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Re: i used to drive a unimog
« Reply #15 on: February 18, 2013, 09:36:34 pm »
I'm not in the best position to judge but I think they're asking a bit much for that one. Certainly for me it has nothing on it of use and it's not cheap!
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« Reply #16 on: February 18, 2013, 09:39:04 pm »
Right time of year to sell it though, snow cutter and all that ;)
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« Reply #17 on: February 18, 2013, 09:40:45 pm »
Yeah apparently half of leeds shut down lol.
It's a cheap mog to go snow blowing or a show piece. For a normal working mog its a bit stong on price lol. Then again, strip it and sell the bits off?? Then do all the stuff I've done to mine  :o 8)
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« Reply #18 on: February 18, 2013, 09:41:58 pm »
 notice the way they havent taken a pic of the back of the cab, probably rotten where they normally go.
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Re: i used to drive a unimog
« Reply #19 on: February 18, 2013, 09:43:17 pm »
I'd put money on it being like mine was. The doors are showing the signs.
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« Reply #20 on: February 18, 2013, 09:43:58 pm »
 I'm thinking I'd like to avoid anything that's spent it's life covered in salt! How are the mog chassis for rust? It seems the cabs go, but I've never heard a bad word about the chassis? How come?

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« Reply #21 on: February 18, 2013, 09:47:00 pm »
Cause the steel is 9mm think! ;D
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« Reply #22 on: February 18, 2013, 09:47:31 pm »
it also helps that in the early days they recommended spraying your chassis with old engine oil, not very environmentally friendly though :)
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Re: i used to drive a unimog
« Reply #23 on: February 18, 2013, 09:50:01 pm »
 9mm thick?! Christ, that isn't designed to break any time soon then!

I used to paint old engine oil on the back half of my landy chassis whenever I had a bit floating about - Land Rover have a built in design feature that does the front for you.... Seemed to do the job very well in the time I had it.

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« Reply #24 on: February 18, 2013, 09:53:19 pm »
Don't get me started on my truck lol. Well my chassis pn the mog is still like new even after years of salt and snow. Pitty the cab wasn't the same :'(
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« Reply #25 on: February 18, 2013, 09:55:05 pm »
 yeah, they are strong, but anything mounted to them has to be 3 point mounted to allow flex (hence immense axle articulation) , otherwise the chassis can crack, generally behind where the chassis strengthener is where the engine is mounted.
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Re: i used to drive a unimog
« Reply #26 on: February 18, 2013, 09:55:52 pm »
 To be fair even if the cab is rough its still prob salvageable. I had no foot well when I started  :D have u been on the atkinson site?

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Re: i used to drive a unimog
« Reply #27 on: February 18, 2013, 09:56:41 pm »
I'm on the Atkinson site every week. Get their newsletter email too. That £15k refurb job looks lovely but at £15k it's never ever going to happen. I recon I could push myself to £8k, and that would be pushing hard! £6k would be better! With a 3 point, PTO and 3 way tipper body that seems to be asking a lot lately. Go back a few years and you could get all that and freshly tidied for £8k. As fast as I save the prices are going up! ::)
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Re: i used to drive a unimog
« Reply #28 on: February 18, 2013, 09:57:55 pm »
Yeah I know what you mean. Think I got mine just b4 prices went up. I bought my mog from there and she wasn't advertised with links or pto but put an offer in for her. Sell u mine for 9k lol
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