How to Polish Aluminum Wheels to a Chrome like Mirror Finish, this procedure can also be used to for polishing stainless steel, alloy fuel tanks and Alcoa truck rims. Well-polished aluminum can look like chrome but it takes time and patience to get the glossy mirror finish. You will need to work methodically to achieve…
Townsville based Daryn Ward is enjoying more than just the goods looks of his new T409SAR, he’s also enjoying a 7.5-tonne payload increase thanks to Kenworth’s new Electronic Brake Safety System (EBSS) as Howard Shanks discovered. The thumping of the massive jaw crusher at the Townsville quarry was muffled by the flurry of wheel loaders…
Freightliner’s Gary Wheatly demonstrates how to raise and lower the cabin of a Freightliner Argosy in this short walk-around tour of their cabover flagship. Freightliner claims their New Generation Argosy is the only COE truck in Australia that gives you the complete package. The choice of either Detroit Diesel DD15, DD16 or Cummins ISX and…
Here in the darkness, on the side of the Flinders Highway roughly 620 kilometers west of Townsville we’d arranged to meet Clark Harland or “Cackles” as he’s known around the traps. He’d told us earlier in the week he was heading deep into what’s now been dubbed the Devil’s Triangle, and asked us if we…
In this short video we show you how to Roll Back one of Blenner’s FTE lead trailers and connect it to the B-Trailer. We show you how to operate the air locks that secure the van in transport and lower and raise the BPW air suspension.
How to pair or Bluetooth a smart phone to an Alpine radio in a Kenworth truck In this how-to video tutorial, we get Shanksie to run through the functions and demo the set-up of the new Alpine radio that’s fitted in Kenworth’s T909, K200, T609 and T409 models. He uses an apple iPhone for the…
Catch of the day – Western Star 4800FXB Words and photography by Howard Shanks. Based on the picturesque Tasmanian North Coast, G&D Transport relies on old-fashioned values, the adoption of new technologies and proven reliability of Western Trucks and Detroit engines to stay ahead of the pack. From their Devonport depot, G&D Transport run a…
How to operate an EzyRider premium air-suspension seat fitted in Freightliner Century and Argosy models EzyRider premium air-suspension seats are now standard equipment on Freightliner Century Class and Argosy trucks. EzyRider has superior ride and support characteristics, wider seat and back cushions, and controls that enable drivers to dial in their preferred seat position on…
Yellow Express Heavy Haulage from the 1960s Throughout the late forties and on through the sixties, with depots scattered over the length and breadth of the country, Yellow Express trucks hauled parcel freight, interstate general loads and were specialists in heavy haulage. Yellow Express were one of the most dynamic emerging transport companies in Australia…
“The blood red sun beat down and baked the red clay ground. Dust kicked up around the John Deere wheels. There’s no trace of rain in sight …” Pertinent words from Merle Haggard’s song, ‘In My Next Life’, are a common sight around the country. Yet, in North East Tasmania the massive irrigators have once…