Unimog Club UK
Hello New Members => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: Capstankid on July 22, 2015, 01:06:12 pm
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Welcome to the club :-)
Sounds like its a u900 with cascade box to me to. You won't be asking to much from a unimog with the stuff you want to do as they were built as multifuncional vehicles.
If you buy one I hope your ready for the mog bug. Once you have one the second turns up soon after ;-)
Cheers casto
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you can fit a 540/1000 speed pto box to a standard 2x6 box, and it will be a bit quicker than a 540 pto, but it won't reach 1000. the only way you'll reach a true 1000 rpm is with the cascade box :)
They're only going up in value, so the sooner you have the money the better :P
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Thanks Brian. I am guessing the 2x6 and 4x4 boxes won't run 1000rpm on the PTO's?
I am going to save up as much as possible and keep my eye out on the Internet and find one, it may be a couple of years but I defiantly have a bug for one.
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Hi Joe,
You can get all kinds of gear boxes with the 900's, you can get the standard 2x6 gear box, which is 2 reverse and 6 forward. then there's the 4x4 box, which is 4 reverse and 4 forwards. Then there's the 24 speed cascade box, which is technically 20 speed as 4 off those gears are the same speed. Then there's hydrostatic drive box, which is a bit rare as they served a limited number of uses, the hydrostatic drive is basically like what some lawn mowers have. and then there's the torque converter fly wheel as well.
The 2x6/4x4 boxes aren't too bad to repair, but if you ever have issues with a cascade box, they can be big money to fix. looking at what you're planning, I'd recommend the cascade, with 540/1000 rpm pto.
Axle wise, as with all Unimogs (except the UX100, which i think Merc just put the "unimog" brand on for the sake of it.) They have portal axles, with three different diff ratios, and off the top of my head 2 different hub ratios. finding high ratio axles is hard work though, and the standard ratio mogs usually do 48mph anyway.
And don't worry about asking questions, that's what the forums here for :P
Cheers, Brian
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Cheers moose.
Which box and axle is it in the u900's? Sorry for all the newbie questions.
It seems like there is fountain of knowledge with everyone on here.
Joe
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Sounds like a u900 will do the trick gearbox is your main mechanical then hubs, then the cab for rot but sounds like you can weld :) the more kit the better it's not just a case of buying hydraulics pto linkage its Time and knowledge fitting them.
Moose
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New to the forum and looking for a advice.
I am a tree surgeon/ fabricator who is looking for a medium sized unimog (411 because I like the round cab) I need it to run a small chipper. I am also thinking in the future to use it to help build a house so it would need to run a backhoe and maybe a flail for cutting some rushes. I know I am asking a lot but mogs are versatile. I use to work for a bloke who had a u900 and it was awesome but ended setting itself on fire due to bad electrics and bad maintained.
Anyways I am rambling, what mog do you think would be best suited for me.
I am happy to get one in any state really but I don't know if this is a bad idea as the parts seem pretty hard to source but I do like a challenge.
Cheers
Joe