harrybarbon

Matt trucks look so good and a beaut Caddy you own. It looks similar to the Caddy that was in Godfather Part 1.

There is a guy advertising an E9 here in Australia that I think he said was NOS and either boat engine or out of army tank. I do recall that the Israeli army had a bunch of E9's that were sold or to be sold out of their tanks. And I think maybe 700HP motors.

Agreed it could be a very nice truck, it has air bag rears and add a Mack E6.

This 1990 Mack Valueliner V8, Daycab model, was sold at auction this week by Pickles Auctions, final bid was $AUS 378,000 plus the Pickles auction fee of 10% = $AUS 38,000 approx total of $AUS 416,000 / $US 270,000 on today's exchange rate. It has been restored and motor rebuilt. I am not sure if GST (goods and services tax of 10% was applicable, if the buyer has bought through a business the GST is recovered within a few months). Dan Thomas has the same model that some of you have seen at the truck shows.

On 4/23/2025 at 3:57 PM, terry said:

I think the roof was supposed to be beefed up some way for them roof mounted units, but alot of times it never got done.  terry

A friend had a 2 support brackets made up to beef up the R model cabin roof, roof is now solid especially when opening closing the roof air vent.

That is one neat Superliner. Price is tops even for Australia @ $Aust 300,000.

47 minutes ago, Adkat said:

Bob, it's the same over here.

Made in America, made in Australia, made in Slovakia, every country MUST have the means to support itself. Process and manufacture what is necessary to support its CITIZENS....

We have so many resources over here, as you do,  but produce bugger all now. Yet we are able to sell those same resources, ship them half way across the globe, then ship finished products back. And think that it is cost effective?

It's not the countries that have been outsourced to that are the problem, they're offered work and take it on. It's the globalist agenda that's racking in all the backdoor profits. All on the back of essentialy slave labour, and destroying all our economies at the same time.

What happened in Australia was done deliberately by elected representatives, who came from the workers' side of the fence, but they were serving their new o/s masters ... ! not our people. We had world class businesses and industries, gone for ever. And it happened across Europe. In Italy, long established solid well run businesses from around 2005 and thereafter, 1 factory/business closed shop every week, minimum of 100 plus workers out of work and now empty factories lie empty. There are many incomplete factories and warehouses, bare concrete floor slabs, part precast walls erected etc. There is no prospect to complete the buildings and put them to usage. There is no money to demolish the incomplete buildings. 

22 minutes ago, kscarbel2 said:

Airbus chose to assemble A320s in Tianjin from 2009. To date, they've produced over 750 aircraft there destined for the Chinese airlines.

The administration is following China's playbook......Given we're a large country market, build here what you sell here. And that's a reasonable request from a large country market, so as to create jobs and share some of the profits.

China's single-aisle COMAC CA919, that you speak of, is full of US and other western components. I suspect the trade war is going to cripple production.

COMAC gained airliner experience from 1986 when McDonnell Douglas with US approval gave them a license to produce the MD82 (second generation DC9). I flew on many China Northern MD82s.

Thanks for the information. I doubt that many people have any real knowledge of what is being produced in China. Many years ago I was offered a position to manage 3 international pineapple broad acre farming, one was in Nanning, China. I declined because my colleague who had the job had kept me informed of the state of affairs in China, it was not pleasant. Zero communications at the farm, this was available in the local village at the party offices. They were flying in risky old Russian aircraft and everything was controlled in minute detail e.g. 1 box of 100 bolts was to air freighted, the box had to opened in our Melbourne office and each bolt countered to ensure there 100 bolts. Every movement of our local managers was closely monitored. The couple from Hawaii who were the onsite farm managers could not socialise with the locals. China has progressed as you have noted and objectively their build local was justified. Except, eventually we have the opposite effect in USA, Australia and Europe. And the cycle will move on.

India is the new world economy that I think will far surpass China in all respects. In 2024, two major Indian airlines have placed firm aircraft orders - Air India, a 100% subsidiary of Tata Group, ordered 500 Boeing jets and the another airline ordered 500 Boeing and 500 Airbus. I understand 25 new airports have been built during the last 7 years. Modi and his team are progressing their country.

On 4/16/2025 at 8:48 PM, kscarbel2 said:

Democrats endangering America.

