mrsmackpaul

I didnt knoe DAF took the TL 12 and reworked it what did it end up turning into ??? 8LXB Gardner were sold out here but not in great numbers and like all those Gardner motors most are still going but are now in fishing trawlers still working I dont think any 8LXC were sold out here As for Volvo and Scania even Mercedes Fiat real all the Euro truck makers they built better trucks than the UK and a lot of the yanky jobs of time and the sold like hot cakes and even when they did go bang they stood behind their trucks and customers and fixed them so it should be no surprise they have taken over in the heavy truck market they saw a opening and took it and ran the big question is how long will they hold onto it Paul

Vlad I gather the 2 stroke was the Russian copy of the GM 2 stroke ?? rear engined I take it a bit of a Flxible Clipper type of hot rod very cool

socket and real long piece of pipe on the handle on the crank on the front of the motor if you can get to it or perhaps a pinch bar on the ring gear once you get it move just a little rock it back woulds and forwards till it will roll on its a bit at least that is what I would try good luck Paul never heard of a uni shift before

more porn for me to drool all over to cool Paul

The Marathon was not sold out here till the series 2 even then it was modified a lot before release and they were quit good the ones sold out here from all reports and from what I can gather most are still going They never sold any good though Leyland had lost most of its loyal following by then Paul

Mate fantastic stuff I dont think most people outside of Europe have any idea all this long haul stuff went on or still does https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms6rKgt3seg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUM93-hChto great old films these or at least I think they are shows how I guess it was once done no doubt the boys are playing up a bit for the cameras but a lot more real than the crappy truck shows of today Paul

top job on the truck and tipper looks to good to get it dirty now Paul

or an adjustment thing it has either being put together wrong or the slack adjuster arent locking when adjusted and are simply unwinding them selves when first used I seem to remember someone on here had similar problem with an R model and it was faulty slack adjusters after all our high tech well thought out guess so maybe adjust them up then take it for a drive the check them again see if they have moved at all Paul

the key thingy might be on another drawing showing the timing gears I have never had a problem so I have never had that apart but I would be surprised if didnt have some connection there Paul

Mate I dunno what you was so worried about I told you would blend right in Paul

off with a load of rapid set cement I take it Paul

the blade trailer I gather is for shifting wind turbine blades ???? Paul

well one things for certain you wont out run them or be able to hide from them BIG ORANGE AND SLOW IM SURE YOU WILL BLEND RIGHT IN Good luck maybe put it of for a week Paul

good luck with it all Paul

if nothing else it looks tough as nails Paul

does it have a little key or shaft thats slides into the back of the 90 degree doohicky that may be broken or fallen out If the 90 degree thingy has the cable off and still in motor can it be turned if so the problem is between the 90 degree thingy and the motor the drive key might be missing Paul

thats a big job he's taking on it would be just the thing for ridding out a earth quake would just feel like some of our roads in north QLD Paul

I would guess it's a Ruston Bucyruss or at least that was the name they were sold under out all made in Pommy land I think they were made under licence from the US and the ones I have seen out here dont have any markings on the counter weight's as to the size bit hard to tell with something for the size comparison Back before the UK joined the EEC we had very little if any import dutys from any countries in the commonwealth or empire as it was called any Ford Fairlanes or Chev Impalas Ford Chevy Trucks basically any US styled product came from the Canada as they are part of the common wealth hardly anything came from the US at all even though they had the import dutys the US trucks were that good compared to any pommy trucks and were over twice the price they sold out here and sold that well compared to the pommy trucks there were waiting lists for the trucks The US trucks once established came in CKD to make them cheaper and later set up factories to make them cheaper even still as the more Australian content the lower the tariffs this the cheaper the price Talk about taking it off topic sorry fellas Paul

thirsty work this driving around the country These long weekends hanging out with the boys drinking beer will all come to a end when Kristen turns up you'll have a week or so cleaning up the house before she gets in you'll have to chuck out all the take away food containers all the empty beer bottles man oh man you've some work ahead of you As I have said before NZ sure is a pretty place makes Australia look pretty lame I just cant get over how nice it looks over there keep them photos coming what part of NZ are these photos from ? Paul as you can see another cold winters night on Rita Island north QLD