Unimog Chipbox

[Mike Hill]

http://http://www.truckscout24.de/search/ger/detail.asp?vehicletype_id=12&vehicle_id=10508373&make=0&mid=8&page=2&language=ger For all its worth,I would reccomend getting a tidy Mog that has the hydralic circuts,pto shaft and get a pto chipper.We can be out of the truck and chipping within 15seconds (timed).The advantages of the pto chipper mainly apply to reversing and being able to take the chipper to the brush instead of the other way round.

 

There are many mogs out there with pto's and rear hydralics.You can get a new linkage setup and fitted for €3000.Took them three hours to put it on.

[Pete Mctree]

The chipper could simply be fixed too the rear of the frame. The 3 point linkage is only usefull when multiple attachments are used. It also would eliminate "bounce" over speed bumps and uneven roads

[Mike Hill]

Yes,you could do it like that.But you'd struggle to get total off road performance out of the mog as it would drag the chippers arse going up and down even fairly mild inclines.Also you are stuck with one feed hight,not ideal for people of different hights or in certain situations.

 

I had intended to attach my chipper on a "swing away" type system.But its very convenient to take the chipper off and tow trailers or go fishing.

[Pete Mctree]

the chipper is mounted closer to the rear of the mog so the overhang is not that bad, but I understand your reasoning

[b101uk]

Hi,

 

Just a word of warning with respect to the fitting of bodies to Unimog (excepting u100 to u140 & u300 to u500 & U####TG witch use strait/flat chassis rails/tops)

 

don’t let anyone fit any body using a method that they would use with ANY other truck chassis, body’s MUST be mounted in accordance with the Unimog principal witch is 3 point or double 3 point mountings dependent on chassis length, the reasoning for this is because the chassis is designed to flex considerably & every other major component (cab, engine, gearbox, etc) is 3 point mounted so it offer NO resistance to the chassis twisting along its full length, the same is true of the X frames that body’s mount to on short/medium length chassis or the double 3 point on the longer chassis allow full chassis twisting without imparting ANY of the twisting forces into the body its self

 

If a body is fitted in a “normal” manner as per a truck a few things can/will happen, the body will crack up/fatigue due to the large amount of twist imparted into it, the body to chassis mounts will be ripped off behind the cab, tipping rams can be bent, any lockers/cabinets built into the body will tear away & doors will jam shut etc & the same is true for drop sides etc, in other cases permanent twist can be introduced into body’s, finally if the body is very ridged so doesn’t twist the chassis can snap just forward of the front body mount!

 

This video on youtube is in reference to the u3000, U4000 & u5000 UHN’s witch are basically the old MBU/SBU (u1000 to u2450l38 6x6) with newer engines & electronics/ESP/etc but are the same in respect to chassis & other fundamentals of operation. (from 1:22 onward shows this)

 

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHhMzCtAx0M[/ame]

 

As another e.g. to unimog chassis twisting the attached image is my u1600 from the rear, you will note the cab and the body are twisted in opposite directions moderately but by no means at there maximum extents.