I grew up on a wheat farm in the 1950's, spent endless hours watching my dad fix stuff. Seeing your kids there with you makes me very happy. Thanks Marty. At 70 they too may remember these happy hours with you.
Yep, as a kid i hung around my Dad onboard his trawler back in the 1970s. So much oil removed & replaced from multiple engines down in the guts of that big steel boat... filters changed, then the entire hydraulics systems & out on the deck the winches needed greasing & all the steel cable pulleys .... I remember it all so clearly & probably where i 1st learned my skillset i use still today... Great video Marty!
A lot of these old machines... all that most of them need, is some love and attention periodically. Yeah, this one needed a a few parts, but anybody could have put in a few hours of effort and gotten results. Marty does it, AND captures the whole thing on video, to share with us viewers. You sure make it look easy, Marty.
Most importantly, every part on these old ones can probably be refurbished or rebuilt with basic tooling & skills, meaning they could possibly run forever, especially if you keep up the service and lubrication. For the new machines...hell no.
Of course that’s where the opportunity arises for those with the skill and determination to do the fix. Probably not to many ways for many men to acquire an $80,000 to $250,000 dollar machine.
You make troubleshooting and repairing look so easy. I am not only impressed with your ability to diagnose and improve these machines, but also quite impressed with your storytelling and editing abilities. It's so satisfying seeing these things restored! Keep it up!
@@soccerflash6 Good to hear.. Yes it is a big problem on youtube at the moment, I hope they solve it soon. Some are being sucked in to the scam, I am getting emails from them. I hate the thought of good folk being swindled by scammers
WoW. What a shady Seller! The former owner had done Everything to ruin this machine! And all started with a clogged up Radiator... What a mess! Marty T. Did a real good Job here. Thx for the upload. I Love this Channel. And Rambro
It was used in a wood yard. The boss probably made no one responsible for maintaining the machine...therefore no one did. As things broke temporary fixes were instituted...that then became permanent e.g. the thermostart replaced by sprays into the intake.
Thermostart ! the height of sophistication !! just remember the slow match start, light the pellet, screw the holder in,try to start machine, remove holder,to find out pellet must have gone out almost immediately ! repeat for an hour. Machine starts finally, runs out of fuel in ten minutes !!
21:30 Thank you for teaching your kids while you work. Some of my best memories was handing tools and lighting jobs for my dad and uncles under some shade tree working on stuff. Id give ANYTHING to live that decade again.
@@charlesangell_bulmtl it’s not a solenoid per se. It more of a valve. When the heating coil varms up. There is a thermal expansion / or contraction that mechanically opens the valve. Somewhat similar to a thermostat in the engine.
I have two Michigan loaders about the size of this one and they are a real game-changer. Simple maintenance will keep them running for decades now that they’re no longer being flogged in a full-time work environment. They can’t be beat for firewood work and believe me, your back will thank you. As I so often say, “Hydraulics is your friend “. I don’t know if that’s grammatically correct but I don’t care. And good on ya for teaching the little ones. My old pappy did the same with me when I was a wee one. He always used to say “Be of good cheer”. I try. 😬
I also meant to put in my comment on that over the years and I’m 65 years old now. And over the years I’ve come across a man now and then that just has that gift. That touch me and able to figure things out when it comes to mechanical objects and get them up and running. I had 3, uncles that could do that and you also are obviously born with that gift. And it’s quite obvious that it has served you well. I wasn’t born with it. I’m not saying I can’t work on things I can. But I always need a senior mechanic and I am the type I take orders very very well. And in life we need both types of people.
Back in the early 60’s my father had a 1934 Rolls Royce which he renovated, as kids we were roped in to help, it always ran after his fix which I came to accept was the norm, I learnt 20 years later with my own attempts that this wasn’t a given.
That must have been the easiest rep job in the world. Just rock up to anywhere that runs machines and the conversation would be "need oil? "yep" "well, I sell it" done.
This is a prime example of why I enjoy watching your channel. There are a lot of videos of people trying to resurrect old machines that have been abandoned but it usually involves just getting it running with a lot of hooting and hollering and little else. You, on the other hand spend the time and expense of putting everything that had been neglected back in good working order. Good on ya.
Thank you for another valuable, informative video, Marty! Funny how some 8 minute videos feel like an hour's slog, meanwhile this 30+ minute show went in a blink. Great work shooting & editing!
It amazes me how people abuse machines like this. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Glad to see you're treating it well! Keep up the great work!
