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« Reply #30 on: April 16, 2013, 06:53:32 pm »
yeah we did, a 6" schliesing chipper, but the spout kept blocking as it couldnt keep the speed up
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« Reply #31 on: April 17, 2013, 02:37:54 pm »
just to throw a spanner into the works (ooo I do enjoy putting spanner in the work lol) you can still get modern defenders with PTO on but mainly for hydraulic packs. there once was a defender with portals and live pto called an agri-rover(?!) with the 200tdi engine in producing around 60hp. was powerful enough to power a chipper  ;D

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« Reply #32 on: April 17, 2013, 03:04:40 pm »
yeah, but the agri-rover was damn ugly, the axles also werent very strong, (one of the reasons there werent many), nor did it have difflocks, axle articulation, flexible chassis. made from toffee metal. plus, you show me a linkage set up that was ever put on an agri-rover, and was strong enough to lift a chipper.
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« Reply #33 on: April 17, 2013, 03:08:11 pm »
the axles were ok it was the chain inside them that snapped ( why a chain anyway?!!?!?!?) as most people took them off road rather than worked them. diff lock was off a standard 110.

It did have a live PTO though. even mogs then didn't have that  ;D
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« Reply #34 on: April 17, 2013, 03:23:10 pm »
actually the u900 could have a live pto, (our black one does, 1972) and that was out BEFORE the agri-rover, just cause yours doesnt have one doesnt mean they didnt have them  ;)

and i'll rephrase that, they didnt have cross axle difflocks...  :)
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« Reply #35 on: April 17, 2013, 03:31:48 pm »
thread continued here http://www.unimogclubuk.com/none-unimog-chat/for-those-who-are-blinkered/

so unless you are saying hello to Ian, please do not reply here! :)
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« Reply #36 on: May 21, 2013, 04:50:32 pm »
Well I've finally bought a 404.  She is a 1967 Radio Body, rough around edges but from my limited knowledge seems mechanically sound.

I have not actually got her home yet, she is in Bristol and I am just north of Portsmouth.  Call me a chicken but I don't fancy 120 miles of motorway and A roads for my first real drive.

Does anyone happen to know the weight of a 404 radio body without any of the radio gear in?  My guestimates are right around the limit of a 7.5 tonne recovery truck.  Moving up to a 14 tonne truck increases the transport cost dramatically.

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« Reply #37 on: May 21, 2013, 06:33:09 pm »
good news!  :D a pretty mog isnt always a good one, mutton dressed as lamb and all that. 7.5 kilos will be fine, 404 gross weight is 4.4 tonnes anyway  :) put some pics up when you get it, or a build thread, i'm doing one on the truck now  :P
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« Reply #38 on: May 21, 2013, 07:15:16 pm »
I did not realise that most 7.5 tonne recovery trucks can only carry about 3.5 tonnes.  At least that is what transport companies are telling me.

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« Reply #39 on: May 21, 2013, 07:20:41 pm »
Get and drive the thing home... Big girl! I did Gloucester to Portsmouth in my Defender, which should mean that the super superior Unimog will make it no problem! :P
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« Reply #40 on: May 21, 2013, 07:40:36 pm »
Yeh yeh I know.  I have weighed up both driving it and getting transported.  I have no idea how old the oils are so would rather transport it and then change everything when it gets home.  Plus, if things do go wrong, I have discovered that my AA cover is only up to 3.5 tonnes.
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« Reply #41 on: May 21, 2013, 09:14:26 pm »
Oh, so it's the gross weight :) well the gross weight of a 404 is 4.4 tonnes, and the pay load is 1.4 tonnes I believe :) hopefully that helps.  You're right, I wouldn't risk driving it without knowing oil conditions :P
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« Reply #42 on: May 22, 2013, 07:35:43 am »
I assume that payload is for the open back version.  I have done much searching but have been unable to find out how much the radio box weighs.

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« Reply #43 on: May 22, 2013, 07:58:58 am »
i cant imagine the body weighing more than 1.4 tonnes?  ??? :P
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« Reply #44 on: May 22, 2013, 08:06:10 am »
If the gross weight is 4400kg and the payload 1400kg it means, what I assume is the open back, weighs 3000kg.  The payload of most 7.5 tonne recovery trucks is about 3500kg, that means the box has to weigh less than 500kg which is borderline.

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