Restoring an old Log Arch and Hauling Logs to the Sawmill

[@josephking6515]

FYI, 235mm x 19mm x 2400mm of NZ pine dressed costs AUD$55 at Bunnings in Melbourne. I get very envious when I watch you saw your own timber. You dropped that tree really nice too. 👍

[@zarb88]

He was at least 2' off center line!!!!

[@MartyT]

@zarb88 Not that much, I measured with the tape centre to rail both ends.. Remember one end is smaller than the other ;)

[@zarb88]

@@MartyT that was supposed to be a joke, enjoyed your video Marty

[@daveseymour8246]

Marty, what you do & achieve is truly inspiring & to capture it all on camera, making me feel I’m actually there every step of the way is nothing short of awesome. Great intro & altro too 👍🏽. Your doggie is great, not afraid to get its paws dirty. Out of all the channel’s I subscribe to yours is my favourite by far. God bless you, your family & your pets 🙏😁.

[@RUDOLF1929]

Лучший работник года👍✅🙂🏆🥇🍇🥥🍊

[@jifi-0178]

It's great to see your little companion pup join in on your projects. He's just as curious as you kids.

[@donbrashsux]

What a life style you have there 👍

[@gallente4TW]

As a Brit', I love hearing Aussies, Kiwi's and Canadians using the word 'bloody'. Few other countries use it, but more often than not, they don't quite say it in the right places, bless 'em, lol. Thanks for the vid', Marty. Bloody loved it mate. 😀

[@ironeh]

Canadian here that uses "bloody" on occasion. Now you've got me questioning my usage. Thanks for that. lol

[@MartyT]

😆

[@gallente4TW]

@@ironeh lol, sorry mate. But your lot are generally spot on where you use it. Jordan Peterson especially. Tbh, I haven't heard Marty say bloody much at all, so when he does say it, you know it's when he's chuffed with himself or somethings panned out, lol. Enjoy your day, fella' 👍

[@IGDZILLA]

Diodegonewild is a Czechoslovakian guy using English as a second language and an accent that does grow on you. He throws in an occasional "bloody" and does it pretty spot on. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqPGeWqsq61npLM

[@mineralsalts]

@@IGDZILLAAgree. Diodes Gone Wild and Marty are both top notch YT producers. Original content generators drawing on their many years of curiosity and getting “small” repair and build projects done. Both highly skilled in sharing their learnings in simple to understand and enlightening ways. I suspect Diodes Gone Wild would describe split rims as “Dodgy”. Marty: you may find DGW’s tear downs and critiques of “Super Dodgy” mains powered USB chargers *bloody good* viewing. Compelling for many of us!

[@kirkzipfel1905]

You know Marty loves that log puller - he painted it! I think the reason a lot of people love your channel is your resourcefulness, the origin of that word being "resource." If more of us knew how to do more with less, we citizens of this planet would be in much better shape. Living in Southern California and participating in the high level of consumption and the low level of resourcefulness, makes me sad that most of us are going in the wrong direction.

[@gbentley8176]

Relax in lovely NZ. Dog and invertibrate thriving; a nice touch for a retired biologist to watch. Thank you for posting.

[@pallikorva11]

Why am I, from almost the opposite side of the globe following this channel? Because I like what you do and admire your spirit Marty! Keep up the good work!

[@pettyfogger2305]

Even a relatively simple project like this one is interesting and informative, Marty. I have to say that between your child prodigy assistant and the most doggedly inquisitive pooch as any I can remember, your future seems pretty bright😊

[@MarkChristopherpens]

Beautiful lumber from that tree! $100 well spent! Cheers from Nova Scotia 🇨🇦

[@aserta]

Since this isn't for the roads, drill a hole in the hub for a grease zerk. If you pump it up from the middle, both bearings will have grease and it will outlast you. 16:48 i'm 99.9% sure the caster and camber are on purpose. That arch tracks beautifully. Whomever made this knew what they were doing. I suspect that the wheels should remain this style for as long as possible, the flat surface allows them to dig in a little.

[@briansilver9652]

Good observation. The negative camber helps distribute the load to the ground by reducing the angular torque on the axles. The sliding hook is brilliant and I'm only halfway through the video and we don't see the sliding action yet. Looks like it was edited out to save time.

