Home made Tractor gets much needed maintenance / Joyride around the Forest.
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- I bought this unique looking David Brown forward-control tractor a few months ago, it was advertised as not running so I expected it would be only good for parts. I got it running in the previous video - • Salvaging an Abandoned... .. this time I'll give it a full service and take it for a long drive to see if any problems show up...
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It's so lovely to see you working with your 'apprentice' Toby, Marty. He'll remember these moments for the rest of his life.
Gotta say Toby's quite the sharp cookie and seeing you two working together is an absolute treat!
Practical education is the best investment a child can get. Patience parents are the best teachers. Toby is really lucky.
Just hang on to your memories of those wonderful father-son moments while he outgrows an irksome adolescence. Your blood pressure will be much lower.
I agree with all these comments. I have really enjoyed watching him all along. Even when he was younger, we could see his interest in everything that was an interest to Dad. Very heartwarming! Two lucky guys.
Learning more life skills here then he’ll ever learn in school, that’s for sure!
5:45 😂😂
You took a spill in a face when that bottom case dropped and then took it again just for the reshoot lol
I admire your dedication Marty and thank you👍
It must be so nice to have built this beast of a tractor and decades later to see it get such good care from its newest owner.
Father and son together, with the father imparting his knowledge onto the next generation. What a wonderful thing to behold.
The tractor is an odd looking beast, but it sounds absolutely fantastic and very innovative. It was fascinating to hear about its history and how ahead of its time it was. I couldn't help but feel that the body deserved a full restoration as this is clearly a part of New Zealand mechanical and agricultural history.
A splash in the face is worth a like for sure marty
Looks like a prop from Space 1999
You can use a mechanic's scissors (ball pein hammer) and tap the hammer on the gasket lightly along the edges, and it will cut the gasket without damaging the surfaces. The ball end is useful for bolt holes, etc.
Two apprentice mechanics today, your son did a good job and the pup sorted that box out pretty well. Nice acquisition there, well done.
Wait until he says, "can i have the keys to the tractor dad, I've got a date tonight!"
Since watching your channel I don't think I've seen so many David Browns outside the UK of that 60s-70s era. Like the additions of the 2 little apprentices.
It's amazing that the person who built it originally saw your video
It's really cool that the guy who originally converted it reached out to you :) I bet he never thought that he would be watching a video about it almost 50 years later! :D
I remember well my "apprentices" when they were young. The projects always took twice as long with their "help". Now they have their own "apprentices" which I borrow from time to time to help out around the place.
I love listening to the conversations with your son. You: "That shouldn't be like, that should it? Him: "No it shouldn't!"
Be careful Marty, if you carry on with more videos like this one, you’ll soon be relegated to third billing - behind your son and the puppy! Great video as usual
Forth position! Don’t forget Marty’s daughter! Or even fifth behind his missus.. such is the way for YT film stars. Always someone waiting in the wings to replace you. Nice video Marty, thank you. Les in UK
English Bull Terrier?!! I was lucky enough to spend 15 years of my life with mine years and years ago. He was the funniest dog I ever had. I still think about old Teddy at least once a week. One time he ripped open a beanbag chair. They were full of little Styrofoam balls, and when I came home his eyes were covered with them and I'm sure he thought he'd gone blind. I brushed them off in two seconds and you'd never seen such a happy dog! He destroyed everything. I'm pretty sure you and your family are going to have a lot of laughs, hopefully for a long time.
😂 Yes I've always liked the breed, they are clowns
The cutest moment: Toby patted the tractor and then said "Good ol tractor". OMG! So adorable!!! 😍
I wondered what happened to this & hoped it had been saved as an interesting relic from half a century back.
Your video is a welcome distraction, as my Mum passed away this afternoon.
Sorry to hear it mate
That beast is a testament to human ingenuity. The local history was a nice bonus. That bad boy deserves a new cab that won't decapitate you, mate. LOL Cheers from Alberta, Canada.
Rule of thumb used to be 22lbs in the rears,30 in the fronts,lowered to 15 in the rears when ploughing etc,to get more grip.1960's in 🇬🇧👍👍
That was great, the final overhead looked like some machine exploring a new world. Great seeing your boy getting into the spirit and it appears there's a new, four legged member of the family to watch grow. This one ticked so many boxes, thanks from afar.
