Testing the winch on the Abandoned TD9 Bulldozer

Its a seriously powerful winch.
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[@shopshop144]

Nice seat cover. On your parting ariel shot of the forest, it looked like the trees were in neat rows. Was your area clear cut and replanted 40? years ago? BTW, the drone shots are great, they give a new perspective on 'Marty T's' world. It looks like a beautiful area.

[@MartyT]

As John said I planted the trees with the intention of harvesting, but first I had to cut corridors through the gorse and barberry with my chainsaw to clear a space for the new seedlings, they are the rows you can see. It was backbreaking work, I must have cut over 50kms of rows, it was my retirement plan. KZbin now pays the bills so the forest will probably become a carbon sink.. So in a way, watching my vids is good for the environment🤣

[@supremelandscapes]

@@MartyT if you ever come across anymore little tractors and would be selling, would love to get in touch, am down in CHCH. Love the videos Marty

[@MartyT]

Will do. What sort/size are you after?

[@supremelandscapes]

@@MartyT I really like the Kubota B7100 or 7200 or anything similar, I think they were generally using in orchids? but a handy size for what I want it for.

[@NoBallsInWomensStalls]

@@MartyT Smart man to use the trees as retirement. Folks used to do this,wisely, and might sound strange to our younger generations. Glad YT is allowing you to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Trees are amazing. They can be beautiful. Or scary. And even sound frightening. They create an atmosphere that cant be recreated on a movie screen. And that winch had me laughing. did not expect it to be soo BOSS.

[@patrickblock2477]

Yeah a cage is a must. Helped a buddy put one on and a week later helped him straighten it out cause a car fell on it, saved his life.

[@aboversite]

Here's an example of a simple one with a brush screen. www.tractordata.com/photos/F008/8284/8284-td4-b01-ext090.jpg

[@givemeanameman1]

I really want to hear the story of how a car falls ontop of a bulldozer if you don't mind sharing.

[@elonmust7470]

A car falling on a dozer cage shouldn't do anything more than scratch the paint!

[@benmac940]

@@givemeanameman1 that's what I was trying to work out too, not to mention must have been a very flimsy cage go be on a dozer, or one hell of a tough car.

[@petejay75]

@@givemeanameman1 Definitely, that isn't something you'd ever expect someone to say so there must be quite a story behind it.

[@isdos]

I donated some money and would love to see new content frequently but remember to keep priorities. So make sure that Mrs and your lovely children get the attention first. We are just people on the internet, we can wait.

[@Kurosaki990Ichigo]

Marty's back yard, where machines go to have an honourable retirement

[@adambassador7727]

Your filming is getting better and better all the time. Love the sounds of your native NZ's birds, the ample sunshine, and great sense of the nature surrounding you. Good job filming ✌

[@briananthony4044]

Marty mentioned once he had planted a lot of those trees himself over the years.

[@Don.Challenger]

And then there is that terrific video footage of rain deluge damage and reconstruction - there, there is that great sense of nature swirling around you - the sweet and the sour sauces of life experience.

[@niafer9444]

I was born and raised on a farm when I was young so I love these old machinery videos. Thank you. And well done to all the generous donators, who have helped keep the old girl going for a while longer.

[@emehlhar]

It's awesome how you can take abandoned equipment and give it a second life. Unbelievable how the winch was made in England over 50 yrs ago and still works great on the other side of the world today.

[@JoelMMcKinney]

So rad! Right?!

[@Cole-xq2tl]

The dozer itself was most likely made in the states, International Harvester was an American company. The winch was the only British component i think.

[@josephkarl2061]

English machinery of that age or older was made really well. There's people who'll sware by stuff like that.

[@kenhart6330]

I checked out that winch and company, they made winches for the British Army. Don't know about that particular model though, as Marty said he could not find anything about it on the Internet. Hope he does it looks pretty strong. Well done marra (Northeastern English for mate) I like your style, big machines for pennies, compared to the original price. Good luck, keep up the videos.

