Unimog Club UK

Hi Everyone
A few photos of my first MOG
Just fetched it from Poland

That looks stunning. What a cracking find!

That's a very nice Mog, I saw it on ebay, looks like it had a lot of work put into it.

Photos of the Mog and the restoration:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/117562590174986758724/albums/6113440778277489969?authkey=CJ-AuOrYrJqq8AE

I like the looks of this too Saw it on ebay as well. I like the way the front frame has been finished off

I'd like to note the tyres, which look to be Michelin XM27, (And I believe prior to that they were branded as Michelin Bib X) The XM 27 is no longer produced unfortunately (I think it's a shame 'cause they're a really nice looking tyre) and as far as I'm aware they were designed to be used on vehicles which were destined for both mud and a large amount of  grass fields. As the edges of the cleats are cut in, unlike the XM47, which the cleats stick out quite far on, and they have a 27mm tread, rather than 47mm, these tyres don't leave big dibbets in the ground, so they're good for land where minimal damage is required

Couple of thing's I would do personally, just cos of my preferences. I would change the current top for a cotton top, more from a view of aesthetics, you could get a tighter fit with cotton and they're also far more "mercedes"
Also if you plan to off road it, if it hasn't already been done, I would change the back cab mount for a single point mount, so that the chassis can flex that bit easier and safer

This is the same mog as we have, with the torque converter they pull like trains, one of dad's favourite things back when ours had the torque converter was to stick it in fifth at the dual carriage way traffic lights, and dump the clutch and gun it, it would out drag a lot of cars and certainly surprised most 

Cheers, Brian 

Bkts are pretty good tyres, quite a few lads I know run them on their tractors.

I am not sure of my facts here........ but it certainly used to be the case that if you were Agricultural registered - you are not allowed to carry a load on the vehicle? People who have put load beds on Fastracks have been pulled over this?

 Ok to tow a trailer with a load that is agricultural, but not a load eg a few bags of corn etc on the Ag vehicle?

 There used to be a company which removed the rear tubs of Landrovers and put them back on QD as link boxes. Im not sure if this law still applies? but it would be well worth checking?

I had a scout round for info on this and all I can find is......Definition of a Tractor?
Tractor used to be defined as "Mechanically propelled vehicle not constructed itself to carry a load other than equipment for propulsion, loose tools and loose equipment, uw not exceeding 7370kg" S.185(1) R.T.A. 1988
Motor tractor:

mechanically propelled vehicle which is not constructed itself to carry a load except water, fuel, accumulators tools and loose equipment and does not exceed 7370 kgs

So - be careful what you restrict yourself to? This is the definition for vehicle DVLA!

Nice one :-)

How did you find the registration process??