Marty you have destroyed your friend’s life. It starts with powering his house and a hot water heater. Then he starts showering everyday. Next thing you know a lady comes into his life and she wants more power. Then a remodeled kitchen and bath. Next he will have to move his tools somewhere out of the way. Soon it will be drapes and floors for the house and the new addition. Then he will have to clean up his yard and suddenly he will find himself having Sunday dinner at his Mother-in-Law’s and wearing a proper suit of clothes. But the apocalypse of his life is when he adds a Mother-in-Law apartment to the house and the “ole Battle Axe” moves in and of course demands her own washing machine generator. Gone are those great times having a cold beer and sitting on the porch and enjoying the sounds of the forest. The encroachment of civilization will never end.

@russellosborne8795

3 жыл бұрын

Shades of Barry Crump :)

@oneangrycanadian6205

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao great comment I love it lol!!!

@louiradford7966

3 жыл бұрын

The cruel cruel circle of life 😂

@777visionquest

3 жыл бұрын

yes,,,,I am single....love a smart man saving energy and rigging things up to work....but your right.....I would remodel the kitchen to my tastes....take him fishing....wash his clothes......and also play with his wood working tools making furniture.....too bad I am in America.......lol....65...and alive....and well.

@777visionquest

3 жыл бұрын

oh and mother in law would stay in America....lol

In 1980 I built a 17KW twin-jet Pelton turbine with induction generator selling power to the local utility. 180' static head, 1600' of 8" PVC pipe, 2.5cfs max flow. It ran over 20 years until a flood took out the powerhouse. The Pelton wheel hangs on my office wall. Lots of fun, enjoyed your videos!

Marty has been running one of these systems for years at his homestead and all these clowns comment on how he is doing it wrong. Post a video of your setup if you’re so good.

@blainesellars1548

3 жыл бұрын

I agree !

@marcryvon

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, basememt armchair geniuses. They're everywhere. I'd say not knowing a hammer from a screwdriver ! 🤪 🤣🤣

@Cre8toR87

3 жыл бұрын

@@marcryvon Everything is a hammer.. Including the screwdriver.

@b1g1lz

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cre8toR87Everything is a hammer unless it's a screwdriver, then it's a chisel.

@ZR117

3 жыл бұрын

Don't know about the reast of you but I'm tired of paying Damn electric taxes I want to learn more and those that make it I'lleagel go to hell

Hey from Oregon - we did similar system in 1978 w/o inverter - just charged batteries. But yours, although you used all materials at hand and spent little money, is so slick and solid. Wonderful how helping a friend with energy and expertise can improve one's life so much. I totally respect your efforts Marty, and also want to give thumbs up for tight engrossing video.

@rihabandraaifastoyreviewerchan

2 жыл бұрын

Is it still working

@lawrencefox563

2 жыл бұрын

No I in team hahaha

I've shared both parts 1 and 2 to a friend of mine in Washington State, he's just purchased a large plot of land right by a river and he's intending to build an off grid cabin on the property. The knowledge you possess is absolutely brilliant man!! You're helping people all over the world with your channel. Bloody beaut!!!

@hansstam6629

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree, respect.

@ancientbuilds3764

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully he has the drop for it.

@ronaldheit196

3 жыл бұрын

@@ancientbuilds3764 it actually only take how fast a current a river has. They built Mills on rivers with very little actual fall but with high enough current flow. I grew near one.

@fknsl1

3 жыл бұрын

This is why I come here. Unless I wanted to use tap water to run my Generator set, it's out of the question. Those who can, SHOULD!!!

@spikedominikovichspikearoo1900

3 жыл бұрын

@@hansstam6629 yep hes a good buggar

Part 3 - Building a walking path to the water generator.

@BR1GADIER

3 жыл бұрын

With the grader

@hycron1234

3 жыл бұрын

Part 4 - Fixing the rolled grader.

@dc4931

3 жыл бұрын

Building a landing zone for the future martymade helicopter

@sageosaka

3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see that series

@ivanolsen8596

3 жыл бұрын

Or a solar powered ski lift!

Marty is the no.1 pick for anybody's apocalypse survival team!

@benterrell9139

2 жыл бұрын

Compare and contrast Marty in the apocalypse, saving the community, whist I suspect my meagre contribution would be manual labour. :-)

@calmauric8218

2 жыл бұрын

@@benterrell9139 hahah yes, the world will always need us simple blokes lifting things

This is EXACTLY what I love about the internet. Part 1 and 2 were amazing. I know that you've done these systems for years, but man, was it a pleasure to see this, step by step. Love the recycling and creativity. We need more people like you and your pal Marty.

