Fixing the Salvaged Kubota Mini Tractor and putting it back to work.
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- čas přidán 20. 11. 2021
- The little kubota has had a hard life, the left steering knuckle was in bad shape.
I managed to track down the parts and get it like new again, its a great little tractor, perfect for chipping branches and little jobs around the house.
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It is wonderful to see how some people neglect equipment and then give up on it, when a bit of resourceful fixing can bring it back to fully operational. You paid a fair price considering the work of getting it out. The cost of spares was worth the time and effort you put into the beast. You have a nice, relaxed style of working accurately while presenting. Circlips, and spring steel clips in general have an unmet desire for interplanetary travel, well done for limiting their wander lust.
Vasia
Sometimes they go in for ophthalmic surgery over interplanetary travel
Don’t forget AR-15 detent springs! There are thousands of those currently orbiting earth.
Ha, Richard, that last sentence is both accurate and wonderfully poetic. ❤️
I was thinking the same thing. The last owner couldn't even be bothered to remove the submerged machine from that hole! They did not even attempt to fix it! On the other hand, their loss is Marty's gain!
"Promise me you won't bring any more tractors home" 🤣🤣🤣 She is such a trooper! ;)
Sometimes they love to hear a good lie :-)
@@frank-t6857 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
New Zealand has fallen to a Dictator
"AND OBEY"
The man brought a full sized excavator home.
I’m a mechanical engineer from the uk and it’s always a pleasure to watch how precise and thorough you are with everything Marty. Keep the videos coming 👍🏻
@@clearingland Mrs Marty, I need to take our Navarra for servicing.
Marty - naah, i'll fix it.
@@clearingland I never see him painting them back up to look pristine he keeps them looking like the antiques and workhorses they really are
@@tommyarmour68 I like that too. Authenticity. Unlike those dullards that keep their classic cars in A/C'd garages with carpets and NEVER take them out for a rag around.
What a great life Marty lives in that gorgeous country. Fabulous PM in Jacinda Ardern too, unlike the bags-of-shite for brains politicians in power here in the UK. Kinda jealous ;)
To me, it’s not just the content and your easy presentation style, it’s the thought you put into the filming. I love seeing these old machines living again because you have that skill sadly lacking in today’s society ingenuity and inventive creativity. Great stuff Marty, proper Kiwi! 👍👍👍
A man who is good at his job is fit for the company of kings. Cool, calm, collected and modest with it. Brilliant.
You're a smart man Marty getting the Mrs to drive the tractor - of course she will want to have some fun driving the next one you acquire.
Well done Marty. Very resourceful going through a Japanese supplier to get the specialized parts. I believe you've got a $400 gem.
I agree, look at those tires, they are like brand new.
(although i do think the rear wheels need to be swapped L to R and vice versa for the profile to be correct on all 4 wheels)
The engine sounds smooth and healthy as well.
Great little machine.
No no - it's better than that. Use the Japanese docs, to cross the part numbers to machines that ARE officially imported locally, then go to the same shop (that wouldn't help you previously), but now you have a list of part numbers they will give you...
$600+ now but still a bargain under $1000!!
yep....they won't help you find your parts...but gladly sell you what you supply them....part numbers....same
service changes
who cares what you decide to purchase?? you
i get what they are trying to tell you...
buy what we sell only
they have a proper importer agreement with the manufacturer...
but that is just poor business in the end.... help out anyone entering your business and you get LOYAL CUSTOMERS....
turn away people and you LOSE A CUSTOMER
...FOR LIFE!!
its almost exactly the same as the japan ford tractors . only diff is the name and the metal covers . you'd never get one like that in saskatchewan for free never mind 400 . people around saskatchewan are greedier then sin hahaha.
Great to see the Machine Whisperer save another abandoned unit. Again the accurate diagnosis and expertise engineering around these machines provide calming viewing and learning.
The Secretive neighbours might be fine tuning an invention and are camera shy about it😅😊
I swear you can hear these old machines breath a sigh of relief when you get done with fixing them!
Being off a farm, always let the boss drive the tractor. Well done mate. Looking forward to your next acquisition.
I can’t wait till he finds an abandoned battle ship!! You know it’s just a matter of time.
Looks as though she’s claimed that one for herself! Even parked it in the garage!
She look happy driving that tractor and thinking of things she could do with it ☺☺
She thinks my tractor’s sexy…
Yowsa...chic's on tractors doing yard clean up
the sheep chasing the tractor was Benny Hill hilarious 😂, had me rewinding over and over 🤣
It's hilarious how your partner can get on there, drive it, and park it in the garage with no drama. In America, you'd be hard pressed to find a couple where even one of them knows how to operate or even understand a manual transmission. Nice work by the way
LOL Marty's wife goes to the freezer for tea ... frozen veges, steaks, bearings ... :)
"can you check the roast lamb and housing, should be almost done.. "
Haha
New video from Marty.... immediately know what I’m doing for lunch. I love this !!
