Fixing the Salvaged Suzuki SJ410 4x4 and testing on Steep Forest Trails
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ต.ค. 2023
- Last episode - I saw this Suzuki SJ410 going to the scrapyard so I dragged it home, got it running and found the rear diff was making horrible noises - • Abandoned Suzuki 4x4 S...
This time I fixed the diff, got the engine running smoother, put some off road tyres on and tested it on the steepest trails I could find.
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Be careful that you don't scratch the paint Marty!
He was giving it a bush car wash.
HAHA thinking the same here, hahahaha!
Best thing about having an old bomb like that!
If if was mine it would get some flat sheets of metal to cover the rough bits so there arent any sharp edges to cut yourself kids or animals up. Riveted or glued or welded on doesnt matter, just so it stops unnecessary injuries.
He's giving it Kentucky pin stripes.
You Tube just wouldn't be the same without you Marty.
Agreed!!
@@Haakonisak I also like FarmCraft101, Mattias Wandel and Marius Hornberger.
The thing on the dash I think its supposed to scare birds away
Hey, don't forget SampsonBoatCo and Tally Ho!
@@HaakonisakI would have added Lummina Acres
those old sierras are pretty much unstoppable, great farm machines.
Your kids are having the ideal childhood. They are so lucky!
The simplicity of old rigs is the key of their longevity in running ..and your English bull terrier is a stunner ..
That! is an Oscarian malamute Siberian upbreed, will fetch a German and return him to your feet, any location on the planet.
I think you deserve an award for dad of the year too, good on you mate!
Bought a new 410 back in 1990, best fun car I ever owned. I wasn’t scared to take it anywhere, it always went where it was pointed.
I look forward to all of your uploads, Marty! I'm not sure if you're into this, but would you consider doing a video that goes over your fleet of equipment/cars/motorcycles/quads, etc.? I know I'd love to see the fleet. I'd also love to see a video about your forrest property- how long you've had it, why you bought it, how much land you have, what sort of buildings or other projects you've got going on- it's all very fascinating!
I’d second that.
An overview like that would mean the Missus might cotton onto the true size of the fleet...old feller once told me "never park your tractors where the missus can see them all at the same time"...wise words for a peaceful home...
@@davidgood1965 THIS
I do always try to picture the layout and the scale of the property/operation. Like, how much space is the sawmill taking up. And how far and at what incline is the road when getting wood out of the bushes. It's so different from what I know that it's hard to imagine 😮 I always love the drone shots. But I could imagine you might now show all that for privacy reasons.
Yeah, I’d pay good money for that. Not just the vehicles, but every machine you’ve brought back to life,plus a look at your hydro operation. You’re a legend.
You are the envy of every green laner in Britain 👍🏻🏴
Marty saves another one from the scrapper ,you now have fixed yourself a going to town rig your videos a delight to my day thank you
Well, that was an easy fix. Like I said last time, those pinion bearings don't fail very often. I think I can see what the kids will learn to drive on🙂. Fair bit safer than a tractor. Enjoy your paradise.
These old Suzies are indestructible. My brother has an LJ40 and an LJ80 and both of them have the traction of a Skyrim horse. One of them had sat around for thirty years and we got it running by pushing it through the paddock.
Ripping through all that bush and branches will put a nice patina on the paint. It will knock off the rust and moss too. Perfect little back country 4x4.
Hi, this guy could get Pigs to fly. Many thanks Marty and family, from UK.
Hopefully he never does, because I'd have to pay out alot of money to a bunch of people!
Pink Floyd already got the Flying Pigs dun
Well done Marty such a great buzz to turn something unusable into a working unit again. I had an Escudo which was awesome on our backcountry trips around the likes of the Ashburton lakes and Hanmer/Molesworth always get a thrill whenever you turn up on screen.
Marty, you have the luck of the Irish. I aplaud your good fortune, everything you touch seems to come good.
Nice to have a surefooted little rig for the road less traveled. Kids sure did enjoy going 4 wheelin'. Great to see that you didn't have to put in a tremendous amount of work to get 'er going again. Thanks, Marty, great stuff!
Another great save Marty,and them Sammy's were fun little machines and went most anywhere due to their light-weight, solid axles,manual trannies,real high/low t-case and low power which equates to reliable,non part breaking, traction maintaining(other than the short springs limits) and just an all around fun machine..
I’m starting to feel like there’s nothing Marty can’t fix, he makes it look so easy!