That`s not a glow plug. Glow plugs (also called glow pins) only glow inside the cylinders. They screw in to the head. What Marty showed is a Thermostart device. It heats an element, then fuel flows into the end, ignites, makes a flame, and heats up the intake manifold and the air inside it, so that when the engine begins cranking over, there`s some nice HOT air to drag into the cylinders to give them a fighting chance to then ignite the diesel. Once each cylinder has fired a few times, it creates its own heat to fire on each power stroke. The Thermostart is merely a forerunner to grid heaters that we have on modern diesel engines to help start them in cold weather.
All those old machines would last a really long time if maintenance would have been completed. They were built well compared to today's modern plastic throw away machines. Great work!
A loader like this cost a pretty penny. You would think that the owner would take better care of their investment rather than just driving it into the ground.
@@gs1100ed Some people are just like that. Drives me bonkers. I work for a housing contractor and his son is one of my best friends. I've been going to school to become a diesel tech for a couple years now. This man has over 1 million dollars worth of assets in machines alone and I have to BEG him to let me grease them. He doesn't take care of any of them. I can't stand it. Dude even has an automatic grease gun, battery powered and everything. It would take no time at all to put a couple pumps of grease in your machine every morning
@@haydona1845 definitely bizarre behavior. I have rebuilt several engines and do most of my own work on my cars, trucks and motorcycles. I also drove 18 wheelers cross country for 20+ years. I am always gentle on the equipment, whether it’s mine or someone else’s. I kind of establish a bond with the vehicle after driving it or working on it. I’m a big advocate of preventative maintenance. Basically, repairing things BEFORE they break. I hate to be broke down on these of the road. Not saying my way is the best, but it Sounds like your boss has a screw loose.
@@gs1100ed same here man. I guess I sort of do develop a relationship with the machines as well be it as crazy as that may sound. I've always told my girlfriend that a car,truck,machine etc will tell you what it needs. Via vibration,noise,hesitation you name it. My boss doesn't understand any of that. He thinks I'm bullshitting h when I say something sounds weird or doesn't feel right. I work for him Part time and do school full time but what do I know right? It's pretty goofy
It’s amazing that something so small like particles in a filter can stop such a huge machine! Thank you Marty, for showing us all how important it is to change filters, and lube our machines!
If those particles get past the filter, big troubles, the injection system has such fine tolerances very, very tiny particles cause mayhem and costs huge sums of money to repair. The small investment of filter replacement is worth its weight in gold. Even huge ship engines can be crippled by dirty fuel.
My equipment usually comes to me in the same state of disrepair. But i do my best to keep em running. And i use my equipment hard. But i like the older machines easier to work on. Great video. Love em all watch em over and over.
Just bought a rural property and a 1960 Ford tractor to help maintain it. Your videos on finding and getting old machinery back to work was the inspiration. Always interesting content and great to see you passing these lessons along to the kids.
Leaving an expensive piece of farm equipment to rust away cause it needs some part or the other doesn’t make any sense. Especially if the owner still owes money on it. Even after it is paid off and starting to age but operates, there is still money to be made at auction or outright sale. Of course the equipment dealer is not going to give you a decent price, he is in the business of selling new machinery repairing your old equipment and charging as much as the public is willing to pay. My uncle had a massive dairy operation in the southwest United States. I spent many summers as a kid on his farm. He always bought used equipment. He was an amazing mechanic and a really hard worker. He had over 1500 milk cows. He also understood all facets of the dairy business including the Commodities business and the latest electronic equipment to keep his eye on his herd. He owned many hundreds of acres in three states. His life was working hard, no vacations. His five boys all went into the dairy business. A few of my cousins made a living off his dairy business. My uncle died a millionaire. His days started at 4,00 AM and ended around 10,00 PM. In my opinion he died of over work.
A modern machine with this much neglect would have failed spectacularly ages ago. The fact that this thing soldiered on for so long with such bad treatment is a testament to how well they used to make these things.
I love the assortment box of grease nipples. I have similar boxes of o-rings, jubilee clips, electrical connectors, fuses, etc. My mother buys these boxes for me for Christmas. People think she's mad for buying them for me, and I'm mad when they see the gleeful look on my face upon receipt, but I love them and they get used all the time. I'll need a new box of o-rings next year.
One thing that is a given on these old machines is that the seats are always knackered . It would be nice to have a buddy that does reupholstering for fun and beer.
Thanks for the video, Marty. You’ve inspired me to poke into machines, understand them, repair them and they live on. The camera work must be laborious but it results in the high quality of your videos.