This machine was a gem for the four hundred dollars you paid. Hope one day I will find one that is just a great for a fix it up price. Nice work and well done fella too.
@@JohnSmith-yv6eq You are a class act fell for keeping fair with your fellow man Sir. Peace VF
Between your ingenuity in extracting the tractor and your skill in sourcing parts and fixing the problems you have a well deserved pile of garden mulch. Well done!
That high speed brush grinding was highly satisfying, you could make a whole ASMR video of that 😆
Show the process and high speed clearing of areas and they will come 😆
Viral video idea... It would be super cool to have one of those hydraulic powered chainsaws from the tractor-but they're exceedingly rare. Also a straight shaft commercial string trimmer with a crosscut saw carbide blade is the most fantastic clearing and edging of concrete tool if you confabulate a good guard for safety. You can also swap in a 7" (15cm) metal cutoff wheel that cuts so fast and so epically as well as safe...All I know is that this was a fantastic video, thank you.
My dream is Marty finds a buggered forestry mulcher in a NZ canyon…
As usual another great video from you on how to do maintenance. Very nice move to let your Lady drive the little Kubota. It seem she enjoed that and immediately forgot you promising not to bring more tractors home. 😂🤞
You seem to have a knack for finding bargains. You paid about 10% of what one of these would go for and it's in excellent condition.
Thank god you had your fingers crossed in the end…! You can never bring home to many tractors. This seems to be in a very nice condition as well!
It's a curse I, too am possessed by.
Edit: Who knows. Maybe some day it'll pay for part of a joint replacement or enhance my relative's inheritance. In the meantime, it keeps me active and the mind sharp.
Hobbies are great, Marty likes rescuing and restoring dead and abandoned machines. When he gets something better, or runs out of parking space he can always sell for a profit. Our hobby is enjoying watching him do it.
One mans trash is another mans treasure, you've got a good tractor there ! 👍🏻
"Promise you won't bring no more tractors home" LOL! Man, what a find. A bad-ass micro tractor. Well done, sir.
Cheers from Louisiana.
Well here I am watching Marty after midnight. All is well lol.
I hope when the apocalypse comes these videos are somehow still available. They will be an invaluable resource!
LOL! I love the livestock "conga line" during the quick test drive. 😂
20:32 sheep's seal of approval.. Tractor is now field qualified :-)
Marty repaired and goat approved 😆
Well done, I thought this guy was going to be converted to a 2WD, but you pulled off another Marty revival special.
Marty collects tractors like some people collect stray pets LOL Good to see the boss supervising at the end and showing us how to use the equipment... :)
CZcams in the past two weeks* has been recommending channels I watched a video or two from early in 2020.
In the case of this channel specifically I recall the grader you were repairing at the time. And now with watching you repair this little tractor I think it's time I subscribe :)
*and ones I watched like a decade ago
The trick of bring more tractors home is to let the Mrs. drive around ;)
Cmon Mrs Marty.... gotta love old iron. They help getting stuff done 😆👍
Marty never ceases to amaze me when he does a rebuild on his rolling stock. Unlike me, he never has any parts left over at the end. How he gets all the parts back in is remarkable. That is why I now only watch, drink the his beer and give “advice.”
the Mrs did a pretty good job driving and parking it.
"Do you want to drive it?" - "Yes, I'll give it a go."
I hung out in a mechanic's shop a lot when I was a boy and he could fix anything. However, he was always stressed out and saying things under his breath that he didn't want young boys to hear. Your videos are so calming and relaxaing to watch. Love the way you work and solve problems.
I almost choked on my coffee when she said "promise you won't bring any more tractors home", lol. Good to have an understanding wife. That tractor is perfect for home use.
A tractor for Mrs T. A brilliant move!
I love your "refuse to quit" attitude. I mean translating the part name to Japanese and snagging it? Love it.
I have a similar, slightly older version of this tractor, with a very leaky seal on the right front portal axle. Not nearly as much slop in the system, but I watched very closely to see how it comes apart and how the seals are situated. Thanks for posting all of this. Very informative and entertaining.
Nice score, and great work on this little beast. They are excellent machines, and serve their owners well.
Also, the rear tires are mounted backwards on your machine. Just a swap side to side will correct it if necessary.
No wonder the old owner wanted rid of it. Poor guy must've been struggling with low torque. They were using that old tractor for pulling trees out, those wrong facing tyres probably didn't help matters much.
