Making an Electric Rotary Tiller using junk parts - Zero emissions!!

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  • Опубліковано 9 вер 2022
  • Possibly the worlds most eco-friendly Rotary hoe / garden cultivator made from recycled parts, powered by my hydro turbine.
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  • @N.A.J.
    @N.A.J. Рік тому +3

    Your wife and my wife receive very similar birthday presents. Truly from the heart.

  • @robertlemoine3500
    @robertlemoine3500 Рік тому +137

    I send highest regards sir , you demonstrate regularly that you are only limited by your imagination ! I think all school kids should be made aware of Mr. Marty .

    • @josephboley
      @josephboley Рік тому +14

      We wouldn't have so much junk in our landfill... everyone would know how to fix things instead of throwing it away.

    • @Psartz
      @Psartz Рік тому +1

      No they prefer Tiktok dance.

  • @buffsheeri
    @buffsheeri Рік тому +2

    you and the post apocalyptic inventor really can put old things back to work.

  • @hawesyc
    @hawesyc Рік тому +3

    Where are you Marty? Surely you can get a million subscriptions!
    You should look at a weekly episode!
    I love the country around your property so even a sight seeing event would be good.

  • @goptools
    @goptools Рік тому +2

    That little tiller does a nice job. Great idea swapping the old gas engine for a nice, quiet electric motor!

  • @steved9154
    @steved9154 Рік тому +169

    Hi Marty. There should be a metal bar bolted to the end of that rusty bracket between the wheels. The bar digs into the ground & acts as a brake to prevent the hoe from taking off on you. The length of bar in the ground controlled the depth of cut.
    My Dad had a Masport Rotahoe with this system.

    • @MichaelSteeves
      @MichaelSteeves Рік тому +13

      The bar makes for an interesting control dynamic. If you want to dig deeper, you push the handles down which digs the bar in and lets the tines spin in place (and dig). If you want to go shallower, you lift up and it moves forward without digging as much.

    • @Hunter4042012
      @Hunter4042012 Рік тому +6

      Bar or plough? MIne has a plough atatchment.

    • @branchandfoundry560
      @branchandfoundry560 Рік тому +5

      @@Hunter4042012 Same here. I have the TroyBilt Horse. A plow--with or without hiller/furrower wings--can be fitted to the depth control bar.

    • @mrfishyman
      @mrfishyman Рік тому +1

      My old man's one had the bar and ud kick it up to maneuver it and back down to help just crawl along. Also that's spinning way fast I reckon it would work better with different pulleys to slow the hoe down. Looks good though.

    • @WowCoolHorse
      @WowCoolHorse Рік тому +6

      @@Hunter4042012 a plough is just a fancy bar when you think about it

  • @jackpeaches1528
    @jackpeaches1528 Рік тому +2

    You my friend need to make your own school and start teaching the new generation of kids these skills you possess.

  • @liammeharry
    @liammeharry Рік тому +2

    Your wife is a lucky woman. What a beautiful birthday present

  • @carlosmontoya8658
    @carlosmontoya8658 Рік тому +2

    Hello from Virginia, USA contiguous. Watch you regularly. You are versed in a multitude of awares, activities, 2 stroke and 4 stroke, etc. We enjoy your content a good deal, sir! Just a note to say thanks for sharing!!!

  • @localcrew
    @localcrew Рік тому +3

    One under appreciated aspect of using a plug-in Rototiller: You can always find your way back to the house.

    • @StephanePlaisance
      @StephanePlaisance Рік тому

      unless the wire gets eaten by the tiller and ends up mangled in the blades. anyway a fantastique job, as always, but likely meant to be manned by dad rather than mam.

  • @jimmyhackers8980
    @jimmyhackers8980 Рік тому +44

    more of these electric builds please, with all your free hydro electricity, its a no brainer :)

    • @fie1329
      @fie1329 Рік тому

      Plus they are not even "obnoxiously loud" :D

  • @svthorasailing4868
    @svthorasailing4868 Рік тому +5

    Hahaha that’s awesome,just disguise new finds as birthday presents 🎁,happy birthday Mrs Marty T.

