mrsmackpaul

I often wonder if texting and talking on the phone is bad while driving, then why dont new cars have something to jam the phones signal so they dont work when the motor is running Dont get me wrong, Im not for moment suggesting we should text or use the phone while driving Paul

Agree with all above, a lot of younger people have absolutely no idea at all on how to actually speak to people And a lot of people today dont like been told no No matter, Vic does a bloody good job driving a truck and probably as good if not better than a lot of people half his age If we went by people's capability to actually drive we would probably have to take 20% of people off the road today There is some shockers put there turning a steering wheel these days, young and old and everything in between Paul

Yeah touchy subject as the years slip on by Some young person decided it was wise to suggest that once people get passed a certain age they should be restricted from driving Thats like a red rag to a bull for me, not because Im old but because there's to many bloody rules now getting made by pimple faced kids with no life experience and or appreciation for life and what life is all about I had a rather vigorous discussion with this young know it all suggested he should rethink his attitude before some one decides to re-educate him Anyway now to the purpose of this post While in NewZealand I met a bloke by the name of Vic Hungerford, Vic has been on a Australian truck forum for years Vic has driven for the one company for over 50 years Vic is 82 and still drives when they are short of drivers He sent me this photo this morning and tells me he has spent a week driving this, reckons "it's hard work been retired" So how old is to old ? I reckon if you can do it and you want to do it then all these law making jokers should pull their bloody heads in Well done Vic Paul

Yes they are They are a good motor in Australia as Seed has already mentioned Paul

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do It is a shame it has all got this far before anyone has realized but it is getting the attention it needs now so thats the important thing Paul

Or if your on cement or a nice hard area and have access to one of these They make the job very easy and it is much easier to remove the whole assembly with the tyres still mounted on the hub If you don't have a pallet jack then the greasy b oiard is the go Either way is definitely the easiest wat to achieve these things Paul

Thats looking really good to my untrained eye Really starting look smart now Paul

Only difference is dont hit the cone on the end with a hammer, you'll bruise it and it will then leak oil out the press in plug in the center The bearings should be in oil, or at least I would expexpect them to be in oil Paul

Be blowed, it is fixed and to me that is the main thing I hope you have many trouble free years ahead I am a bit shocked at the price, but I read it was part disassembled at the start All is well that ends well There's a lot in that statement Paul

Usually means compression is getting into the cylinders Head gasket would be the likely cause, maybe the compressor but not likely as it normally needs heat and compression to cause this to happen Paul

Tim and I speak most weeks, he is doing well and living the dream as best as I can make out Yes he is back in the State's, Connecticut or Vermont, not exactly sure were as my geography of that part of the US is a little hazey to say the least He is like the rest of us, very busy with life Paul

Just learn how to drive with out a clutch brake Plenty of trucks from Europe and Asia never have them from new and those drivers survive okay Never tried putting a two piece one in, only the one piece clutch brake I wonder if this had a two piece and it came apart under heavy abuse one day Paul

Looks like a pretty serious undertaking you have going on Paul

As the rest of these jokers said, we need piccies Paul

Sorry this is way to modern for me Having said that I would start at the truck wreckers and have a look what Mack used or did when they put a RoadRanger in Maybe grab the loom and sensors off a truck getting wrecked with the same transmission as you have Paul

And yet here you are, how good is that ? Paul

Yes the ringing doesn't ever stop when it is quiet Surprising how it just sort of snuck up on me Paul

I do believe that rebushing those style of bags is outside my scope of works, or at least the very "Minister For War and Finance" would have a serious frown upon her face But a few Bourbons and it probably wouldn't take a lot of effort for me expand into that field of works Paul

Because I don't and have never had a air ride back end in a truck I didn't think bags up or down would make a lot of difference I guess it might rotate the axle housing and this reads different However if I think about a normal spring suspension the oil is checked at ride height as thats all it ever is So to me even if it was airbag, common sense would tell me to check it at ride height as tgats were the axles are as you drive along But I dunno with this fangled air bag stuff Apparently they enhance ride or comfort or some such thing, but really, aren't we kust taking away the good things in this whole experience ? Paul