We need another follow up years later to see how it's all holding up to the test of time.

@slosew82

2 ай бұрын

😂

Got a friend in Oregon who has a property with a year-round creek on it that varies in elevation by about 200'. He's been running his house on his own Pelton wheel since the late 90s.

Bloody awesome video sitting in the lounge with my partner and son thoroughly enjoying your videos Marty😎 thankyou for sharing your expertise! It's incredible what you can do with people's Junk. My partner is this way inclines and always finds ways to repurpose junk. Your videos have not only taught me something but helped me n my partner continue to have those deeper thinking conversations ❤ Kiwi Gold this is

Imagine having a friend & neighbour like Marty T

@laoluu

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Such a neighbor is worth gold. And at the end have a beer together, hah!

@andjuju6476

3 жыл бұрын

@@laoluu it`s almost like having a mate with a Ute when your moving house.

@boomish69

2 жыл бұрын

Id love that, I said to my wife today I thought I was pretty handy Marty T makes me feel like DIY apprentice:)

What a cracking couple of videos - well done.

@MrAndroidData

2 жыл бұрын

yeah both brilliant, i just watched both totally captivated on how smart it all was, surely this can be applied in countries that dont have much power, but lots of flowing water

Power for the TV and fridge for cold beers. What more can you ask for.

@jamess1787

3 жыл бұрын

No land taxes🤣

I've watched literally thousands of hours worth of youtube videos and this is by far the best thing I have watched.

Brilliant. How the homeowner didn’t end up with a wrench across his forehead is testimony to two good guys getting on just fine. BANG!

Tools?! Who needs tools , hand me the left handed rock

@jjohnson2553

3 жыл бұрын

That was a metric left handed rock.

@theoneandonlyowl3764

3 жыл бұрын

@@jjohnson2553 Lol, I grew up with both systems and swap back and forwards between them, some I do still prefer in Imperial. Temp is one I do prefer in metric though.

@marcryvon

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@davidvickers8425

3 жыл бұрын

@@theoneandonlyowl3764 socket sets are stupid in imperial. Half of americans dont even know what imperial means.

@theoneandonlyowl3764

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidvickers8425 Lol, got to have them though. Most of the machines I worked with had Imperial bolts (1/2 inch, etc). It was a rare for me to use metric tools. All Imperial sizes are still on the shelves in Aus here. I've never gone in and asked for a 12mm bolt instead of 1/2 inch one. What does America call that system? I probably should know - now I'm feeling dumb.

You should start selling these as pre-assembled or mostly assembled kits, plenty of people worldwide would be interested

@kiwi_comanche

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!!

@idrisddraig2

3 жыл бұрын

You can buy kits for less than Marty could make them, as others have said you need to DIY from scavanged part as shown in this and his other videos

@Paulman50

3 жыл бұрын

I live up north a bit and there is a guy that sells the whole lot as kit set and has been doing it for 20 years. He exports full kits or parts all over the world. The kits are the same motor set up as Marty's.

@davidvickers8425

3 жыл бұрын

@@idrisddraig2 theres another guy from nz doing youtube vids open source engineering, i think, using hoverboards you get 2. But he does turbines and siphon.

@kemboi3646

3 жыл бұрын

Then the power companies with the help of greedy politicians will set a bill banning these. Better how it is right now.

I love this kind of stuff! I was a low voltage specialty electrician for about 20 years, did commercial and industrial HVAC control systems. Did a lot with relay logic, solenoids, sensors etc. When I started out it was mostly pneumatic/low voltage/line voltage systems, when I finally retired it was all digital controllers. This reminds me of the early stages of the digital systems. So much of this was designed on the job. You'd get as wished engineering drawings, and have to come up with ways to make it all work, and then create as built drawings. Kind of miss it.... Thanks for the video, very well done.

We could all use a friend like Marty. Well done you guys!

Well done, Marty. It's fascinating how you put all this together using available used parts and scrap and cheap purchases. I totally GET the hydro and electric sides of it. Thanks for putting together a very interesting and entertaining video, covering all the things you had to do.

