Running older mogs

[markieg31]

Unimogs looks good but have never been that involved with them and always thought they were expensive, big and complicated. 

 

Watching some vids on YouTube it would appear not all mogs are ginormous, they have a good turning circle and, the older ones, look like simple machines to maintain. 

 

I don't need pto, although if it's there I could find a use, don't need to pull massive trailers. What I do need is low box and 4wd and low box. 

A lot of steep driveways round here, currently hitting them at ramming speed in the transit or burning the clutch out.

It would be to replace the transit, I only did 1000 miles in that last year, lot of local miles. 

Do you reckon an old mog can fit the bill?

[Mike Hill]

How far do you travel,what will you be towing?

 

Are you handy with spanner's,do you have a trusted mechanic who can do the work for you at very short notice?

 

Mogs are great when only a Mog will do the job. They are half tractor and half truck,like any compromise they are not perfect.

 

Cheap mogs can become astronomically expensive very very fast. Especially if they are your only unit and you have to hire something while its getting repaired. 

 

I do all my own repairs and have other wagons to fall back on if needed. Go find someone who has what you want and take a ride in it.

 

[green heart]

Some really great advice up there, by Mike Hill.

 

I would add:

A Mog is where you might go, once you've outgrown a serious Land-rover/tractor-using habit, rather than a transit habit? 

Transit with rear mud-tyres do take some beating..

 

Mogs can be lots of fun -and headaches too. 

 

I reckon ours is worth the same as when we bought it, ex German Authority, 20+ years ago (via a well known N Yorks specialist)..

 

There are a few independent/travelling freelance Mog specialist fitters, that might be useful to you.. 

 

If we were busier, then personally I'd be looking at an older Fastrack myself -but only because my neighbours rate/use them, and the maim-dealer (and an additional good breaker, too) is a mile away, in South M/c. 

A 4WD Trantor would be fun too, but much like hens teeth! 

 

[monkeybusiness]

I’d buy a Land Rover tipper and an Ifor tipping trailer before a mog if you have steep, awkward drives to access. More versatility, more capacity, cheaper to run/fix, much more adaptable. 
A mog is a massive compromise in pretty much everything it might be good at. If you need to winch a fallen tree out of a river and then carry the teaspoonful of woodchip to the top of the adjacent muddy hill then it can’t be beaten. In every other scenario there is probably a better solution. 

[Mesterh]

@skyhuck has a nice mog and has had plenty of time running it in the UK

 

He isnt on here much these days but hopefully he will chime in.