Marty, I live in the states. Not going to bore you with my credentials but I'm 62 and worked in parts and service all my life. The next time you can't locate a part give me a shout. I can find anything in any country. You and yours take care in these crazy times. Scott

Does anyone else find these videos extremely calming and relaxing? Marty might have missed his call as a narrator.

@osvaldomorejon32

4 жыл бұрын

Cómo dos extraño . 0

@brent6454

4 жыл бұрын

Calm voice and birds. If his voice was annoying he wouldn't have anywhere near the subscribers lol.

@richardburmeister5776

4 жыл бұрын

Very much so. Like a meditation with birdsong in the background

@hohaia01

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, makes me want to move out to the country.

@othertipo

4 жыл бұрын

Depends on the topic. Not for battles or action narratives :p

Most people would add music or speed up the small stuff. I love how you leave it to nature, hearing the birds sing while working on the tractor. Maybe im too high, but I found it enjoyable.

@dukeman7595

4 жыл бұрын

Me too! I despise most of the music people add to their videos. much nicer listening to the birds singing..

@lonniekuhns6442

3 жыл бұрын

@@dukeman7595 0

@florianindrei127

2 жыл бұрын

Im with u bro ! I like the sound of birds and the work this man does.. just relaxing... 1 beer and enjoy!!

@BenjaminBrewer25

2 жыл бұрын

I like it also

@Matty.Hill_87

2 жыл бұрын

Same mate, I find these videos quite therapeutic sometimes

What a testament to Old David Brown Tractors. Anything modern would have packed up and died with something terminal and bloody expensive. I have a lot of respect for these old monsters, worked on a few too. In the UK most of them die from cracked cylinder blocks, due to being left outside with very little or no antifreeze in the engine. Nice work mate, no loud music or temper tantrums, I'd let you work on my stuff, can't say that about many.

The time, energy, thoughtfulness, patience and passion you put into every single project you take on is inspirational. Thank you so much for sharing your work. Please continue to share your stories. It is much appreciated. I look forward to watching every Marty T experience.

You know that you are getting a fine piece of equipment when it has its own built in ether can and hammer holder on the side of it.

@MartyT

4 жыл бұрын

The hammer was for bashing the starter motor when it played up

@BigButtocks967

4 жыл бұрын

My Dad brought an old ford zodiac back in the 70s that came with a free golf club to reach under and tap the starting motor while turning the key.

@bajabum1987

4 жыл бұрын

@@MartyT really enjoy your channel. Curious how many manhours total you worked to get her fixed up? (not including video editing time :-) )

@thejavelin7832

4 жыл бұрын

That's "canned glow plugs"!

@MartyT

4 жыл бұрын

@@bajabum1987 Thanks, around 10-12 hours work on this one

I find Marty's videos fascinating. A fine example of how a cool, calm and collected man with a logical mind can deal with all sorts of problems often with a basic set of tools and outdoors too.

This is brillant and addictive to watch. Nice weather, birds singing in background with Marty carmly fault finding to bring an old machine back into service. 5 star

i really like watching you rescue forgotten and neglected machines and give them purpose again!! keep it up i will watch every video you put up buddy

@buffsheeri

4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree, a shame it got left outdoors

@ikimax4381

4 жыл бұрын

He took an angry ram nobody could tame and became his friend. Guy maybe a little shy and no chalant bit he has this thing to see gold where others dont.

@DavidThomas-qu8mh

4 жыл бұрын

Especially when it's a British built tractor

@vermontjeff2535

4 жыл бұрын

I just did the same I bought a 1942 Ford 9n . And now I'll working it . Scraper blade and a York rake ( all new ) , and I'm building a small garage just for my 9n ford to sit in..

Marty's back with a fix it tractor, this tractor has now got a new life & the TLC is about to happen, Marty is the man to do it right...keep the vids coming.

Another awesome video mate - I learn something every time watching you work - that hot air into the intake port was genius! Can't believe the state of the oils and filters on the old equipment you repair - just because it's old isn't an excuse to neglect and abuse the basics of machinery care. You are a legend showing how this old stuff can be useful again with some care and work - and it ends up being a bargain as you get fantastic return on your investment. Thanks for sharing!

