Unimogs

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

Plus and negs?

 

Just interested.

 

Are the only good for big site clearance work?

[Joe]

pro - they are the ultimate best looking arbtrucks going

con - expensive to buy and can require a lot of maintenance

but you really have opened up a can of worms now martyn

[felixthelogchopper]

Cue boys and their toys

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

pro - they are the ultimate best looking arbtrucks going

con - expensive to buy and can require a lot of maintenance

but you really have opened up a can of worms now martyn

 

:biggrin:

 

I am just looking to pick your brains for knowledge.

[Tree cutter Stu]

I have had one and am im glad i havent anymore. They cost you a fortune to run and maintaine. there are beter options out there imo.

[gibbon]

I think you should stop stressing over trucks and just get on and buy one. Whatever you get tree work will trash it

[Tree cutter Stu]

I think you should stop stressing over trucks and just get on and buy one. Whatever you get tree work will trash it

 

 

Lol and buy my landrover:thumbup1:

[arbgarry]

our company has one, a m reg 1650 with a chip box and a rear mounted chipper,

 

the gaffer has just bought another two, both are 1200.

 

as said, great for arb work, but our 1650 has lots of problems and is in our workshop on a weakly basis

[Rowden the cowboy]

realistically do unimogs make financial sense in any way whatsoever? Cos were talking about £30k for a half decent one and odds are that will break and cost a fortune to maintain, then theres the fuel consumption....what do you get about 10mpg tops? Plus the authorities are cracking down on supposedly agricultural vehicles being used for urban tree work so you may not be able to run it on red diesel for much longer. Fine, there off road abilities are good, and the pto will power a decent sized chipper, but then that rig would have limited application in urban areas.... it is unlikely it would even fit on acacia drive. What is the point of getting one of them when for the same price you could get 2 landrover 130s which would have the same off road abilities and the same load carrying ability between the 2 of them. Or even better, you could get a whole fleet of transits which would do 90% of the work youd use the mog for, only for less money and more conveneince and just better in every way. So, what are unimogs good for apart from site clearances with very poor access? Or are they just a very expensive penis enlargement? Im waiting unimog owners.........

[Joe]

realistically do unimogs make financial sense in any way whatsoever? Cos were talking about £30k for a half decent one and odds are that will break and cost a fortune to maintain, then theres the fuel consumption....what do you get about 10mpg tops? Plus the authorities are cracking down on supposedly agricultural vehicles being used for urban tree work so you may not be able to run it on red diesel for much longer. Fine, there off road abilities are good, and the pto will power a decent sized chipper, but then that rig would have limited application in urban areas.... it is unlikely it would even fit on acacia drive. What is the point of getting one of them when for the same price you could get 2 landrover 130s which would have the same off road abilities and the same load carrying ability between the 2 of them. Or even better, you could get a whole fleet of transits which would do 90% of the work youd use the mog for, only for less money and more conveneince and just better in every way. So, what are unimogs good for apart from site clearances with very poor access? Or are they just a very expensive penis enlargement? Im waiting unimog owners.........

 

after most of that is true i still want one and love them to bits