I love these videos. I just finished rebuilding an old snowblower a neighbor was tossing out. I was intending to buy a new one but this was better for many reasons. I definitely was inspired by Marty. Thank you! 😀👍
Fine looking young man you got there he will be run all the stuff you got around there he will be fixing the road for you before to long i love watching and working with my Dad grow up on are fram and still there with my kids my to boys are 12 they run the tractors for me they love running the hay rake for me love your channel
You bought up some old memories. In the late 70's I ran a service bay in Linton and in the fleer we had a number of Houghs including 30's 60's and even a Hough 100 which was a real beast of a machine. Spent many hours working on the.
I loved your sons comment "when I get my tractor I'll use this wrench". I was thinking when he comes rolling down your driveway is some clapped out offering, how much trouble your going to be in with the misses when she faces the two of you collecting rust :D
`Collecting rust` ?! Sir, I will have you know that there are some misinformed and misguided souls out there whom would see that (part of) your comment as a blatant insult. I will also have you know, that I don`t see it as an insult. I know where you`re coming from. Possibly a poor choice of words, but we know what you meant, and that you meant well :D
I put one of these " back on its feet " and into daily service back in 1999. I thought it was a dinosaur back then ! Had no idea any of these where left on the planet !
I appreciate how you're not obsessive-compulsive about decades of caked on grease, and cob-webs and dead leaves. You focus on the essentials. It'll work just as well with patina!
Give soo much joy to see you work, the kids watching you and learning! , and you managed to film it all the with such high quality !!! Thank you ! long time Fan!!
30:55 Amigo Marty, te tomó 3 horas engrasar y reparar cada punto, pero hiciste un gran trabajo y ahora tu máquina está mucho mejor y tu más tranquilo por mucho tiempo. También me gusta aprender sobre grandes máquinas (no importa sin son usadas o antiguas) Felicitaciones desde Argentina 🇦🇷
I watch several "recovery" videos of these older machines, and it always surprises me how people can spend so much money on them and just neglect them to death. Simple routine servicing would save them a lot of money.
wow, one happy yellow loader. lived on sheep, dairy, some beef cattle till 2nd grade, yea was around the barn much, remember the outhouse, horses are my favorite of all creatures.
Good to see a video from you, thanks so much. I always enjoy them. It amazes me how a little maintenance fixes so many things. It also amazes me how many don’t do a regular maintenance on their heavy equipment, it’s astonishing. Loved getting to see your whole family. I appreciate seeing your daughter getting to learn how it’s done. Your son is a smart one for sure and so very cute. And your wife out there as well. You have a beautiful family. Looking forward to your next videos. Take care. If you would please have close captioning on your videos I’d really appreciate it.
I must say I’m impressed! I just love the flame thrower pre heater. I could’ve look at that engine all day and not figured out what that was!! Learn something new everyday!!
I find it amusing that a person will spend several thousand dollars on a piece of equipment but won't spend 50 to keep it running. A little oil and a few filters are the difference between many years of work or assured failure. You probably gave that old Hough Payloader many years of productive activity, as you have all the equipment you restore. It's a joy watching you since I am now 80 years old and can only watch and wish I could still do what you do.
I have been following your videos with great interest. I appreciate your talent and ingenuity. I am surprised that you can still find part for this machines that are decades old. They were built to last and be serviced easily. At a time where we claim to be more friendly for the planet we should produce things that are made to last. Cheers. Chris.
I don't know why some people don't save themselves time and money by keeping up on maintenance, I'm glad that this old girl ended up in your hands! It's also refreshing that you have your little one's there showing and teaching them how to do things so they're properly prepared for the life ahead.
Those kids have no idea, yet, just how valuable this education is to them. Even if they never turn a wrench their little minds are growing broader and deeper every day. They’ll know things and have a perspective on life most of the other kids just won’t understand.
It's amazing how well the machine runs when all the tar is drained from oil sumps and final drives. I guess the previous owners figured that if they paint it, they solved the problem of those pesky maintenance issues of greasing and oiling that take up so much time, eh? Fantastic job on making the old Hough run smooth great video Marty thumbs up. Oh, I like the big spanner too!
Why is it so satisfying to watch someone take an old neglected tractor, change all the fluids, and get it running good? I especially liked the road grader series where you had to replace some of the drive chain.
Hi Marty. I used to have one of them loaders for pushing silage into a silage pit and loading manure back in the late 70's. Great loaders and easy to work on. There are grease nipples on the inside of the lift cylinders and they are also in the steering joints but the wheel has to be on full lock to access them. Good luck
@@mikestaunton7081 He mentioned not doing the transmission filter yet since the new part was still on its way. But doing it when the part would arrive…
After watching this I have confidence that my constipation will resolve itself today. The only bad thing about replacing oil like that is that the seals that were relying on the sludge seem to give up the ghost. Best of luck to you and yours! PS: Missus, he used the good knife again, so I just want to give you a heads up about the food tasting like diesel for a while. You may want to restrict it's use to spicy and savory foods for the next week and watch out for the ones that have a bluish rainbow hue on top.
