Rescued Digger & Dozer Build a new Road to my Off-Grid Mountain home

[@MartyT]

These vintage workhorses made it all happen: Hitachi UH043 Excavator: kzbin.info/aero/PLrCvcRxFfyzs547f5Zo7Pwtz6ocSoA7BX International TD9 Series 92 Bulldozer: kzbin.info/aero/PLrCvcRxFfyzsN5h4E6pgE31FY7feHFLDH Fiat 55/66 Tractor: kzbin.info/aero/PLrCvcRxFfyzsKpfVhB36wvCcbTEa3YES- Vibrating Roller: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXPFi5qXrJdpr5I Thanks for watching.. If you enjoyed this vid, don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe. Your support means a lot and helps me keep these vintage machines running!

[@cavemansmancave9025]

Some people’s trash is other people’s treasure. It’s amazing what these machines can do. 😎👍

[@kanecharles92]

Hey @MartyT, I’m hoping to get in touch to ask you something. Is there any way I can get in touch via email or something? No, it’s not a scam 😂. Just over the ditch (Aus) and have a query for you if that’s okay please mate. Cheers, KC.

[@bob_thebuilder]

$6k for an engineer and surveyor to lay out the new road, or, Marty with a door wedge, a spirit level and a rag!

[@andrew40]

That's pretty close to how hiking trails are laid out, and for the same reason.

[@SoleEpiphany]

Don’t forget the rubber band and paper clip, this guy does amazing repairs and work. Better than most television in my opinion😉

[@gerry-p9x]

Sheesh guy had a drive cut from back alley here in town between permits studies fees st least 20k. For a block long. Lane. Uggggh

[@hfraat25]

All done in 28 mins 34 seconds with otherwise scrap machines and a bit of string. Well done .MrT😂

[@sheph7]

If a government job, 5 years for environmental impact statement, 5 years to build, 50 people driving 50 pieces of equipment, and 50 million in tax dollars.

[@allenmkent9141]

Dude! 28 minutes of road construction is not enough for us who appreciate the effort you put in to your resurrected machines. As a retired self-made construction engineer, surveyor, heavy equipment mechanic/operator, welder, building roads and landscaping, I and the majority of your faithful followers can easily digest a 2 - 3 hr video of you knocking your way thru the brush on a side-hill with your gems.

[@garyholt4445]

Marty, as a long term subscriber to your KZbin channel, I have watched the videos where you have rescued the Hitachi excavator, the TD9 bulldozer, the David Brown tractor with the trailing blade, the Fiat tractor and the roller and you have used them all in making this video. Your knowledge and ingenuity amazes me. Machinery that others had abandoned or written off that you then resurrect and bring back to working conditions. Often just the simple things that previous owners should have done like flushing a radiator to fix an overheating problem or simple things like changing oils, filters and lubricants and put these machines back to work.

[@SteifWood]

And like Camarata, all in order to make roads in order to build a mountain castle ... in order to satisfy all the boys in us who doesn't have the means or skills or desires to live so close to heaven. Brilliant.

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Thank you for writing my thoughts! His experience is amazing!

[@FPVsean]

This is the content I originally signed up for on this channel, just marty out maintaining his property in rescued and serviced equipment, it's just pure bliss to watch! I love all your content mate everything you post is a gem, especially fixing or servicing stuff, but the property maintenance stuff is just bliss! So happy you still put out this type of content

[@gooseypig84]

Well written, bro. Summed it up just right.

[@steve_colwill]

Forget all the rubbish on TV, this is what you need: Marty T and a host of rescued machinery doing serious homestead improvements. So therapeutic! 👍🏻

[@willybeeish]

Great watch, thanks. Sitting at home in the UK, overfed and lazy after Christmas, I feel guilty. Hope you and the kids have a lovely holiday. Bill B 🙂

[@c0nd0rill0]

Marty, I am from Russia and watching you several years. I am always delighted to see how the seasons change: it’s summer for us, it’s winter for you, and vice versa. Your talent for repairing and understanding cars is amazing. I always look forward to new videos. Thanks for the content. Cheers ^)))

[@MartyT]

Cheers mate, appreciate you watching!