Re-watched this, because it is such a satisfying process, servicing the old gal and watching her doing what she was designed for. Easy Start is bad long term. Amongst other things, it causes motors to fire when they ought not to, thereby causing undue stress on rods and crank.

Your graduated cylinder always reminds me of when my dad taught me how to mix gas and oil in one as a kid, for our mowers and motorcycles. I still use them 40 years later for the chainsaws and weedeaters. I don't keep any mixed fuels. I just mix as I need it. I couldn't do any of the things you are doing without a few choice words for the machinery and previous owners. You are so calm about it. Good on ya.

@MartyT

4 жыл бұрын

Lol I edit out the swear words.. Yes those 2 stroke jugs are the way to go when mixing 2 stroke fuel

My 3 year old loved this video. I enjoyed the sound of the birds in the background.

Brings back so Many memories. My grandfather had a case 995 and a db 990 selectamatic

I found it really relaxing watching you fix this tractor, the bird sounds and the outdoors, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

In these troubled times, spending a few minutes with Marty rescuing these great old machines is tonic for the soul. Well done Sir!

Ok so a couple hundred on oil and filters etc A good one to two days work doing long over due maintenance and you gone from a drug addicted clutch start clunker to a pretty sweet little key start job, that will probably be a reliable little beast proof right there that you can't beat a good service when it's due. Great work mate.

Seems like the best mechanics on you tube, are all mellow, easygoing salt of the earth type people who don’t get upset over much of anything. I don’t know how the hell they do it! I’m in awe. So cool to see these tractors get another chance at life. Thanks for sharing...

@MartyT

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, I hope you've subbed my channel, some cool projects coming up ;)

@RickCrueger

4 жыл бұрын

I did subscribe, looking forward to those projects!

I have three David Browns (notice my name lol)- I grew up with them unfortunately DB got bought by case in 1973 and they stopped calling them DB in the early 80's but continued to make them in the UK until 1988. Best tractors ever- you can treat them like crap and they still run, but it is very rewarding to restore them. No pesky electronics like modern tractors and you can buy a tractor with a loader for less than a riding lawn mower.

Enjoying your videos from Ireland Marty. It really does boil down to maintenance. Always struck by the simplicity of your work. Your machinery yard is becoming a unique, but really handy collection. A purpose for every machine. Would love to see drone footage of the length of your roadway into your home. Keeep up the good work.

That poor thing was so neglected. Great vid as usual.

They prove to me that nothing beats clean oils, new filters, and a little diligence for the maintenance of tractors. Heating the air that enters the pistons was an inspired trick.

@teenaramsay2469

3 жыл бұрын

The principle of heating the air can be done through glow plugs or by thermostart.... kzread.info/dash/bejne/gJl42KWPg5aemM4.html

These are very strong tractors. My family had one just like yours. It was a 1968 model 990. Not sure but i believe it was rated at 60 to 65 engine h.p. The only problem we had was the hydraulics were reallly slow. Probably needed a fluid and filter change. Brought back some good memories, thanks. Enjoy your tractor. They for sure don't make them like that anymore.

Nice work Marty, I really enjoyed seeing how well she responded to a bit of common sense spannering. You can almost understand machines being left when they're no longer needed but why somebody would run something into the ground like that is beyond me. Changing fluids, a few filters and throwing a tarp over when shes laid up is a lot less hassle than struggling to start her every time.

First time I saw the use of a funnel! Marty has MAD SKILLS!!! Uhm, . . . the maintenance I'm referring to, not the funnel usage! Bravo. Outstanding presentation.

It’s a testament to the build quality of these old machines that they manage to run for as long as the do despite all the abuse and mistreatment over the years. Then you come along treat them right and right back to life they come. Thanks for these vids, love em 👍👍😁😁

This is probably the first time this tractor has got some love in many years. $500 is a steal.

@MartyT

4 жыл бұрын

It actually seems to start better and smoke less every time I use it.. I think it likes me ;)

@TheGrimReaper1

16 күн бұрын

The farmer will be muttering under his breath saying “now why didn’t i do that” “ now why didn’t i do that “😅 all the best from England.

Maintenance is clearly a foreign word for some people :) Nice work fella.

@jamesa7506

4 жыл бұрын

I doubt they'd even find the word in a dictionary. Some people's children....

You remind me of my father, he could fix anything. Enjoyed this beyond words, like watching him. Miss him more and more. God Bless and take care.