@Tech.Library

2 жыл бұрын

Please what is powering the pump supplying the water from the stream or Dam...I guess it's a water pump and this needs fuel to fxn.So should I conclude it's not 100% free energy but somewhat 85%? Btw this is amazing

@localfunction4084

Жыл бұрын

@@Tech.Library gravity

@LetztezBatallion

Жыл бұрын

@@Tech.Library A mix of gravity and the flow of water, no pump needed. For the gravity part it's called "Head Pressure", which is the pressure generated by the difference of height between the highest part of the system, which is where the water enters the pipe and the lowest part of the system, where the water leaves the pipe which is the turbine in this case.

@Tech.Library

Жыл бұрын

@@LetztezBatallion OK i get you, it means the stream which is the source of the water is up there the hill at a much higher height while the turbine is down there below the hill. So whats the fxn of the pump?

@Iamkcs2c

Жыл бұрын

@@Tech.Library There's no pump (now). Rain higher in the watershed feeds the stream. In part 1 he did mention that the existing dam they modified was originally built for a hydraulic ram pump. Presumably when it was used that was attached to the bit of piping and valve they decided they could not use. I guess that pump was moving water up the hillside to the house for consumption/sanitation? (A hydraulic ram uses an air spring and several check valves to let a large amount of water falling a small distance pump a small amount of water a large distance uphill) It would not have worked to use the energy of the stream to pump water up hill to let it flow back down hill to ... Pump the water back up hill. That would be somewhere between a perpetual motion machine and something "better" . Unless you're living in an Escher print xd.

Saving money by using junk or scraps is something my “Great Depression” Era father taught me. I appreciate you showing these younger generations how it is done Marty.

@Onionbaron

3 жыл бұрын

Redefining "junk"! Very few thing's are actually...

@edanhayes1644

3 жыл бұрын

Another mans trash is another mans treasure

@lemonhashberry5799

Жыл бұрын

If the electronics aren't shot, it ain't junk! If the metal isn't rusted through, it ain't junk! If the plastic isn't brittle or warped, it ain't junk! And can easily be repurposed into thousands of different systems or applications. EDIT: I'm 20 and my main goal is to live off grid on my own property and be self sufficient in terms of water/electricity/ and food productions. This is a 10 year goal and has been a dream since about 14yrs old. Hopefully one day!

@Toby_the_Glen

Жыл бұрын

You can get away with murder when nothing needs official certification?

Great to be helping your mates & neighbours Marty. The kiwi way. 👏👏

Genius, but I enjoyed you helping your buddy the most and also when he would say BANG!

Washing machine powering another washing machine 🤯👏

@marcryvon

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@MURDOCK1500

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's almost like perpetual motion. Free energy from nothing LOL!!!

You both deserve a Nobel prize for this. You make me proud to be human. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I do have to admit, All of this project was / has been truly, Ingenious!!!! BRAVO 👍 BRAVO 👏 BRAVO 🙌

Utterly outstanding, Marty. That video is going to be a tough one to top. I'm not sure which I found more satisfying; seeing the generator working flawlessly or watching you both crack a cold beer at the project's conclusion. You are brilliant. Take care.

@MartyT

3 жыл бұрын

Its all downhill from here 😂

I love this. Also I think his “art project” was amazing! Much respect my KIWI brothers!

@bigbunn833

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-yv6eq my correction sir! Apologies for assuming 😆

I would look into modifying some chest freezers into chest refridgerators to save even more power. Most vertical refridgerators use as much as 800 watts when under load with the compressor, while chest freezers usually only use 80 or so watts. if you modify the temperature sensor to operate at refridgeration temperatures instead of freezer temperatures, you can have a LOT more cold food storage on your current power budget. that would be perfect for a nice additional beer fridge.

Marty put his knowledge and experience to help his friend and all the “Utubers”. This is one of the best and practical hydraulic generators project. This should be used in technical schools and teach new generations how to think. This is real engineering. I really enjoyed the way work through the challenges and created solutions, for example the control valve utilising a cordless drill congratulations

Great project! Solution for the damaged Pelton-wheel- showels: instead of the PVC- spoons mount simple dinner- spoons from mom´s kitchen ... the are stable enough to last for a long time! Greets from Austria!

What a beautiful place to be! I'm here in Middle Tennessee. New Zealand is a paradise! Thanks again for your time and videos.

@khalidkk8998

3 жыл бұрын

Same here buddy,watching form middle east and it's now 46 degree

@noiseache7720

3 жыл бұрын

Correct, New Zealand is paradise on earth.

