Digger clears blocked culvert to save road during 100 year Nelson Flood

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  • čas přidán 19. 08. 2022
  • 19 August 2022 - Its been a wet week in Nelson/Marlborough. State of emergency declared, thousands of people evacuated from their homes, breached river banks, roads lost under mudslides. Some reports of over a metre of rainfall in 5 days.
    I noticed one of the big culverts on our shared access driveway was blocked up and threatening to overflow so I walked the digger down to clear it before it took out the road.
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  • @HANKTHEDANKEST
    @HANKTHEDANKEST Před rokem +70

    To see a digger that you pulled out of the bush doing something truly heroic like this (instead of merely way cool) has got to be the most rewarding thing ever. You ought to be proud of that machine, that's for darn sure. You're a good fella, Marty.

  • @seventeen912
    @seventeen912 Před rokem +270

    Myself, as a professional excavator operator am truly impressed with his skills considering this is early model Hitachi with long stick controls. Very few realize the talent it takes to operate one of these machines. My hat’s off to you sir!

    • @reuben9213
      @reuben9213 Před 8 měsíci +4

      I agree with you . I used to in my early years operate these and other machinery before swivel sticks . It is an art that today some would be baffled , but we did it to put food on the table . Touche' sir for your professionalism !

    • @seventeen912
      @seventeen912 Před 8 měsíci +8

      @@reuben9213 So true. The first excavator I ever operated was a 418 P&H, four levers two foot pedals and had a straight pipe 6V 53 series Detroit in it. Honestly, when I had that machine throttled to max you could almost hear it running in the next county😂! No heat, no air conditioning, no stereo, ridged seat and couldn’t hear yourself think inside of it, but truly appreciated that old machine! I know exactly what you’re saying when you and I could confuse a lot of operators today. You and I built the roads that get the modern day operators to work on time👍😅

    • @pvt.reefer6163
      @pvt.reefer6163 Před 5 měsíci +1

      ​@seventeen912 damn, you were poor af. Kids toys are more complicated than these. Any 9 year old with a drone could operate this no problem.

    • @seventeen912
      @seventeen912 Před 5 měsíci +8

      @@pvt.reefer6163 Poor? How do you associate being poor with what was the latest and greatest machinery at the time? I would guess you’ve never set in the seat of one much less posses the ability to comment on the complexities of how to build with it. Reckon you and the kids of today couldn’t start and operate an 1874 Ruston steam shovel? Or would y’all be confused looking for the key over the sun visor? Yeah, real men operated the equipment of yesteryear, you and the kids go fly drones.

    • @pvt.reefer6163
      @pvt.reefer6163 Před 5 měsíci

      @seventeen912 I guess it was great at the time. We had one of these in the back yard just for us kids to dick around with. We were building trails with it at 11 years old. Kids today for sure could operate the machinery of yesteryear. You equipment was operated by people too dumb to get an education. Since you had no education and could only operate rudimentary machines for money, you were probably poor.

  • @MMBRM
    @MMBRM Před rokem +597

    Marty! Try not to stick around in an area where you see water coming straight out of the side of the mountain like that. You can almost guaranty that the stability above has been compromised and you could get a slide at any time. Stay safe my friend!

    • @jekanyika
      @jekanyika Před rokem +34

      That's what I was thinking, It could go at any point.

    • @darwinbruce59
      @darwinbruce59 Před rokem +8

      It's called a (slippery back.)

    • @Gorgmeister
      @Gorgmeister Před rokem +17

      I believe that is what's called soil liquefaction? Practical engineering has a few interesting videos on the subject.

    • @prillewitz
      @prillewitz Před rokem +9

      That was the feeling that I got too when I saw that water coming out of the side…..

    • @force1253
      @force1253 Před rokem +9

      you"re right. anyone that sees that anywhere in California is probably seeing their last sight of anything.

  • @apersunthathasaridiculousl1890

    post 10 with an excavator

  • @LauwersFreddy
    @LauwersFreddy Před rokem +323

    You earn a well deserved place in the Post10 hall of fame! Stay safe! Thank you for making these videos.

