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  1. mrsmackpaul
    Happy birthday
  2. mrsmackpaul
    steady on there big fella there's always tomorrow
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    WOW what a great read some one over that way should get an old Maxidyne load it up go out on the roads and do some time trials add it the story I think a lot of us might be surprised and would add a modern touch to a great read I think a lot of people would be surprised how well these pull even now even better do some trails against some modern trucks of the same class I think there would be some shocked faces even more so if you add the fuel figures and that Maxidyne bark OH baby sounds so much better than some young boys cruising around with there DOOF DOOF music going great read thanks for sharing Paul
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    if it had a few years on it I would say radiator sounds like its blocked in the tubes I'd pull the tanks off and rod the radiator core if it was mine is the fan clutch thingo working properly ?????????? Paul
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    forget the red thing whats that fast looking piece of wood on the back looks good even when its sitting still COOL!! Paul
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    it is a nice looking truck that one good luck with it will be a shame to get it dirty Paul
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    some specs for Mack 1976 shows the R 800 and the rest at the time Paul I seem to have flanged that I couldnt read it so I uploaded it thru photo bucket and deleted the other one but its still there I dont have to try hard for me to look silly
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    some time ago I mentioned that I had seen a photo of a what I thought was a R 800 pulling logs in Western Australian well I stumbled across the photo again today so thought I better share before I forget were it was I dont know if it is a R 800 looks like a 6x6 to me I have no idea what it is either way I like it and the one bellow with the float on the back seeya Paul
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    happy easter to all dont have to many hot cross buns or chocy eggs Do you blokes in the US have hot cross buns ???????? man if I eat any more Im gunna look like one Paul
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    good size sticks of timber there Ray the logs must have hit pretty hard to smash a engine block I guess the main thing is the driver was ok his under pants maybe not Paul
  11. mrsmackpaul
    that second car looks a bit like as Joe says 1950 chev
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    welcome to the forum Paul
  13. mrsmackpaul
    That IH is neat looking bit of gear something a bit different I would think these days Paul
  14. mrsmackpaul
    looking good there Wobblin it always surprises me how much different things look when we start to put them back together a few little things can break up the paint scheme quit a lot Paul Look like the door to the shed is open does that mean all the snow is gone and the suns back out ?????
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    Yeah Ray I reckon if they still made them they would still be selling them like hot cakes but what do I know I know I would be standing there at Mack Townsville with my cheque book in hand waiting for the doors to open if they still made R Models Paul
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    Im pretty sure all super liners in Australia came as standard with one 5inch pipe but like most things I might be wrong might have been 5 1/2 inch Paul
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    Came across this today while looking for something else and thought to my self I know were it should be Paul
  18. mrsmackpaul
    your getting stuck into it there Tim have you worked out how much is going to be replaced yet ? looks like it's gunna be a fair size job Paul
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    you blokes got some pretty flash gear over there
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    Just watching tonight's news and saw a fire fighter fall threw the roof of a garage in a house fire poor bugger is badly burnt hope he's doing fine another person doing a thankless job hope he gets looked after thoughts to his family Paul
  21. mrsmackpaul
    In Australia back in the late seventys early eightys there was a series of tests run out here and the number one thing to change to improve MPG was the way the drivers drove number two was speed that trucks drove at not all these air deflectors or flashy things hanging off motors and I dont think much has changed If you want better MPG slow down sit back enjoy the view take your time it only adds ten minutes to the day but the day is so much nicer Paul
  22. mrsmackpaul
    I wonder at what speed it becomes cost effective if you only averaged 50 MPH gotta slow for towns hills ect would it be still worth while if you did 60 MPH is it worthwhile on most runs in Australia even though everyone goes like a cut cat you still need to be able to unload at the other end and driving quicker results in sitting for longer at the other end so perhaps if they just slowed down fuel econ would be better anyway Paul
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    great story that it shows how some times persistence pays off in the end Paul
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    shifting lots of different gear there dosnt look like the jobs gunna get boring any time soon Paul
  25. mrsmackpaul
    Mate Im no expert on anything much in life but one thing I know for sure once a truck reaches a certain age it wont mater what you do it wont increase in value but they are still worth keeping on the road The sting in the tail for your truck is that it has taken so long and that is three weeks the truck hasnt been earning money if you paid good money and got it back straight away things would be different The real sting in the tail will be if you get your truck back and theres still a problem hope that dosnt happen so the answer to your question no I doubt the truck is worth anymore seeya Paul

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