mrsmackpaul

Mine weren't held in with a nutsert but are now I would just try it, if the screw spins then cut it off and bung a nut sert in to attach the light And use lots of never seize and some big long stainless screws and and the problem will be solved forever Paul

The R.F.D.S. or as we call it "The flying doctors" but full name is Royal Flying Doctor Service Was set up in 1928 by John Flynn, or Flynn of the outback to me as kid to get sick and injured people to doctors in hours instead of days Anyway it still runs today, read bellow from someone wiser than me Great photo from the Nullarbor Roadhouse site. It comes as a surprise even to some Australians that some stretches along highways such as the Nullarbor and Stuart Highway are used as both roads and landing strips for the Royal Flying Doctor Service planes? Photo: Ben Stamatovich Yeah I know it's not a Mack but a cool photo none the less Paul

I don't know but someone will be qlong soon enough Paul

As for teflon, I find if I am hauling a trailer with grease on it's plate and slip a teflon turntable under it with out cleaning the grease off it grips and tears the teflon off So I reckon teflon are crap on turn tables, no one wants to be cleaning grease off a trailer before hitching up Well not this no one anyway Paul

Yes they generally are Hippy A couple of bolts and the cheese block is out Paul

The 006 duck, how are you doing ? Did you ever learn about the history of the Green Hornet ? Hoping all is well and you had a great Christmas were ever you managed to pull up Paul

Yes, cool story Happy Christmas Paul

Normal deal in Australia and I am guessing the rest of the world A ball race turntable has a pin to drop in so you can tow a normal trailer with out a cheese block I don't have ball race turntables at all, not because I dont like them but because I have never bought anything with one on it So this been said I would happily use a ballrace turntable So tip over axle and chassis tippers, think you blokes call them end dump, if you don't have a ballrace turntable the the primemover (tractor) needs to be straight when tipping for stability A normal grease plate, all the wear is on the jaws There's advantages for both but more for the ballrace, they are smoother, less maintenance (provided you do actually grease them) and last a lot longer If it was me I would just chuck a new ballrace in a grease it weekly Paul

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Should be able to just replace the ball race easy enough Ball race are by far the most common type in Australia, simple, safer and far more stable than a grease plate type Paul

Hoping he had a great day Paul

Well this just came up on Facelessbook memories 6 years ago today, getting ready to head out again, boxing day in Australia, dunno if the rest of the world has boxing day or not, 26th December She's a good old girl, the Princess isn't bad either ha ha ha Im a bit soft, got a step ladder in the back ground for getting on and off the trailer ha ha Paul

I doubt a lot of people today even know the difference between petrol (gas) and diesel these days Maybe someone thinking it was the propper way of describing it as a none electric truck, we never do know in this modern world But yes, for 8 grand in Australia people would be falling over them selves to buy it Paul

I have a huge amount of stuff like this for IH 86 and 76 series farm tractors I have made for splitting them in three for working on them For me that is huge job but made easier by the special bits and pieces that hold things in place From a few years ago now, tractor dropped low range and every last bit had to come out of the back end to just a housing sitting there For me this is a huge job, gotta remember I'm no mechanic and totally self taught, but just poke along using common sense You need to hold gears in place in the trans mission while the shafts slide apart when splitting the tractor, and keep it square and even The D7 beside the tractor had a cracked head and was out of action for a while as Cat D8800 heads are pretty thin on the ground these days Paul

Most of Australia is dry, very very dry, I have been told that if we took all the rain fall from across Australia and averaged it out across Australia the average rain fall would be about 4 inches I have also been told that there are cattle stations bigger than entire countries in Europe and the biggest land owners in Australia had cattle stations that combined more land area than the state of Texas The east coast and only a few hundred mile inland are were most people live, 98% of people or more The grain belt in Australia is dry, maybe 12 - 14 inches of annual rainfall And despite what we say in Australia, our climate is very mild by world standards Maybe minus 3 or 4 C to plus 45 C There are spots that are colder, but not much colder on main land Australia I have farmed were it's been 116 in the shade for weeks on end, that is horrible and quite tiring after a couple of weeks When we grew sugar cane in north QLD it never got cold 24C in winter and 34C in summer, no 4 seasons, just a wet season and a dry season Anyway you blokes don't wanna hear this rubbish from me, is it a white Christmas in the state's? Thinking it must be for Vlad, well and truely white and very cold for him Paul

Yes mate 78 mm (3 1/4inches) of rain on Christmas day, thats over a 1/4 of our annual rainfall in a few hours No power from 6am until 4pm, and no complaints from me as I didn't have to work at all except cook the roast in the BBQ, unlike the blokes fixing the power and attending to all the calls for help from flooding It was a good day for me, Princess doesn't know it and my son doesn't know it either but the Princess and I are jumping on the kero kite to go and surprise the boy for his birthday as he lives at the other end of this wide brown land His birthday is on the 28th December and he couldn't make it here for Christmas I'm looking forward to seeing the boy, we haven't seen him in 12 months Hope everyone has had a great day with family and friends Paul

Have a wonderful Christmas everyone Has been interesting year for us all No white Christmas in Australia Stay safe and enjoy the day off of you manage to achieve a day off Paul

B61 were all diesel in Australia, guessing the same deal applied for the rest of the world Paul

I have finally fiund the diagram of how Australian R models are plumbed Should give you a good idea of whats what Paul

When brakes I have are adjusted up properly the travel is very short I doubt it is even a inch of travel Anyways I dunno stuff all about stuff all Paul

I was just reading Hayseed is no longer with us Bugger me I have been flawed yet again After a short illnes he has left us all, dunno if this is the right spot to post this or not Seed and I didn't always see eye to eye but I feel he was a good knacker just the same Bugger me I'm no good at this stuff, RIP Seed Paul

Sadly this is true even over here these days Used to just go to the local hydraulic shop and the hose was made while I stood there Becoming less common today Also the reusable fittings are becoming more of a challenge to buy Had some joker a while ago tell they aren't reusable, they are field service Phewt, no bother what they are called but they are what I want Begrudgingly I was given what I wanted Worlds gone balmy Paul

Also assuming you have vacuum advance on the dizzy If so the diaphragm here can leak Paul

Australian R models had different bonnets (hoods) for chassis mounted intercooler And different bonnets for trucks before tip turbine Not overly noticeable but are different Paul

Is the butterfly fully closing on idle If the idle is wound up to high the idle mixture will have no effect The butterfly should be pretty much fully closed at idle to make the idle jet have any effect at all If carb is spotless And the butterfly fully shut As a general rule of thumb, wind the mixture screw fully in and back out 1 1/2 turns as the starting point On just about every motor I have ever worked on, this gets them running good enough to start tuning them I still would be thinking you have a vacuum leak Does it have a power booster for the brakes if it has hydraulic brakes ? The diaphrams on these perish and cause vacuum leaks Pretty hard to be of much help when I'm in Australia and not standing beside the truck But I'll try and help if I can Paul