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SnoMog has arrived

 
 
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steve p
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:52 am    Post subject: SnoMog has arrived Reply with quote

Got the 421 delivered on thursday night, lorry driver dropped it up to Achnasheen, where i work and we've got an acre or so f rough ground for me to play on Cool

had a wee play round the field before work to check the gears were all there and everything seems fine, got to get the air system hooked up to get the brakes and the difflocks working, the compressor is hissing away and the tank is there its just not connected up ... need to get a manual

found out a bit more about it, it was a Snow cutter, based in Applecross and used to keep the Bealach na Ba open (highest mountain pass in Scotland) the council service book is with the paper work showing 3124 miles at the last service, done nothing since! theres lots of pics of it before and during restoration, which I'll post on my website once i've scanned them.

chuffed ..... yeah just a bit!

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice Moggie....dare I even say Pretty as well!
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Man are Uni Mogs cooooool.

Costly though huh??

Bertie.
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jollygreen
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Awww, isn't she sweet?!

You'll be a popular man come the first snowfall. many bottles of malt being dropped at your door i think... slainte!

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Nathaniel
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Way cool! Surprised

If it was a snow blower where did the power come from for the blower unit? Not from Mog diesel surely?

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks like it belongs on the set of 'Cars' (the movie)..... in a good way of course!
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steve p
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nathaniel Ham wrote:
Way cool! Surprised

If it was a snow blower where did the power come from for the blower unit? Not from Mog diesel surely?


there used to be a 400hp diesel donkey engine on the back to power the Snowcutter, pity it wasnt under the bonnet Rolling Eyes

just got hold of the original MB workshop manuals for the 421 and 411, with all the schematic diagrams for the hydraulics and air systems, so first day off i'll get the air over hdro brakes working Cool

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 2:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just been out in the field sorting the brakes on the Mog, its got a compressed air over hydraulic system, the fella I got it from hadnt connected up the air so it never had brakes - he was a bit scared that the air tank would blow the two open pipes are supposed to fit up to a double air pressure guage

so i got hold of a bit of tubing and hooked the live pipe a wee psi guage fitted but not clamped on, that way if the pressure was getting too much I could shut down the motor or pull the guage off before it took off. Fired up the motor and the pressure built up to 110 psi then levelled off, took it for a trundle and hey presto brakes and air operated difflocks.

Anyone got a spare set of Mog guages kicking about???? Oh, and a pto unit, and a hydraulic winch, 3 point linkige for the rear .................

Steering feels pretty stiff so i'll need to check theres enough hydraulic oil in the tank.

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