Marty, so that is your commute to work. I'd suggest putting a bush hog upside down on that vehicles roof and prune as you go. Your energetic dog makes a fine pilot fish and the junior officers make good camera position scouts.
Absolutely fantastic, Sir-with the kids laughing and your dog running along, all having a good time-was great to see. And now I have even more respect for the little Suzuki jeep-she's a keeper alright. Thanks for taking the time to capture all this and put up for our consumption.
It's a very appreciated car here in Italy, because it is so compact. Sure Land Rovers are good but in steep an narrow trails all over the mountains it's a very beautiful car to have.
Love these little vehicles. I remember the original commercial, here in Canada, that showed it, in the city, climbing and ascending stairs. You have the perfect country track for it there. That was a great little 2 part series and worth a 'Like' and now the happy, scrappy little truck is back in it's element. Scrappy might be a good name for her. Take care...
Wow Marty that runner has turned out brilliantly. Purrs like a kitten. Driveline appears to be solid now as well. I especially enjoyed the backwoods body work and the assistant photographer doing excellent work. It has some rot for sure but another door or 2, front fender(s) and a hood would really make it a gem. A damp soapy rag across the dashboard couple times and you'd never know it came from the dead. Well done sir.
Not to mention the roof, back door and floor🤣
“This is so fun” sums up this little 4x4 adventure. Great work!
I heard that too , his kids will be driving it soon enough
Hi Marty, Great video on a great little fun work pony. 🥰
One hot summer's Sunday afternoon in Alice Springs, I went on an errand from home in Braitling; to the local shopping centre.
I angle parked went inside coming out with milk etc, hopped in and backed out of my spot, selected 1st and came to a prompt gronchy stop!.
The Timken bearing cage front left had disintegrated; locking up the front wheel completely.
So how then to get it home the ten or so blocks?. Well reverse it all the way, "as you do" in the bush, eh?. Noisy yep, but backing it released the menagery of mangledness sufficient to allow me to do so, slowly. Ten blocks slowly is a long way in reverse.
Fearing that any moment a Plice Cunstibule would appear, drag me off to gaol (without even being able to say goodbye to wify and kids even!), and would be waving by'e bye to my poor forlorn FJ44 circa early 80's Darling beloved~yet~badly treated Suzuki Wonder Machine.
Yes I made it, and discovered that indeed the very same Toyota front wheel socket fitted!!.
And so the Supreme Suzuki Machine was plying the byways highways and narrow scratchy dry creekbeds one again in a very short time.
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In a throw-away world, it's nice to see someone finding potential in old junk. A man after my own heart. I always drag home rusty junk.
Wonderful resurection there Marty , perfect little truck as you say , very usefull for running around the trails and will happily haul a trailer of firewood when you need it . Great fun for the kids to learn to drive on too
You won a watch there Marty, ideal for knocking around the mountain in, carrying the chainsaw or tools👍👍
Those youngsters are growing up fast but are getting a great education along the way! Always a pleasure to peek in and see the latest project. It's amazing how simple some of these fixes can be and it'll certainly be handy for some of your chores about the place. Thanks for sharing, as always!
Drum brakes. Points ignition. Carbs. Bloody awesome.
After years of watching your videos, I know more about engines, hydraulics, differentials, bearings, than ever before, and I don't even own a car. Great educational channel.
Hey Marty, those scratches will buff out, don't worry about it! Cool little bush rig, love it!
Hi Marty, I notice your offroad trip is clearing tree branches with your windscreen, try an old Landrover offroad trick, of thin steel cable with a turnbuckle to tighten between the top front outer of both front wings (fenders?) to the top outside of your roof, a tight steel cable will just move tree branches over your roof safely.
Great little unit for the woods well done sir Marty
Got yourself a sweet little over-lander there.
Indestructable little jeep with an indestructable little Datsun A12 engine. Great combination. Its quite theraputic watching your videos, doing all the things we'd love to do, but can't. Good stuff!
In a world of ipads and screen time as a Dad myself seeing the kids helping out and learning is great to see mate. Keep up the skills and teaching your kids stuff they just wont find on google. I helped my Dad aged 80 on the weekend line the inside of his shed with some old timbers he had saved and wont ever forget that time together, building and problem solving. Love the channel mate.
Wow! Thanks for taking us along on the journey.
Love off-roading and have been doing it since 1968 (discharged from USN). UK & US citizenship, and occasionally chat with some blokes as they bounce around some of the accessible trails in Scotland and the islands that have ferry services. Perhaps I'll sniff around and see what is available in the Suzuki market. Keep producing great videos!!!!
