mrsmackpaul

So with a lazy pusher type axle and mounting the charging pack in front of the rear wheels the chassis could be lopped and then it could be used for semi trailer work 

Or at least my simple brain works that way 

With 460 hp it should have bucket loads giddy up and go in it

Paul

4 hours ago, david wild said:

You will never conquer a hoax virus until the election is over and the Liberals give up or Trump finally has had enough and tells the truth that it is a election hoax and let's move on, read the numbers not the BS, Liars always figure and figures never lie. 1/2 a million die to cigarettes and nobody cares, get over it.  

So Im to take it that the plot to get Trump out of office is so great it now involves all other countries around the world ??

I understand that the Don might not be everyones cup of tea but never realized just the lengths that people of the world would go to give him the ass

They way I figure it, if (and Im not saying he is) he is as bad as some people would have us believe surely 330 million Americans would only have to wait another 9 weeks and they can just vote him out, I would think that would have to be easier than getting every other country around the world on side to perpetrate a fake virus and then get every other country around the world to list fake causes of death ?

I never realized I was this dumb, not to have seen this coming

Paul 

24 minutes ago, j hancock said:

members of the Alliance and a couple other folks that I trust and I will save a copy.

Please dont think I have chopped your post apart because I havent, just grabbed a line out of it and after clarification on it as I have noidea at all

What alliance ?

I don't ever recall seeing the Hyster brand of trailer in Australia, there Hyster fork lift trucks, Hyster winches and no doubt other types of Hyster gear

Most floats or low loaders were of the style in the photo, fixed goose neck and load over the rear

I dont really recall seeing ramps on trailers until the 80's

All Australian floats had out riggers until the widening trailers came about and I reckon Drake were the first

Almost all low loader trailers of say 20 years and newer are either full widening  or deck widening type 

Swishy knows a lot more about this stuff than me as it's in his line of work

Paul 

Sounds like the diaphragm is crook

If it holds bleed and works Im guessing that is all it is and vacuum is sucking fluid past a seal as it will be working the opposite way it is designed to under vacuum 

Diaphragms I would expect should be easily available as they are in Australia 

Looks like a fantastic ride

Paul

To all the men who went, to all the Mums who let their sons go, thankyou

People always seem to forget the Mums and Dads

#OTD – Opening shots of the Battle of Long Tan

At 0243 on the 17th of August 1966, the Vietcong launched an artillery strike on the Australian position at Nui Dat. This bombardment marked the opening shots of one of the defining battles of Australian Military History – the Battle of Long Tan.

By August 1966, the Australian position at Nui Dat was only three months old. Concerned at the establishment of such a strong Australian presence in their midst, the Vietcong decided to take early offensive action to remove the Australian presence from the area.

In the early hours of the 17th, the Vietcong fired over 100 rounds from several 82mm mortars, 75mm recoilless rifles and an old Japanese 70mm howitzer in a bombardment that lasted 22 minutes. Numerous vehicles and equipment were damaged, and 24 men were wounded, one of whom later died.

Despite coming under fire, the 1st Field Regiment Royal Australian Artillery quickly commenced counter-battery fire at 0250, just seven minutes after the attack was launched. After plotting the likely enemy position, the Regiment fired a total of 240 rounds on the enemy position from 24 guns and the mortaring ceased.

After the Vietcong barrage, the defenders stood to expecting a further assault but none came. Searches of the area later that day located the mortar sites, but found no bodies.

Although the Australians had withstood the first attack with only minor injuries, worse was yet to come… On the 18th, the Vietcong would launch another attack in force.

Image: Members of 101 Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery, operating "D" Delta 105 mm L5 Pack Howitzer at Nui Dat, 1966. The four shirtless gunners are firing from a weapon pit surrounded by corrugated iron and reinforced with sandbags. Identified are: 1731284 Gunner (Gnr) Barry Faulkner; 215074 Bombardier (Bdr) Trevor Madeley, operating the gun's breech after firing; 4410891 Gunner (Gnr) David Vonbertough, carrying a ranging disc to determine the charge and range to be used in fire support; and 13538 Sergeant (Sgt) Allan Grice. The numbers and arrows marked on the corrugated wall are direction finders in milliradians.
Note: This image was coloured by AI. 

