mrsmackpaul

Tim have you got the part numbers and things and what front axle you have as it might make it a lot easier for people to work out whats wrong I have no idea at all way out of my league Paul

Wow what a collection and look at this a R 800 brocky youve seen one long before me you lucky duck top stuff and thanks for posting Paul

thats a pretty cool hot rod Paul

some fantastic photos there like the older Macks with big loads shows what could be done with a lot less power fantastic stuff fellas keep them coming Paul

Marmite on the camera lenses I take it not really sunset at all LOL interesting double tanker job there is that turnpike double or some such thing ???? Paul

not spam now that would be a crime

good collection of stuff there its a shame they dont have enclosed sheds there as the sun buggers just about everything out there might get out there one day for a look my self Paul

why dont you fix the transmission the Mack 12 speed is pretty simple to work on if I can work on them anyone can !!!!!!!! they are fairly cheap to fix and everything will still line up eg Tail shaft mounts air lines ect ect I feel it would be a lot cheaper in the short and long run Paul

NEWS FLASH Maikshilo breaks silence threatens family isnt beaten yet with their plan to Marmite the world master criminal picks inconspicuous car that will blend into anything Paul

Gudday Wayne welcome to the dog house I think most people seem to like pre 90's trucks me included Paul

Thats not a bad Idea that as long as who ever does it knows what they are doing should be fine Paul

interesting enough Swishy I seem to recall reading somewhere bought a new KW with air start and was a Mack system I seem recall reading that on a post somewhere no doubt Swishy will be along fairly soon to put me right As far as batteries go they were fairly crappy up until the 70's or early 80's then they went real good and in the last 10 years they have gone crappy again I feel Paul

Just pull some leafs out if you arent planning on carrying a full load Paul

HA HA I can see why you fell in love with it It's big and its tough and its Mack 3 out of 3 what more could you want mate theres most likely not much wrong with it just a bit of time and so common sense and it will most likely go again as long as the motor isnt seized Paul

thanks for the replies fellas the reasons you all give make sense to me I just couldnt understand how they would be any good for cold start but then again I have never lived anywhere real cold so I really couldnt say Paul

good job going on there that tank looks really neat now Paul

And more than that Timmy them Yanks lazy buggers that they are years ago their steering wheel was on the same side of the road as ours but when they pulled up in their towns and their dirt roads were all mud they pulled up on the wrong side of the road so they hopped out onto drier mud but the problem was to many were having accidents when taking off because they sat on the wrong side so pretty soon some yank had the bright idea to put the wheel on the other side and only the passengers got out in they dry mud or at least that was on a documentary once on TV sought of makes sense to me who knows though now Paul

I was recently informed by someone over in the states that air start was a cold start feature of a Mack and only used in colder parts of the US ??? I was surprised at this as almost all Macks in Australia say from the mid 50's till the lat 90's had air start and I was always under the impression we had air start out here for all the heat and vibration as batteries never lasted long out here and fail at the drop of a hat even today Is there a feature for shutting down the air start tank??? I had never heard of this are the air start trucks in the US plumbed different than out here ???? The Mack motor must be a good starter in the cold climate as you only 10 seconds at the most I was surprised to hear that they start that well in bellow freezing Just wondering if anyone knows about what air start really was for ??? interested in any thoughts on this Paul

no no you have got it all wrong we put the wheel on the right side you yanks are so funny LOL Paul

Im fairly sure there is something there to let those rails slide out enough but been a while since I have had one apart and have done what your about to try just make sure you get all the selector fork bits out Paul

It all looks good to me will ride smooth as silk now Paul

dont use to much silicon as it squeezes out on the inside and can drop down and get in between the high low sliding dog then the whole box has to come out maybe lable the air lines as drop them off but if I can change them anyone can LOL Paul

Might like HUH forget like Im in love pure porn on the computer screen there now if Mack still made these Id be there on Monday morning cheque book in hand Paul

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM the worlds gone mad Paul

yeah great yarn gotta love a happy ending Paul