mowerman Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Just outa curiosity .....Was wondering what time it was there and what day....I'm in Reno NV generally I don't hear from too many people past 600 or 700 here but most of BMT members are 3 hrs ahead of here....bobSent from my XT1096 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 bob if your looking its 3.30 pm tues in nsw aus as of 11.30 pm mon where i am 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastractorsvc Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Nice truck congratulations on the old dog 1 Quote Robert"I reject your reality and substitute my own." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 OK now I'm really confused I figured they were 12 or so hours difference but more like 15 I guess thanks and 12 from here..Thanks bobSent from my XT1096 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Racer Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 It's 8:35pm Wednesday here at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Wow! I have 14.35 or 2.35 PM right now. I made some counts in the past and it looked like I was 6 hours later than Aussie blokes and 6 h earlier than the East cost gang. Locals tinkered a lot with summer/winter time switching the last 2-3 years so i finally lost the track. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 On 26.12.2016 at 1:18 PM, Retro Racer said: I ended up buying the truck mentioned above. Not from the guy that "restored" it, but from a fellow Mack enthusiast in Kalgoorlie that was hoping to put it back to work. Due to a growing business and mine sites being reluctant to allow a near 50 year old truck onsite, he had to let it go and buy a newer truck. It's far from restored. It's tidy on the outside and pretty much as it finished it career on the inside. She's a '68 F711-RST. Cross over steering shaft. Originally a long wheelbase rigid for Wrights Cattle Transport fitted with a C motor, quad box and 34,000 rear end. At some stage the wheelbase was shortened up into a prime mover, 44,000 rear end fitted with 6:34's. A 9sp over drive Road Ranger. The motor is stamped as a C, but it's actually a 237 Maxidyne. The original hard seat base on the drivers side (RHD) has been cut out and an old Mack suspension seat fitted in it place. I recently removed plywood additions to the centre console as most of the extra switches and gauges aren't connected. I also replaced the Push Pull Park Brake Valve as it was leaking profusely in the parked position via the foot valve. She holds start air for about 4-5 days and starts first go, even if parked for over a month. My short term goals are to tighten up the gear linkages, soften up the rear Spring packs and refurbish the semi custom cab suspension that was fitted at some stage. I also am hoping to fit a suspension seat for my lady... All the best Roland Sydney Australia Thank you for sharing this story and the picture. I don't remember you previousely mentioned you bought that rig. Seems cool you could ride your lady there. Hope it was a lot of fun. 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 OK I'm thinking your 16 hrs aheada me wow....bobSent from my XT1096 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Bob They are a day and a half ahead of us Down Under. Left LAX airport at 10PM Saturday night, flew for 15 hours in the air, and landed in Sydney AU at 6 AM Monday morning.. Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Wow now there's some time travel [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]bobSent from my XT1096 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6v71 Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Not quite a day and a half. They are GMT or Z time +10. Or Z time +9:30 for Alice Springs. We're Z -5 here on the East coast. I used to fly in there about once a month as a C-17 loadmaster. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Cool thanks ....bobSent from my XT1096 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Racer Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 On 28 December 2016 at 10:26 PM, Vladislav said: Thank you for sharing this story and the picture. I don't remember you previousely mentioned you bought that rig. Seems cool you could ride your lady there. Hope it was a lot of fun. G'day Vlad, Good to hear from you. Did you ever read my story of how a purchased my Mack and drove it home? http://www.hcvc.com.au/forum/OldTruck/15533-my-f711-rst-nullarbor-adventure All the best Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 18 hours ago, Retro Racer said: G'day Vlad, Good to hear from you. Did you ever read my story of how a purchased my Mack and drove it home? http://www.hcvc.com.au/forum/OldTruck/15533-my-f711-rst-nullarbor-adventure All the best Roland G'day Roland, No I haven't got to it before. Spent a pleasant while reading right now. Thanks the great for taking that much of your time posting it. Too interesting to learn details and both take myself to your part oof the world. Sure a bit different than at me. We have just 35 cm of snow all over right now. I f I were you I keep all the story you posted somwhere on you hard disk too. Nobody knows the future but you might be enjoyed to wright some life stories of yours. I either had a nice trip with my old R when I purchased it. Not such a long one as you did but it was good enough for me making 1500 km all over for my almost first truck drive. You can put your eye on it either if have a bit of interest. It was typed 4 years back for now and I hope I spell British better now. So don't put much shame on me when reading. http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27906-double-sleeper-run/#comment-142396 Have a good time, Vlad Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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