[@samvalentine3206]

No doubt you are correct. With the alignment of these wheels, it should track in a straight line and if there is a little tire scrub, who cares? 99% of the time it'll be run on dirt where tire wear is of less concern.

[@kameljoe21]

@@briansilver9652 yeah the first log he hooked up the chain might have been too short. Once you pull out then back up and re hook it it should work quite well. i also got to thinking that if you made another trailer with 4 wheels spaced out a bit and made some sort of pin connection to the other trailer (which should have a pintel hitch I think) you could back up to a log pull it out a bit and then back up more and then slide back the rear trailer and using 2 log clamps you can then hook both ends and drive forward which should lift the log off the ground. Yet how do you drop the log. Oh remote control electric breaks on the rear trailer. When you back up that trailer does not move which pushes the log backwards. Though at this point you just need a log trailer. Though for someone who need to transport them a fair distance it would work quite well. We used to haul out firewood and lumber wood from the river bottom and we used a side dump truck and large flat beds. The owner of the land used his tractor to load up the trailer when ever he had time. We would then pull out the logs cut to size and then load the trailer and side dump truck for the 5 or so miles home. Where I bought my new house we do not have a wood stove and really no place that it would work to heat the house. Yet the firewood is all around us everwhere and there is lots of it. I have cut down and logged out a lot of the dead and live trees on my land as most of them are random trees that grew from mis managed owners. We are cleaning it all up to one day build a new place. Which I want to run one of those indoor wood furnaces as it will be a duplex style house, Pretty much having 2 full size apartments and a storage area between the two. This way we can have our live in cook/maid/driver not have to live in our very large house.

[@patrickmoodabe9728]

Gosh Marty. You’re going to inspire a whole new generation of self reliant New Zealanders. Awesome work. 👏👏

[@przechujakrobata]

Not only New Zealanders, Greetings from Poland :)

[@hubcap3738]

It is, after all, the world wide Web.

[@blackdoublezero]

@@przechujakrobata Aloha! from Hawaii

[@Boga217]

Louisiana here

[@patrickswagger]

We can only hope so.

[@topotone]

Nice Marty. So many cool things about this episode; your little white pup, the long rust removing process and painting, condensed into a couple minutes, the beautiful completed restoration, the battery powered chain saw, the different camera angles to capture the tree drop, the milling, the potato bug, drone shots...and the bit of a scrape on your hand,,ouch. Thanks.

[@daveb7999]

Nice price and great job on the log arch. Tractor's got a 'much better' stance now, too. 👍 Thank you for another great video, Marty!

[@ColinRichardson]

I was soo soo confused by the mill at the end, until you shown the angle where I could clearly see the 2nd blade... Honestly thought I was going crazy trying to work out how that thing was cutting.

[@yingle6027]

If anyone is wondering... This is the way to live life, right here.

[@jonperry4657]

I'm a uk subscriber love everything you do from acquiring these little gems to getting them either up and running or simply bit of grease and dab of paint to use learnt alot from you your a legend keep em coming

[@BruceBoschek]

I remember seeing log arches being used in northern Wisconsin when I was young, then later in Austria and Bavaria. I'm glad to see that tractor get a wider stance. It did look a bit precarious before. Your snow-white pup is so wonderfully curious and happy looking. Superior job of felling that tree. You got a lot of amazing lumber out of it, too. All-in-all a very informative and entertaining video. Thanks very much.

[@SteveeCee]

Thanks for another Friday treat Marty. Hi from England 🇬🇧

[@johnmchardy1229]

Nice to see the Weta. As a kid we had a bach we used to go to in the holidays. We chopped up a lot of wood and stored it near our bedroom. After tea we turned on the light and there was wetas all over the walls. We put em outside and climbed into bed. We had seen some tunnels in the wood. Was fun being careful of course, they can give a kick and cause injury. Dad supervised the eviction.

[@MartyT]

Haha they are pretty scary looking, I used to run a mile when I saw one, still don't like touching them

[@tutekohe1361]

The female Weta, which can be identified by being much bigger and having a long Ovipositor at the back is entirely harmless and can be picked up safely. The male has no Ovipositor and large jaws and can bite if particularly annoyed. Neither is poisonous in any way. That one in the video was male.

