I Would Drive This Unimog To Work
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alittleoff
TJ Addict
Every once in awhile, I look on CraigsList to see if I could afford a used tracked skid-steer. Hell the fuck no. And just glance at the loader prices... fuck me.
Quick look at some dealers show used $20k-220k. I didn't bother looking at "ready to work" units. But I can imagine $500k.
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I hear what you're saying ! The cost of both of our TJ's together won't buy you a side by side today. But maybe a company is doing this to depreciate and beat back the tax man.
alittleoff
TJ Addict
I know. These things are spendy. A neighbor down the street bought a full tilt, full boogie four seater last year. IIRC, it's a CanAm.
It's now up for sale. 550 miles, for sale sign reads.... $37,750.
It's far from stock though. Wheels, tires, suspension, pipes and muffler, stereo, seats and belts, heater, winch and custom wrap.
Oh, and a snow plow blade.
It's now up for sale. 550 miles, for sale sign reads.... $37,750.
It's far from stock though. Wheels, tires, suspension, pipes and muffler, stereo, seats and belts, heater, winch and custom wrap.
Oh, and a snow plow blade.
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They are dream machines. I'm too old to consider a project one and too poor to consider one that doesn't need work so all I can do is admire them from a distance.
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Might take me a while to get to work. I'll have to leave early to get there on time.
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Chain your Jeep to the rear of the Mog , you will find the answer out one centimeter at a time .
Chain your Jeep to the rear of the Mog , you will find the answer out one centimeter at a time .
Yeah he's heavier and could drag me at 10x the speed too. Does it get better traction at that speed because whenever a wheel starts to slip there's time for grass to sprout between the tread blocks?
The main thing is while your Jeep ( or mine ) would be deforming the tires and start hopping , the Mog would be crawling , not loading the suspension and keep the tires on the ground. ( with that grippy grass between the lugs ) .
The main thing is while your Jeep ( or mine ) would be deforming the tires and start hopping , the Mog would be crawling , not loading the suspension and keep the tires on the ground. ( with that grippy grass between the lugs ) .
Our Jeeps are geared WAAAY too high (speed). The ridiculously high idle speed doesn't help any either.
Where a Tj with a Rubi crawler , 4:1 T-case , and 5.38 axle ratio puts you at what most people say is Too low at around 150: to 1.
The freaking Unimog with a super crawler has a 4000 : to 1 ratio. The idle speed doesn't really matter if your geared low enough.