@richardsawtell256

3 жыл бұрын

@@khalidkk8998 thats is warm , its 15 degrees here in NZ but just past the middle of winter

@khalidkk8998

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardsawtell256 I mean 46 degree Celsius

@richardsawtell256

3 жыл бұрын

@@khalidkk8998 yes i know you meant 46 C which is very warm ,we measure in Celsius too in new zealand

You are a good friend to help him put that together

Bloody Good Show Marty, you have cracked it. One washing machine running another, practically perpetual motion? Your projects impress this 80 year old Engineer.

Marty T and company, you guys are awesome! This is what everyone needs to see. A truly DIY and mostly recycled power application which is actually doing its job! I've done a wind generator into an inverter with a battery bank. The unit I bought pretty much had all the extras you added built in. Back in those days ( mid-90 ) you couldn't feed back to the grid and there were quite a few appliances that had issues with the power supply. So I couldn't run my whole home. But my main focus was running the green house heating and lighting. There's a heck of a temperature swing in Minnesota in the dead of winter. But one things for sure there's always wind. I hope you are having the time of your life, cause it looks like the perfect place to be. Thanks for all the info, engineering and chuckles! And for all you guys out there with piles of crap. Get to work on something useful... then the wife will stop complaining about the eye soars you've created. Take it from someone who knows!

Amazing! I like the way that you two work together even when there is a failure you still can joke about it but yet learn also!

Nice Job! I would really like a guy like you in the neighbourhood. So many nice things to do...

"Thanks for your help" he says. Marty T did it all.

This is AMAZING! Everyone needs to have talented and skilled friends like this to learn from!

Need to leave a water proof maintenance box down at the generator. Nice job

@MartyT

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah he does have one with a box of essential tools and parts

What a treat, such an awesome video series two days in a row!

Inserts the rotor, "Why was that so easy?" -- "I would hate to know". This is soooo funny!

Marty, it is so cool to see a couple of friends having fun getting useful stuff done. So cool indeed.

Love your work Marty, you are a clever lad to have around . Very cool set-up.

@shadowbanned5164

2 жыл бұрын

Growing up in New Zealand most of us knew a Marty type but today they are a dying breed its truly sad how kids today are raised by television and cell phones.

Great little series, thanks for explaining everything as you go

I know nothing about electricity or creating one. Guess my understanding wasnt built for this type of knowledge. I did watch the 1&2 videos and all i can say was pure awe to what you've done Marty. I wished i had the same knowledge as you. You could help a lot of people around the globe sharing these ideas and lighten their burden on paying electric bills. You're a modern day hero! Wish you could share more of your ideas. Thanks and God bless you.

Videos like this are amazing and more helpful than almost anything on KZread. You, my friend, are a genius!

Cracking a beer was a fitting ending. Nice work.

@TiaraPoodles

3 жыл бұрын

WE cracked one with them! Ours a local microbew - Swami's IPA

Awesome Marty, helping out your friend to get hydro , like you say recycle and purchase a few things they will pay for themselves in no time flat, biggest part the labour to build it, his fridge proportioning was correct, beer fridge #1, food and freezer #2, beautiful place you guys live in 😎👍👍

Thank you for posting part 2 so quickly, I'm thoroughly enjoying you giving it to man (power companies).

The world NEEDS more people like you. THANK YOU for this.

@MURDOCK1500

3 жыл бұрын

He's a damned sight more use than that Greta Thunderbird that's for sure

@lawrencewillard6370

3 жыл бұрын

@@MURDOCK1500 Help, instead of inaccurate promoted accusation.

FREE ANYTHING IS ALWAYS GOOD, YOU GUY'S DONE AN AMAZING JOB, UK

Good stuff! Been looking forwards to this!

Thanks for filming this process, Marty. I really enjoy your content!

Got here from Pt. 1. Incredible and inspiring work y’all are doing. Thanks for making a video and doing the work of documenting it all. Come to Montana, USA! Y’all are my heros!

Awesome series Marty, thank you for sharing :)

Great job Marty. After watching your original video from years ago, I made a hydro setup with my boy up where he lived, deep in the bush just north of Dargaville. Was a fun project, but limited skills and money. Got to 380W which was enough for his situation, but after watching these vids I reckon could have definitely got a fair bit more. Anyway that land's been sold and I've moved outa town so now it's all just a cool memory. Learned heaps along the way, so yea, thanks heaps bro. Also had the same problem with the cheap pelton wheel I got off eBay. Replaced it with a powerspout pelton wheel, much better. Chur

Wow that was really a mammoth project carried out under very arduous conditions. Top marks for making all the components compatible.