    • @howardsen666
      @howardsen666 Před rokem +25

      But he don‘t like people whit excavator🤣

    • @johnsimun6533
      @johnsimun6533 Před rokem +14

      But he would love the whirlpool. Not to mention the exit of the culvert.

    • @michiganengineer8621
      @michiganengineer8621 Před rokem +53

      @@howardsen666 Actually, I think it's incompetent operators he hates 😆

    • @howardsen666
      @howardsen666 Před rokem +38

      @@michiganengineer8621 that‘s right „an idiot with an excavator“ 😅

    • @tristansanter3825
      @tristansanter3825 Před rokem +25

      Definitely wasn't a beaver making this clog!

  • @andrewcooper8980
    @andrewcooper8980 Před rokem +266

    When I heard about all the rain and flooding I wasn’t surprised to see all work you would have to do. Be safe Marty and your family

    • @Praise___YaH
      @Praise___YaH Před rokem +1

      HERE is The Savior
      HalleluYAH translates “Praise ye YaH”
      YaH is The Heavenly Father
      YaH arrives via the TENT OF MEETING
      YaH was Who they Crucified for our sins
      ** NO FEMALE INVOLVED WHATSOEVER **
      - Hebrew Book of Isaiah
      Isaiah 42:8
      "I am YaH; that is my Name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.
      Isaiah 43:11
      I, I am YAH, and there is no other Savior but Me.
      Isaiah 45:5
      I am YaH, and there is none else.

  • @surviverkable
    @surviverkable Před rokem +12

    Maybe it's childish but i like to think that those machines Marty saves are happy to be rescued and like to go on new adventures with marty when just everyone else abandoned them.
    Touches my heart just like old rescued animals finding their joy in the last Moments of their lives. Exept most of those machines will probably last longer than i will live. Im 25 btw.
    Thank you Marty for sharing your adventures with us, bringing Live to machines that served humans for decades and will probably be able to do that for a century.
    Greetings from Germany!

  • @scratchypants1
    @scratchypants1 Před rokem +44

    At 1:00 seeing the water pouring out of the ground like that... I don't think I would have stuck around to find out if it would slip. Stay safe, Marty.

  • @mattgraham1983
    @mattgraham1983 Před rokem +75

    I definitely think the work you put in after the last flood has paid off... glad there's minimal damage to your driveway

    • @Praise___YaH
      @Praise___YaH Před rokem

      HERE is The Savior
      HalleluYAH translates “Praise ye YaH”
      YaH is The Heavenly Father
      YaH arrives via the TENT OF MEETING
      YaH was Who they Crucified for our sins
      ** NO FEMALE INVOLVED WHATSOEVER **
      - Hebrew Book of Isaiah
      Isaiah 42:8
      "I am YaH; that is my Name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.
      Isaiah 43:11
      I, I am YAH, and there is no other Savior but Me.
      Isaiah 45:5
      I am YaH, and there is none else.

  • @primusnz
    @primusnz Před rokem +12

    I actually sat there at home on Friday listening to the rain slam down and thought, "I bet Marty's out playing in the rain again"

  • @ScottBrownCarpentry
    @ScottBrownCarpentry Před rokem +25

    Wow that slip! Nice work clearing the culvert there Marty, it has been a sketchy week down here for sure. Our street turned into a river for a few hours but we were lucky to have no damage.

    • @johnstockwell9457
      @johnstockwell9457 Před rokem +5

      Saw the flooding on the news here in Australia and thought of you in Nelson. Glad all are safe 👍

    • @MartyT
      @MartyT  Před rokem +11

      Thanks mate, yes sounds like Nelson is a real mess. A house slid down the hill and parked in the middle of the road in Rai Valley .

