mrsmackpaul

Hey Swishy, if you read this thread, explain about the pro's and cons of air over hydraulic brakes on a low loader with 15 inch rims You've told some stories in the past about the joys of that setup Paul

I wonder if it had hydraulic brakes on 15 inch hubs Most axles were fairly common back in the day and trailer manufacturers made their own hubs So it is quite possible that these axles are both original and different hubs and the like have been fitted over the years And that's no drama as this happens to almost all commercial vehicles over their work life Upgrading to maxi brakes is a bonus As to wheel and tyre sizes and clearances, that's something I can't help you with If it was me doing this I would just be a air kit and fit it along with your new axles, gets you compliant and safe for not a lot of money A little something like this, if the link works Retrofit Trailer Brake Kit 2 Axle Semi Trailer 10 Ton On Sale @ truckandtrailerpartsonline.com.au https://share.google/PE7gTI2lUoeFHVVWr If link no worky, Gets you every last clip, clamp and doohickie you will need in a kit Paul

So am I correct in what I'm seeing here, there's only ever been brakes fitted to one axle ? Paul

I wonder if earth moving machinery and farm machinery etc have different emission rules than trucks Paul

I didn't even know that there was a scale model section 😯 I can honestly say I never read anything and check it's in the correct section, unless some jokers are having a ding dong argument about the section and it's content Thankfully this rarely happens Paul

Can you provide a photo of both axles and we can see better whats going on So like this but showing both axles and braje assembly's And a photo showing a lot more of the trailer length ways like this one but showing a lot more front ways as well Sort of hard to tell what has happened without this type of basic information At first glance it looks like axle was changed but maybe just a couple of hubs, maybe brake shoes were made of unobtainium so different hubs were popped on a axle to get more common shoes Maybe it did have 20" wheels from new, however I tend to think Geoff is more likely right with 15" wheels A lot of maybes and I'm a bit to much of girly man to offer any advice on brakes and axles with out more information They (brakes and axles) are far to important to be guessing my way Paul

I would think any business that sells trailer and truck parts would have a good selection of tanks on the shelf Most low loader trailers dont have enough room for tanks in the area around the axles and the like They always look like they have bucket loads of room but when on full oscillation the axles cans tend to move a lot more than people think Paul

Cast your mind back 1/4 of a century were a couple of jokers parked a couple planes in so tall buildings know as the World Trade Centre There was a bit of a scuff in the Middle East were Saddam Hussein and his followers were hunted pretty hard and bought to justice Back then, troops from all the nations involved in the Coalition of the Wiling had decks of cards issued so they could recognise the bad people's A fella was showing me a deck of cards from then today, something really different and bought back a lot of memories of nearly 1/4 of a century ago Yeah yeah, I know, photos or didn't happen So something I'm guessing most of you have seen or touched or maybe even have in your crystal cabinet I have never seen them before Paul

What method are you using now ? Paul

A load of Middle East R models Paul

But a quick look at some other countries carting sawn timber NewZealand is mainly all chains I just saw these quickly, I feel a lot of Australia now would be a mix of chains and straps

Since the thread is about weather and no one here would ever run it off into the ditch, we finally have some decent weather for doing something outside Been waiting a couple of weeks for the heat to bugger off for a bit And for the rest of the world that isn't the U.S. Paul

So R600 or R700 sounds fine, CH Macks are a fair step forward in comfort and I don't think you would be sorry with a E6 2 valve tip turbine motor or a E7 Mechanical type of motor Mack 12 speed are pretty bullet proof as are 44 Mack rear end Single rail chassis in parts of North America are apparently important It really depends on what your plans are As much as we love the old gear, you certainly know it's old gear after a big day pulling a load Paul

Same here, flat top trailers are just about finished since the advent of curtain sider type trailers I never realised why places like the U.S. loved pantec type trailers so much, but our flat top trailers and tarps would be pretty useless in the snow and freezing cold winters of the north America and Europe Would be impossible to fold frozen tarps and undo frozen ropes So much different than here and for very good reasons as well Paul

Hmmmm, the reliance on straps in the U.S. is very different than out here I was given a old Australian book while in the U.S. that shows the way to secure loads of every conceivable type I have noticed the U.S. don't wrap a chain around the load of wood to choke it on the front so it can't slide forward I dunno that many people in Australia do that anymore either The harder it trys to slide forward the tighter it grips Hurdles (what we call your headache rack) on the front of the trailer are drop in and a sheet of form ply type of wood wood is leaned up against it and the stacked hard up against it All a bit different here though, different roads and weather conditions Loads like this I would expect a chain on each stack Paul

Gym after been on the grog, no thanks Haven't had a drink since landing back in Australia Princess is busy watching tennis and and I'm busy thinking "who wants to watch tennis ?" So go to bedroom, hunt for the TV remote in there and start watching old movies from the 60's Bob Hope is still funny Paul

That may work Joey, lots of possum piss and patience is my go to, if it is really that rusted in, it's gunna be a stuff about getting them out Paul

47°C yesterday here, thats 114°f Said to Timmy that we got outta Dodge just in time We would be snowed in at JFK still Paul

Gently gently wise grasshopper Paul

This is pretty common with pulling injectors on anything with a bit of age I have tried a puller once and just tore the top out of the injector Once the injector is stuffed just turn the head upside down and belt it out with a chisel and big hammer, don't miss the punch or you'll likely stuff the head completely I only use the pry bars I had shown before and just work away slowly at it These are simple compared to some old Cat stuff with nuts and special spanners They take a lot of time to get out Paul

If you justran the truckup to temp and felt each side of the tap This would give a good indication ifthe tap is working or not Is there shutters on the radiator ? If there is, do theseworks If the water in the cooling system isn't getting warm it won't matter about the tap Personally I don't really ever have a need for a heater in a truck, sometimes on very rare occasions it does get chilly So first things first, water has to get hot Then the tap has to be on Then some air movement And presto, a warm cab Paul

I'll see what I can find, I vest rattle my dags and get my shit together, less than 8 weeks Paul

Or as mentioned above by these other blokes Paul

If it hasn't started in a long time, pull the starter apart and make sure the vanes are well lubed up and slide freely You need to take note of how each segment is clocked, generally done with a center punch mark to each part in a straight line If it is assembled wrong the starter can go backwards Once everything is sliding loosely and easily and covered in lots of diesel Reassemble and try again If your still not going, rebuild kits are available from Mack in Australia, so should be easy enough to get in the U.S. Or try Ingersoll rand Or there's a place in Australia you can buy change over fully reco air starters from Paul

🇦🇺 Happy Australia Day Mack enthusiasts 🇦🇺 The Kyabram Mack Muster is fast approaching, with less than 2 months until the show. Come along and help us celebrate 60 years of the R model, as well as showing all of the other various models of Macks 21st and 22nd of March at Kyabram Showgrounds Contact details are on the flyer below. Happy Macking Paul