@@TheZombieSaints Yeah. The good karma system. Bartering stuff (some time on as "fair" trades as "you can have it, I don't need it any more") and doing favours for each other. Building a new building and needing extra pair of lifting hands.....Guy like Marty won't be raising a roof alone, ever (unless he wants to or should I say even insist to). "Marty I see you hauling building materials. You putting up a new building at your place? You know.... I would have free time next weekend to come and help?" Next weekend, that one person has also talked couple other locals to come and help Marty, with Marty's new roof raising. Since you know Marty is a good neighbour and people like helping good neighbours. Marty's own stretch of road is bust? Couple local farmers tractors might show up to help. Even without Marty needing to ask. Because Marty is a good neighbour. Not that Marty doesn't have the equipment to deal with it alone, but again Marty is good neighbour. People like to make good neighbours life little easier. ahemmm if good neighbour feels at home and people are nice, good neighbour is more likely to stay around longer rather than moving away and be nice to them also. What goes around, comes around.
There's never a hint of despair in your voice, Mate. Always on the positive, Marty. Cool and calm when anyone else would be in tears. Thank you for this video. No one would believe it, if it weren't recorded. Best of luck to you and your neighbors!!!
@@mikeznel6048 Yup, all crying does is waste time. Marty is a proper old fashioned take it in your stride kind of guy. Problem = Opportunity to provide solution.
You preempted my comment, so I'll piggyback. Marty, you're an absolute Valium when confronted with adversity. I tend to the opposite - going ape shit at times. Even though I'm totally aware of the mal-adaptive nature of this response, even at the age of 67, I can't always suppress it. Probably because I inherited it from my late father. Makes me wonder what kind of temperament Marty's male role models displayed. By the way, REVEL in the ability to perform physical labor while you can. I've already lost half my licks, and believe me, it doesn't matter how Zen you try to broach it in the abstract, in reality it's a fucking nightmare.
Wish you all the best, Marty. Hope it gets sorted OK, with your bank of machinery I’m sure it’ll be fine once the weather settles down again. Stay safe Mate. Water is powerful stuff! Les in UK
Hey Marty! Kiwi guy living on Kauai in Hawaii here, I thought I had seen some rain back home and then we had over 1200mm in just 24 hours a few years ago, it was truly biblical! Blew out almost every single bridge and culvert on the entire north shore where I live. Once section of road took almost two years to fix and reopen due to massive land slides and bridge washouts. At one point it was dumping so hard we got 300mm in a single hour, I went outside and almost drowned, it's hard to explain how hard it was raining, plus the thunder and lightening it was unbelievable!
I live in an area that is dedicated "river extension area". It's been quite a while since the last flooding, still it's always crazy to see water in places it's not supposed to be and the damage it can do there. I hope you, your family and friends are doing okay!
"River Extension Area"......... so a Floodplain then? Why use one word when three can be used? Sounds like the sort of modern corporatespeak we are used to from local government?
I sincerely hope that Marty's neighbors and friend truly appreciate how lucky they are that they have him. He's one of a kind. Sorry you're having to deal with all this Marty. Look at it with a silver lining... you have tons of new video material for a while, lol. If you need help to cover the financial burden of repairing everything, don't be afraid to say so and create a way for us to donate!
Geez I thought you were in Granity there for a minute with all that water pouring down off the hills. Pretty stressful times. Looking forward to lots of “road rebuild” videos. Thanks Marty, trying to fix your turbine, clear culverts all while filming . Good work 👍
There is no one better to have around during a a catastrophic event than Marty T.! I'm always amazed at how quickly you are able to assess and repair...anything! Good going Marty. Cheers from the states.
Sorry to see all of the flooding and washed out culverts as well as the power being interrupted, but on the bright side your wife will be glad to see you drag home a few more pieces of equipment so you are prepared for future emergencies. Stay safe.
@@alanwebster3942 I always appreciated those "well who's the crazy hoarder now?" moments once the more modern machinery had problems in less-than-perfect conditions and people came to me or my friends hoarding the "crap" they threw out a couple years prior ....
I love how he just happens to have some pipe, flexi hose joiners and clamps lying around! Also that culver that is a complete washout-just lay an oversized one next to it in the trench the water has carved!
The power in moving water never ceases to amaze me, all the best to you getting all the repairs sorted out Marty. Maybe you could build a little bridge over that first culvert that washed out? That would be a cool project to get the neighbours involved in and produce a video or 3 for the tube 👌👍
A bridge may be a good idea - or more culvert pipes! That single pipe was not up to the task - even if it wasn't clogged, I wonder if it would have been able to handle that torrent!
A larger culvert is probably a better solution as a bridge would need supports that would likely catch a lot of debris unless he went a fair distance between supports.
A bridge is definitely the way to go. The water has carved out it's natural channel so seems like it would be smart to bridge a couple of feet wider and excavate a foot or so deeper. Go with the flow‼ Good luck.
This reminds me of Hurricane Irene we got here in New England back in 2011. I was working for an excavation company that had the road contract for a small community. So many roads washed away. There were two culverts side by side that were big enough to walk through that washed away. It probably took 30 tri-axle dump trucks of material to fix the one spot. Look forward to more videos Marty. Glad you didn't get washed away!
