mrsmackpaul

R.D. Don't ever think your country is the only country caught up in keeping the world free This on the back of a NewZealand truck The two bigger islands to the right of Australia, the greatest country on earth Not many scraps around the world your mobs been in that others haven't been in alongside, come to think of it there will be some there that wont mean a thing to people in the U.S. Respect to all the men and women from all the countries keeping it a good and decent world And a thank you to the U.S. for been there in our time of need I doubt you blokes even know what a ANZAC is or what it means Paul

Seems your not alone with this issue Try emailing the picture to yourself, if it is to high a resolution it won't load up a postimg account and link them across I had to do this for a while Paul

Dunno if this link work's or not A V8 was a option, all interesting stuff to me Paul

There isn't a lot of motor under the bonnet The chassis rails tappering up towards the bogie is something I have never seen Thanks for the photos Paul

Great stuff Vlad, a very different part of the world than what most of us will ever see Safe travels and keep the photos and stories coming All very enjoyable Paul

Maybe look into a full vinyle wrap, no idea on the cost but it's quicker, easier and you can get any colour and pin stripes, lines or graphics you want printed on the wrap The purists wont like it, but it isn't for them Paul

Well a bit of time to get fully wound up for Saturday morning Paul

And much quieter Paul

A 671 GM is a massive motor in physical size compared to the little Cummins I fitted a 671 to my Federal that had a HB Cummins, I had to cut the fire wall and it was a huge battle to fit between the chassis rails The steering box had to be changed to one that fitted outside the chassis rails I used a 1418 Mercedes Benz steering box It wasn't a simple job at all, HB Cummims is similar in size and the predecessor to the common 14 liter Cummins Paul

Oh my, I'm jealous, we have nothing that cool in Australia Paul

For the height adjustment in Australia most people for height challenges like this have this style of the hitch Many different styles to suit many different applications Looks good Geoff Paul

OD you might be surprised at what a good sign writer can do They can usually take the old sign off doors etc with out damaging the paint to much Then sign write and scroll, pin stripe etc so you can not even tell anything was ever there My son works for a company that does everything from trucks that have been upside down to brandnew trucks getting sign written Somevof the transformations are quite amazing Maybe speak to one of these type of places, or just a sign writer that does old fashioned scroll work A few grand goes a long way

Well you had me sucked in Paul

That really is great news, doesn't matter how or why it was what it was All that matters is it is fixed Paul

Looking like progress, Im not a body man so it all looks perfect to me Paul

We had a Aussie impersonating a Italian singing a song that went to number one, at a guess the early 80's Let me know if the link doesn't work, and yes it was number one in the charts for weeks Back when we could all laugh at ourselves Good times And just for the sake of it, another classic from around the era when we didn't take ourselves to seriously "The Newcastle song" Happy days Paul

V8 probably sat a lot lower as well as been shorter Paul

Nah mate, you don't suck, technology sucks Try a screen shot of the pic then post the screen shot I have to do this some times, dunno why Paul

What is this maddness It's not even winter, that starts in a week or so

Looks and sounds good Soooooooo, what was the issue with carby ?? As in what did the fella rebuilding it find wrong ? Paul

Well it sounds like a good result there The joys of getting older I guess Paul

I have no idea at all Im just thinking maybe the U had more engine in the passenger foot well, maybe ? Or maybe not Paul

Well I dunno were to chuck this, but this is as good a spot as any The world has really lost plot in recent years, like the pride flag, protesters over Palastine, legalizing drugs, and so on It really is a race to the bottom these days Anyway I read this on Facelessbook tonight and thought, yeah that about somes it up ADVICE FROM A FARMER'S WIFE - Whenever you return a borrowed pie pan, make sure it's got a warm pie in it. - Invite lots of folks to supper. You can always add water to the soup. - There's no such thing as a woman's work on a farm. There's just work. - Make home a happy place for the children. Everybody returns to their happy place. - Always keep a small light on in the kitchen window at night. - If your man gets his truck stuck in the field, don't go in after him. Throw him a rope and pull him out with the tractor. - It's a whole lot easier to get breakfast from a chicken than a pig. - It's easy to clean an empty house, but hard to live in one. - All children spill milk. Learn to smile and wipe it up. Homemade's always better'n store bought. - A tongue's like a knife. The sharper it is the deeper it cuts. - A good neighbor always knows when to visit and when to leave. - A city dog wants to run out the door, but a country dog stays on the porch 'cause he's not fenced-in. - Always light birthday candles from the middle outward. - Nothin' gets the frustrations out better'n splittn' wood. - The longer dress hem, the more trusting the husband. - Enjoy doing your children's laundry. Some day they'll be gone. - You'll never catch a runnin' chicken but if you throw seed around the back door you'll have a skillet full by supper. - Check your shoelaces before runnin' to help somebody. - Visit old people who can't get out. Some day you'll be one. - The softer you talk, the closer folks'll listen. - The colder the outhouse, the warmer the bed. Paul

Thank you everyone for the quick response I had no idea what it all meant, I'm still a dumb ass with no idea 🤪🤪 As I read the Dumper Mixer comment by Brocky I got to thinking that U is for universal but was way to caught up with work yo reply So the U and the DM are a different cab, as in more motor is in the U cab than the DM cab ? Great stuff everyone, and as Swishy says, "you can have free pass your very own beer fridge", or something like that Inside a U cab Paul

Whats the difference between a U model and a DN model Mack They both appear to have offset cabs and fiberglass bonnets Is one a lite duty and the other a heavy duty model Im sure the difference is obvious to people in North America, places like Australia never had them at all so it's a little less obvious Paul