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Re: Unimog 411
« Reply #15 on: February 17, 2013, 10:08:39 pm »
 i've kinda worked it out as the chip is pritty much loaded between axels ( my chip box is prob longer than most) with the chipper on the back and tool box on the front counterbalancing it, when i get round to building it lol  ::) :P. what do others think??...

yeah i'd keep your eyes out as you never know when the perfect one pops up  :) just make sure you have researched/ asked about it before you buy. in hinesite i think i would have bought a better one than the restoration i bought lol.

Hows your double clutching as well??

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« Reply #16 on: February 17, 2013, 10:17:55 pm »
If you have a front mounted chipper without any weight on the back the biggest you could go is about 6 inch (note that you wont have chip in the back all the time), due to the mog already haveing a large nose weight for heavy loads on the back.
ACPrice engineering in ingleton actually does an adaptor for ducker would chippers so you can change it from linkage mounted to din mounted.
The only real advantage of front mount is you can then tip the body all 3 ways.
Front mount implements are usually removed by wind up legs, or they can be hydraulic.

Schmidt and din plates are different things,

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Used mostly for ploughs, although these days ploughs tend to use din plates. also doesnt always have the "toplink" bit.

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Often called a schmidt plate, its actual name is a din plate. can be folded up when not in use for off road clearance.
 
The din plate will give you much more flexibility as not much equipment uses schmidt plate these days.

Casto  you shouldnt need a tool box to counterbalance, with the weight of the engine, but i know you want it for chain saws and stuff as well :)

Like casto says, your gearbox will last a lot longer if you can double clutch, only when moving down the gears though.

Regarding the pipe over the cab, it goes right into the back body, but can be awkward to put on the chipper. (having to climb up to fit it) 8)
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« Reply #17 on: February 17, 2013, 10:19:03 pm »
this picture shows the din plate folded up.
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« Reply #18 on: February 17, 2013, 10:24:49 pm »
to be fair i should realy change my front spring from heavy duty to normal. but there's nothing like building a big steel box to fit the front  :)
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« Reply #19 on: February 17, 2013, 10:27:01 pm »
to be fair i should realy change my front spring from heavy duty to normal. but there's nothing like building a big steel box to fit the front  :)
it will be a bit bouncy, it did origionally have about a tonne on the front of it  :P
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« Reply #20 on: February 17, 2013, 10:28:22 pm »
and i still see ur using my black mog in the pics! :o :P :P
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« Reply #21 on: February 17, 2013, 10:30:36 pm »
and i still see ur using my black mog in the pics! :o :P :P
HA! you wish  ;D hold on, im just going to take the roof down for a bit of a breeze, oh and i might as well fold the windscreen down as well for better visibility  :P although i am also going to get the scraper out cause my windows and mirrors are coverd in ice  :-\

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« Reply #22 on: February 17, 2013, 10:33:07 pm »
 I did wonder about the weight of the chipper on the front when not loaded. My plan has pretty much always been to carry on the back and switch it over at the job if both linkages were fitted. It's not a huge task, and being able to rear tip is a real bonus in confined areas. I don't want a huge chipper though, 6" would be plenty, so a don't suppose a rear mount would be the end of the world.

Going off topic slightly has that black rag top been on ebay - maybe a couple of years ago at a guess? It looks very similar to one that I very nearly bought!


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« Reply #23 on: February 17, 2013, 10:37:38 pm »
rust me, youll soon get fed up of having to mount and demount the chipper all the time!  ;D

Nope, as far as im aware its never been on ebay, we got it about 10 years ago and completely rebuilt it, there were no horizontal panels left on it and not much left of the vertical ones either, so dad welded it all up (no pics unfortunately  :( ) and its only been on the road for 2 or 3 years.
were actually looking for a 416 chassis for it at the moment (better off road and more comfortable on the road)  :)
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« Reply #24 on: February 17, 2013, 10:41:23 pm »
and i still see ur using my black mog in the pics! :o :P :P
HA! you wish  ;D hold on, im just going to take the roof down for a bit of a breeze, oh and i might as well fold the windscreen down as well for better visibility  :P although i am also going to get the scraper out cause my windows and mirrors are coverd in ice  :-\
its ok i'll just switch my heated mirors and screen on  :D :P

detaching is a bit boring, guess thats why mine has never been off yet lol. you can get quick hitch systems for tractors but i've never seen one up close. it should work on a mog....
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« Reply #25 on: February 17, 2013, 10:43:36 pm »
and i still see ur using my black mog in the pics! :o :P :P
HA! you wish  ;D hold on, im just going to take the roof down for a bit of a breeze, oh and i might as well fold the windscreen down as well for better visibility  :P although i am also going to get the scraper out cause my windows and mirrors are coverd in ice  :-\
its ok i'll just switch my heated mirors and screen on  :D :P

detaching is a bit boring, guess thats why mine has never been off yet lol. you can get quick hitch systems for tractors but i've never seen one up close. it should work on a mog....
Quick hitch? do you mean the ones where theyre like hooks and you put the balls on the pins first, then lift the linkage onto the balls? you can cut your current balls of (careful how you say that  :P ) and fit them, were on about it for the doka cab.
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« Reply #26 on: February 17, 2013, 10:44:54 pm »
I've never found it that hard to line up a linkage? Mind you I have only used the cat 1 on my compact tractor and I drop the tools onto a wheeled pallet. That way I can reverse up to roughly where I need to be and line the implement up by hand. Easy!

What's all this about heated windowns and mirrors? On an old mog? Really?!

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« Reply #27 on: February 17, 2013, 10:46:42 pm »
I've never found it that hard to line up a linkage? Mind you I have only used the cat 1 on my compact tractor and I drop the tools onto a wheeled pallet. That way I can reverse up to roughly where I need to be and line the implement up by hand. Easy!

What's all this about heated windowns and mirrors? On an old mog? Really?!

its a bit more difficult on a mog as you cant see the linkage by leaning back, you could fit a camera though. also when your on site the land wont always be hard or level.  :)

casto has an ex snow blower, so hes got heated mirrors and windsreen the jammy dodger! but he also has an ugly cab!  :P http://unimogclub.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=27
we have a heated windscreen on our 411, all the wiring's there but weve replaced the glass for ordinary glass  :)
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« Reply #28 on: February 17, 2013, 10:52:10 pm »
casto has an ex snow blower, so hes got heated mirrors and windsreen the jammy dodger! but he also has an ugly cab! 
Well I didn't want to say anything about that cab, but...

Hey I don't have a leg to stand on. I'd give anything for that truck, as ugly as it is! :D

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« Reply #29 on: February 17, 2013, 10:53:18 pm »
its actually the same as the black one above, just with the schmidt top on :)
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