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

​@@MartyT how and where did you pick up your repair and other skills? I'd watch videos of just Story time!

[@larraparra]

Yep. Marty is doing different "Special operations" than your country.

[@dfar2303]

​@@larraparraWhy is there always someone that has to bring up politics where it's not needed?. 😁👍😉

[@larraparra]

​@@dfar2303Our next neighbor is russia and seeing their actions, that`s enough for reason. Sorry to burst your bubble, am I now mysteriously falling out from window some date?😅

[@gooseypig84]

Jesus Marty! You cut in a side drain with an old tractor better than some grader operators are capable of with their CAT G's! And those views from ground level next to the cut as the tractor and blade(!) passes over ... Spielberg level brother! I love watching the stuff you get up to. It provides an escape to a life we probably all have dreamt of living. Chur bro.

[@MrTrollHunter]

So good to see these good old machines being used for what they were made for instead of sitting around, rotting away in some forest like they were before you rescued them

[@morgansword]

I have watched you for some time. Walking through terrible thick brush to get to the power station you built from a washing machine parts. Its not been handed to you and when you and friend went after those first couple machines.. again packing tools and fuel to get those crippled machines out was marvelous hard work. Ya kept it down to single lane road and depending on how much of this mountain you own, maybe houses will spring up so your quiet freedom is threatened but the kids will love having more kids... hard trades for sure. Your no longer a kid and if you saw this years ago... hats off to you Marty. Happy holidays ahead

[@MartyT]

A small price to pay to escape the rat race 😉

[@VadoVoodoo]

@@MartyT Oi! We're not ALL rats! :)

[@spencerrobinson2719]

You get a lot out of that old equipment

[@watersipper1116]

@@VadoVoodoo And not all up to racing any more.

[@MrBen-uk]

@@MartyTwish I had the skill set great video

[@TrevorDennis100]

The David Brown and blade is working like a half decent grader for you, and the 10° wedge and level made for a half decent survey tool. That's Kiwi ingenuity for you. Way to go Marty.

[@richardphelan8414]

I remember when you brought the old digger out of the wood that has been a long time ago ,No laser level used here for elevation a T square and a wooden wedge and your off building roads ,a tip of my hat to you Marty ,you are a true Renascence man ,I Wish your new subscribers could have see where your equipment has come from and how you rescued it ,the Dozer and the digger , Awesome video with Drone shots thanks Marty

[@beetrootboy9301]

New subscribers are able to see where his equipment has come from as he has provided links to all those videos, showing how he has salvaged each one in the description above. Good thinking eh? 👍

[@wolfpreist]

I remember those videos... when I first saw them I remember looking up that machine, and it was over $100k new. And Marty got it for a tune up basically. *labor not included *

[@johnniewelbornjr.8940]

The Hitachi has come a long way from the days when you pulled it out of the woods and did new seals on the cylinders, eh? Always a pleasure watching the latest resurrections and projects using the old machines, be it an overgrown David Brown, a dozer or excavator (not to mention a myriad of boats, trailers, even power banks). Never realized just how steep a grade you had and it's no wonder the rains cause such huge issues. I'll be curious to see how this new road works out when it comes to the rainy season. Thanks for sharing and here's to a Happy New Year! :) Now if you'll kindly return the warm weather so I can thaw out in North Dakota! lol

[@llr8958]

I like seeing these older machines that were left for dead, go back to work, and serve their purpose once again.

[@leoford1969]

thanks,,,, from one of your favourite kiwi KZbin watchers 😁 I do watch all your videos and I will try to support every video you make,,,, I'll do my best Marty. all the best for the new year coming,

[@MartyT]

Thanks mate, very generous of you.

[@Equinox601]

I feel like all of your acquisitions and restorations have been leading up to this video. It must be very satisfying.

