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Sounds more than fair is everything is in good condition, it certainly has everything you would want in a Mog. Check for rust, but since all the body parts are either repairable or available through MB I would not worry to much about it. Try to get some history on it - not many people...

Hi Hilmar - great website, thanks for the info. You have some great features built into you Mog. Please can you tell me a bit more about you tire inflation system. From what I can tell, it seems you set the pressure and just connect up the air lines then wait? Is that correct?

I'll check what mine are - but they all have approximately 450-500ml of oil in them when I filled them to just overflowing the fill port. My truck is fairly unique - it started life as a U1200 - chassis no. is a 424122xxx but them it was changed by MB Australia into a U1250 after it did not...

Thank Hilmar - I'll check them regularly. I plan to use only synthetic oil, and I'll have temperature sensors on them - so I can see if they run hot. I will be checking the portal oil regularly - I have custom gears so don't want to damage them.

I've spoken to two owners who have diesel fuel stoves in the their trucks, and both said that although it was a bit slow to start up, it worked great with good heat control. I've never heard of anyone complain about the exhaust smell - but never asked them either - are you speaking from...

I suggest you do a bit of research on FG before buying one - seems like you have to know how to mount the camper properly or the chassis will break. Other known problem in the Fuso / Canter range are the front limited slip diffs, shock supports, driveshafts. All of which can be overcome, but I...

A 170hp 10 ton truck is obviously not going to have the same "guts" as 300hp 3 ton pick-up. If it means you can only drive at 70kph up a hill then so what. The advantages of something like a 1017 or a Unimog is in the gearing, off road ability and the strength of the chassis. My U1250 has the...

The main advantage of the U100 over the U1300 is that it is faster in standard trim - it should be able to do 100kph on the flat. A U1300 will need "fast axles" or an overdrive able to reach 100kph. If you add a high camper back to it - then you will need to up the engine power a bit - add a...

Quick up date: I am replacing the gears in the portal axles with new high speed gear sets - this will enable me to drive at 100kph @ 2200rpm. After stripping the left hand portal, the bearings all looked fine so I had planned on just putting in the new gears and saving myself the $1600 or so...

HI Deemog - welcome to Expo - I would love to travel around your area - looks like a nice adventure. Great build thread on Pakwheels as well.

MB did use shock absorbers on the U1700 tray - my tray came with one, but I did not re-fit it. I want to first see how it performs before I spend the money, but I will weld on the brackets for shocks as it will be easier to do now then to retrofit later - brackets don't cost must. Sorry for the...

Just thought I post up a bit more progress on the build. The cladding is complete - except for the floor which I have left off to create easier access to all the brake lines and air lines. I've mounted the main fuel tank - used the OEM brackets and spaced them out from the chassis to clear the...

Hi all, not sure if I am allowed to "advertise" but I picked up a whole load of Unimog parts from a company who used to service the military U1700's her ein AUstralia - their contract ended and thye sold me three large boxes with a load of parts in them. I bought the lots for a few specific...

We don't have locking fuel caps on any of our pipeline plant - we gave up on our equipment out in the field as the fuel is cheap compared to the damage they will do trying to get the fuel out otherwise. If someone really wants to steal your fuel, they will do it no matter what. It's...

On Saturday, my wife and I spent the day at the Brisbane Caravan and Camping show. We looked at all the stands and spent a long time with the guys at the All Terrain Warriors stand - John was really helpful showing us all the in's and out's of the vehicles, even though we told him first up that...

I don't have any experience with boats at all - but I assume that leaking is a bd thing :Wow1:. I talked to the All Terrain Warriors guys at the show, their vehicle are a single piece mould by the look of things - and have all the internal "furniture" acting as part of the structure as well...

This section talks about the sheeting being " Panels consist of VHD Polystyrene sheets sandwiched between 2 sheets of veneer-covered ply." It looks great in my opinion - I'll be trying some so I'll keep everyone posted on how it words. The more deceptive thin is the doors - when you see a 20mm...

Interesting that you brought up boats - my theory is that off-road trucks are much worse off than boats. The frequency of waves hit are around one per second in a really fast boat but more like 2-3 seconds between waves - corrugations are around 0.5m apart on average, and at 60kph you are...

Weight is most important thing at this stage. This stuff is very light, and the covering on the panels we saw at the show were real wood. The stuff feels very good quality - and robust. I differ a lot on whether finish is important - I think that an amateur looking set up with plywood and a...

I've just come back from the Brisbane Camping and Caravan show, and came across this product. http://www.duraliteaustralia.com.au/applications.php It seems to be the answer to everything I need for fitting out the interior - and it is incredibly light - a 3/4"x4'x8' sheet weights 11.5kg -...