Vibrating roller saved from the scrapyard - hasn't run for years.. Will it start?

[@87mini]

You've almost got a complete set of road engineering stock - bulldozer, road grader, front loader, excavator, tractors with different light grading attachments, now a vibratory roller! Just remember to calculate how much money it would cost for a contractor to come out to grade the road, or smooth it with the roller, or repair the road after a culvert's washed out. When you get home, kiss your sweetie and say "I just saved us $2500 (whatever the cost would have been) with that roller! Let's go out for dinner!" That has kept me in the clear through 35 years of dragging all sorts of abandoned tools and machinery home for repair.

[@nsbhagwat]

That counter balance of tyres and heavy frame while releasing the roller was classic.

[@zorrosoxter4703]

It was like launching a ship

[@jimbo44cc13]

Marty's ingenuity on display. That's why I love this channel.

[@horscategorie]

I was more impressed with the expertise provided by his boss. Kid is going to be a rockstar mechanic jack of all trades. Best part was the HP printer fix.

[@jimsvideos7201]

"...but she didn't say anything about rollers" is a brave, brave thing to say. 😅

[@ElectroBotVideo]

If she says no more engines then he'll probably bring back so 100-150 year old steam boiler powered device...

[@josephkarl2061]

@@ElectroBotVideo Or a small rocket motor 😅

[@d4v3tm]

as long as it vibrates it's okay

[@paulbarnett5856]

Rollers paying for itself already

[@gord9677]

It's a lot easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to ask for permission! I know quite well how that works. Done it for 54 years with the same sweet lady. Really enjoy all your videos. Thanks 🇨🇦

[@WillMasters]

"The missus said no more tractors, but she didn't say anything about rollers". Marty living dangerously I see...

[@KiwiNeale]

That fixed it... Looks like the gunked up injector pumps were what stopped it going originally. Then the monkeys got inside and made it a permanent stop. Luckily they left all the spare bits inside. Reminds me of a "jumping Jack" trench rammer I picked up a few years ago. It ran, but pretty awful. The problem was water had run down the vertical shaft on the carburettor and gunked up the jets & float bowl. Easy to fix, however the monkeys had been there before me and mislaid a speed control linkage. Ordered one from the States and it runs really well now. Handy bit of kit. Keep up the good work. You are an inspiration to us all.

[@larannar123]

Omg Marty!! The smile that came across my face when that engine fired up!!!!😂💯👍👍👍 Once again, you work your magic!!!!

[@colddiesel]

I worked at Listers in Dursley 60 odd years ago, manufacturing these engines. They're difficult to break. My favourite though was the water cooled CS range which were made by Listers from 1930 until the 1970's. Then the Indian manufacturers took over and are still making them, substantially unchanged - a 92 year production run - so far!

[@shadowbanned69]

When you find a winning formula you don't want to deviate like we do in the usa....we could screw up a perfectly good product with stupidity and over thinking..

[@dewaynek8591]

I’ve been told they’re illegal over here in the USA so people import them as air compressors and add the fuel system later. They’re supposed to be extremely efficient as a generator and they aren’t picky about what oil you use as fuel.

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

@@dewaynek8591 Another reason to shit can the EPA...If not bought and paid for, I surmise we'd have 100mpg cars & light pickups.

[@fazerstorm-oap]

I did a course there back in the 80's when I worked for BT on power maintenance. We used them in small exchanges for emergency generation. 😀

[@RovingCanada]

I grew up in Cam before moving to Canada.

[@highlanderoutsider5259]

Knackered engine? Marty comes along “no it’s not knackered”😂😂👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻

[@bw7656]

That opening statement bloody gold 😂

[@jcoburn429]

I got all excited seeing the old girl start up,nice work my man👍

[@DieselCreek]

Awesome old unit! Its really similar to my small red one. I really like the tag along rollers! its funny I'm working on a roller video right now myself when I saw your video!

[@The_Home_Pros]

Sweet looking foreward to watching it

[@MartyT]

G'day mate, thanks for stopping by. Yes there have been a lot of comments about your roller on this vid.. seems like we have similar tastes in clapped out machines 😂

[@1972reuben]

I love watching both Marty T and Diesel creek videos. Thank you guys for satisfying my need for this sort of hands on material. As a New Zealander living in Australia, you feed my inner need for home, Marty, and Matt, well, you are a hero my friend. I watch my KZbin feed for new stuff from both of you. Please don’t stop, even when your wives say enough is enough. So very many guys like me just love what you do and that you take the time and effort to allow us to come along for the ride. You guys, both of you, not only provide GREAT material, but are great ambassadors for where you’re from! Thank you!