    • @geoffdean3532
      @geoffdean3532 Рік тому +2

      Lucky girl.

    • @svthorasailing4868
      @svthorasailing4868 Рік тому +1

      @@geoffdean3532 absolutely,she’s definitely a keeper,lol.Can’t wait for the Xmas reveal also.

    • @emf333
      @emf333 Рік тому +1

      Honey! I got you a new tractor!

  • @rastaralph7154
    @rastaralph7154 Рік тому +2

    I bought an electric tiller from Aldi and for the size of it it's amazing. It only cost £60 too. It could of done with wheels on the back but is still great. Cheers 👍❤️💛💚

  • @milkman81
    @milkman81 Рік тому +1

    My Grandfather would be super proud of you!

  • @josephlwallssr6166
    @josephlwallssr6166 Рік тому +2

    Very , economical and just in time, ( I think?) For spring garden in New Zealand! Ausum!😀👌
    I am happy ,you and your family survived the flooding!

  • @daddyg5654
    @daddyg5654 Рік тому +1

    Really cool Marty! Now all you need to build is a rotary sieve to clear the stones from the garden.

  • @scroungasworkshop4663
    @scroungasworkshop4663 Рік тому +58

    Well done Marty, I also used the handlebar switch of an old 240v electric mower. I think I would fit a pulley half the size of the one you have on the lecky motor, that will halve the spin rate on the tines but double the HP, of course if it’s in high range putting it in low range might help too. It’s fun to make this stuff👍👍👍 cheers Stuart 🇦🇺

    • @ferrumignis
      @ferrumignis Рік тому +13

      I was thinking the same, blades seemed to be spinning pretty fast so smaller pulley could really help.

  • @garyburgmylifeandtimes6354
    @garyburgmylifeandtimes6354 Рік тому +1

    I will be honest, that’s the first electric tiller I have seen in my life. OUTSTANDING!!!

  • @flir67man84
    @flir67man84 Рік тому +8

    I see it now.. You got every tiller manufacturer trying to invent a eco tiller now.. you just upended the entire industry....👍👍😂😂😂

    • @jimthain8777
      @jimthain8777 Рік тому +1

      I was thinking the same. Marty needs to guard that prototype it's worth a fortune!

  • @Monkeysic
    @Monkeysic Рік тому +1

    Water powered tiller, now that's green! Seems to do a good job!

  • @stuartjackson7368
    @stuartjackson7368 Рік тому +37

    Hi Marty, great innovation there, I would suggest that the rotors are spinning far too quickly. Perhaps reduce the gearing with the pulleys a lot to slow them down, probably by 2 thirds at least, that will help with torque and it will bite into the soil better without spraying it out of the back.

    • @MartyT
      @MartyT  Рік тому +26

      Yes it needs a smaller pulley on the motor and a few other little improvements

  • @caveweta
    @caveweta Рік тому +18

    I’ve got an old Masport rotary hoe, it’s about 50 years old, lives in the shed all year and always starts every year when it’s time to get the potato bed ready. 4 strokes from the sixties just seem to go on forever. Another kiwi classic.

    • @davidp8157
      @davidp8157 Рік тому +2

      Our one owned from new ( 1967 from its id plate) was never a good starter and had a problem of a sticking valve, but about 2 or 3 years ago, I changed it to electronic ignition, which made it crazy easy to start and ultra reliable. In my opinion well worth the small price and minimal work. Highly recommend considering this upgrade

    • @roguenz9848
      @roguenz9848 Рік тому

      I have an old Masport 4 as well :) Purchased 2nd hand by a family friend maybe 15 years ago, he passed last year at 83, was used plenty by my mum and now lives with me. Great piece of kit!

  • @stanpatterson5033
    @stanpatterson5033 Рік тому +5

    I still prefer piston-power, but I must give a tip of the hat in this instance for the ingenuity and sheer fortitude for the conversion here. While the engine itself did appear to be a lost cause, the chassis was salve-able, and yes... hats off on installing e-power and keeping the machine effective at providing its intended function.
    Merely my own preference, but I would seek pulleys of differing size... smaller on the motor, and larger on the driven end, to slow the rotation of the tines a bit, to avoid the "spray" of material being far-flung.