[@boltyk1]

so maybe all of them are just a pieces of initial plan :)))

[@fsj197811]

Nice to see old equipment getting to come out and play like they did in their younger days. As well as saying 'thank you' for saving them. Thanks for sharing!

[@stevenwillson5737]

So good to see all those machines you put so much into , giving it back in spades . Marvellous!

[@juliovillegas19]

Estimado Marty T sigo tu canal hace 5 años y me he divertido mucho con tus videos además de aprender mecánica obvio!!.....y también he aprendido como hacer mucho con poco, definitivamente eres genial.....y se ve lo feliz que eres manejando tus maquinas me imagino lo agradecido que debes estar con Dios......Felicitaciones!!!......Saludos desde Chile!!!

[@gazzafloss]

Marty, you're a one man road building gang. I can't imagine how much time and how many guys leaning on shovels a local government council gang would require to do a job like that. Well done!

[@xandercage2725]

Amazing! Your content reminds me of the old depression era adage: "Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without." Thanks for all the tips, tricks and inspiration.

[@goptools]

Looked like that was a real workout running the excavator. You said you had 8 hours into the job at one point. From the footage you showed in the cab, that would be like rowing a boat for 8 hours straight! Good to see the old machinery in action. That rock pick did an incredible job.

[@JoeSmith-wd8ks]

Nice work Marty , I love this kind of work too , will have plenty to do in the next couple of years as we’re looking to log trees , I’m a bit like you , got a old Euclid dozer a recently acquired Komatsu dozer from the 70’s and a 1964 scraper . I agree with you old machines can still work great if you give them some love . Man it must take time setting up cameras to film this for us , cool to remember in the future but at the time a pain in the ass . Then the editing time . Thanks for sharing your projects with us , you’re a good bugger 👍

[@terryfromsouthcarolina4601]

There is something satisfying about watching old machines doing the work that they were intended to be doing. Knowing it was Marty doing the saving of the machines makes it even better. I loved the goat crashing the party with a photo bomb! I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas and have a safe and prosperous new year. Cheers Terry

[@deeferdownunder]

Marty, it's nice to see how you have got all this machinery in serviceable condition and doing what they were desigened for. An excellent operator doing a fantastic job. Glad youre are in NZ . Where I am, you could not scratch youre arse unless you had council approval, after an enviromental Impact study, an Indegenious impatct study and a water catchment study. As well as crossing their palms with silver. Regards Deefer

[@philyew3617]

Fantastic result Marty, well done, and at 22:50 the job clearly got approval from the inspectors. Your skills and ingenuity are just next level. Also your belief in getting the 'old iron' back to work shows what can be achieved with machines other people have given up on. 👍 Hope you and the family are having a happy holiday with just a little break from the work.

[@redbeard4518]

What can you say... finding (and that wasnʻt always easy!) then rescuing this old discarded gear (if you havenʻt seen them, you need to go back and look at the videosʻ of the rescues - even my non mechanical wife was impressed!) and then doing this brilliant job of making the new roadway - impressed by your ooperatorʻs skills, and then to put it together in a video that was so interesting to watch - well edited (a lot of KZbinrs who present stuff about old trucks in a certain large country could learn heaps about how not to produce boring videos by watching your well crafted efforts) brilliant angles, using sped up sections to show highlights quickly, short touches of humour with the goats and dog... but at the end of it, we are all in awe of all you achieve Marty. While I can never match your skills, I am proud to be a fellow kiwi and wish you and yours all the best for 2025 and look forward, as always, to more brilliant, skilful, entertaining, and creative efforts in the new year. Happy New Year!!!

[@alphaofthebetas4780]

Happy New Year, Marty. You’re living the dream, and we’re thankful you’ve invited us along for the ride. 🫡🙏

[@jukeman57]

You know Marty, you have spent a lot of time and effort getting those old machines running right, but by gosh, look at all the work you’re getting down with them. Brilliant mate.