[@hobens1]

@@josephkarl2061 It's American

[@PapaDan]

Steel cable BullWhip would definitely ruin your day. Great videos. Been doing similar work all my life. Raised on a farm. Was a railroad mechanic for 25 years. Really nice to see all the familiar content. Big fan. Thanks!

[@MartyT]

Thanks Dan, I appreciate all the comments and advice from the experts

[@michaelmustermann6527]

oh...my...GOD ... this satisfaction of you finding a broken machine, fixing it. discovering it has a winch without a cable AND THEN YOU HAVE A CABLE LYING AROUND. i love when you keep something that people would throw out and then suddenly it is exactly what you need...

[@tony66au]

Well worth the effort rescuing your new Toy, Im still amazed and how she walked out of her resting spot of many years and its great to see the old girl back doing what they were built for. I reckon she didnt even raise a sweat running the winch and when you hauled forward it seemed and sounded effortless. Love this piece!

[@lawrenceengel3330]

Marty T has some of the most enjoyable content on this platform, keep up the excellent work 👌

[@smifffies]

Company is T. T. Boughton, Amersham Bucks. Founded in 1897 and went into receivership around 2011. They made a huge range of agricultural and construction equipment including winches, transmissions, bucket assemblies (Front Rear and Side buckets) and much more. Winches seem to have been made from about 1950's/1960's on. Quite a lot of company history under Boughton Engineering but unfortunately no specific info on that model winch. Hope that helps in further research.

[@thomasbailey8306]

You did a Good job spooling the cable. Some People dont know how and it can be Dangerous spooling a new cable the Wrong way. You have to get every row as tight as you can so it doesnt wedge down between the lower raps and pinch cables. They will break and Ive seen it done unfortunately ..Ive pipelined for 15 years and seen some crazy things with a winch cable. Also thats a Great idea putting a Protector up back there . Your Absolutely right it can and will cut a Man in half..Great job again. And Video...It wil make you a good tractor...

[@richardw.foxhall3392]

After you service it, and put the tree arches, roll cage and heavy gage screens on it you'll be able to get back a lot of your previously cut but unreachable logs. Some may come up to the landing already seasoned, ready to split and burn. Good job on holding on to that cable, for however long till now when "hey I got one of those" where you put it to use again. Good on ya Marty!

[@heathwellsNZ]

I was going to say something similar... My winch experience is from years of offroading and even in that application (especially using kinetic/snatch straps/ropes) I've seen some very scary things including a serious laceration where a bloke needed to go to hospital. Safety in any winching is not to be taken lightly. Pretty sure Marty has extensive forestry experience and knows all the perils though.

[@garlandremingtoniii1338]

@@richardw.foxhall3392 He could, Have oiled it as it was going on. All you do is put a number 2 or number 3 wash tub underneath the winch and pour any kind of motor oil on the spool as it spools up. Yes, there is the kind you can buy but it’s more expensive and he seems to be doing things on a shoestring. Garages, will give you all the old motor oil that you want. They are glad to get rid of it.

[@nipponsuxs]

Ive seen a chain snap under a huge load. A link Shot off like a bullet, traveled at least 50m hit a worker on the shoulder needed to be removed and stitches luckily wasnt his or my head as i was standing beside him

[@thomasbailey8306]

@@nipponsuxs I can believe that. We are not aloud to use Chains out Pipelining for that reason. There unsafe for that type of work. Only thing chains are used for are chaining machines down on lowboys.Ive witnessed a couple Guys being Fired for using a chain out there. When winching or towing its a very Dangerous Deal for sure. .

[@87mini]

This will make cleaning the groundfall from the forest around your compound much more doable - a clean forest floor free of ladder fuels makes it so much more easy to defend your spot there. It's nice to have the right tool for the job - but your tools seem to measured by the tonne! Keep up the good work, mate, and thanks for the entertainment. You're a model channel for decency and educational value.

[@amiralozse1781]

the more I watch your very good videos the more I get the impression all these machines somehow grow naturally in the Kiwi bushlands - amazing!!

[@nathannero9338]

If you plan on using it in the woods, i would fab as much operator protection as you can. Look forward to this project!

