I bought a broken down old brush hog for $50, it had lots of issues so I stripped it down and fixed all the broken worn out parts and gave it a paint job... Its like new now.
The robot scene with your kid was hilarious, had me laughing for a while. And the insights you give us into fixing things we never would have otherwise had the opportunity to learn about. You're like a dad to all of us haha. Enjoyed the video mate, thanks for sharing. :)
Enjoyed this one especially the drone footage at the end.I had a wasp nest in the eave of my cape cod style dormer. Had the brilliant idea to open the upstairs window and use a broom to knock down the nest. Picture an old fat man running out of the bedroom down over the stairs with a swarm of wasps in hot pursuit only to run out the front door into the rest of the hive executing a military precision flanking movement.
Marty I am addicted to your vlogs. I am now almost 70 years old and this reminds me of when I was a boy trying to fix old abandoned English motorbikes without spending any money 😊
What a good use for old brush mower. Most of the mowers here in the U. S. are going to string, what a waste of plastic. Glad to see you have a blade mower for use now. I also enjoy your birds calling in the background. thank's from Oklahoma, I will keep watching your vids.
still my favourite youtuber mate. i was in a serious accident, got hit by a car on my motorbike so I've watched UA-cam twice over while learning how to use my hand again and your videos are a breath of fresh air. thanks
Hey Ronin - good to hear you're fighting back and learning stuff, instead of just giving up. Besides, how else can you beat the dog snot out of that a-hole that hit ya?!!? Good on ya mate!
That very last shot with the drone bro really shows off the paradise where you live the colour of the water is like lake made from emerald!!! Always love your videos bro can't wait to for the next one.
Great video. I'm restoring an '82 MTD Lawnflite ride on mower. Proud father moment watching my son change a fuel filter, bad fuel hose and spark plug by himself. Worth every penny. He loves your videos 👍🏻
Worth every penny, You couldn't by a new brush hog for $200 and a lot of the newer engines don't last. In the UK we have a different version of the Wasp Dance, has more arm flailing, thanks for the display.
Gets notification... Clicks on Marty T, if only for a brief moment, my world suddenly turns lush and green, the birds are chirping and singing. Crocs and shorts are the choice attire for the day. Marty there are people here in Northern Canada who would pay good money to be stung by a Bee right now. My lawn mower is parked, I won't be needing it for another 4-5 months, it's minus 10 C and snow is up to the door handles on the car. Oh how I envy you right now. The Bush Hog looks and works great, good sensible approach to the repair. Got to admire any man who can stop what he is doing for 2 minutes just to make his little boy laugh and smile. I've come to the realization, good people attract good people, love the channel and videos, must be why I subscribed cheers brother, keep them coming👍👍
When I was in my early teens, a friends dad had a slasher just like that. He got a molded plastic school chair, cut the front two legs off, welded an axle and wheels to the back two with a draw bar to the slasher. That was his ride on to cut the long grass at the back of their small acreage. Control the slasher with one hand and a beer in the other.
There is a small engine repair guy on UA-cam that recommends that you take the inside ring off of mower deck bearings so the grease can actually get to the inside of the bearings.
"Yeahhhh" Exactly!! Best way to learn as a child by watching Dad! Love the robot act, her giggling is brilliant. Looks like a great Summer, must be time for some sailing videos around the Marlborough!
Marty single-handedly saving the planet from being buried in old neglected machines. Much respect. Just wondered if you thought about doing a quick DIY balancing of that blade. I know it was new but the rest of the base could have been out of balance. Once it was up to speed you would have found out pretty quick. Nice work!
Watched a couple of times, still trying to get my head around the cutting edge being higher than the trailing edge... Got a similar project in hand here in oz, a bit smaller but similar in all respects. Love the old walk behind slashers - way capable but probably rougher and noisier than any modern versions. I doubt anyone will restore a modern mower in 50 years time, nothing like the quality of materials nor the build philosophy of making things repairable...
Killin me with the robot 🤖 with little one! Got to have a sense of humor! Great video brother Briggs & Stratton Got to be one of the most used motors for just about any Application! We would make go carts with them always a blast! Cheers 🍻
Howdy Marty!! Recently discovered your channels & after binge watching most of your videos, I am truly amazed at what you are able to do in repairing & refurbishing old machinery to make it useful again! Love watching your skills & insight into preserving the past & proving that old machines can be brought back & that they were built to last!!!!
