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mrsmackpaul

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  1. Nah Joey Don't ready to much into, we trade insults with our best mates all the time, it's like showing them how much they mean to us Paul
  2. Thats a big bunk, I haven't seen one that big on a Australian Scania Paul
  3. Close Geoff, we call you all Seppo's A bit of Cockney slang that has been Australianized even further Seppo is short for septic tank, which is Cockney for Yank So to most Australians over the age of 40 would know that a Seppo is a American from the U.S of A Most people under 40 have grown up in very politically correct world Also Australia has lost a lot of its identity in the new globalised world that is apparently gunna be good for us all Paul
  4. Load number two Sitting in a paddock waiting It really is 17 feet wide and at least 60 feet long It isn't as big or even close to as big as the trailer attached to the big Mack Two normal bogie axle assemblies underneath, side by side Farmer reckons he has a loader than might sort of lift one end The rest is blocks of wood and jacks and winching I'll be living the dream, I really will As a apprentice there was a sign in the work shop that read something like this "We the unwilling have been doing the unbelievable with so little for so long we now attempt to do the impossible with nothing Kinda how I do everything, get into it and have a crack, I can only make a mess or succeed Paul
  5. Well it's on like Donkey Kong now It's begun Mecho So we don't have flash rotator jiggers but rather we have what have at hand So we grab Mals Traxcavator, Case 1150 Lifts heaps First said gudday to Opera , aka "the black bitch" Mal bunged the tipper back on her in recent times Chucked the Traxcavator on and run it up to the unload site Then drop it off And head for home Phase one complete This trailer is bigger than Ben Hur I am gunna shift Or at least try and shift, it will be the second biggest size thing I have ever shifted Widest was 24 feet x 50 or 55 feet Will see what happens, might end up a complete cluster Paul
  6. It came in a annual subscription for the "Weekly Times" which is farmers weekly news paper in Victoria and the lower half of New South Wales I'll ask Mum the name of the book, it's all about dog stories Mum replied Joey I had to Google a what a Australian Shepherd is, they are a American dog from California ?? A funny old world https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Shepherd Kelpie are probably the most widely used sheep dog in Australia,they can scale vertical walls 15 feet high, I think record is nearer 17 feet They are long and lanky and tough, really tough like a blue cattle dog so are well suited to the Australian farm life Kelpies are on the cover of the book, Mum has a very old ex farm Kelpie that has fully retired inside Paul
  7. Chihuahua for Mack ute/pick up Kelpie as pictured mid size/ vocational sized Surpose a Rottweiler for the heavy duty jobs Paul
  8. What's the current state of affairs with the new ride Any luck yet ?? Paul
  9. Your right, that is a cool bit of gear, I'm sure you will get it sorted soon enough Paul
  10. Pretty sure it will be a side valve motor Get a cheap fuel pressure gauge like this 20 bucks Australian, so $1.95 US A tee, a foot of rubber fuel line and maybe a few hose clamps 50 bucks and you will find some definite answers with out any guessing Paul
  11. Same type of deal,only Australian made for big acres Paul
  12. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/UPB1mrT4YT3gWFie/?mibextid=adzO7l Paul
  13. Welcome 6 wheeler So I don't think you have a Maxidyne as they were diesel Photos probably have to many pixels, try emailing them to yourself, this reduces their size quite a bit Yes fuel blockage is most likely Try putting a pressure gauge on the fuel line before the carby and this will tell you if the problem is the fuel pump or the carby is blocked If the fuel pressure drops of its the pump, if it doesn't it's the carby Paul
  14. A bunk a little like this and some colour to break up the white on the cab Some old school stripes to make it a little different and nice tight scrolls and pin stripes Would make a nice truck for not a huge amount of coin Paul
  15. You need to come to Australia or NewZealand Still heaps of cabovers, Kenworth still sell them new https://www.kenworth.com.au/trucks/k200/ Paul
  16. I feel the ratio would be good for shifting weight Maybe not high speed highway work in the U.S. Would be okay out here were we go a little slower but run a bit heavier Paul
  17. And if the milage is accurate it is probably a really good deal Bucket loads of power, 44 ass end, 18 speed, super singles on the steer I best be careful or I'll talk myself into it 😉 Paul
  18. Yeah the price is up there, even by Australian standards but it is a very neat truck Paul
  19. That's looking really good, I wished I had of flipped my R model cab on it's back to clean it up properly underneath but as with most things, time was against me Paul
  20. I nothing about this brand, but a quick few seconds on Google https://affordable-fuel-injection.com/product/intl-harvester-complete-tbi-system/ Holley and other companies make a similar thing Turns something with a carby and points that you have adjust and fiddle with into like modern car type of motor Paul
  21. Looks good to me, that style of hitch is pretty common in Australia, most medium American size trucks that I see, and bigger have a big flat plat that hangs right done with all the lights They look strong and all, this is more of what I might expect to see in Australia Looks really neat Geoff Paul
  22. Well I have been mulling this over Ethanol fuel is what it is, Im as tight as a fishes ass so I buy the cheapest fuel I can and never have any issues And it is E10 Aluminium fuel tanks Im pretty sure used on light planes, drag cars and so on As such I think it will be fine with petrol So Im thinking if you want reliability that just starts and runs and gives the best economy Electronic throttle body fuel injection, holly and the like make complete systems that include a new electronic dizzy Doing this should make it as reliable as a modern car and I think the cost wont be huge Apart from that, carry on, it is interesting learning Paul
  23. I was speaking to my brother today and asked him about the tank Top tank is cast but the name badge etc screws to a sheet that bolts to the top tank Dunno if its cast iron or cast aluminium We never got that far into talking about it Paul
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