mrsmackpaul

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

Also it appears that the number on the side (0481 064 004) isn't the part number but the series or model number 

As there are dual circuitand single circuit with that number

Paul 

Well start googling and find the right one

A lot more LHD Renault trucks were built than RHD so this shouldn't be to hard 

Search with Mack Renault at the start, they sold 10's of thousands of these in Europe so parts are pretty easy to find, probably easier than American Mack parts in America 

Okay I just Googled the Bosch part number in your picture, I  think its the number and a treadle valve came up in Belgium 

https://www.belgiumtt.com/foot-brake-valves/bosch/unit/11.06.03.035/0481064004

The more I searched the more I found, it appears that the same valve came with different mountings 

So perha pos give them a call before ordering, most European countries speak better English than any of us

Good luck 

Paul

You blokes really need to learn how to use Google 

https://brettstruck.com.au/products/15774-300-foot-valve-footvalve-brake-mitsubishi-bus-bus-mk117-mk527-fuso-aero-import-buses-into-australia-brake-treadle-valve-mc837561-sdc-20216-241-02161-mcc804929-sdc20216-sd7002

As almost always,a very common part, just different to what you bnlokes are used to looking at 

Same same, but different 

Less than a minute, yes it is in gods great country Terra Australis "Great Southern Land" 

Probably only the listed price in US dollars with postage by the time it lands in Yanky land

Hmmm reminds me of a great song 

Crank th er volume lads

Happy days

Paul 

Yep, you need to take care of the ticker

Princess has been less than dedicated to taking care of her's and in recent months I have had to run her up to the hospital a few times for a over night stay 

Problem isn't the ticker as such, but as we age we need more medical treatment and a crook ticker really restricts what the doc can do to help

Take care and glad your on the improve

Paul

Bugger me, I  doubt the tyre shifting caused this

Lucky nothing bad happened when you had the turn 

Remember when everyone just "had a turn", or at least out here they did

Anyway it is good you now whats wrong 

Take care 

Paul 

Is it making smoke ? 

No smoke means no fuel

Lot's of smoke means no air 

White smoke generally means your getting air  in the fuel or timing is off a fair bit

Or at least thats how I understood this

Paul

Very interesting read

Paul

NewZealand back in the 70s or maybe late 60's built self steering trailers

High speed trailers that the back end steers itself around the corner

A really really smart simple design that works unbelievably well

The trailer tracks pretty much exactly the same as the prime mover

I can try and explain how they work but it is something you have to see with your own eyes

Anyway, if I get talking about these wonders of wonderment I'll be here all night

I tend to like really simple yet really smart ideas like these trailers

Oh NewZealand has very few roads you can do 60 MPH for only a few mile at best before a sharp turn, some days a twist and turn all day

A amazing place to visit if you ever get the chance, the pictures of NewZealand dont do it justice

Paul

Not a normal hydraulic size, I know this because of my own shopping adventures 

Ended with a standard low pressure hose, "Ryco Trucker hose"

Pretty  sure Ryco is a Australian brand 

https://www.ryco.com.au/product/t5-trucker/

Should be able to cross reference off the list

My stuff was woven reinforced type of deal, so if the link works, 350 psi

Paul

I would suspect you could just buy the said beast and bring it home butch er it yourself 

Make a crate for the back of your little Chev or F truck (sorry cant remember witch you have now)

Or Google the "Good Life" tv series and watch a couple trying to live self sufficient in the U.K. back in the early 80s

A great comedy 

They grow their own and make their own everything from power to food

A good old series full of silliness 

Paul 

All I can think of is Caddy Shack the movie

Dunno if these are same thing, gave me a chuckle years ago

Paul

They were available in Australia 

Different weight law's made these advantages 

European trucks generally have set back front axles, different brands made specials for Australia with the axles set forward for Australian weight laws when the laws were changed

Paul 

Boiling scaleds the skin of the pig, just like your hand and makes a mess, cooks the skin and then you get no crackling, dunno if pork is worth eating without crackling

We only put about 6 inches of water at the most in the tub 

By the time you drop the pig the water goes up a bit

Dunno aboit making hams, some blokes do I never have

When doing cattle you need to pump the corn beef 

When making sausages out of deer we would use about 70% pork

A lot of dehydrated people when sausages are been made, makes for a interesting drive home 