Great video of your work and play!! Loved hearing your child scream with delight!! Loved the sounds of nature as well!! Looking forward to your next video!!
Oh mate I really like to watch your videos when I am down or not in the mood. Thay make me feel so much better! Good job can't wait for more! Greetings from UK!
nice cow you have there. she's got her going to town kit on, and everything. now you just need to figure out how to milk her and she'll be perfect. your boy is a lucky one to have a dad who can play with him and work at the same time.
separate the chains(make them individual/individual rows not linking) so they are not linked and they will not hold grass(will not back up with grass on the side shoot)
Our caretaker at Feilding Intermediate had one if these... We had painted one of the class room windows and he fired a stone through the window... . A week later it was being replaced and he launched a piece of metal through the hole and past the guy repairing the window
This has inspired me to fix the old petrol mower under my house 🙂. I bought a house from a retired engineer who'd passed away and left his workshop full of tools. I need to prove I'm the new worthy owner of his house
The way I've always seen is the top bearing on the blade shaft is always sealed since the grease you pump into the cavity will always migrate down and the top bearing will starve for grease if it's not sealed up. The bottom bearing should have it's top seal removed, leaving the bottom seal intact. Should use steel-sealed bearings instead of rubber/plastic so the pressure of the grease is less likely to push the steel sleeves out of place than the rubber/plastic. That's the way it is on my John Deere riding mower spindle assemblies.
Hi Marty,I rescued 2 of these mowers, used 1 for parts.I cut up a truck mud flap to cover the side throw, now it leaves a nice row of grass next to the mower as I go clockwise around my lawn tennis court I end up with only 1 row of clippings to rack up! Yours is missing the belt tensioner and cover plate on the top. The manufacturer was IBL in Petone.
How does one guy learn all these various skills?! Refurbish an excavator, logging, bee keeping, boat repair....can’t let my wife watch these videos. Gotta keep the bar low! Liam Neeson and his “particular set of skills” has nothing on you man.
All around the world there are people who prefer to fix things rather than throw them out. We get great pleasure out of the achievement and many useful tools and equipment into the bargain. The more you do the more you learn. Cheers.
Nice to see old school painting being done on this mower. You seem to have quite the knack for bringing these various pieces of equipment back to life. Definitely amusing to see dad having a spot of fun with the children 🤣
If you look at the bend and at the size of the pulley under the engine...without the bend you would otherwise have to remove the engine if you needed to remove the pulley...
@@ThePreyMantas not always lol I dont drink, dont see the appeal. Alcohol tastes bad and it makes me feel worse. Even a beer or a shot makes me feel like I have to shit lol
It is nice to see a video where the machine is cleaned before working on restoring it. I have watched so many where they work on them with grease , dirt, leaves, twigs, wasps nests, mouse poop, bird droppings etc. and then complain about the smell. it drives me crazy.
Made me think of the tractor, excavator & leveler. :) Yea, I only spend 4, 000 on paint and that should last good enough for me. :) Marty need to find a recycle rag supplier. I don't care if you;re at work or home doing any precision metal work, "cleanliness is next to Godliness"... I don't know how he got any good measurement on that shaft with all the crude on it and some fine emery cloth or Scotch Bright(Red) should have used to cleanup the replacement shaft bearing areas. The flapper sander was taking off a lot of material. Nice to see the new press doing some real work!
Nah leave it if they aren't a nuisance. Seems it took him all this time to come across it, it's either been there for years or they'll move on eventually.
Hey Marty, love your scrub mower buddy they don't build them like that anymore. Oh mate that view from your drone was the money shot for sure mate. Awesome spot you have there, very lucky man. 🤠🤝🇦🇺
@@MartyT Our place is pretty hilly too. But it’s all open grazing land. We just love living in the country. Our nearest neighbour is about a kilometre away! Cheers and keep up the great videos. I hope life is treating you well.
How is the grease going to get into those bearings with them being sealed? Or did you remove the inner seal for the blade shaft? Look at Steve's small engine saloon he shows why.
