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And yet here you are, how good is that ? Paul

Yes the ringing doesn't ever stop when it is quiet Surprising how it just sort of snuck up on me Paul

I do believe that rebushing those style of bags is outside my scope of works, or at least the very "Minister For War and Finance" would have a serious frown upon her face But a few Bourbons and it probably wouldn't take a lot of effort for me expand into that field of works Paul

Because I don't and have never had a air ride back end in a truck I didn't think bags up or down would make a lot of difference I guess it might rotate the axle housing and this reads different However if I think about a normal spring suspension the oil is checked at ride height as thats all it ever is So to me even if it was airbag, common sense would tell me to check it at ride height as tgats were the axles are as you drive along But I dunno with this fangled air bag stuff Apparently they enhance ride or comfort or some such thing, but really, aren't we kust taking away the good things in this whole experience ? Paul

80 years ago today the tide had well and truely turned Today marks the 80th anniversary of the fall of Gona. The beachhead battles were the final slog in the long campaign to defeat the Japanese in Papua. The overland attack towards Port Moresby had begun in July 1942, when Japanese forces established beachheads at Buna, Gona, and Sanananda, three villages along a 25-kilometre stretch of the north coast of Papua. By mid-September, the Japanese had fought their way along the Kokoda Trail and, it is said, could see the lights of Port Moresby. But they had outrun their supply line and were soon ordered to withdraw because of losses suffered elsewhere. Pursued by elements of the 7th and 6th Divisions, the Japanese dug in along the north coast, determined to hold the beachheads at all costs. On 16 November, Australian troops crossed the Kumusi River, about 65 km from the beachheads. The subsequent battles took place during the tropical wet season, in one of the most malarial regions in the world, in waterlogged swamp, dense jungle, and 2-metre-tall kunai grass, facing an enemy that was skilful, well prepared and resolute. The difficult conditions favoured the Japanese force, which had developed a strong network of well-concealed defences. For two bloody months, the Australians and Americans threw themselves against the defenders, dislodging them only after a fight that many veterans later considered their toughest of the war. The Japanese position at Gona was finally cleared on the morning of the 9th of December – 80 years ago today. Image: Australian troops rest after the charge, which cleared the Japanese out of Gona. Photographer: George Silk, 013845

Neutral safety switches are pretty much the norm on tractors of this era from all main stream tractor brands sold in Australia Chamberlain had a clutch switch, not sure of other brands IH had to be in park Everything else that I can think of was a neutral switch Paul

Yes it finally forced Americas hand, no more sitting on the fence Dunno whether most Americans realize or not but Australia along with the rest of the Empire and its allies had already been at war for 2 years or longer The US really helped turn the tide of war both in Europe and the Pacific It really is hard for any of us today to even comprehend what it must of been like WW1 was over mear 20 years before, then the great depression and then this Bugger me we have had it easy by comparison Thanks to all who gave so much, not for themselves, but for generations to come I find myself questioning as I get older whether I have lived a worthy life when I consider all that was selflessly given to allow me to live this life I reckon it wouldn't hurt a lot of people to question this as well, help us make sure we aren't squandering the opportunities given to us Paul

There yah go, some piccies of how it's done, Follow me on YouTube and you'll see how not to change it over the next few months https://youtube.com/@paulgriffiths8359 Paul

Paul had found him a new bride Shifted and was in the process of building her a hotted 55 Chev wagon I think it was He appeared to of had a major falling out with his kids as he wanted to leave them nothing, only receipts as he stated And then he up and vanished He was always good to me It was his wifes and his dream to build that veterans home before she passed as I recall it I seem to recall Paul saying he came home from Vietnam to a country he didn't like and he and his new wife shifted to Israel for a new start in a new country was how I remember Paul describing it to me I think he moved back to the State's when they retired ???? Nothing more than feeling to base that on And yes when all the chest beating and pissing competition was going on here was when I last saw anything from Paul Pretty sure he was on the ACMOC Caterpillar group as well for a while Dunno we lost a lot of members due to ego's and people not wanting to listen and people wantingnto be right at all costs, sad but thats the way it was A lesson for all of us As to "if I dont like something I just scroll on" type of attitude, I dont think that works either as thats what started this whole mess To many good people stood by and watched stuff happen, mind you the slanging match could be entertaining to read "Just leave it tto our moderators to sort out" didn't work as they turned on one of our moderators and the other moderators appeared to do nothing about that either Basically we all know what good manners and been respectful are and we should just do that and we as a group should pull others into line that dont use manners Anyway I hope Paul 41chev is happy doing what ever he is doing Paul