    • @ScottBrownCarpentry
      @ScottBrownCarpentry Před rokem +2

      @@MartyT 😳 scary stuff man

  • @Kiwigd
    @Kiwigd Před rokem +35

    Thanks for the update mate.. we’ve got friends in town who fortunately didn’t need evacuation, we’re unscathed as we live way north, but it’s been a massive downpour that will take years to recover from.. all the best Marty.

  • @troels1979
    @troels1979 Před rokem +86

    Great! Another high quality content video! Looks scary though. I hope you and the family is safe. Saving that digger from the forest really paid off.

  • @stevewoodw
    @stevewoodw Před rokem +69

    There was I thinking that you'd put all the rocks on the road as you pulled them out of the mouth of the culvert to give it a better surface and I didn't know how bad the mudslide was. I guess its not time to carry out work straight away after a major downpour. Interesting and informative - seeing this side of things does bring it home what life can be like in NZ. Good video.

  • @siskamore11
    @siskamore11 Před rokem +2

    100 year flood.
    Mrs. T- "Thank god he has content for the next month and no more tractors"
    love from Canada

  • @matthewgartell6380
    @matthewgartell6380 Před rokem +8

    Your neighbours are so lucky to have you Marty.

  • @mysomervda
    @mysomervda Před rokem +145

    I was wondering how you would make it with all the flooding going on. Looks like the last cleanup you did a few months ago helped a lot.

  • @alasdairhamilton1574
    @alasdairhamilton1574 Před rokem +14

    100 year flood for the second time in a year! 🙏Keep yourself and family safe and well. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @aserta
      @aserta Před rokem +1

      But wait... there's more.

    • @marcryvon
      @marcryvon Před rokem

      @@aserta 😱

  • @TheBasementChannel
    @TheBasementChannel Před rokem +13

    Thanks for taking the time to film for us Marty. It’d be the last I’d think of when facing some time critical works.

  • @drewnelson6463
    @drewnelson6463 Před rokem +3

    One man band. Dude u can do anything! Makes you feel small seeing and watching all the damage right in your own backyard. Flooding is every other year around here. But once and awhile it just blows your mind. Great job taking videos while working. Ty

  • @scimi7994
    @scimi7994 Před rokem +13

    Glad to see your on it Marty, it's a mess here in Nelson 👍

  • @kaboom4679
    @kaboom4679 Před rokem +154

    Impressive amount of destruction .
    Glad you are ok .
    Looks like your driveway fared better than the main road there .
    Did your hydro plant weather this mess or is that going to need some repairs again ?

    • @MartyT
      @MartyT  Před rokem +188

      The turbine stopped at one stage with a partially blocked intake so I put on a smaller jet, running sweet now

    • @kaboom4679
      @kaboom4679 Před rokem +17

      Better than searching piles of driftwood for the remains of your powerplant , for sure .

    • @had2galsinthebooth
      @had2galsinthebooth Před rokem +9

      @@robertcolinshepherd electric.

    • @briananthony4044
      @briananthony4044 Před rokem +20

      @@robertcolinshepherd Marty turned an old washing machine and number 8 fencing wire into a hydro-electric power plant that allows him to be off grid.

    • @donnaml8776
      @donnaml8776 Před rokem +3

      I’m glad you asked this because I was wondering the same thing.

  • @paigysboi
    @paigysboi Před rokem +2

    Classic Kiwi understatement 'what a bloody mess'! Couldn't sum it up any better mate. Keep safe and dry.

  • @tolbaszy8067
    @tolbaszy8067 Před rokem +2

    You're fortunate that you have fixed the machines needed for road work and you live on a mountain of the best road building material! Good luck and thanks for taking the time to make the video.

  • @revtoyota
    @revtoyota Před rokem +50

    Good project for the excavator would be build a thumb on the boom, maybe even a no hydraulics needed adjustable unit. It would help you out a ton when trying to move stuff like trees/logs. Living in a rain forest in Alaska I know the struggle all to well. We get on average 12 feet (3.65 m)of rain a year.

    • @marcryvon
      @marcryvon Před rokem +4

      "average 12 feet (3.65 m)of rain a year." Holy cow ! 😱 Do you get as much as damages??

