mrsmackpaul

Steering wheel play could have nothing to with the steering box, a lot of pivot points could be worn adding to the play Does the hubs stop on the stoppers when on full lock, if so a different steering box isn't gunna help much Paul

Yes Bob, southern hemisphere the seasons are the complete opposite to the northern Some do gooder types are trying to ban wood fires in Australia, I dunno, I thought that was one of mans greatest inventions, learning how to make fire Next the same do gooders will be trying to ban the wheel Paul

With out a photo it's gunna be a challenge for me So maybe the photos are to many pixels, I know this can happen and they wont load up Try emailing the photo to your self as this reduces the pixulation (is that even a word) a fair bit, they are still clear enough for a phone or computer though Paul

I hope so, been a hell of a week I can tell yah Bloody winter, getting down to freezing and frost, I know you blokes that are used to the cold probably are laughing your heads off at me but be buggered Everything hurts finger wise, had to resort to wearing gloves in the morning Got my long johns on a my blue singlet because its winter Beenie on the head I'm definitely not used to this after a couple of mild winters Reminds me of 2001 - 2003, bloody drought that went for about 10 years, no rain at all in winter Clear sky's all day and -3c or -5c everynight Bloody rat plague eating everything in the dairy and the machinery Come spring and the winds and the Mallee dust storms blew in with what seemed like every day or two City folk busy telling all and sundry how farmers are to blame for everything Bugger me they were tough years Anyway I digress, I'm upright and mobile so not a lot to sook about The Princess has heart issues so off to hospital Monday and inject some die and maybe stents I tell yah, we really are lucky, wasnt that long ago none of this could happen and she would be pushing up daisies in the not to distant future So yeah, Im happy, happy to be alive and happy to live in Australia and happy to live in country Australia 100s of miles from any big city Have a great weekend everyone Oh yeah Timothy Maikshilo that used to be on here all the time has just had a baby girl How good is that Well done to Tim and family Paul

Ah, my long lost childhood video appears at last Paul

Good read, dunno I guess I have to many ants in my pants to sit still doing the one thing for two long Bob a wise man said to me maybe 10 or 12 years ago after a bad accident left me laid up for a while, I was laying about recovering from a couple of crushed vertebrate and a busted arm and fairly pissed off with life "If yah hate what your doing yah hate your life so change" Some bloody good advice Anyway Matt, good read and good luck following your dreams, I can tell you that your old before you know it so live your dream if you can Thats a good looking green hornet Mack you drive, enjoy the ride and hope the Green Hornet is back on the road soon Paul

I believe you are 100% correct Paul

Jack up any of the back wheels, any of the corners, block the truck so it cant roll, release the brakes and the wheel you have in the air should be able to be rolled Remembering it is not a power divider on a Mack axle, so it might be a little different than you expect Or if your tyre guy has the knowledge on this then let him sort it Paul

I think it should be fine, to reverse the direction you would have reverse the polarity of either field or the armature If you reverse both I feel you should get the motor to spin the same way Only one way tell, hook it up and find out Paul

Im pretty sure this fella hand makes these kits at home as a hobby, makes other brands of gear as well The way I got to know him was he contacted me when he saw the videos of me collecting my cattle trailer in Queensland, his father towed my trailer when it was new Anyway long story short he is also making cattle trailers or in the process of making them like mine I have provided 100's if not thousands of detailed measurements and and photos I'll ask if anyone is interested if he is in anyway related to the Auslowe models Paul

The Princess is a hell of cook when she wants to be and as a young bloke I was a hell of a eater As the years have gone by I have had to kurb my appetite or I would be the size of a whale Still love my food but only eat probably a 1/8 th of what I did 10 or 15 years ago Paul

There's a bloke in Australia is now making Superliner, Valueliner and I dunno what else cabs and bonnets in 1:25 These are all Australian Macks though so are slightly different Paul

What scale do you blokes build these models in ? Paul

Looks pretty good to me So when are we to expect the trailer in the future ?? Paul

Looking great, bet you have a smile on your face driving about, I know I would Paul

I think it is for visibility, handy for working around people and tight spots Paul

Thanks Vlad, very detailed explanation Once again it shows just how different American Macks are when compared to Australian Macks Im stunned that a heavy duty truck had a chassis that had the front half bolt to the back half from the factory, it must of worked okay I only learnt in recent times that Kenworths in Australia are like this as well, at least the older W model and SAR's are like this, maybe the front 18 inches bolts on Paul

Have fun Paul

What part of the world are you from The reason I ask is because when diesel is used in the more tropical parts of the world it grows a moldy slimy residue in the wet season There are different fuels to prevent this Maybe something to look at Paul

So all American Superliners had a bolt on piece on the front of the chassis rails like the photo above ? Paul

Dunno, I don't play around with this old junk to show it off and things like that, I selfishly do it because I enjoy it I guess we are all different and as long as the fella had fun I guess thats all that matters Paul

Your moving right along there Should prime up pretty easy I eould of thought, good luck and keep us posted Paul

I have a scan of this from Mack Australia bulldog bulletin Dunno if it is any clearer but I'll have a hunt about and see if I can find it I reckon these good old adds from Mack would sell like hot cakes if Mack did a rerun in large poster size or even as a tin sign to hang in the shed Paul

Tyres on Mack axles need to be matched as the power divider isnt a diff If only one axle was changed it would mean that this axle is trying to drive the truck faster than the other axle So it is important to measure and be aware of this Match the tyres in duals and run the two biggest sets diagonally opposite each other This then allows the diff centers to take up the slight difference in diameter It is a no no to put new tyres on only the one axle on a Mack bogie drive Paul

Correct And if you were to draw a line end to end the yokes on each shaft should line up, but between the shafts they should be slightly different As a general rule of thumb, it might be only my thumb though, each shaft should be one notch on the spline anti clockwise working from the front to the rear This is called phase angle Dunno how or why this makes a difference but experience tells me it does Paul