2002 U500 on Ebay

[charlieaarons]

There's a 2002 U500, long wheelbase with ~10K miles for $60K. No bids yet, it only has 45 hrs left on auction. It does not have CTIS or electroautomatic shifting but it has most other necessary options for an expedition camper. It's converted to run on veg oil/biodiesel with a 25 gal diesel tank for starting and stopping and the 60 gal tank is for veg/biodiesel.
$60K wouldn't yield much change if it were used to buy a loaded new F550. And the U500 has nearly twice the GVW. Without the platform a U500 weighs ~13000 lb and has almost 14000 lb in unused rear axle load capacity.

Charlie

[haven]

Nice find! Here's the link to the listing on eBay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Unimo...spagenameZWDVW

There's a second auction for U500 with 16K miles, link below.
Starting price is $75,000, and this vehicle does not have
the conversion to biodiesel.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/U500-...spagenameZWDVW

A third 2002 U500 is listed on eBay, "buy it now" price $119K!
There are no bids on this one yet.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2002-...spagenameZWDVW

[N8URE2]

for what its worth...
I have an RV that was converted to veggie by Golden Fuel Systems.

I'm pretty sure this video is of the Unimog that is for sale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3ThtQJ3fP0

[outsidr]

Yes, it was done by GFS in Springfield headquarters... A beautiful installation...

[charlieaarons]

If anyone is seriously interested in any of the U500s feel free to PM me re the differences between them, particularly for an expedition camper.

Charlie

[N8URE2]

"Yes, it was done by GFS in Springfield headquarters... A beautiful installation..."

I agree, they did a good job on the RV I have as well. And it has worked well and save a ton of $$$ on fuel too.

[mhiscox]

Am I correct in thinking that this UNIMOG would, as currently configured, require the driver to have or obtain a Commercial Driver's License before driving it?

I know the CDL is a doable thing, and I also know that the question doesn't apply once the conversion is done if it was re-registered as, say, a motorhome, but as it sits now, the buyer would need a CDL to drive it, right?

Also, MBz made, I believe, a U500 that was 26K GVWR and do not believe that one would have needed the CDL. Is there a way, maybe during the application for new title, to derate the truck's GVWR to under the CDL requirement?

Thanks in advance for any expertise you can provide.

[Offtrack]

Very nice truck!!

To be as per the law you will need a CDL as it sits now. Most states go by the Trucks Rated GVW for the Driver. I had a truck that was rated for 31K but the truck was only about 25K when loaded (4800 Int 4x4 fire truck). My trucks license plate was only good for 26K but that still did not matter as the trucks GVW was 31K. The Vin number tells them what the truck is so you can not just tell them its under 26K.

Should you buy a truck like this I would recommend you have a CDL or a CDL driver for the transfer and just use temp tickets for the trucks license until it has been converted to a RV, Get your RV plates/registration then your free of all the DOT and state things for commercial trucks.

[mhiscox]

Very nice truck!!

To be as per the law you will need a CDL as it sits now. Most states go by the Trucks Rated GVW for the Driver. I had a truck that was rated for 31K but the truck was only about 25K when loaded (4800 Int 4x4 fire truck). My trucks license plate was only good for 26K but that still did not matter as the trucks GVW was 31K. The Vin number tells them what the truck is so you can not just tell them its under 26K.

Should you buy a truck like this I would recommend you have a CDL or a CDL driver for the transfer and just use temp tickets for the trucks license until it has been converted to a RV, Get your RV plates/registration then your free of all the DOT and state things for commercial trucks.

Thanks, Scott. Your information matched what I believed, but I appreciate having confirmation from someone knowledgable.

[RHINO]

i will happily offer my CDL services to drive this rig to whomever buys it.