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On 6/25/2023 at 5:15 PM, Joey Mack said:

Harry,,  since I got away from Mobile Truck repair...after 13 years,,  my work days are not tough anymore.. Its just a nice little place to relax..    

with the help of a small excavator  , the brook that runs through the yard we rent now has a swimming hole . couple of trees cut down for sun light to heat the water. quite/ very private. even have a cut off branch that works as a clothes hanger for swimming trunks. LOL

since this is a "new"truck  2004 want to make sure I'm on same page. this rear comes out top as ole school or is it a front removal ?? reading comments of long guide studs which to me indicates front removal not top. do remember (sorta) taking rear tires off  to lower rear to ground  for carrier removal . seems it was a dump also.

have to consider it's the rear/rear in question; not a lot of room to work even with body all the way up. skid steer with fork extension be the way to go; situation is that would require at  least two people so operator stays in machine.

If you have a metal scrap yard near by a couple long pieces of 4 in channel iron might be cheaper then plywood to build a track for the floor crane. iron will also take the weight. it's a method that has worked for me. "portable " plywood floors have been used many times in the past; if load was light  or I was using as a creeper roll around floor. did take a quad out of a DM-600 using a car jack on plywood  ; NOT recommended.

now that confirms my suspicions ::: there are some " sick puppies" on here !!LMAO 🤣😂

3 hours ago, Vladislav said:

Pretty interesting subject to discuss, thanks for lifting it up.

Honestly I don't remember hearing about those crytical speeds in the past but the effect sure makes sence. My guess older day's engeneers were familiar with that. Otherwise they wouldn't design shafts with intermediate carrier at all. Probably the road speeds were less in those days, especially for trucks.

Vlad

not only were road speeds less in those days = the roads weren't that well made to achieve high speeds. considering all mechanical items were basically an " over-kill" in design back then such as 55 K lb rears. all the heavy torque arms  and springs being replaced today with air bags , driveshafts possibly weren't a major factor. also other then west coast type units how many long wheel based trucks were there, if they were long . the shafts were made to suit.

go for it Jojo - I like competition in off topic=LMAO 😂 . interesting to watch and learn as members relate their vehicles  and exchange knowledge.

On 6/22/2023 at 10:21 AM, harrybarbon said:

Prices have gone up over there to. A 1987 Superliner day cab, 12 spd was sold for $AUS86,000 plus buying fee maybe 5% online auction last Friday. Average condition.

prices didn't go up on only the real ones ; went to a local truck show today ,found some vendors selling scale model truck and misc. picked up a couple boxes i could use in the scratch-building projects. I heard the prices and replied " I 'm not asking to buy the real truck just theses models!!!  there were a few nice superliners  == real ones. gotta get back on topic. LOL

I bought a few items for the scratch built 60-70 ton beam trailer that were 3-D printed; on a PERSONAL OPINION ONLY I'm not impressed with 3-D. guess I'm tooo old = used to old school in all facet of mechanics whether real or 1/25 th scale. detail is excellent  3d . the make up of "stringers" challenges. 

16 hours ago, Swishy said:

Here in the udder side of the wotrld in Australia

we are deep into Winter

the snow thing is a touristy thing about 2 hours North from here

But spsoe we can dreeem

LOL

 

U can never have tooo much        (  o  )(  o  )

 

LOL

cya

they must be cold '' none of them have hats on !! at least they have gloves. LOL

is there enough tread left on the front drives to make it worth the effort to swap tires from front drive to rear drive ?  attempt to see if tires are problem  how are the rears wearing? pins/ bushings  etc should show problem with rear drives also. being a tri-axle any consideration to pressure on lift axle- tooo much taking weight off first axle/not enough front drive scuffing 

guess it depends on what goes into the alcohol evaporator ;; why do you think its called ALCOHOL evaporator 😱 LOL

weather calling for possible rain Sunday in CT. maybe it's a good thing 73 won't make Brooklyn ct show :: you don't want to get it wet LOL .looks  better than museum  quality. A+A+A+

I've heard of Auslowe . fact Australian Macks  are different is good;  variety is spice of life. 

alcohol evaporator with a glass jar on fire wall;; that's something not seen tooo often. nice looking job on trailer resto

the AITM casting were much easier to work with then original resin castings from A I M (Jim Etter from PA ). I wasn't aware of Dave 's passing  (AITM) till after there was an auction of his stuff.  there is a site  believe it's Big truck model builders ; I've never logged in to it. they might have knowledge of resin casting. think I bought last two B-73/75 L cab casting from Dave =AITM.

now you guys have to stop this conversation!!! when I laugh this hard I start coughing uncontrollably;; YES i'm at that point now !!🤣🤣🤣

THANK YOU ever sooooo much JoJo  for the picture of the rack ON the alum foil= that was a major debate at my younger daughters today when my "son-in-law had the chicken on alum foil while on the grill. showed the picture to know-it-all wife , first time ever she was speechless. LMAO

model truck building for over 60 + yrs;; no words . beyond nice , beautiful . A  Mack - RS700L besides. where did you get the cab, etc parts?? I have a couple of R700  hoods in stock from A I M -- Jim Etter (has since passed away) from the '70's.  Thanks For the pictures.

another sign of a complicated world. anti-compounding /121 / dual air systems . lets not forget how the electronic "advances" changed mechanical world. 

construction co  in CT =Beard constuction  had decked out B/DM's dumps similar to pictures. chrome all over. waterbury Mack ordered two black beautys  had me install all sorts of chrome; ticket was waterbury mack  never asked Beard first. goal was to take account away from west haven Mack. Allan Beard told waterbury to stuff the trucks he didn't want them. YES heads did roll on that loss.

PICTURES  ARE EXCELLENT  .  thanks . makes me wish I made the venture down there. I would have been easy to spot; look for the ole guy with a cane ,LOL

real nice looking unit. A+A+

sounds like rain may mess things up at macungie .  got an injection in one hip on monday almost looked promising to be able to do some walking around Pa. squashed that idea on tuesday after taking heck of  a shiter while weed trimming  high grass on rock pile in yard. dumb Polack !!LOL