Looking for a unimog

[casto]

We which type of unimog are you after?? And what spec?? There are a few types

[Oaklay]

We which type of unimog are you after?? And what spec?? There are a few types

 

 

Agg spec, ideally nothing to huge. U1200-u1600 or u1650 etc

Also consider u90 - u140

That sort of thing ! Cheers

[Dan]

there is a u90 ag on ebay at £23k

[Stephen Blair]

All I ever do is look through EBay, here and Google!

[casto]

All I ever do is look through EBay, here and Google!

 

Ur not the only one!

 

There's a few nice smaller new mogs on ebay. The older u900's are getting a but long in the tooth unless you know it's history. Saying that, the earlier square cabs can be as well!

[skyhuck]

Agg spec, ideally nothing to huge. U1200-u1600 or u1650 etc

Also consider u90 - u140

That sort of thing ! Cheers

 

The difference between a 1600 and 90 is HUGE

 

 

What are you hoping to use it for?

 

Running a chipper?? Front or rear??

 

Timber trailer?? Winch?? Hiab??

 

1200's are OK, but are only 7.5 tonne, 1600's are all 10.5 tonne or more. There are some 1250's that are 10 tonne.

 

90's are really just a beefed up pickup, I thinks its actually a Sprinter engine. A 900 would be much better bet, IMO.

 

Are you wanting Ag spec? Rear linkage?? front linkage?? Front PTO?? Rear PTO?? Hydraulics?? Working gears?? Crawler gears??

 

You really need to decide exactly what you want and then find that exact machine, if your not careful you could end up with a very expensive white elephant, IMO.

[Oaklay]

The difference between a 1600 and 90 is HUGE

 

 

 

 

 

What are you hoping to use it for?

 

 

 

Running a chipper?? Front or rear??

 

 

 

Timber trailer?? Winch?? Hiab??

 

 

 

1200's are OK, but are only 7.5 tonne, 1600's are all 10.5 tonne or more. There are some 1250's that are 10 tonne.

 

 

 

90's are really just a beefed up pickup, I thinks its actually a Sprinter engine. A 900 would be much better bet, IMO.

 

 

 

Are you wanting Ag spec? Rear linkage?? front linkage?? Front PTO?? Rear PTO?? Hydraulics?? Working gears?? Crawler gears??

 

 

 

You really need to decide exactly what you want and then find that exact machine, if your not careful you could end up with a very expensive white elephant, IMO.

 

 

Thanks for your advice. Its main use would be to power a chipper that can hugely out perform our tr8 forst, have reasonable off road performance, take min two people and full tree kit to site or to a call out at a sensible road speed with out needing to send another vehicle. Power Hydraulic winch on front. I'd need a chip bin but this would be mostly be used on site. Don't intend to use it to haul chip on the road much. I'd only intend to tow 3.5t nothing bigger but would need good off road towing ability.

 

So to answer your question, as a minimum rear link and pto, hydraulics front and rear. Enough power for chipper?

I'm not honestly sure about the gears? Could you advise? Many thanks

[njc110381]

Well skyhuck has a lot more experience than me in this field, but my thinking is to avoid the U90 as the engine really isn't great for lots of standing still implement tasks (running the chipper whilst stationary). A 406/U900 has quite a tight cab for passengers and the PTO gearbox isn't as robust as the square cab models. Long distance comfort isn't an option in the old round cabs. I'd still take one over a U90 though - I love my old 406!

 

Towing wise all will manage what you want to do. All will have fantastic off road ability so choose a short or long wheelbase by how much chip you may want to carry. Personally I think the long one suits that need best unless you chip into a big trailer. It's also a little more stable both on road at speed and off road. That said, off road I think most drivers would bottle it long before the mog was at risk.

 

For sensible money I think a 1250 or 1450 takes some beating for arb work. If you want a really huge chipper then maybe step up to the heavy chassis models as they will carry it better.

[Oaklay]

Well skyhuck has a lot more experience than me in this field, but my thinking is to avoid the U90 as the engine really isn't great for lots of standing still implement tasks (running the chipper whilst stationary). A 406/U900 has quite a tight cab for passengers and the PTO gearbox isn't as robust as the square cab models. Long distance comfort isn't an option in the old round cabs. I'd still take one over a U90 though - I love my old 406!

 

 

 

Towing wise all will manage what you want to do. All will have fantastic off road ability so choose a short or long wheelbase by how much chip you may want to carry. Personally I think the long one suits that need best unless you chip into a big trailer. It's also a little more stable both on road at speed and off road. That said, off road I think most drivers would bottle it long before the mog was at risk.

 

 

 

For sensible money I think a 1250 or 1450 takes some beating for arb work. If you want a really huge chipper then maybe step up to the heavy chassis models as they will carry it better.

 

 

Ok thanks, that's interesting to know about the u90, I thought being sprinter engines and 120 ish hp it would be plenty for chipper but hadn't really considered it wasn't designed for pto work.

 

I like the classic appeal of the u900 etc but realistically from what I have read I don't think they would suit our needs. I think the age could cause an issue on some sites too :-)

 

Thanks

[njc110381]

The older mogs do have a serious lack of protection if you were to roll it. Roll cages were produced to fit by the likes of James Jones etc, but really you would be better off with a slightly newer one I think.

 

The U90 was designed to work hard, it just doesn't handle it as well as the rest. Probably a good half way house between a full spec mog and a Transit tipper, but when going that far you may as well do it properly.

 

Any of the models with a turbo, so 1200 and above, would be my choice for serious work. The standard OM352 engine with no turbo is sluggish to say the least.