mrsmackpaul

looks like a good event there Vlad Good to see some Superliners there I gather they are recent arrivals as in not sold new to Europe Paul

would that be indirect or over drive ??? Paul

What speed are going now at 2100 rpm ???

A bit more useless information on the Dodge Inter marriage did you know a lot of the Chrysler 318 hemis in Australia were cast at IH Geelong and have the IH logo cast on the block Paul

Some pretty impressive figures there. I'm gonna start sounding like a Scania salesman soon but they are a pretty impressive jigger. As far as B doubles and B triples and even the speedy cow taxi goes, I think there are a lot other countries that could learn a lot. And as for conventional versus COE, I think once people get their head around it, the COE of today in most cases rides as good if not better than a lot of conventional trucks of only 10 or 15 years ago, and the fuel economy is there as well. Paul

Sort of says it all, doesn't it. I don't know why other countries, the US in particular, can't see how much more efficient this is than dragging around a 50 foot van. But what would I know. Paul

If you check this out, they have B doubles with two 40 footers or four 20 footers. All makes sense to me. Paul

Well I reckon I have the answer for this people keep on sending me videos of these Mustangs spinning out and getting tea strained when the driver gives them a boot full at speed LOL So it appears no one can handle the Wild Mustang so they are sending them down under for them Skippy the bush kangaroos to break and I guarantee we will send them back broken LOL seeya Paul

Yes I was stunned to learn the other day that they have been sold out here for two years !!! I really need to get off the farm more often I havent even seen one driving around out here And Holden I was told is gunna start selling the Camaro so no more dunny doors for this wide brown land Paul

Its um well gunna catch your eye thats for sure then again MAN have always had a style all of there own Paul

Yep Billy I have said before how I dont think there is that difference between Australia and America we both have governments that seem hell bent on driving is into the ditch as fast as they can they seem to want us all to be on welfare and do there darndest to send us all broke and break free enterprise and the one thing in Australia the government hates more than anything else is the small self employed business man , maybe he has a tough spirit that the government cant break easily Anyway way of the topic of Ford Australia and the train wreck they are fast becoming Paul

Are you sure there isn't something floating around in the oil gallery behind the pressure sensor and getting pushed up on the gallery and reducing flow? Maybe try an old style mechanical pressure gauge a few zip ties up in to the cab and see if you are loosing oil pressure when it happens. Paul

do farmers in Europe ever use these for ploughing ??? I know the idea has been out there for a long time since WW2 you could buy after market kits for ex army Jeeps to all sorts of farm work Land Rover had all sorts of big ideas in 3PL as well but none of it has ever taken off for farm use like tractor Mercedes made 4x4 tractors for some time in the 80's that were more tractor than truck but even they sought of failed to be long lasting sellers JCB have been making the fast trac but I never really seen them getting used as tractors 70 years hey my how time flies

Im getting a fair bit of topic here but when talking fuel economy in the fuel crisis back in the 70's a lot of research was done the single biggest factor was speed once you went above 80 kmh it made a huge difference the figures from memory was something along the line of twice as much hp to travel at 100 kmh with a van type trailer flat top tarped loads were the best double stock crates were the worst 7MPG was common back then on interstate trucks or at least it was achieved in large fleets under test Talking about wheel slip on drive tyres I have noticed the only tyres that get real hot are drive tyres so I reckon there must be a fair degree of wheel slip in trucks pulling big loads and a huge amount in trucks running fast Paul

good on ya Swishy LOL

I would guess around 45 - 50 MPH average speed not many towns in a lot of Australia and no you dont need a lot of power to get moving I have 320 under the bonnet and it is rated to 115 ton from Mack and you can easily get that moving under most circumstances have had one occasion I had it jump out low 2nd climbing a hill came to halt I needed deep reduction to lift off and was wheel spinning on the bitumen but that was more waiting for the last axle group brakes to release I was fairly tightly wound at the time and if I was a tad calmer it would have lifted of fine OOP'S The biggest thing in keeping these bigger loads moving at any speed is wind head winds crook if I have the breeze coming across at a 45 degree angle across the front thats a fair bastard and I have spent the odd hour or two at 30 MPH As for higher power Timmy I think would give a much better answer than me Paul

Well give us a shout if you do make it back over and we can have a beer or two and chew the fat for a while

I would agree 100% I have stated many times on here most people dont realize how flat Australia is, it's the flattest continent on earth hence we can pull thumping big loads over a huge distance with what may seem like a small amount of power to do it with

No Tim The government know what has to be done to keep the manufacturing industry competitive and it isnt handing out bucket loads of cash they did that and it didnt work If you look back at history you can see when Australia was running at its best and the way the country was run the policies the government had in place to make that happen and it did work and work really well we had full employment almost everything was made here overseas companies would set up factories to build gear Todays world and it has been heading this way for 35 years or more the government have slowly been undermining everything Australians have worked for Our Prime ministers have stated "no one should have to work in a job they dont like for a living", "we must become the clever country", "Every person should go to university " The government has openly encouraged the importation of cheap crap at the cost of Australia jobs , they set up policies for kids leaving school were there is great shame in becoming a factory worker or tradesman heck for that matter any blue collar job The government have set Ford and Holden up to fail by handing out bucket loads of cash to on the condition they keep on building these cars people dont want anymore Had they have butted out and left the country as it was back in the early 70's none of this would have happened , the biggest catalyst for change was when the UK joined the EEC or the EU as its called today the Australian government was so desperate to find trading partners they signed away the very heart and soul of this country for a little bit of trade Has it worked ???? well we can all be a judge on that but one thing that no person can deny is the Australia of the past is a lot safer than the Australia of today and all sorts of ways We had safety in job security, safety in a economy that was booming, safety as in health and well being, safety in we could and would build everything and anything and were the world leaders in most things We have let this all go shame on us Paul

Yeah not happy Jan FFS really when will the government stop wrecking this great country of ours

yeah mate getting to stop talking is the challenge

hey does this cart make my ass look big Look at you you lazy ass just hanging about Paul

Ok got the grey matter fired up and found the other picture I was thinking of The caption that goes with this photo says the Stuart hwy NT have sent the message out as to who owned these trucks have heard replies but 100% sure answer And no it aint single drive drivers changing a flat bag on it Will let you know if I find a definate answer seeya Paul

Is there a reason Europe dont use B doubles and still use body trucks and a big dog trailer B doubles track better are flexible in use travel better at high speeds and you can drop the A and B trailer and grab a fresh set Im sure they have a reason just cant think for the life of me why Australia stopped using body trucks on road trains in the 70's and 80's for very good reasons although WA still use some Paul

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