mrsmackpaul

I would guess around 45 - 50 MPH average speed not many towns in a lot of Australia and no you dont need a lot of power to get moving I have 320 under the bonnet and it is rated to 115 ton from Mack and you can easily get that moving under most circumstances have had one occasion I had it jump out low 2nd climbing a hill came to halt I needed deep reduction to lift off and was wheel spinning on the bitumen but that was more waiting for the last axle group brakes to release I was fairly tightly wound at the time and if I was a tad calmer it would have lifted of fine OOP'S The biggest thing in keeping these bigger loads moving at any speed is wind head winds crook if I have the breeze coming across at a 45 degree angle across the front thats a fair bastard and I have spent the odd hour or two at 30 MPH As for higher power Timmy I think would give a much better answer than me Paul

Well give us a shout if you do make it back over and we can have a beer or two and chew the fat for a while

I would agree 100% I have stated many times on here most people dont realize how flat Australia is, it's the flattest continent on earth hence we can pull thumping big loads over a huge distance with what may seem like a small amount of power to do it with

No Tim The government know what has to be done to keep the manufacturing industry competitive and it isnt handing out bucket loads of cash they did that and it didnt work If you look back at history you can see when Australia was running at its best and the way the country was run the policies the government had in place to make that happen and it did work and work really well we had full employment almost everything was made here overseas companies would set up factories to build gear Todays world and it has been heading this way for 35 years or more the government have slowly been undermining everything Australians have worked for Our Prime ministers have stated "no one should have to work in a job they dont like for a living", "we must become the clever country", "Every person should go to university " The government has openly encouraged the importation of cheap crap at the cost of Australia jobs , they set up policies for kids leaving school were there is great shame in becoming a factory worker or tradesman heck for that matter any blue collar job The government have set Ford and Holden up to fail by handing out bucket loads of cash to on the condition they keep on building these cars people dont want anymore Had they have butted out and left the country as it was back in the early 70's none of this would have happened , the biggest catalyst for change was when the UK joined the EEC or the EU as its called today the Australian government was so desperate to find trading partners they signed away the very heart and soul of this country for a little bit of trade Has it worked ???? well we can all be a judge on that but one thing that no person can deny is the Australia of the past is a lot safer than the Australia of today and all sorts of ways We had safety in job security, safety in a economy that was booming, safety as in health and well being, safety in we could and would build everything and anything and were the world leaders in most things We have let this all go shame on us Paul

Yeah not happy Jan FFS really when will the government stop wrecking this great country of ours

yeah mate getting to stop talking is the challenge

hey does this cart make my ass look big Look at you you lazy ass just hanging about Paul

Ok got the grey matter fired up and found the other picture I was thinking of The caption that goes with this photo says the Stuart hwy NT have sent the message out as to who owned these trucks have heard replies but 100% sure answer And no it aint single drive drivers changing a flat bag on it Will let you know if I find a definate answer seeya Paul

Is there a reason Europe dont use B doubles and still use body trucks and a big dog trailer B doubles track better are flexible in use travel better at high speeds and you can drop the A and B trailer and grab a fresh set Im sure they have a reason just cant think for the life of me why Australia stopped using body trucks on road trains in the 70's and 80's for very good reasons although WA still use some Paul

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I asked a bloke in the know ( he does sign writing and scroll work on trucks) about removing paint with out trashing whats under neath for ya dunno if its of any interest but this was his reply anyway I got farming to do great looking jigger once again seeya Paul Paint well there isn’t much really, depending what and how long its been on there. Always a little test spot though and that isn’t guaranteed as It could well have had a panel repair at some time.; Acrylic / multi purpose thinners Oven cleaner, has to contain caustic. real hot high pressure wash Baby Oil. wet and dry sanding 2 ingredients that are essential to mix with any of the above Patience Elbow grease

I think the old Cat motors must fit into Macks ok as the first Cat diesel motors ever fitted were to Mack's

Thats a cool old truck I bet if you spoke to the right person they would tell you how to remove that paint with out trash the paint under neath I phoned the museum in Melb once asking questions about that type of thing and they were very helpful I reckon I know a bloke in Victoria not knowing were you are that could help or point you in the right direction to get it sorted What model Cat motor did the B model have looks like would have been fairly smart looking jigger Paul

thats the swag tied up high keeps it dry and drys out any dew etc I dont that is a Ballards truck pretty have seen photos of that truck or one from the same crew before will have to think of wear ??????? brain isnt 100 % today so may take a while Paul

Well I have good news and bad news bad news is it appears you have addiction to collecting some pretty cool stuff the good news your not alone If you had of put a bit more chassis rail in you maybe could have put a tilt tray on with some quick release locks and you could use it for a semi and a tilt tray, may come in handy for bringing home some treasure Paul

looks pretty sharp to me and you aint gunna loose it any time soon thats one bright colour you blokes have painted Paul

