Homemade Backhoe and $500 David Brown Tractor clearing a culvert

[@jimjonrs3932]

The weather, the birds singing, old tractors, looks like paradise to me.

[@fullrom1179]

And don't forget to mention the huge property !

[@makingithappen9722]

U got it. We have -22 ° C (-7 ° F) and 100 cm (3.28 Feet) snow ❄️, in northern Sweden.

[@anthonyoer4778]

@@makingithappen9722 God Jul!

[@Kaitler_Motorsport_Engineering]

@@makingithappen9722 We need a bit of that here in Melbourne Aust, tomorrow Sunday 34deg C, Monday 42deg C snow - nil.

[@makingithappen9722]

@@anthonyoer4778 Swedish, 👌 where are you from?

[@peewee.3138]

My dad’s first tractor when I was a kid was a db case 990 around 1980 in New Brunswick, Canada. I was about 5 years old and it took both my feet to push in the clutch but I was able to harrow the fields to help out! Great videos! John from Canada!

[@tedwilliams5253]

Peewee.31 from N.B. Canada myself

[@johnniewelbornjr.8940]

She's functional and, yep, beats a shovel! Love the sound of that old tractor... I just find it hard to imagine some of the new machines working 75 to 100 years from now...

[@BarnStangz]

Job well done Marty! It's nice to see that these old machines have a new lease on life!

[@arwelagrimachinery]

Should curl the bucket right out and extend the boom right out when you park it so the ram rods are as hidden as possible to stop them rusting

[@brianbaughan5683]

I like watching you get those old machines running again and working them, the backhoe may be home made but it’s still neat and seems to work pretty good, enjoy your videos

[@aaronjohn6586]

Really great show of why it's so great you have those well used but still serviceable equipment. Along with your "community" coming together!

[@TheMetalButcher]

That one actually still looks pretty tight. Probably not used that much since it's a homeowners class machine.

[@ThePreyMantas]

@@TheMetalButcher And it sounds like the motor is running very well and now starting easy.

[@KubotaManDan]

Great video of your little Paradise and amazing rebirth of vintage machinery. Thanks for sharing

[@Ham_rig97]

This has to be one of the best channels on KZbin.

[@joncopley4784]

I really enjoy your vidoes , your are such a practical man ,,and you can virtually fix anything i am envious ,being a practical man myself i relate to a lot of the stuff you do

[@iwanthomas4902]

The old Dai Brown will get the job done! My Dad had one the same and it never failed! Great video!

[@Paulman50]

I was using one in the early 80s that broke in half wile I was using it. The tank and hood smashed the dash around the steering column. Other than that it ran fine.

[@jakemurphy9536]

Seeing the kid at the end of the video had me think what a wonderful childhood, living in that environment.

[@aw738]

Need a higher flow pump on the backhoe. You need to also load the tires on your David Brown.

[@Anonymousxxiiii]

I love backhoes. I bought a 1988 Jcb 3cx with extra dig and 4wd. It's the best purchase I've ever made in my life. Helps me out with so many things. Everyone. GO BUY A JCB 3CX.👍

[@mrschwifty5564]

Well worth the money and time you have in the equipment. And it sure does beat using a shovel.

[@the_hate_inside1085]

Perfect size job for the setup, and the cows were looking cheerful.

[@nigelmonicahobson1267]

Nice job boy’s, old machinery can still do the job wow👍👍👍

[@silvergrizzly316]

Marty, that New Zealand is a beautiful place my friend. Always love to see a new video pop up from you buddy!! 👍Jay👍

[@weets69]

I agree. NZ is on the bucket list to visit.

[@Kowyn]

Love seeing old stuff put back to work, I feel like if a machine could talk it would tell you it's happiest being used. Also pleases put a guard on that PTO shaft, I've seen good ones fail in spectacular fashion, they can easily kill or mangle you, just a couple of steel hoops will do the job.

[@davidp8157]

Hi, see you are struggling for traction towing the nufeild setup even though you have reasonable rubber on the 990. If you bring your boom in and as near to vertical as you can in transit, you move your centre of pivot from half way from nuffield axle to boom, to closer to the nuffield axle, so instead of lifting the back of the 990, you can actually get traction, also, suspect there is little water in your rear tyres, we used to run water to top of rim plus half of the tread above the rim, hope this makes sense and helps, cheers keep up the good work

[@kengamble8595]

What we use to say " better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick " ! 😊 I think it done fine! Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍

[@erwinvandeursen3916]

All nice and such, but come on, 7,5 minutes, we demand more of your time haha great stuff. We will be waiting for the next one.

