mrsmackpaul

As always Vlad a interesting story Interesting trailer as well, your the only other bloke on here thats crazy like me Great stuff and looking forward to part 2 of this adventure Paul

As already said a maxi can is leaking, for the price of them I would just change all 4 Thats me just spending with gay abandone 😂😂 Paul

Does anyone work for free for you Joey ? I doubt it so dont do it for them, a friend of mine did a lot of work for a large trucking company He got crook one day and ended up in hospital (heart attack), anyway this company jumped up and down and made a hell of a song and dance and said he would fold if it wasn't for them (I have condensed this story quite a bit) He told them in the way only a Australian would to "bugger off" Funny thing was his business did change from bending over backwards to please a few large customers to a never ending queue of small Mum and Dad types that were always appreciative of his work As one door shuts another opens When someone pays you they are buying a piece of your life, dont go selling your life to cheap as you only get one shot at it Paul

I think Japans economy is far worse than most people think Negitive interest rates, stagnant growth, no were to grow to, and no one really deals a lot in their currency much It appears China is quickly heading that way as well Paul

Looks like you've had a good result Paul

That's enough tyo put a horn on a jelly fish Well done Paul

If click on the link above the photo it goes into a lot more detail Might have to copy and paste it into Google The gist of it is not what you might expect It didn't turn out exactly as I was led to believe immediately after the battle , however the end result however the end result was what I was taught I think it was all a bit touch and go but history is very clear That and a few other major battles turned the tide with Japan and they could not stop us or even really slow the allies no matter how hard they tried Paul

Did you know that ? Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, which was fought from 4 – 7 June, 1942. The battle of Midway was a decisive Allied naval victory and a major turning point in the Second World War. The battle was fought between Japanese and American carrier forces near the Midway Atoll, a territory of the United States in the central Pacific. The Japanese combined fleet aimed to invade the atoll and lure the smaller US Pacific Fleet into a decisive battle. The Japanese believed that the destruction of the US fleet, just six months after their attack on Pearl Harbor, would be a final blow for the Americans, forcing them to sue for a negotiated peace with Japan. Crucially, the US Pacific Fleet’s commander in chief, Admiral Chester Nimitz, had been warned of Japanese intentions through Ultra, the Allied code-breaking network. Putting his faith in Ultra decrypts, Nimitz placed two carrier groups in waiting to ambush the Japanese. The Japanese were not aware of the American carriers’ presence off Midway until it was too late. The battle would become a decisive American victory and a savage blow to Japanese naval power. Learn more: https://www.awm.gov.au/wartime/59/coral-sea-midway-and-after A close view of the on the carrier USS Yorktown following a Japanese air attack during the battle of Midway. P02018.117

I know nothing about Brockways (may have already mentioned that) Im guessing this was bogie drive, do you remember if that was the case ? Paul

There's normally a couple of Brockyway fellas floating about I'll shoot Brocky a email Paul

Bugger me, no good at all Condolences Paul

Find as close as the same diameter and profile and cut patch sections out and repair Sorry thats the best help I can offer Paul

Well teach you to open your mouth then The poor PA has enough to do as it is Paul

Can the outer rim of the same size be welded to the existing centers It wont have to be real flash as it is only a a tractor and slow speed Paul

Do you know the fate of the truck or has it been lost time? Paul

Lucky person to have these photos, and in colour, most people were still taking black and white photos then I gather thats your Grand father top photo Do you know the rest of the people ? Paul

The truth is there is no right thing to please everyone and at the end of the day as long as we are happy with what we have done that is all that matters Oh and by the way, your Chevy B model came out pretty stylish and I certainly would enjoy it as a daily driver Paul

Looking really good Paul

Dunno if you have them over in the states but we have V8 trucks at some Speedways in Australia Good for a chuckle, the lads seem to get them moving along okay Paul

These days I dont do as much farming as I once did, mainly cereal hay but there is little money in that at the moment as the last two years have been exceptional in eastern half of Australia China has been fairly sticking the boots into Australia of late, our politicians have no spine so if your a Mum and Dad type of business in Australia (you know the back bone of the nation) you get hung out to dry As far as machinery goes, probably the same as the States, Case IH, John Deere and the odd bit of Blue New Holland, plus the normal others Deutz, MF, Kabuto and lots of othe minor brands, I still use International Harvester and the good old Australian Chamberlain for farm work Australia uses pretty much the same style of gear as the States for farming but the good gear, as in the strongest gear toughest gear comes from Europe not the US, sorry but it's true My tillage gear is Australian, rough and tough and still going strong Our margins are probably a lot tighter than the States and farming has zero government help as the loosers in Canberra believe in some B.S. called a level playing feild, its a real shame no other country believes in it like Australian governments do The good news is we will all be owned by China soon so that we will no longer have any problems except we will have to learn manerdin (think thats theroper name for Chinese) However we had a federal election a week ago and the main political parties got the lowest votes ever in Australian history which left those clowns in complete shock, over 30% of Australia didn't vote for a major party (voting is compulsory for Australian citizens of voting age) A bit like maybe the US, people are so pissed off they are voting not for who they want but who they dont want, let me try and explain that just a bit, when Trump got in I dont think the majority of voters wanted him, they didn't want that phsyco bitch, whether he was any good or not Im not gunna comment on but he scared the bahjeabbers out of the politicians in the US and they stopped at nothing to out him Struth I have taken this right off topic, sorry everyone Off to the naughty corner now Paul

Looking the part with that truck, welcome to the forum Paul

Fertilizer is dear the world over, highest I had ever paid was I think 2011 $800 a ton Urea, made no money farming that year $1300 ton and climbing this year Commodity prices are good but the inputs are climbing quicker Anyways, that business and joy of been in business Paul

Melan probably put up a picture of the trucks your talking about I have no idea at this point Paul

So with these transmissions whats the correct driving technique? 12 speed I can drive with or without a clutch, same with a 5 or 6 speed but have never driven one of these later Mack transmissions Mack put their 18 speed behind Cummins redheads that were 575 hp and used road train work and from the people I have spoken to that own them they are fine for the million kilometers or more grossing over 100 ton day in day out so they cant be all bad Paul

Just had a quick google, they are on ebay fully reco for 4975.00 Australian so dunno 3 grand in Yanky dollars maybe and its in Yanky land so that to me is good buying Struth spent that on a new input shaft and new high low gears and and sliding dog 15 years ago for a 12 speed