12 Ton Grader for Scrap value Part 3- Long Overdue Repairs & Maintenance

I bought this worn out old Aveling Barford road grader for scrap value a few months ago, I'm slowly working my way through all the issues ...
Thanks Kendall for making the Chain Hood Ornament, Check out his Junk-art page here - / get-smart-art-17334450...
My other channel Angry Ram here - / @angryrambro

[@ewanstewart8011]

What an immense feeling of satisfaction you get when you find the correct nut in a box of old nuts and bolts. In my case said box is over 45yrs old and belonged to my late father 😀

[@bobcranberries5853]

Mines from my grandpa

[@Samuel-nu3uz]

Bob Cranberries ye same

[@MartyT]

Its like winning lotto on a smaller scale

[@kwacker45]

I know exactly what you mean

[@kenleach2516]

With lock down, I have been hunting through multiple boxes and winning!

[@TheSecretsquirrel222]

I know nothing about any form of heavy equipment but yet find myself sitting through all of these vids happily...

[@briananthony4044]

Same here.

[@LPPL123]

Me too. ;) I do love cars though, and they are similar, except these old heavy machines seem to run forever even with sludge for oil.

[@simon2428]

And me !

[@etansey]

Same, and learning lots as I go.

[@ArizVern]

Retired 75. Good video. I'm really glad it's your project and not mine.

[@jackdehaan2267]

Never welded, never been in a grader, never did mechanic stuff. Just a pencil pushing city boy. Yet I love your videos and watch every second. Great stuff and nice work!

[@denisehorsfall6008]

I'm the same. Live in scotland and enjoy watching somebody about as far from me as it is possible to be - Brilliant

[@CaptYellow331]

Not a man then lol

[@RogowskiBubba0864]

Our world would be boring if all the machines were in perfect working order, keep up the maintenance. Love to watch this.😎

[@shaenj]

My brother worked together with me for almost all our lives. He is gone now but still alive in the shed. I miss his making a mess of the tools that I tried to organise.

[@a0cdhd]

At 24:49: The muck floating on the surface of the electrolysing liquid is a combination of Iron 3 chloride (FeCl3), which by itself is slightly acidic in nature. (About pH6 give or take a point or two.) Sodium oxide (NA2O), is the other by product. A concentrated solution of sodium oxide will have a highly alkaline pH of around 14.It is sometimes used in the glass making process and for making Sodium hydroxide (NAOH) which is also called caustic soda or lye. NAOH is also highly alkaline and is often used to clean drains and to make soap. NAOH is also used in the textile industry but I have forgotten exactly what it is used for. Probably to remove fats and waxes from wool. Hope this answers your question.

[@jimbathgate4578]

At some point when trying to salvage something (like this chain), you've got to bite the bullet and say "more trouble than it's worth," so good decision on replacing the chain with new. Bearings and chains are hard to save if they've been overstressed. Nice demonstration on de-rusting the chain with a battery charger. Thanks

[@williamdavidson9009]

Yes and if the chain broke it could take out the other one, bearings or the gears and that could be real expensive

[@bobcranberries5853]

Baking soda instead of salt works just fine too and it’s not corrosive.

[@bobbybeaver4423]

I'm such a cheapskate that I would have been piecing that chain together. After all, how many miles is it actually going to drive in the rest of its days?

[@marcryvon]

@@bobcranberries5853 Thanks for the tip ! 👍

[@brianpomeroy6199]

Great seeing a guy thats good at troubleshooting and cleaning and making do, then spending the money on parts that truly need replacing

[@josephlwallssr6166]

Pretty good chain cleaning...electrolysis! I watched a gentleman "Chigg" who used electrolysis to clean up American Civil War Cannon balls and remove detonator. But yes! Electrolysis has many uses! Thank you for sharing video on maintenance on your road grader!Really enjoyed it!😀

[@wmden1]

Great job on your videos. You are calm, informative and knowledgeable, without being condescending, or bragging, or trying to be funny, all the time. Old heavy equipment is one my favorite subjects, and I like to get old machines back to running, my self. I enjoy your posts. Thank you.

[@MartyT]

Thanks mate, Glad you like my vids

[@ginggur17]

I’m impressed with the electrolysis.

[@bluegrallis]

I have used it several times. I did the engine block from my 1935 WC Allis Chalmers in a 55 gallon barrel. It actually took out lime deposits from the water jacket. I think the block was as clean as one I had baked and shot peened.

