mrsmackpaul

I need to check this thread more often, some very cool stuff going on here 

Paul

If this is governed at 1700 it sounds like a Econodyne 

This is helpful information 

Paul

How do you know it's a 300 E6 and not a 350 E6 ?

Does it have a boost gauge ?

If it does have a boost gauge, what does it read when pulling hard ?

Whats the diff ratios ?

The E6 has to be reving right at the speeds you want to travel to get the power you want

Is this a Thermodyne, Maxidyne or Econodyne E6 ?

All of this information is important before changing things 

It's easy to spend money and not get the result your chasing if you don't know your starting point

Nail down the points you can 100% say are 100% correct and accurate and then and only start making plans 

Paul

Dunno if it is true or not but it was on Facelessbook 

🎬 CONVOY (2026) 🚛🔥
⭐ Starring: Kurt Russell • Matthew McConaughey • Woody Harrelson • Josh Lucas
💥 Genre: Action • Drama • Road Thriller

💬 “When the road fights back… they ride together.”

Inspired by the cult classic, Convoy (2026) roars onto the highway with rebellion, grit, and unstoppable momentum. When a corrupt sheriff tightens his grip on independent drivers, Rubber Duck rises once again—leading a convoy that refuses to back down.

As engines thunder across America, strangers become brothers, and the open road turns into a battleground for freedom.

🚛 Engines roaring across the horizon
🔥 A fight against corruption
🤝 Brotherhood forged on asphalt

⭐ Rating: Coming soon – A powerful, high-speed story of unity, rebellion, and the fight for freedom.

💥 #Convoy2026 #Truckers #Brotherhood #RoadRebellion #ActionDrama

Paul 

Vlad most of these plunger pumps peak when they are unlocked

Bob there's a lotta little hoses etc to leak from 

Also the return to the tank in the tank will have a pipe that returns the fuel to the bottom of the tank, these can get a crack in them or fall off completely with vibration and age 

Paul 

Okay, I  take it is a huge show but like a lot of things these days, they are all full up and selective

Paul 

On 3/13/2026 at 11:02 PM, Freightrain said:

I know it has been a sticky situation lately with what Mats wants for trucks.

Does this they only want certain trucks or styles of trucks ??

Paul

I wonder if it's not leaking out side, is it leaking into the motor?

Through the compressor or timing gear ?

Paul

I thought Jay Leno and his car/truck collection was based in California, I wonder were he is based as I would think most of his gear would never pass emissions 

Paul

43 minutes ago, kscarbel2 said:

Embassy property is considered inviolable (the host country can't enter without permission). It's protected by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

I don't think this is exactly correct, the country the embassy and the embassy still belong to the host country

As long as things remain amicable between the host and guest things are fine

It's when things don't remain amicable is when it all gets a bit difficult 

When cultures collide as it often does, different standards and expectations are challenged 

If the host wants the guest to leave and they don't, things get even worse

When the guest is forcibly removed, it's  really going pare shaped

To be very clear, I am not defending any country here or blaming any country

Things could of possibly should of been done a lot different in 1979

But we can't change the past

And I feel the Middle East has been a mess by Western World standards since the beginning of time

Paul

A dream machine there, but a heck of a price as well 

I reckon these are the best looking Macks ever made 

Paul

6 hours ago, Brocky said:

I am sorry to hear that your family is having problems while trying to settle an estate. It makes me think that, in our wills, ALL of us who own Antique / Historical vehicles should designate someone, knowledgeable in the hobby, to make the dispersal in the best interests for the estate. 

Some good ideas there Brocky

If you lived in another state and had a R model Mack and then shifted to California you couldn't register it ?

I guess rules are rules 

A bit like Australia and importing classic and vintage vehicles over 4.5 ton GVM, they can no longer be registered in Australia 

What is already here can be registered but recently (last 12 months or so) imported can no longer be registered in Australia 

Paul

2 hours ago, kscarbel2 said:

But Iran, they committed an act of war when they invaded the US embassy in Tehran in 1979 

So if Australia wasn't happy with something the U.S. was doing and through the U.S. out of the U.S. embassy's in Australia that is a act of war ???