Marty I have used CLR to clean radiators. Built a stand to hold them so they drain into a 5 gallon bucket and drop a cheap fountain pump in the bucket and run the hose to the top and let in circulate did this in a pinch and was amazed how well it worked.
Dirty old Hough will appreciate the service👍🏼 should be a super handy machine once you get it to where you want it. Lash out and buy yourself another seat
I was trying to remember how they were hooked up properly too - i had one on an old backhoe and i remember it being trouble - this video would have been handy 10 years ago 😁
You'll probably have to have some new rubber put on the old loader before too long, I reckon. New tires will set you back a bit but that machine will probably last you forever now that she's getting a little attention. I really enjoy watching you resurrect old iron, Marty!
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I grew up on a wheat farm in the 1950's, spent endless hours watching my dad fix stuff. Seeing your kids there with you makes me very happy. Thanks Marty. At 70 they too may remember these happy hours with you.
"At 70 they too ABSOLUTELY" remember these happy hours with you." fixed it for ya brother
I was thinking the same thing, watching my dad fix stuff on the farm. You can take the boy from the farm, but not the farm from the boy
Yep, as a kid i hung around my Dad onboard his trawler back in the 1970s. So much oil removed & replaced from multiple engines down in the guts of that big steel boat... filters changed, then the entire hydraulics systems & out on the deck the winches needed greasing & all the steel cable pulleys .... I remember it all so clearly & probably where i 1st learned my skillset i use still today... Great video Marty!
Hanging out with DAD! 👍 I learned so much from him and his friends!
That's beautiful mate
"Don't tell the Missus I'm using her good knife."
Shades of Burt Munro....must be a Kiwi thing.
A lot of these old machines... all that most of them need, is some love and attention periodically. Yeah, this one needed a a few parts, but anybody could have put in a few hours of effort and gotten results. Marty does it, AND captures the whole thing on video, to share with us viewers. You sure make it look easy, Marty.
Most importantly, every part on these old ones can probably be refurbished or rebuilt with basic tooling & skills, meaning they could possibly run forever, especially if you keep up the service and lubrication. For the new machines...hell no.
@@luca7069 Oh you missed a software update on your new tractor... well you'll need to get a new one and it's not covered by our warranty.
Of course that’s where the opportunity arises for those with the skill and determination to do the fix. Probably not to many ways for many men to acquire an $80,000 to $250,000 dollar machine.
@@luca7069 No bloody DEF or microchips for a start...
i promise you that if i put in a few DAYS of effort the only results would have been a broken machine and foul language.
Any Dad that can remain patient with their kids while turning wrenches (spanners) is a good Dad!
You make troubleshooting and repairing look so easy. I am not only impressed with your ability to diagnose and improve these machines, but also quite impressed with your storytelling and editing abilities. It's so satisfying seeing these things restored! Keep it up!
Ignore these text me on telegram messages, its a scam from a bot account
@@MartyT no worries. I'm not quite that gullible. You would think TH-cam could do a better job of squashing those accounts automatically.
@@soccerflash6 Good to hear.. Yes it is a big problem on youtube at the moment, I hope they solve it soon. Some are being sucked in to the scam, I am getting emails from them. I hate the thought of good folk being swindled by scammers
Marty, I am very please to see the video you made including your children. I am watching from across the world; from Puerto Rico.
I love your videos.
Great Video Marty, I remember these "Hough" loaders from when i was young! good to see someone who has taken his dreams to reality! thanks for sharing
WoW. What a shady Seller! The former owner had done Everything to ruin this machine! And all started with a clogged up Radiator... What a mess!
Marty T. Did a real good Job here. Thx for the upload. I Love this Channel.
And Rambro
It was used in a wood yard.
The boss probably made no one responsible for maintaining the machine...therefore no one did.
As things broke temporary fixes were instituted...that then became permanent e.g. the thermostart replaced by sprays into the intake.
Fascinating. Never heard of a thermo-start before. I'm sure you must be the NZ machine whisperer. 😀
I thought he was saying thermostat for a minute, I was trying to work out how that was going to help it start without go go juice 🤦🤣
Thermostart ! the height of sophistication !! just remember the slow match start, light the pellet, screw the holder in,try to start machine, remove holder,to find out pellet must have gone out almost immediately ! repeat for an hour. Machine starts finally, runs out of fuel in ten minutes !!
