mrsmackpaul

Vlad, I do get that bucket of bolts running and sort things out a bit I have a VHS video put away somewhere of me driving around town, I am maybe 25 years of age in the video There are other youtube videos of it and me rebuilding the blower etc, but I have corrupted this thread enough already Paul

I'm thinking your right Bob, the Princess and I were corting and I had to break it off as I had a truck to finish Needless to say the results speak for themselves 😉🤪 Seeyah Paul

Ah, it's not a race I have a truck I have been working on since before I even met the Princess Hardly a thing has happened to that truck since I met her Caution, not Mack truck related Paul

Long tilt traus out here are like this Paul

Well said Brocky Paul

And even if we did know better, that only happened to the other bloke Paul

Blokes been blokes, we rarely check all the stuff we should of I reckon as the years go by we get better not taking risks that are gunna hurt to much, well some times we do Gave me a chuckle Reminds of the story I read years ago of a bloke up Darwin way Bought a chrap tazer doohickie in Bali why in holidays As I recall he was sitting in his arm chair, cat on his lap and thought I can't try it out on the cat Next thing he woke up on the floor Cat was fine Paul

Not my story, but gave a chuckle We have the standard 6 ft. Fence in the backyard, and a few months Ago, I heard about burglaries increasing dramatically in the entire City. To make sure this never happened to me, I got an electric Fence and ran a single wire along the top of the fence. Actually, I got the biggest cattle charger Tractor Supply had, made For 26 miles of fence. I then used an 8 ft. Long ground rod, and Drove it 7.5 feet into the grund. The ground rod is the key, with The more you have in the ground, the better the fence works. One day I'm mowing the back yard with my cheapo Wal-Mart 6 hp big Wheel push mower. The hot wire is broken and laying out in the Yard. I knew for a fact that I unplugged the charger. I pushed the Mower around the wire and reached down to grab it, to throw it out of The way. It seems as though I hadn't remembered to unplug it after all. Now I'm standing there, I've got the running lawnmower in my right Hand and the 1.7 giga-volt fence wire in the other hand. Keep in Mind the charger is about the size of a marine battery and has a Picture of an upside down cow on fire on the cover. Time stood still. The first thing I notice is my pecker trying to climb up the front Side of my body. My ears curled downwards and I could feel the Lawnmower ignition firing in the backside of my brain. Every time That Briggs & Stratton rolled over, I could feel the spark in my Head. I was literally one with the engine. It seems as though the fence charger and the piece of shit lawnmower Were fighting over who would control my electrical impulses. Science says you cannot crap, pee, and vomit at the same time. I beg To differ. Not only did I do all three at once, but my bowels Emptied 3 different times in less than half of a second. It was a Matrix kind of bowel movement, where time is creeping along and You're all leaned back and BAM BAM BAM you just crap your pants 3 Times. It seemed like there were minutes in between but in reality It was so close together it was like exhaust pulses from a big block Chevy turning 8 grand. At this point I'm about 30 minutes (maybe 2 seconds) into holding Onto the fence wire. My hand is wrapped around the wire palm down so I can't let go. I grew up on a farm so I know all about electric Fences ... But Dad always had those piece of shit chargers made by International or whoever that were like 9 volts and just kinda tickled. This one I could not let go of. The 8 foot long ground rod is now Accepting signals from me through the permadamp Ark-La-Tex river Bottom soil. At this point I'm thinking I'm going to have to just Man up and take it, until the lawnmower runs out of gas. 'Damn!,' I think, as I remember I just filled the tank! Now the lawnmower is starting to run rough. It has settled into a Loping run pattern as if it had some kind of big lawnmower race cam In it. Covered in poop, pee, and with my vomit on my chest I think 'Oh God please die ... Pleeeeaze die'. But nooooo, it settles into The rough lumpy cam idle nicely and remains there, like a big bore Roller cam EFI motor waiting for the go command from its owner's Right foot. So here I am in the middle of July, 104 degrees, 80% humidity, Standing in my own backyard, begging God to kill me. God did not Take me that day ... He left me there covered in my own fluids to Writhe in the misery my own stupidity had created. I honestly don't know how I got loose from the wire ... I woke up laying on the ground hours later. The lawnmower was beside Me, out of gas. It was later on in the day and I was sunburned. There were two large dead grass spots where I had been standing, and Then another long skinny dead spot where the wire had laid while I Was on the ground still holdng on to it. I assume I finally had a Seizure and in the resulting thrashing had somehow let go of the wire. Upon waking from my electrically induced sleep I realized a few things: 1 - Three of my teeth seem to have melted. 2 - I now have cramps in the bottoms of my feet and my right butt cheek (not the left, just the right). 3 - Poop, pee, and vomit when all mixed together, do not smell as bad as you might think. 4 - My left eye will not open. 5 - My right eye will not close. 6 - The lawnmower runs like a sumbitch now. Seriously! I think our little sesion cleared out some carbon fouling or something, because it was better than new after that. 7 - My nuts are still smaller than average yet they are almost a foot long. 8 - I can turn on the TV in the game room by farting while thinking of the number 4 (still don't understand this???). That day changed my life. I now have a newfound respect for things. I don't care what type of humor you like this is funny I appreciate the little things more, and now I always triple check to make sure the fence is unplugged before I mow. The good news, is that if a burglar does try to come over the fence, I can clearly visualize what my security system will do to him, and THAT gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling all over, which also reminds me to triple check before I mow.