The old DB sounds as good as new. Remember when the new tractor arrived on our farm. Your boy is getting the best possible apprenticeship.
Hey Marty! You shared your experience of almost getting a head knock from the cabin and you absolutely smashed it by problem-solving your trailer's ramp slope. Practical master-class.
Thanks for sharing your oil bath with us. Lets me know that I'm not the only one it happens to. You don't want people think making these videos is all glitz and glamor. Great video realy down to earth.🍻
To make a gasket. I use a small ballpeen hammer. Use the round end and tap the gasket material on all the edges and bolt holes. This surprisingly makes a very accurate gasket.
It is great to see your son help out.
Your a good teacher.
Now when your boy said there is a lot of crap. I laughed my head off till I realized he said there is a lot of cracks.
Thanks for another great video Mate.
Nothing satisfies me more than when Marty says: ''The ol David Browne''
Look at that filter housing with Glytol red inside! Wow from 1971 winner winner chicken dinner! Good Job Marty it's a really cool tractor!
Just opened this in bed, my partner said o dear god give me strength.
Hahaha so did my Miss 😂
They just don’t realise it’s a ‘man thing’
Having the ultrasonic cleaner made a big difference! Much better than the old way you used to clean the hydraulic filters on the other DBs.
Can't wait to see a lawn tractor revival with Toby. My father took me along with him when he fixed anything and it made a huge impact on my life. Warms my heart to see you two working together.
Pups can chew, that's for sure. I had an indicator stalk and loom for a 71 escort that was only 40000klm old and my staff pup chewed it to bits
Replacement cost; $700. When he was 12 months old, he chased the cat across the roof of my 64 cortical & caved the roof in. He was lucky that it popped back out
5:45 nice reverse shot!
24:02 this driving sequence was so good I honestly forgot that it must have taken you forever to set up each angle.
Very enjoyable to watch!
My grandad used to make water pump gaskets out of cereal boxes - something I copied for my first few cars (a looong time ago)
Fun little tractor but 40 litres of oil? That's surprising. Love your little helpers (2 and 4 legged)
I think the lowered height and odd shape are hiding how big a tractor it actually is. Sure it's not a 400+ HP monster, but it's definitely a decent sized tractor.
Yep, the old cereal box gaskets have been a tool in my kit for many a year too, the old Skippy cornflakes boxes were the best way back when 👌😁
That power steering filter looks absolutely amazing now. So satifying to get that so clean!
How awesome to get the original history from the person that made it! So cool!
Master Tech has to sweep the floor for pootin' in the shop and oiling up the place, apprentice gets to go home early 🤣 Motor sounds very good for its age, what a cool find!
I wonder if the closed cab was to minimise the driver's exposure to the sprays. They used some nasty stuff back then. DDT and Organophosphate. We attributed my dad's use of those sprays giving him Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma which killed him when he was younger than I am now! There are grape vines all around where I live, and we try to stay inside when they are spraying.
Hello Marty, its so refreshing following along with your videos, no racks of fancy tool boxes, mood lighting, music and ego to match, you are a genius and an inspiration to someone like me who fixes things on a budget with care and attention, to detail thank you :)
Often drive past the old David Brown factory in Meltham and am always now thinking of Marty's films on the other side of the world !
That is so cool that you got the history of when it was converted. 1:58 with his head! 😳🤣 Cool new puppy, he and your apprentice should grow up well together. Great channel Marty. Thank you for the videos. 👍
I'm quite good myself at catching heavy things with my head.
I also often cool down hot things with my hands.
Out in the country working on an old tractor with your young son and a young pup, pretty good life you have there. 👍
Hey Marty, that tractor would be the perfect base for a parade float! Hire out the chassis and driver! Great to see the next generation of "hauling home old stuff" guy!:) Your wife must be so excited to see that happen!:)
Another project on Marty’s todo list. Increase the headroom in the tractor cab, or remove the cab and fit a safety cage. Love your channel Marty. 😀🇬🇧
Toby is an awesome apprentice! He already knows the importance of hearing protection 👏👍
Fantastic seeing the kiddo give a hand, quality time with Dad and life long memories and possibly interests! Can't think of anything better for a boy.
