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Swishy

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  1. Jimmy my WAG sez the 1st trolly valves were on trains more than likley made by Bendix ( before it became BW Bendix Westinghouse) WotSezU cya
  2. colin gudday m8 can rememberin talk of Lionel Deakin ...property @ noth Rd oakleigh nex to rail crossing rumor haz it he made up a big HD float and welded all the axles to the main frame = no suspension any pix U can share with us all Thanx in advance cya
  3. AFAIK on the rear of the dozer they had a Duble Drum Power Control Unit (PCU) On sum C@ dozers they had also a front run wire rope control to raise and lower the dozer blade U could unhook the blade or chain the blade up and run the wire rope south to also control the drawn scraper WotSezU? cya
  4. EZ fix Find a real ruff bumpy rd then U wont notice it LOL cya
  5. Seed m80 is the 'T' aka the gumboot? cya
  6. gr8 Sum of them shorts (wotever) R upto water level ................. or higher LOL cya
  7. eye cannot see anything rong with them pix may B eye studied them too long keep m cummn cya
  8. My 2 cents worth TAX free Repack with grease if a seal fails with oil in hub U only got a few minutes/hours before all oil gone n U could end up in a ditch with grease if seal fails U know U gunna need fix the problem sum time nex week/month We torque up front steer hubs F tight with a 2 foot bar while spinn n the wheel ... then back off 1/8th or quarter turn of nut recheck wheel for looseness by wobblin wheel on jack with daylight under tyre after U dun a run or 2 cya
  9. Kevin m80 they may B a good truck but so do all the other makers most of the Euro trucks not suitable for Australia ...... they R not a common truck with backup, service & parts The yanky type iron use common equipment ... all the yanky trucks use Cummins, RR, Meritor, hendrickson etc all or most these bits & service available @ all good corner stores which keeps the price down LOL cya
  10. Just a nother Euro Bus shaped lorry image how heavy th@ door would B to open wen it's on its side in a ditch the demo man dun look comfortable leanin forward to grab the wheel & controls LOL WotSezU? cya
  11. On the udder side of the world wen no lights or brakes on the load we cart the beast to B legal cya
  12. Guess n many a gal lost it in a hippy van LOL WotSezU?
  13. Make him an offer he can't refuse Take Hyds off n convert to winch operated cable foldr ? wor R the 2 steel rims on front axle??
  14. https://www.marketbook.ca/listings/trailers/for-sale/list/category/372/oil-field-trailers?keywords=scissor+neck&SortOrder=42&scf=False
  15. here U go try these on for size https://www.truckpaper.com/listings/trailers/for-sale/list/category/18/lowboy-trailers/manufacturer/hyster
  16. Whoopz Gr8 people reapeat them selves ... repeat them selves ... repeat them selves LOL
  17. Recent discussion 'V'Bus -v- KW au https://www.hcvc.com.au/forum/OldTruck/18496-100-years-of-trucking
  18. think Rob haz nailed it slaken off the keeper plate th@ holds the plastic pineapple bush next to the slaky then belt it with u're F B Mallet to realign the camshaft and bush wen happy with the effort of turnin the cam shaft tight n up the keeper plate cya
  19. Only ever carted the one duel wtyres on each cnr 4 get wot the power plant twaz WotSezU? cya
  20. Go n back 8 years ago
  21. More 'V'Bus Manure LOL cya
  22. Forgotten which way the brass threaded stud goes in or out to adjust wen Eb comes on/off remove wires loosen off top nut loosen off lower nut take note of where the slot in the brass stud is pointing screw out the brass stud as there is a screw driver slot on end of thread try one turn n C if th@ is better or 2 or 3 tignten nuts n fit wires wen 100% satisfied try not to use EB unless Donk iz @ operating temp cya
  23. Here B a 2020 Calendar I give to customers n operators single A4 sheet front n rear not only but with 14 Months LOL
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