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hello there if there is any muskeg lovers out there you got to check out this web site . i talked to the guy yesterday and they run a fleet of 24 muskeg carriers and are still looking for more ,nice guy very knowledgeable on working on muskegs . he has perfected the art of instaling cumins dzl into muskegs ..check it out thought you guys would like it ............
tim

http://www.envirosize.com/
 
i sent the guy a email asking him to join this forum hope he does they rebuild alot of muskegs and i would love to see pics of how they put the cumins 3.3 into a muskeg .

Tim
 
When you see company running a fleet of 24 and still looking for more you know they got to be a good machine yes/no????
 
it means that they work good for what they are using them for and making them money just like my snow tacs do for me. but yes they are a bulletproof machine.
 
Driving a muskeg is probably the closest I will come to driving a tank!!!!! Real heavy duty machines!!! Had a later model one with the perkins diesel. Great machines!!!
 
That's what I meant good for what they were built for, just like many others work great at what they were meant for. If we had one machine for everything that would be no fun the wives would like it but c'mon
 
i agree every tool has its use , cant wait to find my use.

the muskeg we had was great but had its place , it sucked in soft snow but could carry 500 gallons of water with ease .
turning radious was poor but the steering was easy to fix and maintain.
the double row of idlers were impossible to keep clean from slush and freezing mud but i never broke a cleat cuz there supported by 16 idlers.
the perkins motor was at times under powered but it was incredibly cheep to run .

the five speed manual was a pain in the ass to shift properly when loaded in soft ground but you could put her in low gear and power through any situation .

three track belts per side is more maintanance and money but if some thing went wrong and you broke a belt usually at the splice you can limp it home on the other five belts .

the machine sucked when useing the blade cuz it is to nose heavy but if you got stuck put her in reverse back up slowly and the ass end pops up and you can crawl out backwards usually .

ect ect ect out of all the machines bombardier ever made i would venture a guess it is the longest running production line they ever made . not sure when the first was made pixie would know but prob late fifty or early sixty , in all that time the changes in design are minimal ,other than diff motors and cab style .

they werent real pretty machine but there tough , a friend of mine used to call our muskeg carrier the ''HE''when i asked him why he said cuz it sure aint no ''SHE'' .....

i would love to hear from other members about there guess as to how long the muskeg has been in production , someone knows the dates ....

tim
 
The info I've found says that the Muskeg was launched in 1953. There have been several body styles in addition to the choice of center engine Tractors and front engine Carriers.

I agree that debris sitting on the walking beams in the tracks is a major pain. And the doghouse on some models is less than beautiful but I think the 3 man tractor model is good looking :wink: The tractor is also better balanced than the carrier but it's harder to carry stuff.

I love my Muskeg and wish I'd had the courage to buy that first instead of a beaten J5.
 

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thanks pixie for putting a date on that and sraighting me out , i apologize i wasn bashing the muskegs and yes indeed your muskeg is a very sweet ride .. and dont get me wrong i agree i would take a muskeg over a j5 any day . have you ever tried to do any blade work with the muskeg tractor if so how was it ?

tim
 
I'd love to have a blade but hate to ruin the balance. Unless the grousers are studded, track machines don't usually do that great with an angling plow which is what I really need for half a mile of driveway. The blade would just push it sideways. So, I haven't rushed into building a blade and have no experience with a blade on a Muskeg.
The J5 is shorter and with it's straight blade, can push the snowbanks back working diagonally in a narrow road. It's an animal but needs to be on solid ground.

Like many other things, no single track machine is great at everything.

No apologies nessasary, Tim. I agree with you :smile:
 
Pixie- must say you have one of the nicest Muskegs I have seen!!! That trailer looks nice too!!

Must say that with the snow in early winter such deep powder here in the Northeast and now with 60 degree temps for a few days and back to normal northeast cement snow, I have realized that you need skill to drive a snowcat in so many different snow conditions. Every cat handles so different under different conditions, was make for specific purposes, each one good and bad sides!!! Guess this was the first winter I actually had a snowcat running the whole winter also!!!!:yum:
 
Right now all I have is a 1991 BR60+. Big difference from the Muskeg!!!!!! The Br60+ is like a SW48 on steroids. Having alot of fun with it!!! This years goal is paint, maybe a plow and some logging capability on the rear??
 
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