[@robertordewald8678]

Thanks for sharing this was us Marty. Rather than snaking up One log at a time you should be able to sneak up 4 or 5 at a time.. if the dozers brakes won't handled the pull then back up to a tree and let the tree be your brake. Your videos are always welcome in part because of where you live but mostly because of how you do your videos. No whining no fussing and finally this is what my brother and I did getting car and trucks in the mountains of Northern New York state where we spent our youth. Thanks again, Bob Ordewald Staunton Virginia USA

[@MartyT]

Yes once I get a safety frame on it I'll pull some heavier loads, I didn't want to pull too much with my head in the firing line

[@robertordewald8678]

@@MartyT so true the wife just has no sense of humor coming home dead she just won't understand and fussing fussing fuss. Thanks Marty I always enjoy your responses

[@christurner5473]

What an incredible find and great machine, hope to see more videos of you working on this beast

[@walterwhitaker1395]

Marty, great job! Here's A little idea, you might want to think about fabricating a "HAWSE FAIRLEAD" Roller setup for your Winch Drum? It would allow you to pull at odd angles and not have your cable bunch up in one spot on the drum! Four rollers should do the trick!

[@pardonwhat]

Marty, great job! Love the new pushing puller..! One thing that was life changing for me was when I fitted a hydraulic thumb to the excavator. If time is a thing for you, it will transform the old Hitachi to a material picker and dropper! I made mine from a ram and some scrap..

[@GARDENER42]

Too right on the thumb. They're pretty much fitted as standard in the US but far less widespread elsewhere - only ever seen a couple of machines with them here in the UK.

[@serhiitaranchuk7348]

🇺🇦😁

[@MayaPosch]

Indeed. And a full automatic thumb with the hydraulic ram (cylinder), not the manual thumb. Latter also helps, but having a fully articulated thumb is just amazingly more easy. When you see what US operators like e.g. letsdig18 do with their machines, it's hard to imagine just using an excavator without such a feature.

[@LesNewell]

@@GARDENER42 I can't understand why thumbs are so rare here in the UK. They are so useful. I think we're stuck in the 'digger just digs holes' mindset.

[@NZDIRT]

He’d have to add external auxiliary lines, not a major but still a cost

[@greenthumbnz]

I love the fact you just casually had the right cable lying around for 20 years! Never throw out treasure!

[@mattywho8485]

Yeah, my garage is full of "treasures" I can't live without for "someday", plus it gives me exercise climbing over all of it when I need something !

[@MoraFermi]

Marty's Retirement Home for Abandoned Construction Equipment. Real good find with this bulldozer! getting it fixed up a bit will be hard work, but it definitely will be worth it!

[@kavindrabarror7059]

Ha ha.

[@64marine]

For log handling; get some Choker Cables; they will cinch tight on a log and will not come loose until you make them do so. A Thumb attachment for that excavator bucket would make log handling a lot easier and cleaner.

[@ChrisShute62]

Great project Marty! You may know this already: If you find another random scrap bonnet (with fewer holes!) you can pass the choker chain through a large hole, allowing the bonnet to act as sled for the front of the big logs you winch. That way you prevent dirt from getting into the wood and blunting your sawmill too soon. Also a sled can reduce damage to your road surface and help prevent those snagging incidents, which might otherwise lead to a rope snapping.

[@digdilem]

I used to use a Boughton winch back in the 90s, which was fitted to a 60s Power Major with 4' long anchors. Hell of a beast, never found anything it couldn't pull. Used to have a photo of the whole tractor sitting up on those anchors with the front axle five feet off the ground. I think the rated weight of that was 10t, and it looks very similar to yours. We had a problem with overrun when spooling out freehwheel, so we had a long stick we wedged in there to act as a brake. BTW, it's pronounced Bough (as in tree bough or the bow of a ship), ton.

[@Weymann63]

I've seen a few boughton winches on fordson major winch tractors in the UK, and they are still used in small forestry operations for felling and skidding. Never seen one with a safety cage but cables parting is a reality. Good luck fixing her up.

