mrsmackpaul

Here you go

https://www.75chromeshop.com/all-products/20-retro-bone-steering-wheel/

Would want to make sure the wheel has enough room

There isn't a huge amount of extra room on a R model 

However I have seen smaller diameter old style steering wheels so I think it could be done as long as there isn't push buttons and things built into the wheel you already have

Paul 

I would be guessing  to allow oscillation at different points when a sway bar type of deal is used to the chassis rail

Maybe the whole deal gets to stiff and not enough movement is allowed

Paul 

But isn't this truck still under warranty?

If it is found to be missing parts your other trucks have then I would expect Mack should be sorting this issue not you

Once you have found whats wrong it should be up to them, if you start changing bits and pieces will that effect the rest of the trucks warranty 

But yes, it does appear to be have some wrong parts, thanks to everybofy that has picked this up, I didn't notice

Paul 

I have contacted Ed some years ago, can't remember why now, it was probably about Brockway trucks 

I'll see if I can track him down again 

Thanks Brocky 

All I can think of is this style of thing

So other dog, do you put a bone thru your nose when cooking ?

Sounds like a wonderful stew, sort of grew up on stews, always tasted better cold the next day on toast, still do

The Princess isn't a patch on stew making compared to my mothers, the Princess puts pasta (yuck yuck yuck 🤮) in stew, cant do a full days work on pasta lol

Yes I am not a pasta man, funny how our taste buds are set as children, apparently the older style meat and 3 veg Australian type of meals are pretty bland by world standards 

I have been cooking for the last week or so as the Princess has had a knee replaced, I haven't made her crook yet and she isn't complaing, she is starting to give instructions on my cooking as she gets better 

In the mean time I have been busy putting (not finished yet) ducted heating and cooling in the house

Hell of a job, the indoor unit is now all mounted in the roof space, I split it in two as both bits weighed 260 lbs and Im to old saggy to lift that in on my own

Here is the second half entering the roof

Roofs been open a few days now, had a few mm of rain one day and over a 100°f another day

The old swampy AC is still working so pulled the ducting off that to keep the roof space cooler 

Happy stew eating everyone 

Joey the sand blasting of pots etc I think would be fine as long as they have no grease in them, sand blasting greasy things I have found is pretty use less, or perhaps it is just me 

Paul 

That's big doohickie, looks impressive and expensive if nothing else

Paul 

They really are good to watch, very interesting stuff

Their logging idea makes sense, recharge down hill with logs pushing the load, them drive back up on the already charged battery 

Only problem for Australia is we dont have huge mountain ranges like the US or Canada 

And I dunno about the steering wheel in the middle and if that will pass ADR

But good on them for having a go 

Paul

4 hours ago, Joey Mack said:

you have me curious TJC...  I just see cast iron..  I guess I dont see a negative for blasting the inside and wiping it clean then baking them...   Thank you for chiming in...  

Im curious as well 

Paul 

57 minutes ago, 67RModel said:

Paul, you should really look into flying into the East coast and finding a nice drivable Brockway. Drive it to the Canadian Rockies. Do the horseback thing (I would ask for a mule. No horse can match the comfort and sure footedness of a mule). Then drive the Brockway to a West Coast port for export. If Brockways are as rare as you say in AU then this is your chance to bring one over. Just a thought. 

This thought has crossed my mind, Brocky knows far more me about Brockway numbers in Australia, I have never seen one in the flesh  

I'm guessing you could count the numbers in total on both your hands 

Paul 

45 minutes ago, Brocky said:

The above sounds good. Do not know what your horseback dates are, BUT the Brockway weekend in Cortland NY is the second weekend of August..

The horse ride is the first 2 weeks of August Brocky 

Paul 

Brocky I looked into importing a whole truck a coupke of months ago

It can be done but a whole truck is very challenging, especially if it's older 2015 

As far as parts go, this isnt a problem, especially for road going vehicles, farm machinery and earth moving equipment are a lot harder but are also do-able, quarantine into Australia is really strict on these two as we already have enough accidental imports like prickly pare and grasses and fruit flies and so on

There are a few people I know that I just pay per square meter on the floor of the shipping container 

Funny enough most of these people export out of Chicago??? and not the west coast which seams really strange but it is apparently cheaper

I have bought a lot of tractor parts (farm tractor parts) and dozer parts in  over the years for my own use

I would get up real early in the morning and call the U.S. and place the order, then go to town and wire the money across and then wait a few months and things arrived

These days I just google it, pay with a debit card and if it isn't heavy it is hear with in 14 days

At times it is quicker to get stuff in from overseas than it is the same part in Australia, Most times it's half the price or there abouts

Paul 

5 hours ago, mowerman said:

Paul I’m not understanding why you think you have to have a class a license here I would think your Australian ticket would cover the entire entire globe but then again I do not know that for sure I do like your idea about buying engines that’s in genius. Good luck Bob.

