mrsmackpaul

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

I reckon them John Deere half tracks are for working in snow maybe Paul

sounds like its stuck on the spider gear and you gunna need a bigger hammer or maybe theres a lip in the housing that the axle is getting caught on see if you can rotate it 180 degrees and maybe it might jump over what ever it is getting caught on Paul

Yes the Aussie spirit was alive and well back then stick it to the government well and good men had balls in those days and stood up for what was right and fair more Australians need to remember what that flag stands for and fight to keep the values that we have fought wars, governments, and other countries we all need to remember what people have fought and died for and what that flag represents long live the free and fair Australia and if we are not careful we will loose it many times in many industries the government has tried to take our right to make a living I hope and pray that we continue to stand together and tell them rack off its our country not there's and we will run it the way Australians want to run and if they arent happy with that can go buggery Paul Thanks for posting Kev

Ok the question at the start was do pure bred Macks have gold dog's the short answer is yes but also the have silver bulldogs and I only just learnt black bulldogs question for all the Mack experts what Mack has a Mack Bulldog ????? Paul

Welcome aboard Mustang Good luck with the search so will you paint it up like Matlack colours ect ??? I wouldnt even know were to begin looking but the forum here would be a good spot Do you have the specs of the truck your trying to find might help people narrow down the search a bit Paul

All that fire wood you would need one of these

A few toys there I would think would come handy at Vermont getting fire wood in Tim Paul

HMMMM all very interesting funny thing is Mack Australia is a lot different than their US brother yesterday afternoon I was working in the shed and my boy yells out for me to come to the phone I get to the phone and Mack Australia is on the other end of the line asking am I happy with my truck what would I like in a new truck how do I find the dealers ect ect yeah,yeah you all say BUT and its a big BUT I have never bought a new Mack there was no hard sell I was asked what Mack Australia could do better apart from bringing back the R model cool powered Mack back I couldnt think of anything to which the bloke on the other end of the line agreed and then we started talking about how good the coolpower Mack is and how the thrive on really hard work it was like an echo down the phone line obviously a older Mack man he told me he would pass my suggestions across to the powers that be The point Im making is we make out that no one cares but I was stunned to get a phone call good onya Mack Australia does anyone else ever get a phone call about there 34 year old dream machine from the people that made it all those years ago to see if I am still happy with the Mack they made you never know who's reading the forum and taking notes about what we want and dont want like and dont like free market research for Mack Paul

she's a sharp looking bit of gear now So whats the white and black bonnet (hood) I can see off to the RHS ? Paul

nothing to do with trucks but Im liking it thats one of the great things about this forum topics sought of lead off in un expected directions and I learn so much keep it coming would be good to see a picture of all three hooked together Paul

Fantastic stuff I reckon it would take a while to have a good look around something else to do before I fall of the perch the bucket list is getting longer Paul

Fantastic stuff fellas a 63 ton machine must have a fair size bowl and the 95 ton unit must be huge park the truck in the bowl maybe 63 ton explains all those tyres Paul

well the video at the end goes to show the little fella had a great time thanks for the pics and the story Paul

Good to see Robs rebuilt trailer out doing what it should well and truly worth fixing Paul

All I can say is Wow I wonder how it went ??? it makes me wonder what over experimental Trucks Mack have made or being involved with over the years ?? Is there a thread all ready started some were ?? Paul

Well you've all let the cat out of the bag now I cant tell you what we call Vegemite in Australia or Peanut Butter the sensors would chuck me off the forum But needless to say Vegemite is good if your crook tea spoon in cup hot water Vegemite soup get a mouth ulcers put some on the ulcer problem solved put enough on your toast first thing in the morning it will warm from the inside out I could go on all night but we will have shortage of Vegemite as the Yanks get onto the next new health kick Paul

Tim I can see why you would call it one of your favorite places would you believe there was snow fall in Queensland today Im sure the people from Vermont would be in hysterics at what the news tonight called snow fall http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/lifestyle/snow-falls-in-parts-of-queensland-today-while-gold-coast-prepares-to-rug-up/story-fnj94iqm-1227439438870 Fantastic pictures as usual Tim Paul

ones mans pleasure craft is another mans ship Gilligan Paul

As far as I know at least in Australia the gold dog came out with Maxidyne powered trucks and was to represent the new Maxidyne motor Plenty of people say it is only a pure Mack drive line that has the gold dog but Mack Australia's official word is it was when the Maxidynes came out in the 60's How ever I think today any new Mack that has the all Mack drive line has a gold dog but from the late 60's till the end of the production run of the Maxidyne thats what the gold dog was for Paul

check the big bolt inside the tail shaft yoke on the output shaft of the trans these are known to come loose some times Paul