It's more of a social engagement tjan a money saver, but great fun with mates

The start of the night the strings of sausages are very neat and even

End of the night the sausages are very custom to length and ability 

Old timers used to slit the throat when the pig was alive to collect the blood for black pudding, I don't get excited about black pudding and if I gotta knock something on the head I prefer it to be as quick and painless as possible 

With pigs and cattle, they are usually very tame like a pet as they have been hand reared for a month or more to grow them out 

All in all, pigs are a lot of fun to do, cattle are a lot of work and sheep are all done on the band saw 

If you haven't done one before you teally need to find someone that knows what they are doing and go and help them butcher some stock first

Get them help you, even if you give away a large portion of the beast

Encase anybody hasn't picked it up yet thru my ramblings 

A lot of people claim, hang on I'll do that in capital letters CLAIM THEY CAN BUTCHER A BEAST but very few can 

I am not even close to been a expert but have seen a lot of disasters 

Preparation is the key, and a lot of helpers

Take your time, buy some books on butchering and if you have a cool room, take your time 

First cattle I did I had no cool room and just hung the quarters under the tank stand and wrapped the in bed sheets that were wet and the wrapped them in shade cloth to keep the flies off

A bloody big job it turned out to be

We stacked it all into large freezers as we went

Found out later when it freezers, freezes it freezes in what ever shape it is and in a giant block

Lesson number 2, the work isnt done when the meat is in the freezer

Gotta empty out and restack it every week until it's fully frozen otherwise you will never get it out and the cook will go crook at you

Some people say leave meat to hamg for two weeks before butchering 

If you think about it some of your meat has been dead well over a month before it's fully frozen 

To me that's a quick way for a lot of people to get crook

Cryovac machines are a good help

Anyway I could ramble on for hours 

Paul

Prices on fert are thru the roof at the moment 

Dunno what the excuse is this year, just amother rough end of the pinapple type of deal

Paul 

2 hours ago, mowerman said:

I’m thinking it’s electrical. That’s where our trucks maxed out and high gear. Good luck bud.

Your probably right, bit hard to tell with no answers

Think like on a mechanical motor that won't allow the governor to fully open in some gears 

But gay, modern and electronic 🤪

Paul 

2 hours ago, mechohaulic said:

 I always found the Australian Macks some what mind boggling. USA had the basic eastern R's;U's and so on vs the USA  westerns which were besides high HP more "decorative" . the Australian  Macks were /are set up so different for practical operations . the twin air intake, front cow guards, are  made for pulling the freight trains. a positive in a number of ways. 

Maybe only smaller Jap trucks that are standard run of the mill type of deals

Heavy trucks in Australia are pretty much all custom built, even bog stock plane jane white trucks are pretty much custom built 

I think the numbers sold in Australia by world standards are tiny, but what we want is so specialized it has to be this way 

Paul 

Looking the goods 

Well done and enjoy

Paul 

Dunno Brocky, to far away, I'll see what I can find out

Paul 

https://fb.watch/o79u8kOKCM/?mibextid=adzO7l

Clickty click

Paul 

Okay, apart from the typo of 14 grand revs

Diesels need two things to work 

Fuel and air

At 1400 does the exhaust run clean ?

If it does your running out of fuel

If it's black, your running out of air

I can't give any further advice until these two questions are answered sorry 

Paul

1 hour ago, mattb73lt said:

I was over at my friend's yard today, the one that very graciously sent me several lifts to assembly my truck. He just took delivery of a 2024 Mack Granite Tri-axle Roll Back with a Century body. I couldn't help but park mine next to it to compare. Not even registered yet, with all the stickers still on it!. I almost passed out when he said it was over $300,000, DAMN!!!!! 64 years between the two.

There's some photos here that need blowing and in hanging in the house, possibly even the dealership the new truck came from

Some smarter than me could think of a smart caption comparing the two

Really great photos 

I'm impressed with both trucks

As for the price, you yanks have been spoilt with cheap trucks for 50 years or more, you wouldn't want to buy a truck in Australia, you'd all fairly die in the ass at new truck prices out here

Paul