5:45, I love that you added/left that in. Your sense of humor is top notch man.
A re-enactment, based on a true story 😉
Little man is growing like a weed!! So cool to see you teaching him. The future is bright!!!
awesome little beast. It needs a large home built hydraulic dumping trailer behind it (hint hint lol).
Thanks for sharing.
Great that the old photos had been kept. Just shows it's worth photo recording "projects" 🙂Jim Bell (Australia)
That "action reenactment" @5:45 shows dedication to your subscribers... well done.
Looks like a scaled down airplane tug!
All you need now is a scaled down 747 😂
Love your work and your very knowledgeable helper
Such an awosome tractor conversion. Must save it!!! How about, rebuild the front like a skidsteer open air cage, and the back a flatbed with gates!!! I bet a farmer would love to buy it!!
I love how the service parts are still readily available for such an old machine, some might say vintage.
Apple’s definition of vintage is about 5 years old ! I took my ipad in to an Apple service centre for a new battery only to be told it is a vintage model & is no longer supported.
Too funny!!!... I almost fell out of my chair when you got a faceful of milky oil. Also, I am glad your road is finally back open!
David Brown tractors were probably the best tractors ever built and your conversion is running beautifully Marty.
Well done👍👍👍🏴
I used to work on fruit farms in the 80's and 90's and wondered why they used so many old David Browns and Fordson's when there were other more modern tractors around.
For general everyday tasks like towing lifting and shifting the old David Browns just worked, they were no fuss no mess, simple and reliable runarounds which were incredibly simple to work on and well designed, almost all the newer tractors like Massey Ferguson and Case were compared to them and almost always found to be lacking in some way.
@@ian-c.01 And the DBs always had the best traction👍👍
I have to add though, for timber work with a boughton winch on the back, an old Fordson Major were King!!
@@WeeShoeyDugless That's right, there was an area of the orchards where the only tractor that didn't get stuck was the David Brown, sometimes that was what they used to pull out other tractors that had got stuck !
Happy to see you back working on "The Thing". I couldn't believe someone put 60 PSI in a tractor tire. That was a bomb waiting to go off.
my tractor tires take 90 psi. I haven't been brave enough to put more than 32 in
6:17 gorgeous pup!
Brilliant. Couple of things. Very artsy, the extra oil facial - clever you. I couldn’t miss those “SHARP” puppy teeth as he tried out the cardboard box. Don’t miss those. Great vid Marty. Thanks
Marty- I'm genuinely happy your boy seems to be taking an interest. That's really something special. I hope the family is well and you guys are all recovered from the storm
Show us some of the boats again! Cheers 🤙
Tusen takk for god underholdning. 👍🤗👍🇸🇯
An oil centrifuge would be a nice addition. Cost is a lot, but it would save money in the long run.
Hi Marty, lucky you Kiwis are pretty strong in the noggin , It is our favourite Past time here in Australia, staring up our brothers and sisters from across the ditch in NZ , Love your videos, keep up the good work cliff from Logan city Queensland Australia we’re on the big island
The West Island
Love the splash shot. Massive laughs here
As someone also called Toby who got to play mechanic with my Dad, great work! :)
Using grease to mark the gasket material is brilliant! Definitely need to remember that one
loving the action replay. Thats why I watch this channel. You suffer for your art. Keep it up marty.
My first job in the equipment industry was changing oil and servicing the equipment...when I saw the water/oil mix hit your face it took me back to those years...I never did get to where I like the taste of oil nor transmission fluid...:)
You never cease to amaze me with your skills and ingenuity Marty. Love your channel! 😃
Hey Marty. Fwiw: Give your gasket material a coating of oil to make it pliable, Then use a small ball peen & hammer along the outline of the piece = No more razors or scissors. Love the new supervisor.
This will work for the bolt holes also. Have a good day, Thanks.
Forgot to mention: let the oil soak in for 15-30 minutes.
It's a good job that you had your helper because it was always a pain bleeding the fuel system by yourself with the filters being on one side and the hand pump on the other. That vid took me back 45+ years, another good 'un.
Just about anybody can be a mechanic but it takes a special Jack-Of-All-Trades talent to be a good bush mechanic.
