mrsmackpaul Posted Wednesday at 05:18 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 05:18 PM 2 hours ago, mowerman said: lol no pyro no Jake …. But the angle of that last knuckle and steering box is crazy … thanks for that …. As far as out dated I’m floored at how different big rigs are compared to the tanks I started out on… bob This one ? The other end is of the shaft is off and sitting on the chassis rail Paul 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76132-60-years-of-the-r-model-in-australia/page/3/#findComment-593231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swishy. Posted Wednesday at 07:13 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:13 PM 2010 Mack Muster @ Colac Victoria Australia cya 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76132-60-years-of-the-r-model-in-australia/page/3/#findComment-593240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted Wednesday at 11:35 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:35 PM Swishy, Thanks for the videos.. I have seen a few of these trucks in person when I was Down Under in 2015. Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76132-60-years-of-the-r-model-in-australia/page/3/#findComment-593256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted yesterday at 09:19 PM Share Posted yesterday at 09:19 PM On 3/18/2026 at 6:37 PM, fjh said: the shaft is install backwards to what I'm use to??? Looks like there are two of them. One portion with inner splines resides on the end of steering column where it normally is. And the similar #2 attached to the steering gear U-joint. Possibly shortened to a certain desired length judging by a seam (?) near its middle. If all is that way it turns out the central portion of the shaft can travel front-back having splines at the both ends. No? Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76132-60-years-of-the-r-model-in-australia/page/3/#findComment-593360 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted yesterday at 09:19 PM Share Posted yesterday at 09:19 PM Paul, thanks for sharing. Always interesting to see what you never saw before. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76132-60-years-of-the-r-model-in-australia/page/3/#findComment-593361 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted 13 hours ago Author Share Posted 13 hours ago On 3/18/2026 at 7:23 PM, Swishy. said: Mrs gudday m8 it would B good 2 C U n the Mrs Mack @ Kyabram but U can still roll up in person We'll the not so famous Mrs Mack is still not there yet However, the boy and I went for a looksee today 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76132-60-years-of-the-r-model-in-australia/page/3/#findComment-593391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted 13 hours ago Author Share Posted 13 hours ago 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76132-60-years-of-the-r-model-in-australia/page/3/#findComment-593392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted 12 hours ago Author Share Posted 12 hours ago The E9 V8 that was in the Fench tanks, 750 ho quad turbo starts first piston to the top, brrrrrrm 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76132-60-years-of-the-r-model-in-australia/page/3/#findComment-593393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted 12 hours ago Author Share Posted 12 hours ago A Yanky Brockway in Australia 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76132-60-years-of-the-r-model-in-australia/page/3/#findComment-593394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted 12 hours ago Author Share Posted 12 hours ago 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76132-60-years-of-the-r-model-in-australia/page/3/#findComment-593395 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted 12 hours ago Author Share Posted 12 hours ago And, well, Mrs Mack is still on blocks and things are moving along but not quick enough for the big event Paul 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76132-60-years-of-the-r-model-in-australia/page/3/#findComment-593396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseliner64 Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago Wow Paul what a line up....Id kill to be there.Thanks for the pictures keep them coming.Id love to hear the "tank" E9 running.How many trucks are there???.Yer all so dam lucky to have shows like that....... Paul 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76132-60-years-of-the-r-model-in-australia/page/3/#findComment-593397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted 2 hours ago Author Share Posted 2 hours ago I'm guessing, well over a 100 Macks The E9 tank motor sounded pretty good They, the company there, have a line of the motors, all less than 400 hours from the tanks They have a conversion kit to reposition the turbos so it fits into a Australian Superliner Would make quite a impressive truck, 750 hp under the bonnet Dunno how the Maxitorque box would handle the extra power, even with E9 turned up the 12 speed boxes struggled a bit on roadtrain work Paul 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76132-60-years-of-the-r-model-in-australia/page/3/#findComment-593431 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Aussie Paul, Thank you for taking the time to post all of these excellent pictures. As Irish Paul stated: I wish I could have been there. Thank you for the pictures of Ed Edminston's 761 Brockway. I worked for Dick Crispell, who built that truck, in the summer of 1963 and last saw it in 1989 when I had dropped my trailer at his shop to go to my fathers memorial service. Here is a picture of it in front of his shop that day when it still had the 12V71 in it. He was just back from a show and the blue 1949 Brockway 100 series on the trailer was his wrecker when I worked for him. 1 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76132-60-years-of-the-r-model-in-australia/page/3/#findComment-593434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted 1 hour ago Author Share Posted 1 hour ago Brocky I was stunned to observe that Brockway cab, although at first gland is a R model Mack cab, it really is very different The cowls different, the roof is different and the list of things I noticed different in a few minutes was quite a bit Sure is a good looking truck and thanks for the photo above Paul 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/76132-60-years-of-the-r-model-in-australia/page/3/#findComment-593435 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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