[@marinavvs5189]

@@MartyT soo true you both got the same taste 😆

[@rsmith8646]

this is the collab we need!

[@6point5by55]

Always exciting to get a notification of a Marty T vid. Marty is the kiwi MacGyver.

[@chrisflaws6763]

That was awesome. I love how you bring back to life machines others gave up on. Good old kiwi ingenuity

[@robertkeller5536]

Marty, youre a bloody shaman of old engines and machines.

[@chrisrichards1873]

"I told the kids to put away their bikes, next time maybe they will listen"

[@annechristiansen941]

Tusen takk for god underholdning 👍😅👍

[@neilhansen9886]

Living the dream with your projects mate. From NSW

[@jdhinckley1954]

Love those old Lister diesels (& the Gardners). Great to see it running again!

[@Thomas-wn7cl]

Nice ending. It's amazing some engines work after 100 years, but you are lucky to get 10 years out of electronic junk. It makes you wonder which is the more "green" option.

[@Hungry_Hunter]

An industrial vibrator how could any woman be disappointed with something so versatile. Good work.

[@billsmith5166]

They didn't scrimp on metal in that engine. Thanks for the video!

[@stevedalby6565]

We'll mate,nice to see a clever bugger at work. Thanks 😊 for the intertamant.

[@bradweston5342]

For what it's worth, you are an inspiration Marty. Perhaps you edit out the errors and the expletives, but you prove once more one man's scrap is another man's workhorse. Great to see the young padewan so keen to help the master too.

[@bigtrev8xl]

"expletives" go hand in hand, with our Kiwi & Aussie cousins.. 🤣🤣🍺🍺🍻🍻👍

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

At least he's watching, tho I do detect some fem clap trap he'll need to dispose of to obtain Marty's patience.

[@Tewbum]

Well the previous owner put it in the too hard basket. The Marty came to the rescue, I knew you could do it, bloody awesome

[@captainkirk1745]

Amazing mind you have Marty!

[@rickylangston9690]

Love seeing these old girls coming back to life.

[@alfadoofus]

Nice printer repair

[@MartyT]

Thanks mate

[@robertpeters9438]

When I still lived with mom, I fixed everything. Finally, after I left home, she got some new stuff.

[@joerodrigues3816]

Mate you really really know your stuff what a great job I’ve seen this about 2/3time and it still love it.

[@earlmorton9764]

Awesome. . Mahalo for the ride.

[@hallbags7444]

Another old piece of machinery lives to see another day. Good on ya mate!

[@jjryansea]

My favorite part of this video was your fancy power winch...tires on a pallet...GENIUS!!!

[@terrymoore3024]

Kiwi ingenuity, a lot of the time Marty works on his own. Like me he probably learnt a lot of these tricks of an old fulla, ie tyres, diesel, diesel oil 2 to one mix cheap rust inhibitor. We live on a coastal environment with gravel roads as well , so we spray the underside take it for a dusty two km run , spray again repeat the process twice. Spray inside door panels with refined waste diesel oil, vegetable oil, 3% petrol just to help thin for spraying.

[@jaggederest]

The wonderful thing about those vibrating mechanisms is, even if they're off kilter in a major way they still get the job done, after all, they're supposed to be unbalanced. Clapped out bearings? Just adds more vibration.

[@aserta]

Any vibration is most welcome. :))

[@Justin-C]

Exactly what I thought when I saw that bit.. MORE POWER!

[@TheBeaker59]

So its faulty when its running smooooooth

[@samvalentine3206]

As the Beach Boys song says, "Good Vibrations"!

[@machinist5828]

Just another episode of Marty T, Machine Whisperer! LOL! Ok, that's the last time for that. I'm running down the same mental checklist you are as what to check for. It just seems so natural to us that it may be amazing to someone else is a bit weird. I had a friend ask if there was anything I couldn't fix. I popped up and said, "A broken heart. But I'm working on it.". She just laughed. Matt @ Diesel Creek had an expensive run-in with a large towable vibrating roller. Check him out. Cheers Terry

[@harrycurrie9664]

Marty the Marlborough magician .... that A4 printer now does posters and the kids BMX bike fits the narrowest of mountain trails.