[@petegraham1458]

Nice to see the pup helping out ! Yes I agree split ring rims are not the safest bit of kit , I grew up in Western Canada on a farm in the late 60’s they were popular on farm trucks and every year there were injuries we heard about! The arch looks good and will be a big hand at skidding logs to the mill!

[@everestyeti]

That has to be without doubt one of the best drone shots I have ever seen. I've always thought New Zealand was a beautiful place but that shot, well if your tourist board ever needed another photo then there would be none better. 👍 Like Curtis over on CEE from Australia, you need to make your dog the safety officer or works inspector. 😂🤣😂

[@12345kermie]

It's the Marlborough sounds. I agree with you, great drone shot, but it genuinely looks like that. Really, very pretty.

[@lockislit]

Funny enough I jumped straight from a CEE video to this, great minds think alike

[@Alan2E0KVRKing]

@@lockislit Me too :)

[@ApprenticeGM]

I'm also a CEE subscriber! :)

[@58Rev]

Can't say how excited I was when I saw you added the millwork coda. Log Arch was a great watch, the milling at the end, along with the drone overflight to finish, was pure icing. Please tell your pup he's a good dog, from Canada.

[@johnwesner3935]

Nice log arch!:) I grew up, and survived split rim wheels. About two years ago I converted my IH flatbed to 22.5" Dayton wheels. I broke down the 20" splits for scrap and found one of them was 60% rusted completely through under the boot. Scary! Those were inflated to 100 psi. A family friend nearly lost a leg to a split rim . Thanks for the great videos!😊

[@AndrewHCann]

Excellent video Marty T :) also nice tall lengths of lumber to cut up and be all set to use!

[@oak699]

Constant source of amazement how true that homemade saw cuts boards. You're a mechanical artist, Marty :)

[@patring620]

That looks like a little bit of heaven on Earth. Envy your life there.

[@AZVIDS]

Great, peaceful video. Nice work and that dog looks like a curious child…..wonderful companion👍

[@Chris-Fennimore]

Nice Log Arch. Beautiful area you live in!

[@bellofbelmont]

Good score. Worth much more now that you have done it up too.. Thanks for the vid. Jim Bell (Australia)

[@johnsadler8637]

Nice restoration! I like that lifting roller carriage - uses the tractors power to lift. I’ve seen them where the tongue is used as a lever to lift, and winches, but that looks more efficient than the others. Cool.

[@nmb46]

That pup is going to live his best life up there with your family.

[@brianbergen887]

In this disposable world we live in, it's nice to see someone take the time to fix something and return it to it's former glory and put it back to work. Nice job.

[@lonhoschar1943]

Nice job on the log arch!! Looks brand new!! That's really nice looking wood!! That's a valuable commodity nowadays!!!

[@davidcolesr.8628]

Good Friday Morning, it’s 3:55am. Here in South Central Pennsylvania, East Coast USA. It’s Great to See You Sir

[@TheBasementChannel]

Yuss! Thanks for the bonus sawmill action 😀

[@benschlack5814]

AND this guy operates off grid amazing

[@daddybob6096]

You're not wrong about the split rims Mart, they can be very dangerous. Nice cuts Mart, 6x1s. Bob. LH.

[@Hungry_Hunter]

Your drone vision is absolutely magic Marty. Always interesting seeing what your up to across the ditch. Nice saw looks like a little ripper.

[@wesleycardinal8869]

That was a very nice little film, especially the way you bracketed it with the drone shots. All the camera angles were very interesting, putting us right in the action - especially in the middle of the sawmill. Yikes! 👍🇦🇺

[@ciberbri59]

Really. He should give lessons.

[@flowerstone]

You will need to paint the trolley hook Safety Orange. Moving parts on machinery need this. Otherwise you won’t see it coming. 😁 I like the design. I’ve been wanting to build one and it would be nice not to use a winch. I think I will build one similar. 😊

[@rayruble2478]

Great video as usual 🎉. 😊

[@K1W1fly]

Nice of you to relocate that cute little Weta.... Awesome little critters!

