General Quiz

Here's a general quiz for abit of fun.

1 . Fuller RTO-613. where is 13th gear ?.
2 . What is the head gasket on a 6V-53 detroit made of ?.
3 . In which town were Brown & Hurley founded ?.
4 . Buntine Roadways went on to be ?.
5 . Early KW door handles, nickname ?.
6 . UD trucks, what does UD stand for ?.
7 . B model mack, which side is the starter ?.
8 . What rear suspension is under the Grey Ghost ?.
9 . Early low air warning device ?.
10 . Cummins PT fuel system, what does PT stand for ?
11 . What model Petabilt COE was the first with a flat front ?.
12 . GMH Victoria made which diesel during world war II ?
13 . Which brand of truck used an epicyclic range transmission ?.

Barry

OK
Here goes Nut n


1 . Fuller RTO-613. where is 13th gear ?.
Forward n toward driver side
2 . What is the head gasket on a 6V-53 detroit made of ?.
Lotsa special rubber 'O' rings th@ R designed to leak just as the warranty expires
3 . In which town were Brown & Hurley founded ?.
Coffs Harbour NSW
4 . Buntine Roadways went on to be ?.
RoadTrains Australia
5 . Early KW door handles, nickname ?.
Floppy
6 . UD trucks, what does UD stand for ?
Ugly Duck.
7 . B model mack, which side is the starter ?.
Pasenger side
8 . What rear suspension is under the Grey Ghost ?.
Spring
9 . Early low air warning device ?.
pssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss O oh
10 . Cummins PT fuel system, what does PT stand for ?
Pump Test
11 . What model Petabilt COE was the first with a flat front ?.
352
12 . GMH Victoria made which diesel during world war II ?
Perkins
13 . Which brand of truck used an epicyclic range transmission ?.
Phoden

cya

No 6 would be Uniflow Diesel
No 10 is Pressure Time

Thinking about No 12 I will go for GM diesel

Thinking about No 13 I will go for Ford

Swishy and Pete,
Bit hard this one eh ! Swishy the couple of KW ones I thought you would have got.

1 Swishy is correct - to the right and fwd
2 Swishy is correct. They dont have a gasket but many leaky sealy thingys and fire rings.
4 Swishy you are correct with Road Trains Australia - RTA
6 Pete is correct with uniflow diesel
7 Swishy is correct with B model starter, passenger side
10 Pete you are right with pressure-time
11 Swishy 352 Petabilt is correct
12 Pete your right GMH did make GM / Gray marine 6-71's in Vic
13 Swishy you are correct with Foden.

3 5 8 and 9 are still out there
Here are some hints.
3 . Starts with K
5 . State in the US
8 . Elvis suspension
9 . A friendly wave.

Barry

3. Kyogle
5. Kansas
8. Rockwell
9. Wigwag

Out of left field comes the Pak man.

3 . Andy your right. Brown and Hurley started out in an old bicycle shop in Kyogle.
5 . Andy, mostly there. Early KW's had "Kansas City" door handles.
9 . Andy your right, early low air warning device ia s wigwag.

8 . Somebody must know this one.

Barry

Older Trucks than KW never ever had wigwag signals
they had a buzzor or a dash monted red light to warn of low air pressure
ButEyeDoSt&2BCorrected

RE: Q8 What rear suspension is under the Grey Ghost ?.
R U referin 2 the Silver Bullets of Kwikas air 8V-71 powered rigid vans??
LOL
Spose it could B Presley,Graceland,Cnl Tom Parker etc
LOL
cya

Swishy, AECs from the 60s had wigwags but they were dash mounted.

The first Australian-built KW, the Grey Ghost, went to Kwikasair, didn't it? If so, you're talking about the same truck/s. I'm still struggling to find a playable video of the GG drivers talking about the suspension.