mrsmackpaul

I have a scan of this from Mack Australia bulldog bulletin Dunno if it is any clearer but I'll have a hunt about and see if I can find it I reckon these good old adds from Mack would sell like hot cakes if Mack did a rerun in large poster size or even as a tin sign to hang in the shed Paul

Tyres on Mack axles need to be matched as the power divider isnt a diff If only one axle was changed it would mean that this axle is trying to drive the truck faster than the other axle So it is important to measure and be aware of this Match the tyres in duals and run the two biggest sets diagonally opposite each other This then allows the diff centers to take up the slight difference in diameter It is a no no to put new tyres on only the one axle on a Mack bogie drive Paul

Correct And if you were to draw a line end to end the yokes on each shaft should line up, but between the shafts they should be slightly different As a general rule of thumb, it might be only my thumb though, each shaft should be one notch on the spline anti clockwise working from the front to the rear This is called phase angle Dunno how or why this makes a difference but experience tells me it does Paul

Sorry I thought you were selling one in the other post 100 grand Australian if it's fair to good condition For a real good one 100grand Australian plus Paul

Yep, I would aim high, a lot higher tjan you think Everyone has a horn for the E9 V8 these days and they aren't making anymore of them Series 1 Superliners are the one I would have if I was that way inclined Paul

Well I guess we dont have to understand them They are having fun d oing it their way Personally I dont understand these great big tall gear sticks, I reckon it would be easy to break a selector fork and must put a lot of wear on the transmission with that extra weight resting on the dogs I reckon the sticks would make it jump out of gear on rough roads Paul

Yeah I thought it was time to update it Old Mrs Mack has changed more in the last five years than the 35 before that I reckon the old photo was maybe 20 years ago Paul

I reckon if it was running and all is as expected, I could see the grin on Matts face from Australia 😃 Paul

Yep and Daisy is still rocking it as well

LOL The General Lee, it can do so much, jump bridges, out run the fuz, run moon shine, pick up hot chicks and look cool as well while doing this and so much more Paul

My good mate Mal, the fella that painted my truck is always up for some fun But in recent years his wife aka "the diff" like a old Holden with a crook diff, whines the whole bloody time gets a face on her like a cows bum everytime we try and have some fun so I haven't done much with Mal for a few years now Paul

We expect nothing less from you Joey As some further useless information to your cows methmethane It has now been worked out by the scientists in Australia and NewZealand that the same amount methane is produced whether the gas comes from the grass dieing and breaking down on the ground as it does from when a cow chews her cud The methane from a cow or sheep is mainly produced when she chews her cud and burbs the gas out her mouth and not out the bum as commonly said Yes more side tracked sorry Paul

I have never known anything like this, I just do as my father taught me Do them up tight, back off 1 1/2 flats on the nut I wonder close what I was taught is to whats meant to be done On a six sided nut 1 1/2 flats is a 1/4 of a turn, but on 8 sided nuts my fathers plan falls apart a bit lol And those other weird nuts sometimes found on drive axles leave dads plan in a shambles lol But Dad was "just we're 1 1/2 flats are meant to be" or a bar and a bit of wood on the floor and rock the wheel while checking for movement, this also seams to work okay for me Still I have now learnt the proper way today, thank you Paul

I would of wrongly thought that Europes emission standards were stricter than the north America Paul

I dunno about looks, they are a good goer and will make any other brand look pretty average on performance Im surprised with the talk of big power and lack of it I read about on here that these aren't sellig like hot cakes in the States Paul

No, the same size seal works fine, have used many over the years and never had a issue Paul

Birthdays are rolling around quick Run a muck and have a great old time Paul

Looking real good I'm sure it will all be fine Paul

I rarely use tefoln tape except for plumbing in the house I have had tiny bits break of and block airlines and get in fuel lines Hydraulic oil corrodes it and it begins to leak a long time later I rate it about aa good as silicone or those form a gasket types Thread sealant, the none hardening type, loctite is my preferred brand is all I use these days Use proper thing for the job, to many sure cuts and "she'll be right" type of thinking have come back to haunt me over the years, I think that's called life experience 😆 Paul

As far as I know and we all know that I know two tenths of stuff all If the injector pump or the drive to the pump is moved at all it will need to be spill timed I have done this before and for me it is very daunting and needs two people How ever it isn't impossible and no special tools are needed If you can wait until tonight my time I'll scan the information out of the manual if I can find it Paul

I bought a red dot under the dash thingy for my truck a few years ago Imported from the States Princess has no idea how much I spent and it will probably stay that way until Im planted Anyway after getting this marvelous bit of gear I have to chop it apart to make for RHD instead of LHD Should of just flipped the photo on the order form So god only knows when that might happen Apparently they are good units, will let you know in the next decade or two Paul

Your gunna so happy you've done all this extra work, and I mean that in the most sincere way It will give piece of mind for decades And as always, thank you for taking us all along for the ride Paul

We call them terrorists out here, short for tourists And the older ones are known as "Grey Nowmads" Paul

Joey I was watching a old government video on energy and the energy sources for the state of Victoria Video was made in 1981, brown coal was our main source of electricity then and power stations were still been built, Victoria has the largest brown coal deposit in the world 90% of all fuel (diesel, petrol, fuel oil etc) used came from Victorias off shore in the Bass Strait Also from Bass Strait was a almost never ending supply of gas Renewables were spoken of and we were big users of them But not in the way spoken of today by the woke tree hugging leftards of todays world Renewables were our forests, our dams, our rivers etc And even our coal I guess if we wait long enough But it was put like this, "the sun evaporates the water to turn it to clouds to make rain to grow trees to fill dams to generate power to irrigate farms etc" That wasn't the exact words but along that sort of a line of thinking What does this have to do with diesel utes and petrol utes ? Nothing at all except we just seam to be going around in a big circle and some jokers are making a lot of coin out of this mess Paul

The Titan and Superliner sold out here have the MP 10 rated at 685 horsepower as standard from the factory CH cab so I dunno what the issue could be in America Paul