[@philb386]

Dear Mr Marty T , I have watched your entire video and as a New Zealander, I must say I was most disappointed that I didn't see a single road cone employed, I would have thought 35,000 minimum should have been used, also road management, there should have been a crew of at least 10 on site, with 8 sitting in idling trucks on their phones, and 1 at either end doing the stop & go. Also I would like to bring to your attention the speed in which you completed the job, this was far to quick and organised. A job of this size should have been milked for at least 3 years and had a cost blowout of approximately 300 %. I hope there will be remedial work needed within 6 months at further cost. Please consider these few pointers before any further works. Kind regd's, Mr Needham

[@MartyT]

Haha brilliant.. when I'm waiting at road works seeing 5 people sitting around doing nothing, I feel like telling them to get back to work, thats where our tax dollars are going

[@moosey62]

On a recent road trip in my corner of the world I came up to a road closure. Got out of my car and walked up to 3 guys sitting in their van. I was wearing my fluorescent jacket and pants. These dudes sat right up and started pretending they were studying some work specsheet. After asking what was going on, they soon realized I wasn't a supervisor and was told I needed to get back to driving school for having ignored the Road Closed signs.

[@MartyT]

@@moosey62 🤣Lazy buggers !

[@matthewwillcox7184]

Absolutely love the old school surveyors tool. The eye doesn’t lie. Thanks for another year of great stories, lessons and inspiration.

[@ginolabarbera2056]

Great skill Marty. Geez you could stop an alarm clock with the delicate control you have of that metal monster and bucket!

[@paulw3182]

The Hitachi Excavator is my favorite but the Dave Brown's are a close second - the machines paid for themselves. The wedge of wood to on the t-square bubble level is a no nonsense way to grade, without an expensive laser level. Simply a great idea, the wedge reminds me of a fixed nautical sextant arc. Looks like the old road creates a circular path, kinda handy for heavy machinery to park so you don't block the main road. One thing, I thought there was a large pine on the high side of the bank, with half of root ball, If you didn't take it down, might want to check. While you lost some trees you gained some board feet of lumber and or fire wood. Wonderful Job!!!

[@danielboughton3624]

Those drag blades are super handy as are farm tractors in general. The first road I cut I didn't have a farm tractor and had just a straight blade on an old d6. I had rented a construction tractor to break up some basalt so I trenched the up hill side and then stuck a d6 track in that trench and pushed it all flat. Now I have a smaller dozer with a 6-way so I just push the trench side to the angle and then finish the whole mess with the farm tractor. There are no rocks where I live now at all and it is flat as a pancake. Pushing anything is pretty easy but then you have to get rock from someone who ships it in and that makes roads expensive.

[@ihrescue]

Nice work. Thanks for the tip on use of the square with spirit level and wedge to set the path forward.

[@CarltonTweedle]

Great to see the old stuff earning its keep, loved your surveyor skills minted bit of wood and a level.

[@patring620]

Through video editing, you take what I know to be pretty routine and mundane dirt moving work and keep it interesting. Your presentation skills have been improving for years. Nice job, mate.

[@CAPNMAC82]

Nice job conveying slope, which is notoriously hard on video. Like the in-cab shots showing how much hand work the lever-style cabs are/were. 10 degrees is a 16 percent slope, but a distinct improvement over the previous one. Nice work with the back blade--I would have fired up the motor grader, but, that's more to my level of experience with one. The Results are what matter. Nice job with the roller, too. I always had a hard time convincing clients that the heavy machines were for roughing the thing in; that metaling the road wanted compaction.

[@linasvelavicius330]

"The road to success is not always paved" Excellent job Marty, in this case it's literal. Good to see your rescued digger earning it's keep. Happy holiday days to you and your family.

[@aronhoward919]

Envious! I only spent a month in NZ but is one of my favorite countries!. Did get to go to the Gathering in 98 and wish i could live there? UK citizen with American wife and kids! But many would envy me too? SW Florida is my home. But iv met many self sufficient people in my life but you really have it under control! Respect brother!

