mrsmackpaul

As far as I know Scania are like Mack used to be and make their own back ends gear boxes and motors and the rest of the truck I stand to be corrected Scania are very well regarded in Australia as good bit of gear Paul

Not looking any good over there at all I dont watch the news, haven't since the GFC, I tend to agree with your president on the media Theres a lot of fake news out there Hope China gets on top of the situation fairly shortly Paul

So car seller has been in contact again Sends me a photo of the rear of his license, the address is for a part of the country 6 hours drive away Still wont give me his address were the car is He also offers to get a statutory declaration to say the car is his etc from the police station A statutory declaration is a written statement that a person (the declarant) signs and declares to be true and correct in the presence of an authorised witness. So I say fine but it must have the chassis number engine number and were its garaged and also state that owns the car and no money is owed So I say this fine but nothing happens as in money changing hands till all of this is sorted Anyway will see what happens , he may be legit but I leaning towards the side of not likely Paul

Me been me I like different things and for almost as long as I can remember I have wanted 63 - 65 Chev Impala or Belair Gotta be RHD from and Australian delivered, 4 door with pillars and Canadian built So been searching pretty seriously for some time and came across one with a rust free body that did meet all my criteria Went and looked a was what I wanted Original, RHD, bench seats, 4 door pillars, complete and fairly rust free I agreed on the asking price and would transfer the money that night I drove 150 km or around 100 miles to look at this but was happy So a 300 km round trip The bloke was hard to organise to come and look at the car He told me to meet him at the race track (horses) this is pretty common in country areas to meet at the pub or some were simple then follow the farmer to his farm I was stunned to see the car on a tilt tray, I must also say this town is probably only 150 people at the most and the next closest town is at least 60 km away I had just driven off not even 100 yards and I think to myself "hang on Pauly boy, you dunno who this joker or anything about him, you dunno were he lives, you dont know if is who says he is He did ask to be paid in cash for his tax reasons to which I replied "that aint happening as I cant get that much cash over 2 days from the whole in the wall at the bank" So asked him for his bank details and I would just transfer the cash When I asked for the account name he never answered but asked for a pen and paper and he would right it I also asked to see his drivers license but he claims he doesn't have it with him This is also quite common in rural areas as I rarely carry mine He tells me he will take a photo and send it thru on the phone So I head home and when I arrive last night he had sent the photo and I have a look at the photo his name is different and he has blanked out his address And when I say his name is different it is very very different So I get hold of him and ask what the hell's going on and who hell is he He carries on a bit and wont give me his address or any other details So in the end I told him Im gunna have to give it a miss as the amount of money Im expecting to hand over and his cagey nature it all sounds to sus to me I can see been a big bucket load of coin out of pocket and a empty place were my Chev is meant to be lol That girls and boys is "when to walk away " lol Some things we are best not to have some times Another will be along and these are quite rare in Australia so I will hang in there Paul

I hope it works out for them , Autocar and the new customer Im really excited about this new truck The most truck looking truck for many years to be released in North America Paul

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Wow This going to be quite the job, I hope it all works out ok for you Gunna be quite the investment in time and money when done Keep us updated, all very interesting to me Paul

Well if your not a Australian citizen you can't come to Australia from China at the moment Paul

Yep I want one, best looking offering I have seen out of the US for some time Sorry Mack Anthem but this has a lot better look than youm to had so sad lol Paul

Thats pretty unlucky All the pounding my 58's have had and apart from been badly worn they have never broken a trunnion Dunno if they are a big job to fix or not Paul

Hot off the press Spotted still working in Tehran as we speek Paul

Oh and there were more Macks used in the film during the heist Couple of rubbish trucks Paul

Was watching this on Netflix last night Stunned to see a L something or other Hadn't seen anyone mention it on here but that doesn't mean it hasnt been mentioned before, apologies if it has Also on the site I flogged those two images from was this one, guess it is the same jigger in tyhe day light Dunno who's truck it is, no doubt someone on here knows a lot more than me about this Here's the link to the site those pics came from https://www.imcdb.org/v001086478.html Also whilst Googling around came across this https://myfox8.com/2017/08/08/channing-tatum-takes-ride-in-mack-truck-with-fox8s-shannon-smith-to-promote-logan-lucky/ Apparently used a Mack truck to promote the movie, some how I have missed all of this If its already up here on the forum disregard my dribble Paul

I reckon it looks ok, I reckon I would buy one if they ever make it out to Australia I know there's a lot of naysayers out in the world But if you want any chance of Mack surviving and maybe one day get back to building non Volvo powered trucks they need to still be around This takes all of us to support them, it takes a lot more capital to set something up again once its finished up just saying that's all Now whats happened to the new Autocar conventional coming to Australia??? Paul

Similar saying for sheep farmers Big crappy day with those sunrises

It surly can Some of our electrical cables buried with ends sticking out of the ground will build up many thousands of volts in dust storms Feels like you have put your finger on a spark plug as it rips your arm out of its socket always ground the cables before touching them, pain is a good educator lol Vlad I do t worry about the dust to much as I should, to many people running around with their faces covered up in Australia with out me joining them Paul

Yes we are building solar farms in this rubbish every day of late Pretty hard on the lungs, but thats the price we pay for green power lol But this weather makes for some cracking sunrises You get probably 10 - 15 minutes from the time you see the dust storm till your in it I have farmed thru this type of weather almost everyday for six months in 2001 Feels a bit surreal at times but you do get used to it Paul

A lot off people working in crappy conditions in Australia weld a steel sleeper upside across the landing leg feet to stop trailers sinking Not as common now days as theres a lot more hard stand areas to park trailers on Paul

Two real simple answers as to why Isuzu is so successful They make what customers want and it lasts forever Kenworth is pretty much the same , only difference with Kenworth is they cost a arm and both legs and you wait at least six months to get one It shows in Australia at least that cost isnt everything Paul

5 inch is what Im doing As always we all have a opinion based on what we feel is right A few things you must know is things like how reactive the soil is, the climate, how wet the area is and how dry it gets Does it freeze, apparently this causes the ground to shift quite a lot I know of one slab only 3 inches thick for semi trailers gross 42 tons and its still there 40 years later So there's is lots to consider and what works for one part of the country wont work in another Do your research and dont listen to old wives tails I have seen a lot of sheds were tracked type earthmoving gear is repaired that have train line cemented in level with the floor so it the tracks arent walking on the cement as such Paul

Yeah occasionally, depending on whats going on in Australia Paul

He is telling you to hit it closer to the center Get someone else to hold a good size sledge hammer on the opposite side Also if you can put decent pressure on it say with a jack or gear puller will help as well And use a heavier hammer than 4 pounds as it wont bruise it as much Paul

Sugar is people have already said fantastic Paul

Well I'm not 100% sure of what NewZealand did I do know they had fully imported made in the good old US of A right RHD Macks They also had fully imported Australian Macks They also made their own Macks Some like Australia were of their own design There is a book getting done for release 2022 to commemorate 50 years of NewZealand made Macks I put the link up some time ago to order a copy, if you did (like I did) well done, if you didn't, tought titties you've missed out Paul