mrsmackpaul

When the DM's were sold here they were sold as LHD and were converted to RHD later on in life The cabs were shifted to the middle like a R800 and the steering wheel swapped across How many of these were done ? Dunno Was it a neat conversion like a conventional R model or flinstone ? No But they came up ok and would of been a lot better to drive out here on our roads Paul

They were built that way because t he R 800 wasnt around yet and that was as good as Australia could do with what it had I would think Also worth remembering that all R model and no doubt all other Macks built in Australia are based on LHD and converted to RHD in Australian factory Paul

There was some DM on heavy haulage and oil field work out here They were Australian Macks Paul

Yes a very classy jigger for sure Pull like a train and sound even better I still struggle with people calling these old trucks They still seem modern in my mind Paul

I was thinking , yes dangerous I know Do rubbish trucks have dual control in the U.S. If so do these trucks with dual control ? As in a steering wheel on each side Would make it easier to make it RHD Just a thought Paul

Lucky you wishing mine was my ex Paul

Yeah I wonder who that strange bugger is looking back at me thru the window lol Were do the years go ?? Paul

A fantastic story, I love this type of stuff People doing what others consider unusual and uts great fun as well Thanks for sharing Paul

Yes the picture posting problem has never been fixed has it It makes it very frustrating, however thru a third party I can post picks across Or perhaps evena fresh box of parts that turned up today for Mrs Mack from the US Red dot aircon for under the dash I hope Will be a shame to cut it up to make RHD but needs must Im not home to see so Im only guessing thats what it as I got a call from UPS un Sydney asking me to tariffs and the GST ( tax) on Friday So bare with the picture posting problem as there can be a way around it Someone on here put me onto Postimage.com Seems to work fine Paul

Thank you Vlad That is exactly what I am chasing Paul

I hope celebration style

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=667874577013584&id=100013731422003 Dunno if the link will work or not Gotta have face book I guess Paul

I was watching a short clip from the 70's at a guess were a F model was a movie star for a bit and it ended up in a yard full of F model's I have no idea what the movie was called but at a guess it was Dutch Great event Vlad, thanks for sharing Paul

I like most other people in this wide brown land that I come across find the US politics as fumny as all get out I got a real chuckle out of that sticker the other day when I first saw it I reckon it would be as funny as to stick it on the back of a ute or even a old F truck and cruise some of streets in some suburbs of Melbourne Just to take the piss out of the over opinionated leftards lol Paul

Looks like a proud lad Great stuff Paul

I reckon the last one is the closest to what is in my head Ta muchly Swish man

Or was thst 200 years in 76 or 77 ? ? Dunno, my US history isnt real flash Paul

I maybe getting confused here and I maybe thinking of 1976 ?? Mack had a different red white and blue back ground Have tried Googling it but all Google comes up with is 400 years of African American slaves I cant blame Google as it wasn't around 76 and it might not of beeb 76 anyway Paul

I let you know how that goes seed Paul

Done deal Swish man And thanks Paul They had a logo a little different as well Im trying to find the picture of it It was on some of the roof spoilers on Macks in Australia bavk in the day Paul

Yes it would be very classy David So anyone got any ideas They had some interesting different logos that I can think of back then So any input welcomed Paul

I am getting new seats for Mrs Mack and am splurging far more than I should so figure if Im gunna get strung up for spending with out seaking permission I might as well make it worth my while In for a penny in for a pound so to speak So the seats Im getting come in two fabulous colour choices, black or black I have asked about getting them retrimed in a colour better matching the interior of Mrs Mack and was going to have vinyl surrounds and cloth inserts Was thinking about getting the period correct Mack logo embroidered into the back rest Mrs Mack is 1980 ish ? Depends which plate you read it off So my question is, what logo was correct for 1980 ??? Havent settled on just a dog as thats pretty common and Mrs Mack is anything but common Thanks in advance Paul

No smoke out the exhaust means no fuel I reckon iys something very simple Like the sleave on the stop cable has shifted in its clamp and now the arm cant fully return Or maybe the bolt and clip or what ever it has on the wire or cable has slipped or is catching on something not allowing it to return

Injector pump cut off soleniod if it has one might be cooked Paul

If its diesel I would start with making sure that the injector pump fuel cut off arm is fully swung back around into the running position The can catch on the housing Paul