[@willf5768]

Wow that's quite a project Marty. And with no break downs of equipment that's impressive. 😊👍

[@MartyT]

I did blow a hose on the dozer and the starter motor stopped working, easy fixes though

[@gregdrmax]

Brilliant! Keep your eyes peeled for quartz veins. “There’s gold in them thar hills”

[@oddtechman]

Thanks for taking us along for an awesome journey this year, Marty! Found you purely by chance based on my viewing history early on in 2024 and do not regret it one bit! Love the light humour and your presentation of your channel and look forward to seeing what 2025 has to offer. Many thanks once again and hope you and the family had a nice peaceful fun xmas together. Happy boxing day! (here in the uk)

[@GearheadStew]

Love seeing the old rescued/resurrected equipment being used as intended. Marty is obviously a very skilled operator as well, he makes it look easy. 👍

[@caveweta1]

Marty, this video was remarkable. Amazing what you can do with the simplest handtools. And the recycled machines. Channelling the spirit of the men who dug the Homer Tunnel. We salute you.

[@prodkey]

It’s great to see you using all of the older equipment you brought back to life! Well done on that and your new road! Bravo!

[@calvarybuilders5689]

Bravo!! Working with two of my favorite rescued machines!!! Looks like your biggest job yet! Well done Marty!

[@mikerobbins3334]

Jeez, that David Brown is a beauty! And the rest of the the aged working equipment too. Cheers!

[@petegraham1458]

Good to get that road in shape , it won’t be long until your daughter starts driving , I know that may come as a shock but it seems you turn around and suddenly they area young adults! Love to see the Bull terrier enjoying the build too ! They area wonderful breed so smart and happy to be part of everything a family does. Nice to see some of the old girls you rescued working on the project and running like champs! Merry Christmas to you and your family , looks to be a nice summer day to be out working , thanks for bringing us along!

[@fuelboy]

Great dirt work. Gotta be fun putting those old workhorses to work after bringing them back to life!

[@rednaughtstudios]

18:08 Weihelm scream. Marty's editing is going to the next level.

[@robt2151]

Just at the point when attention was beginning to wander ...

[@madmax82988]

Not quite close to the spelling and not even close to the Wilhelm scream.

[@westybeastfella]

@@madmax82988 yeah it's Screaming goat meme not Wilhelm scream. Still a good editing choice from ol' Marty T Scorsese over here

[@alfadoofus]

It's good to see the old iron you saved paying you back with some work . I really like how you do things with minimal equipment and film it all making it look easy .

[@RockyMountain4x4]

Fabbing up a thumb for the hitachi would be a great little project. Sure would come in handy moving trees and brush. Thanks for the video Marty!

[@sbarnett6720]

Nice work mate, owner operator myself, just noticed when youre using the mud bucket (or any bucket) to throw material into a pile you can keep pushing dirt out if you drop bucket into top of pile as you crown out, that way youre dumping and pushing out at the same time.. you probably know the trick anyway.. 2 birds with one stone sorta deal. Anyways mint work as always. Enjoy

[@deancoley7987]

The plough on the back of the David Brown is awesome and the proof of the pudding is easy to see, great work and skills involved

[@walterkucharski4790]

Good job on the road. I also live on a mountainous wooded area but would need drilling and blasting to build a new road through solid rock not like the loose rock you have. Cheers!

[@jonmarshall1502]

It staggers me that you make this look easy and done with a lot of common sense, and yet contractors with all the gear, consultants, cones and millions of dollars take forever to get anything done in this country. Either you are an earth moving superhero or they are seriously taking the piss. Hope you had a great Xmas break. And a safe new year Marty.

[@JoeTheLion60]

I watched a company paid 4million to make a park - spend about 2 months just moving piles of dirt back and forward from mountain to mountain - obviously not needed but they needed to occupy the time to justify the payment

[@jonmarshall1502]

@ that’s outrageous.

[@simontay4851]

No safety bollocks, no BS consultants. No silly cones or stupid assessments. He just fkn gets on with it.

