mrsmackpaul

Thank you Vlad 

That is exactly what I am chasing 

Paul 

I hope celebration style

7 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said:

I was watching a short clip from the 70's at a guess were a F model was a movie star for a bit and it ended up in a yard full of F model's 

I have no idea what the movie was called but at a guess it was Dutch

Great event Vlad, thanks for sharing

Paul

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=667874577013584&id=100013731422003

Dunno if the link will work or not

Gotta have face book I guess

Paul 

On 10/20/2019 at 3:33 PM, Brocky said:

Vlad

Quite an amazing show!!! Thank you for taking the time to post these pictures.. I would not have believed that there were that many Macks in Europe.. 

I was watching a short clip from the 70's at a guess were a F model was a movie star for a bit and it ended up in a yard full of F model's 

I have no idea what the movie was called but at a guess it was Dutch

Great event Vlad, thanks for sharing

Paul 

I like most other people in this wide brown land that I  come across find the US politics as fumny as all get out 

I got a real chuckle out of that sticker the other day when I first saw it 

I reckon it would be as funny as to stick it on the back of a ute or even a old F truck and cruise some of streets in some suburbs of Melbourne 

Just to take the piss out of the over opinionated leftards lol

Paul

Looks like a proud lad

Great stuff 

Paul 

I reckon the last one is the closest to what is in my head 

Ta muchly Swish man 

Or was thst 200 years in 76 or 77 ? ?

Dunno, my US history isnt real flash

Paul 

I maybe getting confused here and I maybe thinking of 1976  ?? Mack had a different red white and blue back ground 

Have tried Googling it but all Google comes up with is 400 years of African American slaves 

I cant blame Google as it wasn't around 76 and it might not of beeb 76 anyway 

Paul 

I let you know how that goes seed

Paul

Done deal Swish man

And thanks Paul

They had a logo a little different as well 

Im trying to find the picture of it

It was on some of the roof spoilers on Macks in Australia bavk in the day

Paul 

Yes it would be very classy  David 

So anyone got any ideas 

They had some interesting different logos that I can think of back then 

So any input welcomed 

Paul

I am getting new seats for Mrs Mack and am splurging far more than I should so figure if Im gunna get strung up for spending with out seaking permission I might as well make it worth my while

In for a penny in for a pound so to speak

So the seats Im getting come in two fabulous colour choices, black or black

I have asked about getting them retrimed in a colour better matching the interior of Mrs Mack  and  was going to have vinyl surrounds and cloth inserts 

Was thinking about getting the period correct Mack logo embroidered into the back rest 

Mrs Mack is 1980 ish ? Depends which plate you read it off

So my question is, what logo was correct for 1980 ???

Havent settled on just a dog as thats pretty common and Mrs Mack is anything but common

Thanks in advance

Paul 

No smoke out the exhaust means no fuel

I reckon iys something very simple 

Like the sleave on the stop cable has shifted in its clamp and now the arm cant fully return 

Or maybe the bolt and clip or what ever it has on the wire or cable has slipped or is catching on something not allowing it to return

Injector pump cut off soleniod if it has one might be cooked 

Paul

If its diesel I would start with making sure that the injector pump fuel cut off arm is fully swung back around into the running position 

The can catch on the housing 

Paul

Thanks for that 

Mack Muster in March and off to Alice Springs next year for 20 th reunion so thought I best glam up the seats a bit

Paul 

Anyone have a part number for these 

Never know what we might have in Australia 

Paul 

On Facebook at the moment there is a  B model that has been done up 

Has classy looking seats with dogs embossed on the back rest

Anybody know what these would have come out of ?

Paul 

I like others find it interesting that a country like the Soviet union could operate with such restrictions 

We complain about the restrictions we have in  Australia but I think we are very spoilt and we just dont know it

Paul 

Fantastic story Vlad 

You journey a long way for your toys like me

Last trip I did was over 5000km round trip for a trailer I had been searching for for decade's 

The things we do for our hobbies 

Paul 

I never new this, I have never ever locked my truck and have never thought to 

Paul 

1 hour ago, tjc transport said:

i would pull the lock, set the trailer brakes and try pulling away easily. it may pop loose.

I have used a crow bar on jaws to pop them open on grease plates (fifth wheels) that have been a trailer sitting for decades

If you hold the handle out with a chain block or come along, so the fifth wheel cant relock and then as said, apply the trailer brakes and work it back woulds and forwards it will no doubt release pretty easily 

Paul 

Came across this the other day 

Some might find it interesting,  if you do watch it read the comments and it will give you some idea on just how badly we treated our troops from Vietnam 

Our veterans have given us the freedoms we enjoy today, people poo poo Vietnam and Korean wars, what people fail to realize is that we may very well be communist countries today as these unpopular wars really put the brakes on communism 

Have a look if you like

I still have trouble coming to terms with the way we treat our veterans and their families, it still isnt anywhere near good enough in my opinion for what its worth

Paul