"The joys of living off grid". Mate it's not just off grid. We live in town and our power goes out every time there's a weather event, so don't be feeling bad you've got no power. At least you're in control of it yourself. We live in sub-tropical Australia on the banks of a creek - those big torrents pouring down are a familiar sight where we are, our little creek turns into a raging torrent that's so loud it's like living next door to an airport. Large amounts of fast moving water are extremely powerful, far more than many people realise. Glad to see you weren't doing anything foolhardy during the downpours. Stay dry as best you can, and sort it out when it stops raining.
540 mm is just shy of the total annual rain we receive where I live (600 mm). I can hardly imagine what that must look like. In fact it's been exactly 60 years since a massive storm caused flooding all over northern Germany, especially the city of Hamburg. Stay safe, I wish you Kiwis all the best!
For a man who seldom seems to be short of an improvement job, the weather is giving you a real challenge, Marty. Hope for the best for you, family and neighbours. Stay safe.
I think that culvert is gonna take a little bit more than "half a days work" now. That is crazy! Stay safe, looks like we are in for a few road repair videos coming up. The one bonus I see is that main big wash our (on the main road I believe) looks to have dropped the level of the creek, so if you can find a bigger culvert to put in there, you'll be set for more rain.
Now he knows what size the culverts needs to be. I think his neighbours has to join in financially on this repair.
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Those culverts look quite tiny indeed. Most i am familiar with in similar settings are made of conrete segments you can comfortably crawl through on all fours at least.
That’s some mighty rain. We got 70mm in the Waikato and that was enough to fill the water tanks. You’ve had over 400mm . That’s some rainfall. Go well Marty.
Your amazing Marty! Not only having built your very own hydroelectric dam/power plant but repairing various appliances in the backwoods of New Zeland. We learn a great deal from your resourcefulness. Thank You for showing us how you cope without unlimited funding. You’re a man I could be learning from. Keep well and may you and your family stay safe and well!
All the best mate, thinking of you guys... keep safe.... if there is an upside, this heavy rain and washing out culverts will give you plenty of content on here when repairing all the damage
Sadly 50 year floods are becoming 10 year floods. Probably worth over engineering the culvert when you rebuild it - bigger pipe so less chance of getting blocked or two pipes.
A narrow pipe like that can be close to the surface of the road without compromising on the weight carrying capacity of the road too much but two pipes side by side would reduce the load capacity, as would a bigger pipe unless it can be set much lower than the road surface.
recently my area had 2 once-in-a-century spring floods in a 3 year period, after the second one the flood plain maps were redrawn, some people had to abandon their homes
I’ll bet you (and your neighbours) are stoked that you graded the track just a few weeks ago. That will have minimised the damage heaps! All the best mate! Stay safe!
I feel your pain Marty, I lived in the Appalachian mountains of Virginia. And I remember well lying in bed at night listening to the sound of boulders being washed down the stream in front of my home. And the learning curve of re-working your gravity flow water systems. Retired and living in Charleston South Carolina now. But if I was close by I would be there with you.
On the up side, good content for the channel, also, what a great shot with the Hilux turning onto the track with the flower just budding in the foreground. Best of luck, do keep us posted 👍
This looks rough. Is there somewhere we can send contributions to help out Marty? I'd like to chip in for repairs and upgrades if I could. I owe it to you considering the hours of free entertainment. 👍
Marty, it sucks that you have all this extra work to do now, but the upside is we'll get to enjoy a bunch of videos of you doing it! Stay strong and good luck!!
Stay safe Marty; very impressed by your efforts to keep the turbine going and in sorting out culverts in extremely difficult circumstances. Hope the weather improves soon. Cheers
Marty so sorry to see all the issues you and your neighbors are having now . Your great ability and your equipment is going to be very helpful getting you through this situation .. I wish you all the luck and safety . From Southeast Iowa USA
Genuinely concerned there for a bit Marty, great video , really shows the power of nature! Thank goodness you have the tech & power to sort it, inspiring stuff, wishing you & your neighbour’s well, hope everyone makes it through the storm safely..
Your reaction and resilience to adversity is exemplary. Our one meter snow storms havocs are dwarfed. Your are real pioneer and I love to follow your daily challenges. Well Done !
Glad to see you've got some power up and running again. Do take extra care while working on the road repairs, we wish you, family friends and neighbors the very best. Thanks for taking us along for the assessment, Marty, I keep an eye out every day for your latest videos, they are all so great to watch.
Haven't watched the whole video yet but holy cow.. I hope the damage isn't too severe Marty. Too bad Post10 lives in the US, he would have been all over this.
Would placing a precast box culvert under that road section 'fix' future problems? Have no idea of costing but I'm sure you and the neighbours could supply the labour and expertise...and make a great video ;)
I wouldn't go with precast.. it is very easy for the water to force between the concrete and the roads foundation! I would opt to cast the thing in place with a 1m wing on each side. Basically making two U's whose bases are looking at each other! The area I would go with is the smallest crosssectional area of the gully and multiply it by 2.5 or some thing like that
Fortunately, you live on a mountain of superb road building material! The water bars are simple, but very effective controls for dirt roads to divert runoff from travel lanes into ditches, but the steep slopes you are dealing with are a huge challenge. Looks like you will be up sizing culverts. Good luck! Thank you for taking the time to make the video.
Hi Marty, I can see it's never ending hard work but I think you and your family have a better quality of life than I had during much of my working years. My very best wishes to you all. Loved seeing your son helping with the little tractor. Cheers.
