mrsmackpaul

Well the big event has come and gone 

I haven't had  holiday in I have no idea how long, maybe 15  years or more

So a few months ago, about 6 months I was working away and trying to get some shut eye in a feral cabin in a dodgy as all get out caravan park and "stuff it Pauly, you should go"

So jumped on Google and booked some airfares to NewZealand and back, with a fortnight gap between them

Told the Princess when I got home and just by coincidence the trip coincided with 50 years of Mack celebrations 

So as the time got near I booked a campervan and waited nervously as huge parts of eastern Australia are in flood, millions of acres at a guess 

Knocked off work on the 14th of October and pointed the ute south for Melbourne town at around 6.30

We drove thru at a guess 4 km (3 miles) of water from just a few inches to 18 inches deep in spots arriving in Melbourne around 10

Caught the kero kite at 1/4 Twelve

Landed in Christchurch at 5.30 am and collected our camper 

First thing I will say about NewZealand is that photos do not do it justice, it is absolutely stunning scenery that is constantly changing, I  never tired of the views, it really is that good, the south island is very different than the north island 

I could share photos of all sorts of things but been a Mack truck forum I'll just share the photos of the truck show

Depending on who I asked there was either 171 Macks or 205 but ot was huge and well done

Now before anyone passes judgement on the show size you need to remember that there is only 6 million in the country thats about a 1/3 the size of Texas 

NewZealand like Australia shouldn't really make it in the world but just like Australia they punch well above their weight and should hold their heads high, what Yanks probably dont know or understand is the ANZAC spirit that shaped our nations

Anyway some piccies

The first NewZealand Mack rebuilt and looking damn sexy

And a better photo, courteous of Trev Jones

Trev is fella I have been speaking to for many years over the interweb

Trevs hobbie is photography and needles to say thats how we started communicating over Trevs photos 

And in particular his selfsteer trailer photos 

So Mack number 1 is a FR with a fiberglass cab,

You can thank Peter Ramsey for the use of the scans from the Bulldog Bulletin 

Anyway on with the show

Now there's a good looking rooster all done up in his town hat in front of a truck a mural of a couple of my child hood hero's,  Wal Footrot and the "Dog"

10 hours ago, usrjcro11 said:

Well you both are correct. Lines are backwards. I was just hooking to old lowboy trailer whichever way made brakes release. No color codes on trailer.Am I correct by saying no air should come out of either hose without trailer service valve pushed in? If this is correct then is trailer protection my problem with air coming out of trailer line without trailer service valve pushed in ?

thanks

Well yes and yes

Yes you should have no air coming coming out at all when the trailer supply valve isnt pushed

Amd yes the tractor protection valve isnt working 

Or at least thats what I undersunderstand is happening 

Paul 

Market place on Facebook works in pretty good in Australia 

5 hours ago, Freightrain said:

I had to put felt bumpers on the air cleaner brackets as to not gouge up my brand new doors I just out on.  The door skin would just touch the brackets if you push the door wide open.

R model with the big aircleaner cans we run in Australia hit the quarter vents (the little glass window that catches the air and angry bees and wasps but keeps the sweat moving off your body) when they are open 

There are adusjtable stops that clamp onto the hinges to stop this from happening but the doorway  is small enough as it is

I wonder if these would work on a B model 

I'll take some photos of you like 

Paul

Sounds like something is spaced correctly

Not knowing anything about these but I gather it drives off a accessory drive 

Paul 

Rock on Swishman 

1 hour ago, Licensed to kill said:

Lots of guys run them on small block Chevies (and of course big block Chevies) but they are not quite a "bolt on". They require a specific intake manifold or adapter to accept the blower. 

And bearings and seals and a adaptor kit t o make it belt drive

But the 671 and 871 blower has been stuck on the top and on the side of a lot of wannabe hot rodders and street racers

Oh and plenty of drag cars

Not many are from a Detroit Diesel but use the 671 and 871 numbers as they are well known and the specs are loosely based on them

The 671 is the most common in Australia for young and not so young blokes and the occasional bird as well

Paul

On 10/25/2022 at 1:14 PM, Brocky said:

I understand that the 903 was not that popular here in the States, BUT the Australians used a LOT of them..  Hayseed, help me out!!

