unimog, unimog, unimog, unimog, unimog, unimog

[Jim Procter]

Unimog.

Sorry.

I've always wanted a unimog or landrover, and I've found a unimog. It is a
very early one, probably fifties. The crew cab is cosmetically very poor,
but just about solid. Has a vague hint of landrover about some of the
windows. We're buying it tomorrow.

Anyway, when I hunt for unimog sites, I very rarely find any mechanical
info. I just wondered if there was much out there? the manuals seem to be
very damn expensive.

Any unimog owners out there?

cheers

jim


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[Paul C]

There is a place in Misson, near Bawtry (Doncaster) who stocks old Unimogs
called L Jackson & Co of The Rocket Site, Misson. You will find his web site
on the

http://www.ljacksonandco.com/



"invalid" <bill@invalid.com> wrote in message
news:QWQj1tGQOtDBFw18@spamnothing.co.uk...
> Hi Chaps,
>
> Only £250 for your half? Where can I get one :-)
>
> A friend took me off roading recently in a purely off road Range Rover.
> Mud tyres, snorkel etc. It was bought specifically to go off road (don't
> worry about denting it!). I have to say it was the most fun I've had
> since I discovered girls.
>
> Been lurking here a while, thinking about buying something myself and
> the Unimog looks very capable. For pure off roading I only need
> something with half decent engine and running gear - body work or MOT is
> not an issue. Am I likely to find such a beast for a few hundred
> pounds... or should I go back to looking at Landrovers etc?
>
> Cheers
> Bill
>
> In message <2n7j0eFtluhpU1@uni-berlin.de>, Jim Procter
> <DELETEjimothyCAPITALS@connectfree.co.uk> writes
> >> Don't worry - us Unimog owners are a fairly obsessive bunch :-)
> >Yes, _we_ are, aren't _we_.
> >
> >Parted with £250 for my half, my mate will pay him the rest when he drops
it
> >off.
> >
> >Needs some serious work on the cab, but I'm sure we can handle it. The
crew
> >cab has some very landroverish elements (the corner windows and maybe the
> >roof). It runs, but I haven't seen it drive.
> >
> >Is there any history available for them?? It has a hand chain hoist in
the
> >back, which looks like one of the original accessories. It's been up in
> >scotland, as far as I can tell. When I get the chassis numbers, is there
a
> >register?
> >
> >Coupla questions for the panel :)
> >
> >Is it easy to get the cab off (it's the worst bit, and I'll work on it in
my
> >garage, leaving the mechanics on a mates farm).
> >
> >What do you us to get it off the ground? Strikes me I'll need some
seriously
> >high axle stands.
> >
> >Do I need to upgrade to 3/4" or 1" drive sets? What else do I need for
the
> >workshop?
> >
> >Thanks for the links.
> >
> >> Although I'm not quite sure who owns who ...
> >Yeah, I hear you!
> >
> >jim "unimog!"
>
> --
> Bill

[Adrian]

invalid (bill@invalid.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying :

> Been lurking here a while, thinking about buying something myself and
> the Unimog looks very capable. For pure off roading I only need
> something with half decent engine and running gear - body work or MOT
> is not an issue.

Don't forget that you need to get it there, and a 'mog is a bit big and
heavy to lob on a trailer behind most things.

[invalid]

In message <Xns953A618ECF7FBadrianachapmanfreeis@130.133.1.4>, Adrian
<spamtrap@achapman.freeisp.co.uk> writes
>invalid (bill@invalid.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
>saying :
>
>> Been lurking here a while, thinking about buying something myself and
>> the Unimog looks very capable. For pure off roading I only need
>> something with half decent engine and running gear - body work or MOT
>> is not an issue.
>
>Don't forget that you need to get it there, and a 'mog is a bit big and
>heavy to lob on a trailer behind most things.

Thanks chaps.

I can't seem to find any unladen weights for them to determine whether
it is realistically towable or not. Certainly the shorter wheel base
models will fit on a trailer, it's just a question of the weight.

L Jackson & Co's site is wonderful - I want one of everything, including
the Howitzer :-)

Cheers
Bill

[Simon Barr]

In article <08YK$LAzD2DBFwjL@spamnothing.co.uk>, invalid wrote:
>
> L Jackson & Co's site is wonderful - I want one of everything, including
> the Howitzer :-)
>
> Cheers
> Bill

You'll probably like this site too then

http://www.witham-sv.com/

Enjoy :-)

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simon at sbarr dot demon dot co dot uk
Simon Barr.
'97 110 300Tdi.

[invalid]

Hi Chaps,

Only £250 for your half? Where can I get one :-)

A friend took me off roading recently in a purely off road Range Rover.
Mud tyres, snorkel etc. It was bought specifically to go off road (don't
worry about denting it!). I have to say it was the most fun I've had
since I discovered girls.

Been lurking here a while, thinking about buying something myself and
the Unimog looks very capable. For pure off roading I only need
something with half decent engine and running gear - body work or MOT is
not an issue. Am I likely to find such a beast for a few hundred
pounds... or should I go back to looking at Landrovers etc?