It’s absolutely great to see someone who will look after a tool that he intends to use rather than just get it to run, I hope the rings bed in and it gives you many years of good service

Nice video, that Tractor was probably built just a few miles from me here in the UK, Good solid old machines built when things where over engineered and thats why they are still here and usable, i have a 1970 780 with just over 2000 hrs on it, never fails to start no mater how cold it is .

Seeing these old, abandoned, and/or abused, work horses being rescued and returned to service in indeed enjoyable.👍🏼

WOW. Genuinely shocked that the heat gun trick 7:05 worked so well - I've been watching a ton of these restoration videos and I've NEVER seen that before. Nice! 👍

Absolutely, I’ve been binging on them for a couple days now. Seems like a nice guy. Wish we lived closer!

You remind me of a guy I once met. He said when his dad got older he bought/accumulated many Ford 9N (and other tractors) with each have a different implement attached. That way he never had to switch implements around.

Using that heat gun was very inspiring.

@Trey4x4

4 жыл бұрын

Never heard of that trick

@alanfarenden9378

4 жыл бұрын

Seen a blowlamp flame aimed towards the air intake, about 6 inches away in deep snow. Fired up after a few seconds cranking.

@thejavelin7832

4 жыл бұрын

I had never thought of don't that. So simple. Cummins uses a heat grid in the intake manifold instead of glow plugs.... Heat gun is the same theory.

@TrevorDennis100

4 жыл бұрын

Marty mentioned that starting fluid (ether) can damage engines. I believe it is actually banned in some countries like Finland. Having said that, I am not sure if that is to save engines or the Ionosphere.

@MegaDirtyberty

4 жыл бұрын

@@TrevorDennis100 Yes it does, iirc the long term use of it damages head gaskets and piston ring lands (but could be wrong).

Great to see this old tractor come back to life

Had an International 3514 loader backhoe with globs of that black goo in the fuel tank. I drained the tank, put a gallon of simple green cleaner in and topped it off with water, let it soak overnight. Ran a copper line in next day and put some air on it to stir things up for an hour. Then stuck the hose it and let the globs of goo float out. I think most of it was removed. Flushed the tank with diesel and changed the filters. the tank couldn't be removed without lifting the loader and assembly off the tractor, a real PITA. It was a solid workhorse that had been neglected. I like your methods of repair, don't always have to spend a fortune.

No matter how many times I see you change oil and filter on different plant, It is still very satisfying to watch.

Man! I love watching you give these old things a new lease on life. It really is too bad how some people treat their machines. Mine might not be the best looking, but I sure as hell keep them maintained and ready to work!

I have many hours on a 990...awesome tractors. Great on fuel...great sound and i love the range selection. Great video.

This tractor is a perfect example of why routine maintenance is important. Keeping equipment out of the elements is also a good idea too. Great video.

Good straightforward mechanicing !. Done that all my life, usually managed to fix everything that came my way. Sort of taught by my Dad who was born in 1910 so grew up with the advent of steam cultivators, tractors, diesels ,combine harvesters and so on. (He even shoed horses, a talent useful in WW2 in England when petrol was needed to fuel aircraft, tanks etc ). Look back and actually enjoyed most of it too. Really enjoy this type of video, it’s where I used to be. Now long retired but fingers sometimes itch to mend something. Thankyou

I particularly like the fact that you showed the whole refurb - "soup to nuts" in a single video. thanks

Love watching you bring these old pieces of history back to life.

I love seeing these old machines come back to life.

very nice job, you sure know how to give old and neglected machines some love.

Hi Marty, there was a David Brown tractor at a local auction (Queensland, Australia) a few days ago, and it got sold for $150 - but it was in way worse condition that yours - both back tyres were completely schredded, it had been out in the weather for decades, etc, and everythig on it was rusted / wrecked, it had no blade and needless to say it was not running at all. I think you got a great deal for your tractor and blade. Well done !!

I drove a DB 990 good tractor you will like it nice buy. Just some lovin is all she needed to be happy.

