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the uk goverment were pulled up by europe some time back about charging vat on a tax, ie vat on fuel duty, which is technically ilegall, but they just ignored it and carried on, typical of the theiving scum

10k gross weight on a U1600 Chris, so rather a lot of chip !

nice one skyhuck ,my error the 1500 is the large chassis, the first in the 425-xxx designations, the 1600 is the two piece axle weirdo in the small chassis, larger capacity(10 k as oppossed to 7.5k on the 424-xxx models) just that U1500 and U1600 mogs dont pop up to frequently, usual jump from U1200 to U1700 (most U1300's that appear are ex military, and thats a whole different can of worms) I becomes a whole lot simpler to use mercedes numbering system, i.e. 424, 425, and 427, you need to know these anyway to get your spare bits, log into the EPC punch in your chassis number, get your build spec, find the bit you need(early models log in try chassis no, get told it doesnt exsist, start paging through to find what you need...lol)

every mog built is to a specific order, why order a euro 5 engine for a country where a euro 2 will suffice, mogs are sized by engine hp and chassis size, U1000, 1200, 1500 are the smaller chassis, U1300, 1600,1700, and 2100 are the large chassis, the U1000 is the only non turbo version, there are long chassis, and specials throughout the range, likewise transmission options, there is no such thing as a standard unimog, every machine comes with a data card specing its build, this is selected from a book currently running at over 150 pages. as for tuning, the only folk to speak to are Helgeth in germany, they build unimogs to race, not saying AC price dont know what there doing, they are unimog specialists, but do they win races with what they build, and the OM352 and OM366 engines are fitted in an awfull lot of other mercedes vehicles putting out some serious HP, (especially in some of the marine applications) and as for a U1600 with a euro 5, never built in a mercedes factory, anything newer than euro 3... was a U3000 or bigger, or U300 or bigger, do your research on the history of the beasts, I've worked with them for over 30 years now and still come across oddities that werent on the std options and built to special orderd, agri versions being the worst

ps, I havent included the engines fitted to the later 3000, 4000, or 5000 models, or the 3, 4, and 500 series , as some of these are 4 cylinder tier3 and tier 4 versions

for those that arent aware of the ins and outs of the mog engines, there are basically 2 engines, in various guises fitted, OM 352, and OM366, these are the early and latter models, they go from normally aspirated, through turbo, to turbo intercooled, from 100hp, to 250+hp the differences in power come from the pump and injector types and settings, and slight variations in the cams. there are very few differences across the engines internals(352 and 366 obviously different, but some parts are interchangeable) so if your engine is in good codition, applying the settings for a more powerfull version, along with the bits to suit, will not cause any problems. In fact the german tuners are pushing in excess of 300hp from the humble OM 352 motor,....... try that through a chipper then

there used to be a trick of mixing southern irish green diesel with red, the two colours cancelled each other out, now they add a chemical tracer to the red, and yes the delivery tankers carry red and white in the same tanks, so most of the white on sale from smaller outlets has traces of dye and chemical in it. you can buy your owh dye from the web, and add it, to prevent theft !!!, this will cover red, but not tracers, and Im not telling how to do that, there are ways to legally run red if you are willing to look into it....domestic treework isnt one of them, so unless you are involved in forrestry work, running your mog, or tractor on red is out, even if it is registered as agricultural, take the free road tax, and mot exemption and be happy, buy your white and dont screw it up for those who are able, legally , to use red

no suspension =agricultural trailer= 20mph max tow speed on public road, check the construction and use act for anything your unsure about

it comes down to legal speed on the road.........20mph as opposed to 50mph, that and modern tractor electronics vs old school basics

time to start wearing a suit to work in the woods, whos going to be the first with the pinstripe type "c"s then

the RB44 was a bitsa, designed to replace the LR101, another piece of poop, they based it loosely on the 5 1/2 ton dodge with a few 7 1/2 ton bits thrown in, the front axle and transfer box were pure RB, it was a 70's design that they dragged screaming and shouting ino the 90's, poor weight distrubution, leaf spung, and drum brakes, most of the problems on braking and handling come from the fact if you brake and turn on a live axle suspended from leaf springs, one corner will dive and tuck under, this problem was never sorted on the RB's, the brake problems came from lack of use and seals drying out, this was addressed. the military never liked them, and thats why the pinzgauers were introduced as a stop gap, spares for them are still available, as long as you dont want front axles or transfer case parts, the dodge vans and trucks on which they are based are still knocking about in camper vans and mini buses, the engine is a good hard working unit, as is the box and rear axle, electrics can be a bit iffy, and corrosion is like any other vehicle of the same era. A lot of the ones comming on the scene at the moment are reserve stock vehicles that have been in storage for years, will have very little milage on them, and after a GOOD service should give years of use, but be prepared for most of the seals and rubber bits to be perished due to age

now will folk believe me when I start ranting about training places inventing the need for courses just to keep themselves in a cushy job

the lichen growing on your tree is a sign that your air is of a high quality, very little pollution in it and the seeds are delicious..mmm

£7 a cube, and delivery, tell him you'll burn it for firewood before you let it go at that price

simple really, non smoker = cheaper insurance

do you mean log cabin, as in constructed with whole tree trunks, or engineered timber buildings, built with machined and shaped timber beams

aaarghhhh sacralige, too late now, always check an offcut just in case, you can always get more firewood

ah fife, scottish coal strike again !!

well done, first class service deserves rewards

well that one isnt going to break!, like the simple aproach

they dont need mines or pits anymore, opencast mining has taken over, up until february this year, when scottish coal went bust, 47% of the uk coal was produced within 30square miles of where I live by open cast, whats left looks more like a bomb site and is going to take tens of millions to try and put back.......go local planners

long hair and a beard !!!!!, a long beard...lol.....saves on dust filters

never mind anti dust clothing.....who does a filter for the shower, at least once a week I've got to de-sawdust mine

I know it sounds silly, but I find if I polish the bar with some wax floor polish, there doesnt seem to be the same build up or "stiction" when cutting resin loaded timber, and scraping of the build up on the leading edge opf the bar every cut helps as well