We had a wet winter which created some deep potholes on our shared access 6km driveway, time to put the Aveling Barford MT grader back to work. Mrs Marty T - • Time lapse Painting of...
Some people watch animal videos to relax. Some people watch nature videos to relax. We're here watching mankind fight the ever losing battle against mother nature with at least 120hp of earth dulling fury to relax.
Yeah I’d buy a few truck loads of gravel for the worst spots. Too bad we couldn’t have Andrew Camarata barge all the shale he’s got on his mountain to Marty T….Now that would be a Collaboration!!! I’m not sure how far Marty T is from a port but that sure would be epic.!!!
I suppose the good thing about the neighbors who share the driveway not chipping in is that you can ignore them when they complain that you didn't do it to their liking. If they pay in, then you'll have a requirement list of just how they'd want it. You're a good man, Marty.
My favorite aspect about you and your channel, Marty, is your ability to present learning opportunities for your friends, viewers - and especially your kids - in a uniquely calm and patient manner. Few people are privileged with such a role model and you inspire me to act in a similar way for my two young kids. Thanks for the great content!
Not trying to sound grim, but Marty IS the neighbour you want in the event of the great apocalypse, he can build free hydro power, fix all manner of mechanical faults, restore earth moving machinery, and is calm & resourceful under pressure... and make does in a rural setting, inventing tools & finding practical solutions. Onya mate!!
I can't imagine the satisfaction you get Marty. These machines were built for a purpose. You revived a old piece of equipment and put it back to work even if it's part time. That's like taking grandpa out of the nursing home for one last home project. If that machine was sentient you sure would have put a smile on its face to do an honest days work.
Glad to hear your neighbors finally put their hands in theirs pockets and helped out a bit this time. Super cheap needs to sponsor you with a paint sprayer now and a couple of 200 litre drums of paint for all your machines.
Lived out the west of Auckland and all the roads were gravel as a kid I would watch these beasts dressing them roads all the time, it was just normal to see them on the roads around Newzealand.
@@MartyT You should seriously have a talk with all of them over a few beers about making a co-fund that's purely for road maintenance (i'm unsure if it's exactly that way, but i heard there's funds that can be made specifically for certain purposes, and only the agreed needs allow the people tied to it to retrieve money). Kinda uncool in a way that it's all left up to you, we (9 families) agreed on ours that each two years an assessment is made and that regardless of any other things, a fund is made to deal with it. What sucks for us is we're not legally allowed to modify the road surface, we would've put a proper road surface by now...
Yeah, they seem to be very comfortable getting work done for free, his time and equipment. Bunch of Jokers. They provided gravel and a roller, big whoop. Smh.
I like how you all pull together to take care of your road. In the US we'd depend on the county to do that and they might show up once a year if that. Less on some roads. I ended up putting a grader cutting edge on the back of my mini van and grading one road that the county hardly ever grades despite the high traffic on it.
You sir are a badass. Love your videos, its the diversity of your tasks that make your channel so cool! Almost every time I watch one of your videos, I smile thinking a ram brought me here 🥲
Nothing Like waking up early in the morning and I mean early and watching vintage machinery do something that that was done and used in years past! Thank you!
I served my apprenticeship at Aveling-Barford in the early seventies when I guess that this grader was built. It's really heartwarming see this machine in working order and still doing a job 50 years later. AB was a great profitable company with some excellent products but it became dragged into the great British Leyland disaster which ultimately led to its demise.
Ha! Brought back memories of 1964 when I was 8 and living on a cattle station near Cohuna in northern Victoria. Over several days a crew resurfaced the public gravel road for some 4/5 miles. Us kids couldn't wait to get home from school and watch the graders leveling. I liked the big old Cat dozer as well!
Cool to see that old machine working. It’s always nice to have neighbors who want a nice driveway but have no intention of helping or paying for the driveway
Really enjoy seeing you working the grader. It’s such a fine machine in the hands of someone who’s willing take the time to bring it back into operational condition. Your skills are amazing.
I hope he brought his I hope he brought his kid with him I used to go out to search Mount with my dad in the mail and the guys used to take me around on their tractors and stuff in graders and all that stuff it was quite a fun experience I've never forgotten it over oh I wrote 29 years
Old iron working: LOVE IT. I sold all my really old machines and upgraded/upgrading to new or at least something with a year model starting with a 20 .