903 were used in everything and were well regarded as good motors

Then the BIG CAM arrived and they fell out of favour pretty quick for some more power and better fuel economy 

Or at least thats my take on Cummins

Paul

Thinking there's a lot of confusion here

The bigger the brake chamber the slower it responds as more air has to shift for the rod to travel the same distance 

However the trade off is the increase in diameter means the force is a lot greater 

Paul 

Just now, mattb73lt said:

I'm pulling it back out. I don't trust what's left in there. 

That would be my plan as well 

I  would know any of the mistakes made are my mistakes not some else's 

And if I put something a bit dodgy back in I know what it is 

Good luck with it 

Paul

Yep pull the rest of the liners, I would but I dunno my ass from elbow 

Lets try and think what has caused this, crook installation of liners ?

Maybe some water was in there and froze ?

Maybe some cheap ass liners from Chindia or somewhere 

No matter, if it happened to one liner there's a fair chance the rest could be the same

You can have no destructive crack testing done pretty easy and cheap and you'll know for sure

Pretty unlucky for this to happen but also pretty lucky to find it this early when everything is clean and easy to undo

Paul

Dunno about seeing more when removing guards or guards getting in the way

Very occasionally,  maybe one or two percent of the jobs I do I remove the guard but it always goes straight back on

Check out my youtube channel if you dont believe me, lots and lots of unexciting grinding going on amd all with the guards on

Anyway, am wishing you a speedy recovery 

Paul 

On 10/17/2022 at 6:34 AM, DoubleFrame said:

We use closed shoulder JKTyre JetSteel Indian drive tires at 120 psi. I’m going to put them at 110 psi and see if that helps. 

I would go even lower (80 - 90) , with out knowing your business I doubt your running a hundred miles to tip the load off

As long as the tyres dont kiss when your on a pavedroad moving quick I reckon you'll be fine 

110 is what most people that I know run on long distance type of trucks

Never known anypne to run 120, most shop compressors dont go that high

Paul

Well I'm at a loss, another bloke ruined and never to be the same 🤣

Well done you two, have fun and enjoy life to it's fullest 

Paul

Have never had this happen, was the guard off the grinder or something like that ? 

I have noticed on American youtube channels they all have the guards off the angle grinders

Anyway your on the mend now and thats the main thing 

Paul 

Dunno what half of this mumbo jumbo is all about 

I have never had all this drama, 24s on the front, 30s on the rear 

Always smaller cans on the front than the rear so when your running bobtail and jump on the anchors real quick the back doesnt over take the front 

But as Swishman sez, watta eye no

Paul

"Oh Mr Hart,  you've done it again"

Sorry mate that wont been bugger all unless your an Australian 

Pro Hart was a artist in Australia and they had TV adds for him years ago

Looks good to me, would provide plenty of enjoyment for all those that can see it 

https://youtu.be/8qb4n8yc2so

Paul

6 hours ago, theakerstwo said:

I have had good luck with pai on all parts from them.

I will second this, I have never had a failure with PAI parts, I can not say the same with sadly

I will search for PAI injector lines for a E6 as I just dont have faith in the new Mack ones

Paul

From the udder side of the world, I know nothing about these air dryers but experience tells me that whether it is the middle of summer and over 100 in the shade every day or freezing the bahjeebers off I get water out the tanks when I drain them

If I'm up in the tropics in the wet I pull the drains and let the water out every time I pull up and theres heaps of water

Would these new fangled dryers stop this and give me clean dry air ?

These threads are interesting to people from the other side of the world were air dryers werent the norm

Paul

I watched a German movie over the last few days made in Yanky land 

I dont speak German but could still follow along 

Cool R 700 in it quite a bit, long sleek and black 

Paul 

10 hours ago, Makeri_Driver said:

Weren't the 300 Plus engines considered Econdynes? I remember see those badges on the hoods of 300 Plus R's with 10 speeds.

No, well not in Australia, they were Thermodyne and rated at 320 hp

We call them a 320 coolpower 

Apparently 2 valve or 4 valve although I only know of 2 valves

350 later on with series intercooling and they were the last if the coolpowers

285 Maxidyne was a coolpower, 300 Maxidyne was a series intercooled Maxidyne 

And these were all E6 motors 

Paul