Also known as a "Glow-plug" and "Intake Manifold Heater". 😃
I’ve spent 25 years running heavy equipment and love your channel. Tru happiness is working on projects.
Thank you for having the kids work with you. IT'S A DELIGHT TO SEE A FAMILY TOGETHER.
21:30 Thank you for teaching your kids while you work. Some of my best memories was handing tools and lighting jobs for my dad and uncles under some shade tree working on stuff. Id give ANYTHING to live that decade again.
Very interesting to see how that Thermostart gadget works. That's a new one for me. Thanks Marty.
I agree.! The first 12 minutes made me cringe, putting fuel to a Glow Plug.?
@@paulsilva3346 😮Yeah, I'd never imagined that a solenoid👍 resided in that tiny package
@@charlesangell_bulmtl it’s not a solenoid per se. It more of a valve. When the heating coil varms up. There is a thermal expansion / or contraction that mechanically opens the valve. Somewhat similar to a thermostat in the engine.
I have two Michigan loaders about the size of this one and they are a real game-changer. Simple maintenance will keep them running for decades now that they’re no longer being flogged in a full-time work environment. They can’t be beat for firewood work and believe me, your back will thank you. As I so often say, “Hydraulics is your friend “. I don’t know if that’s grammatically correct but I don’t care.
And good on ya for teaching the little ones. My old pappy did the same with me when I was a wee one. He always used to say “Be of good cheer”. I try. 😬
It’s correct.
I also meant to put in my comment on that over the years and I’m 65 years old now. And over the years I’ve come across a man now and then that just has that gift.
That touch me and able to figure things out when it comes to mechanical objects and get them up and running. I had 3, uncles that could do that and you also are obviously born with that gift.
And it’s quite obvious that it has served you well. I wasn’t born with it. I’m not saying I can’t work on things I can. But I always need a senior mechanic and I am the type I take orders very very well. And in life we need both types of people.
I always let my kids help work on my vehicles, gave mom a break and they had fun learning something. Marty is a great dad and thrifty machine.
😁😁😁
32:15 Making sure the missus can see the value of the payloader for carrying firewood...brilliant Marty.
This guy is no dummy we need to take lessons.
Good morning Marty, as we go into autumn it must be your spring, looking forward to seeing what your summer brings us. 👍🇬🇧
Back in the early 60’s my father had a 1934 Rolls Royce which he renovated, as kids we were roped in to help, it always ran after his fix which I came to accept was the norm, I learnt 20 years later with my own attempts that this wasn’t a given.
That has to feel like a brand new machine. Just needs a seat!
I imagine that Houghy thinking once you got it running right "thanks old chap, I'll be at your service for another 50 years"
As a retired castrol rep it was very satisfying to see a totally neglected machine with new oil and grease. Well done
That must have been the easiest rep job in the world. Just rock up to anywhere that runs machines and the conversation would be "need oil? "yep" "well, I sell it" done.
You can almost hear the loader sigh with relief as the grease goes in the points
Love watching you rescue old abandoned equipment and put it back to work. Thanks for bring us along.
This is a prime example of why I enjoy watching your channel. There are a lot of videos of people trying to resurrect old machines that have been abandoned but it usually involves just getting it running with a lot of hooting and hollering and little else. You, on the other hand spend the time and expense of putting everything that had been neglected back in good working order. Good on ya.
Sadly many channels that do will it runs are in it just for the views and I noticed on some you never see the car they worked in the past again.
@@retro8696 They should print a sticker for the rear windscreen saying _"As Seen On TH-cam"_
Thank you for another valuable, informative video, Marty! Funny how some 8 minute videos feel like an hour's slog, meanwhile this 30+ minute show went in a blink. Great work shooting & editing!
Reading this comment made me realise the length. That did not feel like 36 minutes!
Yeah man got gonna lie its rather tragic going back into the youtube abyss after being so cozy with Marty, nobody does it quite like him
It amazes me how people abuse machines like this. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Glad to see you're treating it well! Keep up the great work!
My dad has a few machines that look pretty abused, part of the problem is not always having the money to pay for non critical repairs when they happen
Literally never knew how glow plugs worked up until this point. Learn something every time i watch one of your videos
That`s not a glow plug. Glow plugs (also called glow pins) only glow inside the cylinders. They screw in to the head. What Marty showed is a Thermostart device. It heats an element, then fuel flows into the end, ignites, makes a flame, and heats up the intake manifold and the air inside it, so that when the engine begins cranking over, there`s some nice HOT air to drag into the cylinders to give them a fighting chance to then ignite the diesel. Once each cylinder has fired a few times, it creates its own heat to fire on each power stroke. The Thermostart is merely a forerunner to grid heaters that we have on modern diesel engines to help start them in cold weather.
