Morooka MK-160S tractor at the Carrington Steam Rally 2010
A Morooka MK-300 tractor at Carrington Steam Rally 2010. This is fitted with a 6-cylinder Cummins Diesel engine
Morooka is a Japanese manufacturer of machinery based on rubber tracked carriers.[1] They are best known in the UK for large tracked dumpers.
Company history [ ]
Morooka was founded in 1958, and is based in Ibaraki, Japan. They have built tracked tractors for other companies, such as Iseki , Kubota and Mitsubishi Agricultural Machinery .
Product range [ ]
Crawler tractors [ ]
Other [ ]
Tracked dumper(s) on Cautracs stand at Hillhead 2012
Applications [ ]
The tracked carriers fitted with specialist machinery in stead of the std dumper body are popular with utility contractors for accessing remote sites on pipelines and power transmission line work due to the low ground pressure. Other typical users are contractors working on waterways and wetland habitat projects
UK distribution [ ]
Causeway Tractors (Cautrac) are the official UK importers.[2]
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Morooka range
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Tracked carriers
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Early Makes - pre 1940s
England & Ireland
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1940s to 1980s
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Specialist types of tractor
Crawler Tractors
ATV 's
(Quad bikes etc. for offroad use)
Notable People - associated with the tractor industry
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