mrsmackpaul

Yes I do, we weren't born with gthe knowledge we have, a lot of our knowledge is learnt from trying work things out we have never seen before How did our pioneers find their way into country they had never seen before, learn to grow food and provide for their families ? They just did it, did what had to be done FFS it's like we all have been brain washed, if you cant Google it you cant do it, what load of B.S. We learn by doing, only so much can be taught, the rest is by the doing, I reckon that's why this world is in such a mess, not enough people doing and to many talking about why they cant do it The only limitations we put on our capabilities are the limitations we create I'll get off my soap box, Sunday morning surman is finished, thats what people used to call it when Mum and Dad were giving us a lecture for been out late and getting up to mischief on Saturday night were I grew up 😆😂 Paul

As my Dad always said, "wouldn't it be awful to wake up one day and not have a reason to get out of bed What sez you Miss Molly ? Paul

Thats a interesting article, I never realised the French Mack connection went back that far Once I opened the article there was a option for english, clicked on that and it was easy to read The first few attempts of a European Mack weren't exactly sexy, but I guess if they could sell trucks that looked like those and people were happy it definitely proved that Mack was going to be a winner in Europe Thanks for sharing Paul

Dont people just fix their own carby's in the States ? Even when they are badly worn most still sort them themslves, or at least most I know do Paul

Well hope it is all smooth sailing from now on Paul

A good year for big loads Paul

And for people that dont live in Australia a header is the whole machine or what other countries call a combine A combine in Australia is what other countries call a seeder (did a combination of cultivate, seed, fertilize in the one pass Headers are called that because up until the early 80s Australian farmers normally only took the heads off crops and left all the straw standing Paul

Moline was sold here right up until White took over The latest ones I have seen look like a yellow and white Oliver Paul

And White farm machinery was never a good seller in Australia, they put to much plastic and crap on their farm gear, got to far away from what made Oliver good, dunno about Moline Paul

Well Dave if your gunna chuck a 12 speed were you had a speed hoping to get more usable gears your gunna be disappointed as the extra gears are at walk pace or slower And to the second part of yoiur question, will it bolt straight in, the answer is also no, the 12 speed has deep reduction gears in a extra section on the front of the box, makes the gearbox maybe 4 or 5 inches longer They are basically the same transmission except for the 12 speed having deep reduction Wish I had some better news, maybe a 18 speed Mack box might give you the extra spread of gears your chasing Paul

If it was mine I would start here. Prove what is what at the very begining The problem now is no one knows what has and hasnt been done, it isnt about pointing fingers anymore, it would be just about getting it going and finger pointing can come later Paul

No good at all, hoping it is sorted now, Im thinking the core must of deteriorated in storage, maybe corroded from the inside for some reason Hoping it's the end of those dramas Paul

The whole shows a sorry mess that has been created, for decades now, in Australia at least our governments have been doing everything they can possibly do to undermine small business, whether its Mum and Dad family farms or shops or owner drivers And now we are really feeling the pinch of globalization and all that it involves when large corporate multinationals that dont give a damn about anything except profit margins are running the show and not small businesses that have to live in the community So I guess Im saying in a long winded way, your not in it alone over there Paul

Joey I think you'll find the Ukraine has a huge effect on grain and food price They are one of the worlds largest grain exporters Also there's a oil pipe line from Russia that goes thru there as well which is stopped or at a greatly reduced capacity Gotta also understand that the US is a grain exporter and as such has commitments it is legally required to fill and I dont think the US is in a financial position to reneg on it's commitments The world bank really frowns on this stuff and given the US dept at the moment the US cant afford a hiccup at all And dont worry, most countries have been spending money they dont have for decades, the US isn't alone in this mess Even China is under the pump financially these days We are all paying more for food and oil the world over I guess we should be grateful we can afford more, there's plenty of countries couldn't afford the cost of food before the Ukrainian mess I look at things a bit like this Nearly 100 years ago everyone in my country and yours went thru the great depression and then WW2, all of this just after WW1 If my country men and no doubt yours as well went thru all of that for us then this mess is pretty much nothing in comparison Keep your chin up mate, if this is as bad as it gets we are gunna go okay Paul

Thought maybe they shared a Chevy handle but it doesn't look like it

Probably just a off the shelf latch from a body builders Paul

The shaft would be under the radiator as the crank is bellow the radiator And it's told to "blue tooth" it across, blue tooth wasn't even invented then 🤔 Paul

You will be correct in your observation I reckon

I sure can understand the noise thing, my R model is to loud to hear anything I put dynamat, and dyna liner on the fire wall, it helped but still not great Gunna try new gearstick boots and some underbody lining like Dyna hood liner Its looking great Paul

Dont think long hood Road Boss was ever sold in Australia, well at least not that long Paul