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    Komatsu alternator terminals

    Good Day all :-) my old beat-up farm 200-6 excavator , the alternator hasnt been charging for 10 years :-) [just been taking the batteries home after each days run .] :-) Anyway finally trying to fix it so , obviously the BAT goes to the battery , the GRD goes to earth but , where...
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    Grease instead of oil in final drive

    Good day All :-) , I have an old beat up pc200-6 i use occasionally on my farm . One of the final drives is leaking - can i just pump in some grease instead of oil ? thanks ---Mat --- :-)
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    pc200-6 wont rev out after half an hour

    Good evening all , got an old pc200-6 farm excavator . after running fine for 20 minutes -1/2 an hour it gradually wont rev under load . After idling for a few seconds it will rev up but then the problem returns . After being turned off for a few houres its good agin for 20min/half hour then...
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    run without hydraulic cooler ?

    G,day , i,v got a beat up old pc200-6 farm excavator . The hydraulic cooler was leaking pretty bad . I was pulling it out to braze it then realized it was aluminium .Wondering how long at a time i could run the machine for if I just bypass the oil cooler [which was pretty blocked up anyway]...
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    pc200-6 water seperator?

    G'day ,we have got an old pc 200-6 for occasional farm use and I cant find a fuel water separator anywhere.Where should it be ?Should have one according to the manual and everyone tells me any water in fuel will ruin injectors .Is it possible it didnt come with one , should i fit one or just...
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    water in drum of hydralic fluid

    Gday all , Ive got a half a 44galon drum of hydraulic fluid that got clean rain water in it through the lid . the water is mostly on the bottom . Can I still use it ,and what will happen if a few very small droplets of water do get in Most will stay on the bottom but a few tiny ones might get in...
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    How to remove pin[axel]from idler wheel??

    Sorry fellers ,another dumb question from dumb-ass mathuranatha How do I remove the pin[axel] that goes through the center of the track idler wheel??[Pc 200-6] The axel support things that are on each end of the pin [that bolt on to the spring ,adjuster assembly] seem to be pressed...
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    Excavator dismantelers[wreckers] Brisbane??

    G'day all , does anyone know of an Excavator dismantelers[wreckers] in the Brisbane /Gold Coast area preferably or Sydney {east coast Australia] ? Or anyone wrecking a PC200 ?? I,m after an idler assembly for a Komatsu PC200-6 [Yoke, Idler wheel, and track tensioner with the spring...
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    lost my first track -how do i get it back on

    hey there fellers , lost my first track -how do i get it back on?? Its an old pc200-6 with close to 20,000h.Its just a farm machine ,the tracks are quite good though.Was trying to squeeze past a stump -wont do that again. So any hints how to get it back on .Its still on the sprocket but off...
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    Converting pc200-6 to air start??

    G'day ,we have got an old beat up pc200-6 just for use on our steep bush block.Sometimes not used for a month or two at a time .The batteries are often dead and its often up in the bush so we were wondering about the feasibility and cost of converting to a compressed air starter .Anyone know of...
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    home made thumb from scrap steel?

    G'day all . Been looking in my scrap steel pile for something to make a thumb for my old pc200 [20 ton] farm machine . Not sure how heavy duty to make it as ive never used one .Is train line too unnecessarily heavy ,should I go lighter? A few pics of home made thumbs would be good ...
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    slew motor oil??

    Hey all. What sort of oil goes in slew motors and do you add it down the hole where the dip stick goes? please excuse my ignorance its my first excavator [just for our farm]--only had it a week and it is an ex quarry machine with a lot of hours. thanks Mat
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    pc200-6 walks very slow

    Hey all this is my first post . Just bought my first excavator I'v ever had ,for our rough 40ac block Was cheap ex-quarry machine with a lot of hours .Anyway the drive motors in the tracks are very slow to respond and go very slowly and cannt hardly turn -- only really go when both tracks...
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