The disposals are scheduled to run to 2020 and there were over 900 NIL Macks in the original purchase, so I'm guessing about 10 per month will go to auction.Quote:
Originally Posted by Summiitt
That will be across all auction sites.
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The disposals are scheduled to run to 2020 and there were over 900 NIL Macks in the original purchase, so I'm guessing about 10 per month will go to auction.Quote:
Originally Posted by Summiitt
That will be across all auction sites.
was just talking to a guy in VIC who bought one of the 6x6 Macks and he cant get rego for it without ripping out the front axle.
Its over the legal maximum axle load
any suggestions ?
The guys at Grays "are too busy to return his phone call at the moment"
The information they provide is " misleading "
It's very misleading especially when they issue them with NSW Brown Slips.
It was suggested they were over limit some months ago and I guess has now been found correct.
Does he need the 6X6?
If not what about removing the crownwheel henisphere and front halfshafts?
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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-LandiesIt's interesting the brown slip on these trucks says GVM 25.9 Tonne but max GVM under RMS heavy vehicle mass regs for a 6X4 (10 tyres) is 22.5 Tonnes leaving only 11.240 Tonne as payload almost instead of the manufacturers almost 15 Tonne payload.
You can do better payload with cheaper trucks and combinations.
I've heard that rumour before, however when I asked AFM about it they claim they are legal under the 6 Tonne limit and the brownslip on the vehicle's makes the same claim when they answer Yes to the Vehicle Dimensional Requirements.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blknight.aus
So I remain confused and unconvinced.
Thats the 20t version.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies
he should have read the bit in this thread where it was said they were over legal front axle weight...Quote:
Originally Posted by U1700
he needs a copy of the overmass axle exemption and then he needs to follow the bouncing ball and apply for himself.
Not going to make enough difference. You might just get away with it if you converted it back to an I beam front end with spiders and discs to get the weight down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies
Or manufacturer a tubular front end out of steam tube or thick wall RHS, using the original swivels and hubs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blknight.aus
He's best bet would be to use an address in the act or nsw as for rego, the only info required is a tare weight, not an axle weight, however if he gets inspected by weights and measures, he will need to be prepared to pay the fine. As for gvms, manufactures gvms mean nothing as it's the states that dictate the gvms, nearly all truck manufacturers will state a higher gvm than is legally allowed.
More than that, he'd have to watch out for the mermaids with their roadside scales.Quote:
Originally Posted by Summiitt
Not sure if they have them in Victoria though.
Did he get the brownslip with the purchase? He would only have to drop into Albury RMS and do it there, but would need a NSW address.
This plate says it all about manufacturer Versus Australian road rules.
Do we know what the front axle weight is? I'm just going to take the risk on the axle weights when I get one...tray height is the big issue for me, if anyone is at the minto yard tomorrow a measurement would be great..
I think it might be something like
1498mm at the front and 1450 at the rear when the truck is operating at nominal air pressure under all conditions of load within the design limit.
and the dropped height is 1455 and 1333.
I know this in the same way as I know the front axle is overweight. and I know a couple of varients empty have a front axle weight of something that sounds like 7.2 T That might be because I was driving said varient on the way to pick up a load, a mermaid wanted to weigh it and my co driver was thicker than a hiclone salesman, outranked me and didnt understand the concept of "We're exempt"