mrsmackpaul

I saw the article at the start of this thread on Facelessbook the other day Back in the 80's I read a article on her, would of been either English or an Australian magazine I gather the trucks and their owners are all long gone now I wonder if Mary and Andrew ever new their stories made around the world I did some Googling and I reckon this photo was in the article, but thats probably 35 - 40 years ago now so I may be wrong She reminds me of another lady I habe met, Miss Elle drives trucks and coaches most of her life I reckon Elle is even shorter than Mary and is a absolute live wire, in her late 60's now and still full of beans And she don't stuff about when driving either, I'm flat out keeping up with her Anyway, totally off topic now Paul

This terrible news for all, I don't know anything about ships, boats, tug boats floating in a inner tube etc I do imagine that once you loose power the current takes control and pushes you about however mother nature wishes the current to flow Easter is going to be very different and a sad occasion for a lot of families now The whole situation is terrible Paul

It sure will be a snug fit Dogs won't care as they can get more cuddles from humans Should be a nice little truck to tootle about in Paul

To me, it always amazes me just how much preparation goes into things that no one even notices Keep on plugging away, you will be surprised at just how far you get I bought a year planner, big poster size thick cardboard doohickie and wrote for each day what I did on the dairy farm, I was stunned at just how much I got done Like this but no long flowing locks of hair Paul

I have welded plenty of fuel tanks, so I don't think a larger tank is any different Put plenty of air flow into it, leaf blowers etc to really vent it out well and while the venting is taking place, air still blowing, hook in with the gas axe Make some big holes quickly, 4 foot square size holes and then just break it down And I would make it the shape and size that doesn't resemble a tank at all Paul

All the Chev's in Australia came from Canada as far as I know Came in CKD and were assembled at GMH Dandenong Melbourne A C60 carting CKD kits into Dandenong GMH Paul

no mate, they sold well to begin with but the Japanese Isuzu was the beginning of the end I know of people that bought them new in the 70's and had and used them up until their death in the early 2000's They were okay for what they were Paul

From Facelessbook, so it's gotta be real Paul

I had never thought about that, yes we probably do have a lot of very tall gear sticks And mesh over the lower half of windscreens Most trucks have huge visors but they are like a verandah on a house, they allow you to see out and keep the sun out Paul

Mechohaulic I never realized that anyone cared for these trucks either until a few years ago when nostalgia kicked and I thought, wouldn't it be cool to own one Turns out a lotta people in Australia thought the same thing As fast as they came up for sale they sold First few I thought was a fluke price but then it snowballed and prices headed north One of my old ones, shifting a hay shed on the farm nearly 20 years ago Thats me up top chaininga truss onto the digger My old blue cattle dog down bellow watching proceedings, and the young bloke holding the post up (leaning on the post) is the digger mans son Digger mans nic name is Poodle, he is nearly 80 and still drives diggers most days Look at that sky, not a cloud as far as the eye can see Paul

Lucky for Australia, the super trucker look with visors covering the window and gearstick touching the roof and sitting on the floor has never caught on Looks ridiculous and I can't imagine it is comfortable to spend 14 hours a day sitting on the floor stretching my neck to look out under a visor Paul

Very impressive truck, recovery, the lot Thanks for sharing Paul

I believe we are talking about the same wheel on the Kenworth Vlad, smooth dome shape with 5 big holes thats for a tubeless tyre Those in the link are to my untrained eye, a undrilled normal Alcoa rim that had 5 larger holes drilled, sort of the wrong shape for me but might suit someone Paul

Only bendy bits are really along the Great Dividing Ranges that go from the tip of Cape York to South Australia I guess it is the Australian equivalent of the Rocky Mountains The rest of this wide brown land is predominantly very flat and same same Not uncommon to travel 10 miles without a single bend Some roads are 60 miles or more with out so much as a bend So yes we are flat, infact we are the flattest country on earth and have areas were theres not a single tree as far as you can see and you can see the curvature of the earth, don't tell a flat earther this, their head will explode

I would agree Vlad The style in the link above are much better suited Apparently no demand so were only made for a short while Paul

Not a thing to do with me but maybe someone might think are just what they need Paul

Very cool stuff, both the truck and the weather, brrrrrrr 🥶 Paul

Mechohaulic, it's a Superliner with a long long sniffer Does it make it a Superdooperliner then The owner contacted me some time ago after watching me rebuild my old bucket of bolts on youtube He explained a lot of details, both the owner and the truck are retired now The 375 endt 866 went kahput and the E9 was still under development so a substitute was found A huge tropical radiator was shoved in and the chassis extended to accommodate all the mods The owners words "a lot of fellows are aghast at the extra length, I personally don’t give a f**k" Anyway, it's not my story to tell, it sure is a different looking truck and has served the owner well for many decade's Paul

Length I reckon will be the issue Here is a pic of a R700 a bloke in Australia owns and he put a 3408 in it Bonnet is severely modified to make it fit And remember it started outas a R 700 With the 375 as made Much later, same truck with a 3408 Paul

Yarnall, thats a good looking truck, looks like new Paul

I was stunned to learn that 453 T was sold in them new in the U.S. Only option was a 292 Mexican 6 I was thinking along the lines of a 3208 or tripple trouble Cummins But that's a way off yet Paul

The only diesels I have seen that don't return to the bottom of the tank are Cat Most have a pipe inside the tank that returns the fuel to the bottom of the tank In rough going this pipe can crack and when the tank gets down a bit the motor looses prime when not running The rubber hoses between injectors are a common leak point on the return to tank side on a Mack But as they say "wadda I know" Paul