  • @ChileExpatFamily
    @ChileExpatFamily Před rokem +28

    It rains like that here in the south of Chile all the time but we have been getting rain like that for 1000 years so it rarely floods. Some valleys here get 8 feet of rain a year. Good to see you are ok. Jim

    • @fowletm1992
      @fowletm1992 Před rokem +2

      You guys get the same system that pass over Marty
      Just a few weeks later

    • @ChileExpatFamily
      @ChileExpatFamily Před rokem +1

      @@ionracer24 If you are in some of the valleys here along the Andes you will see that much rain. We are way way in the south in the Los Lagos Region and this area is a Temperate Rain Forest. It is cool and wet year round. 85 F would be a really hot day. We have seen 100F but that was only once or twice in 9 years. Snow only once in 9 years. Jim

    • @ChileExpatFamily
      @ChileExpatFamily Před rokem +1

      @@fowletm1992 Yes weather travels from West to East. I guess the other way to look at it is that Marty gets the same rain we get a few weeks later.
      We actually live in a Micro Climate here in the micro. So because of the Humboldt Current and the Andes we see our area as a mixing climate where the warm moist air from the north and the cold dry air from the south pole mix. The Humboldt current moderates the climate so we do not see really hot and really cold and the Andes Mountain Range blocks the heavy moist air from moving east. So for instance in Argentina, directly east of me 50 to 60 miles, they are an arid area that sees very little rain. They rely on the snow melt from the Andes and not much rain.
      So we have a unique weather pattern but yes all weather travels west to east as the planet spins. Sorry to get so deep on this but my training in the U.S. Navy was weather related and I was an official weather observer for NOAH in the former USA. Also I had to continue my weather education as a Commercial pilot after my Submarine Service in the Navy. So I had to live and breath Weather for a good part of my life. Thanks. Jim

  • @ronrichmond4694
    @ronrichmond4694 Před rokem +2

    Love the way you rejuvenate the old abandoned machinery and put it back to work! Awesome job sir!! 👍❤️👍

  • @JJfromPhilly67
    @JJfromPhilly67 Před měsícem +1

    Yank here from Philadelphia. Ever since I began watching the "Dr. Blake Mysteries," my exclamation to things like your driveway is "Bloody Hell!" And then again at 12:34.

  • @ronaldclark2624
    @ronaldclark2624 Před rokem +3

    Calamity is never welcomed but it is a great teacher for both our Physical and Spiritual well-being. Good fix on that culvert! Ron PTL USA

  • @teamDevilfish
    @teamDevilfish Před rokem +3

    Someone needs a much bigger culvert! Looks like a great deal of fun to use that equipment :)

  • @BRAVOACTUAL
    @BRAVOACTUAL Před rokem +3

    When I saw this was front page news in Canada, I wondered how you were making out with things. Good thing you got the tools to handle it!

  • @dtracers
    @dtracers Před rokem +3

    I appreciate you being careful with the culverts and not the "idiot with an excavator!"
    Post10 would be proud!!!

  • @GARDENER42
    @GARDENER42 Před rokem +9

    Bloody hell mate - isn't this your second "hundred year flood in the past 6 months.
    You keep an eye out as hillsides that saturated can come down all at once.

  • @JoeAroner-SIWAYTV
    @JoeAroner-SIWAYTV Před rokem +4

    I bet the Mrs. won’t give you too much grief now about all the equipment you’ve dragged home.

  • @Gotblade
    @Gotblade Před rokem +7

    Amazing! Making your skills for repair of equipment all the more valuable and interesting to watch! ❤️

  • @shrillcarder
    @shrillcarder Před rokem +5

    That’s a great job 👏, nice to see the rescued digger earning its keep! 👍

  • @DonnaMSchmid
    @DonnaMSchmid Před rokem +54

    Holy Moly! Isn't this the SECOND major flooding you've had this year? (Where I am, we're in a widespread drought...)