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There is a FUNDAMENTAL BREAK DOWN OF THE INSTITUTIONS THAT WERE ESTABLISHED TO PROTECT THE LAW ABIDING CITIZENS (people who had a proper legal right to live in the country). Our legal system has soundly failed us in Australia, released these criminals and in no time committed serious crimes e.g. rape and assaults. Yet the LA-LA Chardonnay lefties, especially the females have remained quiet. Our society, women especially are in some sort of denial or what else.

On 4/16/2025 at 9:16 PM, kscarbel2 said:

The 145% China tariffs should be painful for Boeing. Did you know only 50% of Boeing aircraft parts are produced in the US?

 

Coming from China:

 

AVIC SAC Commercial Aircraft Co. produces the massive aft fuselage sections and vertical fins.

 

Chengdu Aircraft Industrial Co. produces forward entry doors, automatic over-wing exit doors and vertical fin rudders.

 

Beijing Beimo produces the brake rotors.

 

Zhongbeixing Aviation Technology Xianghe produces the landing gear.

And that is how China has built a new Chinese passenger jet that looks like a Boeing and Airbus, copy copy copy, it is flying within China, and to North Korea and Russia.

and singing pussy pussy 🤔 - imagine them/they/it/whatever ... to protect our country, this would be their reaction. 😱😱

56 minutes ago, mechohaulic said:

am I reading this correctly ? O&G also bought Rawson ! funny story from years back, O&G were on the prowl buying every concrete co around, one of the son's went to buy a small local concrete co only to find out his brother had already bought it . keeping with rules and regs. many of the companies they bought were "on paper buys" most kept original co name on units. others just closed.

If it aint broken dont touch it, carry on.

19 hours ago, Joseph Cummings said:

 

Thanks for posting this. She gave it to him hard (I understand Italian) but he could not care less and that has been happening for many years in Italy. People are in LA-LA land while sipping their Chardonnay wine saying this does not happen. The US media made a big story because Trump raised it. It is time people open their eyes and minds and acknowledge what has and continues to go in our countries.

My history lecturer tried to get us to understand, but young and ... mind elsewhere, trucks, girls ... - now I understand, people forget the history, it took me a long time to understand, life experience etc

1 hour ago, Gorilla said:

my understanding too, to be honest i hope it does something for the temps but mainly im a stickler and i hate rust

The ceramic coating does work, heat, air flow temp etc. However, the work quality of the specialist ceramic workshop, the materials they use and following the right process is paramount to achieve the best results. If readers remember the Castrol Oil advertisement , "oils ain't oils". I paid top dollar to have the most reputable ceramic coating company do our turbo and manifold and 10 years later it remains in excellent condition, definitely no rust anywhere. And this company is still in business and excellent reviews.

Old Fruehauf flat top trailers are scarce to buy here in Australia. I was looking for a while to find a good one. I drive about 400 miles to inspect another similar Fruehauf 40 foot tri-axle, which was beat up, had 3 non OEM axles and owner was asking a ridiculus over the top price. Then 2 days later, by luck, I found this 1984 Fruehauf trailer. The vendor, an owner driver, bought it when it 12 months old from the first owner and in excellent condition. He was very protective, he watched and supervised every fork driver to prevent them hitting and damaging the side combing. The trailer is totally original, solid, some minor rust, it was good Australian steel back in 1984, it has a sliding tri-axle. The axles and hubs are original. There are no dints, it is straight, has the original camber, the original timber floor is rotten because he left it outside and uncovered. It has been sitting for 18 years because he was planning to restore his trailer, but time and age has won out. The side gates are original, he never used them because he carted bricks interstate and timber packs return loads. The gates have remained tied with 1 rope to the back hurdle since the day he bought the trailer in 1985.  I plan to restore it and fit a steel checker plate floor. I have thought about replacing the timber floor, but practically and cost wise finding and placing quality durable timber flooring is not worthwhile. Plus, I plan to use it for casual work, so if it is a polished timber floor, working it would damage the timber floor. The owner also gave me the trailer's original canvas cap tarp, which he stored and never used it.

Does anyone recall if Fruehauf USA and Canada fit the same side combing as on my trailer?     

KS, you posted a comment last week thereabouts about the approx $4 trillion in stock contracts, which requires your clarification. Please clarify your comment. Was the market full of short contracts that required the stock market to drop or rise, if not then the contract holders would cop a massive loss.

Is this market drop impacting those futures contracts?