[@KubotaManDan]

The David Brown & rear blade worked nicely. When I lived on a rural hillside property I found an Oliver one bottom plow that worked well for rain culverts, it was a tow behind plow with a trip line for engaging the moldboard in & out. It was $20 at a farm auction & weight was near 600 lbs. Your right to salvage the older machines & accessories they are much more heavy duty and seem to last forever. Hope you had a Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year too!

[@taxpayer1980]

@ 18:08 Goat is screamingly satisfied with the new road

[@SeanByrne]

The dollar value of that road is insane. Have you priced or estimated what such a road would cost to put in? It just shows you what one person can do given time. Very inspirational stuff.

[@MartyT]

I have no idea, guessing over $60k based on the time I put into it

[@glennandrew4339]

@@MartyT It would have taken over a year and cost in excess of $400,000 if the NZTA had anything to do with it ?

[@bobfreeman9574]

Yeah well over $400k when you consider the cost of a judder bar .

[@doncollins9331]

And the zillion cones!​@@bobfreeman9574

[@zarb88]

what is a judder bar

[@paulwilson6421]

Awesome job! I think it would be really cool for the viewers to see maybe a drone video of all your fleet of trucks/equipment lined up that you have rescued and restored back into service, just a thought, thx for all your content, from your two biggest Canadian fans, Paul and Rodie (meow!) 🇨🇦

[@dougallmcmillan8970]

I have stopped being surprised at your range of practical abilities. You are a genuine achiever. Hope you had a wonderful family Christmas.

[@badstreff]

What an awesome late Xmas pressie, some mint Marty T content to finish the year with. You have a great eye for filming and I love all the action shots and getting up close and personal with the equipment (and dirt/rocks lol). Great work Marty! Happy holidays to you and your whanau.

[@durizoyo2330]

I really like the camera work and drone shots in this one. Thank you marty for the videos.

[@AndrewHCann]

Excellent Video Marty T :) also super cool work did to with blade on driveway and David Brown tractor works well !

[@00nutt]

Marty builds a super road through the mountains with equipment everyone wanted to throw away!!! Great job Marty!!!!

[@darrellbarr3019]

Those old pieces of iron are truly amazing, to go from total abandonment to hard working equipment again just amazes me! The amount of money you’ve saved building that road must have been a pile. Good job Marty!

[@jamesthompson8008]

Marty, THAT is AWESOME work!! And more than that, there's a SOLID educational lesson there for both those wonderful kids. IF you can think & come up with the idea, are willing to plan & sacrifice, & put the time & effort into alternative means, you can create & build whatever you put your mind to!! AND do so WITHOUT going broke, or into unending debt. From a casual observer here in the USA, THAT is an amazing Christmas gift for them! Hoping the family had a great Holiday!

[@MOAJackson-u9f]

Out Freakin Standing! Awesome job Marty! 🎉🎉🎉. Those old work horses showing just how valuable they really are! 🙌🏻

[@michelod.i.y.5202]

Absolutely fantastic, so jealous, would love a place like that 👍

[@timeflysintheshop]

Lots of good camera placements in this video, and I especially liked the FPV bits of you working the controls. For those of us who have never had the opportunity to operate any heavy machinery, it is great to see!

[@flowerstone]

Love this stuff. Building the road with salvaged equipment. Excellent!! 😀

[@puggawompy]

Who needs the Ministry of Works.... when you have the Ministry of Marty. Wish I had you as a neighbour when we still had a farm and needed some road/track work done. Love your work! And not a single orange road cone in sight or 15x safety / observation clipboard holders standing around per kilometre scrolling through facebook.

[@greggb1416]

Marty, I am lovin “your take” on the modern day laser grading station…, hahaha…! That wedge and spirit level square are “genius”, it don’t get much simpler. That ole’ excavator is working great, and worth its’ weight in gold. Great video, Thank you sir.

[@MrGaryparker]

It's amazing to have all your own equipment and know how to use it. Imagine for someone who doesn't, to have this work done.

[@WeTrudgeOn]

When I see rocks like that bring excavated I can't help thinking you are the first human to see those rocks that were laid down hundreds of millions of years ago.