[@troyfall6573]

I was thinking he should use electrolysis as soon as i saw that rusty chain. Then he did it.

[@boomish69]

Me too I have never seen that before..

[@absolutely1337]

pre mix the salt in water to dissolve...

[@blancaalegre9522]

Ma

[@dennisevans2677]

I worked for a year for a ready mix outfit. We only had one new single screw tractor everything else was old Mack trucks. We ran those old mixers until they just would not go anymore. Our mechanic was a junky, only good when he was high. It was quite an outfit. The thing to remember was that when work dried up the boss had no bills since he paid cash for all of his equipment. Our dozer a D8 I swear was in John Wayne's movie the fighting SeaBees. It did not have hydraulics everything worked by cable. Our front end loaders were all down to brakes on one wheel if that. Our material ramps were built with just the right amount of slope to stop the loader and let you drop your load. It was a great place to work if you liked going to work at 430 in the morn and by 500 you were covered by cement dust. Worked there until OI went back to work for the local Telco. Good clean telephone work.

[@williamgraham8809]

Patience, skill, and determination combined with knowledge equals usable equipment! Learning a lot from you!

[@jamessmith7691]

You really gotta love these old beauties. No four thousand dollar diagnostic computer needed.

[@johnmacdonald6201]

The hood ornament is sweet as, I take my hat off to the sculptor

[@MartyT]

He's a clever boy, Check out his Junk-art page here -facebook.com/GET-SMART-ART-173344506482887/

[@raualjohnson1739]

Love it too. Great look to it.

[@verney99]

Lazy Barf should be painted with some gold paint 😄

[@fymchannel3946]

i like thats heavy machinery. even 1 tyre flat, stil can use second one on rear. but i don''t know all or just some type.

[@normanbuchanan9710]

it reminds me of spongebob pet snail 🐌 Gary.😹 thumbs up 👍👍

[@rond5661]

Too bad that you couldn't salvage enough chain to make a serviceable one, but your peace of mind with the new one will be invaluable. Loving the new ornament for the front on the grader!!

[@claesmansson9070]

Yes dwelling on an old worn out chain waste of time,but ok 500 dollars for new one,are you sure you buy right place?

[@josephlwallssr6166]

Terrific , maintenence class, on the "74", road grader, Marty! Just what the Dr. Ordered! Those mountain roads, will be in ship- shape before long! Many years of use , in preparation for those future rain, storm, damage !Thank you, Marty!🙂👌

[@chrishunt1042]

It's midnight right now in the UK and I can't sleep so flicked open KZbin and saw this bad boy of a Video. Another quality and thoroughly interesting contribution mate fair play and thanks.

[@michaeldixon908]

Marty, you’re the zen master of backyard mechanics. Great video, learned a bit from each one, thanks for posting your adventures in wrenching.

[@daleeason9687]

I am a great admirer of what you do and the skill and intelligence you show doing it. All of that mechanical skill and superb filming, film editing and story telling. Wow

[@jordannagy774]

I did the same rebuild on the drives of my old cat 12 grader I washed it out with a bucket of diesel under the drain plug and a little drill powered pump and some hose worked amazing

[@MartyT]

Good idea

[@steamfan7147]

Love the hood ornament! I've used lots of old pieces of chain like that to make door hinges, strong as an Ox, never wear out and free.

[@MartyT]

I never thought of that, it would make great hinges

[@M21L35]

Honestly...I'm so far mechanically "un-inclined" that your adaptive wizardry re. making your own specialized tools just blows my mind! It's a pleasure viewing your abilities to overcome each & every repair obstacle.

[@lendavidhart9710]

Nice channel, i know a farmer who never bought new equipment, needless to say he was an excellent mechanic, one time he told me “if you run junk, you got to know how to work on it”. Thank you for posting and sharing.

[@MartyT]

Wise words, he was right

[@michaelmcclure8673]

Marty I teach a class called into to metal working. One of my students before this stay at home order made a hoot owl like yours. Seems that more older ladies are getting into yard art stuff. Glad you're saving the ole girl from scrap.

[@sp00ntastic]

I love it how if you don't have a tool for the job, you make one.

[@drewshepard8002]

Your reasoning behind the chain going bad seems completely logical to me. I would never have thought of that!