The bottom seal is a sealed bearing. The top bearing has the open side toward the grease nipple. The sealed bottom bearing should stop the grease falling out of the bottom of the shaft, then grease will fill up the area from the grease nipple up the shaft and fill the top bearing. A small shot of grease occasionally will keep the top bearing happy.
That robot walking with the drill gag must be among the top 10 of Dad tricks haha
Perfect candidate for some Marty lovin........ Robot Dad was pretty damn good.
This is not a lesson on how to fix a mower, this is a lesson on how to have a good relationship with your kids!
Nothing wrong with that, it called quality time.
@@rickeyburke2596 I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make it sound as a negative thing. That was not my intention. I apologise.
@@ColinRichardson It's all good. I just meant that using a chain on the discharge was a good idea.
YES! The 'robot' bit was howlingly funny
Awe mate the drill bit at 5.12 with the wee one is hilarious.....🤣🤣🤣..🏴
The robot scene with your kid was hilarious, had me laughing for a while. And the insights you give us into fixing things we never would have otherwise had the opportunity to learn about. You're like a dad to all of us haha. Enjoyed the video mate, thanks for sharing. :)
That shorts/ sock combo is incredible. Well done sir, I could not have chosen better myself.
Idk why I laughed so much when you were scaring your kid with the drill😁
Best robot i have seen
robodad activated
loved it! onya Dad!
That was really funny. Its the walk. 🤣
That was a classic dad moment.
by far the best restoration on this channel ... when I saw the chains, I thought you might bash the mower a bit to get that "Mr. T" patina
I'm always tickled to watch you resurrect these old beater machines and make them new again!
That's the best Robo Cop i have seen since Robo Cop Love your videos!
I'd never heard of a flapper disc. You learn something new every day. Love the birdsong.
Recycling,better than throwing away.You’re the best!
Enjoyed this one especially the drone footage at the end.I had a wasp nest in the eave of my cape cod style dormer. Had the brilliant idea to open the upstairs window and use a broom to knock down the nest. Picture an old fat man running out of the bedroom down over the stairs with a swarm of wasps in hot pursuit only to run out the front door into the rest of the hive executing a military precision flanking movement.
Great to see you bring old machinery back to life Marty. You are like a NZ version of Andrew Camarata - without a sledge hammer
Haha yeah he is rough, but it seems to work for him
Marty I am addicted to your vlogs. I am now almost 70 years old and this reminds me of when I was a boy trying to fix old abandoned English motorbikes without spending any money 😊
What a good use for old brush mower. Most of the mowers here in the U. S. are going to string, what a waste of plastic. Glad to see you have a blade mower for use now. I also enjoy your birds calling in the background. thank's from Oklahoma, I will keep watching your vids.
Jesus that last drone shot! You live in paradise mate!
Paradise full of wasps and killer spiders. But beautiful sight to behold.
@@SMGJohn there are not all that many venomous spiders in New Zealand.
Yes indeed paradise.. but wait! What have we been watching the last 20min? The refurbishment of a paradise destroyer? ;-)
@@jonkersvideos more a paradise maintainer rather than a destroyer
@@SMGJohn Australia is the one with all the nasty creatures. NZ is pretty harmless. We don't even have posion ivy or anything like it in the bush.
Tusen takk for god underholdning. 👍🤗👍🇸🇯
still my favourite youtuber mate. i was in a serious accident, got hit by a car on my motorbike so I've watched UA-cam twice over while learning how to use my hand again and your videos are a breath of fresh air. thanks
Hey Ronin - good to hear you're fighting back and learning stuff, instead of just giving up. Besides, how else can you beat the dog snot out of that a-hole that hit ya?!!? Good on ya mate!
Great job mate. Love your stuff. Keep up the good work and the videos too.
That closing drone shot was just a beauty, what a spot.
👍 💪💪🙏🙏, great vid, great job as usual. Love those background bird 🐦 sounds.
Love the robot! Now about that fridge... - Eric.
Marty the Mower Man! Nice job mate 👍
That very last shot with the drone bro really shows off the paradise where you live the colour of the water is like lake made from emerald!!!
Always love your videos bro can't wait to for the next one.