Be prepared for a slow and steady trip If you think your gunna sit on 60 MPH plus your gunna make it a very short and dissapointing trip when your upside down on the side of the road when back trailer trys to over take the front Nice and steady will get you were your going, rip tear and bust will end tears Paul

If I get time I will take photos of the hydraulic winch setup on my truck tonight Might give you some ideas Paul

I for one reckon this is good, can't even get young or old people to be an apprentice in Australia All to precious or something, dunno when I was starting out 1 apprenticeship had 200 applications Good on you all for running these programs, I dont have the answers on how get young people to understand that been a tradesman is a noble and proud profession If you work hard and have manners you can make good money To me there is no shame in doing a honest days work for a honest days pay Keep up the good work Paul

The turbine is a fairly fine bit of machinery and I guess due to that the air needs to be clean to provide a long life Also what about the air leaving the intercooler If air flows in it also has to flow out Australian R models have a grill under the front LHS guard were the intercooler is mounted to let the air out Paul

No idea Hans Might of been and Australian thing, I really couldn't say The Australian content was pretty high during the R and FR models Paul

Well I thought to myself, I reckon I have one of those on a tank laying about And well I thought right Has 1985 on the tank plate, was off a R model Mack No more details So I'm guessing it was near the end of R model run Paul

Apparently there was a 1 start, 2 start and a 3 start tank The single start tanks are really short Maybe only 6 to 8 inches of flat if measured length ways 2 start tanks are about 12 inches of flat 3 start are longer at a guess 18 - 24 inches I reckon on some old B models I have seen even longer again Paul

Yeah, he's good to listen to, a lot of this stuffs been going on for quite some time now I have listened to Paul Harvey for some years now, the first time I ever stumbled across him I thought to my self, wow, this jokers saying a lotta what I reckon we are all thinking Paul

Never known of a clutch switch on a Ferguson Sure the loom isnt get caught in a linkage or something and getting pulled a bit when the pedal is full pressed They are normally pretty reliable Paul

Nah, there's a hose with a fitting to drain the tyres to recharge the tank, three tyres apparently gives you enough to get here going Once your started you refill the tyres from the trucks compressor As I said a pain in the neck Paul

Yeah the old lung lollies are a bugger on your health but still nothing better than a good bourbon and a good smoke after some good action in the sack Needles to say I dont get any of the last one so other two are forgotten as well Hope you lot a good day over there A friend sent me this, she knows of my liking of Spam That's about as close as I get to your thanks giving stuff

Well you fill it up with air and try again I really cant imagine a air start is much good in a cold part of the world, the air valves freeze in Australia at -5 C which according to google is 23 F and it gets a lot colder than that in parts of North America I believe Apart from the novelty air start is a bit of a pain in the neck, battery technology has improved so much that air start has been made a non event even in tough going areas of Australia Paul

A little bit of airstart fun

5.73 with a OD 12 speed will give you about 55 MPH on the governor if you are on 11r 22's 5.73 was a common road train gear even with a E9 at 500 HP, but you are shifting 200,000 pounds plus all day every day As to a 350 in 1980, I was pretty sure that series intercooling came out some years after 1980 and that was when 350 HP was first talked about for a E6 in Australia Increasing the revs on a E6 will dramatically reduce it's life span, they are a genuine million mile motor but, I believe and so do most people I speak to tend agree they are at their happiest at about 1950 rpm, yes you can run them out to 2100 plus but they really arent in their happy place I cant see or think of any reason you would have to use the tip turbine, the chassis mounted cooler should be fine, I wonder if anything has to be done to control boost, the turbine controls boost on a tip turbine to a large degree Paul