[@ericjohnson6802]

Yes..quite a few made it to Aus either on tractors such as County's or as units for 3PL mounting. They are as good as Hyster on the day.

[@danielboughton3624]

I think I need one of those for my dozer! Have to take the root rake off but it would be worth it. When I grew up we would use an arrestor on the cable. I think that would be a good idea cage or not. The old dozers never had cages. My old d6 had a homemade one but my little T340 doesn't. Now all he needs is a few chokers and some snatch blocks.

[@arronhall8265]

Just want to say thanks, I’ve been in my bedroom for two days sick with the Rona and discovered your channel. It’s been a godsend!

[@corpnut2906]

Thats so cool and I agree about the Hood needing to be scrapped and made fresh. I was thinking and I know thats scary would a 3/8" wire rope logging choker be good for you besides the chain to haul the logs out? This would have been good on our farm in southern Oregon. We had 80 Acres in the mountians west of Grants Pass and we used a Ford 600 with a cable choker grandpa got from his logging days to pull logs out for fire wood was so much fun as a young boy to do that and run the chain saw hated splitting wood with a maul and splitting wedge but it kept us in shape lol

[@darylhudson777]

I love your calm and collected methodical patient persistent troubleshooting/repairing videos. Keep up the good work and please give us more it lowers blood pressure and inspires us to just do it...whatever it is...and keep on until it gets done without having a fit and quit. 👍👏🤝

[@rgr3427]

So nice to see someone keeping the “older” equipment running, keep up the grand work. Oh, keep the blue seat, looks like a small couch on top of a beast of a machine, adds character!

[@sixtyfiveford]

Looks like it works great!

[@sixtyfiveford]

@@devilselbow That's awesome

[@jirihamersky6152]

A nice conclusion to the story of saving this nice machine. Thanks.

[@JohnMGibby]

That's awesome that it worked without too much hassle, at least from our POV. The patience you have to fix and breathe new life into things abandoned is most admirable. Keep up the good work and thanks for taking us along.

[@dunc1958]

The Boughton company, later Reynolds Boughton, went ito adminstration some time in the late 1990's believe the manufacture continues under the name of Ulrich engineering. Love your videos and how you get around the problems thrown in your path, keep going mate.

[@andrewmcglaughlin8412]

(This is from an American logger who has used winches with pulling trees) Suggestion for the cable on the winch. While its wound on the drum, pour some oil on it, engine or bar oil. itll help prolong the cables life. If you are winching in a tree that is pulling the bulldozer back, but the cable is holding, back the dozer up against a tree for support. Ive seen similiar winches pull 2-3 decent size pine trees at once, so dont be afraid to try it! Also, make sure to stretch the cable out the night before you plan on doing heavy work with it (wrap a chain around a solid sized tree, hook the cable to it, and run the cable out as you move the dozer forward till there is only 1-2 wraps around the drum, and the cable is taunt, but not to the point its pulling the tree down) this will help with keeping the cable straight, and not coiled onto itself.

[@MartyT]

Great info thanks mate, I will wait till I've got a safety frame before pulling large/multiple logs

[@jodybethkinjorski9030]

Just awesome to watch you repair these things, I have been scouring around myself for things like these. Very inspiring forsure.

[@andrewlangford88]

I love the way you can't even hear the engine load up when using the winch. I wonder what sort of load that winch could pull!

[@aboversite]

I am going to guess at least 20,000 lbs

[@ThePaulv12]

