mrsmackpaul

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 

On 8/30/2019 at 8:10 AM, kscarbel2 said:

Keep your eyes on the truck for a minute - we're throwing back to 1980 for a bitchin' Autocar A64HD, with its super-groovy paint job. Also gracing the photo is Suzy, who was actually a manager at the Autocar plant before becoming a top dealer salesperson. #ThrowbackThursday #TBT

Always Up - Autocar Trucks

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There was some very classy paint jobs back in the day 

Suzy aint bad either

Paul 

Well good to hear from you Billy, no good about the wife and busted hip

Hope you're on the mend ok now

Paul 

Take all the wins you can in life because they are pretty few and far between 

Well done

Paul

Well if they are running true on the spider (spokes) it must be out of balance

This February just gone I heard a big bang and thought nothing if it, was heading up to see my son in north QLD 

Got to Ayr and noticed that a stud had broken  and of course the wedge was missing 

Wheeled Mrs Mack into the only truck supply place in town and bought a wedge and stud 

The wedge wasnt the right one and was at least twice as heavy as the old Gunite ones Mack used

It wobbled pretty bad then so I went straight to Mack at Townsville and ordered the right one and some spares 

Had tp wait over night but what a difference 

Also the rim had moved on the spider in less the 90 km's 

I reckon there wouldn't have even been half a pound in weight difference in wedges but it was worse than driving with out the wedge 

My point to all this rambling on is that it doesn't take two tenths of bugger all to feel something out of balance in you steer tyres

If you have a piece broken off there's a fare chance that might be part of the problem 

Paul

Did it wobble before the new tyres ?

Paul 

I came across this a couple of days ago

Since it appears many Americans dont even realize that Australia had troops in Vietnam 

Come to think of it many young Americans probably don't even know that the U.S. had troops there either

Anyway, this was made in 66

Paul