I started this project at my home then realized I have no idea what these guys are doing. Amazing!

Well done guys so bloody awesome. Recycling as much material as possible.

That was good fun. I got to watch part I and here is part II ready. Well done!

Marty I learn so much everytime you put a vid up. Outstanding work

Well done Marty - great project - thanks for sharing. As a kid growing up in 1940s UK we had no electricity, gas, sewage, or mains water and relied on a well, coal and paraffin for cookiing and heating. The radio had to have a low tension battery, a high tension battery and an accumuator. A chap up the road had a Lister generator and we used to get the accumulator re-charged by him. A completely different age. No cars around and most people used the bus to get to near-by towns or cycled. As a result it was a most peaceful place to be - I miss it greatly now. I hope that more people can develop green systems for energy - it is the only way to go..

You should make kits of these and sell them. A lot of remote areas around the world would hugely benefit from this

Outstanding in every way.

Good attitudes, good humor, great practical knowledge, lovely editing and footage, fantastic video!

One of your best Marty. A return to the wilderness and make do solutions to problems of work , food , living and existence . Well done .

You fellas sure MacGuyvered that. Just awesome. Way to go.

Really enjoyed this build!!

That really is brilliant fellas, well done. Harnessing energy from a sustainable source and all done using mostly recycled parts.

Thanks for a couple of cracking videos mate. What a great bloke for helping your mate out. Look forward to the next videos buddy

creating your own little paradise, project by project. Excellent!

Nothing more satisfying than a cold beer at the end of a job well done and done well. Nice work Marty, thumbs up/

Thanks for taking us along on this project bro, ya might say it all went as good as gold. Safe travels down your way.

These videos are phenomenal. Thank you so much!

This is amazing guys! We all need to be learning how to do this.

Thanks Dude, I thought i was going to wait till next week. !

This is so fascinating to watch. How life changing that must have been for your friend. The simple things I take for granted here in America were recreated for free, basically, with scrap parts and an old washer. Well done.

I kinda skipped over this series when it was being released, I think I missed the first episode and then didn't remember to set aside the time to roll through it until yesterday (finishing today). Super satisfying to watch! Awesome project and great results.

I did something like this over 20 years ago as an experiment but firstly with 3 phase motor which was setup to generate 240 volts directly which was a fail, it had no over load capability and would loose excitation & have a voltage collapse. The 2nd attempt with a permanent magnet alternator from a Tank APU of all things have been running trouble free for 20 years, I haven't even needed to touch the bearings which are still original seeing I made an oil bath bearing housing for it. I can see room for improvement on your system like changing those relays out for solid state relays.

Great Video Marty T it just goes to show nothing is easy to win. well done guys

He is lucky to have a mate like you, great job.

Thank you Marty,this is gold mate.

Great job!, and the perfect place to do it there in the mountains..

This guy is a genius at everything.

I learned more and got more ideas from these 2 vids than the last 50 i watched. Good job guys.

That was amazing guys! Well done!

Tony Stark has nothing on the MartyT ingenuity. Great work! Love the terrain.

Inspiring for sure. Great work and you earned a whole case of beer man!

Big thanks from Philippines. Will try to build this and will power lots of house holds to those who cant be reached by out commercial power provider. THANK YOU!

Excellent work guys , with a good team and ingenuity just about anything is possible . Amazing work . . Top man Marty for giving help , knowledge , and your time to help your friend . Total respect to you . From GB . Keep up the excellent work and content . .

Great work Guys! I’ve enjoyed whatching! 👍

Given the size and looks that can power up atleast 3 - 5 homes with complete appliances

makes me feel good inside watching such good work being done

That's probably the most resourceful stuff i've seen in a long time. One Man's Trash is another Man's Treasure. Good work there guys!

This dude has to have an engineering degree. Brilliant.

3am Friday and I'm finally at Part 2. Love this construction.

@wensnz6524

3 жыл бұрын

5am Friday and why am I still awake? LOL

Absolutely brilliant videos ! One of my favourite KZread channels

Great work good to see you again Marty, love the N.Z. bush forgot how good it is and great build.