Well Marty you have your work cut out for you! And you seem to have plenty encouraging words from your subscribers, as well as a few good suggestions. someone suggested a box culvert at the washed out road, I wold concur that a concrete or block wall entry with an angled grate of rebar or similar would divert the worst of the debris from blocking the culvert and causing washout. Fabricate some Gabions from old mesh/chainlink fence or similar even the bulk builders bags (polyethylene ton bags) when filled with Rock provide cohesion to stabilize the fill and prevent washout. I've been constructing drainage solutions in the Scottish Highlands for 30 + years I feel your pain! A deep pool on the uphill side of the road culverts with gabions/box entries help stop the cutting force of the water casing washout . Gabions on the downslope of the steep sections (or step weirs where the water runs over progressive stepped gabions/concrete/blocks) will help stop bank erosion and the danger of landslide/losing the road. Best of luck with it and if you'd like any advice just message me 🤞👍
These roads are jst like our valley roads on the East coast my bro. Forest slash blocking culverts, wash outs, sediment spilling out onto the road, creeks appear both sides of the road. Good to see relatable vids on RUclips
I like how when we saw the culvert too clogged to be recoverable, we both said "Well, that road's gone" at the same time. And sure enough, 4 foot gash the next morning. Be super careful unclogging culverts, tons of people die that way, and sometimes more people die trying to rescue them. I know you're not diving down to them, but it's still really easy to get more water weight onto you when it unclogs, than you can hold back. Poke at 'em with a stick or grabber claw if you can. Maybe the neighbors will finally chip in for some gravel this year :P
I'm impressed you filmed all this while tackling the problems. Thanks for sharing. It's a bit hard to take in when we have major bush fires happening here in Western Australia, with storms on the way, that could deliver a mix of dry lightning and floods.
This footage is both amazing and terrifying. I sort of understand that living in that (beautiful) area, this kind of thing can happen, and you do what you must to fix stuff and keep going, and come out the other side. I don't understand how (the heck) you found the extra time, motivation and energy to film it. So - thank you, and good luck.
Look after yaself Marty. Still a couple more days of it left. Hopefully you can recover some hard fill out of the mess. Hit up those FH fallas, see if they can dump some over your way, Ya never Know.
You have had a major event there Marty. Its a good job your are a man that just gets on and plans repairs and fix's instead of whinging . With your drive and skills and of course all your accumulated plant you will be back to normal in no time - I wish you all the best from UK.
Same thing happened to us 15 years ago. Our access road culvert was overwhelmed and we lost the road. All the neighbors pitched in and we replaced the culvert with a much larger one, then rebuilt the road. Good luck Marty, we know you guys got this in hand.
At first I was sad at all the destruction... but then I thought about all the new content you would make fixing it all then I got excited... then I felt guilty for being excited.
Having a low voltage hydro in those conditions works very well in your favor, I think that has been a big reason for reliability of the electrical components.
Well glad to see u and ur family is safe...well one thing Is for sure when the rain is over u will have loads of content of repairing the roads and trails.
Marty,friend. I pray for you and your fellow countrymen & women to all get thru that safety. Knowing you, you will have all that fixed safety and fast. God Bless you all.
Mother nature always wins sure your gonna be busy and all the culverts and water way's are cleared out now.Might be a good idea to make another hydro power unit ready to be swapped out.Stay safe great video 👍
This brings back so many memories, we were flooded like this multiple times, many times fixing the pipes, recovering pump etc. Driving over the crossing the carolla lifted off the ground once, thank god it was front wheel drive and had enough weight over wheels with the engine to drive out. All the best with the clean up.
Wow,that is some scary rainfall you've had there, glad everyone is safe. Created a fair bit of work for everyone, hope you get a let up soon so you can get repairs done. Stay safe mate.
during one of my many visits to NZ I was at Waitomo Caves and it had been pretty wet in the area. At one of the buildings somewhere near there was a poem titled "Rain". It seems to describe your present situation perfectly. Hopefully everyone in your area will get through this rough patch safely.
Reminds me of back home in Ireland! Anyhow, that culvert is nowhere near big enough. Time to upgrade! An easy cheap fix is to chop the ends off oil barrels and weld them together. A concrete one is desirable though.
Hi Marty, I wish you and the family that the damage remains contained and no one get hurt in the whole community. Lot of damage made by the floods. Always impressive to see what water is capable of. I come from a mountainous area in North of Italy close to the Swiss border and experienced similar situation many years ago when I was living there. We tried to double the culverts whenever possible to have additional pipes in case one would clogg. Where the street is gone it is maybe possible to do so now. Wish you and neighbors lot's of strength and stay safe.
Thanks for sharing your problem solving skills during an extreme weather event! I love the way you re-engineered your turbine intake on the fly and got partial power restored. (Like watching Scotty on Star Trek bringing the mains back on line.)
Great video Marty. Plenty of work ahead! This seems an opportunity to double the size of your culvert when doing the repair. Chances are that 'once in 50 years' storm will be back next year. All the best from Wales, UK. Ps. Yes, we get plenty of rain here too!
We have had the wettest summer in Sydney as well. The weather is highly unusual for this time of the year. All the best; hope you get everything back in order soon 🙏
On the 28th Feb we had 880mm in 24 hours...biggest flood in recorded history, we lost culverts and had a few landslips for good measure. We're offgrid and I envy you and your machines. :)
With my driveway I had to put a second culvert to split the water volume, before that my driveway got destroyed just from one afternoon heavy shower. Not sure how long your driveway is but you may have to install several 300mm culverts....maybe a bridge for the large washed out sections.