[@dextermuir7882]

A basic automotive hint: lug nut removal with less wheel-spin achieved with lever-bar across the hub, diameter vs radius. I used an Aveling Barford forklift years ago, and later a co-worker on Stockton coal overburden contract drove a Rolls-powered Aveling 35-ton dumptruck. That was 'the barfly', and it flew alright, rolleddown the tip-face! Oops :) Seat-belts were not a 'thing', so the driver was *very* lucky to emerge unscathed. Barfly could be an apt nickname for the chain-ornament!

[@danmackintosh6325]

The Lazy Barford... vid gets a like just on the merit of the name, let alone the cool video! loving this channel lately.

[@robertordewald8678]

You realize that with all this love and attention you giving this old girl she may soon start demanding more. It seems at times the more you fix the more you find wrong. I seems to me to become an ugly cycle. The trick is to give her enough attention so she understands she now has a good home but not so well treated that she becomes spoiled and starts demanding attention. I speak Motor Grader and while yours has an Aussie accent she seams quite content with her new situation. You never really own these machines, you serve them while you are charged with there care and keeping.... Seriously, thanks for sharing. I would love to be able to help! If you ever need a manual on an American made machine contact me and I'll try to find it for you. You will pay what I paid plus actual shipping. Regards, Bob Ordewald Staunton Virginia, USA

[@lynneperg6853]

It's great to see the old girl get spiffied up. Too many people toss things out. Today's society is all about disposable stuff. My dad always said that if something was quality made and maintained it would last for generations. Watching you work is confirmation of everything he taught me. Stay safe, well and have a good week.

[@johndglynn]

30 mins of simple pleasures 😀

[@garybelcher8259]

Hello to a kindred soul from a far away continent ... You are 100 percent correct regarding the tires sizes causing additional stress on that drive chain.. I worked in the strip mining coal industry in eastern Kentucky and the western counties of Virginia in the late 60s thru the early 80s.... Operated and worked a lot of old equipment then.. I throughly enjoy watching what you're doing. Stay safe, near Raleigh, North Carolina, USA....🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@tobin1677]

I love how different the reaction is with the electrolysis compared to most of the chemistry channels I watch. Dunno what the precipitate is and don't really care.

[@Charezon]

Henceforth you'll be known as Doctor Marty - the way you fix and "cure" your "ill patients" is always amazing. Thank you for sharing your hard work!

[@Huskiedrive361]

Another great video! Love following the story of each of your pieces of equipment. The snail hood ornament is the perfect statement on the front of the grader. Love it!

[@berniemiller4704]

Marty you don’t Cheshire Cat laugh. I’m glad you don’t that’s and evil laugh which is usually done by someone who get the easy way out. Your a real person and you love these old rusty dinosaurs.

[@Shane-Singleton]

Your friend did an excellent quick job on that hood ornament! I had high hopes for that spare chain after it came out of the electrolysis looking so good. Glad you decided to order another one after finding all the broken bushings. Sometimes pieces just aren't worth the time to save.

[@tomstitt3449]

You are fairly getting a great collection of toys. I like how you have the patience to make sure you get it maintained or repaired properly. Looking forward to the next video of it hopefully up and running and you getting it working grading your extremely long drive.

[@886014]

I always admire Kiwi ingenuity, something I think most of the rest of the world has sadly lost. I did at one stage think about moving across to Christchurch, but got put off by the thought of always having to wear gumboots and a flannel hat :P Awesome job, and a great point on the different tyre sizes.

[@abuubaydullah1]

Damn he is a right one that ram,Its Awesome to see old machines getting new life,old friend of mine all he did was work on old stuff which had been parked up for years and get them nearly back to new he had a small machine shop in his place made lots of the part he couldn't get from nuts and bolts to half shafts and so on Awesome chanel Marty T

[@flatbrokefrank6482]

When i was a lad .....there was a product called lynklife - it was a round tin of grease you dropped your bike chain into and then heated it up - before o ring chains. I also used the family oven for heating crank cases, no matter how i cleaned them the smell of oil was instantly obvious to mum on her return 🙂

[@fymchannel3946]

first heavy machinery i know to start is this machinery . thats time me below 12 year. this my wonderful memoriest at childhood play around that machinery.

[@StephensCustomModels]

Marty, I love this channel. Rebuilding machines that would otherwise be left to the scrapper's torch is awesome. We're so quick to toss stuff into the bin, instead of seeing if we can fix or rebuild it. It's nice to see your hard work.

[@samiam7]

Seriously satisfying to see the maintenance on these old machines

[@justinwright6611]

I was certainly looking forward to this episode and it did not disappoint.

