Broken down 1953 DB30 tractor.. Only good for Parts or can it be Fixed??
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- I saw an old David Brown 30c with multiple issues on marketplace so I grabbed it for $200 for parts. The rims will fit my db25 and are in much better condition, before I strip it for parts I'll see if I can get it running.
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What 10 words does every retired engine in New Zealand Fear?
"Well err, I'll see if I can get her going"
Why fear? Engines are made to run. I think they enjoy this love and care and in return start purring again☺.
Kind regards Christiaan
@@kwarts Pssst. It's what humans call a "joke".
No, it’s “Let’s see if the old girl can still do a hard days work” that petrifies them.
@@kwarts ,
At this point, you probably have the most level driveway in all of New Zealand.
Do you mean New Zealand’s autobahn?
@@andresguty autobahn for kiwi girlfriends
Next month: can I get this paver running?
Idk if it's level, but I'd give him a good grade for it.
At this point, I think he probably has all the tractors in New Zealand piled up in his yard.
It’s amazing to think that these machines, even after decades of neglect, can com back to useful life. Imagine if the previous owner had just done the basic maintenance!
Same can be said for alot of things in today's throwaway society
at least david brown by case ih it wont take much get them back up working again
@@michaelmactavish1728 As long as he uses his Snapon tools, and Chevrolet trucks, and drinks Gatorade. Amirite?
Makes you wonder why anyone would let them get in that condition in the first place.
@@slundgr no, we don't want to remind ourselves of those circumstances. Collapsing Civilization covers it.
Right at the beginning I thought “there’s no way Marty is going to scrap this, he’s going to end up getting it going and deciding to keep it”. Yep.
Its hard for Marty to find parts tractors its always lets see if it runs first
Hahaha, it's the best kind of parts tractor! I got a tamper the other day that they guy threw away because he couldnt get the engine to run. I took it for parts. Turns out it had no oil in it! Runs great! I love parts machines! 😂🤣
haha as soon as he said these are pretty simple machines he knew he would have this running
35 minutes, what a treat!
Amazing Marty! When a tall skinny UPS box arrives from California...it will be me inside. I'm 75 years old and I'm hoping you can get a few more years out of me!
Haha classic
@docredline. LOL, join the club, i'm 81yo on May 30. Bob. NZ.
@@MartyT has the old girl got steering brakes ? Just another way to stop a wheel spinning, and transfer some power to the opposite wheel in the absence of a diff lock
@@jonnothetrucker In the next episode it gets an ARB Airlocker and a Haldex AWD system,
@@jonnothetrucker Was thinking the same thing but then i thought some grip and a left turn would be exciting.
The oil draining hurt my soul.. That's one of those instances I would fill it up with diesel let it sit and drain it then fill it again with diesel and run it for 2-3 minutes. Clear all that crud out of it. And before any one jumps on me I am a mechanic for over 30 years and do this regularly on equipment in the Alaskan bush.
Hey, if it works, it works! Experience goes a long way in my books
Me too, that poor old engine.
PLS always 50/50 oil or trans and diesel ...engine warm and only run for a couple of minutes to clean her out straight diesel can score the journals ... those old engines can take a lot but no reason to do extra damage... I once used an old leather belt for a rod bearing until we got the Babbitt bearings but only for a short time to make sure it was worth putting the time in...
Many Blessings , SMR
I remember as a teenager I had a Morris 1000 that I did an oil change on. I put a "cleaning additive" in with the fresh oil it really cleaned the inside of block but I don't know if it was for the better as the noise and rattles increased 10 fold.
On the other hand the motor never died!
@@kiwi_welltraveled4375 lol I'm my young days my mate and I took the land crab over Arthur's pass, in reverse because that was a lower gear, good times.
It must be very satisfying to bring an old girl like that back to working condition, well done.
That JB weld stuff is legend.
With the regular high heat two-part stuff I once fixed a crack and a gouge on the clutch side cover of a buddy's sportbike after he dropped it in a corner on a mountain road, oil puking out of the gouge and crack. We were miles from the nearest town out in Western Japan. I laid the bike on its side, clutch side cover up, and used a file and a rock to scrape the paint off and rough the surface up, mixed up the two-part JB High heat stuff, quick-drying, and patched the side cover. He bet me dinner that it would not hold.
Two or three years later when he sold the bike he had still not replaced the side cover, it never did leak. That JB weld is always in my roadside repair bag of tricks.
Cheers from Tokyo!
Stu
Love JB weld. Have done many repairs with it, including a radiator repair.
