back dors for mog1

[combined tree services]

hiya guys im looking for some ideas/ advice and possibly some pics of the back doors on the chip box of your mog , my chip box has a solid back to it and i need to change it . cheers for all hepl in advane guys

Dave.

[Tree cutter Stu]

my mog had back doors like this i never realy used them as i didnt load wood into it. also put a pic of the doors on my landrover.

[tommer9]

Wow- loving the landy chip box.

 

Dave- have a look on the vos website- they have loads of pics of chip box ideas which seem okay. Can you post a pic of the present set up you have mate?

[combined tree services]

thansk stu , im thinking of putting 2 sets of barn doors on the back so that i can chip in from the back or shut the top doors and chip in from the front , im also not sure on the roof whether or not to put a full length solid roof on or ???

[skyhuck]

Why do you want rear doors?

 

In 12years and 3 different mogs I've never needed rear doors, a hole or flap at the top yes, but not doors.

[combined tree services]

Why do you want rear doors?

 

In 12years and 3 different mogs I've never needed rear doors, a hole or flap at the top yes, but not doors.

 

really its just to blow chip into and thought it may be an idea to have rear doors just in case , i have cut a hole in the back of mine to blow chip into but it does not lok too good lol , i thought 2 sets of barn doors on the back wilt a ladder on on side of the doors so that we cam get onto the roof to get the ladders off of the rack that i wanna make .

 

One other question huck is what do you do for roofs on your mogs chip box ?

[skyhuck]

The main problem I see with back doors is you are really weakening the chip box, as you will only have one solid side.

 

As for the lid, I have in the past used mesh, the sort gardeners use for wind breaks.

 

But I have no lid on the one I have been using for the last 8 years, its handy to be able to crane stuff into the chip box.

[combined tree services]

oh right , thats a cood point Huck , baybe it will be solid at the dottom with some barn doors at the top . maybe i will make a sliding roof that only covers half ot the box that way i can put it to the back when chipping from the front or other way round if chipping from the rear .