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I think they call that the "mile-high club."

Shinn, yup, they have the standard plows and wings mounted on dumps like you'll see in many places. They will use the wing to "bench back" the berm above guardrail height. We like this because it makes a nice snowmobile and ski trail. Some of the high passes will have a big rotary stationed...

Hey, I recognize that J5! Looking good. Screw the wing, what's to prevent you from just driving up on the bank and layercutting it back? I made a hydraulic snowplow for my Argo and I could just climb up on the banks and do just that. Unfortunately, The Argo is too light and the bottom is too...

You weren't imagining it! Best place to see a goat is licking up antifreeze in the parking lot of the Logan Pass visitor center. I know what you mean, not exactly a wilderness experience.

No Doubt! Actually another mog guy down in Bozeman and I were brainstorming on the concept several years back. I haven't really thought about it since then until I saw your wing plow. I'm thinking I would almost like a reverse wing, you know one that could break up the bank and funnel it into...

Yep, it's funny how that view takes away the pain of writing the mortgage check ever month. Shinn, you must mean the "Jammer" buses. I think they got the name from "gear jammer" which makes sense considering they were originally using old crash boxes on the steep and winding Going to the Sun...

Here's the view from our spot in northwest Montana, looking into the high peaks of Glacier National Park. It's 40 ac. with Forest Service on 3 sides, 1/2 of an 80 ac. tract that's completely surrounded by USFS land. We like the privacy and quiet but are happy to share it with Lynx, Lions...

I like your idea for raising/lowering the wing. Pretty clever and can't beat the cost.

Sorry PB, I meant to say "Glad you like" not "Gals you like" although you probably do. I have a short video of the posi-track and unimog blowing snow on youtube. Unfortunately, there's no shots of the interesting end of the unimog chewing snow. For some reason, my wife didn't want to film the...

Gals you like PB. Actually, I'm still looking for a unimog loader. For now I made some loader towers and swap out the loader arms from the Posi-Track. I may have to build some arms from scratch on of these years.

Actually the dog is a cat about to vomit in it. The tire chains are made by Trygg. I bought them used from another unimog guy. They are very heavy, ~180 pounds per chain. I think you can get these from White Mountain Chain (http://www.whitemountainchain.com/) on Bonner's Ferry, Idaho.

Correct. But you won't see me owning one of these any time soon. These are 3 generations newer than mine. The base model sells for at least $120K! They've mostly gotten away from ag applications, and have focused on municipal stuff like snow plowing, clearing right-of-way, sweeping, and some...

Yup, in the wake of WWII under the Morgenthau plan, German's building 4x4 vehicles was forbidden as this was seen by the allies as a potential military application. Mercedes Benz engineers successfully appealed that they needed a motorized beast of burden that could fulfill many agricultural...

Correct on both counts. The 416 chassis has nearly an identical chassis as the 406 but has a longer wheelbase.

You bet shinnlinger, thanks for your comments. Hope the description and the brochures clear things up a bit. As to fab ability, I guess I never realize that I'm too dumb to do a project until I'm halfway done, so then I've got to figure a way to finish it!

In terms of miles per gallon, it's interesting. On the road I seem to get right around 13 mpg whether it's completely bare, or slung with 5000 pounds of jewelery. Weird. If you figure an average speed of 37 mph, this would work out to about 2.8 gallons per hour. As far as non-highway, low-speed...

Case Unimog for Agriculture brochure FYI:

Hi Shinnlinger, Thanks for your questions. I'll give answering a crack. First off, know that I don't own a conventional tractor, never have, although I grew up with a '40's vintage farmall that belonged to my dad so it will be hard for me to compare the unimog to a more modern tractor from...

Thanks for the welcome Shinnlinger. I'm happy to be here. The motor that spins the blower is a mercedes benz OM-321 inline 6 cylinder turbo diesel. It was the original powerpack designed for the blower. The unit was built in 1964 and was used originally at a German air force base. It sat in...

re. ductape I like your chain and sprocket reverser. Simple, strong, and easy to replace parts. This is essentially the same design used on many large snowblowers. Attached are some pics of a Beilhack snowblower I modified to mount on a unimog showing the rear chain drive reverser case and a...