Love this! The very first diesel tractor I ever drove was an old David Brown about 45 or so years ago. I remember it driving very nicely for the time. We had a small hobby farm and all of our equipment was older. I really do enjoy watching you repair and maintain these old units and getting them back to a useful status. I'm guessing those filters were decades old :)

It’s a real pleasure to see you maintaining the old equipment instead of buying new one’s. Thank you for sharing your amazing story. God bless you and your family

One of my favorite parts of living in the middle of nowhere is being able to do something quiet, or do nothing at all, and just hear the wind and the birds and nothing much else.

@beunhaasrudi

4 жыл бұрын

And the smell of nature 😍

@teawood5850

4 жыл бұрын

Those birds were great and I have never seen a tractor that was so neglected that ran.

@robt2151

4 жыл бұрын

And create a bit of diesel smoke without anyone complaining.

Nice Job Marty, I recall walking past the local tractor dealer as a kid (around 1970) and playing on the display tractors, DB 990 included. nice to see the same model getting it's mojo back. I envy your access to some cool old gear.

I just can’t understand how people don’t look after their machines ??? Great job mate

I'd have to say you've got yourself a few handfuls of projects their and the poor lads an addict Cheers from Jacksonville Florida

I was watching the video with my headphones on. My wife stopped and asked why I was watching bird video’s. Another great video. Good job.

@bror8228

4 жыл бұрын

Talking about the birds.. I didn´t know you have common chaffinches too in NZ...? Greetings from Sweden...

I know sometimes I let scheduled servicing go a little longer than I should... but wow... its surprising it ran at all with that much gunk in the filters... excellent job man! 👍

What a difference a new search will make on an old tractor, nice work Marty, make those old machines go and work again

Every time I start getting frustrated doing my own maintenance work I watch one of your videos and my blood pressure immediately comes right back down :)

Ah, yes it has the dealer option ‘Start Ya Bastard!’ cup holder. And the hammer holder makes it the deluxe model

@stevehairston9940

4 жыл бұрын

That hammer is for tapping the starter when it sticks. 😃

@simontay4851

4 жыл бұрын

It didn't have a starter motor before.

@stevehairston9940

4 жыл бұрын

@@simontay4851 the missing starter may have been knocked off by the hammer. 😀

@wsg4847

4 жыл бұрын

@@simontay4851 There you go. The previous owner kept trying to hammer a non-existant starter. That's why he had to jump start by rolling down a hill.

@elliottmanning

4 жыл бұрын

Had a Chevy Nova that I carried a 2x4 to beat the starter motor quite often...

That ol tractor lucked out and-found a home that will love her, enjoy your videos Marty, thanks for sharing

I'm glad you were able to rescue this machine. Never has one tractor suffered such neglect before....

That heat gun trick is pretty slick, never seen that one before. 🖒

@maienduo

4 жыл бұрын

Use heat gun only in diseal engine

@dot7107

3 жыл бұрын

Russians sometime starts their older trucks by placing campfire under the oil pan

@stevehairston9940

3 жыл бұрын

@@dot7107 😲

Next video will be "Building a huge garage to park all that equipment"

@ThePreyMantas

4 жыл бұрын

LOL, I was think the same thing myself. His shop is packed.

These are the most satisfying videos to watch; it's my meditation. Thank you.

@siskokidd

4 жыл бұрын

Actual, productive, purposeful, good results work!

Theres a certain relaxing quality to his videos. I think its the lack of drama and music. I love it.

Man this thing is WAY more of a project than the other tractor you got out of the bog. Hope the wife knows the difference 😬

6km driveway!?....jeezus! Thank god, no snow....lol

I could watch Marty’s videos all day, very therapeutic, keep up the good work 👍🏻

We got an old Gas Furguson from the 1950's that we are playing with. Got it for free and got everything running for a while before it broke again lol.. Gotta love old machines, its a great way to learn. Keep it up!!

Watching you clean up AND paint the base of that seat earned you a subscriber, good sir. I always thought to do things the right way or not bother at all. Bravo

Sad thing about basic maintenance... basic people basically ignore it.

@thecustodian1023

4 жыл бұрын

I grew up in a family like that. Zero maintenance meant zero operating cost in their minds. Just run things until dead and then complain about why they don't work and cost so much to fix when they do need to get hauled into the shop in town. I hated every minute of it and do my best to not be that way in my life.

@martinedelius

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it might not be fun taking care of your equipment but it saves you so much grief and money in the long run that I can't understand why people don't do it.