Marty the McGyver of everything 👍👍
Thats brilliant haha. He really is tho.
Man, he's better than McGyver. His work is elegant and thorough!
@@silasmarner7586 yup
OMG, love the Dumb and Dumber clip, fits perfectly. Thanks Marty that made my day
So glad to see that old DB30 come back to life. It is the same age as I am and suffers many of the same ailments (leaky plumbing, rust, stiff pivots, etc.). There's lots of life in that old girl.
Same here . All siezed up and stiff as a board . Not a can of WD to be found anywhere . 😉 😂 😂 .
I'm the same worn out and rusting, but not stiff in places I want to be😂😂 but I guess there is hope
@@petertew1661 😳 Sorry lad...
@@petertew1661 . Yeah Peter , looks like your DRYBAULIC pump has given up mate . 😋 😂 😂 😂. 👍 . Couldn't resist mate . 👊.
That old blister did as good a job crowning that lane as a brand new unit would have. Those are bloody rugged tractors!. All it took was the laying on of hands and some Hi-temp JB Weld. Amazing.
64 this year and this certainly brings back memories.. I’ve always been mechanically enclined. I loved working on old discarded engines, lawn mowers, and tractors. My opus was an old Johndeere B that apparently hadn’t run in years. As a 14 year old I worked on it every chance I got. Easter morning, dressed in a powder blue leisure suit for church, couldn’t stay away from the tractor... I spun the flywheel and the engine popped and another, I was so excited I forgot myself and what I was wearing. After another spins the engine started... as it started dirt and soot spat out of the exhaust pipe all over my suit.. I was dead meat.
@ Bill browning. LOL, Bill, thats funny. Bob Wilson, 80yo New Zealand.
With a huge smile on your face.
😂😂😂😂😂
At least you got rid of a leisure suit
We have a 1954 DB 25 and it's the workhorse of our farm sadly its got a shagged radiator as well.
Marty needs a donation of a gently used wire brush and a couple of new toothbrushes.
Inspiring work.
The oil change was epic!
The dumb and dumber clip was perfect
One of the worst two I've ever seen! The other one was a Ford Model A on TH-cam where the chap actually scraped the muck out of the sump, no liquid left.
Your hydraulic milkshake brings all the boys to the yard. 😂
MartyT to the yard!
Dirty but true !
You have to love those reasonably basic motors.
As long as you check the core items and clean out the appropriate filters they just keep running.
Dad taught me to wash out filters with kero. Same thing I guess.
Good work. 👍
It’s a constant source of amazement to me watching these vids at just how much abuse these old machines have suffered and yet they still come back to life with a bit of TLC.
Was just thinking a couple of hours ago that I could use a Marty T video to watch tonight!
I can't believe what i just saw, $200.00 tractor, tickle the plugs , a little water ,blow out the jets, flush this and that, little grease and BAM ? The damn thing fires up and run's ?? Not only does it run you even got the Hydraulics to work, and took it down the road and worked it..i really enjoy watching you bring back these old machines, See Ya , Still can't believe it ?? I rang the bell
Who can afford to buy a David Brown now, now that Marty has shown us how easy they are to fix, too much alright. DB prices will be sky rocketing like our houses lol.
David Brown of Aston Martin fame.
Just taught my daughter old snowmobiler trick to clear carbon foul sparkplugs.
Use a gas torch to heat electrode red hot, then allow to cool, then wire brush off threads.
My friend from village stated that in past they would place carbon foul snowmobile sparkplugs in a wood stove to clean them.
You'd have to feel pretty smug after purchasing that for $200 and having a great maintenance result.
And smugly so ! lol
His labor and wisdom use is the real cost ...
I tried a selfmade cleaner like this: Put an exenter wobble (Sandpaper machine) under a bucket. fill it with diesel, put the object in , hang the bucket free on a chain or so...
the let the exenter run for 20 min or so...
Youcan try first with soap and degreaser in hot water. Works pretty fine!
Your Managing Director will be so pleased, another tractor for the yard.
It’s silly how much enjoyment I get watching Marty fix up a rust bucket 😆
Can it be fixed?