[@TheNetwork]

Came for the mechanics stayed for the birds.

[@Melicoy]

Never is ALL the videos i watched did ANYONE explain as well as you did how to do electrolysis. !!!!!!!!!! THANK you !

[@silasmarner7586]

13:37 when you've got more time than money. And I mean that in the very best way. You've done great work.

[@SeanChYT]

I safely press thumbs up before even viewing the video, and I am never disappointed.

[@alphawolf2993]

those little 12 ton bottle jacks blow my mind

[@MartyT]

Very useful little things, this one is 20t

[@nuuttijussila5482]

I love these old machinery videos and please keep making more videos. Thank You!!

[@matthewbarnes7075]

That gasket material looks a lot like CNH anaerobic gasket sealant. the stuff is really neat, you could set it out for four years and it won't harden, but once the two surfaces meet the stuff tenses up overnight. Seals really well on the old Case tractors we work on. Love the videos!

[@seanwesterdyk]

Putting on that chain art on the front is so cool

[@M21L35]

Hadn't watched in a while & forgot about all your unique indigenous wildlife adding their "comments" in the background! What a truly wonderful & blessed environment you occupy!

[@Scrubworks]

I used to use electrolysis for rusty parts but now I use white vinegar baths. Cheap to buy in bulk and will eat through any rust given a few days submergence.

[@JBFromOZ]

Bringing the old heavy metal back to life, it’s what we do! Cheers for sharing mate

[@barryphillips7327]

The old grader has had a hard life, it was long overdue some TLC.

[@jjcactusandsucculents-open2156]

That was fun Marty T!!! Love seeing you bring these old work horses back to live! Stay safe and healthy. Thank you for sharing! :-)

[@russb3816]

Everytime I watch you with these old machines, I'm so impressed with your knowledge and skills. Awesome channel mate. I really enjoy watching

[@fillg]

I only recently came across your channel and have been watching lots of your videos. When you mentioned your Angry Ram channel I remembered it. I watched a bunch of those videos several years ago. Great content on both channels!

[@lukasholzapfel8285]

Youre Actually right about the Problem being caused by the diffrent tires. I got taught that for a Grader, your always supposed to buy at least 4 new tires if you need new ones.

[@MartyT]

That makes sense

[@waynep343]

Magnets.. removed from Speakers.. in the chain cases... in the hydraulic filter.. in the fuel tank.. .

[@MartyT]

Good idea, I have a few neo magnets on my fridge, I could use them

[@ebutuoyebutouy]

@@MartyT Microwave magnets also awesome. Plenty free microwaves at my recycle center.

[@TheOtherBill]

@@MartyT Old computer hard drives have some really strong ones.

[@axeman2638]

was thinking the same thing but microwave oven magnets

[@axeman2638]

@@TheOtherBill you might want something bigger though.

[@BrassLock]

I've seen a lot of de-rusting videos, and most say to use *_"Arm & Hammer Washing Soda",_* but that's not available in Asia, so I've never tried it. Now I see *_Salt_* works perfectly! We have salt here. Thank You.

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

One of your best video's yet. Nice you thought of your friend. He is an artist.

[@kennethbolton951]

I have found that when you are scraping out gooey stuff kitchen spatulas do a really great job, even with watery liquids and they hold up quite well and are easy to clean off and use again. If you flatten a tin can on one side and grind it sharp like a putty knife you can move the crud right in an pour the stuff out.

[@davida.p.9911]

Now THAT'S recycling! Love the hood ornament! Very creative! I like to repurpose things myself, not a lot I throw away. Looking forward to seeing the old girl running again. 🚜

[@ronaldclark1178]

Marty, I would jack up the rear tire and lower the front. Take a garden sprayer filled diesel and spray it out real good. You are really great at figuring out things so I have no doubt you will get it done. Really good videos!!!!

[@waynemarkum8595]

I was anxiously waiting on this installment. I live in USA, Tennessee. An acquaintance of mine would buy old equipment and repair them, paint them and sell them. made a handsome living. old pieces that you get become labors of love, almost. i'm keeping you in the front row of interest in your projects. All best, and good luck...

[@markfenner7242]

I came across your channel by random surfing a few days ago... Now I'm absolutely hooked!!! Really interesting and good video's. I'm envious of how knowledgeable you are! Also, the Kiwi accent is cool as fooooook!!

[@konsul2006]

It's people like this that needs to go to Mars if we ever go. So much general knowledge and practical know how. Awesome :)

[@Brandon_Balentine]

I had a good laugh when you added the hood ornament to the "Lazy Barford"! Good stuff!