Yea, those aerials are always a treat. I love them.
thats the ocean
@@tempestnz1 Marlborough Sounds - They open into Cook Strait ,between the North and South Islands of New Zealand
Great video. I'm restoring an '82 MTD Lawnflite ride on mower. Proud father moment watching my son change a fuel filter, bad fuel hose and spark plug by himself. Worth every penny. He loves your videos 👍🏻
Worth every penny, You couldn't by a new brush hog for $200 and a lot of the newer engines don't last. In the UK we have a different version of the Wasp Dance, has more arm flailing, thanks for the display.
You always leave me looking for MOWER...Nice job Marty. Mac in Houston TX.
Ace result - love the sound of the birds.
Lol at Mr. Roboto chasing the children. Oh and very competent repair on all of the issues on the $50 mower. Enjoyed that, greatly.
Gets notification... Clicks on Marty T, if only for a brief moment, my world suddenly turns lush and green, the birds are chirping and singing. Crocs and shorts are the choice attire for the day. Marty there are people here in Northern Canada who would pay good money to be stung by a Bee right now. My lawn mower is parked, I won't be needing it for another 4-5 months, it's minus 10 C and snow is up to the door handles on the car.
Oh how I envy you right now. The Bush Hog looks and works great, good sensible approach to the repair. Got to admire any man who can stop what he is doing for 2 minutes just to make his little boy laugh and smile. I've come to the realization, good people attract good people, love the channel and videos, must be why I subscribed
cheers brother, keep them coming👍👍
Nice job. Great restoration.
When I was in my early teens, a friends dad had a slasher just like that. He got a molded plastic school chair, cut the front two legs off, welded an axle and wheels to the back two with a draw bar to the slasher. That was his ride on to cut the long grass at the back of their small acreage. Control the slasher with one hand and a beer in the other.
Marty's next project 😁
There is a small engine repair guy on UA-cam that recommends that you take the inside ring off of mower deck bearings so the grease can actually get to the inside of the bearings.
You are a true “Jack of all trades “. Throughly enjoy all of your videos!!
That's good fun a bit of brake dancing with the drill. A rubber flap on the out let. You will know anyway when a few stones fly out.
Fantastic robot, I’m going to steal that to use on my granddaughter 😎
Great job on restoring the mower. I looks and runs like new !
"Yeahhhh" Exactly!! Best way to learn as a child by watching Dad! Love the robot act, her giggling is brilliant. Looks like a great Summer, must be time for some sailing videos around the Marlborough!
Good find and good repair. Welcome to the Jungle. You have to trim it down or the foliage will eat you up. 13 hp. should do it well
I aspire to have your level of dedication. You're quite the role model Marty
Love the drone shot at the end Marty. And I am stealing that trick with the drill, that was hilarious!
Marty single-handedly saving the planet from being buried in old neglected machines. Much respect. Just wondered if you thought about doing a quick DIY balancing of that blade. I know it was new but the rest of the base could have been out of balance. Once it was up to speed you would have found out pretty quick. Nice work!
You're Drillbot was magic.
I found a wasp nest that way didn't go back till after dark... the mower ran out of fuel first... wasps died soon after... good work.. nice job
Hello Marty,
Great job
Watched a couple of times, still trying to get my head around the cutting edge being higher than the trailing edge... Got a similar project in hand here in oz, a bit smaller but similar in all respects. Love the old walk behind slashers - way capable but probably rougher and noisier than any modern versions. I doubt anyone will restore a modern mower in 50 years time, nothing like the quality of materials nor the build philosophy of making things repairable...
Marty that is fun how you acted like a robot and had good ole time with your kid. The brush looks good, you did a great job restoring it.
You are a legend Marty! Been with ya from the start, keep it up, can't wait for the next project.
I love the way your playing with your kids acting like a robot. My own father never done nothing with us
Haha, the drill robot clip made my day :D
Killin me with the robot 🤖 with little one! Got to have a sense of humor! Great video brother Briggs & Stratton Got to be one of the most used motors for just about any Application! We would make go carts with them always a blast! Cheers 🍻
That robot dance lol I love it!!
your thorough attention netted you a new brush mower brother. nice work
Howdy Marty!! Recently discovered your channels & after binge watching most of your videos, I am truly amazed at what you are able to do in repairing & refurbishing old machinery to make it useful again! Love watching your skills & insight into preserving the past & proving that old machines can be brought back & that they were built to last!!!!