Now that's a result As a young fella not even 20 years of age, I tackled my first set of king pins, on my own, with no knowledge and all the wrong tools I got it done, but it was a much bigger job than I ever thought However, even today with few sets changed under my belt, it is a full day on my own, so I reckon you did okay Grear result Big truck shops out here give the truck a wheel alignment after doing a set, I dunno if it's really needed if it was tracking okay before you did the job then I reckon they track the same afterwards Maybe something to think about Great result Paul

Might be just the light shining a certain way We call them "weather boards" in Australia Paul

Condolences to the family Yes time doesn't wait for anyone, gotta get out there and get it done why we can Paul

As Joey says, if they are nylon (I have only done one set of these) they (king pins) push right in with out reaming In my limited experience only bronze bushes need to be reamed Paul

No it's not a bad thing, or I don't think it is anyway These can take lot of pushing to shift, or they can take virtually nothing and just slip right out Unfortunately I find they normally take a lot to get moving I also need to use a adjustable reamer on the bushes once I have pushed them, they shrink a bit pushing them in They ream out easily, so just take baby size cuts, I can normally turn the reamer by hand as I wind it thru I also muck about a bit getting as much shim in as possible between the stub axle and the axle beam, I figure least amount of movement makes for the neatest fit and best driving pattern Run a drill bit thru the grease nipple (zerk) holes thru the bush, really make sure this is deburred spotlessly inside the bush and the double wound spirral groove is lined up and in the correct position on the bush and the hole, all bronze bush type of king pins I have done have a double spiral grease groove, yours maybe different I wouldn't want to go to all this effort and not be able to grease them Good luck with it all Paul

Here you go, I found it youtube for you OD Paul

That was on TV last night in this part of Australia Funny story about the movie, now my boy as a teenager growing up would find stuff I had bought and hidden and would usually use it and so on long before I did This really pissed me off So I see the movie "They Live" for sale one day, we were sugar cane farming in north Queensland at the time and in the wet season (only have wet and dry seasons in that part of the world, no winter or summer etc) it rains for a few months then stops So I would buy old movies etc so I had something to do in the wet season So I had this movie and was so proud of myself as the Curley kid never found it Problem was I could never find it either 🤪😂 Shifted house and all, still can't find it So the Princess and I are going on a cruise next week with.the Curley kid and his lady friend, then home for two weeks and then fly to Calgary for a couple of weeks before flying to NewYork and catching up with a mate and then back on the kero kite home So all this exposure to people in confined spaces I thought it would be pretty shitty if I got Covid while been chased by a grizzly bear halfway across Canada So I got my Covid shot/booster apart from a sore arm and feeling a little flat and out of energy, I'm fine and have no desire to buy a Toyota Should of watched more of the movie last night, might have come out with a new Toyota Take care Other Dog Here's a shitty load I did for a mate a couple of years ago to give you something to laugh at jaz this thread up a bit Paul

Yep, hit the frothies and let some fire works off Do you lot drink beers like this, or is just a Australian thing ?? Have a great day everyone Paul

Vlad I think it is plenty high enough now, even if it wasn't to be I guess they can just tow it to higher ground Problem is in this part of the world, it is so flat there is no higher ground Paul

I don't hear complaints apart from unusual or perhaps unexpected shifts They do appear to hold up okay even at 130 ton GCM Paul

Vlad, not yet, I think we hang onto trucks a lot longer in Australia than most countries And we tend to really wear them out beforw trading them in Paul

Was over Shepparton way today Went to the M.O.V.E as it's known Or for dumb ass's like me The Museum of Vehicle Evolution The display Anthem that no doubt toured the country, I have seen it before in a dealership Anyway a RHD Anthem The sleeper has a great big walk thru checker plate frame for shows etc there was plenty of other gear there from cars to push bikes Paul

Got sent this tonight Little house on a big trailer Lifted on with a crane you can see hiding in the trees Paul

With the greatest of respect I'm gunna call this urban myth No difference to pulling jumper leads off a vehicle with a flat battery once you've jump started it I'm sure you have heard plenty of stories and had blown tail lights but Im calling this as myth It just makes sense at all If you were disconnecting a coil on a huge solenoid (a inductive load) I would say it's possible But not a battery as they are a capacitive load and as such would absorb any spike in voltage not creat a spike This goes against the basic electrical theory we operate the entire world on Anyway, carry on everyone and I'll go back to painting the house Paul

Check your ground connections on the truck Most vehicles have more than one Unbolt, clean back to bare metal, bolt back on The generating system is working or the truck would stop when you disconnect the battery 12.5 volts would hardly charge a 12 volt battery Paul

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/jap8zNgMeRfKFwCm/?mibextid=ZbWKwL This truck looks familiar, dunno if this was filmed at this show or not but figured, why not share it here Paul

The apprentice yesterday was informing me of his issues with his lady friend A month or so ago he was informing me that after listening to me and wisdom with marriage he is gunna make it all work better for him, he's gunna lay down the rules at the start and life's gunna be great for him Yesterday he informs that during the previous evening he has hit a snag with his plan "She doesn't even make sense when we are having a argument" He goes onto explain "I was heading to Echuca (big town in northern Victoria) with my mate and asked her if she wanted to come for a ride with me and my mate, she said no, we grabbed a meal, bought some stuff and mucked about for a few hours before heading home. She was in a shitty mood when I got home and I don't know why. I tried to explain that she didn't want to come for a ride so whats the problem?" I was trying not to laugh as he went on and on Finally I reached out with my hand and shook his hand and said "welcome to the club" Anyways I imparted some advice on how to repair this situation I wonder what time I'll get the call from the hospital to collect him ha ha ha He really is a nice young bloke but pretty thick at the same time, I guess we all were I have learnt when you bog a farm tractor is not the correct time to ask the Princess to hop in and steer and especially when the chain breaks and it sorts out the glass in the cab window Everything is always to heavy for the Princess to help And she can never just help without taking control I have also learnt it's easier to just take lot longer and do the job on my own Paul