mrsmackpaul

Your hand brake/park brake/or what ever you call it in Yanky land is stuck on 
Looks like the brake handle is in the released position here so I'm guessing the shoes are stuck on the brake drum on the tail shaft on the rear of the transmission 

Maybe easier to just un bolt the tail shaft at the diff and tie it out of the way as you were only planning on using the cab I believe 
Dropping the tail shaft will make it much easier to shift about
I had to re read the thread to remember what was what 
This gave me a chuckle

Even more of a chuckle was the grumpy bum replies from some of more mature (Old and forgotten what it's like to be young and have some fun) members 
Dunno, actually I do know, I  remember been young and silly and running hot dog mufflers on a 3 inch exhaust doing our best to rattle the possums out of the trees on a Friday and Saturday night as we tore around town
Some of you blokes need to try and remember how much fun was had with a loud exhaust on a hotted up car 
If you wanna jake every gear as you roll through town, go your hardest, have some fun, your gunna be old and past it in the blink of a eye 
Go on "BRING THE THUNDER" ha ha ha 
 
Paul
 

When you say you have the correct voltage 
Were are you measuring the voltages at ?
 
Paul 

I have finally fiund the diagram of how Australian R models are plumbed
 

 
Should give you a good idea of whats what 
 
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

EBay is the go for manuals, a lot of the manuals are reprints but I find they are okay
they are pretty simple wiring
 
Paul

Air tailgate 
Deep reduction
Locking of dog trailer turn table
Could be anything
 
Paul

Yes it looks about right, there were different types and ones just like this 
 
Paul 

Dunno if they are or arent available 
 
What makes you think its worn out ?
I had my turbine apart recently and there really didnt appear to be anything to bugger up on the valve 
It is spring loaded and I had just cleaned around it etc as best I could
Even if they arent available I think just a normal check valve from a plumbers would work in the short bit of hose
 
 Paul

the old Ergo cab they had them as Hippo's Buffalo's and with sleeper cabs as well great big long cabs heaps of glass
Kev the local IH Dealer gave me these pictures of Seddon and Atkinson trucks back in the early 80's








all Aussie trucks except maybe the second last one
Tim I didnt know any one else called farmers cockys I always thought it was a Australian thing cow cockys cane cockys grain cockys and the list goes on I dont no why we give names to things in Australia as we never use them even citys towns rivers states the lot all have nick names we are funny buggers
Paul