mrsmackpaul

Well it was mentioned out here in the land of OZ or as like to call it "This wide brown land " I had no idea what VJ day was had to Google it, we call it VP day Do gooders the world over are trying to get rid of of these days of importance stuff them I say if we forget history we are more likely to repeat the same mistake and to try and forget the men that gave us our freedom thats a disgrace If I remember I will share something I came across that a US pilot left a Australian pilot in New Guinea during WW2 the AIr Force in the Pacific was like no other fighting unit in any other theater of war before or since the allies shared the crews parts planes and worked as one whole unit there was officially the US air wing the RAAF RNZAF and the RAF and no doubt whole heap of others in the big mix but on the ground and in the air they all worked as one I dont think it has ever happened since In Australia we value our history of what our men and women did a lot higher I think than a lot of other countries ( I say I think I dont know but just what I read I tend to think we do) Theres a mob down Melbourne way fixing up a Liberator bomber and they had a open day to raise some funds I asked some questions about the US air wing in Europe as I new the losses were high due to day light bombing, if you dont know the US lost 79,000 air men in Europe alone I then I read on here how these types of things arent been taught at your schools thats a real shame I guess all I can say I hope you all teach your kids and grand kids all about what was given for the freedom at home as it appears from what I reading the government is not gunna teach them any of this at school such a shame to all the men that fought to free the world so that I can live in a free country thank you and to all the women who gave so much in so many different ways thank you as well Paul

Neo welcome mate A while ago a fella was on here asking for parts and Mack stuffed him around he gave us the part number and just punched it in and the parts were easy to come by over seas and in the US they are a great little truck I reckon Paul

yours doesnt have a hand primer on the side of the injector pump ????? Paul

Jack its a funny world we live in if I spoke about some thing my wife had like yours did about your float I would be the biggest a hole in the world but the sheilas they speak there mind about our toys and get away with it LOL I guess why they are picking on our toys we are still buying them Float has come up a treat mate should be proud hows the new shed coming along ??? Paul

You'll get your self in trouble with that one Timmy you will drag to many bargains and must have items home, I know I would Paul

They will be all 20 inch wheels because thats all we use out here Im thinking the old 711 as well but not enough there to know for sure Paul

To new for me to be of any help sorry Paul

You are right about them been a bit lite on for detail. And hows that US brochure 1 sheet of paper? You good onya. If people are gonna spend some decent coin, they wanna know what they are buying. Come on Mack USA get your act together. You are really letting the team you wanna convince truck drivers to give up the Road Ranger and Maxi Torque get off your bums Mack USA and go out there and show the drivers teach the drivers FFS pre school grade kids good do a better job of selling them Kevin, does Mack USA do a traveling Road Show like they do out here? Have a group of trucks that travel all over the country giving people drives of these new trucks or do they think people are gonna just roll in off the street and ask for something different? When the Maxidyne was released out here, they did the same style of thing and when Super-Liners and ..................... the list goes on. You want people to buy something, they have to know what it is and why. rant over Paul

That oil filter would tell someone smarter than the newest it could be dunno wont be any newer 71 or 72 as Mack had spin filters with extended service interval around that time Back axles if you can see the hubs should also give some hints as to how big the truck is , I cant see no turbo so if it 34 ass end it may have been a Power Pup, Mack turbos on these motors sort of sat forward of the oil filter if its non turbo I think it would be only around 150 hp maybe 160 at the most A whole lot of guessing going on from me Sorry Im not gunna be of much help here Paul

Mad dog welcome to the forum Im not a big Mad Max fan but thats just me so I dunno much about the movies Cundalini is still looking for his hand the old Falcon was a cool looking gadget and the Mad Max off road runner is cooler I reckon Mad Max 3 I have never been able to watch and I havent even bothered trying watch the latest offering The best R model was in the first movie with the folder on the back What makes you think it isnt a cool power the R model in the second flick ???? Paul

sorry Swishy I was only just clicked the enter the room button and called away so had to bugger off again bad manners on my behalf Paul

good on them I hope they have a great time and make memories for a life time Paul

Well there's a big difference in the styles of ads LOL I know which add portrays a tougher image. I'll let you all make your choice. Not one Mack working hard in one of them, the other is full of trucks working. And what's the go with the pretty music. LOL. Only music you should hear should be from the truck. And they wonder why they can't sell trucks ??????? Paul

most times Im not a big fan when old trucks are done up like this but this one looks like it has come together real nice to me Paul

From what I am told a lot of M drives sold out here pulling a lot bigger weights than the US surely that that must something Paul

they getting ready for a drought Swishy I see one them sheilas is testing the unbreakable Hilux No good them sheilas all hanging over the Diamond T they will scratch and mark the duco at least get her heels off hang just be sure might as well rip the rest off as well Paul

Maybe Swishy and I was saying gudday and hows it going no reply so dunno if our writing can be seen in the US or not ??? Paul

Swishy and I are in the chat room at the moment and people come and go we say gudday and no answer can the US see us chatting in Australia ?? Paul

Mate I dont read merican LOL

dunno Swish seems like pretty good Strayian to me mate LOL Paul

I dunno what the figures are but Mack is slowly clawing back ground that once lost a few years ago The real shame is it would appear from what I read on here the BMT forum that Mack US isnt having the same luck I think actually Im certain the secret to do doing this is listening to what the customer wants not telling them There is a book out about when KW first came to Australia and the success that they KW had was the fact that KW came out to Australia met with transport companies and drivers and even went for drives up and down our main truck routes to see and learn and listen to what was needed they then went back and built something that could meet those requirements That truck the S model was as dear as poison compared to almost anything else around at the time in fact twice as dear as most other brands yet it sold well and that formula still works today got to sell people what they want not tell them what they want Paul

Yes fantastic stuff the old white still looks fairly modern to me no doubt the blokes worked for a dollar back then all those tarped loads almost every truck was tarped back then before those flash trailers with gates and a hurdle at each end they only had one hurdle at front you would 3/4's they way down then stack your from the back forward like building a house so it lent in and held itself together Then it would be double tarped no cap tarp in the early 70's you would lift the tarps up on the load as you were loading other wise they are to heavy to chuck up on top I grew up on a spud farm and we always helped load or loaded for the truck drivers while they had a sleep feed and a tub before heading off the spuds werent tied on just chucked a trap over always left the tarp hanging never tied them off the drivers always tied their own tarps Most Aussie trucks with a bonnet ( hood ) had no sleepers up until I reckon the late 70's then we would start to see them with a bunk fitted they would quite often leave the farm Friday night and head to Brisbane for the Monday mornings market so I guess they would be there midnight Sunday nearly 1200 mile in two days they were hard working men back then Had one bloke who had a bad run and was a bit lite on coin he put 40 ton on stacked up like a double decker stock crate 14 foot high man oh man that was a big load and he was fairly under the pump he's freckle would have been puckering dropping down Cunninghams gap into Brisbane with that big load pushing him Only saw trailers with gates and curtains ( the tarps you hang on the gates like the one shown ) in the early 80's onwards and then the taught liners appeared on the seen and hardly see any tarped loads these days blokes dont know how any more I think thanks for sharing that Kevin really enjoyed and Im just a farmer Paul

If this has only just started to happen make sure no little friends made your air cleaner into their house over night even if it has gradually started to happen on a older motor I would say the air cleaner is blocked dunno about these flasher newer ones Paul

certainly different than what we do out here but looks good just the same We arent allowed to weld anything at all to chassis rails out here not allowed to drill holes thru flanges either different part of the world and a different set of rules good work your nearly there Paul