    • @specialk7734
      @specialk7734 Před rokem +15

      Newzealand and australia are suffering though a la Nina weather pattern, so we are getting a deluge of wet weather, where as the northern hemisphere is in drought

    • @squidiz496
      @squidiz496 Před rokem +19

      Climate change sucks :(

    • @Bm-ri7ks
      @Bm-ri7ks Před rokem

      Scientists been telling us for a looong time this is (more extreme weather) coming, here it is. Funny all the dumb pricks who are surprised by it, people who listen to politicians with an opinion over an expert. Anyway droughts suck more than floods I reckon so all the best

    • @ferrumignis
      @ferrumignis Před rokem +12

      @@squidiz496 This has all happened before.

    • @agentorange3774
      @agentorange3774 Před rokem +8

      @@ferrumignis Exactly

  • @NeilGastonguay
    @NeilGastonguay Před rokem +10

    Some years ago, there was a major flood here in Maine. It washed out roads and bridges and made a major mess of everything. Hoping you get cleared up quickly.

  • @lindahollister5530
    @lindahollister5530 Před měsícem +1

    This is my first time on your post. WOW, that out of the Hill, mudslide waiting to happen. I hope not😢😢. Thank you for this video.

  • @BlakeColie
    @BlakeColie Před rokem +8

    Great work yet again, all the salvage efforts certainly pay off in these times more than ever! You and your family stay safe and all the best in riding all that weather out Boss!!

  • @JMassengill
    @JMassengill Před rokem +5

    Floods are scary stuff. Glad you are ok

  • @alansmith4734
    @alansmith4734 Před rokem +3

    Be thankful that you aren't dealing with Drought and Fires!

  • @josephlwallssr6166
    @josephlwallssr6166 Před rokem +2

    Thank you Marty for, telling us your situation and sharing the video!Yes, please be safe!!!

  • @MerrimanDevonshire
    @MerrimanDevonshire Před rokem +1

    "Task a crew." "How many?" Gary Oldman Voice, "ALL OF THEM!"

  • @tattoosteveneo
    @tattoosteveneo Před rokem +5

    Stay safe above all else Marty. Glad to see you still up and going. I’m sure there will be more videos of you helping others. 👍

  • @michaelleitold2446
    @michaelleitold2446 Před rokem +13

    Stay safe Marty, glad to see the old equipment you’ve recovered is paying off for you. Amazing amount of rain you guys get down there! sort of understandable with all the mountain range you’re living in. I always get a chuckle when I see you driving on the wrong side of the car. 😂 as always your videos are great. Mike from Montreal.

  • @GaryT1952
    @GaryT1952 Před rokem +1

    That old girl has saved your bacon more than once Marty T...great content...🙏 for your safety

  • @kepler186f4
    @kepler186f4 Před rokem

    I at first thought it was Nelson, British Columbia, Canada due to the terrain and plant life.... I discovered Nelson/Marlborough is on the Southern island of New Zealand... what I refer to as the Canada of the Southern Hemisphere.
    The skill at which you use that shovel, I would not be surprised to hear that you can thread a needle with it!
    Floods are nothing to scoff at, the Fraser River flood of November, 2021 claimed five lives and caused untold misery and destruction... be safe, cheers from Canada.

  • @shanespring2669
    @shanespring2669 Před rokem +3

    Glad you got through with bugger all damage. The whole Nelson Marlborough region seems to have got pretty smashed. We have sent a few lines crews up there from down here in North Canterbury to help clean up.

  • @sebastianr.0815
    @sebastianr.0815 Před rokem +3

    Oh dear, theres all the water we're missing in Central Europe and its already the second flood this year in NZ. Stay save Marty, all best wishes to you and your family!