Thats perfect! My family had a 1952 Jeep that we used on the property, never worried about scratching the paint. I learned manual shift on it and and have fond memories of riding with my dad…as will your children.
My Mum had one of these. When she was 70, she drove it from Hobart to Mackay, about 3000km. If I drive it more than 50km I was exhausted, not a good highway car, but perfect on a property.
Amazing little machines, like a side by side but a heckuva lot cheaper! Another one saved by Marty! 👍
You're risking that poor little thing's varnish and brightwork that way pressing it through the coppice, dude! 😅
... one of the best 4X4's ever made, if not actually the Best.
Between Marty and the Guy that runs AngryRam, the NZ folks sure make great videos. ;)
Jokes aside, Marty, It's pretty impressive how far you've come on the platform. Well done & well deserved.
I remember finding "Home made twin blade sawmill in action" a decade ago, and thinking it was super cool video, then a year or two ago having a "wait a minute..." moment.
There's plenty of folks stuck in the office living vicariously through your projects - thanks for everything. :)
Those kids really do have the worlds greatest Dad
I love your shows and the way you include your children. Reminds me to try my best to include my children in my life as much as I can as well.
Glad to see you got all the problems fixed up. It sounds great. It looks like you need to do some tree trimming. Always enjoy all your videos. These 2 videos were excellent. Can not wait to see what your next project will be. Thank you for sharing.
Learned to drive in a flat Deck SJ410 on my families 6000 acre farm in the back blocks of Taranaki... that little truck was Highly capable machine that could go pretty much anywhere! Great to see you giving this one another shot at life Marty!
Very clever using the brush to remove all outside rust.
This will be perfect for firewood hauling. Just pull out the back seat.
Who knew just a loose nut in the drive train. 🥝👍🏻
Most of what you’ve done is catching up on a lack of maintenance. Wonderful what you can do with patience, a few tools, and some fresh oil. Years in it now!
Love this! Not only do I also love bringing old cars back to life, not only do I currently drive a Jimny, but I also have a white EBT!
Perfect little beater to take off road. I can see why they scrapped it but it's good to see you revive it and put it back off the road
Turns out to be quite a find. Nice little vehicle. Enjoyed seeing this jeep come back to life. Thank you for taking us along.
Great ride for the kids, but maybe the best ever ride was on the rotary tiller back at the house. You couldn’t say no so you rigged it so they got their ride. Your old salvaged equipment is back to work with an additional job of bringing smiles to children and your viewers alike. Thanks Marty.
Your children have a love childhood in such a environment
Had an 86 samurai jx convertible and loved the mechanical simplicity, durability and reliability. From northern Canada and plowed some deep snow and bush terrain. Wish istill had for fun and memories.
Marty......follow vid......do a bit of a tidy
Up on the inside and of the chassis with a wire wheel and rust convert it. Do a box liner on the knackered bits and roof. Come on man. The wheels look great on it.
Another great Vlog, at least you don’t have to worry about scratching the duco!,,, great little vehicle to teach the kids to dive when they get a bit older! Cheers from Downunder ❤️🦘🦘🦘
My first Jeep was a 77 CJ-5. It had tires similar to the ones you put on. Size back then was H78/15. They were narrow tires and did better in the mud and mush than wider tires would do.
They do, thats what I did with my jeep,
I had a 74 cj5 with the factory v8 & 4.11 gears with posi. Put a locker in the front and it would climb trees. Great fun
SJ410 can get up the grades. Useful for small jobs and narrow tracks.
I really wish I had the time and knowledge like you do to fix up older vehicles, great video tho, I live vicariously through your videos
Nice work. A little bit of elbow grease and running perfect. Have a great day
What a marvelous little "farm truck". Just hit the worst spots with Ospho.
These old SJs were not so easy to destroy! A rough ride, but so capable...
Thanks Marty! What a great little rig for running banging around the farm. Here in the states we had an old Army Jeep CJ2A on the farm and it was used for everything.
nothing beats having a paddock basher as a kid!! bet you cant wait to teach them to drive it haha
I like your words.. hahaha!! Smooth as silk... Runs like an Swiss watch... hahaha!! Be safe and be well .. see you on the next one with your little engineer.
Easy fix with extra work is a lot better than a difficult fix with money spent on spare parts.
I'm sure it will never pass a WOF but still it sounds and its running smooth as butter 😮
I miss the old Ram. He would have never let you trespass on his road . 👍🇺🇸😎✌🏻
I sure enjoy your videos Marty. Just watched a guy doing what guys do. As I sit here recovering from some minor surgery I wanted to thank you for your time!