Cheers
Bill

In message <2n7j0eFtluhpU1@uni-berlin.de>, Jim Procter
<DELETEjimothyCAPITALS@connectfree.co.uk> writes
>> Don't worry - us Unimog owners are a fairly obsessive bunch :-)
>Yes, _we_ are, aren't _we_.
>
>Parted with £250 for my half, my mate will pay him the rest when he drops it
>off.
>
>Needs some serious work on the cab, but I'm sure we can handle it. The crew
>cab has some very landroverish elements (the corner windows and maybe the
>roof). It runs, but I haven't seen it drive.
>
>Is there any history available for them?? It has a hand chain hoist in the
>back, which looks like one of the original accessories. It's been up in
>scotland, as far as I can tell. When I get the chassis numbers, is there a
>register?
>
>Coupla questions for the panel :)
>
>Is it easy to get the cab off (it's the worst bit, and I'll work on it in my
>garage, leaving the mechanics on a mates farm).
>
>What do you us to get it off the ground? Strikes me I'll need some seriously
>high axle stands.
>
>Do I need to upgrade to 3/4" or 1" drive sets? What else do I need for the
>workshop?
>
>Thanks for the links.
>
>> Although I'm not quite sure who owns who ...
>Yeah, I hear you!
>
>jim "unimog!"

--
Bill

[Derek]

"Jim Procter" <DELETEjimothyCAPITALS@connectfree.co.uk> wrote in message
news:2n7j0eFtluhpU1@uni-berlin.de...
> > Don't worry - us Unimog owners are a fairly obsessive bunch :-)
> Yes, _we_ are, aren't _we_.
>
> Parted with £250 for my half, my mate will pay him the rest when he drops
it
> off.
>
> Needs some serious work on the cab, but I'm sure we can handle it. The
crew
> cab has some very landroverish elements (the corner windows and maybe the
> roof). It runs, but I haven't seen it drive.
>
> Is there any history available for them?? It has a hand chain hoist in the
> back, which looks like one of the original accessories. It's been up in
> scotland, as far as I can tell. When I get the chassis numbers, is there a
> register?
>
> Coupla questions for the panel :)
>
> Is it easy to get the cab off (it's the worst bit, and I'll work on it in
my
> garage, leaving the mechanics on a mates farm).
>
> What do you us to get it off the ground? Strikes me I'll need some
seriously
> high axle stands.
>
> Do I need to upgrade to 3/4" or 1" drive sets? What else do I need for the
> workshop?
>
> Thanks for the links.
>
> > Although I'm not quite sure who owns who ...
> Yeah, I hear you!
>
> jim "unimog!"

You might like to check out A C Price at Ingleton ( I deliver spares to
them) for a bit more info http://www.unimogs-acprice.co.uk/about.htm you
should see their yard more Mogs than you can shake a stick at
Derek


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[Jim Procter]

Thanks all,

This is a particularly good page
http://www.rockymountainmoggers.com/tech.html

I suspect you may be hearing more from me in future, possibly with pictures.

jim

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1986 Yamaha Tenere
Eagle 3 Hovercraft
Vauxhall LPG Thing

[Simon Barr]

In article <2na1kjFurl5rU1@uni-berlin.de>, Jim Procter wrote:
>> You'll probably like this site too then
> My current favourite is www.maximog.com
>

Very nice!! Fording 5 feet deep water sounds fun!!

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Simon Barr.
'97 110 300Tdi.

[QrizB]

On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 10:54:55 GMT, invalid <bill@invalid.com> wrote:

>I can't seem to find any unladen weights for them to determine whether
>it is realistically towable or not.

A flatbed 401.1 has a "book" unladen weight of 2900kg. The radio
bodied ones (like mine) are closer to 3800kg.

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QrizB

"On second thought, let's not go to Z'Ha'Dum. It is a silly place."

[invalid]

In message <41109529.670066@news.easynews.com>, QrizB <qrizb@dev.null>
writes
>On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 10:54:55 GMT, invalid <bill@invalid.com> wrote:
>
>>I can't seem to find any unladen weights for them to determine whether
>>it is realistically towable or not.
>
>A flatbed 401.1 has a "book" unladen weight of 2900kg. The radio
>bodied ones (like mine) are closer to 3800kg.
>

Thanks for that. Unfortunately that's over the maximum towing capacity
of the L200 - and still have to take into account the weight of the
trailer.

So, it's either something bigger to tow it with, or something smaller to
be towed :-(

Cheers
Bill

[QrizB]

On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 10:54:30 GMT, invalid <bill@invalid.com> wrote:

>In message <41109529.670066@news.easynews.com>, QrizB <qrizb@dev.null>
>writes
>>On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 10:54:55 GMT, invalid <bill@invalid.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I can't seem to find any unladen weights for them to determine whether
>>>it is realistically towable or not.
>>
>>A flatbed 401.1 has a "book" unladen weight of 2900kg. The radio
>>bodied ones (like mine) are closer to 3800kg.
>>
>Thanks for that. Unfortunately that's over the maximum towing capacity
>of the L200 - and still have to take into account the weight of the
>trailer.
>
>So, it's either something bigger to tow it with, or something smaller to
>be towed :-(

When I moved mine, I bunged my local scrap dealer £150 and he loaned
me his 7.5-tonne flatbed and driver for the day.

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QrizB

"On second thought, let's not go to Z'Ha'Dum. It is a silly place."