  • @CapeAnnImages
    @CapeAnnImages Před rokem +1

    WOW! You could send some of that rain my way, we are in a drought. The brook behind my house has dried up. I've lived here since 1960( Gloucester, Ma USA) and that has never happened! I use that brook as an emergency water source for my koi pond since city tap water would kill the fish. I do have a 55 gallon rain barrel which feeds the pond with its overflow, when it does rain. I'm about 3 days away from tapping into the reserve to bring the pond level back up. Best Regards , Jay

  • @meruliouslacrimens5154
    @meruliouslacrimens5154 Před rokem +2

    Brilliant piece of work. But don't forget that all those trees and shrubs help to stabilise the land in the first place. Maybe some gambion cages would help?

  • @ewanstewart8011
    @ewanstewart8011 Před rokem +9

    We in Britain have just had a heatwave of almost unprecedented length and you guys are getting the rain we haven’t gotten. It must be heartbreaking for all involved my thoughts are with you 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @mattyallen3396
      @mattyallen3396 Před rokem +3

      Your heat wave is just a hot summer in Gisborne. We get 40 degrees usually 1 or 2 days a summer

    • @Tokaisho1
      @Tokaisho1 Před rokem

      @@mattyallen3396 Nice. We’ve never had 40 ever before in the UK until recently

    • @crookedpaths6612
      @crookedpaths6612 Před rokem

      Yeah but Gisborne is at latitude 38 London is at latitude 52. That’s like having 40 Celsius on Campbell Island!

    • @ewanstewart8011
      @ewanstewart8011 Před rokem

      @@crookedpaths6612 I’m in the far north of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @crookedpaths6612
      @crookedpaths6612 Před rokem +1

      @@ewanstewart8011 If Scotland was in the Southern Ocean it'd be surrounded in winter sea ice right down to northern England! South Sandwich Islands is the closest place in terms of latitude comparable you'll get, i think.

  • @luckyedwards4870
    @luckyedwards4870 Před rokem +6

    That's really great how ur so equipped and able to address these serious situations such as u do.
    It must b a comforting feeling, way to b.

    • @KayAteChef
      @KayAteChef Před rokem

      Did you see the video of where he got the excavator?

    • @luckyedwards4870
      @luckyedwards4870 Před rokem

      @@KayAteChef yes I did, and it makes me think y isn't a lot more heavy equipment rescued like that?
      Not to mention how impressive he is.

  • @DuncanAitken
    @DuncanAitken Před rokem

    Last year's culvert upgrades have paid off big time, Marty!

  • @E3ECO
    @E3ECO Před rokem +2

    Now that's some fun and games. Hope you're stocked up!

  • @JuanSanchez-ik7wx
    @JuanSanchez-ik7wx Před rokem +4

    Why arent there any drain holes in the bucket?

    • @G-G._
      @G-G._ Před 2 měsíci

      Because there aren’t any? Next

    • @WildWildWeasel
      @WildWildWeasel Před měsícem +1

      There are buckets that come with drain holes but they're not common

  • @ramblingman8992
    @ramblingman8992 Před rokem +7

    Reminds me of 2000. We had severe flooding in the UK and the millennium Scout camp we were attending took a lot of damage.
    They said it was a thousand year storm. We had a further 3 such storms over the proceeding 18 months.

    • @colintook3357
      @colintook3357 Před měsícem

      I have lost count of the number and rapidity of 100 year weather events we have had in the UK in the past few years!!

  • @localcrew
    @localcrew Před rokem

    That’s some epic rain. And that mudslide was a chart-topper.

  • @Pushyhog
    @Pushyhog Před rokem +2

    my top 5 channels. Thanks Marty

  • @blackbuttecruizr
    @blackbuttecruizr Před rokem +4

    Glad you are safe

  • @patrickblock2477
    @patrickblock2477 Před rokem +3

    Yeah that water gushing out from the hill is not a good sign, saturation was at its limit there and hill slippage very possible

  • @cynzhero62
    @cynzhero62 Před rokem

    The costs of living a quiet and peaceful life. A cost id pay for the rest of my dayz. Thank you marty!.👍

  • @ch33zusofpokemon25
    @ch33zusofpokemon25 Před 7 dny +1

    I've never seen that before been doing civil work 19 years now and that old ass hitachi man makes me grateful for the stuff I got. That has to be more difficult to have long sticks like that

  • @sekoser
    @sekoser Před rokem +3

    My god! This is a Post 10 heaven!