    • @mikeznel6048
      @mikeznel6048 Рік тому +2

      I prefer internal combustion as well but if I had free electricity generating on my property, I’d have tons of electric powered stuff too.

  • @larryalexander4833
    @larryalexander4833 Рік тому +1

    Marty goes green and makes wife happy 👍🛠️👍😊

  • @TheWebstaff
    @TheWebstaff Рік тому +2

    That looks like some nice soil you've got there.
    Much better than your common dirt!

  • @stuartpickles6907
    @stuartpickles6907 Рік тому +1

    It's 6am here in sw Missouri and the first thing I'm gonna do today is watch Marty build a tiller.

  • @brandonconard
    @brandonconard Рік тому +54

    I’ve started tinkering with old lawnmowers and bad carbs, and have been fixing them up and they actually work.
    Your videos inspire me to want to get out and try something new, like small engine repair

    • @born2soon
      @born2soon Рік тому +2

      America needs more small engine repairmen! Too any fixable lawn mowers going to the curb for want of a $5 diaphragm!

  • @OmarPopioco
    @OmarPopioco 6 місяців тому +1

    That looked like godzilla walking through downtown - it didn't even flinch when it contacted the soil 👍👍 ... and its so silent.. (at least in the video)
    Great Frankenstein build!!! fun to watch 😄👌👌👌

  • @machinist5828
    @machinist5828 Рік тому +1

    Sweet! I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product.
    Cheers
    Terry from South Carolina USA

  • @stephenreese5921
    @stephenreese5921 Рік тому +1

    Vehicles and planes are going electric, so larger implications should as well. Good on you for leading the way!

  • @williambracken1447
    @williambracken1447 Рік тому +1

    That’s really cool! I love how quiet it is

  • @robmyers4046
    @robmyers4046 Рік тому +2

    I love your videos cos you don’t show every nut and bolt being undone just an overview
    Keep them coming 😊

  • @blakerichardson414
    @blakerichardson414 Рік тому +1

    Can't wait to see an anniversary gift!

  • @avrel820
    @avrel820 Рік тому +1

    Amazing job getting it going with the electric motor

  • @ravivo2001
    @ravivo2001 Рік тому +7

    So relaxing to see someone who knows what he is doing

  • @ckmoore101
    @ckmoore101 Рік тому +1

    What a great idea. A few tweaks and that thing will be worthy of a fresh paint job.

  • @tattoosteveneo
    @tattoosteveneo Рік тому +1

    I would add a vfd that way you can slow it down and still have the same amount of power. Always great to see your vids and I’m super glad you are doing good with all that rain you’ve had lately.

  • @lawrenceengel3330
    @lawrenceengel3330 Рік тому +1

    Marty T is the master of repurchased machinery 👌

  • @toddrouch7526
    @toddrouch7526 Рік тому +1

    Job well done, turning otherwise junk into a functional tool. 👏👏

  • @boomish69
    @boomish69 Рік тому +1

    I mean what on earth, I wouldn’t have given that old thing a second look especially with the old carb hanging off & the spark plug gone, I love it, an inspiration to us all!! Marty you are our recycling hero..Awesome

  • @jefferyholland
    @jefferyholland Рік тому +1

    I have a small electric tiller that is very handy to turn over my small garden each year. So convenient and quiet plus almost maintenance free. I am sure that motor will be just fine for that size tiller and will do the job for years to come. Well done

  • @yokiniqu
    @yokiniqu Рік тому +2

    Cool! Just need to add your depth bar.

  • @PS-Straya_M8
    @PS-Straya_M8 Рік тому +2

    Ok literally we can appreciate Marty is by far the best .. Grave Robber of old machinery!! 😁

  • @jarmstrong2843
    @jarmstrong2843 Рік тому +1

    Looks like a nice job repurposing an old tiller. Seems to work very well! 👍👍👍

  • @dwaynekoblitz6032
    @dwaynekoblitz6032 Рік тому +9

    It's only stupid if it doesn't work. That's pretty dang clever right there, Marty. Another job well done.

