mrsmackpaul

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

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

#Onthisday in 1942 the battle of Milne Bay began in New Guinea. On the night of 25 August 1942, Japanese troops landed by sea at Milne Bay. Two Australian brigades (about 4,500 men), some American engineers, and two RAAF squadrons were awaiting them. A savage battle raged along the shore, but after several days and extreme exhaustion, Japanese troops began evacuating by sea on 4 September. Of the 2,800 Japanese landed, only 1,318 re-embarked. Allied deaths included 167 Australians and 14 Americans. Milne Bay is remembered as the first defeat of the Japanese on land during the Pacific War. Learn more: http://ow.ly/ap1Y50B358E Image: RAAF airmen of No. 75 Squadron sitting on top of a dugout awaiting an action against the Japanese. August 1942. RAAF Official photograph. P02018.129 Identified, left to right: 404103 Flight Officer (FO) Richard (Dick) Tweedy Holt; 404355 FO Roy Gordon Riddel (Hotshot); 403049 FO Keith Munro Gamble; FO Max Johnston (Hawkeye); 404087 FO Raife James Cowan; 402963 Pilot Officer (PO) Stuart (Stu or Stewy) Munro; 033077 FO George (Hugh) Hubert Newborne Shiells (Digger). On 27 August 1942, PO Munro, aged 21, was killed in flying battle over New Guinea.

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

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

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

My daily user float (low loader) is Steco which I believe may have been a US brand Australian made and heavy as all get out Had it for many years and will have to fix it all up one day These were ex army and I believe a lot went to Vietnam with our troops to shift their APC's about I have seen photos of two APC's on the one trailer One in the guts and the other over the back end Paul

I dont seem to be able to get the l8nk to work Sounds interesting and fast Paul

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

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

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. --------------------------------------------------------------- If you spot an error, please send me a message. Join our group here: https://business.facebook.com/groups/2626189084317964

There's a good story about a fella called Ron Horse who drove the first big Diamond T road trains in Australia 980 and 981's Anyway he had a German Shepherd dog sitting in the passenger seat, the trucks were LHD Ron would be driving and when a car was coming he would hold up a news paper with a couple of holes in it go see thru Everyone thought a his dog was driving

Dave they are some incredible photo's and stories Paul

What are the doors for ?? Might help with some feed back Paul