Its a kiwi trick to back up steep hills backwards ,he knows they are on backwards,ive done it to my farm truck ,works great
@@andrewdavis5404 in Ireland we usually back up backwards as well, we haven’t yet discovered any other way to do it 😁
@@Barnagh1 :)
@@Barnagh1 that's pretty crazy aint it
Great job again Marty. Don't know how you find these bargains, but with a bit of your know how and few hours work, you always end up with a diamond.. 👌😎🏴🇬🇧
Your wife has a great sense of humor. Does she also make you promise not to eat or breath, lol. You can still get some great deals on old iron, provided that your knowledge is equal to that of the engineers that designed it. I enjoyed this video. 😎👍🚜 🔧
One of the best thing the internet did was the resources for parts.... down side is it also raised the prices of said parts. It's a win/win situation
That was quite a lot of work, requiring even a plasma cutter, no less. Beautifully and very meticulously done.
And everything powered by an old washing machine hydrogenator and some old 12v batteries
@@briananthony4044 I do think I heard the sound of a petrol generator in the background when the plasma cutter came out.
@@Ragnar8504 Possibly. Marty does have one when the electrical load exceeds his usual supply.
Bahaha, your adventure of finding parts using Japanese to get service manuals is so relatable as an owner of a collection of imported grey market Japanese cars in the USA... lol. Love these videos!
That little press paid for itself on this job. good job
Marty T . CZcamss favorite kiwi and king of the Bush and other fixes . Grand job on the Kubota mate . That's another awesome deal that will last you forever!!
Marty, I found your channel yesterday and have been binge watching for the last 32 hours! I live in Southwest Michigan USA. I have loved tractors ever since Larry Rogalski, my older cousin put me in his lap when I was 4 years old (1962) and disked 40 acres of land. When I got older I worked for a local farmer for 13 grape seasons driving tractor along side a Chism single row grape harvester. It was the best time in my whole life! I loved that 1958 Massey Ferguson 4 cylinder tractor with Multipower. That old steel Lady and I had a lot of adventures together. I even recommited my life to the Lord sitting in her seat! And I cried like a baby when the farmer sold his farm and we had to part, because I didn't have enough money to buy her. Watching your videos has taken me back to those days, 1975 - 1987. Thank you from a 63-year-old man, who still dreams of a old red faded Massey Ferguson tractor named Dawn! May God bless you and your family!
I'm in desperate need of a tractor myself but Finland may be the most expensive country in the whole world? The money I would have to pay for all the things I need it too isn't no way I can get! It's cheaper to buy my own if I'm lucky enough to get anyone very cheap...
Job well done Marty
That's the way to do it, get the wife to drive it around and work with it, co-opting works! That tractor is sweet.
She should be awarded a kubota. Tractor 🚜 licence ..
"Ok, ok, you can bring one more tractor, as long as I can have it!" 🤣 Great result. Not sure I ever saw a hydraulic press being used sooo many times for one job! Cheers from Ireland!
Best part is the press itself was a restoration job.
Now I don’t know a lot about fixing tractors but what I’ve just witnessed that young man do there looks kind of right.
Mate well done getting this old girl back into shape. Thoroughly enjoying this series 👍
You are a very confident mechanic Marty. Your wife is beautiful
Man Marty always finds a way to get things that appear broke to be completely operational in less than a week
I'm 67, but always love watching videos like this cause I can pick up new tips and tricks for repairing things in unusual circumstances. I also hoard any unusual parts. Which even though I have many boxes of these things, often because I just like the shape or appreciate it's function. This came in handy a few years ago when a neighbor's son was assembling a baby crib from his parents and his mother came to me asking if I had a certain piece of hardware which they were missing to safely complete the crib. I told her it looked very familiar, but to give me a day to rummage through my stuff. Yep! I had just that piece of hardware! So thanks Marty for your efforts, I'm sure they must help 100s of people in similar circumstances!
Lucky them to not need to pay by the hours...
Nice little tractor, it was abused before and used over it's limits. Good job putting it back together!
That’s the only project that could do with a wash and polish, a great job for the wife.
"promise you won't bring any more tractors home" my lady knew better than to ask for a promise like that. i never could pass up a bargain, whether i needed it or not, not to mention that she spent the profits from too many zombie projects i dragged home, brought back from the dead, and found new homes for to even consider asking. if you flip a couple of spares, and give her some free money, yours won't ask again either. for example, that kubota ought to get you $3-4000 free and clear now that you've dealt with the issues if you were so inclined. that's the kind of nest egg that would soothe a lot of ruffled feathers, and mebbe even make you the hero of the day.
Marty when you have a bearing race and you want to remove it without damaging the housing take a arc welder and lay a bead around the inside of the race and let it sit till it is cool and it shrinks the race. It will fall out on its own!
Yes thats a good trick but this one was jammed between the circlip and shoulder from having the pinion pushing it down all those years, it still would have needed to be cut to get the circlip out
True, I do it all the time.
I'm glad that my press isn't the only one that moos when the pressure is released.