I hope your neighbours appreciate what a generous man you are with your time and equipment. You're more than a decent neighbour that anybody would appreciate having around.
You sure have some sorry neighbors, you use your machines, your time to fix their road , one would think they would be happy to buy all the gravel necessary for the repair. Hang in there, enjoy your channel. I especially like the fact that you show actually greasing your equipment. Keeps them going longer. Sincerely, Tom ( Houston ) USA
Not only do the likes of Marty and other tech youtubers (AvE, TPAI, Big Clive etc) do technically challenging projects they take time out to film and post their work for our enjoyment; Legends all, thank you.
Ave has quit making anything but comedy vids. I had so much hope when he got the CNC but I have yet to see him use it how he said he planned to for doing projects for Patreons. He now seems to resting on his laurels . I really hope his patreons have pulled their support because they sure are not getting their moneys worth.
Seeing that there is a filter, just not right up against the tank makes me feel more confident. Love watching your self reliance activities. Thanks for bringing us along.
Your grader reminds me of the one our small town USA used for local road projects. It was bright red. Our home located on Main Street for it would pass in the morning to its destination. My brother and I would follow it on our bikes and spend the day watching it work. Love it…
A nicely constructed driveway always makes life easier. If you can direct standing water away from any road surfaces. Ditches, gutters and any kind of water retaining construct helps immeasurably, but knowing the direction of flow and possibly laying down a conduit for excess may solve more than just the irregular rain problems. A good rake could help bring up some old gravel and put your driveway on to a better direction as well. Not sure how much you want to do overall.😜
Your driveway is now better than many of our main roads! Looking forward to the video of you and your helpers making and installing a raincoat for the grader.
You’re a good neighbor. I’m sure all your neighbors appreciate the work you do on the driveway. Very interesting. Love seeing your son, he’s getting big. Those little rams are so cute. Thanks for sharing and taking the time, while you worked, to film. I’m sure it would of gone much faster if you didn’t bother with filming, but then we wouldn’t get to enjoy watching the work get done. Wishing you good health. May the Lord Jesus bless you.
When I was a kid I rode around with my grandpa doing this. He'd pull the shoulders up at an angle to the center and then do a final pass leveling it so its highest in the center so water runs down the sides to the ditches.
With its plethora of knobs and levers, and the way the front appears almost skeletal and so steampunk, the grader looks like something Caractacus Potts would be driving. Hey! Ho! Chitty Chitty.
Making dirt roads is an art few understand. That base material you have is superb with its variety of aggregate. It locks together better than gravel of similar size. Dressing fine stuff on top makes it look good, but too thick and it will just become new potholes. Crowning is critical, especially on flatter sections. You are better off just driving on the graded original stuff and the fines will make their way to the surface when it rains, just like floating wet concrete. You have to be the best neighbor! Thanks for another great video!
Awesome video Mr.T ,showing off your Grader on what a great machine & Operator may do! Your Driveway, or gravel/dirt road would be identical here in New England. You explain the repair so a simpleton like myself enjoys . Grader was my favorite Tonka toy growing up as a kid, many years ago. You do great repair work Sir, please continue to share with the Internet World your adventures where you live, greatly appreciated here .
over the past 2 days I've been looking at the thumbnail thinking it was a really stubby tractor haling a roller until today when I final read the title and realized it was not 😂
Time to get the grader out, I always enjoy watching you run the grader and all of your equipment the you’ve repaired MartyT! Always exciting and educational watching your videos brother, I hope you and your family are doing well and staying safe and healthy my friend! I’m always praying for you and your family my friend and the whole world! Thanks for sharing MartyT, you’re much appreciated brother! 👌🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🇺🇸 Kirk, Louisiana
Thanks for the video, Marty. Brings back memories of my uncle Harold taking me with him on road grading in his Culross County, Ontario grader back in the early 60’s. He never let me hang over the front end to see how the scarifier or plow were working. 😉 coolest machine I’d ever seen.
Neighbors, a blessing or a curse. Should look after each other, however, doesn't work out that way. Today, two boaters in a ragged sailboat, no mast, ran out of fuel for their outboard on the river in front of my house. Got them some fuel, made them two shear pins for their tiny two-stroke motor prop as they had broken theirs and had no spares (the outboard looked a proper mess but started easily and ran, amazing little Yamaha). Help your fellow man as you did Marty. Good job.