mrsmackpaul

Thank you for the link, some very interesting reading there Paul

I dunno nothing about these but was wondering could these be fitted to a older Mack motor and if they were would they help to clean up the black smoke ? I was thinking that even in Australia we have pollution law's and although Mrs Mack rarely makes into the big smoke she does on a rare occasion venture into Australia's biggest cities and all it would take is for some over educated knob head to make a complaint and it could become a head ache Appreciate any thoughts on fitting one of these Paul

It has come up well I hope the maiden voyage all goes well, as I'm sure it will Paul

I think most Australian conventional cabbed trucks have cabs mounted higher than normal to try and keep the cab floor cool enough to put your feet on. This may have something to do with the hood (bonnet) been steeper as all bonnets are mad in Australia. Paul

It will be interesting to see what Autocar have to say Paul

The old pooch is better than most humans and all they ever want in return is a pat and some tucker Paul

Wondering what the plans are for use on of the truck with wanting a 65 ass end I can only guess some pretty heavy haulage type work I wonder how it will ride as Mrs Mack isnt exactly smooth with a 58 ass end Paul

Not that I have heard about

Well for the negativity from people (me included) about these newer types of trucks, it appears that I will have to eat humble pie I wonder what the figures on Australian Macks like the Trident (have had a hard on for one of these for some time) as theu certainly would out pull the old coolpower 320 and be a lot more comfortable Paul

I havent seen or heard anything mainstream media about this sadly I'll take a moment to stop and reflect on this day and say a thank you to all those young men Paul

I followed this unit a couple of times now up the Calder hwy and I can tell you that while it might have some benefitsn one thing it doesn't do any good at all is track Maybe at 60 km/h it goes nice and straight but at 90 - 100 km/h it's all over the road like drunk dog ice What a mess, almost impossible to pass safely and doesn't track anywhere near as good as a double road train I hope these don't become common place Paul

Yes, they sounded like the perfect plan and I like you looked them up and also decided they will be out of my proce range Paul

Thats gunna be a fare old treck Good luck to him Paul

Dunno about the other parts of the world, Australia was built by men who weren't affraid to push the limits way beyond what was acceptable Our troops fought and won plenty of unwinable battles around the world We have cattle stations bigger than Texas in some of the most inhospitable country in the world Thats how things change and improve in the world, by men pushing harder and further than ever before (mind out of the gutter) Paul

Great stuff Vlad Thanks for sharing Paul

UD fitted a Cummins in their biggest trucks out here in the 80's I don't think they sold many Paul

Should be interesting I wonder will we end up with Isuzu motors with Cummins Badges or Cummins motors with Isuzu badges ?? Paul

Im guessing there is all out and none of the trailers have maxis Or the the brakes are all backed off They say it's on level ground in the commentary Paul

Yes you do need a fare whack of power torque and momentum to shift bigger weights at any sort of speed Having said that it still is quite a impressive feat, that many trailers along a dirt road with by today's ststandards very little horse power If people could even begin to try and understand just how much traction is needed to lift off with a load like that let alone add a gravel road And who has seen this video Paul

Well found the video Enjoy Paul

Great stuff Is the video on YouTube?? I know the world record for road trains is in Australia It was 24 trailers and then I think it went out to 50 trailers Do you have any photos of the 2 / 3 trailer log trucks Paul

What are they ? They are a bit modern for me to tell Paul

Mate I dont do as much as I used to We were dairy farmers for many years before moving to the other end of Australia and grew sugar cane We never made any money growing cane so changed over to hay beans millet and other crops Hay ended up been our main income though Paul

Had a quiet week so helped a few friends out But first unloaded a whole heap if RSJ's for a shed we are gunna build, around 24 ton of steel, maybe more but wasnt brave enough to head ro weigh bridge Then I jumped in the little Isuzu and bought a Studebaker home for my mate His wife has claimed it as her cat Then a Chev for another friend Followed by a C Line International and Freighter McGrath strap trailer Saw a sunset or two And watched the bush TV for a few nights All in all a good week spent with some good friends Life doesn't get much better than that Paul

Check for air in fuel White smoke means air in fuel Blue smoke means oil Paul