mrsmackpaul

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

Maybe just lower the air pressure in the drive tyres until the tray is ready, some blokes go down to 55 on hobby trucks I think the ride will probably improve a lot once the body is fitted Paul

Yep, Im a big sook and realize that what we call cold here is nothing compared to lots of the world But it's still cold for me 😃😆 Paul

Thanks Brocky

Get out my what ? Brocky you lost me about here lol I'll have to google it I guess Paul

Yep, what Swishman sez You blokes are over thinking this way way to much When you tighten up on duals, if the wedges bottom you need a wider spacer If you don't have one, weld a bit of roubd bar around to build them up, asin the Swishmans picture (top right) if still not tight enough, bunga bit of rod on the other side of the spacer It really isnt very technical, if your chasing torque settings you need to start drivimg a auto, torque settings on spiders are for over educated engineer types, not for truck drivers And if your gunna start horror truck stories, best go and fill up your double shot almond mocca latte ffs Keep It Simples Paul

Well I guess if you was using Red power things might be a little different No matter, think about the positives, you have another front to put on, thats gotta be a bonus Well drank to much Saturday night and cold as all get out this morning, 1°C Yeah cold for me, a cracker of a day though once the head caught up with the body 3.30 pm and can feel the cool night air rolling in Good news is the last few weeks have been busy taking the Princess off to the doc's and so far they can find the problem with her some time speedy ticker So that's good news as they were thinking stents or bypass... Some I'm happy beavering away on the ensuite of the new digs Looking like a open air job Opened up theold verandah and with the help of a couple of mates got the extra heavy hardwood lintle in the big open side now Paul

A big cam Cummins, maybe a red head 400 was standard big power setting fir a Bigcam so I reckon 420 would be easily achieved Im no Cummins guru but there is people much much smarter than me on here that could answer this a lot better Some of the the Just old trucks forum on here would know for sure Paul

Gold leaf pin stripe, very cool idea, very "Spirit of Progress" look to it, you would have to probably Google that, the Spirit of Progress was Australias first streamlined train in the 30s with a art deco style and gold leaf stripes from end to end https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_of_Progress Finding the right person to do it, well thats a whole different story I'm sure you weren't thinking gold leaf but, hey, I'm allowed to be silly as it isn't my truck Paul

This is all great news, very happy for you Paul

Looking the part now, good for another 20 years Paul

We never had Coke or Pepsi in a big way in Australia until the 80s when the supermarkets stocked it on their shelves for next to nothing It was always called soft drink, we Schweppes and Tarax and no doubt some other brands as well But mainly every town had it's own soft drink factories and the bottles sat between the pumps in big wire racks with maybe half a dozen, got a feeling it was 8 though, people would buy a whole crate or multiple crates Produce that wasn't perishable was carried Victoria by rail up until 76, there were rules around this but by and large everything went by rail that could go by rail All just about gone now And drive way service was pretty standard Kinda sad to me, a lot of kids got there start in life doing jobs like this Paul

Northern part, I think Not been from that part of the world I really dont know But from what I can find out it is northern part Paul

Your onto me Paul

Not sounding anygood for plan A, might have to change to plan B what ever that is lol Paul

Yep I was in stitches of laughter the other day (any time in the last 5 years) Was at Serpentine (little town of maybe 200) and the road house had a sign on the vending machine I can't remember the first one It was something like 1) For when she just can't get enough 2) if she's moaner, it'll make her a screamer 3) if she's a screamer, it'll get you arrested Had'nt seen a vending machine for rubbers in years that I can remember and that signs for the three different varieties made me laugh Paul

Do we have any one on the forum from New Mexico ? Shoot me a message if we have someone in that part of the U.S. Paul

Very different to me, hard to understand how big these are or aren't with out something beside them to compare it to I get the impression these are bigger than a normal highway truck, but could have that completely wrong Paul

So true, rather than inspire people to be the best they can be it is now lower everyone else down to the lowest standard and ridicule those that try and be the best they can be Cracking photo Paul

They are a tough looking bit of gear I dont believe any came to Australia, I know a of at least two that made it to NewZealand They used them in coal mines I seam to recall Hang on I found a old post I did on these years ago on the Classic Machinery Network http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1830&start=2480 Let me know if the link doesn't work and I'll copy and paste stuff if anyone is interested I have found more photos since of the NewZealand trucks that aren't in this article Paul

All depends on the day or the week as to how successful my bourbon reduction is Sometimes it's like what Roy and HG say "when to much of good thing is not enough" Paul

Bugger me, thats no good at all Hope all os mending okay Paul

It sure does, this is main reason that most the people I know my age and older are having health issues like blood pressure, cholesterol and type 2 diabetes It is really very sad to see good mates and close family go down this path and not even try to change The local plumber is 71 and rides his push bike to and from work everyday, still takes zero medication I busted my back in couple of spots in 2011 I was stunned how the medical staff were more concerned about my other health issues than my back A good wake up call for me, started running or jogging and 10 km or 6 miles most days and glad I do and am a lot better for it I couldn't any further than maybe 50 yards at the beginning, I was that un fit and the back hurt like all get out Changed my diet, stopped smoking completely and cut the bourbon back What a difference to the way I feel and still no medication, was donating blood last week and they give me a quick medical and everything is surprisingly to staff perfect Now clothes sizes are a different kettle of fish We have Stout Regular Long In pants and shirts XXL slim we dont have, I guess it's for all you lanky yanks Must be something in all that chicken you blokes eat Finger licking good Paul

I have never had or driven a truck with a air dryer I did mention it on here once and all new trucks in Australia have air dryer fitted as standard, which to my way of thinking is a good thing Having said that I now have asked about draining air systems as Swishman suggested and I was surprised at the amount of drivers that never ever drain their air system, didn't even know they could Draining the air tanks is something I have always done, dunno who taught me to now but from before I ever drove a truck I new to drain air tanks, gramdfather or my father no doubt taught me I found when in the more tropical parts of this wide brown land, during the wet season draining the air system is more than a daily occurrence as I see bubbling water at the breakaways (glad hand type connections) when it's really muggy and uncomfortable the air system on a truck feels muggy and uncomfortable as well and requires more attention The amount of crap that comes out of the air tanks, even on the trailer in these conditions is quite stunning, I guess it is in the air and condenses further back thru system when it stops travelling Some really good points there Geoff and I need to lift my game as I never really check most of that unless I notice a issue Thank you Paul