So I watch this guy make his own power and I think.. he must have a background in electrical engineering. Then I see him solve complex mechanical problem and I think… he must be a mechanical engineer. Now I’ve just decided that he’s just a soft spoken genius with a beautiful life and family and my spirit animal! Im 53 years old and when I grow up I want to be like Marty T. I literately can’t wait until the next video. I may have to force myself to not watch for a while just so I can binge watch later. I might need to talk to someone about this. 😳😂greetings from Alabama, USA!

Jaysus, I can't believe how many people come here just to tell him what he's done wrong, forgot to do, or could have done better. It's his dozer, his channel, his life. Watch, learn, enjoy.

@MartyT

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man.. I do appreciate constructive criticism, I am learning from some comments

@steveaguinaga3821

4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty impressed. Good work he does. My only question is why isn't he painting clean and pretty? Especially while he has bits all apart. Fan & water pump etc..... I guess he's just going for that look

@hugolafhugolaf

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, these people need to shut the fuck up.

@normanbuchanan9710

3 жыл бұрын

@@steveaguinaga3821 he did say in another video that he prefers the old look

@sreggird60

3 жыл бұрын

I was a mechanic for twenty years in the service and I watch just to relive old memories of working on equipment that in some cases was older than I was. Thanks Marty T.

I love the birds in the background!

Marty,as a Kiwi living in Aus,I love hearing the rich bird life noises as the soundtracks to your videos.Makes me somewhat homesick !!

@MartyT

4 жыл бұрын

It beats fill-in music any day ;)

@warwickhowland5816

4 жыл бұрын

With you Paul. The tui has a wonderful song.

@Mercmad

4 жыл бұрын

yep,the cawing of crows with the squawking of parrots gets old .

@stevenpierno9793

4 жыл бұрын

now that you mention that I can hear it as well. its much like an older mustie1 video before he switched shops, his old shop was full of wonderful bird notes, much like a Marty video

@edwardmulder3777

4 жыл бұрын

@@warwickhowland5816 yep, I sure notice the kiwi calls.

The thermostat was some pretty impressive engineering, gotta say. I wouldn't have thought to do that.

@doncodman913

4 жыл бұрын

Yes very good work ,but isn't it restricting the flow of coolant ?

@johndowe7003

4 жыл бұрын

@@doncodman913 thats the idea behind a thermostat

@doncodman913

4 жыл бұрын

@@johndowe7003 Yes but only when the engine is cold. When the engine is hot the smaller hole he now has will slow the flow of coolant from what was originally designed. Merry Christmas.

@karaayers2867

3 жыл бұрын

You don't want the coolant too fast, it won't spend enough time in the radiator cooling off.

@ToreDL87

3 жыл бұрын

@@karaayers2867 Or enough time in engine to exchange the heat ^^

When you started making the gaskets it really brought back to me my dear old dad doing the same for the197 cc Villiers motor on our go-kart in the mid 70s. Nice on Marty from a fellow Kiwi

"... See that bearing in there. Its pretty shagged..." This is one of the reasons I enjoy Marty's channel. He doesn't mince words. Plus, there's definitely some sort of familial thing between Brit's, Aussies and Kiwis, each using similar or exactly the same phrases as each other. Off topic I know, but years ago I lived in a flat with Kiwi neighbours. There was about twenty of them all sharing a flat. And it was party central almost every night. They all worked hard, or were students and a nice bunch of blokes. They would do anything for you and never expect anything in return. Except maybe a beer in the local pub when you saw them. My girlfriend moved in with me, and had trouble sleeping cos' of the raucous partying next door. I asked a couple of them in the pub if they could keep the noise down just a bit and maybe end the party a bit earlier than five in the morning? They always laughed at me. Not in a dickhead way. But they couldn't believe they were being asked to do something that was alien to them. They sympathised and that, but it was like asking them to ritually sever one of their own limbs. This went on for a few weeks and one night in the pub, I'd had a few and asked again if they could town it down a bit. The usual happened and nothing changed until I told them that Nicola, my girlfriend, was pregnant. It was like a bomb had gone off. You'd never seen so much contrition and apologies. It was weird. That night they still partied but it wasn't as loud and ended much earlier. The following Monday à good mate of theirs was arriving in London and was gonna stay with them. Now normally, this would have meant ear-defenders for me and Nicola, lol. But they invited us to their flat for the party and my god, the kindness and respect they showed Nicola was unreal. One of them, called Richard, or Rich' (for months I thought his name was Reg', short for Reginald because of their accent when calling his name out) who was built like a prop-forward but had long blond hair and worked as a hairdresser in Golders Green. He sat chatting with us for hours and explained that all I had to do was tell them Nicola was pregnant and everything would have changed. I sort of lol'd and asked why? Rich' said that back home they were always brought up to respect a pregnant woman like they would someone old. Great bunch of lads who often talked about The Land of the Long White Cloud, and introduced me to what I called a buried bbq. Dig an hole, line it with rocks, wrap your meat, yams, etc in foil and chuck that in with coals and dirt on top of that (I think) and fuck off to the pub. I hadn't tasted better cooked meat EVER after a night in the pub. 😊