  • @born2soon
    @born2soon Рік тому +1

    Idea for a project! A reel type push mower that shreds leaves!

  • @marcfechtner1074
    @marcfechtner1074 Рік тому +1

    Nice work Marty!! Creative and green 👍🏻

  • @jamespayne8781
    @jamespayne8781 Рік тому +2

    I did this with a one man post hole machine. The two stroke gas engine was just too persnickety and couldn’t be relied on to start on demand. I had a five thousand rpm, eighteen amp universal motor off an old Clark floor sander ( about the right rpm ) with the right sized pto which slid into the gear case nicely. It also worked well. Ultimately I made it into a boom mounted digger with two bicycle wheels at the far end. The hard pan below the thin top soil is so hard it would lift the wheels and eight foot boom completely off the ground as a put my full weight on the auger. Love your ingenuity.

  • @CoryMT
    @CoryMT Рік тому +1

    That's a fine electric powered catapult/slingshot (I agree with others that it seems to spin too fast).
    Thank you for sharing!

  • @johnmccanntruth
    @johnmccanntruth Рік тому +5

    You are just the master at cobbling something together from nothing.

  • @larrymaxwell5535
    @larrymaxwell5535 Рік тому +1

    Excellent thanks for sharing !

  • @redneckgearheadgarage495
    @redneckgearheadgarage495 Рік тому +1

    I have to admit, when you broke the gear selector shaft off I got a chuckle out of it. That's normally not your style but it happens.

  • @michaelschuenemann3505
    @michaelschuenemann3505 Рік тому +9

    What a Brilliant Fix - You have Rescued a Tiller and now it will become a Garden Workhorse - well done indeed - You are soooo Smart ! We love Your Videos and many Cheers from us in Australia !!!!

  • @brucetutty9984
    @brucetutty9984 Рік тому +9

    I had a small pond in the section once, which grew masses of tadpoles, and so frogs, and they ate all the slugs and snails. We went from a slug/snails problem to seeing nothing but frogs. It was fun, biologically stable, and chemical free.

    • @trevorslater2746
      @trevorslater2746 Рік тому +1

      Not many frogs around now it seems ,late sixtys driving on a country road at night came across hundreds of frogs crossing the rd ,now you're lucky to ever see them ,chemicals etc ??

  • @Kowyn
    @Kowyn Рік тому +2

    My father did this about 30 years ago, still to this day he uses it every spring to turn the garden, I'll have to post a video someday.

  • @stratuslocktheautobot4421
    @stratuslocktheautobot4421 Рік тому +1

    Hi Marty, I noticed you mentioned you have slugs in the garden. The best thing to use is beer!
    Put beer in bowls or Mason jars place them around the garden. With in no time the slugs will go right into the beer. After it fills up with dead slugs throw the dead slugs away and refill the Mason jars/ bowls with beer. Any beer will do
    I know this sounds crazy but it actually works for keeping slugs away from garden! My friends mother uses beer to get rid of slugs and her garden was green and beautiful!
    Love your videos keep up the amazing work.
    🧡 from the States 🇺🇸

  • @andrewradford3953
    @andrewradford3953 Рік тому

    No smell, no noise, reliable. Perfect solution.
    Leads and boards with rcds(residual current device) are reasonably cheap if your circuit board doesn't have them.

  • @deephorizon1365
    @deephorizon1365 Рік тому +7

    Marty, I just started binging all your videos again, I'm extremely jealous of the sheer ingenuity and pure engineering skills it takes to be this resourceful. You're really living in a "Mad Max" paradise and it's so cool!!

  • @stevenjohannesen88
    @stevenjohannesen88 Рік тому +1

    I love to watch a good redneck conversion, great Vlog ❤️🦘🦘🦘

  • @mcmaddie
    @mcmaddie Рік тому +2

    12:27 Nice effect with camera shutter speed. Seems that the thing is rotating clockwise yet dirt is flying to right.

