mrsmackpaul

So R600 or R700 sounds fine, CH Macks are a fair step forward in comfort and I don't think you would be sorry with a E6 2 valve tip turbine motor or a E7 Mechanical type of motor Mack 12 speed are pretty bullet proof as are 44 Mack rear end Single rail chassis in parts of North America are apparently important It really depends on what your plans are As much as we love the old gear, you certainly know it's old gear after a big day pulling a load Paul

Same here, flat top trailers are just about finished since the advent of curtain sider type trailers I never realised why places like the U.S. loved pantec type trailers so much, but our flat top trailers and tarps would be pretty useless in the snow and freezing cold winters of the north America and Europe Would be impossible to fold frozen tarps and undo frozen ropes So much different than here and for very good reasons as well Paul

Hmmmm, the reliance on straps in the U.S. is very different than out here I was given a old Australian book while in the U.S. that shows the way to secure loads of every conceivable type I have noticed the U.S. don't wrap a chain around the load of wood to choke it on the front so it can't slide forward I dunno that many people in Australia do that anymore either The harder it trys to slide forward the tighter it grips Hurdles (what we call your headache rack) on the front of the trailer are drop in and a sheet of form ply type of wood wood is leaned up against it and the stacked hard up against it All a bit different here though, different roads and weather conditions Loads like this I would expect a chain on each stack Paul

Gym after been on the grog, no thanks Haven't had a drink since landing back in Australia Princess is busy watching tennis and and I'm busy thinking "who wants to watch tennis ?" So go to bedroom, hunt for the TV remote in there and start watching old movies from the 60's Bob Hope is still funny Paul

That may work Joey, lots of possum piss and patience is my go to, if it is really that rusted in, it's gunna be a stuff about getting them out Paul

47°C yesterday here, thats 114°f Said to Timmy that we got outta Dodge just in time We would be snowed in at JFK still Paul

Gently gently wise grasshopper Paul

This is pretty common with pulling injectors on anything with a bit of age I have tried a puller once and just tore the top out of the injector Once the injector is stuffed just turn the head upside down and belt it out with a chisel and big hammer, don't miss the punch or you'll likely stuff the head completely I only use the pry bars I had shown before and just work away slowly at it These are simple compared to some old Cat stuff with nuts and special spanners They take a lot of time to get out Paul

If you justran the truckup to temp and felt each side of the tap This would give a good indication ifthe tap is working or not Is there shutters on the radiator ? If there is, do theseworks If the water in the cooling system isn't getting warm it won't matter about the tap Personally I don't really ever have a need for a heater in a truck, sometimes on very rare occasions it does get chilly So first things first, water has to get hot Then the tap has to be on Then some air movement And presto, a warm cab Paul

I'll see what I can find, I vest rattle my dags and get my shit together, less than 8 weeks Paul

Or as mentioned above by these other blokes Paul

If it hasn't started in a long time, pull the starter apart and make sure the vanes are well lubed up and slide freely You need to take note of how each segment is clocked, generally done with a center punch mark to each part in a straight line If it is assembled wrong the starter can go backwards Once everything is sliding loosely and easily and covered in lots of diesel Reassemble and try again If your still not going, rebuild kits are available from Mack in Australia, so should be easy enough to get in the U.S. Or try Ingersoll rand Or there's a place in Australia you can buy change over fully reco air starters from Paul

🇦🇺 Happy Australia Day Mack enthusiasts 🇦🇺 The Kyabram Mack Muster is fast approaching, with less than 2 months until the show. Come along and help us celebrate 60 years of the R model, as well as showing all of the other various models of Macks 21st and 22nd of March at Kyabram Showgrounds Contact details are on the flyer below. Happy Macking Paul

Oh struth, were spinning off into the ditch now Dunno, I think she swears a bit much for me, I'm kinda old fashioned and pretty boring, don't like tatts on a girl or a girl with a potty mouth Bush Barbie loves talking politics Paul

Your moving right along there, keep up the good work and sharing the updates Paul