mrsmackpaul

no clutch flick the switch and on and on off the go pedal it should slip right in maybe a air pressure issue or maybe some gunk on the shaft if the truck hasnt been driven a lot foor some time

well the rest of the story 84 Super dog wanted some Mack parts that you can only get from Mack Australia and I chucked them in the mail to him and he chucked this back in the mail to me

That to me on its own means so much it tells me that no matter what crazy stuff is going on in the world and there seems to be heaps these days 99% of us are just average blokes trying to get along and enjoy life no matter what corner of the earth we come from thanks Ryan

So everyone KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE

seeya

Paul

I know of only one thing that would improve that sign would be if it was at my place your a lucky boy V8

Paul

Thats a fairly blinged up looking tow truck on the LHS

some flash looking rides there

were was the show ????

looks like nice weather for the day and not to cold

Paul

more great photos Tim who do you get to take the far off shots when you boys are driving you've got some great photo's of your NZ adventure I just cant get over how pretty the country side

keep the photo's coming I really enjoy it all

Paul

Well there you go weetbix in NZ I shouldnt be surprised we share a lot of different things with our NZ friends

Paul

well Tim I finally got the ok from peanut company from the soil tests to plant them today 3 and half weeks after they got the soil

today has been a day of surprises thats for sure

Paul

WOW

early riser Tim the sure a big lump of walking gear

Isnt that rubber conveyor belt meant to go under the tracks to stop them sliding ????

Paul

hope you have a great day

now I seem to remember hearing that Ford US or maybe it was GM got into trouble a few years ago for doing that exact thing tracking what the customers are doing they had all the excuses in the world but they get very red faces whom ever it was

Paul

I heard this out in the shed only a hour or so ago on the radio I nearly fell over well I know I will never have these problems with my old R model

Paul

geee tough crowd I was obviously bought up a lot different than most you lot I was always taught if I have nothing nice to say shut up

V8 Bulldog you missed it by that much what was meant to be was meant to be looks like a pretty flash jigger to me I wouldnt worry to much about what this crowd says I feel if most of them had the money to spare they would have bid that hard as well

Hey V8 I wonder if you had of ended up with it and whacked a picture of you and your new to you ride up with a smile from ear to ear would the comments have been the same ???

Anyway all is not lost fullfuel01 reckons he is gunna build you one for that price

Paul

he does a top job a bit out of my price range but if I had the beans I wouldnt hesitate

Paul

there no flys on these blokes they have nailed it together in double quick time looks like they have done a neat job well done to all involved

Paul

mate Im always get in trouble somewhere lol

no I didnt notice any double up posts

do any other people use the chat room??

Paul

found some more pictures of their R models dunno if you have seen them or not before

the one in your picture looks like it has the lite backend

Paul

HAHA pop tarts thats what they called the Spice Girls out here do they still make pop tarts ????I havent heard them advertised for years

I just asked the Princess she does all the shopping here and she hasnt seen them for years either

sounds like trigger finger is over working Siwshy lol

When I was a kid in primary school one of my good mates was a diabetic and he always ate Vegemite and Salada biscuits anyway for his birthday he got a 4 liter / 1 gallon tin of Vegemite

When we had smoko at school him and I would swap smoko so he got home made biscuits or fruit cake and I got Vegemite and Salada's he never had any problem and we did this for at least five years until the fun police school teacher busted us notes home to our parents the end of a good thing lol

Paul

So Tim do you have weetbix in NZ ?

Weetbix is the go out here does the rest of the world have them ?

4 weetbix in a bowl chuck in some milk a tea spoon of sugar Bob's your uncle followed up by Vegemite on toast enough to keep you going till lunch

Paul

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm there's so much I could say about the Japanese and the way they treated POW's but the most important thing is we never forget the price people paid so we can live free

Paul

you can tell a lot from a photo the easiest way I know of telling the difference is shape of the hub center

in Australia if the hub looks like this

it is what I would call a 34000 pound back end flat in the center of the hub

now if it looks like this

a raised cone with six studs holding it all together it is what I call 44000 pound back end

if it looks the same as the one above but with 8 studs holding the cone on it is a 58000 pound back end

now the one thing to remember is that the US had a lot more models and configerations than we ever did out here but if you have some photos it should help to narrow down what your looking for

The same can be done for the front axle as well and with that and the years of trucks that you are looking for you can hone right in on trucks for sale in a few seconds of looking at photos

somebody should on here be able to give a good idea of the wheel base

once you get the basics there wouldnt have been that many trucks built that way over that time frame and the list gets narrowed right down

300 maxidyne

5 speed maxitorque

no sleeper

aluminum fuel tanks

what ever the ass end

and what ever the front end is

and a wheel base of ??? long

with these basics I dont feel it would take long to sort the grain from the chaff in most cases only a few minutes or less

good luck with the search Im sure some people on here can with what the way tell the front axle types

I wonder does the Mack museum have any details might be worth a phone call

keep us informed of what you find I like a good story with a happy ending

Paul