Under each rocker there is a bridging piece that push both valves on the inlet or exhaust at the same time Highly unlikely that all solenoids are crook at the same time grab a multi meter and check the coils you may have to get some emery and clean up the contact a bit to get a good test most likely the connection between the rocker cover and the head is not installed correctly or has no proper connection but test the solenoids first as that will tell the story

You know what really dags me these days is how as soon as some one says something someone else might not like people start to bitch and sook and cry fowl say we are putting them down As far as knocking the US while I dont agree with everything that goes on over there I do hold the US in fairly high regard I do often think about all the men who gave their lives to fight a fight that wasnt really theirs but they felt that it was the right thing to do very much like my own country men I also truly believe that in the US just like Australia although the all mighty dollar is important that in times of need almost all from all walks of life put that and other differences aside for the good of man The beliefs that we in Australia hold near and dear and give our lives for are similar if not almost the same as those in the US So yeah I crack the shits when some body implies Im knocking the US as believe most Americans arent that much different than most Australians What made me think of this well the Princess sent me a link to a story in the US and its a story that I have seen and been apart of in Australia before about people helping out people not for any monetary gain but because its the right thing to do now thats what makes this country great and also expect thats what makes your country great To imply Im knocking the US well when I was fertilizing my sugar cane in my US based Australianised IH tractor I got to thinking my ute is GM the Princesses wagon is GM heck the Mack US Australianised product my old Chamberlain tractor was made by John Deere Fruhauf trailers Steco float even the Federal truck the list goes even a lot of my good tools are US made heck if anyone actually pulled their head out of their ass and read what was typed they might find the US has a lot more friends than they think our troops are still fighting along side your troops and no doubt always will Back to the link it has trucks in it so I guess its ok on a truck forum hope the link works as we say in Australia " I will now get off my soap box" rant over have a good night Paul http://bonviral.com/community-rallies-together-to-help-farmer-with-terminal-cancer-reap-last-harvest/

Im not knocking the US at all but on some issues it appears from the outside looking in if the congress wants to make a big difference there is some obvious things that maybe needed to be looked at And no one has called the US dumb stupid or lazy or even implied it I have just asked some questions ????? But the US congress has asked the question so maybe its worth the answer I dont think anyone has said the US truck industry isnt smart or efficient but the question any one should ask is how much better could it be if they had better roads and trucks and trailers to do it with I dont think anyone is saying anyone is dumb Maybe the industry isnt ready for a adult conversation after all Paul

that makes no sense to me at all curtain sided trailers are so much quicker to load and unload there must be a good reason why they havent be adopted in the US

Gotta say even though I was brought up in the metric era, I still prefer feet and inches. It's quicker and more accurate for most things I do. But it is important to at least have the ability to work in metric if you have to, and better if you can work in both. And yes, most flat top trailers in Australia have three way pins so can have 2 x 20 1 x 40 or 1 x 20 heavy container in the middle. I think I have asked this before. Does the US have curtain sided taut liner trailers like the rest of the world?? They would be the most popular trailer in Australia now. Paul

Before reading any further please dont anyone take offence I was talking about how backwards the US trucking industry is compared to the rest of the world today as in the trailers that are required to haul heavy loads over size loads etc even the normal semi trailer the US has is all ass about nothing is matched to what the rest of the world does, the US hasnt even tried to make anything normal Take the B double and or B triple we use out here or the quad road trains the are all in 20 foot or 40 foot groups or there abouts to match shipping containers so even if its load into a trailer you pull up at the other end and it will fit in a container not a container and a bit or in the case of the 28 foot trailer mentioned above like really how does all this mess work Im sure you have all seen the you tube clips with large over sized load on a US trailer that just tips over even when its parked still, Australia NZ and Europe have trailers that widen out real wide to carry over width loads stable as Even low loaders that the rest of the world use now have the whole deck flat no going up over a hump for the trailer axles The US transport industry standing from the out side looking in seems to be all out of kilter compared to the rest of the world or at least thats the way it seems to me and it must have a impact on the ability of the US to trade with the rest of the world Even the fwy system is now behind the rest of the world the over pass bridges are a lot lower imagine if cattle trucks could carry two full decks of cattle instead of 1 a half decks We have cattle trains out here each crate on the train is 40 foot and goes on the same as 40 foot shipping container just think a triple road train pulls up 6 decks of cattle all in 40 foot sections 6 crates on the train Right back in the begging in Australia cattle trailers and the pens on them were built to match rail wagons the first shipping containers used in Australia were built to fit trucks and trains all this makes for quicker turn arounds and freight getting shifted faster and cheaper and as such everyone benefits Anyway enough waffle from me but if you gunna change it all try and get it right I would have thought but Im only a farmer so I wouldnt know anything seeya Paul

It's a brand we don't see a lot of any more out here. Were held in high regard once. Not sure what happened. Maybe they decided the Australian market is so small that it's not worth the big push they once had.

A striped worm and blue lizard a full on week LOL Stripped worm hey funny looking worm and not only that them striped worms have more hair on their heads than me show off's Paul