and
many small animals. This idyllic environment
needs care, too. Otmar Jürgen and his
colleague Helmut Pristovnik, who have both
been on the Essen-Burgaltendorf company’s
staff for almost 17 years, find their Unimog
indispensable for the work. The vehicles are
used for mowing with implements at the
front or rear, cleaning, transporting sand to
the filter pools, grading the sand surfaces
and for winter service. Two Unimog U 300s
with wide tyres and a laser-controlled grading
blade are used for the difficult work in
the filter pools. This has to be carried out
with particular care as the seepage pools,
which contain the slow sand filter, must remain
clean in order to ensure consistently
high water quality.
The Unimogs are used for important tasks
during the entire water procurement
process. Gelsenwasser AG is yet another example
for Unimog implement carriers being
used all the year round for landscape and
environmental care.
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Wide tyres, eco-diesel fuel in the tank and biologically
degradable oils for the engine, gearbox, axles, wheel
hub gears and hydraulic system are important
preconditions for biologically clean water procurement
(above and page on left)
Among other tasks, Gelsenwasser AG’s Unimogs are
used for mowing and gully cleaning in the water
catchment area
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