mrsmackpaul

Ha ha the hoon laws will be onto you LOL Paul

NEWS FLASH your on the wrong side of the road Paul

Vlad Im a bit ruff around the edges but I feel with a porta power some chains and blocks of you could jack it back into shape still on the truck or at least get it a lot closer than it is now with out pulling the housing out Even if you didnt straighten the axle housing I feel it would last a long time with out any problems maybe 100000 km but thats just a guess got to think until the other day as far as you new it was all ok and you maybe worrying about something that is not a big problem ?? These axle housings are bending and flexing all the time while your driving along big loads they bend quit a lot even on rough roads they are twisting and turning as you drive along so they are designed to work a lot of there life not in a straight line anyway so it may well be ok Paul

never new Foden made fiber glass cabs I guess it will never rust out Paul

Tim I would not advise the Vegemite chocolate princess bought me some a while ago I told her not to bother getting any more had to wash it down with plenty of coffee first time I havent had to fight chocolate thieves Good old VB have never seen VB chocolate drank heaps of VB though over the years Donut chocolate for must be for police with a sweat tooth ??? dunno about the hamburger chocolate ?? Paul

the Atkinson looks so old compared to whats behind it on the production line Paul

Yep defiantly when IH Australia took over Atkinson BC Mack I have read what the connection was between Seddon and Atkinson but cant remember what it was Atkinson Australia had to start selling them they never sold any good as they weren't suited to Australian road laws with out a lot of modification UK sold more trucks tractors and cars in Australia than all other brands put together I reckon till EU/EEC debarkle happened and they left Australia high and dry then as it turned out didnt work any good for UK either Paul

Well I dont know what else your going to use Kiwis and Aussies call that metal not sure why but thats what its call or maybe gravel as well Paul

Well Tim I see ya Marmite crisps and raise you wait for it Vegemite Chocolate my god our taste buds are strange down here seeya Paul

the old Ergo cab they had them as Hippo's Buffalo's and with sleeper cabs as well great big long cabs heaps of glass Kev the local IH Dealer gave me these pictures of Seddon and Atkinson trucks back in the early 80's all Aussie trucks except maybe the second last one Tim I didnt know any one else called farmers cockys I always thought it was a Australian thing cow cockys cane cockys grain cockys and the list goes on I dont no why we give names to things in Australia as we never use them even citys towns rivers states the lot all have nick names we are funny buggers Paul

Thanks for that Vlad did they make a single drive NR my grand father drove one as a log truck after the war for a few years he always told me it was a NR it had a petrol motor air brakes and a soft top cab it might have even been made into single drive after the war but I wouldnt think so trucks were in such short supply and no weight rules much straight after the war Paul

some great looking rides there Paul

Hows them horns and beard he looks cranky and that green grass looks so bright and green a pretty little church more great shots there Tim keep them coming Paul

Vlad I dont know in Australia I have always known them as NR Macks along with the ones running single tyres and the ones that are single drive it's a bit like an R model we dont call them by model names or numbers they are Flinstones, R models, Value Liners and Super Liners and the motors are 711's Thermodyne's, Cool Power Econodyn's and E9's at least thats the way I have always heard them spoken about So getting back to the NR I have no idea what model it really is it's just a NR to me and most people out here as well I would think so I am always keen to learn how to tell the difference so feel free to educate me Paul

yes thats how I reckon a Mack looks best in its working clothes Paul

So am I right in the axle housing is bent ? If so can you just pull the housing out and put it in a press and push it back straight ??? or is that a big no no ?? Paul

yeah you can weld the liners dunno about this model actually I dunno much at all I might be a bit rough if theres nothing else to unbolt and no one has another answer I would give it a go Paul

Welcome Juston you'll be fine you'll have it all sorted in no time ask plenty of questions most of us will no doubt lead you up the garden path but we should be able to help Paul

yep the good old ACCO she has been around for years and still going strong Paul

Yes I noticed the lack of information coming but I always give people the benefit of the doubt I would think here would be the ideal spot to provide some real answers from some real world situations so people can make informed decisions about these points after all heres a bloke wanting to buy some new trucks never no we still may here back from him as he maybe getting the figures together Paul

I dont think the Princess would laugh if it was her there would be steam coming out her ears lol Paul

what a great idea I wish I could say I could do that but my hand would be all over the place Paul

fantastic stuff that well done and what a great idea love it Paul

Im no legal eagle but I gotta laugh at this pump some lead into the sucker now see how well it fly's LOL The drones a great thing if used for what they are built for but there is always the rat bags that dont wanna and ruin it for the rest of the world good on him I would have thrown some lead at the sucker as well LOL happy hunting Paul