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Offline Phill beat

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Newbie saying hello
« on: October 19, 2014, 08:35:06 am »
Hi, and good morning everyone newbie here my names phill and based near Lincoln . Just got my first mog and need lots of help!. (will up load some pictures soon) most of you mite have seen it  i won it on ebay its got a hiab on the back of it .

Question 1, It said on the listing that its a u800  is there a plate on it some were with the year of manufacture?


 

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Re: Newbie saying hello
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2014, 09:03:30 am »
Morning Phil welcome the world of mogs :-) I'd seen the old girl on eBay and thought she looked decent. If you open the bonnet and in the top left corner it gives you some of the details of the mog. If I'm not mistake it's a u900, if so, the first long number under the bonnet will start u900........
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Re: Newbie saying hello
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2014, 11:36:03 am »
Welcome Phil ,got yourself a smart little Mog there I think like you say it's a U800 same thing as a u900 only fitted with a OM314 four cylinder version of the OM 352 around 74 BHP it won't be a race car but there a good engine for torque. With the crane mounted behind the cab that makes perfect sense with the four potter to keep the weght down on the front axle.
Keep on top of the cooling system as when those engines boil they tend to twist the block.
What's your intended use ? Is it a proper Hiab crane base like you say put some pictures up and we'll try helping you with any questions.
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Re: Newbie saying hello
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2014, 12:24:50 pm »
Hi, just looked at the vin plate it says unimog 406 and it's a 6 cylinder Diesel . Think it must have the hi speed pto to run the hiab .yes its aproper hiab 650 it came with the books to allways a bonus . The cabs in poor condition . Thanks for the help so far

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Re: Newbie saying hello
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2014, 04:33:34 pm »
Welcome to the forum Phil.

I was watching that little white mog on ebay. Looked pretty tidy from the pictures. And the price wasn't too bad in the end either.

If you give the vin number to a Merc dealer and they can give you the data card to tell you how it was when it left the factory. How that compares to how it is now can vary wildly, but it's nice to know the original spec. As moose says, post up any questions you may have or problems you need a hand with. We'll all do our best to help you but it usually comes down to moose to answer the complicated stuff. He's very quiet most of the time but I haven't managed to get a "don't know" answer out of him yet!

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Re: Newbie saying hello
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2014, 08:56:02 pm »
Welcome phill, yep nice bit of kit youv got there, if youv got any problems im more than sure the guys on this forum will have the answers.

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Re: Newbie saying hello
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2014, 08:06:08 pm »
Thanks for the info so far .
So 1st weekend with mog striped the cab out tin worm all over the floors! so just ordered a welder ! next can i get floor panels ? or just get so metal and make my own also front wheel arches just get some made?
no drivers side window, glass ordered,
new battery today and need to make new battery box  list goes on  .
I had ago with the hiab today the Mrs didn't see the funny side of the wheelie up in the air  :D
thanks a again every one

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Re: Newbie saying hello
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2014, 08:15:08 pm »
Ebay.de some of the UK dealers sell them, but there not difficult to make. Again wheel arches there are none genuine ones but not sure AV or Prices may have some second hand genuine ones, I personly don't like it when peaple fit those plastic truck arches there to deep.
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Re: Newbie saying hello
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2014, 08:21:19 pm »
Get yourself on ebay.de if you don't have any luck in the UK. They have a huge range of parts over there and many sellers are happy to ship here.

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Re: Newbie saying hello
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2014, 09:05:49 pm »
Hi Phill and welcome to the forum :) nice looking mog and a good chassis too :)

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Re: Newbie saying hello
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2014, 11:49:27 am »
Welcome to the site I go to Mablethorpe ever year might have to stop in 1 day on the way through hope you get all questions answered what you need help with moose is are resident unimog dictionary the man that should b on everyone Christmas list ;)

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Re: Newbie saying hello
« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2014, 05:06:43 pm »
I got my arches off ac price, they were galved and look decent, not cheap though :-/ did I see On the eBay pics that it has an under belly pto to run the hiab??
cant beat the smell of diesel and 2stroke in the morning :)

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Re: Newbie saying hello
« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2014, 06:04:38 pm »
Hi
casto  yes it has a belly pto off to look at a 3 point linkage and pto tomorrow .
Does anybody have a workshop manual on DVD or PDF ?
Bart 420 feel free to pop in .
Thanks