You know I really admire how calm you are on the video....👍 and I'm sure you will get a good feel factor using you equipment you invested in over the last few years to sort out the flood damage.
Hi Marty, That's heavy rain. Are all those washouts on your property? That a lot of work to repair those, just as well you have your machinery. Stay safe. Regards Dennis.
Gutted for ya mate! Having to deal with full on emergency stuff like that can get a bit of adrenaline flowing when you just need to get the stuff done so to minimise more damage. Just be carefull to keep your energy levels right so you don't crash too bad after the first round of emergency repairs leave you burned out and dazed. You seem like a pretty calm bloke so I reckon you are all over that concept. It does feel good to have resourcefulness in your resume in a time like this though right?
I'll be praying for you and your family as well as everyone else involved. Hoping you get everything fixed and back to normal soon. Rain is good, just not a bazillion inches all at once!
Hope you and yours are all safe and well matey. That is an incredible amount of rain in such a short period ! Any chance of pouring concrete in that front face of the culvert breach when you rebuild ?
Wow, that's around 20 inches in 4 days. That's a lot of rain Marty. A city close to me previously held the United States record for most rainfall in a 24 hour period. In July 1979 Alvin, Texas received 42 inches (1066mm) of rain in 24 hours from Tropical Storm Claudette. This record stood until 2018 when Kauai, Hawaii received 49.69 inches (1262mm) of rain in 24 hours.
Blardy hell that's a lot of water... It's not a good feeling when the Elements arrive and knock the place around. Experienced it all here 1st hand in Kumeu not so long ago. That was a scary night.
This is from a tropical cyclone that brought down a lot of water from the equator, it hit the South Island then worked it's way up NZ. A 2nd such weather event is just hitting us again, this time it has hit the central North Island, although we are getting part of it in Auckland too. West Auckland always copes it worst with power lines down for days and severe flooding. This is our summer, there was a time when summer was hot and dry. All that water going to waste Marty, all that potential power. With all that's going on, you still had time to stop the truck, set up your camera, back up, then drive on down for us to see. 9:46 You are truly a dedicated reporter. It is 1am here is Auckland and the wind is whistling something fierce.
You are remarkably calm given the flood damage in your area. I lived in Johnstown, PA, USA following a catastrophic flood in 1977. Fortunately, I wasn't personally affected but 77 persons died and so many people were affected. It was like a pall that hung over the area for years. Please be careful during the flood repairs.
I'm constantly in awe of you, Marty. I hope you can get everything fixed up as soon as possible, I'm sure you will. All the very best to you, your family, and your neighbours. From Lancashire, England.
Hi from Massachusetts, I'm glad that you, your family and your neighbors are all safe. Couldn't believe how much of that corner washed away. Stay safe and good luck with the repairs. JW
All of your neighbours are lucky to have you around taking care of the place!
A good man will do his best for community and family. We should all hold ourselves to this standard.
I hope they chip in financially for your time and materials
@@M896 it would be nice but I doubt he's expecting any money back, what goes around, comes around.
@@TheZombieSaints Yeah. The good karma system. Bartering stuff (some time on as "fair" trades as "you can have it, I don't need it any more") and doing favours for each other.
Building a new building and needing extra pair of lifting hands.....Guy like Marty won't be raising a roof alone, ever (unless he wants to or should I say even insist to).
"Marty I see you hauling building materials. You putting up a new building at your place? You know.... I would have free time next weekend to come and help?" Next weekend, that one person has also talked couple other locals to come and help Marty, with Marty's new roof raising. Since you know Marty is a good neighbour and people like helping good neighbours.
Marty's own stretch of road is bust? Couple local farmers tractors might show up to help. Even without Marty needing to ask. Because Marty is a good neighbour. Not that Marty doesn't have the equipment to deal with it alone, but again Marty is good neighbour. People like to make good neighbours life little easier. ahemmm if good neighbour feels at home and people are nice, good neighbour is more likely to stay around longer rather than moving away and be nice to them also.
What goes around, comes around.
@@flyingmunkie0 hahahaha best joke ive heard in a while...have u been out in society lately? everyone is acunt.
There's never a hint of despair in your voice, Mate. Always on the positive, Marty. Cool and calm when anyone else would be in tears. Thank you for this video. No one would believe it, if it weren't recorded. Best of luck to you and your neighbors!!!
When you live out there and do things for yourself, you know crying about it isn’t gonna get it done.
@@mikeznel6048 Yup, all crying does is waste time. Marty is a proper old fashioned take it in your stride kind of guy. Problem = Opportunity to provide solution.
You preempted my comment, so I'll piggyback. Marty, you're an absolute Valium when confronted with adversity. I tend to the opposite - going ape shit at times. Even though I'm totally aware of the mal-adaptive nature of this response, even at the age of 67, I can't always suppress it. Probably because I inherited it from my late father. Makes me wonder what kind of temperament Marty's male role models displayed.
By the way, REVEL in the ability to perform physical labor while you can. I've already lost half my licks, and believe me, it doesn't matter how Zen you try to broach it in the abstract, in reality it's a fucking nightmare.
Kiwis don't believe in despair. They just get the job done.
Always a plan how to fix stuff.