[@graycox6261]

Definitely looks like paradise.

[@ThePreyMantas]

The tractor is sounding great. I think you can find those used back wheel weights pretty inexpensively. They would give you some good traction. On a side note, the weather looks great there!

[@ToreDL87]

Just use the independent rear wheel brakes = Limited Slip Diff.

[@pjneslo8979]

Marty you have it made it New Zealand, what a beautiful little paradise... Love your videos bud!

[@observantservant2135]

That ol Perkins just keeps on pumpin

[@toodle171]

No matter the age or wisdom of a man he will never tire of power tools and muck. Cows, chickens and a dog are all bonus.

[@stevemurphy6599]

I may not be the first to say that there really is no need to speed things up. I'm sure I'm not the only one who could watch this all day in real time.

[@briananthony4044]

Same here, I watch the hour plus long vids glued to the screen, and I'm not a farmer. Just fascinating.

[@John.strong]

I have this feeling that if you lift the bucket up and all the way in when towing it will give more traction, more weight in the draw bar

[@MartyT]

You're right, I didn't realise it was so far out until I saw the footage

[@rhinostrange8025]

was thinking the same

[@louisegoffin842]

I have a lot of respect for this tractor, gone into the wood, worked in the farm

[@brianmoore5498]

prettiest spot to work in that i have seen yet!

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear Marty T. Good to see that stabil backhoe at work again. Please kindly allow me to suggest to modify that free spinning shaft. With a kind of cage one will have a lot more security respectively protection. 2) Dear good old David B.. You smoked quite a bit out of your exhaust. Are you a little bit ill maybe? Whatever: get well soon. ;-) :-) Thanks a lot for making taping editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all involved life forms (humans, sheep, rams, cows and tractors).

[@jimmypopp2695]

This thing is so cool. I have an Oliver 550 with a front end loader. I love it.

[@michaelshallett6665]

Marty I enjoy watching your videos.your one clever fella.. watching from Maine USA .. I have a 1955 Farmall Cub I H

[@Brad.whatthe]

All that beautiful crystal clear water would be nice over on the west island Marty we need it about now, and I love how the chooks and cows come down to check the finished product

[@WilliamWagner-hq9ut]

You brought the whole ranch with you!

[@rimmersbryggeri]

Looks like that could be a pretty nice place for a hop garden.

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great Video MartyT, I was mistaken, i thought you were going to excavate the pipes, ! funny watching a nuffield back axle behind a david brown! thanks for sharing

[@billjunking_fool5549]

Nice to make use of the old backhoe that way cool video

[@1fatcat65]

Ok I would make a complete sitting area with picnic bench and hammock next to that waterfall👍

[@markvittorini5163]

Watched the Hitachi rescue and restoration work and looks like good things happen to good people! Very impressed with your knowledge and skill. Really enjoy the videos and watching you get things done with it. You gave it a new lease on life!

[@paulwomack5866]

Wow - really surprised at the DB wheelspin around 0:56 - I grew up on a farm, and (IME) a tractor that size can pull a LOT (oh, and while I'm here, I LOVE your approach to restoration which is: to start with do the routine maintainence the previous owner SHOULD have done - filters, seals, bearings and fluids. A refreshing change from the "total strip down and mirror polish everything" school of KZbinr)

[@georgedeedsnotwords2162]

Aged not useless . Works quite well for the price . Great job on restore . Still need to work on pto shaft though . "Deeds not words" Its not as much on what is sead but what one does .

[@johnhansen4550]

Merry Christmas! Wishing you and your family God's Blessings as we look to the New Year!

[@donbraden8533]

Marty very nice farm I like the homemade backhoe works really nice

[@danielringel4840]

Calming by watching. Really, big thanks for these series, which let globalization and all its bad circumstances seem far away. Amazing nature and environment, makes thoughts why not living just another place and another way of life. Keep enjoying and doing that big boy's stuff! :-)

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

I see the backhoe takes a few of the three point hitch points. A couple of the unused hitch components should have bars to hook up a thousand lb. Weight of concrete for the back of the David Brown. That would make the lashup more useable. Then straighten out the driveshaft on the pto so you can turn it about 200 rpm faster and will make the backhoe turn a pretty lift and stop being so sluggish. Unless you are already peaking the high pressure dump valve. If so all it would do is heat the oil. Probably needs a filter in the hydro summers.

[@jamesvwblack]

Damm I love the old tractors

[@DVSME]

Looks like a great spot to build a swimming hole.

