mrsmackpaul

My brother bought a ex Australian Army Mack, 285 Maxidyne 5 speed Anyway, bro bought this truck and reckoned a 5 speed was no good and needed extra gears like a 12 speed I said 2 him, just let it lug, and when you wanna change a gear don't, let it lug a lot more Once you've done this for 6 months, see if you really want a 12 speed That was a few years ago now and the 5 speed is still there My point is just get it going, drive it for a while and then see what you think Paul

That's a pretty good service, never got the power going in the snow before, but certainly have in torrential rain for customers Paul

Bugger me, good luck and a speedy recovery Paul

Hey Swishy, if you read this thread, explain about the pro's and cons of air over hydraulic brakes on a low loader with 15 inch rims You've told some stories in the past about the joys of that setup Paul

I wonder if it had hydraulic brakes on 15 inch hubs Most axles were fairly common back in the day and trailer manufacturers made their own hubs So it is quite possible that these axles are both original and different hubs and the like have been fitted over the years And that's no drama as this happens to almost all commercial vehicles over their work life Upgrading to maxi brakes is a bonus As to wheel and tyre sizes and clearances, that's something I can't help you with If it was me doing this I would just be a air kit and fit it along with your new axles, gets you compliant and safe for not a lot of money A little something like this, if the link works Retrofit Trailer Brake Kit 2 Axle Semi Trailer 10 Ton On Sale @ truckandtrailerpartsonline.com.au https://share.google/PE7gTI2lUoeFHVVWr If link no worky, Gets you every last clip, clamp and doohickie you will need in a kit Paul

So am I correct in what I'm seeing here, there's only ever been brakes fitted to one axle ? Paul

I wonder if earth moving machinery and farm machinery etc have different emission rules than trucks Paul

I didn't even know that there was a scale model section 😯 I can honestly say I never read anything and check it's in the correct section, unless some jokers are having a ding dong argument about the section and it's content Thankfully this rarely happens Paul

Can you provide a photo of both axles and we can see better whats going on So like this but showing both axles and braje assembly's And a photo showing a lot more of the trailer length ways like this one but showing a lot more front ways as well Sort of hard to tell what has happened without this type of basic information At first glance it looks like axle was changed but maybe just a couple of hubs, maybe brake shoes were made of unobtainium so different hubs were popped on a axle to get more common shoes Maybe it did have 20" wheels from new, however I tend to think Geoff is more likely right with 15" wheels A lot of maybes and I'm a bit to much of girly man to offer any advice on brakes and axles with out more information They (brakes and axles) are far to important to be guessing my way Paul

I would think any business that sells trailer and truck parts would have a good selection of tanks on the shelf Most low loader trailers dont have enough room for tanks in the area around the axles and the like They always look like they have bucket loads of room but when on full oscillation the axles cans tend to move a lot more than people think Paul

Cast your mind back 1/4 of a century were a couple of jokers parked a couple planes in so tall buildings know as the World Trade Centre There was a bit of a scuff in the Middle East were Saddam Hussein and his followers were hunted pretty hard and bought to justice Back then, troops from all the nations involved in the Coalition of the Wiling had decks of cards issued so they could recognise the bad people's A fella was showing me a deck of cards from then today, something really different and bought back a lot of memories of nearly 1/4 of a century ago Yeah yeah, I know, photos or didn't happen So something I'm guessing most of you have seen or touched or maybe even have in your crystal cabinet I have never seen them before Paul

What method are you using now ? Paul

A load of Middle East R models Paul

But a quick look at some other countries carting sawn timber NewZealand is mainly all chains I just saw these quickly, I feel a lot of Australia now would be a mix of chains and straps