Davo
03-03-2011, 10:52 AM
I sold my caballos after I could no longer stay in "denial" about needing gas/diesel to farm hay for the winter and to haul it home,(so much for 4-legged post-apocolype transport:boggled:) and after hossbacking was increasinlgy purposeless & not much fun anymore.
The Russian-made URAL "Gear Up" is simple, rugged, and very able on dirt roads and trails wider than a cowpath.
You can lock the sidecar wheel so that it is "driven" for increased traction.
The newer ones have 750cc engines, Kehein carbs and better electrics than the older ones.
Air filtration is an area where they are a bit weak, and I have a Kubota diesel tractor two-stage (w/cyclonic dust trap) filter for 900cc diesel tractors and ORVs that I am going to have to adapt to fit, incl. making a more compact airbox. (Meanwhile, I run a home-made foam element in addition to the K&N wire gauze filter.)
The Ural sidecar rig is pretty reliable, get 30 to 35 mpg, can cruise at 50 to 55 mph, and you can carry ALOT of gear like tools,rope come-along w/100 ft. of rope for it,extra rope & nylon straps spares, pick & shovel, saw axe/brush knife, gas cans, camping stuff, weapons, or a 2nd person and a fair ammount of "stuff" for the two of you.
The big s.s. mufflers ("pontoons" ;-) may limit ground clearance a bit, but they are pretty quiet, and THAT is a big plus if you do not figure it advisable to "advertise" your presence.
I REALLY enjoy riding this machine that has changed little from the WW2 versions used by both nazis & Russians.:thumbup:
That counts for ALOT, IMO, and if the teo-whatever happens, as long as I can get fuel, I've got pretty reasonable transportation. (& I'll need a darn sight LESS fuel/oil than I did hauling hay to get my equines thru the long winters.)
There ARE sidecar pivot mounts for the PKM LMG, and would I ever love to see Jim Fuller, or someone get the ultimate "accoutrement/accessory" to mount under his class 3 "stitch-a-matic":laughing:! (There are youtube vids. of Ural mil. sales demos. w/ PKM and belt-fed grenade launcer as well as anit-armor missle launcher....Shoot-&-scoot stuff that looks REALLY fun:thumbup:!)
Davo
The Russian-made URAL "Gear Up" is simple, rugged, and very able on dirt roads and trails wider than a cowpath.
You can lock the sidecar wheel so that it is "driven" for increased traction.
The newer ones have 750cc engines, Kehein carbs and better electrics than the older ones.
Air filtration is an area where they are a bit weak, and I have a Kubota diesel tractor two-stage (w/cyclonic dust trap) filter for 900cc diesel tractors and ORVs that I am going to have to adapt to fit, incl. making a more compact airbox. (Meanwhile, I run a home-made foam element in addition to the K&N wire gauze filter.)
The Ural sidecar rig is pretty reliable, get 30 to 35 mpg, can cruise at 50 to 55 mph, and you can carry ALOT of gear like tools,rope come-along w/100 ft. of rope for it,extra rope & nylon straps spares, pick & shovel, saw axe/brush knife, gas cans, camping stuff, weapons, or a 2nd person and a fair ammount of "stuff" for the two of you.
The big s.s. mufflers ("pontoons" ;-) may limit ground clearance a bit, but they are pretty quiet, and THAT is a big plus if you do not figure it advisable to "advertise" your presence.
I REALLY enjoy riding this machine that has changed little from the WW2 versions used by both nazis & Russians.:thumbup:
That counts for ALOT, IMO, and if the teo-whatever happens, as long as I can get fuel, I've got pretty reasonable transportation. (& I'll need a darn sight LESS fuel/oil than I did hauling hay to get my equines thru the long winters.)
There ARE sidecar pivot mounts for the PKM LMG, and would I ever love to see Jim Fuller, or someone get the ultimate "accoutrement/accessory" to mount under his class 3 "stitch-a-matic":laughing:! (There are youtube vids. of Ural mil. sales demos. w/ PKM and belt-fed grenade launcer as well as anit-armor missle launcher....Shoot-&-scoot stuff that looks REALLY fun:thumbup:!)
Davo