mrsmackpaul

great photos there the top photo looks like the mud guard fender wing depending on what part of the world your from looks to be longer than normal those saddle tanks I think thats what they call them are they off a Reo or are just some type of generic brand thanks for sharing Paul

Glad to hear its all coming together ok Vlad I hadnt seen anything for some time seeya Paul

send me some details and I'll see what I can do Paul

thanks for the explanation on the frost line something we have no problem with out here Looking good there Vlad hows that sleeper coming along for the R model ? Paul

Mate the flying fox just eat fruit and bugs and stuff like that they scream the heads off at each other all night ,We dont have flying rabbits only when they get hit to close with a 12 gauge they tend to fly a bit then Paul

To me if you think about it as I already have one and it will be for spares or I would like to get and restore one and it would be ideal for spares I dont think you could go wrong if the price is right Paul

ok why do they have to dig deeper for the frost line ?

nothing unique there Brocky I know just how he feels after all these years I still reckon she's pure heaven she aint ever let me down Paul Mate Slim Dusty sang so many good songs about trucks and truck drivers

what happened to the stuff the honing tool was cleaning out I guess what Im asking is the crap you tryng to get out what stopped it going in on the other cylinders ? Might pay you to try and clean the rest of them out as well just thinking out allowed Paul

ground thawed now I know you blokes are pulling my leg ground thawed yeah right they must all think Im silly seriously I never thought of that I have never tried to dig frozen ground never have seen it it's new to me our winters are that mild in Australia our trees dont loose there leaves or anything we dont have a season called fall we just have autumn up in the tropics were I live we dont have winter spring or summer autumn just the wet season and the dry season Mate that sheds looking good plenty of size but always can be bigger as my dad always "you can never have to many shed's" he is such a wise old thing and seemed to get smarter as I got older funny that Paul

my god I am a lazy ass you are making me look slack top job Paul

that view looking out the windscreen is one I dont think I will ever tire of Paul

ask her about her map of Tassy then you'll see a real dangerous Aussie Paul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMdbVHPmCW0

you put a board on the ground under the duels leave the wheels on the hub knock the axle out have the board well greased on the side facing up undo the bearings and slowly lower down on a jack until the wait is off the bearing then slide the wheels and hub together once the wheel is clear roll not quite one turn away (not so the grease touches the ground) remove board then you have a nice clean area to work do the reverse when putting it back together no lifting required and can be done on the side of the road on your own at least thats what I have done the main thing I learn from this type of discussion is how requirements are different around the world for what we need just because some thing works in our wide brown land dosnt mean it's any good else were Thanks for the discussion fella's Paul

gives a whole new meaning to been in the dog house Paul

nah mate your just looking in the mirror

welcome aboard Paul

Just a bit more I feel NZ is a very under estimated place to have a look at I have never been but am chomping at the bit to get over and have a looksee Paul

thats a pretty classy trailer there they sure have made some special gear over there to get around corners over the years if you get a chance check out there self steering trailers they arent used much any more over there the semi follows the prime mover like a dog trailer and dosnt track in when going round corner's heres some pics of what to look for the tri axles are all mounted on the one frame that pivots on the trailer it self the first six photos from the road ranger blog http://www.roadranger.co.nz/ the last picture fro Atkipete HCVC forum http://www.hcvc.com.au/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1288086035 sorry to hijack the the post topic thingo but to interesting not to have a lookI reckon while your over there Paul

looks nice and neat to me 44's on the rear by the looks she would be fairly old one with only single head lights ? Paul

Ok have heard back from Mack Townsville and they can get all the parts except for part 38 shown below does any one have any ideas were to track one down Paul

I've been having a crappy sort of day but that has just changed my whole day thanks Paul

I think back in the day every truck driver in Australia prefered spiders spokes daytons what ever you call them because tyres were no were near as good as they are now and flats were common depending on were you were 3 or 4 flat tyres a day so when you had those Bud rims with 2 rows of nuts to undo if it was a inside duel or when the inner nut sticks to the outer one and you have to stuff around and its 100 degrees in the shade those five or six stud spiders look like a dream Having said all that today I hardley ever see any truck sold with spiders tyres are better roads are a dream and no more bloody double rows of nuts are the good old day hey Paul

I think every one has just about summed it up I have said it before on here back in the sixtys when Maixidynes first came out in OZ they did a road test between Melbourne and Sydney and they proved that although the Maxidyne felt slower over a long journey it proved to be quicker and cheaper to run than anything else that was around on the day Just a bit more useless information Melbourne to Sydney is about 800 km and crosses our biggest mountain range twice so before spending big heaps of coin you cant get back it might just pay to check some figures Paul

Swishy you are so much wiser than me with all them flash words but I reckon you have got all about right only one more thing left to add doing the nuts with a rattle gun will wreck them studs quick as look at you and you only find out when you are on the side of the road change a flat bag swearing about the young whipper snapper the did them with a rattle gun because a five spoke spider dont hold on any good with only four nuts gotta keep stopping every half and hour and re tighteen nuts Swishy why arent you Geeloooooooooooooooooooooong ?????????? Paul