mrsmackpaul

You best explain this, law can't be that much different in the U.S. than Australia The copper was polite even while he was putting the handcuffs on And the criminal was also going ok and then he made one foolish decision I doubt in Australia there would have been a shooting as it never would of got this far , unfortunately for the criminal he wasn't in Australia were Australian police never would have taken his crap at the start Funny how quick things can get out of hand even when your just doing your job Paul

Stumbled across this the other day again and dont recall if it's already been shared here or not Paul

Well the problem starts right at the very start of the policemans body cam footage In Australia you dont have a choice or discussion about a breath test The laws very clear (as it should be) when you drive you must give a breath test on request, zero excuses or conversation "Blow into this" you blow into breath test machine No discussion about drinking, types of drinks or should I shouldn't I You refuse to your arrested and charged and cars impounded and your carted off The same for swab tests for drugs There is no discussion, no argument, its the law you must obey it The U.S of A needs to grow set and just enforce the law, it really is that simple All that appears to be happening in the U.S. at the moment is society is getting reduced to the lowest common denominator Paul

Depends on what you call building them Most trucks came to Australia in a knocked down form and only had a body built back to the fire wall and cowl The rest was built in body building shops in all big cities around Australia This applied to all trucks and buses pretty much from all countries around the world Australia was very big on been Australian made and high Australian content, we had tariffs in place to help our industries grow Macks started having a high Australian content in the late 50's early 60's The fire truck you talk of would of been no different Paul

Chassis numbers in Australia are stamped on RHS chassis rail behind first drive axle Dunno about the rest of the world Oh and the numbers are about a inch high Paul

I was doing some reading and you might be surprised at the fuel economy you will get out of that Mack motor I would think if you swapped the diff ratio to get closer to what you are chasing as in speed wise you might get between 10 - 14 MPG when your zipping around empty I have a article on a Holden FJ or FX ( which wont mean a thing to ) Holden was the Australian arm of GM and the GM brand in Australia Anyway, this fella did modifications to the grey motor (the Holden equivalent of a Blue Flame Chev 6 cylinder) and could easily get 20 - 25 MPG on unleaded fuel I think with modern throttle body fuel injection kits and a electronic dizzy you would be able to get even better I have a couple of petrol Macks I need to pick up after this Covid 19 debacle finishes and this is the route I think I'll take with them Not saying it's gunna be simple but hopefully will keep them fairly original and reliable so I can use them for fun Paul

Welcome aboard Les Always good to hear stories and view photos from other parts of the Mack world Paul

And diff ratio is easy to find out if you aren't sure just ask and plenty of help will be forth coming Paul

As Vlad had said, your truck your rules Since your asking I'll offer some thoughts, not instructions, thoughts In Australia and I'm guessing the rest of the world is similar, more trucks, cars, bikes etc are wrecked and end up in the scrap bin by well meaning people who are gunna do heaps but it all in bits and life and lack of motivation or the enormity of it all takes over and several years later it goes up on a buy swap and sell site as a started project but ultimately ends up in the scrap The advice given out pretty often in Australia is, get it running and useable and enjoy it When this happens it is believed we are far more likely to keep it going and enjoy it and do small mods and improvements As for ride, drop some leafs out of the spring packs and reduce tyre pressure to say 50 psi max and you will find it will ride like a Cadillac or better Power steering, you will find if you have little weight on and a well lubed front end it will be fine for driving but heavy for tight maneuvering Speed is going to be a issue but until you find out what your diff ratio is and what options are available that will remain a unknown If your plans are for driving everyday a 5.9 with a overdrive box might get what you need Caster angle was reduced in Australia on the front axle of trucks from new to help when no power steering was about This has the negitive effect of making the trucks quite hard to keep in a straight line at speed but is fixed fairly easy with wedges in the springs Good luck and please dont think I'm been negitive or rude, just offering some thoughts Keep us posted Paul

I rarely get involved in political discussions I was sent this last night Before you click on the link I ask you did you know that some years ago a white Australian womam was killed by a black American police officer? She had zero criminal record Anyway click on this link and see how dumb people are in Australia as well when interviewed about black lives matter protest in Australia https://www.tr.news/blm-melbourne/ I hope the link works Paul

At a guess a lot of people have had a go at this idea as they are all different bonnets/hoods Paul

Blocked oil gallery or crook O ring

It is all good, war dog has sent me the number I hope they do them, if not I will come up with a fresh plan Paul

So who has a part number for those wheels ? Paul

Very cool stuff Looked high and low for motor parts for those small bore Cummins motors years ago (before the internet) and couldnt find any so replaced a HB Cummins with a 6 71, no vintage truck movement back then, have kept the motor just encase parts ever became available Love them wheels as well Paul

Can only go on the information provided A few questions that come to mind are Why would Mack in the U.S. or Australia even muck around with this as the R model would have been well on the way by then I agree the steering wheel looks to be on the left as I cant see no shaft or box or linkage on the picture The exhaust is on the right which most in Australia are on the left with a ertical exhaust As far as I know all the B models from new in Australia had a under slung side exiting exhaust Even the first 5 years or so of R models were like this I don't know either way but find it interesting just the same, I had never heard of this before Paul

Very cool stuff Vlad, thanks for the details Paul

It's all getting a bit confusing now as to what I have and haven't shared lol So I have tried something different on my end to help with my confusion and just hope it doesn't bugger up the show That FM model in the TV series is a bit different I noticed it has a full size window in the bunk on the RHS, I have noticed a lot of European trucks have bunks like this I never knew why but after thinking about it I guess it has a lot to do with that European trucks will spend a lot of time on the wrong side of the road no matter what side their steering wheel is on The TV series is a good laugh and is probably more realistic than the US TV shows like "Movin On" and "BJ and the Bear" from a similar era Paul

I'll watch this space 😄 Paul

Ok just done a quick Google and found this old add on fleabay Took a screen shot as the link no longer works Gather this was the one you spotted Quickfarms ? Paul

Did they still look like a B model, the ones in the link ks shared dont really look the same as a B model Paul

Be thinking for use on a potatoe farm for picking spud bins

Was this ever tried in the U.S. Apparently Mack Trucks Australia tried the concept From a post on Faceless book in Australia Paul Steve Grennan MTA trialled the concept, but for some reason didn’t proceed.

Has been a long road to get it sorted, good to see you out having fun in it Paul

Will check it out Chris Paul