Vladislav

Why didn't you bid 5100 in the end?

Tim, that's really nice to see from there, thank you for posting.

Tom, that's all cool! I like the flying fox Paul, great to see your country! Truely difficult to observe the wet season behind the window with half a meter of snow all around. By the word, do those flying foxes hunt only for flying mice (bats)? Or are there flying rabbits also??

Ed, If you want me to look over the vehicle (post) send me the link. I have neither new PM so far. That silver one is in Holland. I'm too wonder how are you going to import a car in the States and what is required to. Afraid it wouldn't turn out for not much. Would like to drive it to you if not so wet along the way

Thank you for posting Tom. I like them coils dancing on the grass

No, I'm not so far from you. My size went only for 2 trucks and some good space to work. The area is not too much, the above picture was made from the back fence point and the camera made it appears larger than it is. And a house is planned to be build in the center. With a garage for trucks in the ground floor though A normal way to build is of concrete foam blocks or bricks covered with wooden roof structure and sheet metal on the top. If man want a big factory type of building he uses steel beam structure with sandwich panels steel-mineral wool-steel. Easy to grow up and good insulation. As for me I wanted to cover a wide space (9 meters, about 27 feet) but have a loft to keep parts. Also I like to have strong steel beams above a room to put hoist or winch when pull out an engine. So wanted I-beams anyway. To the moment I didn't plan to have insulation (extra cost) but wanted to keep ability to do it in the future. Due to a possible snow load I had to build everything strong enough. I'm educated as a mechanical engineer but not a constructor. So contstructions seems to me as a hobby. It was interesting to make a steel structure building I have never done before. So I made basic load math, bought I-beams and welded them into the exact parts with flanges to bolt up together. Couple of words about the foundation. Here is a clay. The freeze level is near 1meter, maybe 1.5. But when you build a house it used to be warm inside and it also warm up the concrete. I planned the shed cold. So dug out the slot in the ground of 2 meters deep and of 0.4 meter wide around all the perimeter , put 0.3 meter of sand on the bottom and than filled it up with solid concrete off 4 mixer trucks. So now it's possible to build 3 storey stone house on it. As for the bricks there's a trick. To make it nice-looking (and to make a training to build a house of the same style in the future) I have done just a front wall of bricks. The rest is sheet metal. Taxes... I pay nothing at the moment because it's not registered officially Hope I'll contnue the same for some more years. They must be payed by a cost. But you NEVER know here what the law WILL BE tomorrow. So shouldn't be too fast to be legal. Again, you here CAN'T be 100% legal (F**k!!!)

Guy, That's pretty interesting. Although I have big doubts it was NR. If that it had been shortened, front hubs swapped and army LMSW front fenders and grill installed. Actually if you look over naked chassis NR and LMSW the differences might be found if you know what to look at. LMSW's had double frames and NR's singles. Different wheel base and some crossmembers. The most correct answer might be given by the chassis #.

Interesting what was the hole in the neck for? Any chain to be attached? Or a vent one?

Seems to me like a good idea. Hope it will turn out nice and we'll see the result soon. Just keep the fifth wheel in your yard and keep the ability to put it back. It's not difficult though.

Awesome! Do they need no sleeper?

That's nice you have that photo. The good one to put on a wall in a man cave. Sad the actual truck is not longer with you.

Congrats on the challange! The size seems very good and I hope you'll end it up soon. I went through the same story when got into a need to put Macks under the roof but hadn't so much land for such the scale.

Too interesting stuff you posted guys! That trailer is impressive. Tim, any plans to stay in NZ for a couple of years? You'd be able to show us much more

I want to ask by a chance wasn't this LMSW wrecker located in Israel? The pic is from the net.

Don't forget any "new" part may bring "new" issues.

Thank you for sharing Dakar news. It's always a trouble to keep a track on everything interesting over the automotive world.

Dangerous game with a double bottom...

It's cool to get toys outside if you have a good dog house to put them back in with not much labour. I'd also like to get 6x6 Mack NM out for a field run although it's required to remove too much snow off the driveway and both seats are removed ocassionly. As usualy any little task pulls a lot of crap to get over with.

Any L is interesting to see and a beautiful one isn't an exception!

I would say that motorcycle track was not in perfect condition to motorboat motorcycle. Cool that you could come in to unload and than get back out. Just wonder what Paul meant about Aussie way of riding though

The tranny box brake down seems repairable. Welding, soldering, brass soldering or just epoxy but well pre-cleaned and degreased. The generator mounting area doesn't look nice. Maybe to drill through and put studs instead of bolts?

That's a good way to go Hope you'll end up all the story to the hot days.

It is used to be fun getting money back...

Nice to see that truck came into the good hands. Hope you'll have time and opportunity to continue making up it's appireance and show us. Thank you for posting

Just can't stop to surprize how new paint makes a truck look different! Very nice to see the way you have it done