Making a bush canopy for the Abandoned TD9 Dozer & winching over a big leaning tree.. 

I sneezed 147 times when that tree fell.

outstanding job on the canopy rebuild. Different angles on the tree falling was professional, especially the drone footage.

Nice to see the ram made the news again. I've notice the sheep seem to be standing about 75 feet directly in front of every new machine that you bring in trying to figure out if they're willing to let it come in. I can't remember if you've done it or not, but I'd love to see a video about where you picked up all of you experience. I'm absolutely amazed at your abilities. As usual, thanks for the video!

I feel honored to be able to watch this the same day it was uploaded. Love the channel, Marty!

Hi Marty . Sometimes daily life gets a bit overwhelming. I'm not a fabricator by any means, but I like to do things like this for therapy . You did a great job , and well worth the effort. It just might save your life one day !

Nicely done! Love the way you made that canopy fit your dozer! I would do the SAME thing! dropping that tree was just as AWESOME!

That little cut scene with the ram. Your a legend by any measure. That ram should have a channel as well.

Hi Marty, that cab was very creative, and very sensible. My Dad had stories of men hit by snapped wire ropes. For those who don't know a chain will just drop where it is if it breaks, but it gives no warning. A wire rope thrashes about all over the place as the pent up stretch caused by the tension is released but it does make ominous noises before it fails - can't hear them over a noisy engine though....

One man's scrap, another man's treasure. Great job as always mate

Genuinely always impressed with your safety gear. Thank you for continuing to set a good example for all of us! Chem filter respirator, full face shield, cut gloves, the works. Good on you.

Nice job on the safety cage. Awesome work dropping the tree, great camera shots. Thanks for the ride along sir.

All that pollen in that Tree would have driven my sinuses bonkers another Job well done Marty, bringing this old equipment around is no easy chore I worked on old equipment for years mostly Dozers

Smoke rings are cool. You are quite the metal fabricator. Want to say how impressed I am with your attention to safety. I see so many people not being safe. And they have families. Thanks for the video.

Marty the paint on the canopy gave the old girl at least 15 more horsepower! That will save you in the timber!

Love that old dozer and when you start it up it both smoke rings it's kind of cool.

You know... the only thing that goes through my mind when I watch your video's is: the best apocalypse partner ever!

Marty T, you’re a hell of a guy. Thanks for sharing what you do. You’re living the dream for a lot of us.

A tiny O ring gets the TD9 running. Then a remade beast canopy makes it safer. Always a learning day watching you work. Thanks.

Hi Marty , thank you once again for your video without pissing up against your leg and I really admire the talent you have fixing up machinery you always look outside the square and see the good in everything thank you once again can’t wait for the next video Cliff from Logan city Queensland Australia from over the ditch

Hope you are all safe and dry in there. All that machinery and equipment is going to be vital for your clean up when this is done. Sing out if you need a hand.

Marty, nice to see that you keep the safety guards on your grinders. I was in the power tool business for 40 years and saw so many people injured because they took the safety guards off their tools [grinders]. When I was given tools [grinders] for repair, the tool after repair was given back to the customer with a safety guard on them. Next time I picked up tools for repair the guards were missing. Stupid way to use a grinder with no safety guard.... So after repair the tools went back with guards on them again. Maybe the customers were just trying to give me extra business by selling guards. I wasn't selling guards so to speak, I was selling safety. Quincy, Massachusetts U. S. A. 12 miles [19km] south of Boston, Massachusetts

Lovely job getting the canopy to fit. Nice to see the old thing in service again too.

The Dozer is looking at the canopy with envy thinking "Paint me!!!"

Hope you, fam and properties not too badly affected by the current floods Marty.

Hey Marty, I hope you and your family are keeping safe in the wild weather down your end of the country at the moment. Take care mate. Paul.

Precision fitment with an excavator, of all things, and not a snagged line or hose in the process. Simply outstanding!!!

RECYCLING AND READJUSTING THE IRONWORK , GOOD TO SEE YOU LEFT THE STEEL MESH ON THE BACK INCASE OF WINCH SNAPPING , SEEN THESE LET GO BEFORE , NOT GOOD . EXCELLENT FORWARD THINKING . TOP MAN MARTY . . THE ANGRY RAM GOT ITS FIFTEEN MINUTES OF FAME TOO . NO AUTOGRAPHS FROM RAMBRO . JUST KEEP CLEAR OR ELSE I TAKE IT . . KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT CONTENT . FROM GB .