[@abelpadilla7789]

Stay Awesome Marty T. Enjoying your videos

[@johnhansen4550]

Great footage. Our weather in Nebraska was almost as pretty as yours this week.

[@ddoyle11]

That is one curious cow! You should give her a featured role in more videos!

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear ddoyle 11 LOL 👍👌👏 Yeah, I bet this tripod was trembling of fear. The cow probably smelled the salt from hands on the grip. But fortunately it wasn't enough dried sweat on it so that the cow didn't lick. Best regards luck and health.

[@MikeNexusCastle]

Fewer cows, more sheep!

[@wolfgtweb]

Neat to see one of these. Not sure if these are common over there but I'm pretty sure this is the David Brown responsible for the "DB" in the Aston Martin DB series (which is what made Aston Martin the brand we know today). Cool piece of history.

[@jontisdall6248]

@ Gregory Wolf, Perfectly correct, also one time owner of the shipbuilders Vosper Thorneycroft, and of course luxury car brand Lagonda.

[@Frank-Thoresen]

Nice to see the David Brown and the backhoe in action. Is it practical/possible to upgrade the hydraulic pump to make the backhoe to work faster?

[@stugallop4561]

The DB running a lot better Marty after the service... not too much exhaust smoke now and only after a bit of load goes on for a sec... might clear up a wee bit more yet. Reminds me of my dad's farm at Hokitika

[@matthewb8229]

Good thing the director of photography approved of your camera placement. Otherwise, she would have made you mooooove it. I'll show myself out.

[@nferraro222]

Is this thing really homemade, or is it from the days when backhoes were separate units? The tires do seem kind of heavy-duty, almost like it originally was a tractor.

[@rhinostrange8025]

im pretty sure someone took an old backhoe that possibly the engine blew or the like, and cut the back half off and made a portable unit from that.

[@jdmforever5583]

Yes it looks like an old back half of a tractor turned into a backhoe and I think the tractor used to be a nuffield

[@nferraro222]

@@jdmforever5583 Pretty slick - use it 'til it's dead, then turn it into something else.

[@richfiryn]

Making a small roadside swimming hole in the summer isn't such a bad idea either !!

[@lynneperg6853]

Well done. So often it takes the help of a few good mates. It's good to see the restored machinery put to work. Hope you had a good Christmas and have a super new year. You certainly live in a beautiful country.

[@smokiewilliams5219]

Enjoy your video. All the way from Canada Alberta.

[@super6954]

There is a Manitoba resident here having fun as well. I wonder who's watching from other Canadian provinces ?

[@keithgardner4488]

All the animals are trying to figure out what you two were doing that's for sure!

[@briananthony4044]

Some cows are very curios and nosey, the Jersey I think, the other type here is the Friesian

[@makingithappen9722]

I haven't seen that machine combination before. It looks strange. Miiint 👌

[@brockieireland6481]

Awesome video mate thanks for sharing sharing

[@johndeere3596]

I just saw your video....donu have a video of how you made that backhoe ?

[@garyholt4445]

Marty, you must be the local here in your neck of the woods. If a problem arises you always have a solution.

[@arwelagrimachinery]

Wayne-Roy backactor off a IH backhoe loader?

[@RovingCanada]

Why are your videos so cool?? Asking for a friend...

[@johnhansen4550]

It just shows that you can put together useful equipment without spending crazy money..

[@alabama7636]

Do you run the PTO at 540 or 1100 RPM? Great channel!

[@darrinmerkley3333]

Needs a mesh cover over the PTO shaft n chain guard so it it decides to letgo noone gets hurt

[@briananthony4044]

Yeah, I was watching it wobbling around expecting it to snap under load.

[@TWX1138]

Even the equivalent of a couple of racing driveshaft loops would help.

[@jycalcano5893]

That sounded like Chinese to me, my man. You know I'm gonna be researching "PTO Shaft, Chain guard," and all that :D

[@jycalcano5893]

@John Chrysostom Different saying in my area. Around here its Chinese. Not sure why. I don't question it. And the terms might be 100 years old but I am ignorant of the term in the first place. Love the learning, though.

[@yeagerxp]

Awesome 👍👍👍Thanks for sharing

[@craigpalmer5693]

Awesome video Marty you know what you doing heavy equipment god bless you happy new year 2020 friend

[@tadejtavcar7245]

Merry christmas and good video

[@fynbo1007]

Thank you for sharing your story. Merry christmas to you and your family. God bless

[@paultompkins4829]

Beautiful cows you got they are very cute

[@craigsudman4556]

Good vid, Marty. Thumbs up.

