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australian valueliner r688rst much the same as conventional r model r688rst but has as set back front axle for better turn circle and weight over front axle bonnet is much the same but the gaurds around headlights cut back on angle to suit axle position

any tricks or tips to repairing air starter faults are starts perfectly 95% of time then sounds like air by passes vanes will start down to 45 lb pressure when its working then even at full pressure it plays up then some times wll start on second try repairs tried lubricated all off system new check valves in tanks checked all electrical system all ok replaced main starter valve checked all hoses options fix problem or fit electric starter ?

My R688RST build date 17 dec 1985 has brown/tan interior and tan wheel this was one of the last to come of line with brown / tan as we looked up the serial numbers and the next truck on line that day had silver grey ? R688rst valulner build date 8 oct 1987 has silver grey and new style wheel luckly its still in good condition but id love to have a roll off brown/tan with the bulldog emblems to do my new sleeper

WELL I FOR ONE WONT LET THE MACK NAME DOWN IN AUSTRALIA I EVEN PROMOTE IT ON MY WORK UTE AND LETTER HEADS AND AT AS MANY SHOWS AS WE CAN GET TOO

done with ease

Any tricks to changing cabin air bag in r model sngle bag type thanks in advance Karl

yeah seen the trucks there but never got a chance to say gday too many people and only 2 days will catchup next show never even got to go in chopper to take photos

A GREAT LOOKING TRUCK AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE HOPE TO SEE AT A FEW SHOWS KARL

may be interested in r688 manual what info does it cover Karl

SOUNDS LIKE ITS THE SAME OVER THERE AS IN AUSTRALIA I KEEP ALL WORK IN FAMILY GROUP AS I CAN BE CONFIDENT THAT MY TRUCKS DONT GET DAMAGED AND THE JOB GETS DONE CORRECT I GO TO THAT MANY SITES THAT THE DOGMAN WOULDNT OR COULDNT HOOKUP A CHAIN LET ALONE A LOAD , FORKLIFT DRIVERS THAT ARE JUST HOPELESS THEN I GO TO OTHER PLACES AND THE OWNERS ARE AMAZZED THAT SOME ONE CAN ACTUALY BACK IN AND OUT WITH OUT WIPPING OUT HALF THE FACTORY AND THE FACT YOU CAN SECURE THE LOAD SO THAT IT DOESNT FALL OFF OR GET DAMAGED . WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DAYS WHEN PEOPLE CARRED ABOUT THERE JOBS ?

HOW TRUE OF HOW THINGS ARE PROGRESSING

Hey Vinny I have heaps of australian mack photos just have to work out how to post them also just seen photo pn ebay you would like u will find ebay no and send latter

good shots Vinny will have to post some photos of australian Macks for you

checked on mine today rubber was a bit secondhand so i put on a new one no air pressure drop now thanks for this

Replacing orignal wheel with vip was great personaly found better to work with and after driving mine other blokes have fitted them mack valueliner 1987 had smaller wheel standard

that would be the cousin of my komatsu d53a -17 hard to say with them old machines every one questimates weight but its best to weight them that way if you get pulled up at least you know your weights over here we get 6 ton on steer / 16.5 on drive / 16.5 on boogie / 20 on tri but if you pay $74 p/a for a permit they let you put on a few more ton that machine went shade uder 24 ton dont know what model number just the brand

CCHAINS USED ON MOVE WERE 13mm TRANSPORT CHAIN WITH GRAB HOOKS RATED LOAD 6.7 TON EACH WITH RATCHET TURN BUCKLES MACHINE SAT ON TIMBER DECKING 8 CHAINS USED GIVING LASHING CAPACITY ALONE OF 53.6 TON WITHOUT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT FRICTION CHAIN POSITIONS 2 ON BLADE 2 ON TOW HITCH 4 ON MACHINE CROSS PULLED I THINK THAT WAS ENOUGH BETTER TO BE ON SAFE SIDE EASER TO PUT MORE ON THAN PICK UP OFF SIDE OFF ROAD

oliver cable operated blade 24 ton ,no luxurys apart from a big love seat and straight thru exhaust that was below canopy level that needs to be fixed ,has had canopy fabricated from rhs the rest just needs tiding up by owner before I transport it up to his farm I cart a lot of old gear for this bloke dozers ,trucks ,and farm machines always old some go some dont this one was good others have been trucks that we had to tie cabin together before we could drive off will look for some photos

Carted this old oliver dozer cable blade machine back for a mate today he found it down the bottom of valley a bit hard to syart but we got it going loaded and as allways the Mack got it back with ease

a good find you dont see very many set up with tip trailers and than matching paint scheme

great photos of the good old days

never seen one over here

PS Swishy whens disco going to put on another MACK muster that was a great weekend we went to gatton in sept 2011 but looking foward to seeing all the southern blokes again Karl

thanks every one for your knowledge as always i have learnt some thing new and hopefully fixed my problem along the way . the starter i have is the pre engage type so i pulled off the hoses and put in some lube ,relubed the main starter , rekited the main starter valve ,checked over all lines etc then started it up all good even after numerous starts it even started down to 40psi I have fitted a 12 volt pump that can be used 72 litre per minute takes about 20 to bring tank up to 100 psi ( but have its better than being stranded ) i also have all required hoses to fill from tyres & other trucks if needed you just never know dont want them bloody buzzered getting me out in the desert lol

have been keeping starter lubed by running lube direct to starter via main line ( starter works fine ) at regular service intervals . just rebuilt main starter air valve at tank end was very sticky when i remove plunger from valve cleaned up refaced seat end and fitted new o ring kit started a few times all good will see how it goes now will post and let you know thanks