Advice on my Unimog

[eddiegts]

As some of you know I have a U1000 with a recon engine ( it's a strong one) I have a 9inch chipper bolted to the back not on a 3 point linkage now I want to use it for more than just a chipping truck i want to tow a timber trailer and maybe powering a log splitter. The trailers I have been looking at are about 6 ton.

Now my questions are is my 100bhp mog going to cope with pulling a 6 ton trailer? ( with out losing to much power on a small hill) Or should I get the turbo upgrade (£2800) the recon engine is a turbo engine but with no turbo.

Also I will still want to use the chipper so I will need to put it on a 3 point linkage (£2600 + vat) and I will also need a pick up hitch (£???)

So it's going to cost me over £6000 to do this should I just go out and buy a cheap tractor?

Thanks

[tree monkey]

can you not put the chipper on the front ?you would have to get a differant one maybe but will leave the back clear.

[eddiegts]

can you not put the chipper on the front ?you would have to get a differant one maybe but will leave the back clear.

 

Nice idea but will cost me 15k for another chipper :-(

[Stephen Blair]

its time to trade in and spend money mate, a u1000 is only ever going to be that.

[Stephen Blair]

AC Price Engineering - Duecker front mount chipper

[skyhuck]

I had a 160hp engine fitted in my u1000, it pulled like a train!!!!!!!!!!

[skyhuck]

AC Price Engineering - Duecker front mount chipper

 

That used to be my chipper, thats a bargain IMO

[swinny]

I had a 160hp engine fitted in my u1000, it pulled like a train!!!!!!!!!!

 

is that what model mog you run now or is it a different one??

[skyhuck]

is that what model mog you run now or is it a different one??

 

Different.

[garth mc garth]

Im just in process of putting a 170hp mog engine in my u1000 as I want a bit more grunt on hills etc but even with the non turbo engine it still pulls my heavy ass crane trailer with a weighed 6 ton of posts at 45mph