mrsmackpaul

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

I went to town and on the spur of the moment bought a new to me R model and started pulling doubles with it straight away runs like a dream quiet as a mouse she's tuned well rolls no coal some silly bugger put the steering wheel in the wrong side LOL Thanks for the new ride 84 superdog I'll let you tell the rest of the story if you want to she goes like a rocket broom broom lol thanks mate Paul

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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

now the real learning begins dont look in the mirrors if you cant see it you never caused it LOL well done mate 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

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