Show me your MB Trac's

[kutbax arb]

You can't beet the old mb trac but before you by one look at each corner of the cab for any cracks mainly front bottom left and right

[renewablejohn]

I have two MB Trac 1000's a conventional and a forward control 4WS. The conventional does the roadwork and the forward control does the forestry as the 4 wheel steer means you can turn on a sixpence which is handy in the woods. As others have said 6 cyl engine on the 1000's are bullet proof unless you allow idiots at a unimog dealer to get there hands on it. Pictures already on arbtalk somewhere just cant find them at the moment.

 

When you do find picture of my forward control you will see it with Heizohack chipper on the back with tipping chip skip bin. Handles chipper easily although have muck spreader flotation tyres on rear as chipper on 3 point link is nearly 2 tonnes.

Edited November 5, 2014 by renewablejohn

[s o c]

I have two MB Trac 1000's a conventional and a forward control 4WS. The conventional does the roadwork and the forward control does the forestry as the 4 wheel steer means you can turn on a sixpence which is handy in the woods. As others have said 6 cyl engine on the 1000's are bullet proof unless you allow idiots at a unimog dealer to get there hands on it. Pictures already on arbtalk somewhere just cant find them at the moment.

 

When you do find picture of my forward control you will see it with Heizohack chipper on the back with tipping chip skip bin. Handles chipper easily although have muck spreader flotation tyres on rear as chipper on 3 point link is nearly 2 tonnes.

 

so is chipper semi-mounted as in pulled by lift arms, or is it trailed? looking forward to pics

[renewablejohn]

My two MB's chipper on 3 point link

 

Have since the photo changed tyres on forward control to muck tyres on rear and row crop on front. Looks odd but works well.

Edited November 5, 2014 by renewablejohn

[s o c]

sorry, thought you meant muck spreader wheels were under chipper .interesting unit

[renewablejohn]

sorry, thought you meant muck spreader wheels were under chipper .interesting unit

 

Skip is demountable using forklift to leave forwarding deck which combined with my 9T forwarding trailer means I can extract approx 15T at a time.

[s o c]

some hefty logs on trailer, what crane is that?

[renewablejohn]

some hefty logs on trailer, what crane is that?

 

Kesla 202T off the top of my head could check tomorrow in daylight. I think that load ended up with wisewood for carving.

[HertsWood]

Hi John, is the forward control an old sprayer?

[renewablejohn]

Hi John, is the forward control an old sprayer?

 

Original sprayer built by South Cave using MB Trac parts but having 4 wheel steer either crab or opposed and 2 WS for road use. Had to put 3 pt link and pto back on tractor. Original spray tank was a demount so reused the demount for the forwarding deck.