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Without doing some research I would suggest that Volvo is one of the bigger sellers in Australia But it really depends on what part of Australia, if you live in QLD Mack in rural linehaul type operations would out sell Volvo, get into the more southern areas of Australia and the fleets are more Volvo than Mack There is no Volvo conventional cab trucks anymore that I have seen for decades in Australia, anything with a bonnet (hood) is a Mack Still a long wait for Mack and Kenworth trucks in Australia as far as I know, six months or more, maybe up to 8 months I'm sure someone will have the figures of Australian truck sales Paul

You should Google the motor and truck and search for reviews etc Quite an amazing powerhouse Paul

Have a great day Paul

From Mack Australia website, these are powerhouses of motors and from what I don't hear these must be good motors, I have heard zero bad reports and look at that torque and horsepower Paul

Well it's as good as meal 2026 is already not looking flash if this is real ha ha Paul Bourbon maker Jim Beam halts production at main distillery for a year Image source,Getty Images Article Information Author,Osmond Chia Role,Business reporter 22 December 2025, 03:05 GMT The maker of Jim Beam bourbon whiskey says it will halt production at its main site in Kentucky for all of next year. The distillery will stay closed while the firm takes "the opportunity to invest in site enhancements," it told the BBC in a statement on Sunday. "We are always assessing production levels to best meet consumer demand and recently met with our team to discuss our volumes for 2026." Distillers in Kentucky - famous for its bourbon - face uncertainty, in part, due to US President Donald Trump's trade policies. The brand is owned by Japanese drinks giant Suntory Global Spirits, which employs more than 1,000 people across its sites in Kentucky. The firm said its other operations in the state, including a separate distillery and its bottling and warehousing plants, would continue to run next year. The visitor centre in Kentucky also remains open. Jim Beam also said it was assessing how it would use its workforce during the production pause, and was holding talks with the workers' union. In October, the Kentucky Distillers' Association (KDA) trade body said the amount of bourbon in warehouses across the state was at a record high of more than 16 million barrels. According to the association, the barrels of bourbon, which are taxed by the state, have cost distillers "a crushing" $75m (£56m) this year. US distillers have faced retaliatory import taxes on their goods after Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" announcement in April saw the US imposing tariffs on most countries around the world. "Much of the expansion over the last decade has been geared towards global growth," the KDA said in October as it called for a "for a speedy return to reciprocal, tariff-free trade". Trade tensions between the US and Canada have also affected sales of alcohol, with most Canadian provinces boycotting American spirits earlier in the year.

Fried Spam with a can of baked beans, reduce the beans in the frying pan to just a sticky lump Serve the whole shooting match on a a couple of slices of toast How about "Hash Magandy" not sure on the spelling Paul

E9 kits are still advertised in Australia so I'm guessing with a little research they should be doable in the state's Paul

Dunno if your gunna find a "clear path" to 500 hp that you don't have to watch the pyro I was taught that I need to watch the pyro on a standard motor when really pulling hard, so on a motor that is adjusted right up for big hp and torque I think it will always be part of driving it if you want it to last A lot will depend on the weight your shifting If it is only the 80,000 pounds that are common in the U.S. then watching the pyro probably isn't as critical as if your pulling 200,000 lbs plus on road trains in Australia or heavy haulage Most people will say, don't fiddle with what you don't understand as this can ruin a motor pretty quick Also the Maxitorque box can handle huge amounts of torque but they have their limits as well Here is a link that might be helpful Remember you can't Have your cake and eat it Huge amounts of torque and hp will come at the cost of reliability, it's a balancing act Enjoy the ride Paul

Wow, crazy prices over there I guess thats why there is Spam Paul

Struth, a lot has changed in the last 32 years Spotted this and thought, absolutely nothing to do with cooking, so best bung it up here It sure is a different world today, different parts of the world now trying to jigger the show Paul

Merry Christmas you lot Who would of thought, bacon tree, here was me thinking a pig was involved in bacon ha ha ha Paul

We called these "Island Cabs" in Australia Paul

Or maybe a wee drop from New Zealand is more your flavor of beer Clearly living in the land of "The Long White Cloud" is thirsty work Paul

