Vladislav

Paint lived it up, looks nice!

Oh hell, the markers light...

Definitely spokes will look better on it, hope you'll be able to fit them soon.

Surface rust covered all the faces of many teeth nearby, there were not the holes in the surface but total rust-out.

I was worrieing about overdrive because both the constant mesh and the top-speed set work.

And I'm not as worry of a break down but a noise.

Revs is definitely the way to go although I was told about conrods came out on this type of engine.

No, TRD-37 is the big box, the same design as TRD-72.

TRD-67 looks less in size and arranged different.

...Got the gearbox apart.

It's overdrive two-stick unit called TRD-37 with 0.78 top hole.

Don't know why it's not called TRD-370, probably in 1945 it was a different way.

When I pulled out the top cover I saw most the gears were pretty rotted, and that was more important, all the high gears.

Anyway I took all the stuff apart, cleaned, washed, all the bolts and nuts were sent to halvanic lab and they already came back now. Body parts were prepared to sand-blasting, some covers/levers/rods/pins were done and painted waiting assembly.

By the way I had a trip to The Netherland and found all the gears I needed to change. So now all looks like Ok and I must be happy. But...

The truck is 10 tonn twin screw NR-14 model of 1945. It has (will have) 131 bhp 519 c.i. Mack Lanova diesel under the hood.

It has 9.02 rears and 0.78 overdrive so with 11.00-24 tyres my Dutch friend can run the same unit about 40 mph at 2000 revs.

He told me he could reach 44 mph if go 2100 wich is limited. For shure I don't too like such the things. He also.

The first thing comes to everybodie's mind is to swap the rears.

For example, if I want to get about 55 I need 55/40=1.375, 9.02/1.375=6.56 or higher.

Looking the net for a couple of years I figured out it's not easy to find high-speed carriers off L-model wich seem to me the same attachment. Dutch experience gave me the fact a top gear set off a B-model carrier can be used in my housings (carriers marked CR32/CR33). Looking further it seems to me I also could be able to fit an upper set off CDR-92/93 but with a short design divider. I don't like this way because too want to keep everything outside stock. So there might be different ways around that.

Back to the gearbox. It might have some potential of increasing the top speed also.

Want to repeat I don't plan to use anything with a different body. Keep stock look.

Nevertheless an overdrive ratio can be increased. Figuring out a gearbox design I learned a constant mesh gear set must be changed to increase an OD, a OD gear sets itself are made about the same size and don't allow to play much.

Continue to looking over the books and BMT-wiki I got the mind that the inside of my TRD-37 might be combined with gears off TR(D)-720 or maybe some other Mack-built units I hadn't info of.

So OD might be increased up to 0.65 (combining high-speed constant mesh off TRD-720 and high-speed OD set off TR-37).

It could make the top speed of 40mph x0.78/0.65 = 48mph. Better but not quiet enough.

If increase it a bit with 7.32 rears I found (expensive and heavy so twice expensive when shipped overseas) it will turn out 48mph x9.02/7.32 = 59 mph wich is very good.

Although there might be different way.

Most overdrive units have big steps between gears. The original TRD-37 has 1.92 third (hi) and 1.00 fourth (hi) so needed to shift down compaund every time from 3 to 4. If use a direct top gearbox (gear set in my body) it makes shifts easier and (I hope) don't required splitting. Next, old direct-top boxes has "normal" shift pattern i.e. left-up - left-down - right-up - right-down when OD's shifts left-up - left-down than right-DOWN - right-UP. Maybe it's not a trouble but I absolutely don't used to do it.

It's easier to find a direct-top box for parts although it will required much more high rears - about 5.5.

All that shure has me scratching my head for awile although I want you guys to let me know one easy thing:

Maybe I do a stupid thing combining all those figures because that 131 bhp engine can't get such a quick moving to the vehicle weighted 12 tonns ???

Cool pics, I too like this "winter collection"

Looks tough.

It's a small E for shure.

Don't know how are things with you guys about that cold although I have to jumping from the heated garage to the cold shed spending limited time there.

Here's about 20 Celsias below the freezing point for at least 3 weeks now.

Really nice time to make slowly works in the worm shop thinking on the amount of diesel fuel burning out in the boiler...

Because the cab is tucked in ahead of the doors, that makes them 1/24 scale Italeri Superlner II. (Pawel corrected the cab on his model) They are both use the Auslowe SuperlinerII Centenial Conversion kit. All the Correct parts to make it an Australian built MACK including the decals to do all the Anniversary Superliner II's.

Yes Paul, I also noted Italery cab's "nuances".

Haven't noted such the decals on the British site although haven't visited it for a while.

There are also camelback "elephant ear" brackets on those models, probably the same as Pawel used.

I've got my Italery cab stripped out for at least 12 years now though.

OD, the collection update is cool (or better say hot!)

Cool setup!

Seeing the title I also had a thought of the kind Hatcity meant.

Although the truck models are really awesome, I too like those Aussie 50th annyversary Macks.

Wonder what scale are they of?

Cool T-shirt.

If anyone really want to have a such one you can scan the pic and order a custom-printed one.

Don't know how they printers would be glad about printing Mack logo though.

Don't forget to post results!!

Cool pics, thank you for posting them.

Good report Tom, thanks.

The R-model with lowboy is neat and the road shot of the snow environment is pretty nice.

Good spy job Tom, I like them old trucks

Any thoughts on how to put it in place of T2090?

Papers tell T2070 is longer and heavier to my surprize.

I probably don't need the nine speed unit for the hobby single tracktor especially the worn one.

Steps look to me too short on my mind in relation to driving a car.

Not shure I need it right now, would have to pay the same amount over for a shipping.

Quick backin' on the road to ya both!

Welcome!

What's the matter of a center point steering?

Is this when king pin center line crosses tyre's contact area right in the center of?

And this way hub comes to the outside with bearing unit to offer more space to move king pin out, isn't it?

The thoughts are the only sad thoughts: a new one or re-chroming.

Nobody will hate you

Just try too keep the way you started to go.

If you're in gym it will work at a long time.

You better don't push your self too much in the beginning but keep it for a while.

Or for a lifetime

And the important thing - always try to be used to like what you do.

And some more specifications.

They were posted on here somewhere some time ago.

Like the rock in 80's and KW, and nice scenery with the firs around the big yellow truck.

And the girl is too nice.

And the most thing I like that you're able to continue doing things you like after that story.

I hope the fact didn't follow some extreme act such as Moon failed on Earth or anything else,

although I'm shure that's a good deal.

Looks like more a good turn out than bad although let's hope that is the end of the story.