I hope my son is like that im 22 :) living in a 32ft long school bus rv I converted and have a small motor cycle for going to the store and a 1994 honda civic for everything else I need
That is a funny lookinh contraption especially on those forest roads. Thumbs up to the assistant mechabic 👍
Dear lord that big load.. My David Brown 995 filter had imploded from the previous owner. Time to do another service as the hydraulics are getting sluggish again.
Would love a 5 micro centrifuge to reuse the fresh (2 year old) trans hydraulic oil.
What a lovely bright little chap to have as your assistant.
How good are those sonic cleaners, worth their weight in gold !
And love the cute Bully, great dogs and friendly as heck...especially when you have food 😂
Just leave the watery oil to sit for a year, water setles to the bottom and at the winter when it freezes, you can pour the oil out and the water stays in the bucket.
Still wouldnt use dacades old oil as lubricant.. but for heating oil it will work
The chances of it freezing where Marty lives are slim to none.
Good to see you've got a new helper! 🐶🐕😁
Two thumbs up for the Wix and the pup!
Marty, a tip for the next time you are making a new gasket, just put the gasket material on top of the part, and with a plastic hammer you can “cut” the gasket out by tapping the edges of the part😀
Marty it nice to have a helper to show him how to take care of them and fix equipment to make it last for a long time
Magical moments, Toby (and his future family) will be blessed in 50 years when he can look back on all of his fathers wisdom and his childhood memories
That’s one high quality apprentice you’ve got there sir! Just starting to get my little boy into helping with simple automotive repairs! Good on ya!
Nice looking Bull Terrier 👍
love the bread
Toby very cautiously felt the exhaust pipe because he knew it could be hot. Young folks like that give me hope. Good job and heck of an interesting tractor. Sounds fantastic.
Nice job with the boy. My dad could build a house with just the plans in his head. All he taught me was, "Here, hold this."
pretty much the same with mine. We did tons of carpentry, electrical and mechanical work as I was growing up. Never explained anything. When I got married I realized I needed to all of the above. Once I started on my own stuff people would ask do you know what you're doing Id say no but I've seen it done and I might remember some of it. Realized even though my dad didn't teach me anything I wasn't afraid of tackling stuff when I had to.
Cool history.😎
yeah, using the cab to cut your hair is probably not the best idea.
🤣😂🤣 looks very 😎
My father could hardly wait for my legs to grow long enough to reach the brake pedals to help him bleed out the air from the lines (age 10). He started me out cleaning and gapping spark plugs at about age 8, and changing tires at 9. The best thing, though, was the vulcanizing patches he used to mend inner tubes...a major treat. My sisters were younger and not quite as interested, but we were all expected to fix our own flats, check the oil and water, and be able to tell a mechanic what was wrong. Just saying. A nice machine, if a trifle eccentric looking, and good luck with it.
I feel like this tractor needs some mad max style trailer home or unit to pull behind it.
Great. All this machine needs is a “Flux Capacitor “. It would be a star! I hope your apprentice got a ride…..
Might be time to add a "sunroof" to give yourself some head room. Great video!
I think you should build your own oil centrifuge 😁 you've got enough spare engines and parts for one!
Nice to see you training the boy he will be able to repair anything when he is 17
Wasn't expecting wholesome but wasn't disappointed either.
Marty! Love taking a break and catching up!
For some reason the accent on your boy is absolutely adorable. Kids make life worth living . Makes my day seeing a new video from you good sir
Love these videos, great to see old equipment revived! Last bit of service on the old tractor is nuggeting the tyres.
He's a good lad Marty, believe me when say it won't be long before you become his helper, they grow up so fast. 🤗👍
Great video. Hug them kids every chance you get. Mine are 46 to 36. With 2 in the middle. I still hug them every chance I get.
Good to see you are having fun
Thanks for the videos
Scott
LOL -- glad you stopped the cab with your head before it damaged the tractor.
Emulsified oil like that I usually put In a steel or aluminium pot ( 40L) one and sit it on a frame over a fire and boil the water out of it at about 130°c,
Quickest way of resurrecting it
I'll try that, cheers
Excellent purchase. That was a LOT of water. Glad you got it all worked out with vdery few problems. Maybe raise the roof a bit …… haha. Thank your apprentice for all the great help and advise.