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And now that I'm looking, I have just noticed these are air start, there goes my "air start will be no good in the sub zero climate" theory Vlad you need a air start Mack A couple of photos and I'm loosung the plot 😂 Paul

I wonder if the intercooler bypass is for running not starting There must be temp when the air is to cold and gets to cold to be efficient, we will never see this in Australia but places like Canada and parts of north America and Europe and Vlads part of the world and up into Siberia this would be a issue I wonder if the 6x6 Macks Australia sent to Antarctica had the bypass ? A few were for sale recently, should of bought one just find out, didnt know anything about this then Sorry side tracked this thread, but the brain is running at 100 MPH now lol Is there anywhere the R model hasnt been, they must be the most versatile truck ever built Sorry I'll take myselfoff to the naughty corner lol It doesn't look like these are coolpower trucks Have never seen a chassis mounted intercooled Flinstone Mack Paul

Wouldn't mind a update Paul

We use a change over switch in Australia This flicking breakers as you blokes are doing is illegal in Australia as it is fraught with danger if people dont fully understand what they are doing A change over switch prevents this from happening Linesmen and electricians have been killed in Australia numerous times by people accidentally feeding the grid That been said I'm not casting any desperations or telling anyone what to do, just saying how it is out here When I put change over switches in and a generator inlet I will only put lights and power on the generator I leave one power outlet still hooked to the mains and if home owner plugs a radio in and leaves it turned on, when the power comes back on no matter if its in the middle of the night when everyone's asleep The radio comes on and alerts everyone the powers back on In some parts of Australia, like the tropics it isnt uncommon to loose power for a fortnight and most Australians have big deep freezers and it is always good to get the power going again for those to keep them frozen Anyway enough waffle from me Paul

Yep, that about sums it up It used to be really busy with all good jokes and laughter and heaps of people talking about trucks, new and old stories But then some jokers thought they we're more important than the rest and forum revolved around them and the rot set in I have seen it happen on another forum many years ago and that forum like this one has never returned to it's former glory Sadly a lot of good people are lost when this happens, as I think they no longer want to be associated with such rubbish It is left to a few desperados like pick up the pieces and carry on as best as we can This is a lesson for all of us, we, as in all forum members (new amd old) are responsible for the forum and we all need to do our bit to keep it going and try our best to stop the rot from ever setting in Paul

Yes it looks about right, there were different types and ones just like this Paul

Bugger me, thats no good at all It is funny how things hurry up unexpectedly as we mature, get well Tom Paul

You have full draft and no position control working Put it into full position control and see what happens Paul

Draft control isnt set right Paul

Brocky, that cab is highly modified 980 or 981 cab, a huge amount of work for a one piece wind screen Dunno if it still exists, guessing it went in the scrap bin long ago Paul

The Indian Listers, were called Metex for a while in Australia and then Field Marshall like the Pomy tractors, they were a good enough copy They missed out on the CS (cold start) head and chrome bore so could be a bugger to start when they get a bit of age on them A mate had them on his farm, I have only ever had CS Listers, singles and twins I wonder how it goes with the drum (barrel) of water for cooling in places that get bellow freezing for long periods They are surprisingly quiet for a big single cylinder diesel and I always felt the power rating was very conservitive My mate put a flex plate and starter motor off a car on his Metex copies and apart from a blown head gasket gave many decades of good service Paul

Well it's a fresh day so I flipped the lid and had a look to make sure I wasn't loosing the plot, after Christmas eve and Christmas day hangover anything is possible Now Im thinking that is just the hub or pulley number, so what fan and hub am I looking for to extract the extra few HP As you can see the fan is 24 inches, dunno if this is standard or they come in different sizes So does anyone know what I need to make this all happen ? Paul

