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  1. Marksan

    Dozing advice

    That is hilarious! Spoken as a operator and not as a client. The last thing as i client i want to see is track marks, as a client i could care less about ware rates.
  2. Marksan

    Dozing advice

    Thats very nice, now we have discussed the merits off backblading can we leave the pissing contest please. l dont have a rake or a mower, that is why i asked the question as i did. Thanks to the one person replied to the actual question asked.
  3. Marksan

    Dozing advice

    Hello, l have a few miles off gravel bush road to tidy up. The road its self is quite good but a little overgrown with 3' grass and saplings (mainly in the middle and edges. l have a older D6 with a tilt/angle blade. l was thinking off angling the blade so the long edge is in the 'ditch' so to...
  4. Marksan

    Japan

    Unfortunalty there are a great many POW veterans whom remember Japanese conduct themselves Perhaps you should speak to allied POWs before you "bleed" to hard.
  5. Marksan

    Japan

    LMFAO l love these posts, i cannot wait to hear the excuses Jan 1st 2013
  6. Marksan

    Kobelco hydraulic excavators

    A fascile observation and complete Bollocks at that. Are you going to substanciate that, or are you just bored?
  7. Marksan

    poor planning = unhappy operator

    This thread has shown a few things: Whos a "Boss" Whos going to be a "Boss" Whos going to be doing the same thing.................... lts simple around here, you get paid well for your trade what ever that may be, you do what ever needs to be done to get the project finished, if you...
  8. Marksan

    Kobelco hydraulic excavators

    l had packing issues in my wrist cylinder and have had it repacked. However, i noticed when i had the hoses uncoupled and fired up the engine it was running oil out of both hoses to the wrist cylinder, which i dont think is supposed to happen. Now (hoses reconnected) when i curl the bucket...
  9. Marksan

    Td-25

    Hello Guys, .................any lnternational TD 25 veterans out there? lm looking at buying one (70s) for a project lt will be used for the partial clearing 25-30 year old williow brush, small trees etc from a 160 acre lot and constucting around 3-4km of road. After that it will become...
  10. Marksan

    Limp wrist Pt II, Kobelco MD200BLC

    yeah ive read old posts of crud sticking valves partially open.........................being its friggin cold out and theres 4' of snow on then deck i would rather not start pulling stuff apart without some experianced direction ;0
  11. Marksan

    Oil change interval

    l change spring and fall and filters in the fall, i dont use it regularly and i never know when im going to need it. The old hoe likes the thinner oil in the winter. $40 a pail from Sprawlmart
  12. Marksan

    First Excavator

    l have a "farm machine" my first a Kobelco 200 1988 ive put over 1000hrs on it with minor 'ware and tear' expence. Mines Fugly, however well serviced, its all in the serviceing, low hours mean zip if its been negelected. lf i where to buy again for the same use i would try and buy pre...
  13. Marksan

    Limp wrist Pt II, Kobelco MD200BLC

    .............................well it aint so much limp anymore. l had packing issues in my wrist cylinder and have had it repacked. However, i noticed when i had the hoses uncoupled and fired up the engine it was running oil out of both hoses to the wrist cylinder, which i dont think is...
  14. Marksan

    Cylinder packing

    So ive pluged the hydraulic in and out to my wrist cylinder and done the test as suggested TD5 (thanks Man). The packing is shagged, so whats the score with packing is it generic sizing or make/model spesific ? 1988 Kobelco MD200BLC farm machine (in other works not a open cheque book job ;)...
  15. Marksan

    limp wrist control - Kobelco MD200BLC

    Thanks TD 5, lm going into to town tomorrow and will pick up some plugs and caps. So i understand that i have to block the feed and return on the cyl for the test. What should i be doing with feed and return lines on the machine to the bucket cyl, can they also be plugged for the test...
  16. Marksan

    limp wrist control - Kobelco MD200BLC

    Sorry Guys, try it another way. lie stick on ground with bucket so that the mouth/opening is flat on the ground. lift boom up so the stick is parelell to the ground, bucket will come down around 90 degrees in 15/20 seconds and stay there. ln perhaps the positon gravity would leave it, same...
  17. Marksan

    limp wrist control - Kobelco MD200BLC

    Hello l have a 1988 Kobelco, when i have my boom, stick and bucket out horizontally with the bucket facing the ground the bucket will come down through around 90 degrees to about where it would end up if just suspended with the face towards the cab, this takes around 15/20 seconds with the...
  18. Marksan

    Buying a old dozer

    lm looking to buy a older dozer to do some clearing (150 acres), landscaping, road building etc for a small subdivison. ls there a time when dozers went to computers and switches? For example i have a 1988 Kobelco 200 hoe, no computers and minimum electrics. When did dozers go digital? lm...
  19. Marksan

    How many hours is too many?

    The last sentence says it all, 4 years ago l brought a 1988 Kobelco 200 with 12262hrs from a Father and son construction company who had had the machine for life. lve just turned 1000hrs in it, ive had to replace the swing motor seal and one idler. l am replacing all the hoses slowly and have...
  20. Marksan

    Dam Thieves.

    Mr Machanic ....................would it help your cause is the car remained stationary?? http://videosift.com/video/Anti-Car-Jacking-Device-The-Serious-One Cheers ;)
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