mrsmackpaul

LOL it is a funny world we live in the most amazing thing is a lot of people say these people arent smart and have no work ethic I cant imagine even been bothered going to all that effort just for a drink I dont think the kids would be the driving force behind all of this but I do feel for them the kids that is Paul

welcome Paul

what was the event looks like there all nice and shiney Paul

look a bit hotter than warm to me Tim

um cant you just build the housing up with a welder and grind it back to shape and re drill the hole looks like its a steel housing so should be right a few hours with the welder and grinder and drill she'll be good as new Paul

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Welcome Hugo I am of no help at all to modern for me but some brainy people wont be far away Paul

dunno I might need a few hints what are we looking at as what part of the truck ???? Paul

Ha ha the hoon laws will be onto you LOL Paul

NEWS FLASH your on the wrong side of the road Paul

Vlad Im a bit ruff around the edges but I feel with a porta power some chains and blocks of you could jack it back into shape still on the truck or at least get it a lot closer than it is now with out pulling the housing out Even if you didnt straighten the axle housing I feel it would last a long time with out any problems maybe 100000 km but thats just a guess got to think until the other day as far as you new it was all ok and you maybe worrying about something that is not a big problem ?? These axle housings are bending and flexing all the time while your driving along big loads they bend quit a lot even on rough roads they are twisting and turning as you drive along so they are designed to work a lot of there life not in a straight line anyway so it may well be ok Paul

never new Foden made fiber glass cabs I guess it will never rust out Paul

Tim I would not advise the Vegemite chocolate princess bought me some a while ago I told her not to bother getting any more had to wash it down with plenty of coffee first time I havent had to fight chocolate thieves Good old VB have never seen VB chocolate drank heaps of VB though over the years Donut chocolate for must be for police with a sweat tooth ??? dunno about the hamburger chocolate ?? Paul

the Atkinson looks so old compared to whats behind it on the production line Paul

Yep defiantly when IH Australia took over Atkinson BC Mack I have read what the connection was between Seddon and Atkinson but cant remember what it was Atkinson Australia had to start selling them they never sold any good as they weren't suited to Australian road laws with out a lot of modification UK sold more trucks tractors and cars in Australia than all other brands put together I reckon till EU/EEC debarkle happened and they left Australia high and dry then as it turned out didnt work any good for UK either Paul

Well I dont know what else your going to use Kiwis and Aussies call that metal not sure why but thats what its call or maybe gravel as well Paul

Well Tim I see ya Marmite crisps and raise you wait for it Vegemite Chocolate my god our taste buds are strange down here seeya Paul

the old Ergo cab they had them as Hippo's Buffalo's and with sleeper cabs as well great big long cabs heaps of glass Kev the local IH Dealer gave me these pictures of Seddon and Atkinson trucks back in the early 80's all Aussie trucks except maybe the second last one Tim I didnt know any one else called farmers cockys I always thought it was a Australian thing cow cockys cane cockys grain cockys and the list goes on I dont no why we give names to things in Australia as we never use them even citys towns rivers states the lot all have nick names we are funny buggers Paul

Thanks for that Vlad did they make a single drive NR my grand father drove one as a log truck after the war for a few years he always told me it was a NR it had a petrol motor air brakes and a soft top cab it might have even been made into single drive after the war but I wouldnt think so trucks were in such short supply and no weight rules much straight after the war Paul

some great looking rides there Paul

Hows them horns and beard he looks cranky and that green grass looks so bright and green a pretty little church more great shots there Tim keep them coming Paul

Vlad I dont know in Australia I have always known them as NR Macks along with the ones running single tyres and the ones that are single drive it's a bit like an R model we dont call them by model names or numbers they are Flinstones, R models, Value Liners and Super Liners and the motors are 711's Thermodyne's, Cool Power Econodyn's and E9's at least thats the way I have always heard them spoken about So getting back to the NR I have no idea what model it really is it's just a NR to me and most people out here as well I would think so I am always keen to learn how to tell the difference so feel free to educate me Paul

yes thats how I reckon a Mack looks best in its working clothes Paul

So am I right in the axle housing is bent ? If so can you just pull the housing out and put it in a press and push it back straight ??? or is that a big no no ?? Paul