mrsmackpaul

Yes mate I was, I have been a tad side tracked for 6 months and am hoping to get back to things I enjoy Dunno how that plan will go, settlement on a new to us house next month and the Princess already has a loooooooong list of jobs for me So life will not return to normal for a little while yet 🤪 Paul

So true Bob Today's movies are so in your face, they rely on shock factor and smut to get bums on seats to watch movie John Wayne was saying in a interview once how the public arent idiots and don't have to have everything shown to them Some one shoots a gun at a bloke over and the bloke drops over dead The public can join the dots and there is no need for blood and guts to tell the public what happened There aren't many good actors these days and it shows when I try and watch most modern movies, they aren't enjoyable or entertaining Truth is I would rather participate in a forum like this than watch most modern movies today Im boring, I know this but you can't beat some of those old movies Anyway enough dribble from me Paul

Got Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood as well as a whole host of other big name actors Still makes me laugh when I watch it today f o r probably the 50th time Paul

A bit late off the mark here But welcome to forum Looks like a good start in that truck and parts are plentiful in the States which is a bonus Paul

And it looks to be fairly gold coloured paint Paul

You are correct Bob 285 Maxidyne Coolpower as was the 320 Thermodyne If the motor was gold in colour would suggest it is a Maxidyne or someone likes gold paint Paul

Have you ever seen the movie "Paint Your Wagon" The three best things in life are mentioned, well we had just had 2 of them, no chance on the third one though lol Reckon that's why he was smiling maybe Paul

From something sensible to something not so sensible At a piss up last year and got roped into playing the game "Goon of Fortune" Now to be fair I had never heard of "Goon of Fortune" and I didn't really have it explained to me End result a couple of old jokers that should know a lot better ended using a tractor to hold them up and rest on And some how ended up on the grass in a short amount of time Slept like a baby for few hours Stirred occasionally and could hear my mate snoring away Life was grand, hang over lasted a week A proof men never grow up no matter how old we get Paul

Western Transport were the company that made Mack in Australia, they were a huge privately owned company that were all about been Australian owned and Australian made They stumbled onto to Mack after WW2 as they couldn't get any Pomy trucks and Mack dealer or agent in Brisbane that couldn't organise a bun fight in a bakery had disassembled Macks new that they couldn't sell Anderson's (Western Transport) bought the lot and was so impressed with Macks they negotiated with Mack USA to become the importer and distributor for Mack in QLD What Westerns couldn't sell as new went straight into their fleet and was sold second hand at a young age Noel Buntine of Buntine Transport started using Macks on road trains If the Mack was tough enough for the hard yacka these companies dealt out it was tough enough for anything The rest as they say, is history So much of the Mack R and F model was actually built, cast, pressed and fabricated in Australia that they were import duty exempt Anyway, enough waffle from me Paul

Got this sent me to the other day and offered to put them up here Message sent to me Hi Paul. I have a number of these for sale if you know someone who might want one. We did these in the 90's for the 75th anniversary of Mack Trucks $250.00 Australian If anyone wants a bit if history let me know and I'll get some details for you Oh and I have no connection at all to these Paul

Like that's gunna stop us from going off topic 😗😁 Paul

Well it goes to show what can be achieved with not much more than a lot of hard work and determination Paul

Did you know 🐶 L E S T W E F O R G E T 🌿🌺 Meet 'Gunner' the stray kelpie who was found 81 years ago #OnThisDay 19 February, 1942, under a destroyed mess hut in Darwin after an airraid and became adept at warning of Japanese planes up to 20 minutes before they arrived!!!! He could tell the difference between enemy and friendly aircraft and saved a great many of lives 👍😄 AN AMAZING STORY.... The six-month-old black and white male kelpie was found whimpering, having suffered a broken front leg, under a destroyed mess hut at Darwin Air Force base 81 years ago, following the first wave of Japanese attacks on Darwin. Air Force personnel took him to a field hospital, but the doctor insisted he couldn't fix a "man" with a broken leg without knowing his name and serial number. The doctor repaired and plastered his leg after the air force personnel replied that his name was "Gunner" and his number was "0000". Gunner entered the airforce on that day. Leading Aircraftman Percy Westcott, one of the two airmen who found Gunner, took ownership of him and became his master and handler. At first, the dog was badly shaken after the bombing, but being only six months old he quickly responded to the men's attention. About a week after, Gunner first demonstrated his remarkable hearing skills. While the men were working on the airfield, Gunner became agitated and started to whine and jump. Not long afterwards, the sound of approaching aeroplane engines was heard by the airmen. A few minutes later a wave of Japanese raiders appeared in the skies above Darwin and began bombing and strafing the town. Two days later, Gunner began whimpering and jumping again and not long afterwards came another air attack. This set the pattern for the months that followed. Long before the sirens sounded, Gunner would get agitated and head for shelter. Gunner's hearing was so acute he was able to warn air force personnel of approaching Japanese aircraft up to 20 minutes before they arrived and before they showed up on the radar. Gunner never performed when he heard the allied planes taking off or landing; only when he heard enemy aircraft as he could differentiate the sounds of allied from enemy aircraft. Gunner was so reliable that Wing Commander McFarlane gave approval for Westcott to sound a portable air raid siren whenever Gunner's whining or jumping alerted him. Before long, there were a number of stray dogs roaming the base. McFarlane gave the order that all dogs be shot, with the exception of Gunner. Gunner became such a part of the air force that he slept under Westcott's bunk, showered with the men in the shower block, sat with the men at the outdoor movie pictures, and went up with the pilots during practice take-off and landings. When Westcott was posted to Melbourne 18 months later, Gunner stayed in Darwin, looked after by the RAAF butcher.... Gunner's fate is undocumented 😢

