mrsmackpaul

Sorry I'll be of no help there, I know this will shock most but I'm a 6 cylinder type of bloke Paul

Discovered this today Enjoy, this was how it was done, dunno about now though Paul

This is coming together at a fast rate now Paul

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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