mrsmackpaul

Wow I am amazed I didnt know that good luck to them I know the T Line company was now making what was Diamond T or Diamond Reo good luck to these people who are having ago it seams the American spirit from years ago that made America great is still around you blokes need more of it Paul

I didnt even think Autocar was even around anymore Paul

you got the job done with no scratches I take it looks like another weekend for you Tim you know what they call Friday in Australia ???POETS day piss of early tomorrow's Saturday LOL Knock off time is known as Beer o'clock Paul

HA,HA,HA,HAAAAAAA and you thought you left the snow behind LOL man that sure looks pretty to me all same old same old for you Tim I havent seen snow like that sine I was a kid Paul

thanks for the answers David there is a lot for me to learn about these R 800's most importantly better find one heres the western oilfields DM 800 at Gatton Transport Museum you can see that the cab has been shifted to the middle at some stage it is still LHD one tough looking hot rod Paul

sounds like the switch on the treadle valve is blocked and the air isnt getting thru to the diaphragm so the switch cant work it doesn't sound electrical to me but pneumatic Paul

Well some more not R 800 but I will bung it up here because the other picture relating to this is on post 16 on the first page of this topic have a read and enjoy a bit lite on detail Truckin'life was always and still is a pretty useless magazine the old Truck and Bus gave facts figures fuel figures road speeds model number build data the lot anyway to good not to share some of you might get some enjoyment out of this seeya I have got a feeling that I have read some were that this was a R 700 ???? but cant think were it was brain fade I guess LOL Paul

as above top job there Paul

strewth Im worn out just reading all the stuff this fellas done

what a life feet up on the desk sunning your self in the office no doubt the chairs reclined taking it all in we all gotta get Tim's job LOL Paul

mate if it came up for sale I think there would be a long list of people to buy it good luck though you never know what may happen Paul

just dont park it on top of the ute still on something different every day I see it will help it to stop getting boring Paul

how cools that I saw one of those trailers on the Cat forum Im trying to think of the brand hang on I'll have a look see that didnt take long that morning cup of coffee lubricated the gears hope the link thingo works ok http://www.acmoc.org/bb/showthread.php?22918-Guess-my-Weight! seeya Paul if its ok I'll borrow this pic Paul and stick it on the Cat forum let me no thanks in advance

thats not a lot of poke for such a big load thanks for that Matt Paul

mate sounds like it has a shortage of gas not a lot because it still works fine when the compressor is spinning fast shifting heaps of gas real quick just enough so that although system is working fine there isnt enough gas going to the evaporator (the bit in the dash) for it to work properly and get ice cold when the truck idles if that makes any sense the dealer is full of crap it should be chilly all the time At least thats my thoughts maybe the gas works different up side down Paul

welcome aboard Paul

not many in Australia anymore pretty hard for parts I think now but could have that all wrong for the US Paul

yep as above dont use it while your moving it is only for lifting off in real difficult going real big load on a real big hill or on really rough ground the deep reduction is huge step and you will most likely never need it Paul

Thats one heck of a rooster tail very cool Paul

Well Im learning heaps about that cold place you blokes live in we use plastic for air lines in work shops out hear quicker to put in and lasts for ever and you wont get any of those spots when your spray painting My mate puts a Tee were each air outlet is and takes the pipe further down the wall with a bung or a tap at them bottom so he can drain any moisture out other wise it gets trapped in the pipe I would have thought with all the foam in your work shops a good fire system would be a must as once a fire got going I would have thought you would struggle to put it out Most people out here have at least one power outlet out side for cutting things up with the grinder its a lot safer than using it inside I know Ive set fire to heaps of stuff even me with 9 inch grinder So what you blokes do with your oil and stuff I gather you wont be allowed to use as weed killer around the shed ??? Sounds like these sheds are going to be flash bits of gear Im surprised no big screen TV to watch the footy (foot ball for you lot )A couple of Jason recliners the list could go on and on Paul

mate have never heard of one do you have a picture of the toy back in the day it might help people to locate one for you Paul

Im pretty sure the rest of Australia is like this already didnt know SA wasnt wrong part of the country for me Paul

I dunno much about them but they have them in Australia and they seem to work ok they have had them for a few years now and I have never heard any dramas maybe a sign of things to come Paul

good luck with it all Im sure you will get the flaps you need and the truck finished good luck with it all Paul

well I just flicked back to page one of this thread shes come a long way strait as a die very dark with all that black paint must be a US thing "I paint it black and they will never see this huge over size load" LOL Top job you should be as proud as considering were it came from were its gone to thanks for taking us all along for the ride Paul