mrsmackpaul

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

Good luck with it all Keep us all in the loop with how it goes, we are always up to follow along a build Paul

Looks really good Paul

Well it's a start, your moving forwards Paul

If you look to the lower left you will ser they talk about the coolpower Mack motor This is not my photo, was I believe taken at the Brisbane truck show ???? But I wouldn't hold me to that This when Australia changed from Tip Turbine to Econodyne or chassis mounted cooler in front of the radiator

I would be guessing that is what is been spoken of Coolpower Mack motor was the offical Mack name in Australia for Tip Turbine Worked well and were a game changer when released to the Australian market, just like the Maxidyne was Paul

That's the one thing I have just learnt today, I always thought the Boral was just a Australian company, I wonder were else they were in the world ? Paul

So good to hear some fun is been had now And the truck that had the crook block, is it still behaving Paul

Neither are my photo But gives you the idea of what I am talking about Paul

You won't loose that in a car park Sure is bright, if it was in Australia we would think it was a Boral truck, there trucks were all green and yellow Paul

Do these bolts go thru with nuts on the other side ? Or was this different in the U.S. ? Paul

Macks in Australia had very similar brouchers but different letters and numbers We only had, R 600 and R 700 Everything else was sort of added later I wonder what NewZealand, Europe and the middle east used when they sold them new The pictures on Australian brouchers was the same as was the colours Back in the 60's we were still imperial, feet and inches and pounds Things were simpler to work out than metric amd in most cases still are Paul

On 21 July 1969, Francis "Frankie" John Hunt was on patrol with 3 Platoon, A Company, 6RAR, when Lieutenant Peter Hines stepped on a mine, which activated and killed him. The explosion injured several others, including Hunt, who was standing closest to Hines. Hunt was air-lifted to the military hospital in Vung Tau and then evacuated to Australia for further surgery at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital to amputate his severely injured legs. He spent 19 months in rehabilitation in Australia. In 1983, musician John Schumann wrote and released the song "I Was Only 19" which was performed by his band, Redgum. The song references Hunt and the mine explosion: "Frankie kicked a mine the day that mankind kicked the moon" and was performed onstage in the Domain for the Vietnam veterans' reunion concert on 4 October 1987. Image: Frankie onstage at the Vietnam veterans' reunion concert in the Domain, Sydney. Photographer: Michael Bowers, PAIU1987/272.28 Paul

I'm gunna say yes but I really don't know Paul

WOW, that's a impressive looking truck I imagine that the wrecker part was fully custom built and not a off the shelf type of deal Paul

Ball race turn tables or fifth wheels would be by far the most common in Australia More stability, less movement and so on All a matter of what your used to seeing I guess Paul

And you can still buy one 😉 https://www.ebay.com/itm/134318924800 Paul

A little hot rod to play with when your resting in the bunk Paul

I have heard of it but never watched it or saw it on Australian T.V. Paul

I think it's the oil pressure gauge for the motor thats getting oil in it But I could be wrong here Paul

Thats really the only one I know of, I know more were sold here in the late 60's but I dont think it was many And I think maybe the 20s pr early 30s some were sold in Australia They are a good looking truck Paul