mrsmackpaul

I reckon it will use centrifical force to separate the water etc from the fuel

Fuel floats on water so as it spins the water flow over the side and the fuel will run down 

Just a guess 

Like a centrifical oil filter 

Just clean and reassemble, last for ever and the engine oil stays spotless 

Paul

I sez it's kinda sad to see the end of a era

I also think people should be proud of just how many years the ACCO  lasted 

Paul 

2 hours ago, 41chevy said:

I was on Long Island at the Stoney Brook Vets home. My V.V.A group treated the residents and day care cases to dinners and a personal thanks. Hope that some one does that for me when I get older.

Not to rain on the parade but because of the V.A. policies and waiting lists 21 veterans (evenly split from Vietnam to now) commit suicide every day

I was only speaking to my mother about this very thing a week or so ago 

We dont do enough for veterans and their families 

We ask them to put it all on the line for a cause they might not even agree with but we are to lousy to put out our hands to help after the fighting is over

I only learnt my Grandfather who was in the RAAF although he was ground crew , he was a air frame fitter

I asked what that was as a child "when they come in like a colander I send em out like a bowl"

I never new until only days ago he was a fire fighter in the airforce as well, the memories of the burnt and mangled air crews haunted him to the day he died apparently 

As I said I only learnt this days ago

Most of us only think of the front line troops and the trauma they must suffer

I do wonder how far reaching this trama can be 

Paul

Remembrance day is what its called in Australia 

It really is quite impressive to see all people from all walks of life just stop work and gather and then return to work without a word been said 

I was googling before and according to Wikipedia the numbers of men lost in WW1 and also the percentage of the population is quite interesting 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_casualties#Casualties_in_the_borders_of_1914–18

Well worth a look

Paul 

15 hours ago, Bullheaded said:

I have trouble taking any "off road" truck serious that doesn't have a steel hood.

Thats kinda yeah well um dunno the right word there

However the Mack Big Foot I seem to recall was rated at 250 ton standard from the factory and was built to never be driven on the road and it doesnt have a steel bonnet or hood as you blokes call them 

A very very tough jigger

Paul

As long as it covers the radiator and fits behind the grill I reckon it should work ok

Paul 

Yeah the exhaust looks a little small though 🤔

Paul 

It's been a couple of years since I have had a R model door apart 

But I  do recall, or at least I  seem to recall that the door latch (the bit that holds the door shut) has to have its screws undone and it comes out with the door 

I also seem to recall that the clip that holds the lock barrel in has to be unclipped so the barrel comes out to allow that door latch to slide out of the door jam part of the door 

I do stand to be corrected on this as my mind isnt as good at rememberibg things as it once was 

The whole shooting match comes out fairly easy with the door still on the truck 

I have never tried it with the door off the truck so I cant comment on which way is easier 

Paul

The did in Australia, it was called the BigFoot

It was a Mack Australia factory product

https://www.machines4u.com.au/view/advert/Mack-Bigfoot/516977/

Paul

I was wondering were that fish smell was coming from

Paul

Go to.a place that wrecks farm machinery 

Should be plenty of Donaldson type air cleaners for not much money

B models in Australia used them

Paul 

Welcome to the  dog house 

Paul 

Yes I would agree and would think it was used in the UK when Germans were bombing London 

Im guessing it has a generator out the front but I  notice it has two radiators 

Paul

Vlad I have been told by someone that workedfor Mack Australia building Macks that there was templates made up that hung on the firewall etc to drill all corresponding holes for RHD

Even the heaters etc were cut and shut to still use the original Mack heaters but all conections were reversed 

Pedal hangers and brackets cover up all the LHD holes no longer needed 

You cant tell they have been modified at all until you disassemble them 

Paul 

7 hours ago, JoeH said:

That's be fun trying to convert a DM to RHD.... Not!

When the DM's were sold here they were sold as LHD and were converted to RHD later on in life

The cabs were shifted to the middle like a R800 and the steering wheel swapped across

How many of these were done ? Dunno 

Was it a neat conversion like a conventional R model or flinstone ? No

But they came up ok and would of been a lot better to drive out here on our roads 

Paul

They were built that way because t he R 800 wasnt around yet and that was as good as Australia could do with what it had I would think

Also worth remembering that all R model and no doubt all other Macks built in Australia are based on LHD  and converted to RHD in Australian factory

Paul 

There was some DM on heavy haulage and oil field work out here 

They were Australian Macks

Paul

I was thinking , yes  dangerous I know

Do rubbish trucks have dual control in the U.S.

If so do these trucks with dual control ? As in a steering wheel on each side

Would make it easier to make it RHD 

Just a thought 

Paul

1 hour ago, tjc transport said:

not me..... if i was 30 again, then i would have to deal with the ex again. 

Lucky you  wishing mine was my ex 

Paul

6 hours ago, carlotpilot said:

time marches on od . I shudder every time i look in a mirror. some great pics though keep em comin

Yeah I  wonder who that strange bugger is looking back at me thru the window lol

Were do the years go ??

Paul 

A fantastic story, I  love this type of stuff

People doing what others consider unusual and uts great fun as well 

Thanks for sharing 

Paul