I live on a forested block of land and I drag logs around all the time with my troopy and car when they fall over the road when I'm going to or from work. When hooking a chain up to a log, through trial and error I've found a better way of using the chain to drag logs more reliably and securely. Many times the chain used to slip off. So, what you do is before connecting the chain to the log is hook the chain back onto itself to make a loop. Then pass the chain through the loop like a slip knot and put the loop over the log. All it's doing is making a choke - the harder you pull the tighter it gets. After you understand the slip knot concept you can just thread the chain under the log as usual, then loop it around the pulling part of the chain and put the hook back onto the loop. Being chain it releases easy. Try and get the loop to tension by hand at 90deg before laying it over so the take up doesn't cause the hook to rattle off. You can do the identical thing by buying a ring for the other end of the chain but that limits your options if you only have one chain unless like me you have many chains courtesy of my job where if the hook comes off a chain because the split pin falls out out of the hook pin they never put a new split pin back in (because that's requires a certified mechanical engineer with 17 years of post graduate practical experience) they just replace the whole chain. Wasteful but good for me. As soon as I see a hook lying around I grab it. Then when a hookless chain gets called in I fish it out of the scrap bin. Next thing you know I've got 20 rated chains with rated hooks - good eh! Also, the problem isn't usually the chain whipping it's more the load rolling away. I'm not saying it can't whip but when chain breaks usually it just recoils a bit and falls on the ground. Its mass causes it to self damp. It's not like wire rope. The potential energy in a wire rope near breaking strain can be very dangerous if that energy converts into kinetic LOL. I've seen a wire rope break with such force that it punched a hole through the rear doorskin of a Nissan Patrol 15m away. When you really, really need them to work those stupid damper bags they sell to damp winch cables are totally useless as the cable whips over the top or gets tunneled through the damper bag, whichever is easier, making the whip unpredictable and more dangerous. in the case of the Nissan the bag cause the cable to tunnel through and acted like the barrel of a gun a bit as it straightened the recoil.

[@RadicalEdward_115]

Love you're videos, something so peaceful about them

[@ogonbio8145]

Nature, freedom, running old machines, restoring old machines, perfect combo. Ah yes and the accent.

[@adambassador7727]

100% agreed. You seem a genuine person, Marty. I think that goes a long way toward your channel's appeal. 👍

[@Kopsu87]

It's definitely Marty. The dude isn't fazed by anything.

[@JohnL_S17]

Well exept when those rams strike...

[@machinist5828]

Truly beautiful country there. Yep, it's Marty. He reminds me of how I was 30 years ago. Nothing was too big, too broken to fix and always see something in anything to be used again. Now at 63 with a shopping list of health problems I just had a conversation with myself last night that I'm getting too far gone to do this stuff anymore. COVID finished me off 3 years ago and not right since. Tinkering and fabricating are my therapy for PTSD, I guess if I give it up I'll have to get a housecat. LOL! So it's fun watching a young guy wrangle a track back together and think of all the times I've done it too. Marty you did a proper good job on that by the way. Nothing better that a bulldozer to get revenge on all that pricker bush 😎 Cheers Terry from South Carolina USA

[@dfishpool7052]

Thanks for yet another entertaining and informative video. In the days of balance ploughs being hauled across fields with pairs of traction engines, a lot of chaps lost their lives due to cabes snapping, so Marty - no using the winch until you've got the protective cage fitted!! We don't want the flow of videos being interrupted or, God forbid, ended!!! Keep safe and best wishes.

[@morganobrien413]

Hi I’m an immigrant from the west of Ireland, I was raised on a farm and really look forward to your projects keep it up. Morgan

[@kiwi3511]

The sound of that dry wire rope binding makes the hair stand up on my back lol. When i was logging with dozers Haulers and rope skidders we always use to smother the rope with grease or even a couple of litres of oil, it prolonged the life of the rope some came pre-greased. It was good practice cause if the rope wasn't spooled on properly or constantly binding after a while it will start to SPRAG UP (fray) and if your physically man handling the rope it will tear your hands open(not nice in the middle winter lol) love your kiwi ingenuity bro, the word "can't" is not a option and does not exist in our Logging community, subscribed and looking forward to more awesome content.

[@MartyT]

Yep I've been painting it with used gb oil every few days since filming this vid

[@emanggitulah4319]

You pulled the Ole lady out and giving her a new life... So awesome. Great find

[@RB-yq7qv]

Yes Marty a safety cage would be one of the first jobs those cables can cause a lot of damage. Can not wait to see the old girl given a new life. Should provide years of wonderful service.

[@shopshop144]

I would guess a cage to be effective would have to be way heavy weight. The tension energy built up to snap a chain could be deadly. Of course you make one to protect you, then hope it never gets used. Maybe it could also support some kind of light weight shade and rain shield.