[@rdeanbenson217]

incredible bush tech! love watching your video's, old Diesel Tech here (72, retired x3)

[@-DC-]

Love it nothing more fulfilling than taking a old down at heel machine and bringing it back to life, great content Marty.

[@zeake13]

I love what the chain became!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@D4NS80]

That hood ornament is gold!

[@1425race]

Don't ya just love how electrolysis cleans up rust off steel. I use washing soda as the electrolyte, didn't know you could use ordinary salt. Well done mate. pity you couldn't use the chain afterwards but it does look good on the hood.

[@libertyauto]

I am really enjoying this 12 ton Grader series.

[@paultompkins4829]

Love it dude the guy who had this took care of a rust bucket

[@GrandsonofKong]

Thanks for the update! Love how this is coming along and appreciate you taking us along for the job!

[@stevenjohannesen88]

Your Electrical/ Mechanical/Engineering ability is amazing, great Vlog, very entertaining ❤️🦘🦘🦘

[@randallanderson4999]

After you get this rig back together it's time for a $5K job to pay for it. Great video!

[@redmanreality6243]

I liked the homemade tool for the filter housing but love the custom hood ornament. Always nice to see old bits reused 😁👍

[@truckertom3323]

Excellent stuff Marty, looking forward to seeing her running again on all four.

[@AGermanMan]

So impressed with folks that can look at this massive machine and know exactly how to proceed!! I’m not sure how to change the string on my weedwacker !

[@calebm.5698]

Old machinery like this is awesome because everything is actually really simple, and with a little bit of thinking stuff through and some patience you can solve most problems.

[@jabbalechat7910]

That muck on top of the electrolysis bucket will contain a number of different ferric oxides as well as copper oxide from additives in the original chain lubricants...

[@MartyT]

Nice, I believe the gas coming out is explosive as well- hydrogen, oxygen and chlorine

[@lawrencekirwin9665]

Love your videos brother! Can’t wait for the next grader vid and to see the old girl grading the roads on your property. God bless and thank you!

[@apterex]

Thanks for sharing Marty great to listen to the Tui's as you bring these neglected machines back to life

[@briananthony4044]

Weren't they loud, loved them in the background

[@nickazg]

10:56 something oddly satisfying about that. Also, you know something has gone wrong when your oil looks like melted chocolate!

[@gaius_enceladus]

Great video! Really good to see a cameo appearance by Rambro's son - he's getting to be a big healthy fella!

[@roughneckwolf]

Marty, you're a fuckin' legend. Saving old equipment like this is 10/10. Thanks for giving us hours of entertainment watching you fix and work your junk.

[@johnkirby8849]

That’s quite a cool hood ornament. I’m impressed with the abandoned digger. I bet the wasp nest was an un welcome surprise.

[@GeneralSpecifiK]

I once stripped down an engine down to the block and got just about ready to use, only to find a crack between a cylinder and the water jacket. I was really disappointed at the time, but like your chain - I’d rather find a crack now than put it all together and have it kerplode later.

[@robertkeyes2654]

I've used electrolysis to clean relics I unearth doing metal detecting. Works amazingly well. Excellent demonstration of it in your video. Thanks for sharing your work on this old piece of equipment with us. Always a pleasure to watch you work though my back aches watching you break loose all those rusty bolts and nuts!

[@MartyT]

Thanks mate, it was my first time using electrolysis to remove rust, my method was not perfect but it turned out better than I expected

[@russellskill9145]

Good old Kiwi ingenuity, love your videos

[@6point5by55]

Getting stuff done Kiwi style. Use what you got, innovate if you have to, get it moving and put to back to work. No messing about. Great to see how our friends across the ditch get it sorted.

[@playnhrd]

There is precious little from this video I might be able to directly use in my life, other than re enforcing my hoarder nature. That said, thank you, what a great video to share about an old tool becoming vital again, which is my dream for myself, puns and innuendos aside.

[@jerrystott7780]

Back before I had to retire when I was working on old stuff I kept a square can like Spam came in for cleaning out flat mucky areas like you were doing. Way faster than using round ones and good to put small bolts and screws in so they don't get lost. Have a great day.

[@user-ie8st5qr3y]

Marty, Thank You, We needed some Get Away Time from whats happening all over the world. Love your new "Hood Art". You are one lucky guy to find parts for you new toys.