mrsmackpaul

Tyres really are cheap now, they are cheaper now than 30 years ago I remember back in the late 70's on the news in Australia a bus/coach in the U.S. had a cap come of and it punched thru the floor and killed the child sitting in the seat above it Now this was big news, no internet back then and we heard about it in Australia, really is kinda scary Even clean skin tyres do a huge amount of damage when they let go The faster we go the greater the chance of it happening Drive tyres on a hot day are to hot to hold my hand on Paul

Those last couple of lines gave me a chuckle

I dunno about your math, a lot depneds on how long the time is going to be for recharging Paul

Dunno about 16V92, have been around plenty of big GM 2 stroke stuff in quarry's and the like, never been a die hard fan of them like every second person seems to be today Saying that I don't recall anything vibrating except my ears I think they are still ringing Paul

Yep, as Joey sez We don't buy any of this quality gear because it makes sense I know it's selfish, but stick within your budget, you dont have to fix it all over night Hell, I spent maybe 10 years slowly collecting parts as I could afford it for my bucket of bolts And then I was kinda sweating a bit as I made the first cut in the rust Even now my bucket of bolts isn't a show truck by any stretch of the imagination, but it is mine and mostly done by me, my mate painted it I do things as I can afford to and have the time to do them It really is up to you, but if you can stretch it to buy it or something similar, I would, they are only getting thinner on the ground, as they say, "if not now, then when ?" Anyway don't let me talk you into it Only one more thing to add, we reach the end of our journey in life very quickly, I'm a lot closer to the end of my working life than the beginning As the years roll on I am loosing more and more mates Don't wait to long to bite the bullet on a toy Paul

I dunno were or what your doing, I do however work in power generation and regularly work on 66,000 volt 100 MW transforms and beside under and around them while they are energized and under full load, never make any of me vibrate Worked 500 MW turbines and yes I can feel them, I do feel it is the 300 ton spinning right beside me that I can feel and not the electricity Was HV switching this morning without vibrating So either I'm vibration proof or electricity is different on the other side of the world Paul

If it is 55 MPH it must 5.73 or similar 35 MPH would need to be in the 7 or 8 ratio I am think a cut splice and ass end and rails is the Interesting that we plate both inside and side in Australia Years ago people would cut 'V's or Z shapes in the join, the thoughts were the longer the weld the less chance of breaking it However as technology has improved a straight cut is normal, this means lesd heat in the rail Anyway I am thinking shopping around for donor ass end with the desired ratio is go Paul

Not wanting to bugger up the Green Hornet thread I thought I would start a fresh one with all the details For sale. 1964 N257TL. 262 Cummins, 5 speed with Eaton 3 speed tandems. Runs and drives well. Currently registered and insured. It went to the Cortland show last year. Cool survivor truck, and is a good candidate to restore, or just get mechanically sound and leave the body as is. It has many new parts, and certainly depending on distance, you could drive this home. I intended to keep this one, but 4 trucks is more than enough for one guy and something has to go. Asking $9500.00. I will negotiate some. Any questions please ask. Located in Johnson City NY. No more info other than what you can find on Facelessbook Sellers name is Brandon Flynn Good buying I reckon for a original looking truck Remember, it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission Happy shopping Paul

Dunno what the Autocar is worth but I reckon this would be closer to what you need Paul

Anything east of the Great Dividing Range (Australia's equivalent of the Rocky's I guess, runs north south om Australia's East coast) is baled at night Well my plans quickly ended in a mess, first roll out and poof, blew a hose No some light rain now and wait until Monday morning to get a new hose made Even in this dry part of the world hay going up with spontaneous combustion is common enough I have had some pretty warm rolls now and then Paul

Well no snow here today And it isn't even summer yet Raked the last of the hay for the year and ran the baler around to start at 3 o'clock tomorrow morning Sunrise was nice today while raking hay Hay is made at night time in this part of Australia when it toughens up a bit, otherwise it just dissolves to dust during the day Paul

They were a good looking little truck in there day Great video Paul

That's cool as all get out, never seen anything like that in my life Welcome to the forum Paul

NO Macks are all I know of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mack_NO_7½-ton_6x6_truck Paul

So yes Mack did manufacture their own front driven axle It was on WW2 army 6x6 trucks It was unique in the way it steered and drove thru king pin area It went thru two sets of right angle gears and allows for sharp steering Paul

If you have Facelessbook this will work https://www.facebook.com/share/r/14QaWfvLtf/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e Even if you don't I reckon it will work Paul

Well the frobt brakes are missing, or most of the bits are, I bet there in the shed there, just gotta find them Paul

That's gunna be a lotta fun, a couple of willing helpers in the photos there Happy 75th birthday Paul

Yep Brocky is correct, that's a good plan I have no idea about a full restoration except that it is about 100 times more work then you ever think it is going to be Most full restorations end up in the scrap heap They all start out with big plans and soon realize just how big and how much time and money is needed Get drivable and on the road and your more likely to keep it that way and just fix things as you can and enjoy driving it about Paul

I just did some Googling and quickly found this Pretty sure it is what your chasing https://www.woodlineparts.com/en-au/products/pai-eac-3964-mack-31qc212-rack-limiting-air-cylinder-e6-ambac If it isn't, I'll chase something up locally Paul

Struth thats a interesting state of affairs Wouldn't have thought it would be cheap or quick to fix Paul

The electricity is kinda a must have these days Best get it sorted Mind you, as Joey suggests, they arent that dear to buy new these days I do like my old CS Listers, still made new today in India CS is cold start Start them when it's freezing with a crank handle just fine They do about 650 rpm full noise They had them on farms all over Australia, right up into the 90's in the more remote regions and probable still do have them They just chug away I had 2 cylinder ones on 8 inch irrigation pumps, chug chug chug, 24 hours a day Twice a day pull the rocker cover off and squirt some more oil in They are good motors and diesel as well Paul

Give me a few days and I'll see what I can find for you Paul

Do you want me to see if I can get you one of these new and pop it in the mail to you ? I have done things like this before for people on here Australia seems to have better access to this stuff new than the U.S. Paul