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    Viqan track and mackenzie is a scam

    I did receive my refund check today from Mr. Mackenzie. I took the check to the bank that issued the check and they verified everything and cashed the check. I have spoken/text with Mr. Mackenzie a few times since my post. I did always feel he was a good person at heart but unfortunately...
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    Viqan track and mackenzie is a scam

    I just want to share my story with VIQAN tracks and Alasdair Mackenzie. I needed a set of tracks for my morooka mst500 and the original 450 width tracks seemed difficult to come by. The wider 500 width tracks for the newer 600 model machine are made by some companies but since my machine is...
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    Morooka mst 500 final drive fluid change & other parts

    I seen others had mentioned that he hasn't posted here in a while also. In my message to him I sold him that the members hoped all is well with him. Thank you for the info on the oil. The last thing I want to do is put anything but the best into a drive that replacement parts are hard to come...
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    Morooka mst 500 final drive fluid change & other parts

    I am not a fan of the 500 for one reason, that is there are literally no parts available for the pumps or drives, so be nice to them and they should last you a long time hopefully. Other than that they're a tough handy little machine and they rarely break down. 80w90 is fine for the finals, we...
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    Morooka mst 500 final drive fluid change & other parts

    I'm sure that is what they figured, but want to be sure they didn't run into problems and change back to only having the drives half full.
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    Morooka mst 500 final drive fluid change & other parts

    I will do that thank you, I didn't know he had his own webstore. That looks just like what I'm looking for.
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    Morooka mst 500 final drive fluid change & other parts

    I recently just bought a morooka/komatsu mst-500. I am going to change all the fluids in it and am confused on what the fluid level should be in the final drives. I did get a service manual for it, but it doesn't give any information on the fluid level or even the type of fluid needed. I...
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    Fall protection , fall arrest , safety harness

    To the best of my knowledge a yo yo can not be used for fall restraint unless it is the type were you can lock it to only allow a set amount of cable out that would prevent you from reaching the fall hazard. Body belts ( back breakers ) are still legal to use for fall restraint when used as a...
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    Fall protection , fall arrest , safety harness

    A lot of places now have a 4 foot tie off rule. A normal lanyard will stretch several feet to deaccelerate you, and because of its normal 6 foot unstretched length can let you hit the ground before it does anything useful if you don't anchor it well above your head at shorter heights. A...
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    Excavator track tension

    I'm sure this is common knowledge to those that have run an excavator for a while, but if you watch someone with experience driving an excavator they use the bucket to help take some weight off the front of the tracks while turning, when going into a pile of mud, or first starting up a steep...
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    Hunting Land Dozer

    I don't know were in Wisconsin your property is but if your talking about pond work I would imagine its like most of northern Wisconsin with some soft areas. I would suggest a dozer with an LGP undercarriage. The xl would be better than a standard undercarriage. A backhoe is nice for digging...
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