Bonfire plug!
All those old machines would last a really long time if maintenance would have been completed. They were built well compared to today's modern plastic throw away machines. Great work!
A loader like this cost a pretty penny. You would think that the owner would take better care of their investment rather than just driving it into the ground.
@@gs1100ed Some people are just like that. Drives me bonkers. I work for a housing contractor and his son is one of my best friends. I've been going to school to become a diesel tech for a couple years now. This man has over 1 million dollars worth of assets in machines alone and I have to BEG him to let me grease them. He doesn't take care of any of them. I can't stand it. Dude even has an automatic grease gun, battery powered and everything. It would take no time at all to put a couple pumps of grease in your machine every morning
@@haydona1845 definitely bizarre behavior. I have rebuilt several engines and do most of my own work on my cars, trucks and motorcycles. I also drove 18 wheelers cross country for 20+ years. I am always gentle on the equipment, whether it’s mine or someone else’s. I kind of establish a bond with the vehicle after driving it or working on it. I’m a big advocate of preventative maintenance. Basically, repairing things BEFORE they break. I hate to be broke down on these of the road. Not saying my way is the best, but it Sounds like your boss has a screw loose.
@@gs1100ed same here man. I guess I sort of do develop a relationship with the machines as well be it as crazy as that may sound. I've always told my girlfriend that a car,truck,machine etc will tell you what it needs. Via vibration,noise,hesitation you name it. My boss doesn't understand any of that. He thinks I'm bullshitting h when I say something sounds weird or doesn't feel right. I work for him Part time and do school full time but what do I know right? It's pretty goofy
It’s amazing that something so small like particles in a filter can stop such a huge machine! Thank you Marty, for showing us all how important it is to change filters, and lube our machines!
If those particles get past the filter, big troubles, the injection system has such
fine tolerances very, very tiny particles cause mayhem and costs huge sums of
money to repair. The small investment of filter replacement is worth its weight
in gold. Even huge ship engines can be crippled by dirty fuel.
Fantastic work! Can’t say enough about the skill you have at solving these issues so cheaply and professionally!
My equipment usually comes to me in the same state of disrepair. But i do my best to keep em running. And i use my equipment hard. But i like the older machines easier to work on. Great video. Love em all watch em over and over.
Just bought a rural property and a 1960 Ford tractor to help maintain it. Your videos on finding and getting old machinery back to work was the inspiration. Always interesting content and great to see you passing these lessons along to the kids.
the best helper you have Marty. That´ll be the best memories as well as a future grease monkey. NZ needs more of those
Leaving an expensive piece of farm equipment to rust away cause it needs some part or the other doesn’t make any sense. Especially if the owner still owes money on it. Even after it is paid off and starting to age but operates, there is still money to be made at auction or outright sale. Of course the equipment dealer is not going to give you a decent price, he is in the business of selling new machinery repairing your old equipment and charging as much as the public is willing to pay.
My uncle had a massive dairy operation in the southwest United States. I spent many summers as a kid on his farm. He always bought used equipment. He was an amazing mechanic and a really hard worker. He had over 1500 milk cows. He also understood all facets of the dairy business including the Commodities business and the latest electronic equipment to keep his eye on his herd. He owned many hundreds of acres in three states. His life was working hard, no vacations. His five boys all went into the dairy business. A few of my cousins made a living off his dairy business. My uncle died a millionaire. His days started at 4,00 AM and ended around 10,00 PM. In my opinion he died of over work.
A modern machine with this much neglect would have failed spectacularly ages ago. The fact that this thing soldiered on for so long with such bad treatment is a testament to how well they used to make these things.
I have this overwhelming urge to go out and look for a new seat for Martys' old girl after such a thorough makeover.
I love the assortment box of grease nipples. I have similar boxes of o-rings, jubilee clips, electrical connectors, fuses, etc. My mother buys these boxes for me for Christmas. People think she's mad for buying them for me, and I'm mad when they see the gleeful look on my face upon receipt, but I love them and they get used all the time. I'll need a new box of o-rings next year.
One thing that is a given on these old machines is that the seats are always knackered . It would be nice to have a buddy that does reupholstering for fun and beer.
Thanks for the video, Marty. You’ve inspired me to poke into machines, understand them, repair them and they live on. The camera work must be laborious but it results in the high quality of your videos.
