Mack FR700 first start!

[@mickburns5546]

I’ve been frightened out of my sleep by a few of those old air starters years ago. A sound you never forget. 😂. Good job mate. 😊

[@oldrigsdownunder7301]

Thanks Mick 🙏🏻 haha I reckon everyone has been momentarily frightened by an air starter

[@gregfarnsworth5011]

I had 2 1980 F models with a 320 and 10 speed in the 80’s, brought back a lot of memory’s

[@oldrigsdownunder7301]

Where are you based Greg? They would’ve been good trucks. I reckon by 1980 they were a pretty decent truck. They needed a longer wheelbase though

[@haroldturner4332]

Great channel mate Love your videos Love them old Mack's real steel .

[@oldrigsdownunder7301]

Thanks Harold, I appreciate it mate.

[@brettjones5041]

great job mate keep hydrated

[@oldrigsdownunder7301]

Thanks Brett, I always have a bit of fluid close and handy

[@darylstorer3369]

What a ripper cobber. Good to see him fire up.🤠

[@oldrigsdownunder7301]

It sure was good to see a bit of fire back in the belly again. It ran nicely once it cleared its throat. Thanks for the positivity mate 🙏🏻

[@oldamericaniron5767]

It’s always fun starting something you’ve never seen run, very satisfying. Starting a project and finishing it 6 months later isn’t bad, finishing 10 to 15 years later is where I have been at sometimes. Weather looks beautiful, we could be having snow soon. Only thing missing for the first start was having a few mates with brown sandwiches in their hands standing around offering advice!👍

[@alandawson2813]

Awesome job, Looking forward to see what you do with this one in the near future. From kiwi land.

[@oldrigsdownunder7301]

Thanks Alan 🙏🏻 I would like to get it moving under its own steam but that will be an after harvest job now.

[@IchliebeHunde58]

Aye just put 117 Jerrycans and you won’t need to worry about those silly saddle tanks…haha thanks for sharing, mate, she is coming along indeed

[@oldrigsdownunder7301]

It’s a work in progress mate but it will look more complete again soon

[@Louie2309]

I knew Bob Baguelly so it’s great to see this old machine lives on.

[@OutbackCottageOz]

Well, Bob may look like a nasty piece of Road-kill, though sure ticks over nicely once running. Great work.

[@damienodonohue1327]

Great job cob, you do well by ya-self, excellent step by step description of what your hopin to achieve, hopefully you get a bloody bonza outcome 👍

[@oldrigsdownunder7301]

Thanks Damien. I don’t mind working by myself, and have got used to it, but sometimes it’s great to have another set of hands to help out, and another voice to bounce ideas off.

[@danielflinn3571]

Thanks for sharing

[@oldrigsdownunder7301]

My pleasure Daniel, thanks for watching mate 🙏🏻

[@davidforbes6250]

Ta very mucha sir!

[@oldrigsdownunder7301]

You are most welcome 🙏🏻

[@davidforbes6250]

@@oldrigsdownunder7301 Think Mack!

[@wirewaykingelectric4978]

What engine is in it?

[@oldrigsdownunder7301]

It started off life as a 237, but someone has added the coolpower box and can to it and made a 285 out of it.

[@waldundwiesenandi4079]

...this Mack is a four stroke, right???? Greetz from germany!

[@oldrigsdownunder7301]

Yes mate, definitely a 4 stroke engine

[@stephenhoran7597]

Well done puring like a kitten

[@oldrigsdownunder7301]

Thanks Stephen, it ended up running pretty well mate. It surprised me a bit.