Wish you all the best, Marty. Hope it gets sorted OK, with your bank of machinery I’m sure it’ll be fine once the weather settles down again. Stay safe Mate. Water is powerful stuff! Les in UK
Get them to pay you something or at least make a contribution
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2 things that never ceases to amaze me: the power of water and how awesome starters those old Toyota engines are!. Stay safe Marty and all 🙏
Truly if there's one thing I can confidently say, It's that a toyota will always get you where you're going!
Waiting for Post10 to show up with his rake
Gotta love post10! Look at that swirl
@@wontshutup1144 Or listening to him talking about waaater
definately post 10 jobs here
Post10 needs to go global!
Could be a good idea to bring lets dig 18 with him though.
Hey Marty! Kiwi guy living on Kauai in Hawaii here, I thought I had seen some rain back home and then we had over 1200mm in just 24 hours a few years ago, it was truly biblical!
Blew out almost every single bridge and culvert on the entire north shore where I live. Once section of road took almost two years to fix and reopen due to massive land slides and bridge washouts.
At one point it was dumping so hard we got 300mm in a single hour, I went outside and almost drowned, it's hard to explain how hard it was raining, plus the thunder and lightening it was unbelievable!
I live in an area that is dedicated "river extension area". It's been quite a while since the last flooding, still it's always crazy to see water in places it's not supposed to be and the damage it can do there.
I hope you, your family and friends are doing okay!
"River Extension Area"......... so a Floodplain then? Why use one word when three can be used? Sounds like the sort of modern corporatespeak we are used to from local government?
@@nickmaclachlan5178 You off your meds?
I sincerely hope that Marty's neighbors and friend truly appreciate how lucky they are that they have him. He's one of a kind. Sorry you're having to deal with all this Marty. Look at it with a silver lining... you have tons of new video material for a while, lol. If you need help to cover the financial burden of repairing everything, don't be afraid to say so and create a way for us to donate!
Geez I thought you were in Granity there for a minute with all that water pouring down off the hills. Pretty stressful times. Looking forward to lots of “road rebuild” videos. Thanks Marty, trying to fix your turbine, clear culverts all while filming . Good work 👍
There is no one better to have around during a a catastrophic event than Marty T.! I'm always amazed at how quickly you are able to assess and repair...anything! Good going Marty. Cheers from the states.
Sorry to see all of the flooding and washed out culverts as well as the power being interrupted, but on the bright side your wife will be glad to see you drag home a few more pieces of equipment so you are prepared for future emergencies. Stay safe.
Yip next peice of machenery Drain layer
Yeah Who’s crazy now!
@@alanwebster3942 I always appreciated those "well who's the crazy hoarder now?" moments once the more modern machinery had problems in less-than-perfect conditions and people came to me or my friends hoarding the "crap" they threw out a couple years prior ....
I love how he just happens to have some pipe, flexi hose joiners and clamps lying around!
Also that culver that is a complete washout-just lay an oversized one next to it in the trench the water has carved!
This is the "behind the scene" of the off grid living we don't often see. Thanks for showing us that.
The power in moving water never ceases to amaze me, all the best to you getting all the repairs sorted out Marty.
Maybe you could build a little bridge over that first culvert that washed out? That would be a cool project to get the neighbours involved in and produce a video or 3 for the tube 👌👍
A bridge may be a good idea - or more culvert pipes! That single pipe was not up to the task - even if it wasn't clogged, I wonder if it would have been able to handle that torrent!
A larger culvert is probably a better solution as a bridge would need supports that would likely catch a lot of debris unless he went a fair distance between supports.
Maybe Marty could precast his own concrete culverts
@@richf5967 He may already have found a few at a scrapper's lot !
A bridge is definitely the way to go. The water has carved out it's natural channel so seems like it would be smart to bridge a couple of feet wider and excavate a foot or so deeper. Go with the flow‼
Good luck.
This reminds me of Hurricane Irene we got here in New England back in 2011. I was working for an excavation company that had the road contract for a small community. So many roads washed away. There were two culverts side by side that were big enough to walk through that washed away. It probably took 30 tri-axle dump trucks of material to fix the one spot. Look forward to more videos Marty. Glad you didn't get washed away!
"The joys of living off grid". Mate it's not just off grid. We live in town and our power goes out every time there's a weather event, so don't be feeling bad you've got no power. At least you're in control of it yourself. We live in sub-tropical Australia on the banks of a creek - those big torrents pouring down are a familiar sight where we are, our little creek turns into a raging torrent that's so loud it's like living next door to an airport. Large amounts of fast moving water are extremely powerful, far more than many people realise. Glad to see you weren't doing anything foolhardy during the downpours. Stay dry as best you can, and sort it out when it stops raining.
540 mm is just shy of the total annual rain we receive where I live (600 mm). I can hardly imagine what that must look like. In fact it's been exactly 60 years since a massive storm caused flooding all over northern Germany, especially the city of Hamburg. Stay safe, I wish you Kiwis all the best!
For a man who seldom seems to be short of an improvement job, the weather is giving you a real challenge, Marty. Hope for the best for you, family and neighbours. Stay safe.
I think that culvert is gonna take a little bit more than "half a days work" now. That is crazy! Stay safe, looks like we are in for a few road repair videos coming up. The one bonus I see is that main big wash our (on the main road I believe) looks to have dropped the level of the creek, so if you can find a bigger culvert to put in there, you'll be set for more rain.