[@brunomckay1875]

Mum said no more tractors. Son to Dad, "I miss Mum."

[@2nickles647]

But mum is not here😂😂

[@rw8074]

I'm really pleased you gave it a good go & brought that Lister back to life. You've rescued it twice! Once from scrapping & then got him running. Super pleased to see you do it fella 👍

[@djmarine4499]

Glad to finally see a lister on the channel although she's very tired they still run when they are totally worm out have restored a lot of these and when in good order you can stand on the starting handle and not bounce over compression thank goodness for decompressers or electric start if your really posh! That pushrod wants a cheeky straighten out with a hammer though depending which series it is some of the smaller ones have aluminium injector sleeves that have asbestos washers in so watch out if you ever fiddle with bits like that! Parts availability here in the UK is excellent for most of the engine types Sleeman and Hawkins are the biggest stock holder of parts but plenty of others as well! Might make a strong candidate for some serious tinkering time to restore her back maybe? Thanks again for the super content always enjoy a Marty T notification coming up! 😁😁👍

[@MartyT]

Good advice thanks mate, my first time playing with a lister, they are cool old engines. I can imagine popping around in a lister powered boat would be great fun

[@djmarine4499]

@@MartyT I love playing with old listers! My favourite past time! Have had plenty through my hands over the years! My particular favourite is the H range big twins I have a 2.1 Litre HR2 lister diesel that powers a 68ft steel narrowboat definately nothing better than put putting along in a boat with a Lister inside! 😁😁😁

[@67hr74]

@@MartyT I did a lot of my carpentry apprentiship @ Mt Cook (mid 70's) building a big shed for the Ministry of Jerks up on Blackburch Fan. My boss got a hold of a Lister powered mobile concrete plant. My job was to load, mix, tip & look after the mixer. That Lister just ran all day long.

[@Melicoy]

@@MartyT Wheres your home projects.

[@chrismaher5506]

Not sure why anyone's missus would complain about a vibrating roller tbh. Great tool in any mans arsenal

[@Doitgood52]

Ha ha! Fixed it!😅 Marty the roller would probably be even better with more weight.. say 3 or 4 barrels of water tied to it 😊 and if you wet the area before you roll it, it’ll compact better.

[@robertpeters9438]

Unexpected bonus! A recycling tool!

[@riharikaa809]

Marty , I can see your wife reviewing your machinery collection contract. Good on ya mate.

[@2nickles647]

That's about when the biggest weather storm hits. Marty to the rescue. She will have second thoughts about getting rid of hubby's collection. Marty has all of the machines needed to fix all of his property and some.

[@billdyke9745]

For something that almost met its maker, that didn't fight too hard. I can see it getting a lot of use. 👍

[@captnsquid8151]

We had a lot of Listers powering generator sets in our rental fleet. Good bullet proof engines I must say.

[@qabsoloff3252]

The work on the roller was great to watch but my wife and I cheered when we saw the last scene!! Oh how I have wanted to do that so many times...a cathartic conclusion. Thanks

[@malcolmyarnold6172]

Merry Christmas everyone can hardly wait to see what you bring home next keep safe

[@billnowlin9148]

Your Controlled Dismount is a stroke of genius!

[@thomasbradley4868]

All I can say is Wow!!!

[@jondavidmcnabb]

A salvage metal boat with a recovered scrap Lister sounds like a really cool video series. You are the best MechroMancer in NZ!!!

[@djkasperg]

Of the 563 channels I'm subscribed to on youtube your channel is my absolute favourite.

[@MartyT]

I bet you say that to all the channels

[@samvalentine3206]

@@MartyT - For what you do, you are Number One. 👍

[@lawrencelipon8673]

👍👍👍👍great video fantastic save on the new to you Frankenpacker👍👍👍👍

[@captainover-tighten6729]

The first thing that came to my mind when I clicked on the video was “I wonder what the Mrs. will say?” then you made that clear. LMAO, still chuckling. It's funny how they keep quiet when the little projects we bring home end up doing the job and saving us money! 😀

[@GaryT1952]

Brilliant Marty T!....nothing but respect for your "can do" attitude

[@JohnSmith-ud9ex]

How ever long these are, they are never long enough matey = ) Hope you and the fam are all safe and well. All best and thank you !

