mrsmackpaul

I dunno what the figures are but Mack is slowly clawing back ground that once lost a few years ago The real shame is it would appear from what I read on here the BMT forum that Mack US isnt having the same luck I think actually Im certain the secret to do doing this is listening to what the customer wants not telling them There is a book out about when KW first came to Australia and the success that they KW had was the fact that KW came out to Australia met with transport companies and drivers and even went for drives up and down our main truck routes to see and learn and listen to what was needed they then went back and built something that could meet those requirements That truck the S model was as dear as poison compared to almost anything else around at the time in fact twice as dear as most other brands yet it sold well and that formula still works today got to sell people what they want not tell them what they want Paul

Yes fantastic stuff the old white still looks fairly modern to me no doubt the blokes worked for a dollar back then all those tarped loads almost every truck was tarped back then before those flash trailers with gates and a hurdle at each end they only had one hurdle at front you would 3/4's they way down then stack your from the back forward like building a house so it lent in and held itself together Then it would be double tarped no cap tarp in the early 70's you would lift the tarps up on the load as you were loading other wise they are to heavy to chuck up on top I grew up on a spud farm and we always helped load or loaded for the truck drivers while they had a sleep feed and a tub before heading off the spuds werent tied on just chucked a trap over always left the tarp hanging never tied them off the drivers always tied their own tarps Most Aussie trucks with a bonnet ( hood ) had no sleepers up until I reckon the late 70's then we would start to see them with a bunk fitted they would quite often leave the farm Friday night and head to Brisbane for the Monday mornings market so I guess they would be there midnight Sunday nearly 1200 mile in two days they were hard working men back then Had one bloke who had a bad run and was a bit lite on coin he put 40 ton on stacked up like a double decker stock crate 14 foot high man oh man that was a big load and he was fairly under the pump he's freckle would have been puckering dropping down Cunninghams gap into Brisbane with that big load pushing him Only saw trailers with gates and curtains ( the tarps you hang on the gates like the one shown ) in the early 80's onwards and then the taught liners appeared on the seen and hardly see any tarped loads these days blokes dont know how any more I think thanks for sharing that Kevin really enjoyed and Im just a farmer Paul

If this has only just started to happen make sure no little friends made your air cleaner into their house over night even if it has gradually started to happen on a older motor I would say the air cleaner is blocked dunno about these flasher newer ones Paul

certainly different than what we do out here but looks good just the same We arent allowed to weld anything at all to chassis rails out here not allowed to drill holes thru flanges either different part of the world and a different set of rules good work your nearly there Paul

Well sorry for missing this but havent noticed it the thread before as it also appears no one else has not that I would have been any help I know nothing about these motor Dont think we snubbed you I just havent seen this thread as with some other threads that come along as well the new forum layout makes it easy to miss a new thread or reply Paul

well it looks a heck of a lot better than that Lone Star Paul

I was afraid of that I think we are being ripped off Timmy what do you reckon ???? Paul

It had me right up until the price bugger Paul

Ha Ha I laugh when I read all this anti ethanol stuff its been 10% out here for years and years I have never noticed any difference people crap on about bits of rubber and diaphragms dont last as long what a crock and mileage isnt as good seems just the same out here maybe our ethanol in Australia is a higher quality Brazil runs 85 % ethanol and all cars sold in Australia now have to be built to run at 85% as well guess what news flash its same car different sticker LOL Dunno why you dont like ethanol blends they work just fine here or maybe as I said the ethanol is different in the US than here Paul

Crikey Kirky's famous LOL good on ya Kirky hope you enjoy your Pete Paul

Well it had to happen one day ran out of likes so put me down as liking the lot love them old cattle trucks all these trucks done up would be better than when they were new fantastic stuff and what a show it looks to be Thanks for taking the time to post all the photos really enjoyed them keep them coming and as the Swish man says give till it hurts LOL Paul

from what I have heard over the years there was plans for more power from the E9 than this I dunno if these electronic ones sound as good as the mechanical but when your camped on the side of the road on a still night you can hear a E9 on a road train from half a hour or more away thumping out into the still night air and what a sound makes a Harley Davidson sound like a posty Honda LOL Paul almost feels like a crime putting that in a post about E9's

Your doing well there a big job but should be worth it all at the end Paul

you blokes have really got to get a handle on this BS before its to late Paul

Malone welcome to the forum , Mack Australia still has the roof skins as far as I know as they do most panels so maybe you can still buy them there Paul

now thats more my speed and style but of dont think I saw in cattle in the ring but still cattle sheilas and some good music all we need now is a Chamberlain tractor R model Mack a Cat crawler, IH tractor and some more foxy sheilas and we we would have a good video clip lol Paul

they arent a good seller out here never have been dont why but I think it has to do with Fiat trucks back in the late 70's Fiat , Iveco is all the same company and Fiat trucks pulled out of Australia in the late 70's over night and people had trucks they couldnt get parts for and were left high and dry they trucks went good enough but company support let them down Bad name can hang around for a long time Paul

we will have to send you over a bull bar might help to stop some of the damage in the future Paul

Just like trying to have a crap at home and you cant get no peace anywhere the wife the kids the bloody phone and what now a snake enough of this bull shit surely a man can have a crap in peace !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep we all get times when we wonder what the heck we did to deserve such special treatment hope the young blokes OK trucks can fix but humans not so well sometimes You know one day you will sit back and laugh at his over a beer or two, may Dad always tells me "good always comes from bad , sometimes you just have to wait", followed by a long pause and then he goes " a real long time" Paul

mate wish you all the best with your sale should be a great project for some one wont be me though but I can dream to far to bring it out here and like you I have to much going on now Paul

the crowd was fair subdued for Run around Sue Mate Im from way after 1950 but I still enjoy a lot of stuff from that era funny thing is my son listens to music from when I was a young wipper snipper Paul

I have never had anything to do with them but theres some pretty big figures there just think how strong that Maxitorque box was built all those years before when Mack motors had less than half the power Paul

Tim I wouldnt worry about what others think Mums are pretty special I reckon and they are much better at paper work than blokes, never known a bloke yet that likes paper work lol Paul