80 years ago today the tide had well and truely turned Today marks the 80th anniversary of the fall of Gona. The beachhead battles were the final slog in the long campaign to defeat the Japanese in Papua. The overland attack towards Port Moresby had begun in July 1942, when Japanese forces established beachheads at Buna, Gona, and Sanananda, three villages along a 25-kilometre stretch of the north coast of Papua. By mid-September, the Japanese had fought their way along the Kokoda Trail and, it is said, could see the lights of Port Moresby. But they had outrun their supply line and were soon ordered to withdraw because of losses suffered elsewhere. Pursued by elements of the 7th and 6th Divisions, the Japanese dug in along the north coast, determined to hold the beachheads at all costs. On 16 November, Australian troops crossed the Kumusi River, about 65 km from the beachheads. The subsequent battles took place during the tropical wet season, in one of the most malarial regions in the world, in waterlogged swamp, dense jungle, and 2-metre-tall kunai grass, facing an enemy that was skilful, well prepared and resolute. The difficult conditions favoured the Japanese force, which had developed a strong network of well-concealed defences. For two bloody months, the Australians and Americans threw themselves against the defenders, dislodging them only after a fight that many veterans later considered their toughest of the war. The Japanese position at Gona was finally cleared on the morning of the 9th of December – 80 years ago today. Image: Australian troops rest after the charge, which cleared the Japanese out of Gona. Photographer: George Silk, 013845

Neutral safety switches are pretty much the norm on tractors of this era from all main stream tractor brands sold in Australia Chamberlain had a clutch switch, not sure of other brands IH had to be in park Everything else that I can think of was a neutral switch Paul

Yes it finally forced Americas hand, no more sitting on the fence Dunno whether most Americans realize or not but Australia along with the rest of the Empire and its allies had already been at war for 2 years or longer The US really helped turn the tide of war both in Europe and the Pacific It really is hard for any of us today to even comprehend what it must of been like WW1 was over mear 20 years before, then the great depression and then this Bugger me we have had it easy by comparison Thanks to all who gave so much, not for themselves, but for generations to come I find myself questioning as I get older whether I have lived a worthy life when I consider all that was selflessly given to allow me to live this life I reckon it wouldn't hurt a lot of people to question this as well, help us make sure we aren't squandering the opportunities given to us Paul

There yah go, some piccies of how it's done, Follow me on YouTube and you'll see how not to change it over the next few months https://youtube.com/@paulgriffiths8359 Paul

Paul had found him a new bride Shifted and was in the process of building her a hotted 55 Chev wagon I think it was He appeared to of had a major falling out with his kids as he wanted to leave them nothing, only receipts as he stated And then he up and vanished He was always good to me It was his wifes and his dream to build that veterans home before she passed as I recall it I seem to recall Paul saying he came home from Vietnam to a country he didn't like and he and his new wife shifted to Israel for a new start in a new country was how I remember Paul describing it to me I think he moved back to the State's when they retired ???? Nothing more than feeling to base that on And yes when all the chest beating and pissing competition was going on here was when I last saw anything from Paul Pretty sure he was on the ACMOC Caterpillar group as well for a while Dunno we lost a lot of members due to ego's and people not wanting to listen and people wantingnto be right at all costs, sad but thats the way it was A lesson for all of us As to "if I dont like something I just scroll on" type of attitude, I dont think that works either as thats what started this whole mess To many good people stood by and watched stuff happen, mind you the slanging match could be entertaining to read "Just leave it tto our moderators to sort out" didn't work as they turned on one of our moderators and the other moderators appeared to do nothing about that either Basically we all know what good manners and been respectful are and we should just do that and we as a group should pull others into line that dont use manners Anyway I hope Paul 41chev is happy doing what ever he is doing Paul

Be prepared for a slow and steady trip If you think your gunna sit on 60 MPH plus your gunna make it a very short and dissapointing trip when your upside down on the side of the road when back trailer trys to over take the front Nice and steady will get you were your going, rip tear and bust will end tears Paul