[@SuperMarkbrewer]

Great video many thanks once again just shoes someone was quick to give up on this and you Marty never fail us yet again 😀 You win again I learn lots again

[@damole7874]

As long as you have better luck than Diesel Creek did with his you should be all good! The shaft the roller rides on had sheared off on his 😵. Looks like she's in decent shape!

[@everestyeti]

😂🤣😂😂, his was and is a nightmare, hopefully as you say Marty's is an easier fix.

[@skyvidznz3544]

Hell yeah that roller he had was a real mission . Dieselcreek is cool too .

[@Haakonisak]

Diesel Creek and Marty T. are the only two nutheads I'm following. Not sure why though.

[@girthtrude5040]

my first thought damn he got unlucky

[@Ronl53]

Wow we got a three for one today. You fixed a vibrator roller machine, a bicycle and a computer printer. Well done. 🙂

[@elispomalesmorales9662]

Marty, I missed your beautiful dog.

[@gordonagent7037]

Another great purchase and save Marty and a bit of a change up but very entertaining. You’ve got some great bits of machinery now to do all the maintenance work you’ll need for your roads. Great stuff, thanks for posting

[@Tewbum]

By the way, as a young kid growing up in Marlborough I worked in the shearing sheds and a lot of the sheds ran Lister engines, and they are more than likely still there, they were an honest reliable engine back in the day🙏🙏🙏

[@andybratt6022]

I...I can't believe you got that running. I fast forwarded the video after I saw how messed up the internals were because I thought, "this will be one of those autopsy videos of a dead motor". But no! It's alive again....I'm floored

[@josephkarl2061]

This is a Marty T video. The answer to his question is always "Yes!" And we all come along for the ride 😆😅

[@neildriedger637]

GREAT video,loved it Marty....l knew you were going get that motor running!!!!👍

[@dougwilson1769]

Another great video

[@andywindy]

That last few seconds was the best reason yet for fixing up old civil engineering equipment!

[@neillawson4493]

You mean there's a smooth bit of the driveway somewhere? It's good to see these old machines having a new life...

[@GeoEstes]

He has a road grader, two bulldozers, three front-end loaders, and a back blade. Frankly, I'm surprised there's a rough patch left.

[@tolbaszy8067]

I like the new feature: "How flat can it be?" The leaky engine will just help keep the dust down. Your supervisor is doing a fine job. Great video! Thanks!

[@garymallard4699]

Helps to stop Rust too...

[@michaelfoort2592]

I almost burst out laughing when the lister started

[@thebat5481]

I am always hooked how chilled out Marty is when working on a machine that seems too far gone but always makes 'em come back to life. Always a fan bro 💪❤ from Papua New Guinea

[@captnsquid8151]

We had a Diesel Electric Set Rental Company. Had many a engine on a generator at different KW. We had many Listers and they just went and worked well. Also had many V.M Motori out of Italy also air-cooled . Just something about air-cooled in that rental application that worked well and dependable

[@VintageTexas59]

Marty showing his magic touch with old machines again... dang you can fix anything ! Cheers from Texas * * * 🤠

[@hoosierfatha]

Fun Fact!!! I Hit the Like Button immediately when i saw the pallet with tires on it as a drag weight for offloading that compactor... Brilliant....

[@kazykamakaze131]

Those lister diesels are amazing little motors that don't die.

[@ewanstewart8011]

Thanks again for another great repair video Marty 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@jeffwhite9001]

Coming up, the worlds smoothest driveway.

[@markfoster6110]

Yes he needs another one . So dividing it up is easy !!!

[@samvalentine3206]

Until the next monumental flood - then we can watch Marty get it back into shape - always a pleasure! Thanks, Marty!

[@zarb88]

How many of us have wanted to take a roller to our printers thanks for all of us Marty.

[@richardjones5255]

I really enjoyed this one. I used to live close to where many parts originated, so I was warming to know that they were still likely to do the work for someone. When the video started, I wondered if it was there with a chance, then I saw it was a Lister, so though, yes Marty will get it going. After careful, thoughtful work, it fired up, and was ready to fix what you needed. The video was thoroughly enjoyable, thank you.

