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  1. mrsmackpaul
    Chamberlain farm tractors, a Australian brand of tractor Anyway, the owners manual used to say that exact thing Fill the tyres with water, both steer and rear tyres Hitch the implement high enough that the front tyres are touching just enough to allow steering Those old Chamberlains would pull like a 16 year old, really bog down and pull A couple of photos for reference of Chamberlain tractors Paul
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    Tiz all good Jojo, they all look good to me The Pinnacle is a good looking modern Mack Paul
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    Well I'm a little late to the party here, well done on getting it all back together Good news about a improvement in the smoke situation as well Paul
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    I would of thought a spoked/spider axle would be easy to come across with a good ratio A rear axle off a bogie drive I would think would be a give away type of deal just about Paul
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    I think there was a few different versions of how the plumbing was done Some years ago on the forum there was a lot of discussion in a thread about this very topic Someone smarter than me could probably find it and post a link Paul
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    A straight bit of pipe on the intake is a easy fix Maybe a couple of elbows and stack up a couple of common car type air filters, like off a car type V8, real simple type of paper elements stacked up Two or three of these stacked up Should be simple enough and will get you out of trouble for bugger all money I have seen photos on the forum of B models with a coolpowered motor with no filter on the turbine side So I dunno how much filtering the actually need, everything wears I guess Paul
  7. mrsmackpaul
    On spiders, dayton, wobbly wheels like this I don't think 250 lbs is the right figure as would probably strip the nuts Anyway I'm thinking more like 100 lbs and check every few k's, just nip them up Maybe do this three or 4 times The standard wheel brace for these was no more than 18inches long, maybe 24 inches at the max Paul
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    That's different way to go And yes a gorgeous day here as well Paul
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    In Australia and NewZealand we run a second aircleaner for the tip turbine air only Paul
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    And intercooler would have to be filtered If something happened to the valve that feeds the turbine you could easily suck dirty air into the motor Paul
  11. mrsmackpaul
    I think you all are missing the big issue here, the motor is sucking unfiltered air back thru the intercooler There's nothing to stop air entering the intercooler outlet and through the intercooler backwards and straight through to the motor I'm thinking the air will take the path of the least resistance Maybe the turbine is so loud because when it is been driven it is driving against air that's already going the wrong way Paul
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    Yeah, I feel.Mack did use a redish primer Whats up with the doors? Paul
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    Yes, if I was to buy and import it to Australia I could never get it registered as the looneys running the show have made a rule that any heavy vehicle over 10 years of age imported into Australia isn't allowed to be registered Rule change came into effect July 2024 Apparently that's gunna save the world Paul
  14. mrsmackpaul
    They do say we should follow our hearts If it was what I wanted, I probably would just buy it Life has enough regrets already without adding "I regret buying that almost new 1984 R model in 2025" Paul
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    Will have to see if I can find this to watch it While I'm dicking about looking for it, have a ganda at this Or maybe this Or some other brand of who ha Paul
  16. mrsmackpaul
    Well hope you had a great day Stuff a few ANZAC biscuits in your gob, I'm chucking a couple in my.gob to celebrate for you https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anzac_biscuit 🥳🍻🦘 Paul
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    Pretty sure it wasn't lined or pin striped back then, just the base colours Guessing this bloke has bought it then and personalized it Yes it's a lotta coin, but were else are you gunna buy one like it I seam to recall the seat had some story behind it Maybe the new seat was swapped with another truck in the fleet, but it was a genuine deal last time and maybe 10,000 miles then No matter, it was very low mileage Paul
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    Good for you, it was ANZAC day in Australia today, you can Google if you like I was out topping a paddock for winter and the weather man got it right Wet through by the time I got back to the ute and off the tractor Came home, got dry and "POOF" just like that, hours had past So watched Burt Reynolds in the movie "White Lightning" Then bed time I'm gunna be bloody hopeless if I ever retire More rain today, recliner chair is looking comfy Paul
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    Well this isnt tyhis trucks first rodeo, it was on here once before many years ago Was purchased new with maybe 1/2 dozen others at the time Reckon it was a bit less coin, so maybe the purchaser then is selling it now Not a bad deal to me, rust free double rail chassis, rust free cab, virtually a brand new truck You'll never be able to get another one that good and original Paul
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    I made the interior for my bucket of bolts out of gasket paper 1/4 inch roll, glued vinyl to it, sort of scored it were it had to bend on corners etc Must be 7 or 8 years ago now, no dramas I used gasket paper because it can handle water and oil just fine and hopefully will never fall apart Good job on the gasket building Paul
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    It's a long drive to Australia, arrived all safe and sound, the stork never got lost A big thankyou to the team at Watts on my new delivery And I guess I should be passing out cigars to celebrate the new arrival to my family Paul
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    Just easier to concrete the garden and put a shed on it, not gunna suggest it to the Princess She gets angry enough with me as it is I'll keep my eyes peeled for the post when the rocker covers are back on and it's running like a clock Paul
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    Might answer some questions Paul
  24. mrsmackpaul
    Try turning the motor over by hand, socket and breaker bar on the bolt on the front of the crank If it has spring breaks/maxi cans, it won't roll when you tried to pull it Paul
  25. mrsmackpaul
    I don't remember any of these, I have never seen a radio fitted were it's meant to be in Australia I had no idea what plastic cover was for until some years ago and I learnt about a vertical radio on the forum Radios were screwed to the top of dash normally until overhead consoles became comman and the radios ended in them with a CB and later a UHF radio Paul

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