Gladdened my heart to see you with all your PPE in place when you started the saw.

It’s a pleasure watching you work.

Great video. If you ask anyone online "what do I need to run a paint sprayer?" They will tell you a giant compressor and a spotless garage are mandatory. Nice to see you getting it done with a modest compressor out in the yard. If you get a few extra bucks treat yourself to a plasma cutter. I picked one up last Amazon Prime day for less than $200 USD. I am sure they are more in your part of the world but it would still be worth it.

Perfect just uploaded when I was looking for something good to watch 👌🏻

A Marty T quality F.O.P.S frame complete ✅. Good work mate. Good bit of up cycling there.🤗

Mr Marty, I know we have said it before but it’s amazing how you can repair everything you touch. In addition you have a wonderful family and live in a beautiful country, God bless all of you from Tennessee in the US.

Way to go Marty, always making a gold purse out of a sows ear. So to speak.

You probably already check, but every once in a while check the end of the rams horns for curl back into the skull. Easily cut off. I was shephard in Oregon for years and we had this one ornery ram. Found out by chance his problem was his curled back horn and inch into his big head. He remained ornery after it was trimmed and healed though. We called him Badnews, at 350 pounds.

Miss ole Rambro. Good to see Dodge and Thunder in the videos.

One of your finest acquisitions! Great stuff Marty T

I like how you give these old pieces of equipment new lease on life. I can see how creative you are when it comes to getting these critters back up and running

As a captains apprentice on deep sea trawlers when 16, one of the first things I was warned about was the cables snapping & whipping back on board. They told me of men being cut in half, losing arms, decapitated etc. There are no second chances if you ignore personal safety.

And it's started raining ( again ) , all the best for this one Marty 😊

Good to see you didn’t have to hide it (or yourself) in the woods! You must have the best wife ever! Nice sturdy cap. Should serve you well. As always, thanks for bringing us along.

Getting fancy with all the camera's for pulling the tree over. I like it.

Another excellent project Well done Marty, your cinematography and editing skills are second to none As always Massive Respect 😀👍💙💛

Great reuse of "scrap". Made that bit of equipment far more useful. Jim Bell (Australia)

Great video. That was a great idea to test the strength of the canopy before you put it on the dozer. cough... cough. 😁

I trust the old Bulldozer is now also on the Paint Job list . GL and All the best

As an Aussie who chose to live Japan, I like being able to live the NZ mountain life for a bit while watching your videos.

Nothing but positive things to say - and others have already said them for me. Watching your clips is always a pleasure. Thanks once again for posting!

Great job Marty its nice to see these old machines brought back to life and working again. 🙂👍

Time well spent ! Could be a life saver ! your life ! . Excellent work.

I love the RAMS! I wish your angry ram channel was still active. RIP to the original angry ram.

Bro you are truly a backyard wizard, really enjoying your channel ps dont be shy on doing 1hr vids I can watch you work an build for hrs.

impressive & you saved an errant ram! job jobbed!!

Pretty impressive footage of the tree falling, Marty. Nicely done.

" RAMBRO " 🤪👍🏻👍🏻 That tree has some girth Mate , nicely done ✔️ 👏

Marty, I really envy the times when you don’t have the right part or bolt, and you just pop into the shop and turn one out on the lathe. You make it look so simple, but having worked in a machine shop , I know just how much work it takes. Of course you rescued an aggressive ram. Train him to pound out dents.

Well done Marty T, always great to see you doing off grid fabrication using what you have and making it outstanding, fine craftsmanship, well done.

Good to have you back, a job well done Marty 👍

Great job on the canopy and the tree felling. Your ingenuity never ceases to amaze me.

Kinda see why you wanted the canopy. If that pine would have thrown a limb on the way down it could scratch the paint on the hood of the dozer.

I have seen fabricators run a weld along the opposite side to pull a frame back into line then grind it off. It’s like magic as the hole light back up again and the metal makes a “Tung Tung Tung” sound as it moves 🤠 Of course you have more painting to do now. Love to see an “All Black” dozer!

