mrsmackpaul

I know how they run etc but was more thinking if I was to replace the air lines I would like to put the correct colours on Anyway getting 1/4 coloured air line by the meter is a challenge so the colours really don't matter Paul

While greasing the float a maxi chamber started leaking Thinking it had perished with oil from the compressor I decided it would be wise to change all 4 I also pulled the slack adjusters off as the spring loaded locking doo hickies weren't always working right So whileI had them off I cleaned them up and pumped diesel thru them whilst spinning them with the rattle gun I did this until the old grease stopped coming out, I then re assembled them and greased This worked perfectly and made a huge difference The down side of these new repairs was the gear box started leaking again so after asking in a few places about the correct colours for air lines and getting no answers I rang around trying to chase up some coloured air line This is quite the challenge in Australia Anyway finally found a couple of colours in 20 meter rolls so ordered them They have got lost in transit some how So while I wait I'll give Mrs Mack a good wash so park her on the float All is going great and I can reach so much further and easier than before And then while washing a fuel tank Mrs Mack sprung a leak and diesel was coming out in a steady stream BUGGER ME so the Princess comes and lends me a finger to cover the hole and drain the tank and remove t the tank So will weld the tank up tomorrow and refit and finish washing Mrs Mack Paul

The front folding part of the goose neck had new pins and was line board etc at a guess 15 years ago Cost a fortune, as normal I was quoted ex amount of dollars and it trippled by pick up time They ballsed up the centers on some of the pivots and it had to go back, they argued the point but when it was folded flat on the ground the front was still 6 inches off the ground They found that a bit hard to argue Anyway the pivots were all machined to a very fine tolerance and as it doesn't get used a lot it the grease in the pivots were getting quite stiff So I have a doo hickie made up out of a old air tank and half fill it with diesel I remove the grease nipple (zerks I think you funny Yanky lot call them) anyway remove the grease nipples and clean out as much of the dry grease as I can with a drill bit I then screw a small air line fitting in and force diesel thru Then operat the goose neck a few times and let diesel flow on thru Then pump grease in until the new grease starts to appear Anyway it took a day to do the 30 odd grease nipples So then it was time for a bath for Mrs Mack so I took her out into the street and propped one side up on the gutter to give Mrs Mack a good bath

Well things get out of control very quickly Sometimes we must really question just how sane we are Seed I was already or perhaps had already test drove the truck but sat on a 20 liter oil drum I felt likeI could of been a contender for super trucker Saturday sitting on the oil drum However my gear stick wasn't touching the roof so I wouldn't of got a place So everything was fine so I chucked the floor and seats back in So onto the power steering leak on of the input shaft on the box Pull it apart, go to get a seal and speedi sleeve and none are there so order and pay for them and wait While I'm waiting I decide to sort some air leaks out Well this quickly snow balls into a dog chasing his tail type of deal Anyway the long and short of it is I changed one relay valve and the other pisss, fixed that and the gear box goes hisss I'm sure most of us have been here so I add a few more joiners as there was still space in some of the air lines 🤔 Well onto the low loader, low boy or float as I call them Paul

I dunno about your truck My stock standard 320 E6 will sit at 600 Celsius all day So I dunno whether your Fahrenheit or Celsius 600 C is 1100 f according to Google So dunno Paul

Some more freshly flogged from Facelessbook MACK LOGGING TRUCK. OREGON US. 1936. Mack truck hard at work in the Kinzua region of Oregon in the Pacific north west. (photo from Smithsonian Inst. Washington DC) Paul

After thinking incorrectly that people from that side of the world would know for sure what it all meant I did some googling and it is definitely from Denmark I guess I really have egg on my face now, I guess it would be like someone thinking because I'm Australian I would know whats going on over the top of Western Australia, I have never been there lol All good Vlad and Frenchy, there really is little known about European Mack's except they had them and I think in quite large numbers as I have collected hundreds of photos of different ones from Europe and the middle East Im sure it will all become clear in the future Paul

Frenchy, I reckon you would be placed to know than me lol Ok from the Scandinavian part of the world Vlad might be able to point us in the direction Paul

Dunno what language but guessing France Paul

Thats a neat option to air wipers and a lot more user friendly to I would imagine Paul

A lot of people pull the spacers out on them, they feel more like a race car but blow lots of smoke until they make boost Did it clean the smoke up on yours ? I worry about getting put off the road with smoke, it hasn't ever been a issue, but I never know when I migt have someone complain and to me it is a source of pride to have my yruck running as clean as I can and always been well presented I guess that's a bit old fashioned Paul

Midliner parts are readily available, just not in the U.S. They were sold all thru Europe and Australia, almost all parts can be ordered on line I guess that of risk of sounding rude and offending people in the U.S. and that is not my intention at all Americans are pretty spoilt compared to the rest of the world for spare parts shopping and arent used to shopping for parts like the rest of the world are We use a lot of interpretation of what parts are, we have our own books in languages we will never understand and before the internet we would telephone overseas, wake up at what ever hour to suit the time frame of the country we need to order parts from and then go down the street to the bank and get the money transferred and currency converted to what ever it had to be This was pretty normal once, the internet has streamlined things considerably No I'm not having a go, just trying to point out that parts are available, but maybe not at your local Mack dealer, pretty soon even the genuine Macks we speak like of your new R model will be the same so we Congratulations on your new purchase, nothing like a R model Paul