I love these videos. I just finished rebuilding an old snowblower a neighbor was tossing out. I was intending to buy a new one but this was better for many reasons. I definitely was inspired by Marty. Thank you! 😀👍
Fine looking young man you got there he will be run all the stuff you got around there he will be fixing the road for you before to long i love watching and working with my Dad grow up on are fram and still there with my kids my to boys are 12 they run the tractors for me they love running the hay rake for me love your channel
You make it look easy I’m out there clueless while my Grampa does all the work I just do what I’m told and learn
Maintenance and back-to-work videos are my favorite! Thanks Marty
Hi Marty
Love to see family working together, brings back memories of my youth
What a nice family in a nice location in rural NZ.
You bought up some old memories. In the late 70's I ran a service bay in Linton and in the fleer we had a number of Houghs including 30's 60's and even a Hough 100 which was a real beast of a machine. Spent many hours working on the.
I loved your sons comment "when I get my tractor I'll use this wrench". I was thinking when he comes rolling down your driveway is some clapped out offering, how much trouble your going to be in with the misses when she faces the two of you collecting rust :D
`Collecting rust` ?! Sir, I will have you know that there are some misinformed and misguided souls out there whom would see that (part of) your comment as a blatant insult. I will also have you know, that I don`t see it as an insult. I know where you`re coming from. Possibly a poor choice of words, but we know what you meant, and that you meant well :D
Just shows how good maintenance works on a machine. Well done Marty.
We had an old Hough for major downtime on the Cat966 in a small blue Eleanor quarry in South Devon.
Took five times as long but I quite enjoyed it.
"The Old machine Whisper" in action again !
Great job getting this old girl working correctly.
Cheers from Texas
Marty I so enjoy your content..... I would give anything to work beside you and learn a tenth of what you know.... Big fan here in Georgia USA
Needless to say you're pretty good at fixing things. You're also good at making videos on how to fix things - a rare talent.
Love how the dog photo bombed the vlog when you were putting on the new filters .✌️
"Stop kicking yourself, stop kicking yourself" Previous owner to the mirror, probably.
Thanks for the great videos, proving that preventative maintenance really is necessary. Keep up the good work. Alabama,USA.
I put one of these " back on its feet " and into daily service back in 1999. I thought it was a dinosaur back then ! Had no idea any of these where left on the planet !
I appreciate how you're not obsessive-compulsive about decades of caked on grease, and cob-webs and dead leaves. You focus on the essentials. It'll work just as well with patina!
You can hear the old girl giving a sigh of relief after year of neglect. Nice work
Give soo much joy to see you work, the kids watching you and learning! , and you managed to film it all the with such high quality !!! Thank you ! long time Fan!!
30:55 Amigo Marty, te tomó 3 horas engrasar y reparar cada punto, pero hiciste un gran trabajo y ahora tu máquina está mucho mejor y tu más tranquilo por mucho tiempo.
También me gusta aprender sobre grandes máquinas (no importa sin son usadas o antiguas)
Felicitaciones desde Argentina 🇦🇷
I watch several "recovery" videos of these older machines, and it always surprises me how people can spend so much money on them and just neglect them to death. Simple routine servicing would save them a lot of money.
Nice thorough maintenance job Marty that machine must have thought all its birthdays come at once.
A small bath for it to find any stress cracks but not necessary to make it for work any day soon. Nice work Marty
Such a cool loader! I can see that becoming one of the most used machines 👍
It will be very useful, makes the db990 loader seem like a toy
Fixing things is fun 👍and your kiddos will soak up the knowledge like a sponge , what a great dad 😁
Having the little ones by your side is priceless. Moments to remember and cherish.
They are precious...
wow, one happy yellow loader. lived on sheep, dairy, some beef cattle till 2nd grade, yea was around the barn much, remember the outhouse, horses are my favorite of all creatures.
Good to see a video from you, thanks so much. I always enjoy them. It amazes me how a little maintenance fixes so many things. It also amazes me how many don’t do a regular maintenance on their heavy equipment, it’s astonishing.
Loved getting to see your whole family. I appreciate seeing your daughter getting to learn how it’s done. Your son is a smart one for sure and so very cute. And your wife out there as well. You have a beautiful family. Looking forward to your next videos. Take care.
If you would please have close captioning on your videos I’d really appreciate it.
I must say I’m impressed! I just love the flame thrower pre heater. I could’ve look at that engine all day and not figured out what that was!! Learn something new everyday!!
I find it amusing that a person will spend several thousand dollars on a piece of equipment but won't spend 50 to keep it running. A little oil and a few filters are the difference between many years of work or assured failure. You probably gave that old Hough Payloader many years of productive activity, as you have all the equipment you restore. It's a joy watching you since I am now 80 years old and can only watch and wish I could still do what you do.
Marty T, once again proving to the "it doesn't need maintenance, it just needs to work" crowd that maintenance is why it keeps working.
