mrsmackpaul

Looks to be a fairly standard rubber spider isolator, try a bearing supply place for the replacement Paul

They are gorgeous looking trucks Paul

Well that just turned a headache into a migraine Dunno what the bits of strings hanging from his head are Paul

If it is high humidity were you are at the moment you will find you get a lot more mushroom sauce in your wet tank Paul

I reckon the first catchers were 40 years ago Choppers were still only fairly new to station work so a couple of cruisers with armour plating and old truck tyres on the front were used to push the big cattle down and pin them A lot of bruising resulted and then the wonder of all wonders, the arm went onto grab them around the neck I notice these blokes are grabbing them around the belly which probably even leaves less bruising Only use these on really wild cattle that have never seen man horse in their life Paul

LOL, long time between hair cuts these days Nah the bull catcher isnt my photo I'll try and find a video of bull catching The government eradicated TB in Australia in the 70's All the buffalo got shot out and every cow in Australia was tested People lost whole herds of cattle I tried growing my hair long and it just fell out lol Working on a cattle property in the Burnett as a young bloke the other stock man convinced me to let them shave my head as it would thinken it up All pissed as nits, blood running over me left eye because the drunken bums cut a bit deep Oh to be young and silly lol And yeah I done some of this maddness as a young bloke The older stock men years ago would run bullocks until the got knocked up a bit then jump from the galloping horse and swing on the tail of the bullock and pull him down Apparently if the bullock was run to long he would get his second wind and you would end up in a screaming heap Water buffalo were different and much much bigger and only wanted for their hide, the stock men would gallop in front of the big angry buffalo and shoot in the head at point blank range with the 303 My balls were never big enough for that When choppers came out a the lot of a lot of the silliness happened Mind you I loved living this style of life and when cook is going crook at me, my wanders back to when I was young and day dreams all while trying to look sorry for my wrong doings lol

I grew up in these Landcruisers We were bought home from hospital as babies in them They tow 4 ton all day every day They really are a work horse, not enough power to do any damage but enough gearing to get the job done there's lots more photos but not on the phone my best mate has one with a lazy axle and a 6.2 Chev V8 Doesn't go really fast but sounds good with a twin 3 inch exhaust We criss crossed Australia at 50 MPH pulling a caravan The big change was the 5 speed overdrive and freewheeling hubs People today wouldn't even know what I'm talking about today Thiess bought them to Australia in the 60s for the construction of the Snowy mountains scheme And as they say the rest is history The bull catchers are wild bits of gear A big water buffalo caught here, just think to catch the really cranky mickey bull Paul

Could well be Geoff, it coukd certainly do with every bit of noise reduction It sure isnt RollsRoyce or Cadillac quiet or even busted ass farm ute with the muffler rusted off More farm tractor with out a cab quiet lol I was thinking of that self adhesive under bonnet (hood) liner stuff, Like this More to try and protect the bonnet than keep heat and noise out Paul

Vlad Australian trucks had nothing at all that Im aware of Foam you talk about might of been to stop it freezing in winter, not a big issue in Australia Paul

She measures about 3 1/2 - 4 inches Almost looks like a 6 pack I once grabbed I wonder if it tastes the same as the six pack Paul

Vlad I think the heat from the motor causes most of the issues, all the different materials are heating and cooling at different rates, this causes the paint to crack A lot might have to do were the truck operates and how long it operates for A hour driving off to a truck show as compared to 12 hours at -40° c or +40° c Anyway it's a few weeks until that stage is reached Paul

And yet sat drinking your cocktail thinking, "well if she must take the photo I may as well look good doing it" Happy hour is what it's called in this wide brown land Enjoy the bevy, it's been a big day Paul

It won't take much to get the tail wagging the dog with short trailers like that And slowing down is the only way I know to stop it happen once it's begun Paul

Eat what? I new a girl once that liked to chew on my um, well you know Paul

Vitamins are something I have never worried about I just go old school and eat plenty of fresh food and only eat home cooked meals. Seems to work okay so far Paul

Short trailers and short drawbars on dolly's dont help to keep it straight How long are the trailers ? And good progress on the bonnet Fiber bonnets dont repair real well, I something happens in the fiber glass as it ages You can get stuff that goes in paint to make very flexible They use it on motorbike mud guards,sorry fenders for you lot and it allows the plastic guards on dirt bikes to bend around a lot I wonder if when pain time starts, at the primer stage anything and onwards if it would help with cracking etc Happy days Paul

Bob the Landcruiser V8 is still available A long wait if you want one, they sell them quicker than they can get them here Landcruisers have been that way in Australia pretty much since they came here in the mid 60's Tougher than a F100 or equivalent and are used the country over I think Landcruisers are what everything else is measured against Paul

Looks similar but is full sized I think Link doesn't work in Australia Sounds like a good machine Enjoy Paul

I dont think it matters anymore, in todays she could identify as 67 fast back Mustang and we wouldn't be allowed to disagree Paul

Bugger me, she'll fetch good coin over scales Paul

A Nissan what ? Work ute is a Nissan Navara, looks very similar, goes okay but has coil sprung back end so it is perfect for most things except it rides a little different with a ton in the back than leaf spring back end, but honestly how many times do we ever do that Doesn't do a bad job though, hope it all works out okay for you as Im sure it will Paul

Speaking of cool dog's Saw this picutre of a little R model with a 237 dragging of all things a G88 Volvo up a hill, both fully loaded So around 80 tons or about 170,000 -180,000 pounds Little dog, big heart NewZealand South Island on the West Coast I think Definitely NewZealand Have a great weekend everyone Little dog gettin it done, kinda brings a very proud tear to ones eye, hang in there little mate Seeyah Paul

I'm just trying to understand what happened So if there's no skid mark and no wheel turning then the wheel must not of been touching the ground So for this to happen either something is getting caught on the lead axle stopping travelling back up or the trailing axle stopping it going back down There's not a huge amount of parts on a camel back that could make this happen So perhaps a good look over it all might be the go Looking for any fresh paint missing etc Paul

What a great thought, I bet some people get stumped when they see the result Some years on a YouTube show called Roadkill The lads got a old race car and got it all going and on the road Took it around to show to the original fella that built the car I think they thought he was gunna be all excited, the original builder wasn't and I think it bought back a lot of no so good memories Funny how we think we are doing the right thing and someone is gunna love it A bit like when we buy the cook a really great Christmas prezzy or birthday prezzy and the look on her face as she opens it tells us we missed the mark lol Bet the fella it came from would be surprised Paul

Scars were like a badge of honour when I was a kid My how times have changed Paul