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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Coming up, the worlds smoothest driveway.

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

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

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

This one had a bit of everything, it felt like I was sitting in your yard having a beer while you gave the new old motor a go over. Wonderfully fun.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Your Controlled Dismount is a stroke of genius!

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

You practice real TOUGH LOVE ... I mean if I left my bike in the yard as a kid I would be told to go get it and receive a stern talking too... But you mate .. just flatten the bike ... 😝

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

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

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

Another classic engine revival from marty, bringing old machinery out of retirement and back to work. Awesome.

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

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

Love seeing these old girls coming back to life.

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

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

I think Marty could fix a broken heart if he could get the parts. Great job.

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

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

Wow, I thought this was going to be an engine autopsy video after that intro, not a will it run!

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

I love the way you eased the roller off the trailer! LOL

Laughed out loud at Marty's printer repair. Another really good one Marty!

Just absolutely fascinating entertainment right here! Love it man

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The missus said no more tractors but she didn't say anything about vibrators 😅😅😅😅😅

A customer brought in an old towable winch with one of these Lister engines on it, seized solid it was. The sump had an inch of sludge in it, too. It must have been sitting outside for years. I got it free in 20 mins by taking the cylinder studs out and turning it over with the cylinder slapping against the crankcase until it came free. It runs perfect now. They are built to last forever.

That opening statement bloody gold 😂

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

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

Brilliant video Marty! You're a bloody GENIUS mate no other word for it and don't use that word lightly! That end was funny as hell! (Says it all about stuff today!) You saved ANOTHER Great USEFUL VALUABLE piece of machinery from the crusher! Yet AGAIN! It's BRILLIANT!! I have said it for years, as a species (generally speaking aside from exceptions) I TRULY believed we have devolved and ARE DEVOLVING! Things just aren't made like that to last anymore.. so much knowledge lost by us as individuals (aside from the exception like yourself..) old engineering, stoneworks woodworking and joinery all without or with minimal machinery that we can't reproduce today with all the so called technology we have! Ability to make and fix things etc and just survive without help! Keep making great videos mate, passing the knowledge! Your legacy in the future will be more valuable than you know, I'm sure of that! You should compile all your videos in a tutorial series and sell them in the form of DVDs /Books etc tangible hard copies that can't be lost when the web/internet gets switched off! Something people can buy to refer to without being online.. I'm sure it'll make you a fortune I'd buy it for sure! Like an all encompassing How to "Survival guide"! Just an idea but you've done all the hard work. Be a shame for it to be lost if RU-vid shuts down internet etc. Cheers from London 👍😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

I'm guessing that one day you'll come across an abandoned tar roadmaking machine 😂😂😂

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

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

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

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

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

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

BEST ENDING EVER!!! A little Office Space kinda joy there.

Brilliant. Take a look at "Diesel Creek", Matt ( Botcher, but entertaining) had loads of trouble with his, heap of junk, vibrating roller.

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

Unloading the roller by chaining it to a skid of tires pulled in a change of direction? Brilliant! That's why I love this guy. He could start a Model T at the bottom of the ocean.

I’m glad I saw the very end. Much satisfaction with the repair of the printer.

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

Another epic video from 'Marty the Diesel Whisperer'!! 😁

the bit that always gives me anxiety is switching it off after I got it running....I always feel like it's never going to run again...Nice job

You need to explain to your wife that you're doing the world a favour saving these old machines. You're like a superhero. Just tell her you're a superhero.

Amazing mind you have Marty!

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

Some people only see lemons but others like ourselves see a victory to enjoy in fixing the rejected.

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

Nice printer repair

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

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

Hi M , i needed to rest up sore back , so Fri 30, 6 ,23 came and went it was a V wet day in Edinburgh Scotland so i watched you tinkering with the Hough , and the Lister engine roller your Nick Name should be Marty the engine whisperer, because I think off camera i think you talk to them and you tell them after iv tinkered with you you better run or your going to the scrapman . I do the same thing with all kind of small machinery, grass cutters all makes , Sthil strimmers chainsaws hedge cutters , then all else in between, keep making videos Marty so much more entertaining than the TV Stan. Oh an by the way you did an excellent job of refurbishing the double wheel trailer .

You found one! Good on ya mate. That surely will make good work of that rough shale rock on your roads. Just remember: slow and easy is the way. (Great for printer repairs too............😎)

The best erosion mitigation tool on the farm now mate. Those roads will pack like sealed ones now..as for the printer, I agree..

Living the dream with your projects mate. From NSW

Awesome. . Mahalo for the ride.

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

A mighty fine machine!

i swear i dont know who smiled more when it started...me or you. brilliant.

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

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

Tusen takk for god underholdning 👍😅👍

Marty was just the man to bring this thing back to life, greetings from Brazil!

Perfect for the backyard pitch after a bit of rain! get those bouncers popping up!

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

Awesome job my Printer stopped working to :)