Looks like you may need a proper bridge!
Now he knows what size the culverts needs to be. I think his neighbours has to join in financially on this repair.
Those culverts look quite tiny indeed. Most i am familiar with in similar settings are made of conrete segments you can comfortably crawl through on all fours at least.
@ And that's what I thought of. Large reinforced concrete rings. No more worries. Branches will not easily block that culvert.
Fortunately the water has done the excavation for him.
That’s some mighty rain. We got 70mm in the Waikato and that was enough to fill the water tanks. You’ve had over 400mm . That’s some rainfall. Go well Marty.
Your amazing Marty! Not only having built your very own hydroelectric dam/power plant but repairing various appliances in the backwoods of New Zeland. We learn a great deal from your resourcefulness. Thank You for showing us how you cope without unlimited funding. You’re a man I could be learning from. Keep well and may you and your family stay safe and well!
All the best mate, thinking of you guys... keep safe.... if there is an upside, this heavy rain and washing out culverts will give you plenty of content on here when repairing all the damage
Next Episode ... Marty T ... Builds an Ark ... as difficult as it is, self sufficiency is always the way to go ... You Rock Marty !
You re the kind of neighbor everyone is pleased to have. I wish you luck
Sadly 50 year floods are becoming 10 year floods. Probably worth over engineering the culvert when you rebuild it - bigger pipe so less chance of getting blocked or two pipes.
A narrow pipe like that can be close to the surface of the road without compromising on the weight carrying capacity of the road too much but two pipes side by side would reduce the load capacity, as would a bigger pipe unless it can be set much lower than the road surface.
recently my area had 2 once-in-a-century spring floods in a 3 year period, after the second one the flood plain maps were redrawn, some people had to abandon their homes
I’ll bet you (and your neighbours) are stoked that you graded the track just a few weeks ago. That will have minimised the damage heaps!
All the best mate! Stay safe!
I feel your pain Marty, I lived in the Appalachian mountains of Virginia. And I remember well lying in bed at night listening to the sound of boulders being washed down the stream in front of my home. And the learning curve of re-working your gravity flow water systems.
Retired and living in Charleston South Carolina now. But if I was close by I would be there with you.
On the up side, good content for the channel, also, what a great shot with the Hilux turning onto the track with the flower just budding in the foreground. Best of luck, do keep us posted 👍
This looks rough. Is there somewhere we can send contributions to help out Marty? I'd like to chip in for repairs and upgrades if I could. I owe it to you considering the hours of free entertainment. 👍
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Marty, it sucks that you have all this extra work to do now, but the upside is we'll get to enjoy a bunch of videos of you doing it! Stay strong and good luck!!
Thanks for sharing Marty, always good to see you fixing things in your off-grid challenge-filled life! Stay safe and good luck.
Stay safe Marty; very impressed by your efforts to keep the turbine going and in sorting out culverts in extremely difficult circumstances. Hope the weather improves soon. Cheers
Marty so sorry to see all the issues you and your neighbors are having now . Your great ability and your equipment is going to be very helpful getting you through this situation .. I wish you all the luck and safety .
From Southeast Iowa USA
Genuinely concerned there for a bit Marty, great video , really shows the power of nature! Thank goodness you have the tech & power to sort it, inspiring stuff, wishing you & your neighbour’s well, hope everyone makes it through the storm safely..
Your reaction and resilience to adversity is exemplary. Our one meter snow storms havocs are dwarfed. Your are real pioneer and I love to follow your daily challenges. Well Done !
Glad to see you've got some power up and running again. Do take extra care while working on the road repairs, we wish you, family friends and neighbors the very best. Thanks for taking us along for the assessment, Marty, I keep an eye out every day for your latest videos, they are all so great to watch.
Haven't watched the whole video yet but holy cow.. I hope the damage isn't too severe Marty.
Too bad Post10 lives in the US, he would have been all over this.
Would placing a precast box culvert under that road section 'fix' future problems? Have no idea of costing but I'm sure you and the neighbours could supply the labour and expertise...and make a great video ;)
I wouldn't go with precast.. it is very easy for the water to force between the concrete and the roads foundation! I would opt to cast the thing in place with a 1m wing on each side. Basically making two U's whose bases are looking at each other! The area I would go with is the smallest crosssectional area of the gully and multiply it by 2.5 or some thing like that
Fortunately, you live on a mountain of superb road building material! The water bars are simple, but very effective controls for dirt roads to divert runoff from travel lanes into ditches, but the steep slopes you are dealing with are a huge challenge. Looks like you will be up sizing culverts. Good luck! Thank you for taking the time to make the video.
All i can say Marty is you are an amazing man. My prayers for you your family and your countrymen. For more reasons than just this flooding...
Hi Marty, I can see it's never ending hard work but I think you and your family have a better quality of life than I had during much of my working years. My very best wishes to you all. Loved seeing your son helping with the little tractor. Cheers.
Well Marty you have your work cut out for you! And you seem to have plenty encouraging words from your subscribers, as well as a few good suggestions. someone suggested a box culvert at the washed out road, I wold concur that a concrete or block wall entry with an angled grate of rebar or similar would divert the worst of the debris from blocking the culvert and causing washout. Fabricate some Gabions from old mesh/chainlink fence or similar even the bulk builders bags (polyethylene ton bags) when filled with Rock provide cohesion to stabilize the fill and prevent washout. I've been constructing drainage solutions in the Scottish Highlands for 30 + years I feel your pain! A deep pool on the uphill side of the road culverts with gabions/box entries help stop the cutting force of the water casing washout . Gabions on the downslope of the steep sections (or step weirs where the water runs over progressive stepped gabions/concrete/blocks) will help stop bank erosion and the danger of landslide/losing the road.