Marty .. hold my wrench! :)
Hi Marty from the uk...i have a1942 david brown vak1... been in the family since new.. also with the Solex 30 FV catburettor. Its a common misconception the should be a gasket between the two halves of the carb. There shouldn't be. Brilliant videos about a tractor that's very close to my heart
Looks and sounds like she's happy to be back at work Top Job 🤙🇦🇺
I have the utmost respect for everyone, like yourself, who is able to bring these old machines back to their useful state. I have a small sewing business selling products made of Cordura fabrics, and every one of my machines is a rescue that was purchased very inexpensively, and works as well as the new machines costing many, many times more. Keep up the good work, and I’m looking forward to the next "stray cat" you bring home! 👍👍
It's always interesting when Marty brings them back to life
that was the most satisfying oil change i seen in a long time the gunk inside was epic!
Getting quite the david brown collection...when the left wheel spins hit the left brake should make the right tire dig...nice work on the old DB's..👍🏻🤘🏻🪓
That's what I thought at first too, then I thought about the steep long drop off on the edge of that mountain road and figured he knows what he's doing.
Isn't that why they have left and right brake pedals?
That's what we did on my grandfather's Massey Harris 55 when plowing,when the left wheel started to break traction and spin,hit the left brake pedal,and shift power to the right side,,got out of some pretty bad wet muddy furrows that way!!😎
@@cyrilhudak4568 Partly. The wheels tend to plow when turning sharp, differiential braking can help. With a tricyle tractor, braking one side can allow you to turn basically in a circle, great for plowing. Also good where your steering tire traction is limited or your front wheels aren't on the ground, etc.
Marty has commented "Yes if the brakes are in good working order"
This was a remarkably good watch, I could almost hear the tractor thanking you when the oil and fluids were changed.
You are certainly the David Brown Whisperer! I'm amazed that with all the hours and neglect that poor old girl has been subject to, there's not a hint of blue smoke in the exhaust and she hits every cylinder as steady as can be! They certainly are stout little movers! Well done!
I noticed that too, running beautifully clean
It says a lot that it would be possible to make refurbish able vehicles and parts! Above all, the parts are usually glued together into a hopeless plastic package, which doesn't help that you know it's only a ten-cent part that needs to be replaced, but you are forced to buy the whole package plus get the computer to accept the replacement! Just to get the remote locking to work on the keys after changing the battery costs an idiotic lot!!!
Once agine the David Brown Tractor Company proves that just because its old doesnt mean it cant last for many generations with the proper Maintenance! BRAVO Marty!
I just resorted to watching your old Vid of the bridge you made, I was getting withdrawals then this showed up 👍
Same!
Yeah, same, same.
The TH-cam algorithm must be playing with us.......
Yep, watched it last week when it popped up😀
You are your country's version of our Mustie1. Is pretty cool watching you guys wrench on and bringing back what most people call junk. Have a great day!
The dumb and dumber bathroom clip caught me off guard, I was laughin so hard! Lol
Classic Lord Muck.
Hope he was wearing 2 sets of gloves !
I let a big one rip just as it happened 🤣
It appears you now need a third Dan Brown to use as a parts donor. Watching you bring neglected vehicles back to life is very fulfilling. Thank you.
I don’t know how I missed this video. It broke my heart when you pulled that oil plug. I would cherish and old machine like that. Thanks for saving that timeless classic.
Wow amazing that the engine still ran. I've heard people ran oil and diesel mixture to clean. Best to keep it going I reckon. Good to see the JB weld works on exhaust systems. Just bought some to help seal up the exhaust on my 2002 Camry. Cheers working thru your vids thanks for all the work. Hope to come on my trip to NZ sometime. Really liked the architecture of Nelson Cathedral. I went there before I moved to Aus. Lovely to see the mountain stream.
I bought a rusty mgb last spring for parts.
Took it for a spin and thought , I'm just going to weld a few patches on it and use it for a beater.
two months later and a mile of mig wire its my favorite car.
Buying parts is a slippery slope.
Haha exactly
I cannot imagine many present day new tractors running after nearly 70 years. All the plastic and electronics will be broken. They never should have stopped making these beasts.
I see you have great taste in comedy in New Zealand!
Watch Lord Muck from the UK and you will see where Marty got it from.
This channel just keeps on giving. It seems New Zeland is the home of abandoned heavy machinery.
It's amazing that the old engine is stillgoing with the amount of sludge that came out. Great video as usual. and another old tractor rescued.
man where i'm at they would want $2000 for something like that. heck of a deal. another great vid bud
Florida is even worse.
$200 New Zealand Dollars is $145 US Dollars
Up in the north island where I'm at (Waikato) that tractor is worth about $1-2000 nzd running. Marty lives in a place where it's hard to transport them from and has less demand.