Great video Marty!! I wasn't expecting to see the grand finally quite so soon. Good surprise though with the pinion all being good!!! Great luck! Nice to take the kids on a little excursion with you to test it out. The seem like great kids! They must have a great mom and dad!! 😁
Used to do that with the old army cab overs here in Aus mate, lift em up, drop the R's end on a couple of 44 gallon drums.
I reckon she's got a few years yet Marty, tighten the floor a wee bit, coat of paint on the roof, wax the hood to help with wind resistance. She'll be one of the fastest paddock bashers in the sounds mate.. O.o
Awesome little paddock tractor
I was cringing when you went through the tree branches, you must have scratched what little paint remains. LOL
Good to see it running well.
Love those old Suzukis, rode them over many sand dunes in west Africa 😊
Aaahh... awesome resurrection. Those little guys are sturdy as hell. They just keep going if you know where to look at. I have the current version of the car and technologically speaking is not so different either 😂 It is good fun to drive it, though.
Glad to see I missed a few vids, now I can binge watch them!
My dad had an old truck and took me trail riding just like that. Good on you for making some healthy core memories with the kids.
Well done on fixing-up the old truck too.
MartyT does detailing! Careful of the scratches those trails may make! It seems a good little runner, be great for the kids to muck about in off road in a year or so!
Amazing what some care and maintenance can do to get old machines back in operation again. Well done Marty. 👍👍
i say basically keep it as is but perhaps add some sandblasting, primer and bondo - it will last for years - you should add a small trailer, probably cheap parts in some junkyards too
Right kids were going for a drive, I can't guarantee it's going to be comfortable, but you will have fun. 👍
Running pretty nice for the price after a bit of fiddling and fixing I say! Love the Bull terrier leading the way then catching a lift ! Good fun with that !
Here in the states we call this "Boone bashing". Great fun after dark with friends!.
With the steering wheel on the wrong side you could use that to deliver mail in the US.
Marty we love to see the children enjoying your work!!!❤❤❤❤
I continue to be grateful and gobsmacked.. and thanks keeping me sane!
For those wondering. This isn’t a video on auto repair. It’s actually about the luckiest man alive.
That car turned out amazing. Must have had some incredible build quality from new. Fun to see the girls go along, my girls would too when they that small, now they are teenagers....
That Suzuki is PERFECT for your place! I can't wait to hear about your kids ripping that thing when they are a bit older, it'll be a fun time for them! So much fun to be had with that old thing!
Making memories I see , the kids are so fortunate. Great parents make great kids, your pooch is always a hoot. Thanks for another great video :)
When I see that you've posted a new video I cannot wait to watch. So informative, entertaining and wholesome. You have a lovely family. When I get to the end of the video I'm already looking forwartd to the next one! Great job. Thanks so much for letting us into your world. God bless.
If I remember rightly the vitara used to have a bit of a reputation for rolling if you went round a corner too fast ... worth knowing that it may be a bit top-heavy for rock crawling ... perfect farm runabout, and something for the kids to learn to drive in.
Well done Marty, the easy fixes are the best sort but of course it’s knowing where to look. My brother in Christchurch made good money fixing rust in cars. If a car had rust that perforated the body it would fail it’s warrant of fitness so the car yards would call my brother and he would turn up with his tools in the boot, a mig, a grinder, some sheet metal and some hand tools. He’d cut the rust out and leave it ready for the panel beaters to finish it off. They just hated doing the actual rust repair. He called himself The Rust Cutter, probably after the Toe Cutter in Mad Max. Cheers mate, Stuart 🇦🇺
Such a fantastic car, we've had one in family for the last 20 years. I learned to drive with It and it was my first ever car, now it's still with me and in perfect conditions!
Thanks for saving her :)
Just a heads-up, when u take off the input shaft flange on the differential there is a crush tube between the two tapered bearings, usually when u take the nut off and put it back on too tight u crush the tube and preload is no more. There are kits with solid tubes and shims to "fix" that so u can take that thing on and off as much as u want. Also have a read on the Service manual for the samurai (1298cc sometimes EFI) basically all still the same except the tcase with different gears, bigger motor and a 5 speed trasmission. If u have any questions i'll be more than happy to help :)
You make this stuff look too easy mate. I get all excited when I fix a leaky tap, and you are doing this cool stuff. 😅
Think the track you were on needs a bit of attention Marty, that little jeep seem a steal for the price. Thanks for the video
Marty.👍👍