[@peterbennett4754]

Great skills with engines 👍

[@brettn4337]

Nothing better than the obligatory destruction of random items such as bikes and printers. Keep up the good work mate 👍

[@seanswader2124]

I love that David Brown, had one just like it but she burned up in a barn fire it was a wonderful workhorse for us for many many years. Love from Alabama USA love your uploads man keep them coming!

[@robertburns3014]

Marty, you are a magician when it comes to getting old equipment running again. I really admire your mechanical skills, mate! Thanks for showing us how to get it done.

[@patring620]

Haha. Office Space, mate. Nicely done. Enjoyed it, Marty.

[@austinwagoncompany]

You're just like my grandpa was; patient and calm. He'd also take piles of crap and make them function again. You've earned a subscription from me and thank you for sharing what you do with us. I enjoyed seeing the kiddo working with you...my son does the same with me.

[@blakestanger]

Marty so many good hours spent with you doing fixes. Inspired me to buy a little Toyota with a blown engine. One scrap yard engine later I have a nice little car all for under $1000. Have a beer on me and keep up the great work.

[@MartyT]

Thanks mate.. Nicely done

[@gbentley8176]

Had a similar machine from scrap nearly 40 years ago. The vibro system was on inspection built like a battleship but the engine, petrol JAP had died. Rebuilt with a lister diesel of uncertain age she is still running beautifully. No thin metal or tacky parts anywhere. They built them to last and to send to the antipodes and beyond. Good luck with that beauty.

[@captnsquid8151]

Laughs I had some HP products and what you did to fix the situation is right on. I will never ever buy another HP

[@daddybob6096]

Back in my teenage years there were a few smaller fishing boats at Westport with Lister diesel motors. As kids we spent many weekends fishing off Westport with local boat owners, didn't get paid, just took some fish home for the family. One or two boats had small single banger petrol engines that i went out on. No life jackets in those days, how risky was that, especially coming back in over the bar during a surge. Still here, i guess it wasn't my time Mart, LoL.

[@ScottFidler]

I’m impressed!!! That printer was pretty f’n tough

[@digthisnz1943]

We used to own the exact same model up until a few years ago. Always started and never gave a problem. Nice find and save.

[@lordmetal3842]

best printer fix ever

[@fortnerbuiltmotorsports444]

Just absolutely fascinating entertainment right here! Love it man

[@PixelSham]

More jealous of NZ today than I've ever been as an American. I wish our supreme court had the integrity of yours.

[@banditpete12]

I had a good idea what was wrong with that lister before you lifted of the trailer it’s about the only thing iv seen go wrong with them seized injector pumps with sitting abit of diesel and a heat gun brings them round. You can pull the injector’s and dismantle and clean the nozzle and lap them with some brasso to get the spray pattern back. It may improve starting etc. Just Leave the injector spring tension well alone if you do pull the injectors

[@bluegrallis]

The outro was spot on. That seems to be the most logical thing to do when any printer runs out of ink these days. I spent more on ink on my last printer, than the new one cost and it didn't work after putting in new cartridges.

[@davidife597]

Marty, the Lister engine I believe is a JP2, or similar, a good one in working order is worth fortune in the UK as it is used in Narrowboats.

[@glennmoreland6457]

Looks like a HR2

[@ChrisBennettGameDesign]

Come for the Lister, stay for the good dad moments. 😊

[@ni_wink84]

Perfect night to watch Marty work his magic on some machinery and have a cold snack! Best ending ever!

[@ez1913]

No more tractors?!? Has she gone mad? That is a beautiful Masher. Just needs a bath and coat of oil/diesel. Thanks for sharing, Marty.

[@haichyou2930]

Stothert & Pitt were obviously a big manufacturer back in the day. My section in the dockyard I work in has numerous winches made by them. I also had to overhaul a Lister diesel as part of my apprenticeship. Good, solid engines. Not surprised you got it running again. Great video as always Marty. From Harley in Devon, England.

[@davidalderman3913]

There are a pair of cranes on Queens Wharf in Wellington (NZ) made by Stothert & Pitt. I visited the docks in Bristol (UK) and similar cranes are there too.

[@haichyou2930]

@@davidalderman3913 Hi David. Yes, they seemed to make a variety of machinery.

[@Roltstorm1]

Love the bit with the printer at the end. I feel the same way with these modern day printers, work a treat out of the box but guaranteed headache before too long!

[@Taco_ocaT]

I love this channel!!!!!°