@adhart81

4 жыл бұрын

Scott L. Champion story Bro

@chris77777777ify

4 жыл бұрын

Not like the Polish then, take a job, buy the car you wanted, & can’t even be bothered to say hello. Your lucky they were kiwi’s & not Eastern European’s

@marcosmota1094

4 жыл бұрын

On this side of the pond, the run-on sentences from the locals would have me blow my head. Folks here don't appreciate good grammar and prose. Cool story.

@elBanndito

4 жыл бұрын

The new bearings also will not last long dry. 13:26

@PatrickKelly-lz3pv

4 жыл бұрын

If you had paid your back taxes and resisted the urge to toss our tea in to Boston Harbour you too would have been in the same club as the Brits, Australians, New Zealanders and Canadians.

Genius. Methodical. Not just repairing but also making later services easier. Genius.

I love this type of restorative work. It’s not a complete disassembly of each and every part and restored to brand new quality, it’s a clean everything good, complete a full service and repair anything that would hinder its ability to be worked, then actually be used for what it’s intended purpose was created for! Absolutely love this stuff! Can’t freakin’ wait for the next part Marty!

Your corded cordless drill gave me a good chuckle. Good on you mate these “will it run” series are a treat to watch.

Looks like you got a willing tool....GOOD SAVE..! Perfect for carving some more trails , driveway planing and firebreaks...!!

you are one very clever kiwi well done sir

This gents is how a real mechanic fixes vehicles, something that lost on today's modern cars and machinery. Thanks Marty for showing a few 'tricks of the trade' a lot of young mechanics can certainly learn a thing or two from you. Been a mechanic myself for about 27 years, nice to see the old school repairs with the lathe work as well, brings back some fond memories.

Nice fix on the water pump shaft, and the retro fit of a newer style thermostat.

You have a real gift Marty. Even when I lay all my parts out in a row, I have trouble reassembling them in the right order. Really enjoy your videos.

@MartyT

4 жыл бұрын

Haha Thats one good thing about videoing the fix, I can always go back and look at the footage if I forget how it goes together

Where you find so many classics. All computer free self maintainable machines as hiw they intended to be when they got designed. Great you keep them alive

Marty definitely has a knack when it comes to repairing thing's . Wish I had his abilities ! He probably makes Jay Leno green with envy !

A no-nonsense guy who knows what he is doing with the tools he has.

Loving your videos. Have zero knowledge of mechanics. My old man does. He was in the REME back in the 60’s. Used to watch him on the spanner’s back in the day. He’s in his late seventies now. Keep the videos coming, I find them relaxing and interesting. 👍🍷

@Nick-ed1ru

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-yv6eq Hi John, I’d probably have to visit him and put it on. After that, he’d probably take to it.👍😎

Marty your perfect. Your intelligent those other dudes givin advice need to be asking of you. Your a genius.

Man, you are acquiring quite the stable of working, vintage equipment. Very cool.

One thing I learned with the dastardly little grease buddies on trailer hubs is that if you over pack the grease in it, it can blow out the back seal, I think it's better to hand pack your bearings before installation and fill the cavity by hand with grease and you'll be good for 30 years 😃

Good thing having a lathe around making your own parts, great fixing skills for sure !

@MartyT

4 жыл бұрын

Its old and worn out but gets the job done

@VintageTexas59

4 жыл бұрын

Sure did, very talented mechanic skills Marty.

@MartyT

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

@VintageTexas59

4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome, looking forward to the next video with quality repairs.

@ThePreyMantas

4 жыл бұрын

@@MartyT So, I'm new and glad to see you do have a lathe. How about a mill? They come in handy when bringing relics back to useful life! Good job.

That dozer is perfect size for making ATV Quad trails

see I like videos like this and THANK YOU for not putting in a bunch of bad music in the background!

@normanbuchanan9710

3 жыл бұрын

the sound of nature is the ideal music in his videos

This brings back so many memories of when I was a kid with my dad my grandpa and my uncles in the winter time we would pull them equipment in and rebuild anything that needed to be rebuilt for next year's login season and watching you build that shaft up and milling it down is just exactly what my dad and my grandpa would have done thank you You're bringing back a lot of memories to an old man Good memories

Oh my God!, you do have a power washer! GREAT! I've been watching many of your video's and all of the gear you work on, is stink-en dirty! LOL! Job # 1. Clean the project, before getting one's hands covered in dirt! LOL@! ALL GOOD!! Cheers from Canada. You sure do get great deals on stuff out there, would not happen out here. People are bloody greedy Junk sells for outrageous prices.!

