Finally!

[Jolly Roger]

I wish you the best with it. I hope to follow in your footsteps in a few years. I'll keep my eyes out for your rig next time I'm in Chilliwack.

Well, it will be a few years before we get the camper done and save enough money for the trip. We hope to do central america, south america, Africa, etc. so have a lot of $$$ to save up.

If you are even back in Chilliwack, give me a shout and we can go for a drive and / or a cold beer.

[WxMan]

Thanks for the offer. That would be great. I plan to be back "home" (I still refer to Chilliwack as home and I moved away eleven years ago...) in May and would love to meet you and check out the rig. I'll let you know when I know for sure exactly when I will be in town.

[Jolly Roger]

Thanks for the offer. That would be great. I plan to be back "home" (I still refer to Chilliwack as home and I moved away eleven years ago...) in May and would love to meet you and check out the rig. I'll let you know when I know for sure exactly when I will be in town.

Sounds good, just give me a holler closer to the date and we can arrange something.

[greg.potter]

Congratulations,
Looks like it is in pretty nice shape.

Is a U1550L or U1550L37?

What about all the vital statistics?
Year
Engine OM366L / OM366LA
Transmission 8/16/24
Alxe / Hub ratios
Hydraulics

[Jolly Roger]

Congratulations,
Looks like it is in pretty nice shape.

Is a U1550L or U1550L37?

What about all the vital statistics?
Year
Engine OM366L / OM366LA
Transmission 8/16/24
Alxe / Hub ratios
Hydraulics

Yeah, its in really good shape. I bought it sight-unseen so it was a bit of a gamble. However, I'm very pleased with the condition. It's a U1550L/37.

[charlieaarons]

If I had a 1550L/37 this would be inspirational:
http://www.unicat.net/en/info/MD45-UnimogU1550L37.html
I hope you have at least working gears and 5.31 axle gears.
The referenced one also has a Claas overdrive and 395/85R20s.
You can buy the 395 XZLs brand new for a bit over $400 (he gave me a deal for buying 4) each at:
http://compare.ebay.com/like/1805270...=263602_304692
I have a set in my driveway and they are beautiful.
395s and 5.31s even without a Claas will give you a top speed at 2400 rpm of 98kph and a cruise speed at 2200 of~90kph.

Charlie

[Jolly Roger]

Congratulations,
Looks like it is in pretty nice shape.

Is a U1550L or U1550L37?

What about all the vital statistics?
Year
Engine OM366L / OM366LA
Transmission 8/16/24
Alxe / Hub ratios
Hydraulics

It's a 1993, OM366A engine, turbo, hydraulics on front, UG 3/65 gearbox . . not sure what the axle / hub ratios are . . . have to research that a bit more.

[Jolly Roger]

If I had a 1550L/37 this would be inspirational:
http://www.unicat.net/en/info/MD45-UnimogU1550L37.html
I hope you have at least working gears and 5.31 axle gears.
The referenced one also has a Claas overdrive and 395/85R20s.
You can buy the 395 XZLs brand new for a bit over $400 (he gave me a deal for buying 4) each at:
http://compare.ebay.com/like/1805270...=263602_304692
I have a set in my driveway and they are beautiful.
395s and 5.31s even without a Claas will give you a top speed at 2400 rpm of 98kph and a cruise speed at 2200 of~90kph.

Charlie

Hi Charlie

Thanks for the links. Yeah, the Unicat is pretty sweet and has lots of nice features and options. My Mog came shod with a set of 405/70/R20 Dunlops. They seem to be fine although I'll probably replace them with Michelins once they've had their day in the sun.

I don't think my truck as the working gears, although it does have the Class overdrive. I also don't know if it has the 5.31 axle gears. I need someone who knows a lot more about Mogs than I do to check it out and tell me all of this info.

We can quite happily cruise around 95 - 100 kph at around 2200-2300 rpm. I haven't pushed it yet to see what the top end is, although Hellgeth claims it to be 120 kph. We get a little bit of a wobble between 90-93 kph but before and after that its nice and steady.

[charlieaarons]

Working gears are essentially low range in the transfer case. They are quite low, 5.76:1. If they are not there it could require dis-assembly of the trans to add a longer shaft unless the trans came pre-ordered with this shaft, then it's an easy job.
If your top speed is 120kph, then you have 5.31s.

Charlie

[Jolly Roger]

Working gears are essentially low range in the transfer case. They are quite low, 5.76:1. If they are not there it could require dis-assembly of the trans to add a longer shaft unless the trans came pre-ordered with this saft, then it's an easy job.

Charlie

Do you think I'll need these? I generally start off from a dead stop in 3rd or 4th as 1st and 2nd are quite low already.