brianthainess

Yes don't forget to take all your technicians, and tools, and an Australian crane inspector, who are the only ones allowed to pass them. Or just get them to send you one free freight, and charge them for all the changes you'll need to make, oh and don't forget an Australian Chinese interpreter with you..

Well you would have been wrong. Any '3rd party inspector would have been a PDI inspector who would have no knowledge of AUS specs. This was a first time venture for them and us. The only Chinese that ever came were IT guys to sort out the on board computers/solenoid boards that kept stuffing up, I had to travel with them, as they would not give us the codes. They had no idea of Australian climate conditions, think; Iron ore dust entering control solenoids, that operate from the joy stick, a 3" hole with a a 3/4" cable going through it, to about 20 different solenoids and not sealed for dust.

No such thing, my boss was the expert, and the feared ''Crane Inspector"

It was at a time when construction had come to almost a halt in Europe, and the European crane companies had almost stop production, even then their output was less per year than the Chinese were producing in a MONTH !, second hand prices had skyrocket in OZ for these, even if available, TTBOMYK there was only one crane building company in China at the time and yes they were cheap Yes I was, I had the best Boss ever who knew his job, he even designed and built his own 6ton lift crane that was only 2meters tall. best pay I ever got, and the most interesting job I ever had, my best reward was learning something new almost daily. I flew allover WA to fix these things, and other makes, of which I had never worked on before, I could ring the boss as an example: I have the top cover off, where is that valve? "feel inside to the left you will feel two Allen screws , remove that cover and it's in there" very nice bloke indeed.

Good luck with the senate agreeing to that.

Up to you if you belief me or not I don't really care, the vehicle I was referring to was a big truck mounted crane, direct from the factory, it broke down on the way to our workshop, from the ferry, becoz one fuel line was a bit of garden hose, it took 3 MONTHS to get it road worthy for Australia, It was the 'Crane Inspector' who found one rear brake not working, and me who had to trace the air lines back to the distributor block at the front of the vehicle. It was also to narrow for its height,(as with their buses that topple over here) and 1 tons overweight even then, So luckily it was not being used on the road at the time. We had the franchise for WA to sell them. Good luck suing a Chinese company. My boss was back and forth to China to get them to do better. They had to pay for all the changes we did in our R&D. And by the way I'm a Crane Technician not just a mechanic.

Just checking

I brought a new motorbike for my wife Oh dear LAST year, paid cash she had no license and it's in her name, she drove it home on red plates. Got the real plates weeks later.

You better pray they connect the brake switches/ lines to the correct wheels then, as they did not on their HGV I've worked on, it has nothing to do with prejudice, just years of experience, their assembly lines need to be addressed, they are trying to produce as quick as they can, which leaves staff, under pressure to assemble in the time allotted to them. its not the Technology, its who puts it together in their factories and their system.

Think I'd just get a new FB battery for 3.5K

Humor not your thing then. Try to have a HAPPY new year.

All I can say is good luck with Chinese made batteries, whatever spec they say they are.

Very handy for a flat battery then I'll get my hat.

I must have to much testosterone at 72 woke up this morning with the morning-glory.

Maybe he needed two as his sack was very full, and needed two to get it emptied completely.

FYI it could have just been the starter. just saying.

Maybe Putin won't let him leave, as he just got his callup papers.

Not true What insurance papers, mandatory insurance is from the tax disc, and that stays with the car, new owner or not. Unless it is a new car or you want to register it in a different province you already have 2 number plates.

Simply not true, I had a GF many years ago who did not have a license to drive, out of naivety back then I brought the car in her Name, she stole it with her brother who had a License and sold it the next day, to pay off her mothers gambling debts.

Exactly that is why I posted as I did, whether Jack is Australian or not, he does not know "Most Folks" In OZ over the age of 65.

Most Folk? there are those that are not "most Folk" so my comment is relevant information.

So who is Right??? I think EVENKEEL as the OP did state one year in advance.

When sent from OZ , (the state pension) my friend told me he gets a better rate of exchange from The "Reserve Bank of Australia" as they are the ones that send his pension. No fees paid that end.