Vladislav

Cool!

The second link looks like from my neck of the woods.

Wind blowing pic is cool.

I also like the other shots and the stories.

Special thanks for the SGT truck catched.

Myself now reminded me of the one nice guy on here.

I don't want you to look over every SGT rig's fleet or chassis number though.

Yes, ten minutes ago I clicked Watt's truck sales in the bottom of on here, got to Watts site and opened the empty space where the B-model store should be.

Then I looked for this thread, followed the link I posted above and got to where I wanted to.

Those are nice-looking trucks although sometimes such a B seems to me as a L model with a pair of B fenders.

Hmmm....I just met a nice girl from the states here in Brisbane.

Lot's of nice shiela's down under.

Couple of years back I spoke with a man who had WW2 NM-model, and he was from Brisbane.

Maybe it's time to visit the guy and look for his Mack... ?

Girls are pretty overhere though, just need to go out from the shop from time to time.

Here used to be posted a lot of stuff to cheer up your self when in a hurry.

Welcome to BMT!

Damn, just found this thread.

Who the hell posted it in Modern discussion??...

Welcome!

We all shure like old iron pics.

Looks like sunny weather with the rest of snow in PA.

Awesome heavy trucks, good catch of the boats and the RW, Mack 6x6 jeep is cool.

That saw doesn't have a metal blade in, it will never work.

That saw was to cut foam concrete bricks, had treat-forged teeth but of the big size to work extensive.

If I'd be Australian, I'd like to built RHD offset replica.

As for now there was a beast for sale locally although a friend of mine told me about too late and I missed it.

She's at the good home now as far as I know.

Not a U-model though, DM. Sorry Vinny.

Too surprizingly strange, I saw them more just a couple minutes back.

Just looks like I stolled them.

If so, please get them back..

...And the tank!

Just kidding.

Al might PM me if none else would like to see it.

When I first seen the RW pic I thought there would be written "Mike Harbison" on the truck.

Looking better I figured out there was not.

Much more interesting here now, thank you for one more over-the-land excursion.

Vladislav you describe rear suspension as strange four spring. Most likely Reyco 101 or 102. It was a popular suspension in highway and fleet trucks until air ride became popular. It was lighter in weight than walking beam or camelback. Definitely a nono for off road work as it did not articulate very well or hold up in vocational work. Joe D.

Joe, thank you for clearing me up. I mostly known with Mack Camelback and Neway Airride. Most other trucks than Macks I'm familiar with (lightly familiar) are the locally used ones wich all are of 90's and 00's years. The "strange' thing I ment there were some brackets in betveen the springs of the FR and RR axles to wich the ends of those springs were attached. Just not too commonly used design nowadays on my mind. Vlad.

Just remembered Rob's theory why people don't use U-models in the Southern semi-sphere.

There was something about Careolis' velocity and direction of water making turns in a sh*t vessel...

I'll be glad to be if Farmer offered me again his trailer to stay overnight in, like he did for Macungie.

I mean he offered

As about welding I also was first told from the shop where the guys were skilly with aluminium to cut off the end.

Although I was absolutely disagreed with that solution due to high chances to get terrible outlook with no way to change it back.

So I directed them to make the cut out from the back side of the tank, frame side.

The reason to come in was the inside cross wall was off its place laying on the tank's bottom and required to be welded up back.

PM sent.

Sad picture, twice strange seeing fire in a firehouse.

I don't want to say "shame", anything might happen anywhere.

Good that Mack was survived.

Just tried it, works well to me. http://www.wattstruckcenter.com/store/index.php?route=product/category&path=59

Partly revised front brakes on my R688ST of 1988.

Looked over both (two) trucks and found out something like decsribed the best as a disaster.

It was this past authumn and I resolved to get back closer to the warm time.

So...

Brake drums are useble, linings were avalible locally so I bought them and re-riveted.

The most trouble seemed to me was the S-cams, the splines for slack adjusters were worn too much, saw no way to repair.

Their bushings in the break shield (spider) are worn out also but I can make them new of brass (if thet're not avalible new).

The slack adjusters need to be replaced, haven't found correctly ones overhere and all the offered were China-made.

Front brake chambers required to put new ones on, the one of the existed was rotted through so I'm afraid to get it blasted off one day.

Rear brake chambers are far from to be usable though.

I didn't check all that stuff on Watts although want to hear some other suggestions on the sources of.

Maybe there are chances to get good used parts or aftermarket .

The truck is planned as a hobby one, not to make hundered thousand miles.

Any thoughts on the matter are too appreciated.

Vlad.

Scaper,

A buddy of mine had to buy a new 75 gal. aluminum tank from MACK. His cost with discount over $800.00! Good used are like hens teeth! Al

Al, don't you remember it was polished tank or just smooth alumunium?

Polishing of the used one killed me so I'm looking for different solutions.

Yes it would but when i was making that post i was in a rush

There's not much help of being in rush, I'm still with no flaps.

After all the thinking about Watt's flaps look to me as the most attractive deal.