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General Topics Forums => Mog Spotting => Topic started by: Nickrussell on October 09, 2014, 05:26:46 pm


Title: Re: Distressing sight
Post by: Double Gloucester on October 11, 2014, 09:36:38 pm
I will ask when I next go to the farm that owned it.
Title: Re: Distressing sight
Post by: sjt on October 11, 2014, 01:27:43 pm
I asked the guys at South Cave, they said it was too far gone to determine the cause.

Stephen
Title: Re: Distressing sight
Post by: casto on October 11, 2014, 12:38:20 pm
Does anyone know anymore Info on why she went up? I guess it's dust from the crop? I guess it must have gone up quick as they parked over the straw with the trailer still hitched?
Title: Re: Distressing sight
Post by: moose on October 10, 2014, 09:01:28 pm
A mix of carbon and fibre very strong but flammable, steel cabs don't servive any better.
Moose
Title: Re: Distressing sight
Post by: Craig on October 10, 2014, 08:04:58 pm
I think I seem that one heading into Stroud a little while ago, or one very similar, a bit of an unusual colour.
Are the cabs fiberglass on the new shape ones? The one on the telly had seemed to burn away to nothing.
Title: Re: Distressing sight
Post by: njc110381 on October 09, 2014, 10:33:40 pm
A 12 plate?! Oh no - I hope the insurance is on their side. :'(
Title: Re: Distressing sight
Post by: Double Gloucester on October 09, 2014, 08:04:25 pm
It was one of my customers machines, they produce **** seed oil Nr Stow on the Wold. They had only had the Mog a few months :-[
Heres a couple of photos from a few weeks ago.

Title: Re: Distressing sight
Post by: casto on October 09, 2014, 07:34:12 pm
I've only just stopped crying after watching it on Sunday. To be fair unless u know what a mog is it kinds looked like one of those yellow digger type things ;-)
Title: Re: Distressing sight
Post by: moose on October 09, 2014, 05:33:56 pm
common sight with clatter wagon trailers. poor operator as he should have kept it clean as they make an awfull lot of dust and all exhaust are hot when worked hard. Always a good idea to carry a fire extinguisher  :D
Title: Distressing sight
Post by: Nickrussell on October 09, 2014, 05:26:46 pm
Just watched sundays countryfile on bbc i player, there was a piece about harvesting, showed a unimog working in a field but it set on fire, not a good advertisement.