My first Mog

[john meehan]

NO! Delete this thread and spare me the agony. I can't bear to see Unimog stuff now I'm a Transit van loser 😱

 

Getting shut of mine was the best thing I ever did! They look cool but as soon as your not using it to its potential itll sink you! And even If you are using it'll make your life hard!!

[Stephen Blair]

It maybe ruined you but unimogs made me:)

Brilliant machines!

[Mark Bolam]

thats a beast like - bravo - wor lasses dad used to roll home in the 90s in his mog when he worked for colin white - il just stick to the tranny club for now and deal with the overloading/uprated beefed springs for now

 

would be overkill for a turfing job haha

 

Dr. Green is that the Colin White who cut his own heid off and drove to hospital to get it stitched back on?

[john meehan]

It maybe ruined you but unimogs made me:)

Brilliant machines!

 

There's no doubt they're good machines! I think I had a bit of bad look and bought the wrong one! You need to spend a lot of money to get a good one!!

 

Thinking you'll buy a cheaper one and do it up doesn't work!!

 

Glad you've had good times with them though!

[Stephen Blair]

There has been some frustrating times with breakdowns and repairs and some big bills, but it was only a nightmare because I was used to such a good bit of kit making my life easier.

Now I work with a guy who can fix anything, so all good:thumbup1:

[john meehan]

Thats well handy! Whenever mine broke it was a mare! I lost a couple of biggish jobs because Of it to! They are good when they're going and you've the work for one!

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Getting shut of mine was the best thing I ever did! They look cool but as soon as your not using it to its potential itll sink you! And even If you are using it'll make your life hard!!

 

That's the thing Johnski. It used to work to its potential most days. Now it only does 4/5 days a week at full tilt so it's costing me on the other days.

It had to go but it doesn't mean I wasn't gutted. Having said that, after a week with a Transit, working with it easier. It's easier to drive, it's easier to load gear and the chipper is easier to use.

But it's I've overloaded after 10 minutes and that's rubbish 👎.

[john meehan]

That's the thing Johnski. It used to work to its potential most days. Now it only does 4/5 days a week at full tilt so it's costing me on the other days.

It had to go but it doesn't mean I wasn't gutted. Having said that, after a week with a Transit, working with it easier. It's easier to drive, it's easier to load gear and the chipper is easier to use.

But it's I've overloaded after 10 minutes and that's rubbish 👎.

 

That's the big problem when you change back isn't it!! Even though I think of you do t really need the mog your better off! The being easier to drive things quite Important, I used to drive a fair way in mine some days and you could be knackered by the time you got to the job!! Do you not fancy a 7.5 tonner?

[Old Mill Tree Care]

That's the big problem when you change back isn't it!! Even though I think of you do t really need the mog your better off! The being easier to drive things quite Important, I used to drive a fair way in mine some days and you could be knackered by the time you got to the job!! Do you not fancy a 7.5 tonner?

 

I'd love a 7.5tonner or bigger but once again they cost more to run and young unlicensed staff can't drive them.

 

I know what you mean about driving the Mog. A few months ago we spent a week driving to a job in south London which took 1.5hrs to get to. I was screwed when we arrived 😂😂!

If I'm honest, I'll miss the cudos, the chip carrying as mine had a big box, a cooler cab in summer and not getting stuck on wet grass

[Dr.Green]

Dr. Green is that the Colin White who cut his own heid off and drove to hospital to get it stitched back on?

 

was his fingers - didnt get them stiched back on thou

 

he calmly picked them up and drove to hospital

 

RIP - he died last year - cancer