mrsmackpaul

I have gotta laugh when I read this it makes me think of my own life when I was 15 years old DAD was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DUMB HOW DID SURVIVE MY GOD HE WAS SO OLD but the funny thing is by the time I reached 25 yrs dad had got so smart he was such a worldly type of bloke now he had answers to most of things and would you believe even his advice was sort not frowned upon and the biggest shock of all we started to get along now had he come around to my way of thinking or was it me to his? I always find it funny when as young lads we all want change the world and as the years go by we just want enjoy the world

Paul an older and maybe a bit wiser person

Hmm.

Hmm is quite correct conflicting Dr reports good old google if you only had one crook injector what theakerstwo says is correct but if theres two and they follow each other in the firing order it will hunt and still perform with great big gobs of power under load thats why I say pull the injectors your self and take them to someone who knows what they are doing and have them checked not rebuilt just checked.In Australia smaller places have checked injectors while Im standing there they take me into the shop and show me what there doing and checking and I have never being charged for this either were as bigger shops tend to say leave them over there and come back later today ! And when you come back the parts are always worn and need to be replaced of course there worn there not new but are they worn out ??????????? and if I spend the coin getting these fixed or rebuilt is it going to fix the problem ???? I always prefer to find whats wrong first then spend money to fix the actual problem

Paul

mate the link thingo is not working for me

Paul

it would be loud straight out pipe by the look of it looks like there is plenty of room for an extra two cylinders 12V71 maybe

I would pull the injectors out first and have them checked need to go someone who really nos there stuff not some place that just read it out a book

Paul

gotta love that super dog

he needs some cross locks drive right out not a problem lol

Paul

Our Trailers are 53 ft. long x 102 in wide . We mainly haul hogs,but do haul cattle too on the same trailers.a normal load of hogs is 170 hd., fat cattle 38 hd.. This all depends on weight of the stock,of course,The way we are set up,with tandem tractors and spread axle trailers limits us to 86000# gross in Iowa and 80000 in IL and MO. We could add one axle and go 90000 or 2 more and go 96000,but the other states we go to don't recognize the extra axles or weight . Just a drop in a bucket compared to what you guys down under haul.

I no in Queensland if the internal length of a stock crate is under 41 feet approx including all gates ect there is no weight limit as many as you can fit I think but might be wrong livestock travel a lot further in Australia than anywhere else in the world it wouldn't be uncommon for cattle to travel over a 1000 miles with out being unloaded so if you load sheep with a full fleece in one part of the country and it rains on the way you can pick up more than 10 ton on a trip

Fruehauf did try and sell trailers like the the one above back here 70's they called them Possom Belly but they never took off , cant fit enough cows in cant convert to a normal flat top if needs be slow to load and I think the thing that killed it in the end was the advent of the triaxle which allowed for two 41 foot decks of cattle or 3 decks of sheep and later 4 decks of sheep with advent of purpose built trailers all trailers in Australia are 8foot 2 1/2 inchs out side width or 2.5 meters width

enough waffle from me

Paul

ps can through up some photos of the Fruehauf trailer if anyone is interested

6 to 8 weeks it'll be one of the last 2014 models.

Funny with this thread, I went to the NAPA store a little while ago and asked for a pair of group 34 batteries for my Dodge. The counter person asked me if I knew what the part number was (?). The computer didn't go back to 1988. My question was "they are group 34 batteries you don't have any?" He told me " I need an application to get a part number from the computer but my truck is too old and not listed".

well the good news is its not just over in the states were this crap happens the first thing any of them ask is whats it for as if that makes any difference its a battery gods sake how hard is it sales man experts it gets to the stage I dread going to see these fools

Paul

In Holland I believe and it's just plain wicked!!

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that's a pretty good looking machine

Paul

how cool is that twins Im in love

Paul

it might have to go out the deep reduction end ? its been a while since I've had mine apart and I was taught you cant split the trans on the truck should be pulled out and stood up on its bell housing I have never had to force these gear boxes apart to work on them it it dosnt come apart or together easy somethings wrong well that was the way I was taught mind you I was not trained by Mack just another bloke working in his back yard I have had my 12 speed apart a couple of times and it was fairly simple

Paul

Is it still standing up on its bell housing if not it may need to be

Paul

melonreo welcome aboard mate

Paul

welcome aboard mate

Paul

might be the big bolt in the tail shaft yoke have had it come loose makes a bit of a rattle but not in all gears I think it lets the out put shaft drift around a bit ????????

Paul

WOW I have looked at this thread a few times theres diff ratios I just find hard to believe or perhaps Im just way out of touch you blokes would be having a heart attack with my diffs Im pretty sure they are 5.73 12speed OD and rated 115 ton will get around 3.5-4.5 MPG depending on wind 85 kph top cruising speed get around 6.5 MPG at 42 ton a lot different figures than you all run horses for courses I guess

Paul

Great, now I want one

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Well do I have some good news for you there are plenty out here !! It is hard to believe that they were major interstate trucks in there day grossing out 42.5 tons or 85000 lbs doing trips just as quick as todays trucks well almost as quick and they still make them here . Its just goes to show if you make what people want and not try to tell them, what they need you can compete against the cheap imports but they have to listen to what customers tell them they want a recent post thread thing'o' springs to mind about about Ford relaunching a F truck in Brazil http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?/topic/35823-ford-re-launches-f-4000-at-brazils-agrishow/

Maybe Im not real smart but the car manufactures cant seem to see this in Australia and yet the truck people can perhaps they need to look closer at what other companys do

Paul

is it getting power to the small wires on the solenoid or just the big wire ?

Paul

hey watch it you blokes are gonna go blind soon

Paul

thats good to hear the problem solved

I dont worry about using the clutch to split just flick the switch and back off the go pedal and then straight back into it if dosnt shift clean straight away you have some other problem .

Just a word of warning if your mate hasn't driven one of these and are used to a shudder "road ranger" ur yuck as soon as flick the switch it puts pressure on the selector fork trying to change it were as the the other inferior brand only try to change when the stick goes thru neutral

Paul

the shifter rods under the lids might have some surface rust maybe? you can take the lids off with the box still in getting the rear lid back well he will a whole fresh bunch of swear words . Has he looked the air rams maybe there leaking? "O" rings maybe buggered ?

good luck with this

Paul

that will teach you to fall a sleep congrats

some times I fall asleep and when I wake its like a whole new world

Paul

my 12 speed has no cooler and as above only pump on the input shaft so cant see how that cooler is gonna work any good ??????

Paul