Lang's new Mack toy carrier

Don't talk about Insurance companies and claims.

We had a lightning strike at our pace on 22/2.

So far a lot of back and forth but the NRMA have failed to get one single thing fixed.

We repaired the internet and our Sparky is repairing the wiring. i can see a bunfight when we send them the bill.

The list of damage is huge (modern smart house) and at he rate they are moving I'll be dead of old age before we get it all working again.

Funny,when I was at the sandblasters ,one of the compressors would blow a fuse ocassionally......so I put in some 600A fuses......unfortunately the next short blew the switchger bigtime,and the sparky quoted $11k to fix the damage ......and the 300KW electric motor still needed to be fixed.....so Paul Jeffs said Im going to claim on the insurance...........I thought No way......but they got everything fixed on the insurance "motor fusion" clause in th policy.

It's not a good idea to replace fuses with bigger capacity ones. They are there to protect more expensive bits and for safety.

Years ago I delivered some stuff to a car repairer. Boss and employees were trying to fix a convertible Audi that blew a fuse every tine they tried to put the electric top up. The boss told an employee to go and buy more fuses because they had used all they had. I was tempted to suggest that there must be a short or a pinched wire somewhere but they called themselves professionals and I know very little about electrickery.

The Mack has been neglected again. Latest acquisition another 1941 Dodge weapon carrier Had raised suspension and oversized wheels to cross the flooded river in days gone by. Good excuse for a trip to Hungerford with grandson Sam.

Spotted it years ago and no idea what I am going to do with it. Really straight and complete with only surface rust. Has two perfect doors and very straight bonnet. Engine "ran when last used" Luckily I have a set of correct wheels in my shed.

Where's his lemonade & packet of Chips..??

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Just think how much easier it would have been if you had a truck with a hiab hoist on the back?

cobbadog wrote:

Just think how much easier it would have been if you had a truck with a hiab hoist on the back?

Ouch! Low blow Cobba.
I've had a feed in that pub. My son was a child, when we came through the gate, northbound. Ben got out to operate the gate, after driving through I stopped and watched the gate close, then open, then close again. When Ben got back in the truck, I asked if he had trouble closing the gate. He replied "Not really, but after I closed it, I realised I was on the wrong side." :lol:

Fun time with your grandson

Happy days

Paul

I guess first thing will be to check its diff ratios?

Thanks Paul. I find I really enjoy trips with the grandsons. I make allowances for grunting answers eg "Do you want to go to the lake?" A barely audible "Sure" is approval while "Sure" at 1/4 decibel louder is wild enthusiasm. I also understand why the younger generation is so angry - their music is such crap.

Lang