....Jack Errit and his Jackbilts....

g'day all .. Jack Errit was a bloke who knew how to nail a truck together...i've got a pic of Jackbilt number 4....KW cab on an NR Mack chassis...a KW cabover at that...

...ol' mate hi-beam (and a few others) may be able to help to fill in a few details on his illustrious career in the innovative days of big trucks in road transport ...

... i'll attempt to post a picture soon..... : : :

...here she is in 1978 (Ron Knight photo via Phillip Geer)...and apologies to hi-beam for the order...

Here's a couple more shots Decco, taken at KW St Peters about 1975-6. Looks to be the same one?

....cheers Jimbo .. ol' mate Bill will be jumping out of his skin when he spots this lot ....

Very interesting Detective, the conversion looks to be a very professional job. Obviously Cummins powered, looks like it still has the NR Mack axles. In N.Z. there was an ex W.W.II Federal 604 that was converted to COE with a TK Bedford cab, it was repowered with a Detroit 8V53 motor. Durham's Transport in Christchurch had a Federal 604 ex Tom Gilroy that had the Cummins HB600 replaced with a Detroit 6.71. Durhams replaced the original cab with an LAD Leyland Comet short door cab. It was still a bonnetted truck though and the Leyland cab didn't do a lot for its looks.-Hamish Petrie

Hi did a lot of work on the old Mackworth in my younger years, as i can remember one of the mechanics from St Peters went and drove it for a while and he loved it ,his nickname was jc John Coleman ,it was a work of art that truck and they would go anywhere in it
Chappo

g'day Chappo .. on the back of the piccy was the name John Coleman....which didn't mean a thing to me until it was pointed out it was ''tex'' Coleman ..... bloody legend ....

....also i made a hash of Jack's surname...it was Ehret... :-[ :-[

g'day all .. hi-beam sent this through for all to see....the damaged NR Mack just in, and due to become the mackworth (jackbilt 4)

...the donor cab was from none other than Tony Harbutts KW cabover bogie 335 ...burnt out when the turbo set alight the engine tunnel (idstbc) :'( :'( ....and that rebuild is a story within itself.....cheers

Wow

Its amazing what pictures must be out their, thanks hi beam for sharing.

Trevor

Hi did a lot of work on the old Mackworth in my younger years, as i can remember one of the mechanics from St Peters went and drove it for a while and he loved it ,his nickname was jc John Coleman ,it was a work of art that truck and they would go anywhere in it
Chappo

chappo,
is JC still about?....luv to catch up with him if he is...last I heard he was twisting spanners and steering for uncle albert (RIP)....but that was ages ago..
newto

The pics put up by Jimbo & Dect could 2 diffrent trucks as one has a folded down bull bar and diffrent number plate but I migth be wrong. Dave