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Dave they are some incredible photo's and stories

Paul 

What are the doors for ??

Might help with some feed back 

Paul

Need to see if the inner bell housing is wet all over or just running out from the transmission side 

It might not be much or could be something more serious

Paul

29 minutes ago, david wild said:

Cool Cat hanging out at the hanger, Geez I wonder if I needed a union card for instrument check ?? NO     bet our union friend would not like the ride, bet she would get sick, most do.

I know I would get crook as a dog in it

Still suffer terrible motion sickness to this day 

Or maybe I would be hanging on so tight I wouldn't get a chance to be crook lol

You sure see some interesting places 

Paul

Does the exhaust run along between the rail and the cab floor ??

Paul

Does Kenworth still make normal COE truck for the US market ?

If so, I  wonder why they never used the cab

Australia still have a K200 I think it is 

https://www.kenworth.com.au/trucks/k200/

Paul

On 8/11/2020 at 11:00 AM, Ditchdiggerjcf said:

Where is the wuhan on that chart? For all this drama, not to mention tanking the economy, it HAS to be on that list. Right?

It's not on that chart because the chart is dated 2016

And also thats a world chart not a chart for any particular country 

Paul

2 hours ago, h67st said:

I'm glad you made it clear that you're talking about footwear, I was starting to get nauseous.

Im glad thats the case, I  would be more concerned if you said excited

I did read  somewhere that they did replace the jet with a normal diesel later in its life 

Paul

Swishman I think it was just a concept truck

Gas turbines were good at highway speeds but sucked heaps of fuel when travelling in town 

The B 47 and B 52 bombers sucked bucket loads of fuel at low level but could be leaned right out once they had a high altitude 

Im guessing that was with the old early style jet engines, I'm pretty sure the jet engines got a lot more economical in a few years time 

Im surprised that this technology never made into the auto industry 

Paul 

4 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said:

Love my thongs, the thong look is especially cool when that piece that hooks between my toes blows out and I come to a crashing heap on the ground as I  fall as gracefully as a hippopotamus on heat off the fuel taken 

So thinking about thongs they would be in the more advanced kit, not the starter kit

 

Paul

I also understand that Parkour (a elite sport and way of moving in big cities) was derived from super truckers thongs blowing out and their quick recovery 

Paul

3 hours ago, Ditchdiggerjcf said:

Been there. I still rock my flip flops, I'm just extra careful now.

I believe hip hop dancing may have got some lessons from super truckers

Paul

Love my thongs, the thong look is especially cool when that piece that hooks between my toes blows out and I come to a crashing heap on the ground as I  fall as gracefully as a hippopotamus on heat off the fuel taken 

So thinking about thongs they would be in the more advanced kit, not the starter kit

Paul

So does 6 inches pass or is that just a wanna be

Paul

Gotta agree Alex, I feel its just good manners to be as quiet as I can be, after all some blokes will be trying their best to grab some shut eye

Paul 

I most likely am wrong 

So please ignore if you reckon Im completely of track

Put the grease plate back on the truck

Drop a hook or some such thing in the jaws if they are closed 

Hook off a chain block Im thinking, and hook the other end to the chassis

Pull the handle to release the jaws and and pull the chain block back to open them

Then just start using as you normally would 

Im guessing a tiny dag or burr the poofteenth type size is causing the drama and after a use or two I think it will be fine

Paul

I remember some blokes I worked with back in the 80's did a trip to the States and bought from the way it was described a "Grizwallds" type of wagon

Must of been three on the tree as they reckon when they went to do a racing  changing they would grab the door handle 

Dunno exactly how this happened but made for a good yarn

Paul 

He never asked me 😔 lol

Paul