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  1. Marksan

    Downhill

    .........................im going to drop you a line direct
  2. Marksan

    Downhill

    Yep me to, aged 12yrs in someone elses machine. Thankyou for your inteligent input, on this safety related subject.
  3. Marksan

    Downhill

    Thankyou everyone for your input. Made it down in one peice So i did it the way most suggested, started very very slowly front first with that damm Simon and Garfunkel song ' Slip sliding away' rattling through my head. l kept the bucket a couple of inches of the ground, going over the...
  4. Marksan

    Downhill

    ............so what is the best way to go down a steep hill with a late 1980s 200 series kobelco excavator with cleats/corks/lugs whatever you call them welded to the tracks and a rock bucket? lve read about bucket first...............but what happens if you start to slide and try to catch...
  5. Marksan

    Bantam C-450 Need Parts...

    .......:salute:salute
  6. Marksan

    Kobelco Hydraulic fittings

    sorry about that, for some reason the site wont let me post the same pic twice. lm looking for the p4 port in the valve/control block https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/showthread.php?t=19314 post 3 pic 1, post 8 have pics of valve block cheers
  7. Marksan

    Kobelco Hydraulic fittings

    Help................................ Could someone tell me which is P4 port?? Cheers. ..................let me know if you need more pics, thanks.
  8. Marksan

    Kobelco Hydraulic fittings

    Thankyou for the input Gents, Xcmark; l was just going to post asking that exact question, T into the flex line, remove a section to insure it remains the same lenght. Harry dart; Yes, 28gpm. Cheers.
  9. Marksan

    Kobelco Hydraulic fittings

    l want 'T' into this line from my pump to valve bank. ls there a T fitting that i can get? Also, is there supposed to be a '0' ring in this joint ( ive never seen this kind of joint before, want to make sure nothing fell out)?? Cheers All, :Banghead :Banghead :Banghead
  10. Marksan

    Koehring Excavators

    Thanks for that. Does this kind of system require alot more operator input to the levers? l was trying to see on your video of you loading the truck couldnt quite catch it. Was this air over oil a Koehring system, or was it a general part of hoe evolution? ............my education on the...
  11. Marksan

    Koehring Excavators

    ...............they call your 466 a steam shovel in the write up, what do they mean? Can you explain the 'air over hydraulic" system for me (is this what they are refering to as steam). ln relation to the pre computer mid 80s machines. Cheers.
  12. Marksan

    Hills new quick hitch fails.

    .........................and the M25 was closed for a week ;)
  13. Marksan

    Auxiliary hydraulics

    Thanks Harry!
  14. Marksan

    Auxiliary hydraulics

    Thanks John C, that's what i needed to know.
  15. Marksan

    Auxiliary hydraulics

    The ID is 1/2"!!! This brushcutter is designed to have 1/2" imput line!! lt was plumbed with 1/2" both ways on the previous machine. l read somewhere that it was better to have a larger return...................................
  16. Marksan

    Auxiliary hydraulics

    Hello, Should the return hose of auxilary hydralics (in this case brushcutter) be of a larger diameter than input hose? ln this case the input hose to the brushcutter head is 1/2" should the return be 3/4" or is 1/2" Ok? Cheers.
  17. Marksan

    What counterweight paint?

    Momma always says "stupid is as stupid does"
  18. Marksan

    Radiator flush

    Thanks Guys, l had read elsewhere about dishwashing soap etc, so i will give it a go, didnt like the idea of using a draino type of chemical in the coolant system.
  19. Marksan

    Radiator flush

    l want to flush the engine/rad cooling system of my 1988 200 series Kobelco. ls there any flush type chemicals to avoid?? Any tricks that make the process as effective and painless as possible would be much appreciated. Cheers
  20. Marksan

    World Trade Center- Excavators

    Thats a interesting statement.............................can you qualify it?
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