  • @onlybugwit
    @onlybugwit Před rokem +3

    Where was this?

  • @redbeard4518
    @redbeard4518 Před rokem +1

    Heart goes out to you Marty watching the TV1 News and seeing what you are copying with. Often had flooding of the Matai when we were in the Sounds on holiday during the 70s (even in summer!) but these once in a 100 year floods seem to be coming around too often! Great rescue - well done. Hope all our friends in the area have survived okay!

    • @andrewjensen8189
      @andrewjensen8189 Před rokem

      The "100 year flood" or "XX year flood" title given to these types of events is actually a bit of a misnomer. I believe the XX Years actually refers to a certain pre-decided flood-height. It's not actually that the statistical probability has been calculated and determined that X level of flooding will happen once every 100 years, its just saying that a flood that reaches X height/level is called an XX year flood.

  • @MeatyFeet1
    @MeatyFeet1 Před rokem +1

    “This could slip I’ll have to bail out the front” 🤣

  • @MOSSFEEN
    @MOSSFEEN Před rokem +3

    Didnt we have a video like this from Last Year I think we are all going to have to get used to these scenes while we here in Europe are suffering Drought like never before Well Done Marty

  • @scrapyardwarriorvlogging

    Great work there Marty, those mudslides are insane! Stay safe out there buddy.

  • @keithbenfield9238
    @keithbenfield9238 Před 5 měsíci

    Love the way he rehabs the ground he disturbed on his way out, very professional

  • @In2investing
    @In2investing Před rokem +2

    Wow this was a very impressive video and I doubt it even does it justice compared to the severity and how it looked in real life. The power of mother nature never ceases to amaze me, glad you and your family were okay.

  • @donnaml8776
    @donnaml8776 Před rokem +3

    Wow! Another extreme rainy season for you. Please be careful! Hope you and your family are safe and have what you need until the roads open up again, and you can get into town. Thanks so much for sharing. We’re actually having a bit of a drought here in Upstate New York. Not like California of course, and we’ve had a shower here and there, but for here it’s a bit dry. Just a light rain for a day would help the farmer’s crops. Thanks again for sharing.
    Big request, if you would please have close captioning it would help a great deal. Thank you.

  • @Brian-bq2yb
    @Brian-bq2yb Před rokem +3

    It seems like New Zealand can’t catch a break from the record breaking floods this year.

  • @pdunderhill
    @pdunderhill Před 10 měsíci +1

    Sign of a good Heavy Plant Operater is not brute force but being precise and gentle.

  • @geraldingram9351
    @geraldingram9351 Před rokem +1

    Awesome those sticks blocked that pipe, I hope everything is okay as yous have a lot of rain lately, feilding, Gerald.

  • @nigelmarx3578
    @nigelmarx3578 Před rokem +3

    Mate! We were at our hut on the Bealey River in Arthur's Pass during all that and it was wild. You've got all the good gear to get yourself out of the shit. Cheers for the update. I was wondering how you were getting on.

  • @AnonNomad
    @AnonNomad Před rokem +15

    Here in the UK we're set for a third consecutive heatwave predicted, we broke our record at over 40c and have had weeks where it's been 35c consistently every day. France, Spain and Portugal have had wildfires the likes of which haven't been seen in generations, the Loire and Rhine rivers are damn near running dry. This year was a guidestone on the path forward, scary stuff.

    • @organiccold
      @organiccold Před rokem +8

      Thats all true, but the wildfires in Portugal we had worse and they are not weather related, they are corruption related!!! Since the airplanes and helicopters for fire fighting become private instead of the Air Force we started to have way more fires.... There had been some people caught in arson!! The weather does not help but people dont too

    • @AnonNomad
      @AnonNomad Před rokem

      @@organiccold That's such a shame, my condoences to your country suffering the stupidity of individuals.