The Misses -"Promise me you won't bring any more tractors home"
Marty- "Um,,yeah"
😂
What a darling of a tractor! Also impressed your missus knows the trick to changing gears on the go, don't ask it to go into gear, tell it to go into gear haha
Retired automotive instructor from Canada here, watching and thinking that repair techniques are similar wherever you go (assuming access to equipment) including centre punching a loose bearing bore and using 1" drive sockets to press parts together. Nice work.
Best videos that really show everything detail by detail and really show the machinery doing some work, not like others guys who just start up machines and show if they really do any work at all
You are a smart man. If you want me to fall in love with a tractor, let me drive it. Nice video.
Love how your wee tractors get a determined look on their face once you give them some love .. it’s like he treats me so good 😊 I‘ll work real hard now naw your wife just needs to look into their souls and find the love such a cute video thanks for sharing xx
Good to see that little tractor feeling chipper again😉
Mr T would be the most valuable asset to a colony in a Zombie Apocolypse! With my Geeky computer art skills I would be harvested for meat to keep him and his family nourished and fed. Keep up the great work Mr T!
As I suspected, Marty on the lawn with a machine= the good lady makes an apperance . Then he persuades her to ride across her own lawn lessoning any future argument. This is very clever.
Good for you... where there’s a will, there’s always a way.
Tusen takk for god underholdning. 👍🤗👍
Nice one, you have a good pair of hands on you, now the mrs is interested in driving your tractor, all you need is mower deck for it and she can cut the grass job done ✔ 👍 😀
Hi Marty,
An old trick taught to me by my father, was to always tip oils, etc with the oil can so that the offset outlet is uppermost, this allows oils to pour from the can without pulsing and allows the air in. Most cans have their outlet offset for this purpose, yet no one on CZcams seems to realize this simple fact.
Cheers, great videos, Peter on Anakiwa.
Oh, please don't ask him to stop salvaging tractors and equipment. That is his life blood, and ours. You can always sell them off after repairs/restoration but please do not deprive us of his mechanical ingenuity. It is what makes him tick!
Well that turned out to be a handy little tractor Marty , a real pleasure watching you maintaining Jaws , cheers mate .
The little Kubota is SO happy to be used again! Saved another machine! It'll last 10 lifetimes with care and maintenance that you give. Your old lady seems like a good sport, my wife can only drive our tractor since it's hydrostatic, LOL!
Whenever I see a bearing being "pressed out" it reminds me of a time when I was in the Press Room of a commercial printer when the maintenance staff were trying to "Press off" a bearing stuck on a printing cylinder. When it finally broke loose it went clear through a concrete block wall and about 30 feet further. Glad nobody was standing at the end of the cylinder shaft when it broke loose. Made quite a large hole in the concrete block wall.
It was a real pleasure watching you work on that machine! Well done in producing a very viable small tractor from the ditch.a
Hello Marty, I saw about 6 video,s of your machinery’s repairs and I saw a Master in fixing old and broken machinery’s! I like that very much and so now it is the time to give you the compliments you earned. And much regards from us in Holland 🌷🌷🌷
thank you Mr T. Please keep buying more machinery!
Did Marty's wife realize how many harts sank when she said don't bring anymore tractors home!!!
Loved watching both these video's about this Kubota tractor.
If a bearing has movement (at that, noticeable on camera) but it's smooth, then there's likely even more damage than seen. Good choice to replace it, especially after all that good work! :)
If the Mrs Marty parks it in the garage, you know the little tractor has earned its share and is a keeper. Win! (Now Marty, no more "stray" tractors brought to the yard *wink*.)
My wife, Karin, just saw this and now she wants one! Nice job on the repairs. You have another excellent machine to use. Thanks for the video and greetings from Germany.
Damn that was fast ! Good Job Marty!
It’s lovely to hear the sparrows chirping , here in England the flocks have all but disappeared .
I actual love the sound of the Auld tractor.
Very good, compact format! And if the wife is also happy, that's a bull's eye.
what a score mate!
Always nice to see something put back into a serviceable condition .
"Promise me you won't bring anymore tractors home" lol, nearly pissed myself and fell off me chair when she said that
"Promise me you won't bring any more tractors home"...that got an audible chuckle out of me. Love your vids--keep them coming!
Always amazes me that simple o-rings and circlips hold half the planet together.
With the forces required, if the aforementioned fail, one must have other options in the toolbox also. On the North Island the Ruahine and Mohaka Faults in the central section and the Waimana have been known to be held together with just 3M gaffer tape and a pair of MoleGrips™®©
Just as well you let Mrs Marty drive the tractor .. you used her oven and freezer to complete the repairs 😁
I’ve enjoyed and learned from every single video I’ve watched from this channel. Thank you fir sharing. Keep up the good work brother
Mrs. Marty T driving it like a boss!
As alwasys, another good job. She was so close to scrap and it would have been such a waste. Well done and now a well sorted tool.