New baby for me.

Satamax · June 06, 2020, 04:58:11 AM

Hi everybody.

Some might remember me. I sold the iveco 4x4.

And bought this.

An ex snow plow. Originally registered as a truck. It now bears an agricultural tractor licence. And no specified body type. 13 tons, 7.5 ton payload. 3 tons trailer possible. Homologated on some other papers for 25 tons total.
Since the papers allow me to do nearly anything i want with it.

I ended grafting the iveco's tipper on it. Repairing it, along the line.

And now, it looks like this. I have a bit more electricory to do. Paint the tipper. And some other bits and bobs.

Walnut Beast · June 06, 2020, 05:02:47 AM

Nice. Looks like a big Unimog. What's I got for a motor and what's top speed

Satamax · June 06, 2020, 05:21:29 AM

Engine is a 5.8, six inline perkins turbo. 145 din HP.

And top speed? 65km/h, that's about 40 mph. Since we're limited to 80 km/h now (50mph) I don't really see the point of driving a fast truck. Furthermore, if i can do one round trip with more load, instead of three faster ones!

47sawdust · June 06, 2020, 05:46:14 AM

If that's the baby,wonder what mama looks like.
You do like your equipment super-sized.

Satamax · June 06, 2020, 07:22:01 AM

Quote from: 47sawdust on June 06, 2020, 05:46:14 AM
If that's the baby,wonder what mama looks like.
You do like your equipment super-sized.

Not too much. That's the max size i would use here, for myself. With the kind of work i do. I need to get into little village streets etc. But a nice thing, it does four wheel steer, and crab.

samandothers · June 06, 2020, 08:29:19 AM

Good to hear from you again! Nice looking piece of equipment. I like the modification of adding the dump bed. That should be a very handy tool. By the way beautiful setting to work in.

Crusarius · June 06, 2020, 08:40:20 AM

I wish I had access to kool stuff like that here. Used to know a guy that imported unimogs. I think he got out of that after finding there wasn't a market for a $10k toy that couldn't break 60 mph.

mike_belben · June 06, 2020, 09:07:06 AM

Thats awesome max, neat rig.

What made you sell the iveco?

Does the new truck use a bosch inline injector pump? And is your house entirely strawbale?

thecfarm · June 06, 2020, 03:48:35 PM

No comparison. I had a 76 HD ¾ ton Ford pickup which had a top speed of about 55mph. Even at that speed it sounded like it was just about to throw a bearing or something. Never saw much above 50.
Forgot to mention, that thing got 8 miles to the gallon, did not matter if there was almost a cord of wood in the back or empty.

Satamax · June 06, 2020, 07:01:14 PM

Quote from: mike_belben on June 06, 2020, 09:07:06 AM
Thats awesome max, neat rig.

What made you sell the iveco?

Does the new truck use a bosch inline injector pump? And is your house entirely strawbale?

Hi Mike.
The iveco was on it's last leg. Chassis pierced all the way through. In several places. A friend of mine bought it for parts.
I had a good day offroading today, with the new rig. Pulling sawmill trees. Only two thought. It's real nice! Slow slow slow, when in low gears. The lockers didn't function, so I had to go the long way around.
The strawbales is just insulation outside the hollow bricks.

Bruno of NH · June 06, 2020, 07:24:44 PM

Very nice truck!

mike_belben · June 06, 2020, 11:24:31 PM

Awesome pics!

teakwood · June 07, 2020, 09:27:47 AM

great pics, dang do i miss the alps!

samandothers · June 07, 2020, 09:32:50 AM

Beautiful setting to work/live in.

frazman · June 07, 2020, 12:59:43 PM

Very nice looking truck. Looks like a beast.

Riwaka · June 07, 2020, 04:37:14 PM

Camion Brimont. Looks like they no longer are operating.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brimont_(entreprise)

Satamax · June 07, 2020, 04:41:43 PM

Quote from: Riwaka on June 07, 2020, 04:37:14 PM
Camion Brimont. Looks like they no longer are operating.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brimont_(entreprise)

Trucks have gone into Renault, then RVI. And agricultural trailers, to Arden vérins. https://www.arden-verins.fr/brimont

Pine Ridge · June 09, 2020, 07:28:28 AM

Good looking truck ! Very useful for many jobs.

Satamax · December 10, 2020, 03:40:44 PM

Brimont avec une lame sicometal gm2 - YouTube

Happy chappy!

peakbagger · December 10, 2020, 07:24:30 PM

It sure does look like a Unimog SBU. Does it have Portal Axles?

Satamax · December 11, 2020, 07:23:23 AM

Quote from: peakbagger on December 10, 2020, 07:24:30 PM
It sure does look like a Unimog SBU. Does it have Portal Axles?

Berliet portals, with 4 wheel steer and crab. And it's quite big compared to a 404 or 406 unimog. I would say around the size of a U1700 may be.
Big prob i have, is i need to redo all the electricity! :( It's a mess. Fidled with, by a farmer who had no clue!

Satamax · December 15, 2020, 08:25:24 AM

Kemper · December 15, 2020, 11:29:59 AM

Quote from: Satamax on June 06, 2020, 04:58:11 AM
Hi everybody.

Some might remember me. I sold the iveco 4x4.

And bought this.

An ex snow plow. Originally registered as a truck. It now bears an agricultural tractor licence. And no specified body type. 13 tons, 7.5 ton payload. 3 tons trailer possible. Homologated on some other papers for 25 tons total.
Since the papers allow me to do nearly anything i want with it.

I ended grafting the iveco's tipper on it. Repairing it, along the line.

And now, it looks like this. I have a bit more electricory to do. Paint the tipper. And some other bits and bobs.

I love this, I've been looking for an articulating dump to do the same thing. Great job.

Satamax · June 17, 2021, 10:59:17 AM

Today's load, easy peasy. All taken down from the mountain by a friend's company. All we had to do is chop and load. ;D

mike_belben · June 17, 2021, 11:08:51 AM

Easy is good. I got a nice free score yesterday too. Messaged an old FBMP add from a tree service that looks for chip dump sites. Said im in xyz area and take abc. Called me up next morning saying we got a load of wood to dump, were right up by you all the time on richie hill. All oak. Free is for me.