mrsmackpaul

So Tim are you gunna cut the whole section out or just use some steel beams and jacks to push it back it posistion ??? I have straighend some pretty bent things just using RSJ's jacks blocks of wood and chains the less you cut off the less it is going to cost to put back right and the quicker you get there Looks like you have it well in hand though Paul

this thread just keeps on getting better

A large water tank would have be grouse for fighting the sugar can fires when they get out of control not that that would ever happen this machine sounds more interesting the more I read about it

R model convertible that sounds pretty COOL to me that would have been a rare thing

thats a pretty classy looking bit of gear now for a real dumb question why do US fire trucks have no roof Im sure there must be a reason Im pretty sure all fire trucks in Australia had roofs by the time this one was made Paul

dont know what you blokes call that but in this wide brown land we always call it "putting a foot out of bed " Paul

Guy your right about us having to customize most things to get them to suit our environment I always find it interesting to see how the rest of the world works Paul

Yeah mate there is always some bright spark who wants to push the limits on how strong things really are hope it works out ok as Im sure it will NSW to Perth should be good trip if your not in a hurry even better if you have one of your mates to yack to thru the day and at night on the side of the road even have some nice cool drinks maybe a fire you and your mate can solve all the worlds problems around a fire with some drinks and create a whole heap more Paul

you know I tried face book the other day I couldnt work it out if some one 75 can how dumb does that make me happy birthday POP show us young blokes how its done Paul

surprisingly enough for an Aussie at the other end of the earth I new most of those facts already only the last three I didnt no ????????? and I had never heard of the coin before Paul

great pics fifth wheel Paul

fantastic photos Vlad I wonder were those Macks were made ?I notice the cab is different around the mud guards and steps to the one in Australia Those roofs sure look good havent seen of those out here were they a standard Mack thing anywhere else in the world ? thanks for sharing it nevers ceases to amaze me the stuff I learn on this forum Paul just translated this Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! gotta agree seeya Вы держите мечту Влада hope that comes out right the computer says it is

Guy Im sure it is a lot safer than portrayed on the TV news The news people only ever publish bad news so dont be to hard on us all as we only get to see is what they show us Just from my point of view as a farmer in Australia farming in the driest inhabited continent. Anywhere thats hot and dry and they farm successfully Im interested in and there trucks and the history of the place As for or the other stuff on the news well all places around the world have there own problems They have shifted some big loads over there with Macks over the years on an Australian forum Im on there's a fella on there that grew up in Israel and he shares some pretty amazing photo's of trucks in Israel Paul

wobblin mate Im no expert I always by crap and fix it up that way I know whats been done and what hasnt and what short cuts I may or may not have taken but the problem I find when I see something that has being painted I dont know what it was like before Was it really that rough that it had to be painted to make it look good enough to sell And I guess the biggest thing is if I see something and the paint job is crap and things are bent and dented then if the people couldnt make the effort to get it neat and tidy before giving it a quick blow over then what does it say about the rest of there repairs ???? I always prefer to find something that is original in paint ect as I can see it in it's warts and all stage dosent mean I wont buy it if it's rough just means I have a better idea if what I am looking at good luck with it all Paul

A bit like a Kenworth hey Swishy mainly Cat I believe Paul

Part 2 now for some Aussie Leaders you should be able to see how close they looked at the start and then they changed a bit but it was still fairly easy to the Mack mold in there Now for some Leaders with set back front axle As you all can see I got a bit carried away with pictures sorry about that .I reckon I can still see the Mack truck in the sleeper part of the cab in some anyway If you have all seen these before please disregard if not I guess I might have taught you something Full credit to who ever took the photos to start with seeya Paul

Part 1 Now I dont know about grab handles but I think this bit of the cab is the main bit that is different did they make Mack F models with a set back front axle anywhere else in the world The people that owned Mack Australia at the time Westco also owned Leader Trucks that used a common mold with the Mack it later changed to a slightly different mold but they had the set back front axle as well some plastic cab Aussie Macks with out the long step hand rail pretty sure the long step hand rail doodah was only used on day cabs I reckon the red one might be a V8 with twin pipes cont

pretty sure they did

I'll take one of each I wonder which held up better with age ?????????? If I was a betting man I reckon it would be a pretty safe bet Paul

Im pretty sure you blokes over there wont have to worry about rust as I think that is a all Aussie fiber glass cab as well ???? Paul

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/bateau-bay/heavy-farming-agriculture-equipment/mack-prime-mover-/1069032563?utm_source=criteo&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=LF-automotive&mpch=ads I have no connection set back front axle F model Paul

alex I have no idea what Im looking at that looks like the top panel on the cowl to me have just sent murranji a PM as has changed these before and un like me he has a much better idea of what he is looking at so I will wait to see if he can shed some light on the situation for us or more to the point help to steer me in the right direction Paul

Have read a story about a bloke driving Diamond T road trains in the Northern Territory after WW2 the Diamond T's were LHD ex army tank transporters anyway this fella had a German Shepard dog sat up in the passenger seat and the driver drove along with a news paper with some holes poke through it to see he reckoned the cars were nearly running off the road with a road train driven by a dog it was one of these type of road trains the one on the bottom Paul talk about tacking it off topic I guess it's ok if I do it

Welcome mate Paul

welcome mate Im sure you will have fun Paul