  • @larrimos
    @larrimos Рік тому +1

    The treasure here is Mrs. Marty. She sees and appreciates Mr. Marty’s tinkering…..as long as it isn’t another tractor.😊

    • @jimurrata6785
      @jimurrata6785 Рік тому +1

      Just wait to see what he gets her for their anniversary! 🤣

  • @Shagnasty
    @Shagnasty Рік тому +1

    Marty, that is a fantastic idea. Taking something with a bad engine and converting it to electric. I am glad to see it working. Thank you for sharing. Can't wait until you get another project.

  • @michaelhagy7770
    @michaelhagy7770 Рік тому +1

    Hello Marty, I love your channel, you might be the smartest, most inventive person on You Tube land. Keep up all your hard work and amazing videos.

  • @rowdystrongarm463
    @rowdystrongarm463 Рік тому +1

    Dam brother! Your genius knows no bounds.

  • @markdudar6632
    @markdudar6632 Рік тому +1

    Good job Marty saved another one

  • @Ray-lo4hr
    @Ray-lo4hr Рік тому +2

    Hello from Canada.

  • @Mikeeey01NZL
    @Mikeeey01NZL Рік тому +99

    Marty the gearbox has two speeds, you rotated the change mechanism 90 degrees one way, try 180 degrees the other way. (90 up =low - middle = neutral - 90 down =high)

    • @MartyT
      @MartyT  Рік тому +36

      Ahh.. Thanks mate I'll try that now

    • @benrobertson7855
      @benrobertson7855 Рік тому +3

      Used my gem 25 year ago with the outputs all going into a pipe under a trialling plow.co2 back buried,,etc .great stuff ,but if you make charcoal and put that in ........

    • @h.c5750
      @h.c5750 Рік тому +5

      @@benrobertson7855 do you mean that you were pumping the exhaust into the ground?

    • @mawe42
      @mawe42 Рік тому +2

      Seemed to be spinning a bit to fast to me!

    • @Mikeeey01NZL
      @Mikeeey01NZL Рік тому

      @@mawe42 Yes I'd say you are correct, the different engine rpms are not to different but add the new pulley ratios....
      I suspect Marty had already worked this out and selected the low gear on the gearbox, it still appears to be going like a bat our of hell.

  • @johnhancock517
    @johnhancock517 Рік тому +1

    Best diagnoses EVER: "whatever it used to do, it doesn't do it anymore." 🤣

  • @HowIDoItFaM
    @HowIDoItFaM Рік тому +14

    Marty Never ceases to Amaze!

  • @horstszibulski19
    @horstszibulski19 Рік тому +1

    I would love if my neighbours would use one like that...
    😱👍👍👍

  • @alegit123456
    @alegit123456 Рік тому +1

    First time I've seen you break something!!

  • @michaelwilliams4086
    @michaelwilliams4086 Рік тому +1

    If Ben Hur had been a gardener, he would definitely have wanted one of those and it is quiet enough not to have scared his horses😉

  • @johnnyzander1466
    @johnnyzander1466 Рік тому +1

    The, - Happy bithday ''giggle giggle'' to you, part made me laugh so hard I spit out my coffee.. 🤣😂

  • @whatcouldgowrong8323
    @whatcouldgowrong8323 Рік тому +1

    Excellent work Marty, Mrs Marty should be happy with her birthday present.

  • @CharlesManch
    @CharlesManch Рік тому +1

    Well f*kin' look at-choo!! Nice! Rock guard definitely necessary, lol.

  • @LHVMleodragonlamb
    @LHVMleodragonlamb Рік тому +2

    zero emissions sounds respectable. 🎖

  • @jayeff3196
    @jayeff3196 Рік тому +1

    I love the way you are explaining to your good lady what you have created....😄🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @larogersii1
    @larogersii1 Рік тому +3

    Ingenious idea. I dont think it will be very usful but I love ve how you did it and thought of it. Love you videos they are very informative and a lot of fun to see what you do next. I wish I had the opportunity to get an escalator like you did. I am always amazed at what you do to get things running again thanks a lot

    • @MartyT
      @MartyT  Рік тому +5

      Yeah It will get a lot of use, It actually did a pretty good job of wiping out the weeds and tilling the soil, much faster than doing it by hand

  • @mopar4656
    @mopar4656 Рік тому +1

    Hooray for can-do, Kiwi ingenuity.👍

  • @ManJO601
    @ManJO601 Рік тому +1

    BEAUTIFUL A man that uses his God given Talent !

