mrsmackpaul

When did Fargo stop existing, at a guess I would of said mid 50's in Australia 

Paul 

As said above

Congrats on the new arrival, hope all is going as planned 

Paul

On 8/25/2020 at 10:57 AM, kscarbel2 said:

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I finally got around to watching these videos 

Very interesting stuff and thanks for sharing

Paul 

Yep I'll roll with this, we need a laugh these days

And yes it would be fantastic to bring it back to life 

Paul

14 hours ago, kscarbel2 said:

#ThrowbackThursday - Check out this #Autocar Truck classic!  #VintageTrucks

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A very smooth and stylish truck

Paul 

Kenworth had adds back in the 70's for their mid size trucks that went something like

"Most mid size trucks are lightweights built up, at Kenworth we heavy heavyweights built down"

Those Dodge Big Horns look like a lightweight built up job to me

Paul

PICTURES IN HISTORY 🌍 
The crew of the 'USS Stickleback' didn’t expect things to end this way—rising from the depths on 28 May,1958, only to be broadsided by the hull of a friendly American destroyer, the 'USS Silverstein'. The Stickleback sank to the bottom, an 11,000-foot journey to nowhere.

Now, 62 years since the sub disappeared from any radar screen—and became one of only four U.S. Navy submarines lost since the end of World War II—it’s been found again.

The sub—named for a spiny, scaleless fish native to many northern waters—was found off the coast of Oahu, Hawai’i, by the Lost 52 Project, an independent initiative to find the 52 American submarine wrecks from the World War II era. The great depth of the wreck (over two miles beneath the surface), and the fact that its precise resting place was unknown, allowed the submarine to elude discovery until now. The project found the sub by cross-referencing old records with modern sonar technology and remote submersibles, which eventually located the ship split in two at the bottom of the sea.

The Stickleback’s sinking could have been far worse. It occurred in 1958, after the sub had come out of decommission—ship retirement—to serve in the Korean War. A training exercise gone awry had caused it to plummet through the depths; when the sub managed to resurface, it found itself in the path of the Silverstein. A collision was unavoidable, yet no one was hurt, and the Stickleback’s crew scrambled onto the friendly destroyer before the sub foundered and slipped below the waves, this time for good. 
Check out the link here for more info 👉 http://www.lost52project.org/Stickleback.html

What breed of traileris that Brian ?

Paul

1 hour ago, Mack Ccrs 470 said:

I have a Mack 2003 ccrs 470  quantum goes good bobtail but when I load up and not go very good boost about 29 sometimes you feel loose power and won’t boost past 12 and no whistle no power like limp mode any ideas where to look 

Does blow black smoke when this happens???

If it isnt blowing black smoke it would be telling me it is lacking fuel

Paul

So we had no idea we were independent being before mirrors were invented??

Must of been a heck of shock to who ever invented the mirror to learn he or she was some one 

Paul

3 hours ago, kscarbel2 said:

Paul, you might be interested to watch the WW2 videos by Mark Felton. They really are quite good.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCKvREB11-fxyotS1ONgww/videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XX9ptCNpik

 

 

Well I have learnt something new today, I  never new Japan landed on Australia during WW2

Paul 

That's one heck of a result there 

Paul 

Fantastic stuff, it's always good to get feed back to know if the results on these mods are going good 

Sounds like another winner 

Paul 

On 8/21/2020 at 7:06 PM, harrybarbon said:

David, I enjoyed walking thru the 225 Antonov some 16-18 years ago when it was at the Avalon, Victoria Australia air show, including climbing the stairs to the flight deck, it was massive, it was lowered to minimum ground clearance and the front and rear were open, there was a very long que of people to see the Antonov, we entered from the back and out the front - 1,000's attend these shows to see, walk into and thru some magnificent aircraft and watch some real flying, including 1 jet plane similar top wing design do the 360 rollover.

I have some recollection that the Antonov did a take off, went around for a low fly thru along the main Avalon runway and then went around the bay and came in for a landing.

Also many years ago, the Antonov flew into Melbourne Tullamarine airport, my mate was a refueling supervisor, he did the refueling of the Antonov. He had the joy of a guided tour of the entire Antonov by the engineer.

I have read an article and saw a youtube video of an incomplete Antonov in the hanger in Ukraine. Is this true and correct? Article noted that if the funding could be secured to complete the Antonov, then it would go ahead.    

The Antonov fly escaltors into to Sydney when Melbourne was building its first Crown casino

It couldn't land in Melbourne then for some reason and the escalators were trucked to Melbourne 

The company  Kone Elevators won the contract because they were the only people that could get the escaltors in the time frame required 

Write ups in the paper and Im pretty sure even made it to the news on TV

Paul 

Looks sharp 

Paul 

Is air still getting to the bags at all or is there a crook valve, if air is getting there and a bag is blown or a hose is damaged, fix that

As Mark T says "fix them and you'll  see a instant improvement i  ride"

Paul

Have a CRACKER OF A DAY Alex

11 hours ago, R.E.D said:

Also just got done putting the s400 on the granite along with better flowing manifold.Piping and muffler were changed to 5".Haven't drove it yet since I need to tidy up ,but I can already feel the truck's rpm climb easier..

By the way just would like to mention something if it hasn't been already said.Make sure the manifold is centered between the two cylinder heads ,other wise fuel lines won't fit..DONT ASK ME HOW I KNOW.😁🇺🇲

Great to hear a report back as to how it all worked out when you get a chance 

Paul

Sounds like the cab has air ride and the air bag for the cab isnt inflating

Maybe a linkage has dropped off valve or the valve is fault

Hop under the truck and look at the cab for a deflated air bag or bits missing or hanging

Well walked the dog "Miss Molly" that is, my border collie 

While I was walking I thought I would quickly google air ride for CH Mack cabs 

And it appears that as I suspected CH Macks have a air ride cab 

Now the Granite you have I believe is based on a CH  cab

It should have air ride similar to this photo 

And it should ride pretty good when working

The way describe that your truck is looking like its broken in half when parked would lead me to think the cab air ride isnt working at all

So I would check the air bag shown in the middle of the picture to see that its inflated

Paul

Is the cab suspension working correctly, I assume it has suspension on the cab

Paul

Vent on transmission is blocked

Oil out the selector valve would be more of air tank full of crap and oil than a gear box issue as the two arent connected

Paul