mrsmackpaul

The biggest amount of major motor vehicle accidents I come across, and there's been to many of them in recent years, are people nodding off on cruise control and drifting into oncoming traffic Last bad one I found a sedan, full size job clipped a B douple between the fuel tank and drive axles Hit so hard it folded the aluminium rims in half, tore the drove axles out on the drivers side The tail shaft out of the truck was hundreds of meters up the road broken out of the uni The A trailer (first trailer) tri axles had folded over rims on the front two axles and the back trailer was untouched Truck driver had pulled fully off the bitumen Bloke in the car was in a mess amd had no idea what was going on, he had left Broken Hill that afternoon and I found them a few miles north of Hattah Bloke stuck in the car was trying to reach the outside door handle, it was missing as was the door skin, told him not worry about it, he was with it enough to tell me he had left Broken Hill that afternoon A bloody mess Stuff goes wrong so quickly and some times you can never put the pieces together again That was the second one of those I came across in 18 months Other one was on the road from Mildura to Robinvale, just as bad maybe worse, bloke in the car was gurgling pretty bad and bones were hanging out of his arm, that ine shocked me for a long time afterwards No phone reception in these spots so help is easily a hour or more away and theres not a lot we can fo to help some trapped, disconnect the battery and hope it doesn't catch fire Paul

Yeah, but I think a lot of things might of been a little touchy for them and I was bought up not to ask questions, a very different up bringing to people today Paul

I wonder if they have many full time workers? In Australia nearly everyone is casual these days unless they do government jobs then they don't even turn up as they like working from home Paul

To get the busted bolts out of my fiber glass bonnet we used a heat gun with a barrow tip Mal was on the heat gun and I was poised with tools in hand We got all the screws out of the grill, the steel in behind was stuffed but the big stainless screws that held the grill in all came out in one piece Also could MIG weld nuts on to the reaiming screws that have bits left and try the same deal Apply (your gunna laugh) candle wax to the hot screw or bolt and when it cools it sucks the wax in Either way, Mal anf I had them all out in a few hours Paul

I would be guessing it would be the same motor and transmission used on big block mopar/Dodge trucks in Australia No Eaton or Mack transmission, Turner or Dana But thats a pure guess and a custom bellhousing to suit the motor Paul

They should be good goers in Canada I would imagine Paul

Atkinson trucks made in Australia had fiberglass cabs, a fella that restored on had the cab soda blasted instead of sanding it all and was happy with the results Might be worth looking into Paul

The grill on my R model had bits of stell rusted inside the fiberglass, same sort of deal as you describe I cut it open in a none obvious spot, I had a grill to cover the opening I then made some stainless plates and threaded them to suit and inserted and fiberglassed them in place Works okay so far Paul

Is that the power steering reservoir above the rocker cover Are we sure it isn't leaking oil out of that and it's run all over the rocker cover and exhaust manifold, then onto the chassis rail, just following the trail of evidence from the top of the mess downwards If the exhaust had that much oil leaking out of it I can't imagine the turbo would be spooling very well And I reckon there would black exhaust smoke stain everywhere Anyway Sherlock Holmes will hang his magnifying glass up, but we do need to follow the evidence my dear Watson Paul

Im pretty sure they have a flat nose bulldog in the middle Now that I think about things, Mack in NewZealand I reckon sold a lot more of these than Australia Maybe give them a call, they would of all been made in NewZealand at the Mack factory at Palmerston North Give them a call and I reckon they could help Paul

Very true Geoff, they go off like a rocket, or at least that has been my experience I have a US Timken front axle from the 1940s in a old truck of mine, they just tap out super smooth Thinking we might of gone a little backwards since then Paul

Well the gasket is leaking between the two manifold sections I'm guessing you new that though Paul