What are the correct colours of air lines to to the gear stick Thinking there must be proper set of colours A low quality image provided for inspiration Paul

Only problem I see is that it isnt in my yard, yes Im jealou A great looking truck, it looks like a really good start for a project Paul

Im guessing its the same as any other R model, oil pressure, water level are two things that spring to mind In the top tank on the radiator there is a sensor so if you ru out of water it lets you know, and the oil pressure is self explanatory So when the truck isnt running and full of water, you turn the key on, the light and buzzer (bell) come on, you start the truck and as soon as you get oil pressure the light and bell goes off Paul

Sounds like a good reach, I have known armature winders that havent understood the difference between winding a DC coil and a AC coil and it has taken them a few goes before the believe me that they are wound different Grear work Paul

Okay, okay One more of the Road Boss, or maybe a different Road Boss with good load on Here's my Grandfathers EH Mack log truck that started my love affair with Macks Probably shared it here before Pretty cool old jigger in my eyes Paul

well it's been a while so time for a update here Dunno if either of these are Mack, I know one for sure isnt, from Western Australia Dunno how much it weighs but its gunna be a fair amount, guessing upwards of 40 ton I cant read all the writing added to the photo Maybe you blokes can work it out I reckon this says 28 feet long, dunno CLAG 34 feet means but guessing some thing to do with circumference of the truck A white Road Boss with a bit of timber on board Loaded for Diamond chip mill Manjimup WA.142.5 tonnes gross.About 1990/91.. Paul

A couple of things, as already stated, it is most likely a crook connection between the lead and the truck and most likely the lead (99.9% guaranteed) A crook connection causes heat, the heat will cause the spring loaded parts of the plug on the lead end to become softer and put less pressure on the lead, this inturn creates even more heat and the cycle repeats itself until the plug melts off or the breaker trips Now irony of this is the GFCI (ground fault current interrupter) or as we call them in Australia a RCD (residual current device) measures the power going in the positive and out the negitive and as long as those two are the same it wont trip So you can have a dead short between positive and negative and it wont trip as the load is equal on those two wires, so when these values dont match (the values I'll quote are the ones we use in Australia or NewZealand and maybe different were you live but I doubt it) by anymore than 30 milli amps or 30 milli volts the GFIC trips as the power is no longer balanced and is going elsewhere, ie thru a person and these GFCI should trip before you can even feel it So when we test these we check for how many amps and volts it takes to trip and also how long it took to trip once that value was reached, it is no good if it trips but it happens after your dead I didn't go into this to try and sound smart but rather to try and give you a good understanding of what has happened So your problem wouldn't of been the truck or the socket fitted on the truck and would of been the plug on the lead Paul

Well it turns out I missed my calling and I should of been a fortune teller There was quite a bit of colourful language getting the lid back on the box I fully disassembled the range change lid before putting it back on to 100% sure in my mind at least make sure that all is ok It is still no guarantee I'm even close but I believe it is all ok As predicted it took a lot of trial and era to get the lid back on, I have no idea how I did it on the side of the road all those years ago, I'm guessing my arms were younger and more flexible than they are today Anyway after trying for hours and hours it was time for a plan 'B' as plan 'A' was only gunna put me in the looney bin So down the street and got some assistance in the form of a mirror on a stick and a thin L.E.D. pen light Using these with aid of some fencing wire and lots of different thicknesses of little wooden blocks I finally had what I believed was success To prove this I unbolted the tail shaft so I could check it was in fact going in and out of gear as it should Even that turned into a head ache, stripping sockets and the like So next I thought I best fix a few air leaks that were there, some I had caused when getting the on and off so many times Several hours later and wringing wet with sweat I had changed a few, maybe a dozen fittings and was happy enough that air was now been reasonably contained In the end I pulled everything off that was getting in my way lifting the lid on and off The bigger rubber air start hose was pulled out of the way with a ratchet strap The main air line from the compressor was removed The hose it went to ratchet strapped out of the way And the list went on It is still easier than dropping the box out on a conventional cabbed truck All that stuff is now bolted back in So I'm heading in the right direction I feel, a few other things to do and floor and seats can go back in Then one more relay valve to change and a complete service and a good wash and I'll call it done I try to keep the truck pretty clean underneath and on top Even new trucks seem to weep enough to stick dirt and look crappy I figure it may take a while to get it clean each time but if the transport department wheel me in I stand a lot better chance if it's at least clean and not wet as a shag Paul

Sounds interesting, sorry I'll be of no help to you as I don'teven know what a Mack bus from that era looked like I'm pretty sure there is some black and white footage floating around with city type Mack buses on it Good luck and keep us posted Paul

People normally just make a bracket up to compensate for that, Im pretty sure Mack in Australia even sold the bracket for many years, they may even still do Paul

For 380 bucks you could have changed all 4 over to the modern style ones Still, it is what it is I guess Paul

A little bit at a time, thats the way I tackle things, why I'm waiting for something to be done or arrive and pretty soon with out knowing it I have achieved quite a lot while waiting for some other item Great stuff, I'm really enjoying this build Paul

Nope no good for me here either, can only see what Patty shot at, stuff all Paul