mrsmackpaul

welcome aboard Paul

Just a bit more I feel NZ is a very under estimated place to have a look at I have never been but am chomping at the bit to get over and have a looksee Paul

thats a pretty classy trailer there they sure have made some special gear over there to get around corners over the years if you get a chance check out there self steering trailers they arent used much any more over there the semi follows the prime mover like a dog trailer and dosnt track in when going round corner's heres some pics of what to look for the tri axles are all mounted on the one frame that pivots on the trailer it self the first six photos from the road ranger blog http://www.roadranger.co.nz/ the last picture fro Atkipete HCVC forum http://www.hcvc.com.au/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1288086035 sorry to hijack the the post topic thingo but to interesting not to have a lookI reckon while your over there Paul

looks nice and neat to me 44's on the rear by the looks she would be fairly old one with only single head lights ? Paul

Ok have heard back from Mack Townsville and they can get all the parts except for part 38 shown below does any one have any ideas were to track one down Paul

I've been having a crappy sort of day but that has just changed my whole day thanks Paul

I think back in the day every truck driver in Australia prefered spiders spokes daytons what ever you call them because tyres were no were near as good as they are now and flats were common depending on were you were 3 or 4 flat tyres a day so when you had those Bud rims with 2 rows of nuts to undo if it was a inside duel or when the inner nut sticks to the outer one and you have to stuff around and its 100 degrees in the shade those five or six stud spiders look like a dream Having said all that today I hardley ever see any truck sold with spiders tyres are better roads are a dream and no more bloody double rows of nuts are the good old day hey Paul

I think every one has just about summed it up I have said it before on here back in the sixtys when Maixidynes first came out in OZ they did a road test between Melbourne and Sydney and they proved that although the Maxidyne felt slower over a long journey it proved to be quicker and cheaper to run than anything else that was around on the day Just a bit more useless information Melbourne to Sydney is about 800 km and crosses our biggest mountain range twice so before spending big heaps of coin you cant get back it might just pay to check some figures Paul

Swishy you are so much wiser than me with all them flash words but I reckon you have got all about right only one more thing left to add doing the nuts with a rattle gun will wreck them studs quick as look at you and you only find out when you are on the side of the road change a flat bag swearing about the young whipper snapper the did them with a rattle gun because a five spoke spider dont hold on any good with only four nuts gotta keep stopping every half and hour and re tighteen nuts Swishy why arent you Geeloooooooooooooooooooooong ?????????? Paul

do you know what we call motor bike riders in in Australia ? temporary Australians ! Paul

or perhaps a R model and Fruehauf crate from the land down under hang on the steering wheel is in the wrong spot what clown did that ??? Paul

dunno about that I have only broken a center bolt twice and it pretty much becomes uncontrollable straight away like Im driving a yacht down the road I end real busy real quick on the steering wheel if it was mine I would fix it while its apart when I have broken a center bolt I have to pull up straight away and wrap some fencing wire or chain around the axle to the spring hanger just so it drives half reasonable Paul

How do blokes work in that cold brrrrrr I remember working on construction in Melbourne I worked on lifts or elevators as you call them over there and we were putting lifts in anyway there is no lift doors on the lift shaft so its like a big chimney freezing cold hands sticking to anything steel we had to be big girly men and were gloves no one in Australia wear's gloves anyway one of the fitters he is doing up a rail clamp and the spanner breaks and gives him this black eye and the spanner is stuck to his black eye so we go down to the smoko shed and pour warm water over his face and spanner to get them to release thats the coldest I have ever worked in brrr looks like that shed is coming along great Paul I realize that story is most likely pretty lame buy everyones standards over in there but or climate is no were near that cold in this wide brown land

anything with snow is pretty cool looking to me brrrrrrrrrrr Paul

thanks for that Bullhusk I called timken years ago and they told that Rockwell bought them out I think it was in the 60's I will google those people thanks for the leads Paul I have emailed them will see what happens thanks for letting me take this off topic seeya

could you put a air ride base on your seats that way you can keep your original look I dont think air ride seats make a lot of difference myself but backs are funny things they all effect us different good luck with what ever you do Paul

If that was over here you wouldnt be able to buy it because I would have beaten to it grab a mate go for a drive have some adventure we only get to live once fill it up with fun and adventure and storys tell your kids and grand kids Paul

I always find it funny how I sometimes talk to someone on the phone for years some times and I really get to know them I think and I get a picture in my head of what some one will look like and then one day I happen to meet them and they are nothing what I think they will look like every time with out fail it happens Paul

Thats a tidy looking truck there give Brandon a pat on the back for keeping looking so neat and tidy Paul

thanks for that Steve I am not a panel beater by any stretch of the imagination but I have a mate back home who is he has being talking about coming and fixing the cab for years now I guess Im sick of waiting and will have a crack my self and hopefully wont make to much of a cock up of the whole show I will let you all know how I go with Mack in the next day or so Paul

some one ought to buy a lotto ticket WOW Paul

Hey Bullhusk is there some were like a website or a book I can buy that has the Timken diff axle suspension spec's I have looked every were on the net and cant find stuff all I have a truck with 10.22 back end and wanted to change it to a better ratio but never had any luck finding anything any help or leads would be much appreciated Paul

thanks steve I was trying to ask the spare parts man in Townsville the other day and he didnt seem to no so before I order the parts I want to make sure I was getting the right parts I take it you have done one of these before Theres not gunna be much of my original cab left well I guess there will be a bit but its a good truck and it has never let me down so I reckon I owe it at least a few panels Paul

Thanks for that I will get hold of Mack today and see how I go

Ok lads not have much of a response here so I will stick up some picks of what I am chasing see if it can get anyones grey matter working for me ok on this first one I am after the front and back drip rail or gutter I have the two for each side and the roof I can see 60 in the picture but I reckon that is pointing to the back wall of the cab not the drip rail so I guess I am after some part numbers for the back and front drip rail now in these next two after part number for 27 in the bottom picture now the fella in the spare parts department wasnt sure if 38 in the top picture was the same as 27 in the bottom picture Also is 1 in the bottom picture the drip rail I didnt think so but the parts fella wasnt sure I reckon it belongs on the top of the window frame anyway any help or pointers you all could give and some proper Mack part numbers so I can order parts would be appreciated thanks fellas Paul