mrsmackpaul

Thanks fella's

the bonnet is coming along nicely

Pretty cool photo's and story to go with it what or who is Mifaley Tovala I tried to translate it but it still no good or maybe Im not just doing it right Paul

well youve gone to far now to turn back should be a great trailer when done a real handy unit Paul

Ok fellas I asked the question on another forum does anybody no who made Macks or imported or assembled Macks in the Scotland and no one seems to no any thing about it how ever I'll just put up a link to the forum doodah over in pommy land and you can read it for your selves http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=1830&start=1940 http://tractors.wikia.com/wiki/FTF_Trucks let us no what you all think I feel the Macks made in Essex would be the ones that had no relation ship to Mack or maybe ??? and the FTF Holland company I have never heard of before but that dosnt really mean much as there is whole big world out there I have never really heard much about seeya Paul

Welcome aboard chuckshay sounds like a gem you have found will be keeping an eye out for the pictures when you get around to it Paul

lots of classy gear there Paul

which way I reckon they should run spot on both ways eg side ways and round and round if that makes any sense I can always adjust my wheels ok so they dont wobble maybe Im just lucky Paul

Yeah pretty tough loosing a mate like that The pooches put the human to shame most times I was a shattered man when my old blue dog dropped off the perch a few years ago Paul

I would have thought the whole truck should be 12 volt ????? but who knows everything is different Paul

They were certainly that for sure but they did make a lot of people a lot of money in their day as Ken says a good honest worker they were used as interstate trucks and all hard to believe today but that was the way it was back then even in the early eightys a lot of interstate trucks didnt have sleepers on them just slept as best as you could and no one new any better Good job on that one Ken Paul

Better tell your Dad to stop drag the chain

Ron I would be surprised if there wasnt a shortage of most workers as I feel most kiwi's are over here or at least a whole heap of them are I think the US is the only country were there has to be a proven need before you can get a Visa I dont think the people from south of the border care to much about that though Paul

Looks real good to me top job Paul

Thanks Paul I dont know were find all of this information yep as what was said above the B61 only it's mother could love it to put that much effort in and thats the result reminds me a bit of the Ford Edsel they put a huge amount of effort in and the end result was well how should I put it "NOT PETTY" The F 715 looks like a Scamell Crusader cab from the UK with a bit different grill How we going kv are we getting closer to answering your question ?? Paul

Do you no who assembled them in Europe and I wonder did they have a local European content ? Paul

How high can things be in the US in Australia its 4.5 meters with out a permit I never worried about permits once until one day a bench that the farmer wanted me shift with his bean harvester fell off the back of the truck and landed on the bonnet of the car behind me I was over weight , over width over 16 feet wide, and over height over 16 feet high as well no permits no pilot vehicle's I could now see how easy things can pear shape so the next time into the Police station fill out the paper work 10 minutes later walked out all legal no cost dont know why I didnt do it before The green cab over is that a F or a FR most built in Australia were built on a R model chassis hence the FR designation Paul

Welcome kvtrucker I have never heard of a Mack plant in Europe but saying that I would be very surprised if there wasnt as the Eroupean Macks look to be a lot different specced than the US ones If there was a plant I would feel it would be in Holland or Germany There's a lot more smarter people on here that could give you the answers Im sure You might have to go back thru some old truck magazines of the day and do some research I would figure if Macks were sold in Europe there had to be dealers and if some of dealers are around they might be able to point you in the right direction good luck with it all and I'll watch this space and learn seeya Paul

yep look's like it's a plan thats falling into place nicely Paul

Ken thats a pretty high spec truck for its day heavy haulage or Road Train ???? come to think of it , it is still is a high spec truck Paul

Kensta Welcome mate you found one of my other hiding spots Great looking ride Paul

she's coming together nicely Paul

Chamberlain Cane Lander tractor ??? front axle has suspension Cane Landers are easy to tell apart from a normal Chamberlain becaus the steering wheel is in the middle and they have larger wheels all other Chamberlians had a bench seat and you could fit the whole family on if it was a small family like mine one of the last bench seat models before the sedan aeries started the most commonly known high speed Chamberlain was Tailend charlie Made in Welshpool Western Australia http://www.tailendcharliethetractor.org/Tail%20End%20Charlie%20History%201957.html Paul

Welcome Top-one

here's some more for you all to read http://www.hcvc.com.au/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1381843494