[@marcdawson2156]

I cage is a must, had a winch cable snap on me thirty years ago luckily when I was still fast on my feet, came straight at me like a missile. It’s true what they say about time slowing down it was a strange sensation to throw yourself at the ground and discover that the air is slowing you down.

[@edb3551]

That Dozer looks like good find ... Congrats ‼️😊

[@tolbaszy8067]

A logging arch would be a great addition to your operation. Dragging logs is more detrimental to the ground and picks up a lot of grit to dull your saw blades. It would also eliminate a lot of snag issues. Great video, thanks!

[@MartyT]

Yes or as someone else suggested a heavy pulley in a tree near th top would keep them off the ground

[@gregledbetter5942]

Wonderful three-part series, keep doing what you're doing

[@jakemurphy9536]

Cracking Machine Marty. Along with the others who advise it, I too, strongly recommend a safety cage/cab. Saw some nasty happenings when I worked as mech on heavy equipment with winches. And perhaps even worse, were the tows parting when I was at sea as engineer on deep water tugs. You and your family need you to remain in one piece. 🙂 Just love the sound of the TD 9 engine. Glorious.

[@tiff9137]

Great work, loving these videos. I've seen loggers use old car hoods as sledges when cable hauling logs and it avoids any digging in my tuppence worth.

[@gordhildreth4630]

Try to save the cable. Stretch it out, make it tight. Make a solution of WD 40, trans oil and diesel oil. Spread the solution on the cable with heavy cloth. Do it many times. Make sure it soaks in till it drips Next use a paint brush with light grease and.heavy oil. Stir completely and apply on total cable. Use cable at half rated strength.

[@Don.Challenger]

Marty T, on that last ascending drone shot, at a certain point your equipment fleet began to take on the appearance of my childhood sandbox toy collection.

[@michaelschuenemann3505]

You had some old Winch Cable and the Winch is working sooooo very well - hey - another Job well done and it will become a welcome Workhorse !!!! We love it - You are very Smart ! Many Cheers from us in Australia!!!!

[@d.springer8444]

Well it was worth going and getting it just for the winch , always a pleasure. Ty

[@stanley626]

Nice one Marty. I remember on the farm in NZ as a boy with a very similar machine and watching my father use the winch to control the direction of a big tree they were felling. The chain around the tree broke and it cut a massive trench in the ground before slamming into the back of the dozer. The cage saved the operators life. Much later in life in Zaire (DRC) I witnessed a cable go while towing a stuck truck and it cut a poor fella in two.

[@MartyT]

Wow thats crazy, yes Ive heard some horror stories working in forestry

[@scottjohnson5449]

thank you for all you do/aka repair and re-use... and showing use all the repairs along the way!!!

[@paulrivett2871]

In this digital world, it is wonderful to see practical skills to support your chosen life. Reminds me of my childhood where nothing was wasted and you could rely on your own resourcefulness. Love your videos and keep them coming! Happy to donate to support your effort.

[@MartyT]

Thanks Paul, I appreciate it mate.

[@wes11bravo]

Glad you got her going, Marty. Already earning her keep! I'm hoping you'll keep us updated on the TD-9's "rolling restoration". All the best from Pittsburgh USA.

[@WeeShoeyDugless]

You have the best winch ever produced there Marty, anyone care to comment?? We have used our Boughton on the back of our Fordson Major over 3 generations and she has had the worst abuse imagined but, 75 years later, she still keeps on giving like a youngster. They are so solidly built and can stand so much abuse it's unbelievable. One thing to watch out for is the wear block behind the crown wheel, check it out for specification wear because it can cause broken teeth on the crown wheel & pinion gear. We had been given this advice by an old 'un so the problem never arose as we replaced the block when it was 30 years old!!! If the wear block is fine, you wont suffer ANY problems with your Boughton winch. Love the content as much as ever 👍👍

[@WeeShoeyDugless]

@@JohnSmith-yv6eq Oh yes, I'm 67 now and had many a brush with broken cables (or wire ropes as we call them in Scotland). I once had one snap when a log jammed on a tree root coming up an embankment and blasted straight over the old Winsam cab of our Major, making the neatest crease about 6" deep in the roof directly above my head! We only fitted that cab, the 1st ever, around 2 weeks previously!! The timber industry and all that goes with it is extremely dangerous and one I always stress should be avoided unless you 'grew up in it'!

