mrsmackpaul

The RAF (which is what the British Empire Air crews were under) had to fly 30 operations to complete their operational tour In the RAF 1 in 4 were from Australia, NewZealand or Canada Life expectancy was 44% and there was a 75% chance of becoming seriously wounded or not coming home at all The USAAF during 1943 the bomber crews had only a 25% chance of completing their 25 missions The other 75% were either killed or seriously injured I was bought up with these sorts of figures been pretty common knowledge I think it was such a huge toll on a generation that it was drilled into us all (in my family anyway) so we never forgot the cost The British losses on the bombing crew were even higher Dunno, today the world is wrapped in a whole heap of rubbish as I just don't think people today have any idea what price was given for our (the world's) chance at freedom And then we add the other services in and things don't get any better Bugger me there was a tough selfless breed of people once Paul

Just spied this and thought, why not share ? B-17 waist gunner, look at all those spent shells at his feet! Must have gotten tricky staying on target slipping on all those shells! The average life expectancy of a B-17 crew member was only about 11 missions. I read a story recently about a Australian crew flying back from bombing Italy in a Sterling bomber The Sterling was bigger than the B17 More about that later, some of this stuff I read really makes me question if Im living a worthy life Paul

Pull the rollers and cage off the bearing Axle stand underneath on the inner part of the bearing with some weight resting on it Then out with the gas axe, nice and hot and heat small area the, say 3/4" till nice and orange Then belt that with a mash hammer This will make the carrier swell and slip off pretty easy Not a lot of heat, maybe 30 seconds or so, then just into it with the hammer The idea is to heat just that bit of bearing not the axle at all If you don't wanna try heat, just big, like 1 inch high tensile bolt as a punch With the axle supported you should be able to crack the bearing case, might take some belting though And wear eye protection, been hardened steel it tends to splinter a bit and these move quick and fast and puncture skin pretty easy Paul

Late to this Reckon you have a crook bearing on the high range gear on the main shaft If the whine is only there in low range, this is the only time high range is spinning on the shaft In low range the low range gear is fixed on the shaft If it was mine I would pull the transmission out and lift it apart before something goes kahput and big dollars are needed Two things to remember are 1 I am only going off whats written here 2 it isn't my truck, so I'm not spending my money Good luck Paul

You can bung a amp gauge on each bank and just monitor that each side is charging Anyway the main thing is your up and running fine now But to stop a battery failing in the future the batteries need to be monitored for charge as regularly as checking your oil and water A hydrometer can be used once a week There are other methods but this is quick and simple and accurate way to monitor the batteries Paul

Must be budd type wheels as spiders don't have a left or right thread Most truck parts places in Australia would be able to get what you need and even most bolt supply places out here would as well Pull a stud out and take it with you as a sample If you go somewhere and the bloke behind the counter asks for a vin number, your in the wrong place Good luck Paul

No mate, on the Prime net work in Australia , made in the U.S I would guess I think Apple tv has it, I don't have Apple tv but Google tells me it's on Apple Try this link, Paul

Bob, check out the series, she's pretty handy from the front A very nostalgic journey for me watching it Actually all the sheilas are foxes, oh yeah, the French bird, Collette is pretty dreamy Not bad for a frog Paul

Your incorrect Geoff In parrallel the current will flow to thru battery of least resistance on charging which is the highest charge battery The battery with the lowest charge slowly gets further abd further discharged until it's no longer serviceable Anyway I offer my advice and that's all it is, advice There's a good reason why almost everything we use has batteries in series and not in parallel From our mobile phone to the Tesla cars the hipsters drive today Paul

Something to remember is that you can't properly charge batteries in parallel Maybe just try charging a battery at a time or just two in series if you only have a 12 volt charger Paul

Watched the TV series "Pan Am" over last couple of weeks, has a pretty cool bogie drive B model pulling a van trailer Some excitable waitress hitches a ride to Pan Am land in it Paul

Don I have no idea sorry Just try it with out the kick down connected I guess and see what happens Paul

I would think a steel cab would be stronger than a aluminium cab But I dunno what the U.S. has We have a lot of European trucks in Australia Maybe the Freightliner cab, only suggesting this because they are owned by Daimler Benz or Mack with Volvo ownership Paul

Np good soaking a 2 stroke GM in anything to free it up ATF / Acetone just runs out on the ground Runs out the ports and air box drains I know from seeing it happen on the shed in one of 2 stroke GM's Anyway for what it's worth I would check the blowers are free and the lift pump is free before diving right into anything Stuff is easy to break, I also know this experience 🤪 Paul

What's the baby powder for ? Paul

Guessing something from Europe, Scania, Volvo or Benz Maybe DAF Paul

Truck drivers using them as a grab handle I reckon doesn't help Paul

Atkinson trucks made in Australia had fiberglass cabs Anyway, blokes restoring these get them soda blasted to remove all the rubbish and leave just clean fiber glass Maybe a option for someone Paul

You might need to bung a photo up of what type you are chasing as my experience with Mack tells there were a few different styles Paul

Bugger me this is a serious undertaking, way way way out of my comfort zone Sounds like the pictures are to high in resolution (dunno if that's the right word) and by emailing them it shrinks the to a standard size Dunno how to resize the picture on a android let alone a iphone, easy enough on a computer I'm still using my first mobile phone I ever had, it's had a new screen, battery and camera lens in its life but works just fine still The bloke in the phone repair shop has to order the bits but it only takes a day or so I never needed or wanted a mobile phone, I have had this one maybe 5 or 6 years now Paul

A few steps backwards before moving forwards is not unusual in my experience Glad the weather is allowing you some time to work Paul

I never had a air dryer, didnt even know they they existed until a few years ago and all is fine that been said, you need to drain tanks daily in shitful muggy conditions a few times a day The oil stuffs the air valve fittings and pancakes etc as well as o rings I dunno how you stop the oil in the air when it's really muggy, reckon a air dryer would pay for itself pretty quick in that environment, depends were you operate but I don't think it would be a wasted investment Paul

It's definitely well sanded bonnet Some pretty serious repairs to take place, well for me anyway Paul

Brocky we were our own country on January 1st 1901 But we remained British subjects up until 48 The first Australian war that Australia fought under the Australian flag was the Vietnam war Paul

In the add there is a mention of a glider kit So Im guessing it was all put together with what ever was wanted A 350 I doubt was even about in 71, or the bigger cab and so on No matter, to me it's a neat looking truck Paul