345 and 392 are really low compression Have a huge crank shaft As a result they just tick over and last a long time They are no power house, but they are good motors for what they are Hard to believe we had line haul International semis with a 345 and later the 392 Never had any bigger petrol V8 inters in Australia than the 392 Paul

People in Australia were very serious drinkers when I was a young fella doing my apprentice ship One electrician struggled to get a screwdriver in a terminal in the morning and was no drama once the pubs openned It left a lasting impression me, I don't ever want end up like that He was bright red in the face and his skin was all puffy, lighting a smoke was a struggle It was pretty normal to drink during work hours Tuesday was free beer night from the bosses back at the office Drink driving rules became very in forced and blokes started loosing their lincences, I wasn't old enough to have a license then and they were trying to give me a work vehicle as the tradesman had done their ticket One bloke in William street Melbourne was feeling a little ill and wound the window down for a yawn, poor bloke threw up on the cop car beside him I doubt many of those blokes made it to old age Another bloke was in the Airforce reserves and was rotten as chop tearing up the Hume Hwy between Melbourne and Sydney, heading Meln way Coppers could catch him in his GT Falcon, the parked semi's across the hwy to stop him He finally stopped and apparently when the copper walked up to him he wound the window down and dropped the copper and took off again ha ha Serious drinking was very common in Australia once Or the Darwin Stubbie, what we call a small bottle of beer, like a Coke cam sized beer The Darwin stubby is huge,2 1/4 liters Over half a gallon Darwin Stubby wake held in Alice Springs as Carlton United Breweries pulls pin on production - ABC News https://share.google/Miou2Mp7XRsvZXZ99 Paul

The three leaf spring packs like that were a phase most manufacturers (including Mack) went through in the 80's, apparently gave a better ride than a whole lot of thin leaves Those spacer blocks are common on all Macks in Australia from this era Most trucks have maybe 3 inches of spacers, gives a much tougher look and is very different to the American look of very low slung trucks and sitting on the floor Paul

I dunno about you blokes Meat isn't cooked anywhere near enough for me Don't like blood on the plate, like mine cooked all the way through, well done Seasoning of meat is only a relatively new thing in Australia, maybe 10 years at best Still like mine cooked just in it's own juices The Princess in recent times tried this half cook meat stuff, I tolerated it for a bit then just started putting mine back in the pan the cremate it fully Well that's when the fight really started Anyway, it's only a few more minutes getting cooked so it isn't a big drama as it turns out No whip marks or claret on my meat Paul

Good call, will get pretty frustrating pretty quickly if this contiues Im sure it will all ger sorted soon enough Paul

Have a great day D Day Paul

Maybe, will have to do some reel sweet talking to the Princess to allow something like that, yah never know though Paul

Wow, sorry for your loss But a cool looking truck Paul

I dunno During the millennial drought that sort of sorted out large area's of this wide brown land called Australia I was dairy farming back then and watching the Princess and mine dreams blow away in the dust storms These are my photos Not my photo, but dust storms would roll on through like this every week These came all to often, I discovered a kinda famous celebrity type of fella from the US of A called Dr Phil and he has lots of wise words and some of these are mentioned bellow "Do you wanna be right or do you wanna be happy" So bearing this in mind ever since, I make it a concious choice to try and be happy During that 10 year drought on average we had 1 Australian farmer comit suicide every 14 days Kinda puts things into perspective for dumb asses like me And no matter what I think at the moment, I always choose the "I wanna be happy" Life is so incredibly temporary and is gone in less than a heart beat, this isn't no made up bull shit I guess I understand fully how you feel and who you maybe talking about But I challenge you to be the bigger man Anyway, if I'm in doubt I kinda reflect on another fella from the good old US of A, Paul Harvey, "I Believe in my god, I believe in my country and I believe in myself, and in that order" I can't believe I'm quoting Yanks, but they do make some sense some times I guess in a long winded way, some times it pays to let shit go and move on Also to quote another Yank, I can't believe I'm quoting Seppo's Morgan Wallen And if there's a dirty spot on your windscreen I have a answer for that as well ha ha Smile and learn to let stuff go Paul