[@seastacker8582]

Great video. I love seeing the old equipment at work. BUT.. maybe next time go way overboard and get the big excavator out. 😎

[@MartyT]

Too far to track the excavator, its about 5km from home and I still need to fix a few things on it

[@Rossisearle]

Yes it's sure is paradise... I visited NZ and my sister, I don't want to come home, keep up good work mate

[@gordbaker896]

Get that PTO shaft replaced and lengthened and safety sleeved. Both shafts should run parallel at the ends. What the hell have you been running into with the DB?

[@fosterchild420420]

Looks like you may need to add some ballast weight to the rear tires of your 990.

[@MartyT]

They are full of water, we should have pulled the bucket in to bring the weight forward

[@heartland96a]

There is a product called Rim Guard is made from I think sugar beets it much heavier than water it won't rust your rims. .down side is its expensive and reeks if it leaks say from a damaged tire. Of course there are iron wheel weights too.

[@georgeledford5556]

loved the waterfall...not sure where you should dig it out though, originally you had an old excavator, just guessing you might of just got it running for someone else...digging all that cobble maybe you should sluice it and look for some gold as waterfalls are famous for their pots of gold...as for me to be able to walk over and get a drink of cool water would be my riches, anyways, love your channel

[@azertyytreza8947]

Seems like the backhoe is a little heavy for the DB990. Maybe it would help if you could link the PTO to the input shaft of the backhoe axle. In that way you have extra traction

[@dendrus1949]

Man, you need a guard on that shaft before someone dies. I've been caught on a PTO, and trust me, it's not something you will enjoy.

[@checkengine1752]

Another thing is riding on a hitch/tongue. I knew a guy that got ran over by a trailer.

[@Handleyman]

I assume that the Banggpod camera was the one that you used at the beginning. In which case it’s not very good. It seemed to cut the footage up into 3 second slices and then jump to the next.

[@MartyT]

I think I got a bad one lol, it corrupts files occasionally, I don't use it much

[@jimmydeatherage9165]

Buddy you dont know how much that trailed bachoe would help me out around my property, wish i had one

[@michaelgarcia7539]

That was pretty cool. Great pieces of equipment.

[@FishplateFilms]

Was it too far to bring the old excavator down Marty? She's a little light on the draw bar...LOL. As you say , still better than a shovel! Nice work gents! Cheers Gregg.

[@MartyT]

Yes its about 5 km from the house, just easier to use the backhoe

[@FishplateFilms]

@@MartyT I guessed it was too far! Great to see the old Excavator going though! Gregg. Thanks for the videos Marty. Gregg.

[@benbowles1014]

Nice one, mate. Looking beautiful over there at present. Are you in the South Island?

[@MartyT]

Thanks mate.. Yes top of the south between Nelson and Marlborough

[@benbowles1014]

Marty T , beautiful spot. We’re visiting there in 2020.

[@michaelwood2297]

I wonder what rear end that backhoe come from?

[@thejavelin7832]

That backhoe is cool! I'd be happy having it. Could use it on my leech line... How much to ship, Marty?? Lol

[@vidili68]

Hi there Good job have good day and happy holidays to all 👍

[@TheCalifornian]

Now your just playing with toys. Great demo too.

[@charleschapman2428]

Is that black pipe connected to a ram pump? Or is it just a supply line? If it's a ram pump could you please show us your set up, I'm sorry if you already have a video on it and I missed it. Sorry I just saw another comment where you said it's not a ram pump. Keep up the good work and happy New year.

[@MartyT]

That pipe is for irrigation to keep the grass growing in the neighbours paddock

[@WayneT51]

Gday mate, enjoying your work. One observation, the PTO looks a bit shaky, it may need a midpoint support of some kind. All the very best for 2020.🇦🇺🍻

[@bigteddy66]

Ye I would be putting a new b&p shaft on it

[@r.ccustomtruckingsydneyaus4632]

even the cows and chooks followed you down there . so funny .

[@tcmtech7515]

I'm kinda thinking that backhoe needs to be transplanted to a complete and functional tractor!

[@tonymmm2850]

Great work mr T cheers

[@Mercmad]

have tried panning to see if the gold content is worth working there?

[@MartyT]

I've never tried it but I'm sure the old timers would have had a good look around these parts. I have had a go with a metal detector on gold setting but only found a few bits of rusty wire

[@siskamore11]

That Moo at the very end. Classic.

[@sabaton787]

You should fill your back tires up with water so you can hold the backend down better