mrsmackpaul

I have always been led to believe that no US vehicles trucks etc that were sent over seas during the war were allowed back to the US after the war to stop the home market been flooded by cheap ex military stuff The only gear that ever made it back was way after the and maybe a mining company or a company drilling for oil etc bought some gear back when they finished in a country over seas So I would find it unlikely that this Dodge went to Africa but not impossible Dunno about filling the fuel thru the floor in the back, the things gunna always smell of diesel as I always seem to spill the odd drop Not a bad jigger though, would wanna be pretty flash for $250,000 US Paul

LOL well when you live in the tropics and do physical work every day you can tend to look a bit shabby and frazzled at times, hang on most of the time But as they say "thanks for the feed back and I'll take it onboard" LOL Paul

As Seed says and road trains are 90 kmh there is very little point in going much faster than 100 anyway, fuel economy goes out the window

Those brackets are the standard from new from Mack Australia

Swish man that front hub leaks out the welsh plug thing in the end of the big cone I was in Mack Townsville a few days asking is there a 'O' ring or something but no nothing press fit I have noticed one of the other cones has had the plug welded all round Now the rear axle same side always seems to leek, I have tried a few different seals with no luck, picked up another new seal from Mack the other day and it comes with a steel collar to tap on the shaft to make it like a speedy sleeve So will see what happens next trip in a few days Paul

some people are pretty skilled drawers and Im not one of them LOL My son took a photo of the Princess and I on Chrissy day I look a tad shabby beside the Princess and Mrs Mack but not a bad picture I thought Paul

Christmas is over now out here but hope you all had a great one Paul

Swishy she gunna be one long jigger with extra 20 feet and a turd axle and a dolly You gunna need the super short KW up front for sure Looks very impressive to me Paul

Well the freight in the trucks is gunna be shaken and maybe also stirred on arrival Bugger me I just dont try hard enough Paul

Fun times ahead for you at least you won't over heat whilst working on it

I have thought about making a video of a road trip but Molly cant hold a camera any good lol Paul

Swish man I wasnt even really trying LOL Looks like a folder for every occasion Paul

No not factory but that and the cut out in the guard (wheel well I think you blokes call it saves dropping the bar to do the daily checks and when the bug deflector is on you can't see the hole from the ground or the cab Parked at Bowen late yesterday arvo Bowen is were the film Australia was filmed and used as the prop for Darwin during filming

Keith we have a log book and I have always called it the book of lies I have never been hassled by any law enforcement person or anyone else for sleeping beside the truck We can do 12 hours on the eastern side of Australia and if you do some training course and get "basic fatigue" you can do 14 hours of driving Over on the West and in the NT it's still up to the driver I think Heading north up the coast to Mackay and back beside the Coral Sea, yep that same big lump of blue our men fought over 60 years ago, thinking about this sought of makes my dramas of today seem pretty bloody piss weak hey Rolling thru Mackay and a thought occurred to me that a lot of our for fathers yours and mine did their training before been deployed to the Pacific during WW2 So thought you blokes may have been interested in seeing it all The troupes trained all up the east coast trying to get them ready for the jungle I cant help but wonder what the young men were thinking from the northern parts of US and Canada and I guess other parts of the world Anyway rolled back into Ayr in the evening back over the bridge I headed south on the other day a few weeks ago Some useless pic's of stuff all but you may or may not And hear you go the dogs ass up side down or right side depending on what part of the world you are looking at it from LOL seeya Paul

Rolled back into QLD yesterday arvo , over a 100 in the shade and Miss Molly and I was a bit over it so stopped for a hour or so before heading north and calling it a night at Miles, slept like s baby beside the truck in the gutter after having a tub (shower) Welcome to Queensland lol Struck a blow at 5.00 am before it got hot again to try and get back to the coast before lunch for the sea breeze and a cooler day Back in the tropics now and about to launch it for homePulled up at Rockhampton as the book of lies told me it was time and more modern Mack pulled in behind Any way should be home tonight Paul

I don't know if 1 third would be enough as the weight coming of some of our rough roads I think would multiply out a lot greater than that something like I reckon 10 or 20 times the weight of what they ate rated Paul

Temporary bridge over the Murray river the old lifting span bridge is been repaired The centre section lifts to let paddle steamers thru

Swish to sand blast both the trailers and dolly and repaint in the brown and beige is on the list of this to be done not enough time at the moment though Paul

When I rebuilt my cab I replaced the rubber seal around the door with rubberized foam Seals better and no rattles Also when I replaced the carpet panels on the lower door they press on the gusset in the lower corners of the door opening

Well new brakes, upgraded to maxi's on the trailer, new shoes new drums , led lights, new rocker boxes, fresh donuts and the old McGrath finally passed a roadworthy inspection Now to super glue a ring feeder on the back and she is good to go And some other photos of this end of this wide but brown land All this work is been done on Mals farm my very good friend who sprayed Mrs Mack So a big thanks to Mal and his Mrs "Mrs Mac" for putting up with me for a week or so Seeya Paul

I reckon the green seal is better, however I think either are correct I have s seal leaking in the ass end at the moment and a seal like the red one turned up from Mack So I dunno Paul

Dunno what part of the world you are in but in Australia there is ajoint in Brisbane that has all the answers for Australian Macks Paul

Unloading the dolly at Kerang will chuck some fresh treads on the trailer in the morning seeya Paul

Returning back to Kerang with trailer and dolly