mrsmackpaul

A dumb question from me, they normally always are though lol

Trolly valve, is that just used for pulling the trailer brakes on ? Or something else?

Paul

Miss Maddie is the perfect little helper by the looks of it 

Happy times 

Paul

That is a well worn pedal, looking good and thanks for the update

Paul

A header is called a header in Australia because up until say 30 years ago we only harvested the head

And the seed drill is called a combine because it combines three jobs 

Cultivate 

Seed 

Fertilize

Even in Australia a we call things vastly different names from end of the country to the other

A landing net that is used for fishing is called a didel (pronounced die dill, I  have no idea how it is spelt) in the area I farmed in north Queensland 

Yeah I have no idea about that one either 

Who knows probably Italian or from that part of the world as there is a lot of Italian descendents on the sugar cane 

Paul

Is it a combine or a header ?

We call them headers in Australia and a combine I believe is what you lot call a drill

Last years debacle ended up with some quality gear out and about 

A Massey Ferguson 587 pto on the back of the Fordson Super Major 

What a mess lol

And six weeks later on new years eve we were done 

Paul

Looks pretty flash to me

Paul

Looks like a allcrop header to me, Allis chalmers were probably the biggest manufacturer of them but I think everyone had a go at building something along those lines 

Paul

Thanks for that, clear as mud now 

Paul 

Okay you blokes, I have been educated on a wife beater,  to me a disgusting term but thats a whole other subject not related at all to trucks

But what are slides ?

Paul

Good for you, couldn't make it ride any worse lol

Should be a lot more enjoyable to drive about now

Paul

Maybe between running a really low pressure and removing spring leafs you might get a acceptable ride 

Does your back end have shockers on it at all, not all Mack bogie drives do, dunno about single drive, if you were to pull leaves out and you had no shockers it may tend to bounce a lot

Should be a interesting exercise 

Paul

2 hours ago, mowerman said:

I put all brand new parts in that air start system 27 years ago and everyone including the guy that sold me the parts …. Which is still in the business can’t believe how long that tank holds air …. Bob

This is what I need to do to my truck, a bloke I know has a KW brute and pulls tripple road trains thru some of the roughest country in Australia hauling cattle, he keeps right up to date with his air system and he can park over night and the air hasn't dropped at all

Which is quite impressive when I consider all the joins and quick release couplings to get to the back trailer and the age of the truck and trailers, they would all be well over 20 years of age 

My truck, 1/2 hour and we have lost plenty of pressure lol

Paul

Looks good, welcome to the forum 

Paul

Well you buggered that up, thats for sure

There is good news, you arent the first person to do this, I can speak from experience here

Hopefully the head isnt going to leak, if it does leak you will need to find a new head 

Cast iron cant he heated like this, for future reference 

Drill the stud out a fare bit, fill the hole with a mig welder and build it up enough to grip onto with vice grips and it will just wind out

I wish I had a better answer but you cant heat big lumps of cast iron like this and expect to get away with it 

Not been a smart ass just answering your question 

Paul 

1 hour ago, Rsc1717 said:

This bearings come unitized they don’t require oil . It’s a Mack unitized hub . I don’t know why they did it like that but that’s what this is .

Oh okay my misunderstanding, so they are sealed bearings then, I best  but out of this as I haven't seen this hub before

Paul 

3 hours ago, Rsc1717 said:

Usually it only does it when loaded or mid day thru work day . I work local hauling belly dump I’m thinking it’s because it gets hotter when loaded and the more use . Have any of guys gone thru one of these or changed one . What problems were you having . Just want to make sure it is this . I’m thinking it is because of the what the guy telling me feeling jumó on tire and also wheel Hotter then the other side

To answer your question about changing a wheel bearing, I  have9changed one of this particular wheel bearings myself

That been said I see no reason it would be different to any other wheel bearing 

Jack it up

Block it so it can't fall down and is safe to work on

Back the brake off

Undo cap on the hub and remove the two big nuts and washers remove wheel and hub as one

Remove bearing bits from hub and axle, including the seal

Clean everything 

Reassemble in the reverse

When tightening the big nut,  do up tight then back off one and a half flats

Assemble the remainder, fill with oil

Re adjust brake drive away 

Or at least thats how I would tackle it if it was mine

I hope tuts is of some help

Paul 

3 hours ago, Licensed to kill said:

This whole project will be "a lot of dicking around". That is OK. I enjoy making things work. Spent the better part of the day figuring out how to install a power steering box using the stock steering column. Unfortunately, the boxes i have access to (6 of them) appear to be unsuitable and the one that looks like it IS suitable is in my bucket truck which I bought for parts (one of those parts being the steering box) and now am thinking of keeping the truck intact (story of my life). A friend of mine has a bus that he bought for the engine. I'll check with him and see if it has air ride. Thanks for the tip. I don;t know that some buses had air ride on the steers. 

Most coaches, if not all have full air bag suspension in Australia, I doubt the US is any different 

When you pull up to the gutter you just flick (normally marked kneel) a swith and the front end lets the air out to make the step closer to the ground 

Gotta remember most buses the driver sits out in front of the front axle 

On some of Australias high quality roads it feels like Im in a washing machine 😔 around and around lol

Paul

How about a air ride steer axle off a bus ? should give a smooth ride and good handling

Yes its all a lot of dicking around but Macks have never been known for a smooth ride 

Paul 

Some Australian Autocar action from back in the day here, no audio, before smart phones and video cameras on every phone

Leader trucks and whites as well

Enjoy

Paul

Tah muchly Swishman, your spoiling me 

Paul 

That's a classy looking ride  

Is that on 24 inch rubber ??, the tyres really seem to fill the guards out

Paul

Not yet and not likely to in Australia 

I hope they sell like hot cakes

Paul 

Timothy Maikshilo would be the man to ask when he is on here, he drives in NewZealand and came rrom New England 

A crap road is a crap road no matter were you are, those really loooooooooong wheel base prime movers or tractors or what ever you blokes call them would be a issue even in Australia 

It would be good to come and compare, just to see how the other half live

Paul 

Dont worry the rest of world has known that for decades lol

Well I googled the show, turns out even Google doesnt know why the chimp was in the show but the rest of what I remember was pretty close

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._J._and_the_Bear

Im more stunned about the fact it was 40 years ago !!!!!

Bugger me were did the time go ?

Paul