Bob I don't know that I do need a dertain class license, I know for up to a certain weight all I need is a international permit

But I  best to find out before I get there 

Getting into the U.S. the legal way is more difficult than if I go to NewZealand 

I imagine that going from the U.S. to Canada is like going from Australia to NewZealand, relatively simple

I have to apply for visa's and the like and prove I can support myself and probably have medical insurance before I leave Australia, some weeks before hand

So thought I would find out about the other stuff and fill my trip with silliness 

Paul 

Thanks for the replies

At this stage the Princess isn't interested in coming and originally I was just gunna fly into Canada and jump on a bus/train or plane

But then I got thinking

I'll need to no doubt fly to L.A. and then catch at least one more flight to Calgary 

So why don't I buy a vehicle, something I would never get to drive in Australia and extend the holiday by a month or more

First thoughts was a pick up truck with a gun rack, because well, I'll be in America were everyone has a gun and I'm half way there 🤪

But once that stupidness was over I got to thinking

A Peterbilt, Autocar, Western R model and the list goes on

One thing I would like to do is buy some motors and send them back home, types that aren't common in Australia or even that common in the U.S. and fit to some of my projects

Anyway this part is a pipe dream at this stage, the horse ride is a done deal as I have paid the money 

Maybe Im getting greedy and trying to f it to much into ond trip but I don't think I'll ever do it again so I might as well have as much adventure as I can

Think about how much stuff I can carry with a cab over truck and 24 foot tray and a bunk to sleep in

I reckon if I rent like a 6 ton truck and pay motel bills for six weeks it won't take long to chew thru as much as the cost of buying something 

But if I was to buy something and it broke down it is then my problem to fix it, but I figure it is my problem at home anyway and parts etc will be easier to come across in the states than Australia 

As I said, all just a pipe dream at this stage

Paul

Well next August I'm going horse riding in the Canadian Rockies 

So I had a thought, rather than flew all the way there, I might just fly to LA and then buy a small truck and drive up and then head across to the east coast after my ride

So my question is, can I drive a truck with getting a CDL or what ever you blokes call it ?

If I can't, how big in weight can I drive without a CDL, was told 26000 lbs

Is this the gross weight of trucks capability or to can I drive a truck that weighs this amount when empty 

It is only a idea, day dream type of deal to drive about

Paul

Have tried these blokes, maybe give them a call amd they might have a cross reference 

https://www.dencodiesel.com/products/631gc-5134x-turbocharger-s3b-mack-truck-e6

Paul 

There were later ones, I think they were later  and there was no rear part of the wheel arch or skirt to the back of the cab

Paul 

Was thinking about this, theres probably a Renault forum like this Mack truck forum in Europe, maybe join one and they maybe a good source of advice and sourcing of parts

The good thing most things automatically translate or will translate with a few clicks

Botton line is I reckon there would of been more Renaults over a given period than Macks for the same period 

If you find a good forum report back and when others come looking for questions like yourself we will know were to point them

Paul 

Well that's some adventure 

Does the trailer have a hurdle at the front, steel gate to stop the load shifting forward off the trailer 

Or do you rely on the rach guard thingy on the truck ??

Dont really see straps used on steel in Australia, most people wrap the chains right around the steel and then chain it to the trailer, the tighter the dogs are the tighter the load is held

I have fund it amazing just ho we much steel bounces, even with lots of chains on

Main thing is that no one is hurt, trucks looking sharp

Paul

It's been a few years now since I have had the heads off a E6 and recall any difficulty in getting the heads off

Manifolds came off easy as best as I.can recall

The air to air intercooler has to come out to get all the bolts out, I am pretty sure it had bolts inside, maybe completely wrong now, it has been a while now but Im pretty sure there was bolts inside to hold the manifold to the head

Gunna be embarrassing if I have that wrong lol

Paul 

We call it rememberance day in Australia 

Up until recent years people would wear a poppy on remembrance day 

Sadly I was up the street a few times on remembrance day and didn't see another person wearing a poppy 

I seem to recall the flags were always at half mast on remembrance day along with ANZAC day 

I didn't see any flags at half mast

Dunno, Australia is really going down the toilet with it's values in recent years 

Every joker will proudly display their latest tattoo or piercing but not wear a poppy or ANZAC badge 

Anyway, thanks to all those who served or who are still serving 

I hope we all live a full and good life and be worthy citizens as lot of people gave a huge amount so that we can 

Thank you