[@MartyT]

Good to know thanks

[@swotteh]

Well, I'd say we're fairly sure the winch works after dragging that tree and plowing up the back of the landing. Talk about power, that winch has go it!!!

[@tonymcalister9878]

Wow, that winch is useful. I have trees on a slope and haven't come up with a good method to pull them out.

[@hymermobiler]

Like hearing the Tuis calling. Brings back good memories Our daughter lived in ChCh and we visited for 3 full summers to miss the UK winter. Also stayed at my mates in Redwood Valley near Nelson so I know the sounds very well. Been to the sounds a few times too you live in a very nice place. Didnt enjoy the Feb 14th 2016 5.6 quake the most scary 30 secs of my life so far lol We were in New Brighton about a mile from the epicentre The devastation of the Nov Kaikoura quake was immense when we got there again in 2017 but you guys did a great job cleaning up after that one.

[@santatigerclaus]

i caught the excavation of this dozer from the top of the jungle mountain on my smartphone during a power outage today- very interesting and excellent machinist/mechanic

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear Marty T. 👍👌👏 Simply fantastic! Very well done again and as always (video and work). So nice to see that you are already able to put the ole bulldozer to work again. The winch seems pretty strong and, despite the looks of it, well maintained (enough and clean oil, additionally not leaking). Congrats for already owning good and strong/long enough steel cable/wire rope. In my opinion it's always good to have a stash/hoard of useful things laying around (at least as long as one hasn't to pay a lot of rent to store things). I'm eagerly looking forward to watch the next video. As always: Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all of you. Post Scriptum: I feel a little bit ashamed. Although I love your videos so much, I'm unfortunately not able to donate money. Fortunately/unfortunately I'm an early retired/retiree and therefore I'm really always very short of money. Even more since all the prices had gone up so incredibly much and still do (at least in Germany).

[@stephaniewilson3955]

Prices are shooting up throughout the world.

[@billyhaddock5540]

Congrats on getting the cable on the spool. need to keep it tight. cool video getting the trees out of the woods.

[@daviddamico4288]

Very nice machine, glad to see everything works as it should I would build a cage for sure for your protection ..

[@forger9443]

NEVER underestimate the sheer utility of being able to repair, fix and engineer little things... That is such a HUGE survival skill.

[@CarterLayne]

I don't personally work on equipment, i just find your content entertaining, keep it up.

[@cal28kim]

Boughton have been making tractor mounted PTO winches for over 60 years! And there's a second hand C2 for £380 at a classic plant auction 50 miles from me!!

[@ToreDL87]

Good stuff! That winch will help a lot if you happen to lose a track or somehow get stuck too. Good job spooling the cable too, haphazardly just winging it in will cause it to wedge and pinch, any number of things can happen from there.

[@matthiastilly5480]

Obviously 30-50 years ago every earthmoving contractor in NZ: "Oh no! My machine's got a scratch - ah f*** it - just leave it in the woods, I'll buy a new one!"

[@jukeman57]

The super powerful wench is about as valuable as is the dirt moving capabilities of the old dozer, especially living in such a mountainous environment as your do. Always interesting videos Marty. Cheers mate.

[@joerodrigues3816]

Love your videos mate also you are a great man that knows what you’re doing

[@daviddogruel7851]

What a neat old machine. Good on you in getting it running, making improvements and putting it to work again.

[@cadcad4974]

Martin your videos are always interesting, thanks for sharing!

[@craighearn747]

You have done so much with so little I believe you will eventually be able to everything with nothing. Never an uninteresting day on your channel. As for all the places you find these beasts you must be in great shape.