@@mtnbikeman85 oh i see, thanks
Marty finds a way to get things done: bailing wire, tape, common sense and perseverance. Keeps on going after others give up. Good work! Another save from the scrap yard!
That was an impressive set of basic repairs to get that old girl running again. You are the old tractor whisperer 👌
Marty's Masterclass in Mechanics
Thanks for the upload. You sir made this Sunday more pleasant.
Glad to see you bought the old girl back to life she looked so sad and dejected at the start of the video the second she was fixed she was like “use me for parts I’ll show him!”
Your wife will be happy you've got another tractor. Lucky lady.
Was on the edge of my seat when u tested the hydraulics after the system flush. Glad it worked
Marty, i'm always amazed how " Methodical" you are!! Such a ( Throw away Society)!! I liked the saving of the Dishwasher!! Dean Toronto
All the old girl needed was a little Marty love. Always amazed by your ingenuity and attention to detail. I enjoyed watching as always.
When Marty buys another tractor, it’s time to make a mug of tea and enjoy 😊
I managed two 👍🏻
A bit of paint and she's good as new and ready for many more years of work. I love seeing these old machines brought back to life and restored.
Now you have to find another one for parts, wheels for the 25 and radiator for the 30. The circle goes round and round. I like your posts!
It is a vicious circle lol
Legend tells of a man who lives up in the marlborough sounds that spends his days repairing vintage tractors just to make his driveway the flattest in all of new zealand
Hey Marty, the old version of a diff lock is to push the brake pedal of the wheel that is losing traction. It will transfer power to the other wheel, and is the reason there is a pedal for each side!
Yes that technique is ideal on tractors with good brakes
Cor, it’s another Aston Martin!
And another miraculous resurrection of a rusty old bag of bolts.
Very entertaining......I got a belly laugh from your editing.
Made me smile when that old chain came off the bucket frame..
I see that You have worked your magic again Marty, Love watching how You revive these things from the dead.
This should had had a warning. “Tractor abuse”. No one seems todo maintenance on these great old rig except for you. There is a special place in tractor heaven.
Japanese transmission filters are just a screen also and they're fairly common to be able to buy still. I'm sure lot of the Japanese cars have a just a screen for a filter in the transmission. You may be able to adapt it for this tractor's hydraulics . All the best from Canada.
Wow! Another David Brown successfully restored to service from the dead! Hats off to Marty!
Marty making Relics reliable working Equipment again.. Just Maintenance and some good ole enginutiy.. Great Job
Have you ever bought or found anything that you could not get running? People put mud in the oil pan and buttermilk in the hydraulic system, then wonder why it would not run. It seems a lot of people will buy stuff and then forget that it needs a little maintenance. Marty you do good.
LOVED the dumb and dumber bits during the oil drain. LOL. That was some nasty shmoo!
Take a tin of dried mustard, add to water in radiator and run engine hot for half an hour. Seals a lot of holes. My Dad tried that back in the 50s when spares were expensive and hard to get. It worked for years. LOL
Marty you are the David Brown engine whisperer. Great video
For want of maintenance she was left to waste away. But now, you will need a parts tractor for your parts tractor! Another great video.
Outstanding work Marty! Another one saved from the scrapyard!
After so much neglect this old tractor deserves to be taken care of and enjoyed 👍
Reminds me of the last doctor's visit for a prostate check in NZ. Marty you will be a good doctor sir!
😂😂😂😂
Rather have Marty T. working on me, than a md.
You are a mechanical magician Marty T great stuff to watch - I guess you've had a mechanic background the way you fix these old girls.
Marty T and Diesel Creek on Anzac Day. Just Awesome.
@Cave Weta. Me too, absolutely great here in Lower Hutt. Bob. Veteran. RNZIR.
You are a good man at fixing things that others wouldn't even bother looking at
@26:37 ROFLMAO! Diesel Creek this morning, Watch Wes Work at noon and Marty T after supper. It don't get no better. Now Lord Muck has a new vidja up 😮
And Mustie1 on Sunday morning 😁
That is my line up too! Great minds!
I also like Diesel Creek.
I haven't seen the others but I'll check them out.
Cutting Edge Engineering Australia is worth a look, if you have time.....
@@kiwi_welltraveled4375 I've watched several of his also. Out-takes at the end are pretty funny.
Watch Wes Work has several videos of working on my 1960 OC46 tracked loader. I've been chomping at the bit for the next video, when the hydraulics are done and the loader is back on. Then I can go play in the dirt.