Now you have to show us milling that tree trunk.

Really enjoyed the TD9 playlist ... looking forward to the next instalment. Cheers from the West Midlands UK

I love your use of PPE (Safety Equipment). If someone says one word about how run of the mill this is. I suggest they attempt to video what ever fantastic activities they are in and attempt to show us what is what.

After a big day in front of the screen, just what I needed. Most enjoyable thanks mate. Give Rambro an extra scratch for me.. he IS a good boy. …

20:06 - On the button! Nice work Marty 👍👍

I bet u could use one of those new Lazer tools that completely removes all rust and debris in seconds. Thumbs up Marty.

Good job on the roof, it will keep you a lot drier too. Of all the people I watch on u tube I do believe you are the most interesting I have seen.

You amaze me, lol. Very creative and I’m so happy you’re very careful. You do a lot of heavy equipment work, such as road work, taking big trees down, etc., I was so relieved to see you be safe about it. You have a family and yourself to take care of, plus your way out in the middle of the country, it seems, to far to get help fast if you get hurt.

Nice work. Always nice seeing old machines saved. The ram is a nice touch too!

Nice work Marty. I've heard nasty stories about snapped winch ropes resulting in fatalities. This job was 100% worthwhile.

Always puts a smile on my face when I see you have posted another video, always love your content. Thanks Marty.

I had to build a Mad Max cab guard for my David Brown 995 because we grow a few hoop pines on our farm. You only need to be slapped across the face once by one of those thorny mongrel branches, to not ever want it again. When I bought the tractor the roof blew off somewhere between the Ipswich golf course and the North side of Brisbane. Found some bull nose corrugated that was perfect for the roof. Looks awesome 👌 now with wire mesh and bars all round, just missing the gimp hood ornament.

Nice job of fabricating Marty, thanks for sharing.

"I had to widen it, and shorten it...". Maybe turn it through 90 degrees? 😆 Just kidding, great job as always, breathing new life into old kit. Loved it!

Nice job, Marty. Both constructing the canopy as well as taking down the tree. You make it look so easy; a testament to your high level of skills.

Great rework on the canopy Marty thanks for sharing 🦘👍

Marty, On the footer you had to extend, if you have any concerns about strength you can always add a gusset either on top or the bottom to help beef that leg off! S

Marty T - you are an inspiration and a man who brings things back to life!! Love IT!!

As always, heaps of work, well done! Cheers from Tokyo!

I'm a welder by trade who recently got into logging. So this video was a real treat. Thanks.

Real recycling with superb footage of the tree felling and I'm anticipating a chainsaw bonanza when the pine gets put on the woodpile. Cheers, yet again, Marty.

Good to see you looking after yourself and your family!!??

Oof, few things fill me with dread like the thought of cleaning and painting a big piece like that. I'll cut, grind, weld all day long and be happy doing it, but the second paint past just fogging a coat onto a new bead comes into it, it's misery. I don't know if I hate paint because I'm bad at it, or if I'm bad at it because I hate it.

Rambo nice one. Nice job on the tree and the cab.

Awesome job. That canopy worked out really well 👍

Great job Marty on dozer canopy and the tree

Pollen left a ‘ghost tree’… great shots!

Wild to watch this video that is from the other side of the world and see a clip from my local news channel in the middle of it haha

You impress me every time you rebuild something. Great work. How about showing some milling of that tree and if you take the stump out too.

Did anybody else notice the old girl blowing smoke rings? Funny and cool all at the same time.

Thank you for sharing your story, always to follow your journey. God bless you and your family.

I'm really glad you took your time on going ahead and put it cap on that dozer because I didn't want your scratch the paint or hurt any of the rust.

Good to see you

Love the channel, such a great can do kiwi bloke 👍👍 those o rings from the tractor puffing away lol

Wow!! look at all that pollen

What a great job Marty fantastic recycling the old steel for the canopy

Had to go have a shower after the dust and pollen settled, I was itching all over... haha Well done!! Great content... as usual, Marty.

as smooth at metalwork as diesel mechanics and a damn sexy dozier to boot.

Mate this is a better watch then watching the all blacks play.