Very cool stuff and further along than my gasser Not many 55 Chev's out in Australia and I doubt any 2 doors were sold And looking heaps more like a drag car than my old Holden Paul

All I can say with any degree of accuracy is that all the comments above are about what I find However some people claim they work good and as good a Jacobs, these are the exception rather th asn the rule Even if I discounted over exaggeration and cut it in half and divided by four, thats still better than what I experience So I am after the elusive pot of unobtainium Dynatard gold that is a effective engine brake Is it possible, I really dont know and don't have high expectations, I will however make a video to bore you all with of my findings 😴😴 Paul

Well I ordered and paid for book about these today from fleabay Hopefully I will have some added information to lead me to a positive understanding of these Dynatard was available from 1973 in Australia according to Mack Australia I'll go on the hunt for some brochures or fliers I think you blokes call them as they would of had the specs listed I think 76 was the first of the Coolpower Macks in Australia Will keep you all up to date with what I learn or dont learn But some people, very few reckon they worked really good on a E6, most people are like me and apart from making the noise didn't do stuff all even when on full revs or higher Paul

So very true, the riders that claimed to be good horse breakers and the like were all cock sure amd up front at the start but after a few day or so they slowly worked their way back thru mob to the rear I ended up the front on the last couple of days Like most things in life, I learnt mamy years ago it is much easier to understate my ability and just work hard than it is to over state my ability and have to try and prove it So what is a out fitter, as what do they do in north America? In Australia it is someone we might buy our equipment from, I get the feeling this isnt the case in the states, it is a business that people might engage to take them on a long ride, would I be correct in my thinking ? Paul

Yes it is amazing they hold together as well as they do considering the dodgy changes we all make at times My god when the oils cold still the the odd change can be a bit sudden (understating that a lot) and I wonder just how that all holds together I remember lifting off on the Drummond range heading east into Emerald one hot summers day with maybe 95 tons, thats around 200,000lbs and we was wheel spinning and jumping a bit on the bitumen (black top) in deap reduction trying to get moving I learnt latter I had a broken bolt that holds the carrier bearing pivots in, I reckon it must of been that start Yet no damage to the box that I know of Paul

55 Gasser, sounds interesting, do tell us more, probably already have and I can't remember lol Paul

It's a cattle crush, holds them still so humans can work on cattle without cattle or humans getting hurt I remember Dad telling the story how he put a big bull in a crush , the crush was pinned to the ground with truck axles driven in as big anchors Dad always reckoned as soon as the bull was in the crush and he couldn't close the bail that things were about to get interesting As Dad tells the story "the bull was that big and strong he just sort of stretched out and walked away with the crush and all" 😁 I bought some bulls down from Queensland once, the bail wouldn't shut at all and bulls were to long for the crush, things were starting to get adventurous very quickly Thats why we put a ring in the bulls nose, gives instant and complete control The bail is the bit the closes around the neck to hold them still from walking backwards or forwards and moving side to side Paul

Thanks for the kind words everyone, On to something very different I have always fancied a bit of horse riding even though Im pretty useless at it So the 4th November last year I, on the spur of the moment went stuff it and booked a horse riding adventure in NewZealand Now the very first thing to know about me is that I haven't really ridden a horse at all for 25 years And I never was much of a rider So that been said I contacted a ex dairy farmer I know that has a lot to do with horses and explained what I was upto and asked for some help We agreed and the fun suddenly got quite real I started doing maybe 4 our 5 hours a week Then slowly worked up to maybe 15 - 20 hours My two biggest concerns were getting hurt and been that one person on the trip that holds everyone else back and ruins the ride for the other participants Well I was, like with most things concerned about nothing Turns out I wasn't t he worst by a long shot and never got hurt. Ten of us went and I had a ball, I absolutely loved it, great people from across the world and sites and smells I can't really explain So the 22nd of January 2023 at 3.00 am I head to Melbourne to catch the kero kite to Queenstown NewZealand What a adventure, I would recommend for anyone if the chance ever arises to do something crazy like this, jump in and have a go It is so easy to find excuses to not do things, believe me even up until I was on the plane if something had of happened and I couldn't of gone I wouldn't of been upset, I was fairly nervous about this whole episode lol Paul

Tail jacking will help a huge amount breaking any heifer in for milking as will playing with her teats leading up to it An dd "Udder mint" http://uddermint.com/ Works like a champ on other sore bits of a human body as well Paul

So by looking at those two pictures above It looks like none of the small bits have O rings to seal them up, is this correct ? If so I gather this means once they are worn they go in the rubbish bin Or is there rebuild kits and how would someone check these are or are not working as they should I think I might have to get my workshop manual out for these, I have looked before many years ago but I seam to recall it was pretty vague, mind the way my head has been of late it could be I just dont remember It would be good to have Dynatard that actually works I reckon reading in the advertising blerb it was like 400 hp of braking effort on the E6, might of been the E9 Either way I reckon that should still be a lot more noticeable than just making the noise Paul

It is amazing how little oil these transmissions take and much can bd stuck all over the outside and they are still almost full Paul

The second trucks got a cool power motor by the looks of it Thinking someone has spent a lot of time modernizing it many years ago to keep it a working truck Kinda sad but nothing lasts forever Paul