International Transtar Truck unloading. PART 2

[@Awsom47Merc]

Best layed plans aye Steve. Ah, it's always something . 👊😎👍

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Thank you mate

[@mickburns5546]

Hey Steve. Don’t forget, we’ve all seen the KZbin stuff from America that tells us that split rings and spider hubs will kill you if you even mention the words. I used to work at a servo and repair flats all the time on these. You knew they wanted to bite you so you put em together right the first time. Lucky I’m still here eh? 🤣

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Yes mick they can be very dangerous. I try not to mention to much about them incase someone does happen to listen and something goes wrong. That’s why I only mentioned the lug nuts

[@oldamericaniron5767]

When I was younger I would generally enjoy a cold snack while admiring a job well done!

[@stevesplacedownunder]

It’s something that needs to happen mate indeed

[@ardtessa]

Place seems to be filling up nicely Steve !

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Yes Ard, not sure where it’s going to stop mate😅.

[@aussieinthephilippines7112]

Another great video mate, never to early for a cold snack mate, i'am always telling the Wife, it's 12 o'clock somewhere in the world.

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Thanks mate. No you are right, it’s just it would of been a long day if I had of started at that stage. I think I only just finished a coffee 😅

[@Awsom47Merc]

Can't drink all day unless ya start in the morning aye ! Cheers 🍺🤛😎👍

[@geraldingram9351]

I love the birds in the Aussie bush.

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Very noisy on the camera mate. You don’t realise until watching it back

[@kerrygleeson4409]

Great job Steve love the inter

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Thanks mate yes they look great

[@jdbrando9469]

I swear those Milwaukee impacts can do almost anything

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Yes mate they are good

[@ghostrider9978]

Filled in the day mate n kept you out of the pub ,,, 👍

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Yes it certainly did that. Took a lot longer than I wanted it too

[@zonie1953]

Lotta work there mate ! Had ya breathing hard a couple times ! 🌵

[@stevesplacedownunder]

It was hard mate and only half of it was on the video

[@nickhill3362]

Enjoyed vid Steve 👍 if I wasn't on the other side of the planet I would have enjoyed giving you a hand and having a few 🍻 mate

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Thanks Nick. I sure would of appreciated it mate

[@markuren3320]

Well done brother you got her home and parked even tho it was a pain in the arse lol, keep them vids coming Steve

[@stevesplacedownunder]

It sure was mate. If I had a hand it would of halved the work. There’s more coming mate

[@audiodeath]

Hi Steve, I bet that was a pain in the ass doing it by yourself. and the length of time it took. Just that much more Beer to enjoy😀

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Hi Neil, yes it was mate . It went for a lot longer than the video did. If the steering box was still fitted I would of called someone to steer it. Would of been a half hour job then. I did enjoy a few mate

[@robertstevison1448]

Awesome morning brother !!! Just got to the house from work !!! Trying to catch up on your videos lol !!! Hope yall have an awesome day !!! Love those Ole cabovers

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Morning mate. Yes mate make sure you catch up🤣. I love them too

[@Stephen-ou4sy]

That was a bit of a mission. I reckon good paint job on spider and rims looks better than an other rim type. Just my opinion. Thanks for sharing Steve

[@stevesplacedownunder]

It was mate. Yes I do too. All the trucks I do up I take pride in making the spiders look nice. I’m not at all into stud rims or anything else

[@jontaylor1652]

You don't half set yourself some challenges Steveo!.. Good stuff mate.

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Hi mate. Geez don’t I what! I don’t know why sometimes. I guess I could of made it easier and just dragged it off and left it but I like things to be parked neatly and lined up, it’s tidy then

[@oldamericaniron5767]

I know what it’s like doing certain jobs by yourself, it can be twice as hard and take four times as long but you still get it done.👍

[@stevesplacedownunder]

If the steering worked I’d get someone to steer it and it would of taken an hour. Not most of the day

[@jimdieseldawg3435]

A while back I had a girlfriend who was nearly that stubborn. You have more persistence than me 😁 Did a bit more research on the UD: the 6cyl may be a Nissan PD6. 10,308cc naturally-aspirated for 185bhp/138kW. I think there was a turbo version later but I’m not 100% sure - the Japanese manufacturers hung onto big naturally-aspirated engines for much longer than most 🙂

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Gday Jim. Geez mate I bet your glad that’s over. It’s a turbocharged 6 cylinder in it mate. I will do a walk around video on it

[@cantwellron11]

290 Formula were a bloody good motor mate pulled R,T too Moomba in early days in plastic Atkinson didnt like truck but bloody rippa donk ,,, buda good one Steve CHEERS

[@andrewking4885]

NTC 290 Cummins and it changed to Formula 300 with reduced revs at 1900 rpm

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Yes mate I believe they were. Thanks Ron

[@joesgarage8372]

I would love to have an old Transtart

[@stevesplacedownunder]

They look great mate. I’ve wanted one for a long time and now I have 3. All need loads of work though

[@joesgarage8372]

@@stevesplacedownunderYeah I'm from Tasmania and I haven't even seen one down here

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Yeah ok mate. Surely there would of been some over there at some stage. Maybe all gone now

[@joesgarage8372]

@@stevesplacedownunder yeah there is probably a couple hiding away somewhere I just haven't found them yet

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Keep looking mate you never know

[@andyharvey608]

Maybe lash down steering wheel to track straight ?

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Hi Andy. The actual steering box is on the tray on the back. It was removed for another truck

[@robertstevison1448]

Be careful brother working by yourself like that can get pretty scary

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Yes mate I know indeed. Wasn’t easy either

[@andrewking4885]

This is about the safest way to move a non going truck which can be very dangerous and a pain in the arse.

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Yes mate and I didn’t want to pull it to hard and have that chain let go and come through the window. It wasn’t easy

[@ChxlRotMG]

Cool vid as always Steve that wouldn't happen to be a old purple Kenworth cabover at 24:09 any chance we could get a close up? 👍

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Yes mate it is but it’s been cut. Before I got it someone wanted the diffs out of it so the cut the rails. I was given the rest of it for steering and cab parts. No motor or trans in it

[@ChxlRotMG]

No worries mate you can never have to many spares

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Yes that’s right and I didn’t pay for it

[@franklinron4203]

hey steve ron franklin from darwin. just a question the old ud has it got a v8 in it they were old 853s and 871, that nissan got and rebuilt,and you had to order pistons by giving engine number as they were all difrent

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Hi Ron thanks for watching. No mate it’s a turbocharged 6 cylinder in that one. It’s a 4wd. It runs and drives nice. I used it to dig the piers for my house extension. Another bloke also asked if it was a naturally aspirated v8. I haven’t had a lot to do with UD engines so that is news to me. I wonder why they were all different? I have a 5 cylinder 2stroke UD engine here but that’s all I’ve had much to do with and even that is very limited knowledge. Great to hear from you in Darwin mate

[@cantwellron11]

Was,nt lots them bonnet UD aye

[@stevesplacedownunder]

I haven’t seen many mate no

[@kirk467]

Is that a Cummins in your Kenworth Steve?

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Detroit 871 mate

[@cantwellron11]

Spiders still most popular in dust crap bush 10 stud can be real mudda fuggas ta take off in dust crappie conditions old mate still buy trailers spiders bush jobs ,,, springs not airbag each too iz own Aye

[@stevesplacedownunder]

Yes Ron spiders are the go. They are just heavier that’s why they aren’t around as much now