Best of luck with it and if you'd like any advice just message me 🤞👍
You tackling those slips and culverts will make great videos. You certainly have the gear for it.
Seeing that roaring water I thought your turbines were going to be gone completely.
These roads are jst like our valley roads on the East coast my bro. Forest slash blocking culverts, wash outs, sediment spilling out onto the road, creeks appear both sides of the road. Good to see relatable vids on RUclips
I like how when we saw the culvert too clogged to be recoverable, we both said "Well, that road's gone" at the same time. And sure enough, 4 foot gash the next morning. Be super careful unclogging culverts, tons of people die that way, and sometimes more people die trying to rescue them. I know you're not diving down to them, but it's still really easy to get more water weight onto you when it unclogs, than you can hold back. Poke at 'em with a stick or grabber claw if you can. Maybe the neighbors will finally chip in for some gravel this year :P
They did "chip in" for some gravel...the loss of which Marty lamented in this vidoe.
I'm impressed you filmed all this while tackling the problems. Thanks for sharing. It's a bit hard to take in when we have major bush fires happening here in Western Australia, with storms on the way, that could deliver a mix of dry lightning and floods.
Your land is so insanely beautiful, even with all the rain
Wow! A foot of snow does not seem so bad now! Stay safe Marty!
This footage is both amazing and terrifying.
I sort of understand that living in that (beautiful) area, this kind of thing can happen, and you do what you must to fix stuff and keep going, and come out the other side.
I don't understand how (the heck) you found the extra time, motivation and energy to film it.
So - thank you, and good luck.
I appreciate the extra time and effort you go through getting the external camera angles. Best wishes for you fixes!
Look after yaself Marty. Still a couple more days of it left. Hopefully you can recover some hard fill out of the mess. Hit up those FH fallas, see if they can dump some over your way, Ya never Know.
Shes pissing down over here in the Wairau Mate, so it must be cats n dogs there
You have had a major event there Marty. Its a good job your are a man that just gets on and plans repairs and fix's instead of whinging . With your drive and skills and of course all your accumulated plant you will be back to normal in no time - I wish you all the best from UK.
Should throw in another culvert next to that since the water did the work for you double the flow praying for you buddy
Yes that's the plan
@@MartyT concrete in between them if you do!
Seeing you taking it all in stride and just doing the work is a hell of an inspiration. Stay the course, y'all are doing awesome.
Same thing happened to us 15 years ago. Our access road culvert was overwhelmed and we lost the road. All the neighbors pitched in and we replaced the culvert with a much larger one, then rebuilt the road. Good luck Marty, we know you guys got this in hand.
At first I was sad at all the destruction... but then I thought about all the new content you would make fixing it all then I got excited... then I felt guilty for being excited.
Having a low voltage hydro in those conditions works very well in your favor, I think that has been a big reason for reliability of the electrical components.
Exactly, I would be very wary being around the wet turbines with the factory stator putting out 400v, modified stator at 70v max is plenty
Thats some crazy crazy rain, but still 100 times better than a Michigan winter. Glad you got it sorted out while wearing shorts, 10 deg here
Well glad to see u and ur family is safe...well one thing Is for sure when the rain is over u will have loads of content of repairing the roads and trails.
Marty,friend. I pray for you and your fellow countrymen & women to all get thru that safety. Knowing you, you will have all that fixed safety and fast. God Bless you all.
Mother nature always wins sure your gonna be busy and all the culverts and water way's are cleared out now.Might be a good idea to make another hydro power unit ready to be swapped out.Stay safe great video 👍
This brings back so many memories, we were flooded like this multiple times, many times fixing the pipes, recovering pump etc. Driving over the crossing the carolla lifted off the ground once, thank god it was front wheel drive and had enough weight over wheels with the engine to drive out. All the best with the clean up.
Wow,that is some scary rainfall you've had there, glad everyone is safe. Created a fair bit of work for everyone, hope you get a let up soon so you can get repairs done. Stay safe mate.
All the best mate. Hope your neighbours are all ok. Glad to see you're stafe and still smiling.
Take care Marty and good luck with the cleanup.
during one of my many visits to NZ I was at Waitomo Caves and it had been pretty wet in the area. At one of the buildings somewhere near there was a poem titled "Rain". It seems to describe your present situation perfectly. Hopefully everyone in your area will get through this rough patch safely.
Reminds me of back home in Ireland! Anyhow, that culvert is nowhere near big enough. Time to upgrade! An easy cheap fix is to chop the ends off oil barrels and weld them together. A concrete one is desirable though.
Thanks for the update Marty, good luck, I hope everything turns out ok, and thanks for bringing us along!
Hi Marty, I wish you and the family that the damage remains contained and no one get hurt in the whole community.
Lot of damage made by the floods. Always impressive to see what water is capable of.
I come from a mountainous area in North of Italy close to the Swiss border and experienced similar situation many years ago when I was living there.
We tried to double the culverts whenever possible to have additional pipes in case one would clogg. Where the street is gone it is maybe possible to do so now.
Wish you and neighbors lot's of strength and stay safe.