Great video of your work and play!! Loved hearing your child scream with delight!! Loved the sounds of nature as well!! Looking forward to your next video!!
Oh mate I really like to watch your videos when I am down or not in the mood. Thay make me feel so much better! Good job can't wait for more! Greetings from UK!
Love the Terminator impression !!!
nice cow you have there. she's got her going to town kit on, and everything. now you just need to figure out how to milk her and she'll be perfect. your boy is a lucky one to have a dad who can play with him and work at the same time.
That drone shot at the end looked amazing! It looks like you live in paradise.
separate the chains(make them individual/individual rows not linking) so they are not linked and they will not hold grass(will not back up with grass on the side shoot)
The drone shot showed what a beautiful area you are living in. Good job on the restoration of the mower.
Piece of conveyer belt rubber or doormat over the edge of the shute should do the trick.
Was thinking the same, all these machines always have those thick rubber mats on the shute at least were I live I never seen one without.
Old rubber inner tube is perfect stops smashing windows etc. just leave as a loop with double thickness
Our caretaker at Feilding Intermediate had one if these... We had painted one of the class room windows and he fired a stone through the window... .
A week later it was being replaced and he launched a piece of metal through the hole and past the guy repairing the window
A length of bailer belt (round bailer) at Tractor Supply would also work. Not sure what’s available in his location.
This has inspired me to fix the old petrol mower under my house 🙂. I bought a house from a retired engineer who'd passed away and left his workshop full of tools. I need to prove I'm the new worthy owner of his house
Whenever I see a new Marty T video, Slice Of Heaven starts playing inside my head.
Ah crap.....now it's playing in my head..........
Wow! what a beautiful area you live in!! well done fixing up that mower, it's a beast!
The way I've always seen is the top bearing on the blade shaft is always sealed since the grease you pump into the cavity will always migrate down and the top bearing will starve for grease if it's not sealed up. The bottom bearing should have it's top seal removed, leaving the bottom seal intact. Should use steel-sealed bearings instead of rubber/plastic so the pressure of the grease is less likely to push the steel sleeves out of place than the rubber/plastic. That's the way it is on my John Deere riding mower spindle assemblies.
you are correct.
Hi Marty,I rescued 2 of these mowers, used 1 for parts.I cut up a truck mud flap to cover the side throw, now it leaves a nice row of grass next to the mower as I go clockwise around my lawn tennis court I end up with only 1 row of clippings to rack up!
Yours is missing the belt tensioner and cover plate on the top.
The manufacturer was IBL in Petone.
How does one guy learn all these various skills?! Refurbish an excavator, logging, bee keeping, boat repair....can’t let my wife watch these videos. Gotta keep the bar low! Liam Neeson and his “particular set of skills” has nothing on you man.
I knew a guy that was good at fixing and repairing. He purposely did a poor job on things so his wife wouldn't ask him to fix anything.
Marty is great
But, you would be amazed how much you could learn if you decided to do it yourself
It’s a robot! The truth is out in this video
@@andresguty We all knew Marty had to be an android. Nobody else could be so good at everything. 8^)
All around the world there are people who prefer to fix things rather than throw them out. We get great pleasure out of the achievement and many useful tools and equipment into the bargain. The more you do the more you learn. Cheers.
I see the workbench is working out for you!
UA-camr of the year
Nice to see old school painting being done on this mower. You seem to have quite the knack for bringing these various pieces of equipment back to life. Definitely amusing to see dad having a spot of fun with the children 🤣
You need to get one of the sandbast add on kit for the pressure washer
Hi form OZ
Loved using the drill to make robot sounds for your kid. Great. I never thought of that.
I hope you had the wheel alignment checked after that axle replacement.😊
I always love reviving old cars and equipment. Things people give away for cheap that a little time will fix. Excellent video once again
1/2” round solid bar welded to the leading edge or the deck will increase the durability of the deck.
either that or double up with some heavy sheet metal. I have an old gravely, that is built like a brick and has wheel bearings with grease fittings.
I use #3 rebar. It’s cheap!
Hello. I think the bend in the axle is designed so that grass and stuff won't get wrapped around it. The bend will keep it from wrapping
If you look at the bend and at the size of the pulley under the engine...without the bend you would otherwise have to remove the engine if you needed to remove the pulley...
