mrsmackpaul

compaction testing ?????????? you blokes dont pour floating slabs I take it ???? nice to get the shed under way now Paul

I have often mentioned before about how good the Maxidyne or for that matter the Thermodyne Macks are and how I believe that even in todays world I feel these trucks could still compete I also have mentioned that "Truck&Bus" a Australian magazine back in the day did road tests on Macks and the fuel consumption figures rival those of todays and reading some of the figures people get on here at times far exceed todays So came across some old tests read enjoy and let me know if you want more they did tests on the E9 Maxidyne E6 thermodynes and E6 Maxidynes all these three were cool powered and a whole heap of other things Paul As a side note there was a TV documentary made to go along with the R model and filmed on this road test dunno if I can get a copy but will try when I get a chance one day

no one can say your lacking in the length department LOL sure is a big difference there in the studs I bet your feeling very studly now LOL Paul

all of this is no good at all Im not as smart as most of you, one thing my Dad always said to me is "if something is crook, it's always crook from the top down never the bottom up" I feel this somes up a lot of big business today For years now I have rebuilt everything my self as wages in Australia are the killer and not only that I feel a lot of workers dont really care anymore because people dont have jobs for life these days they just have a job until something better comes along they dont care about the company they work for it's all about the pay check it's becoming a very sad world these days Having said I rebuild all my own stuff do not have any illusions that it always go to plan and works well some things take me a few goes to get right, I find it amazing how many things have been assembled wrong from new in the factory and no one even new ???????????? It is a lot different for me as Im self employed on my farm so if it breaks down out in the paddock well its not as big a hassle as on the side of the freeway I started rebuilding stuff in my early 20's as I got sick of been shafted and then it was never their fault so I figured I can stuff it up just as well as they can and using their logic it wont be my fault LOL Mike Im sure it will be all ok now shame it had to happen though Paul

yep better ask your parts man as you can tell I am used to spiders or dayton wheels or what ever you lot call them but on those Bud style rims I have never done them up that tight oop's I might wanna get it off again so carry on and disregard everything I said above man oh man you blokes must have a big tension wrench must be 6 foot long or maybe one of them torque multiplier doodahs Paul

looking good to me I wouldnt worry to much about that small amount of metal it could mean something or it could mean nothing at all you dont know it may have been there since new Why did you talk the studs so tight Im pretty sure those studs arent not meant to be that tight the later model ones with out a tapered nut yes but I wouldnt have thought those as the taper works like a morse taper on a drill bit at least thats my under standing Back when people used those style nuts the wheels were changed with a normal wheel brace you only needed six feet of pipe too get them un done when the thread was seized at least thats the way I have done things People only use the crazy tension on the later model wheels were the wheels are stopped moving by the clamping force of the nuts not by the tapper most tyre places dont have people left now that have worked on these older type of rims any more and they just torque them up as per a new rim good work Paul

60 man thats a lot of candles you have a great day Paul

Fantastic stuff that and that is what I reckon the world is all about people doing little things that make a bog difference to everyone else around them Paul

she missed a spot needs to keep on cleaning over here a bit

there has been talk for some time about no longer importing the 70 series here giving us the 200 serie and the Tundra ????? ( dunno what that is ) and the PUSSLUX as I call it Dunno I think it would be a big mistake for Toyota to do that

struth you blokes need to toughen up a bit I always use the oven in side Princess has never said anything and it doesnt stink the house up either I do use a old oven tray though gotta be a bit thoughtful Always helps if the Princess has gone to town when Im doing it she knows what has happened when she gets home but she has got used to it over the years just gotta make sure the its nice and clean before you chuck it ion the oven Paul

I hear what you are saying and agree but its the age old problem takes 5 seconds to get a bad name and years to get a good name and yes they have made quantum leaps in relative short period time and yes we have the Holden Captiva and Holden Cruze and maybe even the Holden spark I believe I saw it on the telly a few weeks ago looking like we have the same cars as the US now only steering wheel is on the correct side out here LOL I guess thats the global world we live in now Paul

I would like the to say it was the same out here but you cant give them away Kia Proton Daewoo no body wants them second hand yeah they are cheap to buy but you have them for life so to speak a bit like Russian Lada Niva's a cheap little 4x4 but no wants them Paul

even if they last just as well but will they be worth any thing come trade in time I know out here cheap Korean cars and stuff from that part of the world no one wants it so you just about have them for life or give them away to the dealer after a couple of years

I hope Americans think about the real cost before signing up to one of these and Im not talking about the dollars and cents purchase price of the truck either think about people Paul

top left hand side its the shorter cylinder whats it not doing ?? Paul

Many a truck driver has been a little boys hero over years good on ya Aron for thank the truck driver Paul

very interesting the steel ball was used out here with varying degrees of success they used to D7's and another with a tree pusher to help on bigger trees but with scrub pulling they only used anchor chains and no ball Heres a picture of the crawlers and ball used near were I grew up as kid

that little fella has got something big to aim for there what a great old photo I dont think they used a steel ball that dozer blade on the front is a funnel dozer and it has a cutter bar (Root Plow) is the proper name I think on the back and it all was done in one operation Paul

hoons the lot of ya LOL fantastic stuff like them photos keep them coming Paul

Good on ya mate you as said above it will become second nature with time Paul

I wouldn't knock a Scania. They are a pretty tuff jigger and do run rings around a lot of other better known brands and as Kevin says, Volvo ain't ever gonna be a Scania although he is much better with words than me Paul

so very true

now thats different !!!!