[@puirYorick]

🪲20:00 I was very impressed by your "all creatures great and small" moment there, Marty. That unique sawmill remains impressive as well. 👍🏼

[@billsmith5166]

Your pup acts and looks just like my Teddy did 40 years ago. His favorite dog words were "Hey dad, what are you doing, and can I help?" Always had his snoot right in the way. It's a good thing they don't have hands. Thanks for the video!

[@BlackAck90]

nice job on the cameras! thanks for letting us watch

[@adenihil]

Yessir mister! …Aaaah : Steel. The most recyclable matter on earth. Good job! 👍🏼

[@stephenbrown1136]

Per usual, gold from the legend. The paint job was a little off brand. The petrol bath is classic

[@pauljohnson296]

That sawmill is beautifully quiet

[@scottkakos4236]

Love the sounds of the different birds you have down there.

[@moisespineda1789]

Lovely work, regards from Venezuela 🇻🇪

[@ivanolsen8596]

Thanks to the able assistance of your canine helper the arch is just like a bought one!

[@Mayzan841]

Got to love that opening Land of the long white cloud shot

[@johnjordan4647]

Beautiful introduction and sign off with the native birds of Aotearoa 👍

[@jamesthompson8008]

Nice video, Marty! Loved both the pup being your assistant & the end views via drone.

[@DavidGrassSr]

Hey Marty, man it sure would be nice to have a video of all your special equiptment you´ve coliected over the years ! Been watching you for years and enjoy every one of them ,Thanks

[@aserta]

Oh, i like this design way more than what i use now. It's so simple.

[@kennethbolton951]

Some nice looking boards coming out of that tree. Well worth the effort.

[@juliangriffiths7298]

What a brilliant video. I had no idea what a log arch was until now. I thought it must be an arch made of logs!😂

[@bkbinj6320]

That opening drone shot was pretty cool. And the closing shot.

[@samcurrie3367]

Have been wondering exactly where your place was for a while bro, that last shot over the hill gave it away! Found it on the map! Don't worry I'm not going to come stalking you. Love your work man. Peace.

[@MartyT]

Haha all good mate, I'm not worried about stalkers, the Angry Rams tend to keep them away

[@Taco_ocaT]

Amazing tree cutting skills marty! That's a talent

[@bishopcorva]

Nice indeed to get an arch. Haven't seen one with a moving hook but as soon as I saw it, said "Oh that's a right fine idea for sure." The ones I've seen have used a pulley system to lift and a separate chain for the drag portion. A few 'advanced' ones used again a pulley with a chocker or log tongs on a long winch cable to get a log that was out of reach of the tractor and pull it over to the arch for lift and tote. Those type were more often found in the Pacific northwest for use with cable tractors and dozers. Most had solid wheels, few used tracks for softer ground. Large low pressure aviation/agriculture tires were common in the latter days of commercial log arch use. Thinking of wheels, saw the ones on the arch are split ring. While I've no doubt that you know your way around them. Never hurts to not get in a rush when servicing those, nothing will ruin a day faster than a locking split ring not being seated properly. Except maybe a 5° two piece rim, those are scary. Finally, dealing with bark, I'd look into a peeling spud to strip off bark from a log. If you've never heard of a peeling spud, it's basically a curved chisel with a long handle for leverage and to keep from needing to lean over. Work it under a bark edge and just peel the bark right off from the wood by staying in the thin strip of pithy stuff just under the bark with the spud tip.

[@MartyT]

Yes I do have a spud, but I prefer to keep the dirty side down when possible, saves time striping bark

[@bishopcorva]

@@MartyT Cool beans indeed, I used to be surprised when I'd mention a spud and folks would look at me like I'd suddenly grown a second head. Others just laughed and insisted I made it up. I'm now more delighted to mention one and the person I'm talking to knows just what I'm talking about. Also that's one gnarly saw mill, going to have to see the video on that beasty. Just has a steam/diesel punk vibe about it that's just every bit "I can't not look at it and not see something neat."

