Adkat
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I wonder if any of these sorts of investments were discussed at the winter retreat of BMT Investor members in Monaco?
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Right, well that wasn't the topic heading I expected to come across on Sunday night🤣🤣
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Yep the volvtards over here really don't want you to buy anything from them, let alone sell you anything Mack. Dunno where your located, but most Truck line shops will be able to get 99% of what you need, even Renault bits and pieces. Way cheaper than Volmackud. Be careful going too far with the rear gearing. Most, if not all E7 Mack's I've come across run 4.65 in b double or 4.3 for single work. They just don't have the low down pull that the 15L cats and Cummins have to be geared like that. Hell even kenworths only get to 3.9 with 620hp up front. Just sayin.
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So these junior personnel earn approx $2500 a month and then lose 20% of that to pay for their food, then get fed toast and beans. Any wonder recruitment is non existent. Easier to sit at home on welfare. It's a bloody disgrace. Just gives you that much more appreciation for all the serving men and women from every country when this is how our governments are treating the ones putting their lives on the line for all of us.
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295/80/22.5 is a stretch on an 8.25 rim, definitely a 9" for a 315. May need to go with offset rims to give more clearance for the wider tires, and you'll need to check there's no fouling on steering box, pitman arm, drag link while turning,
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This came through the email the other day. Thought you fellas might be interested in this https://powertorque.com.au/australias-first-mack-super-liner/
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And rh mounted ecm below the eups, definitely early etech. Strange with the rocker setups. And over here only the later CCRS Etech 470 came with the wastegate turbo. Definitely a mongrel build, but if the bottom ends in good nick a great platform to build off. At least you'll have the vcm to go with it
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Yep, life wouldn't be the same without all you've done here. Hope you're having a cracker of a day.🍻
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G'day jervn4, looks like you've got an ASET engine, not an etech. We didn't get them here in Aus, but they were the start of the emissions engines. Reckon @Joey Mack will be able to steer you right
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Maybe the Saab 900 is more your style Joey 😉
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Help Identify this bellhousing
Adkat replied to Lmackattack's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
I'd say you're on the money with it being an E6 housing.
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"As an American tax payer, I don't want my dollars going towards this crap." 👏👏👏 Couldn't have said it better myself.
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Yeah I was thinking the same Joey. Figured income tax would be federal, so it's gotta be some sorta tax on spending. Guess they don't worry that the illegals 💵 are funded by taxing/ taking jobs from the working class
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Well if only I'd have know that all I need was a welder and a couple of bicycles to impress the girls in the neighbourhood!
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Thats about our rate for a 10yrd body truck over here. Most jobs we work on minimum hours, usually 4hrs on construction jobs. Had too many contractors booking trucks and cancelling them when they got to site cause they weren't organised or couldn't read a weather forecast. Doesn't look as good when you convert it to US$ $110 Aus is $67.71US Dunno what your diesel prices are like over there now, we're paying $6.25 Aus/ gallon, so about $3.85US gallon
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Onsite work in Aus is charged on hourly rate not by volume/ tonnage. I'd be talking to a couple other contractors in your area. There's usually an unofficial local rate but it can vary depending on how many trucks are about and what the workload is, IE: If they need it moved asap, then they will usually pay a premium to pull trucks from other work to get it done. Are you running truck only, or with a dog/ pig trailer ( dunno what you call them over there) or semi tipper?
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Do both the turbo speed sensor and boost pressure codes go active when your into the pedal?
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I can vouch for that! 🤣🤣
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Happy Australia day mate. Hoping you have a good one 🍻🍻🍻
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@Fastduramax https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/drayton/truck-parts/mack-truck-r-model-flare-kit/1292856647?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=android_VIP_sticky
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Air brake issue
Adkat replied to Jizzo17's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
Have a look at this, should help make sense of how everything should be hooked upBW1974_US_005.pdf -
2000 Mack rd 688 e7 Water out of cooler
Adkat replied to Moparmike's topic in Engine and Transmission
Yeah that thing looks like a headache. Most of our trucks over here run a cooler in front of, or below, the radiator. Kinda the same as this. At least there can't be any contamination of fluids if it fails. Easy enough to swap out your one with a piece of pipe and run some hose extension to mount a cooler up front.
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Think ole mate got creative with the polish while pulled up short of the pads waiting out the scalies.
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Kumala won all the states that don't require voter id. Hmmm
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Here you go @Joey Mack, bit of eye candy for you
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