mrsmackpaul

First bin is on the chassis of the prime mover (body truck), then a tri dolly, then b double,another dolly and a b tripple by the looks of it, dunno Im getting cross eyed as we get towards the rear 

Paul 

I have never had anything like that happen to me yet

I have always used a gear puller with the hooks in were the uni goes on the yoke, similar result, occasionally I have stretched the yoke and had to replace it 

I guess when they are stuck they are stuck and something has gotta give, we just hope they give in the right spot 

Paul 

As long as it is not my butt crack, people would be having night mares for years after seeing that 😘

Paul

Crack,  what crack

Gotta remember seed this wild beast 320 unbridled horse power, takes a lot to harness that much energy 

Paul 

My brother has in recent times finally after many many decades had a life changing event happen, he has bought a Mack, think it is 1984 build

His is a ex army (Australian Army) 6x6 and it has 44 rears and has full cross locks on all three axles from new as well as inter axle powerdivider lock and transfer case lock 

It is standard from Mack Australia full time 6x6 fully locking 6x6 

So I'm guessing that if we had it in Australia then they are definitely available else were as we really got the scrapings from the bottom of the barrel compared to the states 

Paul 

So do the other carriers fit in ? As in the 92/93 fit the 112/113's axle housings 

Im thinking but have no idea the spider gears would have to be changed tp suit bigger axles

I know notjing about this stuff at all so any help is helpful

Paul

I gather thats the same for 112/113 and so on 

Do you have the ratios for the 200 series carriers Joey ?

I have no idea were I'll find spare carriers for 58's in Australia, first I need to work out what ratio I'm looking for 

Paul

6 hours ago, DavCut said:

I found an article with a registration link, but not a voting link... 

https://www.overdriveonline.com/pride-polish/article/15294599/enter-your-rig-in-the-2022-overdrives-pride-polish-competition

Perhaps voting isn't open yet?

Keep us posted @The Rubber Duck 006 and share the voting link when it is available.

Dave

 

Yeah thats all I found

Keep us updated on when were and how to vote

Paul 

From a email from Joey yesterday

I noticed in the second picture down it says that 200 & 201 can be used in 50 and 58,000 pound axles 

What ratios are there for these 

And is 200 for 50,000 pound and 201 for 58,000 pound?

Paul

Dunno,there's lots can be done without breaking the law and waving a gun about

Look at the looney left, write letters, attend town meetings, lobby your officials

All these clowns are working for you and controlling your destiny 

Dunno to me you need to take the bull by the horns and wrestle it to the ground 

The looney left did, it has taken them 40 years to make this mess so I would expect it will take 40 years to correct it 

We are all masters of our masters of our own destiny 

If it was me I wouldn't give up on my country that gave me eveything

As the saying goes "some times you gotta risk it to get the biscuit"

Paul

Tjc I guess you have answered the question and were you stand

Paul

On 8/21/2022 at 8:36 AM, Mark T said:

Be interesting to hear someone's thoughts on that subject. (FYI I have more respect for you than to put you on the spot like that)  It's unbelievable how disconnected from reality our leadership (lol) really is. 

Well I can't tell you what everyone thinks, I can tell you something I heard on the radio driving along today in my ute 

Apparently Australia along with other countries is involved in air lifting urgent supplies of baby formula to the States at the moment 

How can this be, we are talking big jet loads of baby formula to the States

How can people sit by and watch their country come to this ?

I have mentioned before how I listen to Paul Harvey, anyway he has a speech I guess I could call it about the founding fathers of the US

You lot need to listen to it and I mean really listen to it, your founding fathers were by the standards of the day really well off and had nothing to gain and everything to loose 

They risked it all and most lost it all for their new country, your country

Dunno you blokes carry on about your rights and guns and so on yet most dont appear to have the back bone to risk it all for their country

Our greatest generation, your country and mine risked it all for their country and countries of others they would never see

1 in 12 Americans served in WW2, 1 in 7 Australians served WW2

These figures are astounding to me 

Have we all become sooks and winges and are just full of excuses ?