  • @philclements2340
    @philclements2340 Рік тому +1

    Great idea . As others have said you need a tiller depth bar on the back and you need to lift the wheels and get it into the soil properly

  • @johnmolloy5913
    @johnmolloy5913 Рік тому +1

    that was a brainy idea making it electric it seemed like it worked realy well could not believe how well it cultivated good idea...

  • @Oh-Jay52
    @Oh-Jay52 Рік тому +1

    #livingoffthesolarsystem ! Job well done there mate ! The epitome of recycling and Green living !

  • @grahamwood9842
    @grahamwood9842 Рік тому +1

    Clever man!! And it is sooo quiet.

  • @HogshooterHotrods
    @HogshooterHotrods Рік тому +1

    Love it!! generating your own power and using the electric motor torque is a stroke of genius for sure, she was a bit worn but you have proven it will do work still and it is quiet to boot!!

  • @thomasbrown9402
    @thomasbrown9402 Рік тому

    Happy Birthday, Mrs T!

  • @cadcad4974
    @cadcad4974 Рік тому +1

    Marty, your projects are always interesting when combined with your skills of imaginativeness, resourcefulness, & ingenuity!
    Hopefully, you have recovered from all the rain. Like all the heavy machines & your wrenching abilities!

  • @jamesjenkins81
    @jamesjenkins81 Рік тому

    Hi Marty - Heath Robinson would be proud of you, well done, greetings from Wales.

  • @bobpowers9862
    @bobpowers9862 Рік тому +5

    That was amazingly quiet. I think it's a wee bit fast, and a smaller motor pulley would sort that out, and give more digging torque too. Nice job, though.

  • @bren70ssss94
    @bren70ssss94 Рік тому

    She's not even slightly phased that you turn up with this contraption , excellent missus 👍😁

  • @tonyhussey3610
    @tonyhussey3610 Рік тому +1

    Just need a Tesla Battery on that bad boy and you are the slickest dude on the mountain.... 👍👍👍👍
    At first I was sceptical...but really liked how quiet it was..and free/clean energy 👍👍

  • @richardmiller4104
    @richardmiller4104 Рік тому +1

    And next week we will have how to make an incinkerator out of a Landover gearbox. Haha good video.

  • @blairguinea6811
    @blairguinea6811 Рік тому +1

    Kiwi ingenuity...............nice work Marty 🙂

  • @jamesread11
    @jamesread11 Рік тому

    That’s one lucky wife! I wish I got birthday presents like that!

  • @rhysfirth3506
    @rhysfirth3506 Рік тому +2

    That's a blast from the past! We had one of those in the 80's and early/mid 90's to fill the vege garden. That became my job in late primary and early high school.
    These days we have a larger red Masport that doesn't get much use since we got the tractor!

  • @mortglickman3217
    @mortglickman3217 Рік тому

    Happy Birthday Mrs. Marty!

  • @msanchez7317
    @msanchez7317 Рік тому

    - Clutch engagement rod breaks off.
    - Engages clutch, bearings rumbling like marbles.
    "Appears to be OK!"
    I love your enthusiasm!

    • @MartyT
      @MartyT  Рік тому

      Hehe that bearing will be good for another 10 million revolutions ;)

    • @msanchez7317
      @msanchez7317 Рік тому

      @@MartyT true enough! Love your ingenuity.

  • @sflotr
    @sflotr Рік тому +1

    And no-one lost any limbs!!! 👏

  • @MrGeroth
    @MrGeroth Рік тому +1

    Marty you are amazing. Thanks for sharing.

  • @blackbuttecruizr
    @blackbuttecruizr Рік тому +1

    Excellent upcycling