And then that gives the U.S. the right to invade and bomb Australia ?

From Google "Establishing an embassy requires consent from both governments. If diplomatic relations are severed, embassies are closed."

If Australia removed it's consent to any country having a embassy in Australia it doesn't automatically mean we have declared war on that country

I guess it's a bit like if you have guest's over to your house and a guest drinks to much and starts making a dick of them selves and you ask them to leave and they refuse to leave, you grab them by the scruff of their neck and physically remove them from you home, that doesn't give them the right to come back around give you a beating and take over your house

And then tell everyone that they are the victim here 

Paul 

I agree, big loads are exhausting for me as I'm on edge the whole time

Even if I can drive okay, there's always a lot of people in a urgent hurry around me, and we only have a tiny population compared to the U.S.

Paul

On 3/31/2026 at 5:24 AM, RoadwayR said:

F-650 and 750 diesels are still not available for sale in California:

https://www.worktruckonline.com/10256609/california-restrictions-no-longer-apply-to-ford-f-550-f-600-diesel-chassis-cabs

 

That is amazing that a diesel isn't offered, so much more fuel efficient 

I wonder if a truck called be purchased in a neighbouring state and then registered in California ?

Paul

7 hours ago, Geoff Weeks said:

Different deal than we have here.  Haven't seen a trailer like that in N/A.   He could just re-bush but I think it would be a short term fix, which was why that trailer didn't see a lot of use. 

The Drake trailer shown is a 50 ton or 110,000 pound trailer with a dolly, or jeep or converter dolly or what ever it's called in the U.S. 

And thats a 50 ton load, so still a heavy duty trailer 

Our low loaders have a lot more ground clearance than the U.S. style and we don't get stuck on railway crossings but drivers occasionally hit a over head bridge as they seem to in the U.S. as well

5.4 meters (clearance sign on bridge in the video) is 17' 8" in the old measurements

4.6 or 15 feet is as tall as we can go with a normal permit, so old mate holding the steering wheel has some explaining to do 

I have shifted much higher than 15 feet but there's a lot more paperwork and I need to measure the route myself and check it myself and accept full responsibility myself 

I think near big cities in Australia the rules get even stricter, Swishman will have the good oil on that 

Paul

Swishy is talking about trailers like this Drake float

Deck fully widens and axles are like the float mentioned in this thread

I have seen these style of floats, swing wing types

Also need to remember that the conditions in Australia are very different than the U.S.

Higher axle limits, loads can be much higher and gross weights are a lot higher and from my experience, the U.S. roads are much smoother

That been said, welding these axles together would then mean having to add pivots to the ends of the walking beams and the axles to allow them to oscillate

Everything is doable, but I feel it's gunna be much cheaper to fix whats there than cut it all out and start again

Paul

White smoke generally means air in the fuel

So if it was getting air in through the leaky line back to the tank and the leak has been fixed, it would make sense it smokes less now

Paul 

The quickest and cheapest option by far is to repair what is already there

Already have s cam brakes and thats most of the battle with older floats and smaller wheels 

I don't see fix this low loaders suspension up as a big drama 

I certainly wouldn't be reinventing the wheel here, just fix it up properly and it we ill out last any of us

And it easily be capable of shifting a old D7 3T or 17 A

Paul

I have never seen a axle ser up like this, however it should be all fixable 

I'm sure that line boring must be common in the U.S. like Australia 

We can get line boring people to come to site, whether it's your back yard or down paddock or on some building site in the middle of a big city

They can weld the pivot bores up and then make them perfectly square with the trailer and then bore the holes out

And then match the walking beams perfectly with the trunions, the bit welded to the trailer

And presto, it's like new again, providing you keep it greased up ot will out last all of us

Paul