  • @nl37tgt
    @nl37tgt Před rokem +2

    send some of that rain up here Marty. it's drier than a scorpion fart in a lot of the northern hemisphere.

    • @nl37tgt
      @nl37tgt Před rokem

      it's finally raining in my area, thanks Marty! 😁

  • @patallen5095
    @patallen5095 Před rokem

    Marty, that blocked highway looks like a job for the old TD 9!! 😉 Stay safe!!

  • @nickscott4945
    @nickscott4945 Před rokem +3

    Good to see your managing to keep on top of it at your place - but what a change from a week ago - we were out near Bulwer / Homestead Bay last weekend and it was glorious weather. Looks like we got back home at the right time (and won't be heading back up next weekend as planned).

  • @TheMilford99
    @TheMilford99 Před rokem +3

    Has anyone noticed the adverts are getting longer/more frequent.

  • @BenPortmanlewes
    @BenPortmanlewes Před rokem +2

    Really dry in the UK, water but has been empty since June. Good luck really enjoy your content (and love where you live)

  • @RODALCO2007
    @RODALCO2007 Před rokem +1

    Great video, you guys down South had an enormous amount of rain there. Auckland was wet, but Nelson got absolutely drenched in water. Take care. A lot of damage with those land slides.

  • @racingblonde
    @racingblonde Před rokem +4

    It's like the end of days, I take it this is not normal, I remember you fixing the culvert last year but this seems much worse.

  • @chrisstott2775
    @chrisstott2775 Před rokem +3

    At least NZ does not have beavers like post10 has to deal with. Forestry slash and debris create just as much a problem in these extreme weather events

  • @stevebulach5198
    @stevebulach5198 Před rokem

    STAY SAFE Marty, this brings back memories of what we copped earlier this year & we are still cleaning up after it. Northern Rivers NSW Australia.

  • @duck-tape
    @duck-tape Před rokem +2

    We (Massachusetts, USA) had a 100 year flood back in 2006, I still have nightmares about it!

  • @muffinthepug2358
    @muffinthepug2358 Před rokem +4

    Keep us updated Marty and stay safe

  • @jtsokiehobbyandadventures6666

    Do you every wish the controll sticks were higher for less sticks. It just looks like you have to move alot and long movements to get to work.

    • @MartyT
      @MartyT  Před rokem +3

      Haha yes its an old machine, user friendly wasn't a thing back in those days

  • @viriato8566
    @viriato8566 Před rokem

    A "ditch" in time saves nine. A very bad solidarity pun. Nice work Marty. Be safe.

  • @TheRuralProject
    @TheRuralProject Před rokem +2

    Hey Marty. Love watching your stuff, I hope you all get back to normal soon and stay safe.

  • @deebiz3500
    @deebiz3500 Před rokem +3

    It's been flooding and raining for month's here in South Australia as well.
    Better than it being 48 degrees Celsius 😁🇦🇺

  • @samvalentine3206
    @samvalentine3206 Před rokem +6

    Prayers are with you and your neighbors, Marty.

  • @nortonmolly
    @nortonmolly Před rokem +1

    That’s what happened to the town Matata in BOP. Forestry slash / waste dammed up then let go during heavy rains, wiped out a big part of the town.

  • @B-leafer
    @B-leafer Před rokem +2

    Wow Marty!
    You sure make it look easy.
    Outstanding job!

  • @Shagnasty
    @Shagnasty Před rokem +3

    I hope you and your family stay safe.

  • @wazilak
    @wazilak Před rokem +3

    Pretty nasty hydraulic jump coming off the back side of that cleared culvert. Impassible to fish. not sure if the stream is perennial or intermittent but would be good for habitat connectivity in the future if that was connected.

  • @danieloutloud9151
    @danieloutloud9151 Před rokem +1

    Am amazed this came again so soon , your efforts on the last go-round have allowed you to at least keep some access going on your shared road .

  • @DieselCreek
    @DieselCreek Před rokem +2

    Holy crap man!! Y’all got it bad! Stay safe!!!