Maybe it's easier than I imagine, but I'm always impressed with how you find parts for all the old machines that you work on. Love the channel, keep up the good work.

That’s a beautiful old machine, there’s a deep part of me that wants to just clean, sandblast and paint stuff… it would look it would look amazing!

When that Dozer was built it was built to last! It’s awesome seeing someone take the time to maintain it!

All the kudoos and a couple of bravos Few more barrels of oil saved

I watched how you make it run after being junked for couple of years and now these i love you vlogs keep it man

You do fantastic work on these old machines. I have watched about 4 of your videos and think they are really good and you know how to bring these machines to life and put them to good use. I admire your skills and love what you do.

Great job. Good thing about old technology was that everything was serviceable. Now a days waterpumps are not and they are expensive for equipment equipment like this. You are a lucky guy.

Summer time Marty, the native birds are making a racket! Nice.

@MartyT

4 жыл бұрын

Gotta love the tuis and bellbirds

You have tremendous skills! A joy to watch.

I really enjoy watching your videos. I love working with mechanical things and I learn things every time I watch one of your videos. Thank you! I do have to tease you about one scene, the bulldozer parked next to the swimming pool is just hilarious! 😅🙂

Very nice piece of work on the thermostat

You are really taking me down memory lane. First I saw the DB 990 video, the first new tractor we had on a hill farm I worked on as a kid. When I left school I went to work for Bristol Tractors at Sough Mill, Earby, UK, as a trainee cost accountant (1969, £5 per week £4-8-4d) take home). They had just completed development of a tractor, with cab, that could load at the front and tip behind ( The Bristol Taurus?). They were then taken over by Marshall-Fowler, a company which started out building steam traction engines. Bristol were connected to Jowett Cars, made in Bradford.

The dozer is getting some lovin.

Seriously skilled and knowledgeable I wouldn’t have a clue or the confidence, still don’t but throughly enjoy your channel, hope you continue to thrive !

Marty, I love the way you tackle each of these mechanical nightmares, and never give up on an engine!

Always enjoy your videos! Great job on the repairs. $500. Great deal!

if he can't get a part he just simply makes it..amazing

@gichiguy007

4 жыл бұрын

Yea, That is the biggest thing I took away. He is pretty amazing.

@johnnygavita

4 жыл бұрын

In Production from 1955-1959 nothing available!

Amazing! What a difference 👏

Great stuff Marty T! Watching this in the middle of a snow storm in New England, what a joy to hear the birds in the background.

I've changed a water pump before, but building up that shaft and lathing it down at 9:30 and making the washer and sleeves for the thermostat at 18.00, wow, that's next level there. And the seamless editing, tips, and description, nice job!

Wow fixing that shaft in the water pump was Ingenious

Nice to see the way you improvise.

Thanks again Marty for bringing back memories from back in the day. As a kiwi living through ‘50’s & ‘60’s the only way to buy a new car back then was to have overseas funds. So we had to learn the skills you show in your videos to keep our old cars running. Glad to see some kiwis are still maintaining those skills. 👍

Very interesting as always a blow by blow account of what you are doing

There used to be a range of dedicated build up rods I used to use for shaft build up jobs. They were used with an oxy acetylene set up and they were the type that had the flux hard coated to the rod (looked like arc welding rods), they were excellent and they right metallurgy for the use. There is a range of stick welding rods for this type of job too, higher stainless content rod and such. There were brass and copper rods for welding up pump housings and the like. I dont know if you know any of that, just passing it on inn case you didn't know. I got shoved into a maintenance repair welding course when I was an apprentice, so.....

Love these old pieces of equipment which you find and resurrect. Would love to live on a piece of property like yours. Nice job of adapting the thermostat!

I studied Mechanical Eng. When i was young. Strip, clean, repair, lube, brings it all back, love it!

I really enjoy your repair videos & more so when the lathe is in use - she's a beauty!

It's awesome to see a mechanic at work.......now days you mostly see parts re-placers...........Fantastic job Marty

I used to have a 1952 D4-7U that I got from the Army Corps. It was in very good condition and had a ROPS and winch. I used it for about 10 years and then sold it to a guy that was going to turn it into a show tractor.

Your skills are amazing Marty - thanks for bringing us along with you..

I really enjoy watching you work on these vintage machines.

Always nice to watch a repair done by someone with good mechanical abilities and also a great in depth repair on that thermostat housing to make it functional again! 👍

Not sure what took me so long to find your channel but love your videos.