Only we can answer that question for each of us

Are we worthy of living in our respective countries ?

Are we so selfish that we dont want to risk it for something bigger than ourselves 

Maybe Paul Harvey is right, maybe our countries are gunna be whipped from within

Are we sitting back allowing this to happen and just making excuses ?

Dunno, only each of us can answer this ourselves 

Baby formula getting airlifted from the other side of the world, wake up America you blokes have run off the road and are well and truely in the side cut with foot still hard on accelerator pedal

Paul 

So had a look at a trailer at my old (float) low loader last night and it doesn't have maxi's and it has this style valve

signal goes in the top hole you can see

Pretty sure this screws straight to the air tank

How ever the air supply tees off on the way past at the tank and goes in the lower of the two holes

A better diagram here

These are the most common type that I have seen and used in Australia 

There is another type I have used as well 

Let me know if you need more or better information and I'll try and help

Paul

So 112/113 carriers, were these used in only 58's or were they used in 44's as well  ?

Paul 

Photo of ratios sent to me from Joey 

So after discussing this with Joey I reckon it would good to share this info with all as these questions are asked plenty of times on here

From the chart above (correct me if Im wrong Joey)

On the left hand vertical column of the main group of numbers is ratio of the top half of the diff center

I am calling the top half the bit that turns the drive to a right angle 

So once I  establish that I can then go across the line horizontally and find my ratios that are available with that top section of gearing

So my truck had 5.73 to begin with, now has 5.32

So I find those two numbers and that tells me what ratios are available if I only change the lower section, from 4.64 - 6.48

If I  only change the top section and leave the lower gears as is I can have from 3.87 - 8.90, that is starting at my 5.32 as my base ratio 

Is this correct Joey ?

Paul

Also let me know if it isnt okay to share this stuff Joey and I'll delete it 

Seeyah

Chuck up a link on were to cast the vote, probably increase your chances 

Good luck with it all 

Paul

Yes Vlad was right, just getting out and going for the day over 

Have sent you my email address Joey

Thanks for helping 

Yeah, I have no idea were I got 5.29 in my brain from

5.32 is plenty slow enough and would give you blokes a fit if I drove on the states at 55 MPH all day like I do out here

Paul 

Thanks Joey

Went for a look see and returned with some info

Looks like 113, I have never had a issue with these at all so have never looked before

These were 5.73 ratio when new and for some reason I thought they had been changed to 5.29, Vlad pulled me up one day and said there was no such thing, I  don't know but said I would find out next time I'm under there

Looks like 5.32 to my eyes, reckon they would be the original carriers with new gears put in as 58's are pretty rare out here 

Paul

So I  am trying to understand whats happened here

The glad hands have been removed ? Is this correct?

If so this is pretty simple, just hook the glad hands up either way it wont matter

If they are the wrong way around nothing will happen when you push the button to charge the brakes, the button will stay in

If they are the right way around you will hear air rushing back to fill the resevior on the trailer 

Many years ago I remember reading about a driver in the states that didn't know about this and the air lines were back to front

The end result was people died as there was no trailer brakes yet the truck still drove many hundreds if not thousands of miles before it all went wrong 

I cant recall if the glad hands were wrong or badly worn or what the go was but it ended up the hoses were the wrong way around

Apparently no tug test was ever performed at hook up 

Paul

Pretty much what Swish says

What isnt it doing

Paul 

I have learnt one thing for sure from life, it is no good running away from your problems, shifted from one end this wide brown land to the other, shifted back 11 years later and now I dont really belong anywhere

Reckon I should of stayed and fought it out

Anyway you blokes will do what you think is right 

Paul 

I have converted a few trailers to maxis, never converted it back though

What lines are missing and from were ?

1980

Dunno about the series of carriers, tell me what to look for and I can report back with better info

Paul 

Does anyone have a list of ratios available for 58,000 pound axles ?

Paul

Sadly I dont how many more Fathers Days are left in Australia, the left tards are doing there best to out law it as it isnt inclusive of kids that dont have fathers

Anyway I guess I shouldn't worry about what hasn't happened yet 

Paul