Lang's new Mack toy carrier

Lang, the only 335pcd Wheels I'd have spare have patina not Polish..!!

PS: Is there a "normal" Spacer between the Rear Wheels??

Yes there is. One of those corrugated bands.

Lang

Lang I’m thinking ii missed you at Allora my son said he had a bloke in a Jeep wanted to have a bopeep at our Mack oh sorry Volvo cab that is doing up a Mack with the same cab
I thought it was likely to be you
If you’re going to be there tomorrow I’ll be most likely be around the row of tractors with the old County and inter cotton picker

Cheers Bluey

Sorry

I missed you. Back home in Brisbane. Nice truck you have.

Lang

Well for Cobbadog who made a snide remark about my Mack on another thread.

In the last two weeks I have replaced the Conbulating Bifactoral Nebulizer unit on the chassis (the trailer brake control unit with 243 air lines going in to it) and managed to score the last clutch unit overhaul kit in Australia. The job was a watchmaker's delight as I have never seen more tiny valves, springs and diaphragms in my life.

Now I have spent another $1,000 on a $3,000 truck I can move to the crane fitting when old mate next door is available with his backhoe to lift it on.

Lang

My Leyland has an air booster on the clutch......if they dont work,it means a very heavy clutch pedal...............about the same as a stock IH Acoo with a Spicer twin plate clutch.

Well that sounds impressive, struggling to get my tounge around that part name :huh: :huh: :huh:

All is good and all seems to take a lot longer than most people realize

Paul

The clutch assist unit was as John says almost impossible to operate until rolling and pushing through the gears. Both it and the trailer brake air unit leaked and the truck would only hold air for about 15 minutes. It now holds overnight. There was no point putting the crane on making things impossible to reach until this job was done.

The time factor has been dictated by a few trips - managed a desert run in the OKA plus a lucky NZ motorhome trip in a short Covid travel window - and two other restorations (the 1941 Chevrolet to go to Darwin and the "new" trailerable houseboat refresh). It looks like a few nice days so the little Ferguson TE20 full repaint will probably be next on top of the list.

Lang

You also left out the bit about 'rising flood waters' too. Your a very busy young fella.

Yeah, The insurance company here yesterday. On Monday they are going to cut out all the walls up to 1350 high. The total bullshit is half the downstairs area is recently tiled and they are going to rip up perfectly good flooring "because the grouting absorbs the water and we possibly have some dreaded disease lurking below to leap out at us". No wonder insurance premiums are so high.

Lang