In Australia it will definitely have a effect, the question is whether the effect is enough to change the gradeability to have a negative impact on the work that is wanted to be performed But I do agree with you Geoff, do the math and work it out There's a mob in Brisbane that will work it out at a cost and can if needed re certify the truck and replate it to provide a new GCM, this is normally only done when you want to increase the GCM from what it is plated at You can take the truck into any authorized person anywhere in Australia and they inspect the truck to confirm it is as stated, they forward the details onto the mob in Brisbane who then issues a plate stamped with the new details to be fitted by that dealer that inspected the truck Some dealers and truck modification specialists can also do this in house Paul

Something to consider before changing ratio is that the GCM in Australia takes into account a thing called "gradeabillity" not sure on the spelling But it is the ability to lift off (start on a steep hill) Our gearing in Australia can seem ridiculous compared to the US and Europe but the GCM in Australia has this very important part of maths in it Remember most prime movers (tractors in the U.S.) are rared for B double work were up around 70 ton (154000 lbs) GCM is pretty standard Changing the ratio will have a effect on this Paul

Welcome to the forum The Renault Macks never sold real well but I find most Mack dealers reasonably easy to deal with in Australia Not knowing what part of this wide brown land your from I can't really help you Depending on the vehicles age will depend on whether the chassis number or the vin number is used when chasing parts, would be thinking yours is most likely the vin number Depending on what your chasing will depend how you go, you have the build sheet and that is probably all you will get A workshop manual probably never existed, from my small Mack knowledge in Australia Mack used the next closest thing to a manual and there is all different manuals for different bits of the drive line etc I reckon Ebay in the UK would be the best place to start for the Renault side of the truck and to get a English version I would imagine for a cab over it will ride pretty good been a European based truck Paul

Rear axle, jack it up, grease up a long flat bit of wood, undo the nuts hold the axle, give it a whack and it should come loose Slide the axle out Back the brake off fully Lower the truck so the wheels are just touching the greased bit of wood Undo the bearing nuts Slide the hub, drum and wheels along greased up board as one whole unit Then pop the seal out, remove the grit guard if fitted and source parts To fit is the reverse Front hub I reckon you pop the cap in the center Paul

That's impressive So now this land fill is full, how far does it have travel now to a land fill And I guess it might sound huge, but 3000 acres and it lasted roughly 50 years isnt to bad if 20 million people were contributing rubbish Keep the photos coming, I mighten comment much but I really do enjoy seeing all of this stuff Paul

So they are building a big hill ? Or filling a big hole ? Either way it sounds huge I remember back in the 80's a bloke I worked with told me NewYork had roughly Australia's entire population in one city It might of been New York state, dont know Either way that's a lotta people with a lotta rubbish For those that don't know, I grew up on a farm and spent most of my working life farming My brother is also the same, in the early 90's he went to the U.S. and Canada and reckoned L.A. was a horrible place but reckons he could easily live in NewYork, both those things were a shock to me from a country boy Keep the photos and stories coming, I really enjoy learning about different places and how things work Thank you Paul

They had some big gear, were does all the rubbish end up 19 million Im pretty sure google just told me, is a lot of rubbish Some big Macks and other cool gear Paul

Never heard of anything like that Maybe some much older tyre place, anyone that jumps on the computer when you ask probably wont be of much use A tyre place that has been in business since the 40's with the books from them Maybe ebay for old tyre books may be the go Finding the right book is gunna be the challenge Paul

So you can't drill and tap the broken bolts Or is there something we all can't see going on Even just drill right thru and bung a big flat washer on the back and a nut Must be more to this than meets the eye Paul

I did see this the other day and thought the same thing And even at the end the blokes drinking at the pub and then going hard out of the car park are in a Mack That been said it is good to see some people been professional Paul

Your a movie star now I'll check these out Paul

I think this sums up most of our own little lives at times As the saying goes "I'm flat out like a one armed wall paper hanger" Just drop in when you can, glad the trucks are been enjoyed, even if it isn't by you at the moment, they deteriorate quickly if not getting driven at all Paul