@curmudgeon1933

4 жыл бұрын

@@martinedelius .In a throw-away, disposable society, where products are often designed with built-in obsolescence, it is more profitable to encourage people to regard basic maintenance as a waste of time. When shiny new items can be purchased on-line simply by entering a credit-card number, why value the old and outdated? As we drown in an ocean of landfill, hopefully more people will recognise the satisfaction that comes from being able to repair and restore items that still have years of utility in them. I'm seeing a lot of You Tube channels focusing on this aspect.

@roberthillnom1881

4 жыл бұрын

@@martinedelius lazy cheap he got 500 instead of 5k mommy will have to buy a new tractor for video player son

@axeman2638

4 жыл бұрын

an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

...for $500 and a box of beers, i think you got a pretty good deal...great vid..

I have spent 3 hrs on a rainy Saturday watching these videos. I can't change the oil in my tricycle but I am fascinated by these bloody vids. Thank you. Cheers

My fellow David Brown owner, we have a 1970 model 990. Have done everything you have done, great running works every day of the week smokes allot fuel smoke you should grab extra hyd. Filters. The hyd pump on ours is on the weak side. Only difference is the trans dipstick and fill are opposite side as yours .good luck Central California watching

The birds around your place always have a lot to say I've noticed.

now thats a capitons chair , it looks as tho i maybe pickin' up an 880 . this was helpful .

Very nice to see an old piece of equipment come back to life. Built in the days when things were built to last. I have a new tractor, and if it got that dirty and miss-used, it would break beyond repair.

There's some kind of catharsis that takes place when an old machine of such stature is brought back to life. All is not lost in a world of throw away mentality. Bravo to you sir.

You could hear that tractor breath a sigh of relief with all the care you lavished on her, after all the time without maintenance !!

I like watching these videos, they are entertaining enough to keep me coming back for more but no so much that it makes me think I can go find a rust bucket of my own to rebuild. Good on ya

Grade A mechanical ability with minimalist tools. I have always been a person who says you can do great things with minimal tool and great ability. You are living proof good sir! Carry on mate!

Love the background soundtrack by the birds. What a stunning place to be pottering about resurrecting old machinery.

Brother - you are a genius I wish today’s “mechanics” knew what your thumb knows! Lol god bless

I live less than 2 miles from where the old girl was born in Huddersfield UK it’s a shame so many were abused but at least you’ve saved another

Marty, you never ceases to amaze me by what you can do to bring life back to those old rusty and neglected pieces of equipment and machinery, you have the patience and skills. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽✌🏽

It's amazing how many "dead" machines can be brought back to life with some basic maintenance

You ended up with a very decent deal and you did it right by changing out everything, great job..

As we say in Australia, that new seat is as flash as a bat with a gold tooth!

@Akade_

4 жыл бұрын

No

@simperous4308

4 жыл бұрын

rat

Marty always a pleasure watching you bring back an old piece of machinery and give it life.....BTW i'm always learning when I watch you work

Great video as always. She’s starting much better. Clearly you gave her some MUCH needed love. Glad to see the old girl back to work.

Keep em coming Marty! Amazing job as always.

When that machine was brand new it must have brought tears to someone’s eyes. Now it’s old and it still brings tears to our eyes....

Fully enjoyed this video - thank you - great to see these abandoned pieces of kit being brought back to a useful life.

Well done again ! You're doing it pretty much exactly as I would do it! Next is a tarmac paver and a roller ! Keep up the good work.

Can't beat a good old vintage style tractor, where's your old cat gone, great vid 🚜🚜🚜🚜🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻👍👍👍

@Akade_

4 жыл бұрын

Vintage?

David Brown were known to be great tractors where I came from. They had a GREAT REPUTATION ! Wonderful job givin' 'er some love and git'in 'er back to work. Like a good woman, treat 'er right and she'll last a lifetime !!

Now i want to buy a tractor so thanks Marty.. And greetings from 🇫🇮👍✌️

I think you got a steal there mate with that price (about the cost of a carton of cigarettes nowadays) and with your knowledge a capabilities this tractor should want for nothing. I like how you change the fluids before operation knowing what is in there is a heavy weight off one's mind and it is going to work for you without coming apart. the old woulda coulda shoulda scenario has been eliminated from the get go. Well done