[@FreemanV99]

This is how a $100 sitting in the waste can be turned into $$$. Marty, you're so Inspiring man. Keep it up.👍

[@harrytaylor6854]

Well that works great great buy for $100.00 you will get some use out of it well done sir Marty

[@ebutuoyebutouy]

NZ$100 = US$64. Great deal.

[@paulhammond7489]

Could almost smell the pine when your were milling the boards at the end of the video :)

[@markbehr88]

Very good find.

[@markhensley9378]

Seems like a very handy tool. The drone footage from the top of your world is absolutely breathtaking! Thanks for sharing your day with us.

[@grahamwood9842]

You always work some magic Marty. Well done. Another interesting video. Thanks

[@judygraham8643]

Lovely dog, glad you have an assistant now.

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great Video Marty, I'm always amazed with what you achieve with very little, thanks for sharing

[@timmienorrie]

That dog is half human. He is attentive to your every move. Great video. Thanks.

[@kameljoe21]

The pull forward roller is a quite good idea.

[@diggah]

Cracking ending shot with the drone there mate. Love it.

[@Fyreblade2000]

Decent size Weta!!!!! It jaws looked like it could mill that whole tree!!!

[@hymermobiler]

Love hearing the Tuis would listen to them for ages whenever I visited NZ

[@flamingskoda]

Great video as usual. I'd like that little Fiat myself

[@nosswalg]

Great vid, great buy and a Weta lives to fight another day

[@merrymanrc]

Good deal Marty it will save time on moving logs👍👍

[@smillsy23]

Great job getting the different angles of the tree 🌲 coming down!

[@bluegrallis]

Captain Kleeman should have such a nice log arch. Nice work on the clean up.

[@ni_wink84]

Perfect night for a Marty T video!! I’m always excited to see what you are going to be doing, love the content and hope you’re doing well!

[@genegreear4183]

Good job on the log hauler. Nice saw too. Lateri

[@JMassengill]

I had never seen your sawmill and had to see more.

[@MartyT]

Here's a playlist of my sawmill if you want to see morekzbin.info/www/bejne/p4qbZ3-jo8yUg8U

[@blackbuttecruizr]

Another great refurb!

[@paul4124]

Good job Marty, that’s a cracking piece of kit.

[@johnmccanntruth]

That’s a good helper you had there, making sure everything was to spec…

[@99andrianmonk]

Your pup is cute and is clearly a pal for you and wants to help. He could have his own channel.

[@WeeShoeyDugless]

Nice job yet again Marty, we used these in the woods back here in Scotland for years. We called them 'Sulkies'. Great video as usual👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@westybeastfella]

"Sulkie" would make sense as that's the thing the jockey rides on in harness racing and they're kinda the same design eh?

[@shanedavies9564]

Awesome Marty lovely pruned butt clears coming out of that tree ,all the gear you buy serves a purpose for you ,that mill is bloody great as well , cheers ,shaneo ,Nelson ,🍺👍

[@DeanofMachines]

I love how magical a wire wheel on an angle grinder is. Makes everything brand new!

[@williamparry9314]

Excellent work Sir, looks like a paradise far away from the maddening crowd.

[@matthewdroz5613]

You should get or build a portable sand blaster, would save you lots of time :)

[@mcflapper7591]

It just occurred to me that the way the tires are welded on had been done on purpose. This way the arch is centering itself in the track, it's load transfer across the axles might be better and manouverability, particularly in tight turns, might be better than with traditional mounting.

[@kameljoe21]

That sawmill is still wickedly cool. I remember watching the video on the guy's channel you bought it from what a decade or so ago? Still works as it did when he made it.

[@MartyT]

I did put a few vids on my other channel Angry Ram about a decade ago

[@kameljoe21]

@@MartyT I have seen all of those videos. Its a pretty cool saw for sure and worth every bit of keeping it up and running.

[@jamesdt1980]

Nice touch on that ending!

[@terrytopliss9506]

You’re very ingenious Marty,well done.👍👍

[@TT-qo9dv]

Thanks for the video 👍

[@stevesmusic1862]

I love the bird sounds at the end, another great video :)

[@MrMiniac]

Your dog with ears pinned back looking from you to the first log thinking: I can’t fetch that Marty!!! 😂👍😂