I have been following your videos with great interest. I appreciate your talent and ingenuity. I am surprised that you can still find part for this machines that are decades old. They were built to last and be serviced easily. At a time where we claim to be more friendly for the planet we should produce things that are made to last. Cheers. Chris.
I love the shot of the "inspector" watching you refill the oil. Any closer and he would have his nose in it.
Along with the revival of the Bristol crawler this is my favourite of all your videos.
I don't know why some people don't save themselves time and money by keeping up on maintenance, I'm glad that this old girl ended up in your hands! It's also refreshing that you have your little one's there showing and teaching them how to do things so they're properly prepared for the life ahead.
In the meanwhile, the Miss's is looking for her knife and also wondering where the dishwashing brush as gone to! 🤫
Those kids have no idea, yet, just how valuable this education is to them. Even if they never turn a wrench their little minds are growing broader and deeper every day. They’ll know things and have a perspective on life most of the other kids just won’t understand.
Nothing better than family fire wood gathering time.
Love your videos. Your kids are just super too. I love their enthusiasm and willingness to 'help' you. 😂😂
It's amazing how well the machine runs when all the tar is drained from oil sumps and final drives. I guess the previous owners figured that if they paint it, they solved the problem of those pesky maintenance issues of greasing and oiling that take up so much time, eh? Fantastic job on making the old Hough run smooth great video Marty thumbs up. Oh, I like the big spanner too!
INDEED, Amazing that people are so brain dead that esthetics trump operation capability.🧐
Very nice! Love seeing PM's done on machines that desparately need em...man that diff and final drive oil was HARSH!
Keep em coming!!!!
Another great save! That firewood will keep your family warm all winter!
Why is it so satisfying to watch someone take an old neglected tractor, change all the fluids, and get it running good?
I especially liked the road grader series where you had to replace some of the drive chain.
Hi Marty. I used to have one of them loaders for pushing silage into a silage pit and loading manure back in the late 70's. Great loaders and easy to work on. There are grease nipples on the inside of the lift cylinders and they are also in the steering joints but the wheel has to be on full lock to access them. Good luck
Thanks, yes I got those but was too awkward to get the camera in there.
There's one other filter that should be cleaned, the transmission filter, it's a mesh type that can be washed. Good luck
@@mikestaunton7081 He mentioned not doing the transmission filter yet since the new part was still on its way. But doing it when the part would arrive…
that wood splitter looked very practical. that machine can probably last forever with this kind of maintenance 🙂
Nice bit of old man pine you have there.... greetings from Waihekec!
There are few things more satisfying than the sound of an engine that wouldn't start starting.
After watching this I have confidence that my constipation will resolve itself today. The only bad thing about replacing oil like that is that the seals that were relying on the sludge seem to give up the ghost. Best of luck to you and yours! PS: Missus, he used the good knife again, so I just want to give you a heads up about the food tasting like diesel for a while. You may want to restrict it's use to spicy and savory foods for the next week and watch out for the ones that have a bluish rainbow hue on top.
Marty I have used CLR to clean radiators. Built a stand to hold them so they drain into a 5 gallon bucket and drop a cheap fountain pump in the bucket and run the hose to the top and let in circulate did this in a pinch and was amazed how well it worked.
Dirty old Hough will appreciate the service👍🏼 should be a super handy machine once you get it to where you want it. Lash out and buy yourself another seat
This video has two of my favorite satisfying activities: old tractor maintenance and wood splitting. Marty checking all the boxes for me as usual 👍🏻
Hi Marty they usually have a reservoir fed from the injector return.the res hast to be higher than the element.
I was trying to remember how they were hooked up properly too - i had one on an old backhoe and i remember it being trouble - this video would have been handy 10 years ago 😁
What it impresses me, is that not only you fix, you know what to do, and use work arounds to fix.
Lesson learned owners maintenance is required, your equipment does not come manufactured maintenance free. Thanks Marty
Well done. Greetings from Belgium.
You are awesome! Thanks again for all the hard work bringing these stories to us!
You'll probably have to have some new rubber put on the old loader before too long, I reckon. New tires will set you back a bit but that machine will probably last you forever now that she's getting a little attention. I really enjoy watching you resurrect old iron, Marty!
I actually scored 3 decent tyres for $100 a few days ago that will fit the loader and grader
@@MartyT nice work, Marty! Best wishes to you and the family.
Thanks Marty-vids awesome, love watchin you fix the machinery. Really cool stuff!
Nice work with hough,i got same machine here in finland.I had to clean that suction filter too,didnt know its even got it.Thanks for advice!
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