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westcoastlandy
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:33 am    Post subject: transporting a mog Reply with quote

hello
i have just bought this mog.
it is in cornwall and i am in Oban. (603 miles) does anyone know of a haulage company that could brinng it up? i have had a couple of prices.
cheers

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normalbloke
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't be a wuss, drive it!
Plus it'll be aq good way to get to know your Mog!
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Flippin' hech! You couldn't be further apart could you!

Looks nice though.
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dxmedia
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fly down drive back up Cool Cost you less in diesel than getting it transported.

Nice looking mog though Cool Cool Cool
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westcoastlandy
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hey
i would love to drive her up but 603 miles. spoke to Akin vos and they had a guy buy one from them and he drove 300 miles and the oil filter collapsed and knackered the engine.
cant wait to get her up here.
cheers

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Mr Tyre
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 5:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There used to be a company called Harris and Miners that used to run between Devon/Cornwall to Scotland.It then went to Bryan Harris Transport, i know he gave the transport side up but still organises loads between devon cornwall and scotland.Haven't got any contact numbers for you sorry but someone in your area is sure to of heard of him.I think he comes from Bovey Tracey but not sure.

sorry i can't be more help.
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westcoastlandy
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

cheers for that. will try to google them

cheers

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RobotMan
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I moved mine yesterday Laughing



1 solid bar,
1 disco,
1 fearless freind,

Job Done!

Had a lot of police cars follow me and then leave off again. Must have been because it all checked out legal and above board lol!

Oh and thats my Twist-Off ramp on the back of the 'Mog.

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The Original Donk
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1963 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 Doka

PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

OMG, I can see a tangent going off here.
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RobotMan
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Donk of Yorkshireshire wrote:
OMG, I can see a tangent going off here.


Should I have made this a topic in it's own right, do you think it will invoke that much comment Donk? Embarassed

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minimog
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

id put it down to luck rather than being legal prob a good job non was vosa you might of been in a different situation
by the way how far did you have to go because acording to ma benz these dont like to be flat towed long distances above 30mph

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dxmedia
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

RobotMan wrote:
I moved mine yesterday Laughing



1 solid bar,
1 disco,
1 fearless freind,

Job Done!

Had a lot of police cars follow me and then leave off again. Must have been because it all checked out legal and above board lol!

Oh and thats my Twist-Off ramp on the back of the 'Mog.


A 404 has a splash feed gearbox iirc, so towing isn't a brilliant idea unless the engine is runnine. Or disconnect both torque tubes and props.

Think it's something like 25 mph for no more than 25 miles if it's a straight tow.
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dxmedia
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

minimog wrote:
id put it down to luck rather than being legal prob a good job non was vosa you might of been in a different situation
by the way how far did you have to go because acording to ma benz these dont like to be flat towed long distances above 30mph


No issues with towing with a soild bar in a recovery situation. the mog is less that the maximum tow weight of a disco (3K?) and recovery had different legistlations doesn't it?
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RobotMan
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Breakdowns, Towing
In the event that you need to tow a Unimog 404 that has a dead engine, the manual recommends this procedure in order to avoid damaging the transmission:

1. Engage 2nd gear
2. Select neutral on forward/reverse lever
3. Do not exceed 25 mph (40 km/h)
4. Check gearbox for overheating on long-distance tows

It only weighs 2.7 ton the extra load was about 300Kg's it was insured and had a driver onboard operating the brakes as well as having a trailer board for the lighting requirements. It was a solid bar too, Am I missing something?

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RobotMan
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

dxmedia wrote:
minimog wrote:
id put it down to luck rather than being legal prob a good job non was vosa you might of been in a different situation
by the way how far did you have to go because acording to ma benz these dont like to be flat towed long distances above 30mph


No issues with towing with a soild bar in a recovery situation. the mog is less that the maximum tow weight of a disco (3K?) and recovery had different legistlations doesn't it?


3500Kg Wink

Distance was approximately 7 miles. If I had put it on a trailer I would have been far closer to the all up weight and it would have been far less fun lol. Mog brakes could stall out the Disco in 1st, I was amazed lol!

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dxmedia
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Upto 20 miles on a solid bar for recovery Wink

Though disco's were only 3500 with the tow pack?
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RobotMan
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It was either that or lose it so worthwhile lol!
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dxmedia
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

and totally legal Wink
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RobotMan
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

dxmedia wrote:
and totally legal Wink


I think the trade plates made them even more dis-interested.

I have no qualms from a legality perspective. Not sure I would want to subject the 'Mog to it to much though, overheating gearbox and hubs.

That said I might need to recover it to my Twist-off event at Crook Carnival, County Durham next Saturday and then to Herrington Woods on the Sunday lol Razz

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big col
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

well i wanted to drive robs mog but he couldnt afford the petrol Laughing and i had my trade plates on so 100% legal Confused but hey the police escort was good Very Happy and they were haveing a good look at the mog probley trying to figer out wot it was
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is how i transported my mog before it was road legal!


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Turnip
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hope the Fergi was on white then!! My mog came on the back of an ex AA tilt and slide - looked pretty top heavy to me, but the driver seemed cool about it..........
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 6:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi westcoastlandy.
There is a website called shiply.com or something like that.
BAsically you place an ad with what you want moved and where to and then companies will bid for the jobs. I never tried it myself, but heard it can be very cheap as some companies may be returning to your destination with an empty trailer.
Lovely mog by the way, is it for work or pleasure?
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Matt_D
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Might be worth contacting a haulage company local'ish to you, they might have a low-laoder coming back from the south empty and would be willing to divert and pick up the mog for a couple of hundred quid

Nice Mog btw, god i love these!

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normalbloke
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you think the o/p might have moved it by now??
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dxmedia
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Na, bet he's not managed to get it out of low range and foots flat to the floor driving up the m6 Wink
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 5:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I made this tow last year. It was running right at legal limits in California and Mexico. It was a 150 mile tow thru remote mountains...
Read the labels on all of the components from tires to hitch to brakes... the actual ratings often differ from the general notes for the different systems.
I had no issues on the tow but I would recommend a more stout tow rig

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dxmedia
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That looks like the SRT? 6.1 V8 under the bonnet.

Manufacturers tow limit is 1725Kg braked.

I'd guess that you've 3500 behind you

looking at the trailer design, that appears to be a 2000kg gross little transporter trailer.

A 404.1 is 2600 > 2900, no idea what a doka is.


You sure you were legal? In the US they have far more stringent towing regulations that in the UK.
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