[@TheJapanChannelDcom]

That pick just munches the rock, doesn't it. The right tools make all the difference, don't they.

[@MartyT]

I couldn't have done it without the pick

[@paulw3182]

@@MartyT Was hoping you might come across a broken hammer attachment. Not too sure if the Hitachi hydraulic pump could support one. But the pick is lightweight by comparison, was amazed how quickly it tore up that shale. A simple design, looks like a sharpened excavator tooth, abrasion resistant steel and hardfacing.

[@bennetwilson8122]

since the road grade is below 10 degrees (5-8) you could've done an out-slope road to avoid an inside ditch line and side casting material. culverts and ditching would still be necessary for steeper areas. but you could have a grader return for a final shaping after you did 90% of the work.

[@GetterDunnFeller-m6t]

Rescued equipment cutting a road …. Perfect 👍.

[@MiniLuv-1984]

Entertaining and educational, big earth works, road building and hydrological tit bits. All on rehabilitated machinery and on a super tight budget. Nice work Mr. Marty T!! Happy new year too.

[@ronaldheit196]

Always nice to have a MartyT episode pop up in my Friday feed. Marty and his antique excavation equipment rebuilding his mountain road was definitely enjoyable.

[@peterwalton1502]

Marty you are amazing. You still have the true pioneer spirit - a bit of wood, spirit level and a square for quality civil engineering 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👏👏

[@ELCHINORD]

Hello 👋 from Dominican Republic that’s a good job 👍

[@michaelfoort2592]

I know you're not looking for praise but some of your viewers might not appreciate your level of proficiency as a excavating operator. Your road building is so impressive! We live in a similar environment and I've had first hand experience with road building in a forest

[@JDAfrica]

Woohoo! Merry Christmas Marty!

[@stevea9604]

You are a dirt sculpturer of extraordinary skills 👍🏻🤩👌🏻

[@grahammctygue724]

Always amazed at what leverage can do blessings in new year to you and family 🎉🎉😊😊

[@stevensturgill]

You are a very skilled operator. I wish guys here were as proficient.

[@wrighrw2]

I could watch this stuff all day everyday, I love the old heavy equipment nice and simple not overly complicated like modern machinery :D

[@sirrick59]

Who would have thought the old "back blade" could be used for that? And my first job when leaving school back in 1974 was working for a David Brown dealership, in Invercargill. Amazing job, Marty. Cheers from Timaru.

[@iNireus]

Happy Christmas, Marty and family. Nice one again!! I still couldn’t envisage the final Road until it was made, no matter how much you explained, justs shows us that creatives come in all spheres of life. Love it

[@pmiller7886]

Beauty job there Mart, as fine a road as any could wish for. I think calling it a track does it a disservice, thats a road mate, and a fine one, all on the cutting edge of cheap. Be proud💪

[@danv304]

Amazing what a little effort can accomplish. And doing it with what some may call antiquated equipment. LOL. Love the channel and what you do to repurpose old stuff. We are cut from the same cloth.

[@willtricks9432]

A project worth the time and effort on the road and the continual search for the tools to do the job. As ever, thanks for the up load and sharing your endeavours. Cheers

[@stevejohnstonbaugh9171]

Another fine bit of YT content Marty T. Happy that your new track is in place for the start of the New Year. ✅

[@DOCTORDROTT]

one of my favourite channels on youtube. Older kit doing a great job

[@andrejs9112]

You should start another channel where you pick once in a while one of these old machines and restore them properly, with nice paint job, mechanical overhaul and nice interior.

[@mattshaw6828]

Love watching your repaired gear in action. Most of the chainsaws I use for my business I have rebuilt.

[@buttonmonkey6845]

Great vid Marty, love watching you do these projects, could watch them for hours (any chance of an extended directors cut?😊) your land is so different from where I am. We are rolling hills of clay/sand / chalk mix with fields and not many trees. Hope you and your family had a great Christmas. 👋🇬🇧😁