mrsmackpaul

In Australia steel is used on pretty much everything except carting grain and thats aluminium So guess that might give you a clue Paul

Well I'm impressed, that's a hell of undertaking, a lot bigger job than almost all of us with exception of people from Europe could even imagine No wreckers yards or dealers or even a huge amount of passionate people to get stuff from Well done to all involved Paul

Good to hear from you Paul

Yes you were, I'm sure it was true love for you two, for sure, definitely 100% true love Paul

Im hoping Elsa isnt to tuckered out when its my turn I got the email and thought to my self "Pauly boy, your time has finally come" Didn't count on queue though Paul

Now the old bucket of bolts is back together and a quick update The new bearings in the turbine make a difference The most boost I have ever seen on the guage and definitely pulls harder So it was definitely worth the effort and the turbine makes more difference than I thought I guess it must of slowly loosing speed and I never noticed Makes around 19 pounds boost now which for a cool power motor is right up there at the upper end of the scale Paul

I noticed when out and about in Mrs Mack that on the Pyro guage it says something to the effect of "maximum 600 c°" which is over 1100 f So the 900 that was the original question is as we all thought and according to my Pyro guage perfectly normal and my bog stock 320 coolpower runs at 450 all day which is around 850 and gets up to 600 mark on a long hard pull Paul

So the painting I felt was only about halfway thru the job, the little fiddly bits went on and on So your just getting warmed up lol Great work as usual Paul

To be fair Pete we all end up buying things with out been fully prepared for it, I dont think it matters how old we get this just keeps on happening as we try new things That been said I think you are pretty spot on with what you are saying Some times we just need to take a educated risk and jump in, and sometimes we need to know when to walk away I have never had work come thru as promised, "buy this and we'll give you all the work you can handle" The work either never really was there and even if it is there's usually a good reason they can't find people to do it Just some thoughts Paul

That top seal is only a dust whiper, probably just got dry and cracked This then allowed the dirt to enter Paul

3/8 is pretty thick I would of thought I think most tipper bodies built in Australia now are maybe 3mm or 1/8th Hardox steel There would be a equivalent steel in the U.S. if not the same steel I feel thats gunna be 1/3 the steel in weight and possibly 1/2 the cost Might be worth looking into Good to have it road registered That is a nice lite weight for the truck I reckon Paul

Whatis the drive line, gear box diffs etc Are all the yokes tight ? And all the other things mentioned above Did this happen after having work carried out on the drive line or has it just started ? Paul

Well, no good at all Do what your meant to do and with any luck you'll be up and running quick enough Funny (not ha ha funny but strange funny) that in countries like Australia and NewZealand were we just got locked down at the start with no argument it is a battle to find anyone that even knows of anyone that has had it Might be to late in the U.S. now for this as the horse has well and truly bolted Get well Joey and kiss Mack as he is now healthier than your wife lol Seeya Paul

If you could unbolt the ram once the boom is propped and slide the base towards were you took those photos from and maybe work on it then This maybe a lot easier than yanking it out as getting it back in side the tight hole might be more of a challenge than the rest of the job If I was fairly sure I couldn't tackle this then inside the machine I would just yank it and deal with what ever head aches turn up And yes I would also guess the T piece is welded to the rod Perhaps find some bloles that fix these boom lifts and just have a yarn to them about how they tackle this ram, they may well give you some good pointers, the worst that will happen is they tell you to bugger off Paul

Do you need to remove the cylinder to change the seal ? Paul

I can't comment on a 18 speed as I have never driven one But any Road Ranger or Mack box I drive the same, as Joey has already said, just grab what gears you need when you need Every time up and down thru the gears is going to be different 12 speed Mack box and 100 ton gross I might only use 8 gears most of the time 2nd low 3rd low 3rd high 4th low 4th high 5th low 5th high is 12 th over driver and we are rolling along at 90, more likely 80 Drop back to single trailer 2nd low 3rd low 4th low 4th high 5th low 5th high back into over drive toodling along Bob tail 2nd high 3rd high 4th high 5th high My point is there is no set pattern and it is going to change every time you drive, every time you lift off and slow down Every hill you climb and every road you travel Dont over think things to much,I find it best if I just jump in the deep end and have a go Paul

Welded up the tank and put it back on No leaks, so finished the washing of the truck Just gotta check the diff oils and tyre pressure and we are good to go Paul

It appears fast freight isnt fast any where these days Paul

Welcome to the forum Paul

Always a exciting time putting some colour on Great stuff Paul

I know how they run etc but was more thinking if I was to replace the air lines I would like to put the correct colours on Anyway getting 1/4 coloured air line by the meter is a challenge so the colours really don't matter Paul

While greasing the float a maxi chamber started leaking Thinking it had perished with oil from the compressor I decided it would be wise to change all 4 I also pulled the slack adjusters off as the spring loaded locking doo hickies weren't always working right So whileI had them off I cleaned them up and pumped diesel thru them whilst spinning them with the rattle gun I did this until the old grease stopped coming out, I then re assembled them and greased This worked perfectly and made a huge difference The down side of these new repairs was the gear box started leaking again so after asking in a few places about the correct colours for air lines and getting no answers I rang around trying to chase up some coloured air line This is quite the challenge in Australia Anyway finally found a couple of colours in 20 meter rolls so ordered them They have got lost in transit some how So while I wait I'll give Mrs Mack a good wash so park her on the float All is going great and I can reach so much further and easier than before And then while washing a fuel tank Mrs Mack sprung a leak and diesel was coming out in a steady stream BUGGER ME so the Princess comes and lends me a finger to cover the hole and drain the tank and remove t the tank So will weld the tank up tomorrow and refit and finish washing Mrs Mack Paul

The front folding part of the goose neck had new pins and was line board etc at a guess 15 years ago Cost a fortune, as normal I was quoted ex amount of dollars and it trippled by pick up time They ballsed up the centers on some of the pivots and it had to go back, they argued the point but when it was folded flat on the ground the front was still 6 inches off the ground They found that a bit hard to argue Anyway the pivots were all machined to a very fine tolerance and as it doesn't get used a lot it the grease in the pivots were getting quite stiff So I have a doo hickie made up out of a old air tank and half fill it with diesel I remove the grease nipple (zerks I think you funny Yanky lot call them) anyway remove the grease nipples and clean out as much of the dry grease as I can with a drill bit I then screw a small air line fitting in and force diesel thru Then operat the goose neck a few times and let diesel flow on thru Then pump grease in until the new grease starts to appear Anyway it took a day to do the 30 odd grease nipples So then it was time for a bath for Mrs Mack so I took her out into the street and propped one side up on the gutter to give Mrs Mack a good bath

Well things get out of control very quickly Sometimes we must really question just how sane we are Seed I was already or perhaps had already test drove the truck but sat on a 20 liter oil drum I felt likeI could of been a contender for super trucker Saturday sitting on the oil drum However my gear stick wasn't touching the roof so I wouldn't of got a place So everything was fine so I chucked the floor and seats back in So onto the power steering leak on of the input shaft on the box Pull it apart, go to get a seal and speedi sleeve and none are there so order and pay for them and wait While I'm waiting I decide to sort some air leaks out Well this quickly snow balls into a dog chasing his tail type of deal Anyway the long and short of it is I changed one relay valve and the other pisss, fixed that and the gear box goes hisss I'm sure most of us have been here so I add a few more joiners as there was still space in some of the air lines 🤔 Well onto the low loader, low boy or float as I call them Paul

I dunno about your truck My stock standard 320 E6 will sit at 600 Celsius all day So I dunno whether your Fahrenheit or Celsius 600 C is 1100 f according to Google So dunno Paul