mrsmackpaul

Kenworth had adds back in the 70's for their mid size trucks that went something like "Most mid size trucks are lightweights built up, at Kenworth we heavy heavyweights built down" Those Dodge Big Horns look like a lightweight built up job to me Paul

PICTURES IN HISTORY 🌍 The crew of the 'USS Stickleback' didn’t expect things to end this way—rising from the depths on 28 May,1958, only to be broadsided by the hull of a friendly American destroyer, the 'USS Silverstein'. The Stickleback sank to the bottom, an 11,000-foot journey to nowhere. Now, 62 years since the sub disappeared from any radar screen—and became one of only four U.S. Navy submarines lost since the end of World War II—it’s been found again. The sub—named for a spiny, scaleless fish native to many northern waters—was found off the coast of Oahu, Hawai’i, by the Lost 52 Project, an independent initiative to find the 52 American submarine wrecks from the World War II era. The great depth of the wreck (over two miles beneath the surface), and the fact that its precise resting place was unknown, allowed the submarine to elude discovery until now. The project found the sub by cross-referencing old records with modern sonar technology and remote submersibles, which eventually located the ship split in two at the bottom of the sea. The Stickleback’s sinking could have been far worse. It occurred in 1958, after the sub had come out of decommission—ship retirement—to serve in the Korean War. A training exercise gone awry had caused it to plummet through the depths; when the sub managed to resurface, it found itself in the path of the Silverstein. A collision was unavoidable, yet no one was hurt, and the Stickleback’s crew scrambled onto the friendly destroyer before the sub foundered and slipped below the waves, this time for good. Check out the link here for more info 👉 http://www.lost52project.org/Stickleback.html

What breed of traileris that Brian ? Paul

Does blow black smoke when this happens??? If it isnt blowing black smoke it would be telling me it is lacking fuel Paul

So we had no idea we were independent being before mirrors were invented?? Must of been a heck of shock to who ever invented the mirror to learn he or she was some one Paul

Well I have learnt something new today, I never new Japan landed on Australia during WW2 Paul

#Onthisday in 1942 the battle of Milne Bay began in New Guinea. On the night of 25 August 1942, Japanese troops landed by sea at Milne Bay. Two Australian brigades (about 4,500 men), some American engineers, and two RAAF squadrons were awaiting them. A savage battle raged along the shore, but after several days and extreme exhaustion, Japanese troops began evacuating by sea on 4 September. Of the 2,800 Japanese landed, only 1,318 re-embarked. Allied deaths included 167 Australians and 14 Americans. Milne Bay is remembered as the first defeat of the Japanese on land during the Pacific War. Learn more: http://ow.ly/ap1Y50B358E Image: RAAF airmen of No. 75 Squadron sitting on top of a dugout awaiting an action against the Japanese. August 1942. RAAF Official photograph. P02018.129 Identified, left to right: 404103 Flight Officer (FO) Richard (Dick) Tweedy Holt; 404355 FO Roy Gordon Riddel (Hotshot); 403049 FO Keith Munro Gamble; FO Max Johnston (Hawkeye); 404087 FO Raife James Cowan; 402963 Pilot Officer (PO) Stuart (Stu or Stewy) Munro; 033077 FO George (Hugh) Hubert Newborne Shiells (Digger). On 27 August 1942, PO Munro, aged 21, was killed in flying battle over New Guinea.

That's one heck of a result there Paul

Fantastic stuff, it's always good to get feed back to know if the results on these mods are going good Sounds like another winner Paul

The Antonov fly escaltors into to Sydney when Melbourne was building its first Crown casino It couldn't land in Melbourne then for some reason and the escalators were trucked to Melbourne The company Kone Elevators won the contract because they were the only people that could get the escaltors in the time frame required Write ups in the paper and Im pretty sure even made it to the news on TV Paul

Looks sharp Paul

Is air still getting to the bags at all or is there a crook valve, if air is getting there and a bag is blown or a hose is damaged, fix that As Mark T says "fix them and you'll see a instant improvement i ride" Paul

Have a CRACKER OF A DAY Alex

Great to hear a report back as to how it all worked out when you get a chance Paul

Sounds like the cab has air ride and the air bag for the cab isnt inflating Maybe a linkage has dropped off valve or the valve is fault Hop under the truck and look at the cab for a deflated air bag or bits missing or hanging Well walked the dog "Miss Molly" that is, my border collie While I was walking I thought I would quickly google air ride for CH Mack cabs And it appears that as I suspected CH Macks have a air ride cab Now the Granite you have I believe is based on a CH cab It should have air ride similar to this photo And it should ride pretty good when working The way describe that your truck is looking like its broken in half when parked would lead me to think the cab air ride isnt working at all So I would check the air bag shown in the middle of the picture to see that its inflated Paul

Is the cab suspension working correctly, I assume it has suspension on the cab Paul

Vent on transmission is blocked Oil out the selector valve would be more of air tank full of crap and oil than a gear box issue as the two arent connected Paul

My daily user float (low loader) is Steco which I believe may have been a US brand Australian made and heavy as all get out Had it for many years and will have to fix it all up one day These were ex army and I believe a lot went to Vietnam with our troops to shift their APC's about I have seen photos of two APC's on the one trailer One in the guts and the other over the back end Paul

I dont seem to be able to get the l8nk to work Sounds interesting and fast Paul

So with a lazy pusher type axle and mounting the charging pack in front of the rear wheels the chassis could be lopped and then it could be used for semi trailer work Or at least my simple brain works that way With 460 hp it should have bucket loads giddy up and go in it Paul

So Im to take it that the plot to get Trump out of office is so great it now involves all other countries around the world ?? I understand that the Don might not be everyones cup of tea but never realized just the lengths that people of the world would go to give him the ass They way I figure it, if (and Im not saying he is) he is as bad as some people would have us believe surely 330 million Americans would only have to wait another 9 weeks and they can just vote him out, I would think that would have to be easier than getting every other country around the world on side to perpetrate a fake virus and then get every other country around the world to list fake causes of death ? I never realized I was this dumb, not to have seen this coming Paul

Please dont think I have chopped your post apart because I havent, just grabbed a line out of it and after clarification on it as I have noidea at all What alliance ?

I don't ever recall seeing the Hyster brand of trailer in Australia, there Hyster fork lift trucks, Hyster winches and no doubt other types of Hyster gear Most floats or low loaders were of the style in the photo, fixed goose neck and load over the rear I dont really recall seeing ramps on trailers until the 80's All Australian floats had out riggers until the widening trailers came about and I reckon Drake were the first Almost all low loader trailers of say 20 years and newer are either full widening or deck widening type Swishy knows a lot more about this stuff than me as it's in his line of work Paul

Sounds like the diaphragm is crook If it holds bleed and works Im guessing that is all it is and vacuum is sucking fluid past a seal as it will be working the opposite way it is designed to under vacuum Diaphragms I would expect should be easily available as they are in Australia Looks like a fantastic ride Paul