What's a stick house, Im thinking 3 little pigs and a big bad wolf ?? Paul

Well it's new years day here now, stinking hot again, up near 100 or more today Was a good boy last night and made it to 11pm, woke up woth Miss Molly the gun shy border collie curled up on the floor beside the bed, she dont like them fire works at all Anyway truck pics These are photos of a much modified Diamond T in NewZealand Now this is a hot rodded Diamond T 980 or 981 This truck was created by a bloke by the name of Bob Corden from Kerikeri Engineering from Northland NewZealnd in the 1970's Is or was powered by a 250 Cummins, note the one piece windshield, custom guards, and everything else custom from front to back Apparently the consensus is the headlights are from a Nissan Cedric Now these arent my photos at all and must thank Hamish Petrie for these, some of you blokes will know of Hamish from Just Old Trucks Forum Anyway, hope everyone's heads aren't to sore in the new year Paul

Im gunna look into this Paul

So do I understand that you get 40 hp more over a conventional fan with no clutch My old bucket of bolts has never had a fan clutch from new, truck always runs cold, even when the air temp is well over 100 degrees on Im on full power all day Im always up for more power without cranking up the injector pump Paul

Sounds like a globe isnt in it's holder properly

If in doubt about shockers, just change them as they are pretty cheap and they do make quite a difference on the front axle Paul

Bugger me, thats to cold for me -6 C is the coldest I have ever been, so thats plus 21f And was to hard on my fingers, the Mack air start freezes up and I just hate it Guess this makes me a bit soft 🥶 Paul

Yep, what he said Paul

Merry Christmas to all Boxing day here now, Christmas day I woke as crook as a dog, apparently it had something to do with Christmas eve A few berocca's and some cold and flue tablets and I was good to go, after a wee snooze Spent the day eating way to much and floating about in a pool My son came home for the first time in 18months, thank you COVID Anyway it is good to see him and meet his lady friend More food and fun today Stay safe one and all Paul

Yep, you to, I might go wrangly me a crazy pody with its head stuck in a bucket should make for some fun Paul

I was on the radio a few times, wrote a lot of letters etc to state governments and used to have to stand and address this these government peanuts and local governments people's at public meetings Even though they (governments at all levels, federal down to local) agreed it was there issue and they had to clean up the deer population and so on, to actually get them to do anything at all about any of this was whole different story In the end I just refused to pay any taxes as the governments werent doing their job that by their own laws that they created meant they had to They were quick to fine me but still to this day haven't sorted out this deer Anyway I guess thats called "copping the rough end of the pineapple" 😆 Not to worry, life goes on and lessons were learnt Paul

Correct, a few years ago now, a lot of deer in a little area can be a big problem We sold the farm up there and as far as I know the deer are still a big issue and the local government have still done nothing Anyway, not my problem anymore, yeah I know a prick of a attitude but after many years of fighting with the state government and getting the backing of them and the laws changed, then to just run up against the local government that refused to enforce the law It all started with 6 deer been bought there illegally in the 70's They have two pregnancies a year there as conditions are ideal with sugar cane farmers providing year round supplies Paul

Dunno were you get your 303 ammo from No were near that dear here, my main gun is a numbers matching 303, 1915 model I seam to recall, I brought it as a young bloke, $165.00 with it all adjusted up and tight and with a scope on it They ballsed up the scope install and put on top instead of the side so I can't drop clips in thru the top any more. For those that dont know, you dont drop the mag normally to reload the 303, you pull the bolt back and drop the clip holding the ammo from on top The scope should be on the side to allow this When I first bought it I could buy x army ammo for 50 cents a round if I was buying I think 500 at a time I would buy it by 1000 I still have thousands of rounds but switched to hollow points for dropping deer, opens them up like a dinner plate Has a hell of a bark at 2am, it can be heard miles away on still night, would average about 600 dear over a few months after we harvested the sugar cane The 303 is a extremely accurate gun and can out shoot nearly all shooters including me, when I was young I was a lot better shot but just dont get the time to put any rounds thru these days Paul