Some serious funk in that cooling system. Looks like it's never been changed, eva! :)

Marty love watching you fix up all the old equipment.. your a very knowledgeable man.. keep up the good work 👍cheers 🍻

Excellent channel, every video is 100% no skip throughs. Great content, admirable skills, brilliant editing. Nice work fella, industrial resurrection par excellence! ... look forward to the next one!

Your camera work is very intuitive and shows just enough to understand the fix! The editing is spot on! Your dialog has got to be total fabrication, or you have zen master patience! Thanks for making the videos; they are addictive!

brilliant watching you make the parts and giving live back to that old bristol

happy yellow machine. Incredible work!

Fantastic really enjoyed this one was beginning to worry the dozer was a lost cause and had been sold looking forward too the continuation Best wishes to you Marty Mark

Great job as usual, loved the renovation of the thermostat housing and the repair of the shaft to fit the seal. Thanks for sharing.

As usual Marty great work repairing old machinery - you're thorough, methodical and have so many skills. Thanks a lot for sharing, I learn a lot.

Necessity is the mother of invention! You have such a great attitude when working on these old relics! ...and after watching this part, I need to get a lathe for sure! It has to come in SO very handy for all kinds of things!

I like the solutions for the oil seal spacer definitely going to try it.

I like how you time lapse some of your videos so we can see it all and it’s not boring! Thanks friend

I find your restorations impressive you see beyond the dirt and damage. Inspiring

Just come across your channel, brilliant, I love your laid back approach. Look forward to watching more.

How I wish that I had your gift of giving a old machine a new life. It would be so cool if you could restore and repaint it. Make it look like new. Good job!!!😄😃😎

I guess my favorite part of this video is the cordless drill that has a cord powering it. 21:07 It is great to see that intelligent resourceful people still exist.

@JohnSmith-pl2bk

3 жыл бұрын

With a motorcycle battery attached via the cord, the 12 volt battery lasts all day.....

Great episode and well done finding parts and fabricating the rest, thanks for sharing.

Very cool to see you sort your way thru each bit of work using common sense, skill and the right tools.

@briananthony4044

4 жыл бұрын

and most of the work done on the good honest dirt outside lol. No fancy stainless steel workbenches here.

You are a true master craftsman and so humble. It’s a pleasure watching you do the amazing things you do.

Great work Marty, love seeing your progress on the machines and how you go about fixing them. Good tip with regards to using grease on gaskets instead of the sealants for when you need to service them.

Some good bush fix engineering there 👍

Excellent job Marty.👍👍

Thank you Marty for all your things you do on all the Old Machinery it’s really entertaining thank you brother from Cliff from Australia

Sweet, you talk life back into them by not getting in a hurry and taking the time to do it once. Great video

Good fix on this. You are a very talented man.

Tusen takk for god underholdning. 👍🤗👍🇸🇯

Great job Marty. Surprised the bearings didn't come with seals as they are exposed to alot of dirt, water etc especially the outer one I would of got sealed bearings removed the inner seals and left outers in as it has grease nipple. Never seen anyone use permatex on the hoses. Good idea. Never seen a thermostat that tight. Great bush job on the thermostat. Supercheap must love you in your hometown, they prob watch all your vids too, Handy little dozer. Such a good feeling having it all fixed, serviced knowing everything is A1 but rusty. Those cover bolts for track adjusters look like a time consuming job. Hopefully some heat on nut and it will undo if there's no seals around it Great video.

Great Video Marty! It never ceases to amaze me the hours you put into this old gear! well done and thanks

Marty, the channel should be called ‘Marty T - the scrapyard engineer’ - love your channel 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Love the idea of not buying a new machine but getting an old one back to life and working again. Doesn’t have to look beautiful, just has to do the job it was designed to do.

That's what I like about you Marty, you don't let nothing stop you, if they don't make the part anymore you have what you need to fabricate one. LOVE IT brother!!! Can't wait for part 2!!! 👍👍☆Jay.

i'm glad to see you had the seance to pressure wash the machine 1st nice old dozer, worth looking after

This is a wonderful video. I love the making of parts vs buying assemblies.

Its just a treat watching this channel. Great work. God bless you.

Best bird sounds channel on yt

my favorite gasket scraper, a wood chisel! I bout a bunch at a yard sale just to use for that.

Skills and some thought , ingenuity goes a long way . . Just the way it should be . Top man marty .

I love your vids! I think that its good of you to repair old machinery and preserve them! Thats good for everyone, amazing mechanic and I describe and show everything very good! I cant w8 for further videos. Take care 👍

wow I'm impressed 👍 glad I.found your channel it's definitely nice to see a man with.the tools you have build new parts while your saving $$ 👍 you have a gift my friend ..thanks for sharing .👍✌