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  1. 14 hours ago, other dog said:

    Well, I haven't posted any pictures of the week for a while. I don't get around nearly as much as I used to. I have to go to the interwebs to find a picture of a girl in a car, something I used to see all the time. So here's a girl in a car, from the interwebs.

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    Oh, and there's this- I don't want to jump the gun, or count my chickens before they hatch, but the check is in the mail for this unit.

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    We've been wanting another old truck for a while, Zina kept saying "you need to find us a truck", but nothing really suitable came along. I told her we really needed a single axle unit with a sleeper so we'd have some room in it, like an old fleet truck. Then I saw this on marketplace one day and showed it to her and said "that's a neat looking truck". And she said "you should call". 

    I said "but it's really small, we need something with a walk in sleeper"...

    "That's a neat looking truck, you should call the guy".

    So, anyway, his check is in the mail. Dave Couto, "maint1" on BMT approved.

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    I actually saw this truck at Winchester a couple of times but I never really paid much attention to it. 

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    It has a 401 gas engine with a 5 speed transmission and 2 speed rear. 

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    This man used to own it, he sold it to the late Jerry Howard, Keith Jones from the Keystone Antique Truck and Tractor Museum bought it when they auctioned the Jerry Howard collection, and Dave called him to see if he wanted it back. He did, bought it, and he said he spent about $4,000 on it putting a fuel tank on it, tuning it up, rebuilding the carburetor,etc.  The gas tank had rust in it and kept stopping the filter up so he put a tank that had only held diesel on it.  He sold it for $1,000 more than he gave Keith for it. He said he would drive it pretty much anywhere. 

    I called Dave and asked him about it and he verified everything and said he liked it, so we bought it.

    Almost- his check is in the mail.

    And just because - another girl in another car.

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    Wonderful purchase. Maybe you could ask if one of these drivers would like to drive it to the show.

    Many Inter R 190 and 200 owners in Australia used to bend that gear lever up near vertical from about 3-4 inches below the 2 spd button, so the lever would not touch the seat base and more user friendly for shifting gears. It was bent enough to not touch the dash board. I will see if I can find a picture of a bent lever.

  2. A perfect match for Mrs Mack. Given your capabilities Paul, you could open the front, wider and down to the floor to make it like a walk thru and lower the bunk so it will be very easy to get in and out. Leave the outside original but convert the inside to make it enjoyable and comfortable.

    The entry can be the square opening or the lower opening the V shape that Mack had on the valueliners and superliners.

     

  3. This is an update on my recent post, it is a youtube video by Jordan at Alchemical Science, one of many posted by Jordan, an Australian physicist who has been following and investigating this new technology for at least 2 years. Bob Greenyer is an engineer who has been following this new technology for some time. In this video Jordan confirms the Indian navy to trial the technology.

    The Modi government of India has to resolve 2 major challenges for the future of India, 1/ Expand the energy supply to meet the huge growing demand for energy to power it's economy, which will surpass the Chinese economy. Currently India is the biggest coal user and it is forecast to double within 5 years or sooner if it is continued to be used to run the power generators and 2/ Chronic pollution across the country, which if not resolved will reduce economic development and growth.

  4. This is the future in many ways.

    Please have a read of the attached newspaper article that was published in a local Australian newspaper in Jan 2024. This is NO SHAM, the Indian govt is onto the technology exactly as it is reported in the article. The technology works as you will discover if you get into reading about it. There are many critics BUT they are lost in their bubble of controlled thinking and education. Just like the critics said the earth was flat.

    Then if you are interested to get more information, go to Strike Foundation.org and Alpha Prospects UK.

    There are a number of youtube videos to checkout to watch this world changing technology.

    With this new technology there will be retrofit units made so that our classic cars and trucks etc can continue to roam the highways indefinitely. And for the people wanting to operate their older trucks etc in the states like California, it will be the way to go.

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  5. On 12/6/2023 at 1:00 AM, kscarbel2 said:

    "At Ford, we're serious about trucking. That's why we designed the new F-Line from the ground up to meet your needs. Why we build them to be lightweight and tough. And back them with a global dealer network specializing in heavy trucks with some of the finest facilities in the industry."

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    These look like Japanese trucks we have in Australia.

  6. On 10/29/2023 at 9:26 AM, mrsmackpaul said:

    Hell of good surprise last night, jumped the Australian truck forum and Swishman has bunged these up for me 

     

    https://www.hcvc.com.au/forum/truck_Chat/21299-can-this-b-the-famous-mrs-mack

     

    Clickty click on the link to see the sexy beast 

     

    Once again,  Tah muchly Swishman 

     

    Paul

    Even after a long working life at old Lou Arthur's, MrsMackPaul is still full of energy. They certainly put their trucks to work and did not worry too much about presentation.

    Most of Lou Arthur's trucks were bought second hand and maybe some were ex - fuel tankers, Paul do you know the original owner and what it used for? 

  7. On 10/24/2023 at 11:03 AM, 1961H67 said:

    Heading to Cherokee,,, I chose to haul it 60 miles because the 1973 rear tires ,, it was a nice show .

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    It has to be the top of the list of classic Macks and all big trucks, particularly as it was early 1950's. The blue one with the E9 & Mercury alloy sleeper, which is still working pulling a tipping trailer during corn harvest, is 👌

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  8. On 5/29/2023 at 9:46 PM, LeonardoFVR said:

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    Here in Melbourne daily I see many Scania truck and dog tipper (both quads and triple axles) units working on our major tunnels, mostly V8's, fully loaded they get up and go like cars. Some of these V8's have modified exhausts - they sound good. 

    They seem very popular in the tipper work for civil works because of their tight steering circle set up.

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  9. 19 hours ago, Joey Mack said:

    Paul, we have Crazy people here that want to outlaw cow farms because their 'Farts' are thought to be harmful to the environment...   I say use cow fart gas to power electricity plants so they can charge there battery powered cars...  Just a thought...  Sorry for the side track...   Jojo

    Well what about our pets, they fart too and it's ....,(my lab has been ... tonight) so will pets be banned soon? 😂🤔

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