When I see the condition of the oil, hydraulic fluid, and fuel I am amazed that the old girl worked at all. More so your "can do it" attitude. Thanks for sharing and for not scraping the old girl.
Bloody favorite channel on youtube is MartyT. Thanks for making them Marty, bloody good stuff!
Coming from the town where these tractors were made, it's great to see them still working! ( those loaders were nightmares to use)😉
I even felt sorry for the poor diesel when he cleaned the oil sump plate :'(
It's a petrol engine...(spark plugs and carby gives it away)
Gravity took all the dirt out of being suspended in the oil.
Modern high detergent oil will soon have any left over sludge circulating again...and able to be dumped at the next oil change.
Wouldn't surprise me if Marty shows that in the next video after the two hours of hard work just done..
@@JohnSmith-pl2bk I think Dylan meant he felt sorry for the diesel that Marty was using for cleaning
@@michaelfisher9671 Gotcha...I see what he meant now...
@@michaelfisher9671 Mary...???
You saved it from the scrap pile. Great job. Instead of a diff lock you can step on the brake of the wheel that is spinning to move the power to the other wheel. At least that is how it works on other old tractors.
Marty commented that the brakes do not work well...yet.
resurrected after decades, change sludge then feed her hope supper for a few hours. She still runs after, so yeah, worth more than parts. Brilliant mate! Can’t disagree. Keep the videos coming!
Great video Marty. When that DB was made i was 13yo. We used to go to the Agriculture Show at the Westport race track, Kilkenny Park, not far from our place, and clamber all over the Machinery on display there, when we were kids. This poor old thing was just left to die outside in the cold, shame really. Good on you Marty for bringing the old girl back to life. Bob Wilson. LH.
That poor tractor! It’s lucky you cane along and saved it. Can you get the radiator recored? That way you can have the DB 25 working again too.
I too was wondering if the old radiator could be recored.
I assume it would cost more than I paid for the tractor to have it recored
your on to it my man. the old girl has lots of life yet. change the engine oil and filter at 2hrs then into normal oil/filter change time regimes.Check your tappets now, then at +100hrs.. about the worst issue is burnt valves and you know how to avoid that, a good find well done As a young fella I used to swing spanners on these and others. Good to see what your doing.
".....about the worst issue is burnt valves and you know how to avoid that" No Barry, I don't. Some info would help.Thanks.
Regular exhaust valve clearance settings are a must, depending on
usage /hrs done, in your case, perhaps once a year,
Secondly lubricate the exhaust valves by putting SAE 10- engine oil in with your petrol say 10-15 ml per tankful of petrol (experiment till you get it right)
If the old girl is a bit smokey, it wont do any harm but too much may foul the plugs, so drop the additive amount back. These old girls are built like a brick shithouse, and so with regular TLC she will see you long service..I enjoy watching what you are doing having done it myself, so I can both appreciate and understand why and what you doing -good stuff keep it up cheers Barry
@@petefrench4198 Im not sure whether or not I`ve replied. 1st: always run an upper cylinder lubricant in the petrol 2nd.Most important: Check regularly, say to book value or 100hrs +or -, exhaust valve tappet clearances -if you have one, to book value, or it could be stamped on the rocker cover.Last but not least where possible make sure you have the correct heat range spark plugs and set at the correct gap-Plus or minus "030" (thou)
Ohh Marty I’m glad you used gloves when you helped Jeff Daniels with that greasy blockage there
What is a "Dollop"?
@@beakittelscherz5419
Twice as much as smidgeon
A spoon full
@@jessewalley1529
I thought that was a squidge, myself....
Be careful, my grandfather was killed grading a road when the blade hit a snag and the tractor reared up. He jumped clear but the tractor spun around fell on him and crushed him.
Dang, you got lucky again with this David Brown !
Never seen oil-slug coming out of a engine like yours... what a mess.
But sure sounds great and survived another 20-30 years. Congratulations, it's a keeper in my book !!
I dont think the oil was ever changed in that tractor sense it was New...LOL...HAHA... It definitely shows how tough old tractors were..WOW...You got Yourself a Good old tractor Again. You have yourself a Fleet of David Browns..Great Video Thank You for sharing..
The David Brown Museum grows. Nice work, keep the great videos coming.
You have a great affinity for bringing things back to life
Amazing thoses trees arround there love the nature su much,happy Weekend Marty T
That oil change reminded me of my time in the nursing home :)
There is/ or was, a pllier like tool made to pinch off the leaking tubes of a radiator. Saved buying a new core if just one small area was leaking .