Thanks for sharing your problem solving skills during an extreme weather event!
I love the way you re-engineered your turbine intake on the fly and got partial power restored. (Like watching Scotty on Star Trek bringing the mains back on line.)
Great video Marty. Plenty of work ahead! This seems an opportunity to double the size of your culvert when doing the repair. Chances are that 'once in 50 years' storm will be back next year. All the best from Wales, UK. Ps. Yes, we get plenty of rain here too!
We have had the wettest summer in Sydney as well. The weather is highly unusual for this time of the year.
All the best; hope you get everything back in order soon 🙏
On the 28th Feb we had 880mm in 24 hours...biggest flood in recorded history, we lost culverts and had a few landslips for good measure. We're offgrid and I envy you and your machines. :)
With my driveway I had to put a second culvert to split the water volume, before that my driveway got destroyed just from one afternoon heavy shower. Not sure how long your driveway is but you may have to install several 300mm culverts....maybe a bridge for the large washed out sections.
I think he mentioned in a video a few years back that his driveway is about a kilometre or two.
@@The.Talent 6km long from memory.
@@josephking6515 “fair decent” is the length my mind actually gave it.
@@The.Talent Either way, it's more than a short stroll to check the mailbox. 😁
You know I really admire how calm you are on the video....👍 and I'm sure you will get a good feel factor using you equipment you invested in over the last few years to sort out the flood damage.
Hi Marty,
That's heavy rain.
Are all those washouts on your property? That a lot of work to repair those, just as well you have your machinery.
Stay safe.
Regards Dennis.
your neighbours are lucky to have such a resourceful man like you living next to them. I hope they show some appreciation to you with a bottle or two.
Gutted for ya mate! Having to deal with full on emergency stuff like that can get a bit of adrenaline flowing when you just need to get the stuff done so to minimise more damage. Just be carefull to keep your energy levels right so you don't crash too bad after the first round of emergency repairs leave you burned out and dazed. You seem like a pretty calm bloke so I reckon you are all over that concept. It does feel good to have resourcefulness in your resume in a time like this though right?
Praying for y’all MartyT and I hope everyone stay safe and healthy brother! 🤙🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🇺🇸
The amount of rain we’ve had is crazy. Time to bust out the UH and get fixing haha
I'll be praying for you and your family as well as everyone else involved. Hoping you get everything fixed and back to normal soon. Rain is good, just not a bazillion inches all at once!
Stay safe down there, looks like another lot coming through next couple of days
tough times when NZ rain starts falling!! One bonus though is we will get lots of cool Marty T vids of the reclamation process! all the best
I'd say nows the perfect time to refurbish that submarine you found on the beach
I hope you and yours are ok! Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery and clear weather!!!
Can’t wait for the next video of you tidying it up haha
Sorry for your troubles Marty T...your perseverance and self-sufficiency is commendable
Hope you and yours are all safe and well matey. That is an incredible amount of rain in such a short period ! Any chance of pouring concrete in that front face of the culvert breach when you rebuild ?
Wow, that's around 20 inches in 4 days. That's a lot of rain Marty. A city close to me previously held the United States record for most rainfall in a 24 hour period. In July 1979 Alvin, Texas received 42 inches (1066mm) of rain in 24 hours from Tropical Storm Claudette. This record stood until 2018 when Kauai, Hawaii received 49.69 inches (1262mm) of rain in 24 hours.
Blardy hell that's a lot of water... It's not a good feeling when the Elements arrive and knock the place around. Experienced it all here 1st hand in Kumeu not so long ago. That was a scary night.
Amazing how clear the water is in the creeks. Shows a good healthy eco system.
All the best in repairing everything.
This is fascinating, thank you, you're a legend
Thanks for having us along. Not fun getting out of trouble in this case. Upload your efforts when you can. All the best of wishes from upstate NY.
Where is post10 when you need one ...?
This is from a tropical cyclone that brought down a lot of water from the equator, it hit the South Island then worked it's way up NZ. A 2nd such weather event is just hitting us again, this time it has hit the central North Island, although we are getting part of it in Auckland too. West Auckland always copes it worst with power lines down for days and severe flooding. This is our summer, there was a time when summer was hot and dry. All that water going to waste Marty, all that potential power. With all that's going on, you still had time to stop the truck, set up your camera, back up, then drive on down for us to see. 9:46 You are truly a dedicated reporter. It is 1am here is Auckland and the wind is whistling something fierce.
Blowing a gale here too, stay safe mate
Is been the same on the east coast of Australia for months, it's rained almost everyday.
Almost haven't had a proper hot summer
Wish you all the best and a quick recovery from all the damage. Will say a prayer. Don in Nashville TN
You are remarkably calm given the flood damage in your area. I lived in Johnstown, PA, USA following a catastrophic flood in 1977. Fortunately, I wasn't personally affected but 77 persons died and so many people were affected. It was like a pall that hung over the area for years.
Please be careful during the flood repairs.
I'm constantly in awe of you, Marty. I hope you can get everything fixed up as soon as possible, I'm sure you will. All the very best to you, your family, and your neighbours. From Lancashire, England.
Hi from Massachusetts, I'm glad that you, your family and your neighbors are all safe. Couldn't believe how much of that corner washed away. Stay safe and good luck with the repairs. JW
Hope you guys are all ok Marty....a lot of work to be done....Mother Nature just showing us she is still in charge...🏴