mrsmackpaul

So true Paul

That's it, just a bit at a time, no matter how small everybit helps Paul

To me all these types of actions do is create divide If it was a straight man only parade there would be huge outcry To me were heading down a slippery slope I describe the world today is like when I was a kid learning fractions in maths at school Find the lowest common denominator, that's how society is headed, letsnot inspire each other to be the best we can be but lets drag those that achieve down to level of those bludgers that wouldn't work in a iron lung Dunno were it's gunna end, having a job and working hard was once something to be proud of Paul

Well I can sympathize with this dilemma Bob Not to worry, our time is coming, I'm sure of it Paul

I don't think most alternators have a fuseable link in the circuit However it is important to remember the purpose of a fuse is to protect the wire, nothing more, so fuseable link size should be based on the wire not on the alternators ability I found this chart bellow that should you give some idea As far as the pulley goes, the only downside that I can think of is alternators become effective at a different speed and can spin a lot faster than a generator As such most alternators have a lot smaller pully so the alternator with a large pulley might not be useful until the engine revs pick up, if it was mine I would hunt about for a small pully as truck motors only rev low to begin with Do you know what size pully the alternator is meant to have ? This might be a place to start, or what the rev range is Good luck and great progress, a bugger about the glass, I have zero luck with glass fitment and just pay the coin as I break more than I have success with lol Paul

1937bMack trailer, was sent to me yesterday and thought it may be of interest to someone else https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/561311122812613/?mibextid=dXMIcH No connection to me at all Paul

Do you plan on wood for the deck or steel ? Most floats, low boys, low loaders in Australia today are steel, I have no idea abour the rest of the world though Wont loose it in the dark with that bright colour Looking good Paul

Very good result there Some times a moment's break to stop and think is all we need, good find Paul

Geoff your a bully because your trying to to tell others how to think and or write You mentioned tolerance, your the only person on this thread been not been tolerant As long as we agree with you all is okay, be buggered And why does the amount of time someone is here make a difference ? The difference is if you were here longer you would know that this page/thread/topic is in the forum labled "odds and ends" And if you actually read what it is for you learn something about the forum This forum is for non truck related topics Now you mentioned only a few posts ago that "our common interest in greast old things" is the reason you are here So if you are here to share our common interest on greasy old things, well and good and enjoy yourself If your here to exactly what you are doing, bullying everyone else into your way of thinking well we are gunna have a problem Unlike some, I come here to enjoy myself, laugh at myself with what is mostly very like minded people from all corners of the world, I don't come here to watch some upstart cause trouble in a place that none of us has to be in, we are all here by choice But I'll be blowed if I'll let someone turn up and upset a happy place and at least not try and raise my concerns After all as I mentioned, I don't have to be here, to me it's meant to be fun, and when this rubbish happens I can see the fun fading pretty quick Paul

Hang on a moment You obviously came to join this site because you saw something you liked You've been here for all of ten minutes and now trying to tell people that have been here a lot longer than you how they she should think or feel and what they can and can't right Bugger me, that's a bit rich I may or may not agree with what Joey or anyone has written but I'm about to tell him what he can and can't right I may or mat not agree with what ever you have written but I'm not gunna tell you that you can't write it By the same token I will stand up against you telling others what they can and can't write Who the heck do you think you are ?? Come here and join because you like what you see and then try to make us change to suit your feelings Be stuffed Joey didn't swear or cuss, it wasn't bad language, all he suggested is he would rather " live free or die " and you twist and turn that into something it may or may not of been Be Buggered if I'll say nothing, Pull you head Geoff, stop been a bully This is ruddy outrageous Paul

Yep Vlad is right, we are on the edge of our seats here lol And my way of doing things is, do something as often as I can, even if it is just cleaning up around the place, it all has to be done and is all just as important No matter what it is I find small simple 5 minute jobs tend to drag on for days and the big jobs I have been stressing about go better than I ever thought Not to worry, youll get onto it when the time is right Paul