I think I accidentally strayed onto the wrong channel. The guy on here is actually painting something. That can't be right. ;)
finally, you paint something thought you like rusty looks
You going to paint the rest of that fridge? Lol
Haha, that's the work beer fridge..... :)
@@ThePreyMantas We all have one...
@@bobdickweed It's a universal thing. LOL
@@ThePreyMantas not always lol I dont drink, dont see the appeal. Alcohol tastes bad and it makes me feel worse. Even a beer or a shot makes me feel like I have to shit lol
@@ThePreyMantas you literally took the words from my mouth..........
I guess we all know his fav beer.
Budweiser red
Awesome job Marty ,built to last. Great Robo cop impersonation👌🗽🇺🇸
Now we know what "T" stands for.
Marty T to old mower: "Come with meee if you want to liiive."
"Old, but not obsoleeete"
Another perfect job. You have a beautiful life down there. It’s so much fun to follow your rescues and rehabs. Thanks for sharing!
...good one, stay safe...
It is nice to see a video where the machine is cleaned before working on restoring it. I have watched so many where they work on them with grease , dirt, leaves, twigs, wasps nests, mouse poop, bird droppings etc. and then complain about the smell. it drives me crazy.
I've used small lengths of chain with good success, looks like looping it around plugs up pretty easy?
omg,this guy can bring anything back to life..
Marty really went the whole hog on this project!
Made me think of the tractor, excavator & leveler. :) Yea, I only spend 4, 000 on paint and that should last good enough for me. :) Marty need to find a recycle rag supplier. I don't care if you;re at work or home doing any precision metal work, "cleanliness is next to Godliness"... I don't know how he got any good measurement on that shaft with all the crude on it and some fine emery cloth or Scotch Bright(Red) should have used to cleanup the replacement shaft bearing areas. The flapper sander was taking off a lot of material. Nice to see the new press doing some real work!
@@ThePreyMantas It's good that you liked your own comment, only an insufferable know all would.
@@johncrowley5612 That was a nice respectful thing to say to a stranger.. You have a great day also.
Nice work! For areas too small for a tractor, a mower like that can be very effective. I loved the kid clip 🤣
@16:10 - Am I mistaken, or is that blade on upside down for that shaft?
Not anymore.. I was just testing to see who was paying attention
It's gorgeous where you live! Being below zero Fahrenheit where I live right now makes it even more attractive!
Lets see you tackle the wasp nest next,Marty style!
A nightly splash of diesel should do the trick. 😈👹
Nah leave it if they aren't a nuisance. Seems it took him all this time to come across it, it's either been there for years or they'll move on eventually.
Unless they are around the house best to leave them. They do a lot of good.
@@HiVizCamo nests don't move kn without a reason, and if they stay, they get bigger, until they reach a size where they start new nest
@@RetiredPilot what good do wasps do, they attack bees, they don't pollinate , they are predators
Hey Marty, love your scrub mower buddy they don't build them like that anymore. Oh mate that view from your drone was the money shot for sure mate. Awesome spot you have there, very lucky man. 🤠🤝🇦🇺
If it’s not a rude question Marty, how much land do you have there?
We live on about 17 acres in Gippsland, southern Victoria Australia.
16 ha of steep hillside
@@MartyT Our place is pretty hilly too. But it’s all open grazing land. We just love living in the country. Our nearest neighbour is about a kilometre away! Cheers and keep up the great videos. I hope life is treating you well.
Love how you did the robot with the drill that was truly awesome, stuff your daughter will remember forever is having fun with dad
just what i needed. thx.
Another great restoration job, Marty. Loved the Robo Dad routine for your nipper. lol
How is the grease going to get into those bearings with them being sealed? Or did you remove the inner seal for the blade shaft? Look at Steve's small engine saloon he shows why.
The bottom seal is a sealed bearing. The top bearing has the open side toward the grease nipple. The sealed bottom bearing should stop the grease falling out of the bottom of the shaft, then grease will fill up the area from the grease nipple up the shaft and fill the top bearing. A small shot of grease occasionally will keep the top bearing happy.
never ceases to amaze me that you get a pile of rust and bolts working .....then you surprise me by painting something you manage to get going again