[@jayden4656]

That winch is golden. Love that dozer. So great the only thing wrong with the track was the missing pin which you found. Great video

[@MrAerocomposites]

You should get another another award for resourcefulness !

[@jdmccorful]

Always a pleasure to see you do good things with old equipment.

[@shanefuller8907]

Bro you are the perfect person to have that old girl well done.. enjoy

[@richardcash8850]

I have a 4 cylinder TD 9 which I still use for mole draining and a bit of cultivation.Slowly improving the old girl by buying bits and pieces for her .Amazed what is still available in the US for these machines

[@Burn377]

Wow what a beast of a machine, Definitely would be ideal to chuck some kind of cage/Rops on it especially for your property! Probably pay to check the oil on the winch again after running it for a bit in case some water has gotten in and was separated sitting in the bottom of the housing. But I'm sure you've probably already thought of that. Thanks for sharing!

[@jerrellkull5347]

That winch would pull the gates off hell. Great work as always Marty 🍻🍻🍻 Cheers!!

[@rocky3075]

Yes, a snapped cable can be deadly. A cage is a must. 👊🦊👍

[@MichaelSt-hr1pn]

I love youir videos and the old tracktors and other things. I wish you a wunderful live with these Maschiens and your little farm. Greetings from Germany

[@URsooomad8613]

The best part of these projects is Marty's smile when it first starts up, priceless

[@Pushyhog]

big power needed for winter firewood & other stuff, thanks, glad u have the dozer.

[@anthonymorris479]

The bird song was lovely at the end.

[@johnspathonis1078]

Enjoy your videos. May I make one comment about the machine that many people mistake. What you have is a tractor dozer with a angle blade. It is not a bull dozer. The term bull comes from the blade design - 90 degree design. The angle blade you have was the predominate blade many years ago. The angle blade was used to great effect in cutting new roads around hilly country. The toe of the blade would cut into the hill/mountain and spill the cut material over the side. If anything - what you have is an angle dozer.

[@johngraham8893]

I used to operate a logging skidder.You could have dragged a log 5x bigger than what you pulled up then and still not be putting much strain to the machine .Good to see you fitted the wire rope properly and its a good thick,heavy gauge rope too.On a skidder we could coil the rope onto the drum evenly and neatly.That would be difficult to do on a dozer and the rope will wear out and potentially break after not much use

[@timbervisions]

What a beast! Nice job getting her out and getting her back to work!

[@libertyauto]

Nice camera work. Every angle captured, even the wind up. Thanks for your videos.

[@doodybird5766]

Definitely need a cage. Guy at work had a huge log flip back on him working in the TSL log stacker. The cabin took most of the impact but a branch still attacked to the log came inside the cab with him and stuck him in the side. If it hadn't been for the steel around him he would have been killed.

[@tomowens2720]

I'm still amazed that the owner said "find it, keep it". Very good shape as well requiring just a bit of TLC to make it an operable machine. Def build a cage for that beast too. Good to see that spider cover on the seat. Wouldn't want them causing problems with the undercarriage.🙂 Since the dozer has no auto cable layer spooling feature, might be worth respooling it from time to time.

[@tonymckeage1028]

great to see the TD9 being put to work, well done

[@SharkNinjaBlueStar]

Man, that winch is an absolute life saver, I can't even imagine hauling those out with the excavator bucket without a thumb on it.

[@greebo7857]

Quite a rig, Marty. I found you because of the "abandoned excavator", and have loved all your finds, but this one is the duck's for me.

[@bluesquadron593]

New subscriber here. I am also subscribed to Iforce2d, an other KZbinr from NZ. He is doing remote control stuff, like fixed wings and copters and recently home built CNC machine. Anyway, it is very interesting how your voices are so very similar. Of course the accent makes it a lot similar, but even your style and look so very similar. Could pass for brothers.

[@phillipsharpe6459]

You certainly have some big boys toys, well done that man, respect from the uk, 😁👍

[@MasterMindWC]

Nice Dozer. Hard to find good old equipment like that and just think about it, if you ever get in a spat with the government...you could always weld some armor on it.