Sunday night again Been house renovating, not as muchsatisfaction as truck repairs Anyway, hanging weather boards and pulled a window out to refit and refitted it, progress is progress, this Leichardt timber I got from a hall I demolished years ago is as hard as all get out Anyway, boards are up as far as I can go as I have run out Princess woke me at midnight on Thursday night and said I needed to run her to hospital, her ticker isnt ticking properly of late for some unknown reason, I dont bound out of bed at midnight anygood these days I have noticed Anyway the chucked her out of hospital on Friday morning I suggested that sleeping beside a stud like me might make her heart skip a beat, apparently my suggestion wasn't needed lol Saw this parked nearby today, the old SAR Kenworths have got thin on the ground very quick, I do have a bit of a horn for them these days, it appears every other joker does as well SAR is "Short Australian Right hand drive" This would of been a rare as rocking horse crap with the 10 stud wheels in Australia, I'm guessing they got added later Spiders were the go well into the 2000's and sory of faded out over night except for die hard fruit loops like me Reckon I can see the remains of a Cat badge and some Cat yellow hanging down These SAR Kenworths were everywhere once My deal in NewMexico went a miss, by the time I got papers sorted and importer lined up, old mate had sold it which is fine He'll keep a look out for other things of interest, problem is my interests are pretty strange lol, no big long chassis trucks with Texas bumper dragging on the ground, they do nothing for me Anyway I hope everyone had a great weekend Paul

In Australia there is a law that no flag is to be higher than the Australian flag The only time a flag flys higher than the Australian flag is when the King is in the country and then the Royal Standard is up the top One of our State governments got into big trouble in recent years for trying to be to politically correct and flying some other bullshit flag at the same height Paul

My 12 speed was built up with bronze when I got it and it has done many many 100's of 1000's of miles since and it is still fine I think it was a attempt to stop the range change jumping out of gear Gears were badly worn, I replaced the gears and sliding dog and it has never been a issue since Paul

That was gunna be my question Gardner had interesting manifolds on their straight 8's Big diesel truck motors from the UK, naturally aspirated straight 8's were 240 hp in their last editions in the 80's and around 320 hp turbo Very basic low reving angine http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=10968&sid=ea221be3788a0d5b9d726ac98798f092&start=10 Here's a topic I started on them a few years ago Have a look if your interested Paul

Perfection Thats enough to put a horn on a jelly fish You gotta be proud of that result and all the hard work as well to achieve it Thanks again for taking us along on the ride Paul

Not as many chances of stopping with a single drive I've had cans smashed off when in a road train and I dont even notice until I actually stop at a stop sign There are so many air tanks that it takes a good long application for the pressure to drop enough to notice Not a good thing but it shows the huge amount of difference those extra tanks of air and the extra cans make a huge difference Paul

Just drop the box out, stand it on its bell housing and lift it apart, PAI stock all the parts as far as I know They are pretty simple to work on Use the proper gaskets and silicon, sicka flex or form a gasket and you'll be right Must of been a pretty hard change that broke the gear or dog, these boxes are regarded as pretty indestructible Amyway as to the 18 speed, it will fit but Im thinking a fair few changes are needed Paul

If it was a 12 speed I would day there's crud built up in the low range gear were sliding dog goes in I know nothing about 18 speed Mack boxes but feel something similar could be a issue Does this box have a PTO fitted ? Has it had any work done on it ? A few more details here may help people point you in the right direction Paul

Would of been at a guess 9.30 pm Past my bed time zzzzz Paul

J.I.T, just in time is the way things have gone Think about it, no need to offer crazy deals, just make us waita bit and we are happy to pay extra New Ford Ranger is a 6 month wait, Ford Everast is 12 months Waiting lists werent this long after WW2 when we had rationing They blame covid still but I think it is price fixing Paul

Thanks Brocky thats a start Paul

The first road testin Australia of a air ride cab in a R model The editor made the comment along the lines of " Mack trucks ride and there is little reason for the air ride cab" I guess it all depends what he was used to, but Macks are as you describe Paul

I can honestly say the same, if my tyres are all good with plenty of tread and all my clearance lights are working, log book is correct etc they dont give me anymore than a passing glance But I have never driven in the US or Canada so I can't comment on the rules etc over there Paul

Timothy Maikshilo that used to be on here quite a bit was a Johne Deere man, I would always (still do) give him heaps about this green tractor stuff And he would give me heaps about the red power I fond of Funny thing is, the Chamberlain tractors I like were John Deere powered and John Deere owned the controling share of Chamberlain It doesn't matter what brand it is, if it is worked it will eventually fail Paul