How I Modified a Tractor to Power My Home and Workshop, Fueled by Free waste cooking oil
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2023
- I picked up this old orchard tractor a few months ago for a bargain, It has an excellent engine and
pto so I attached a 5 kw generator on the pto and converted it to run on free vegetable oil. - Jak na to + styl
Marty, the only one in the world you need if ever stranded on a remote island. Give him a rusty tractor, some tools and junk and he will build a new civilization
I never been so nervous watching you do anything as I was when you were casually using that jointer one handed!
Haha it can't bite me the way I was holding it and being such a big chunk of wood, I am far more cautious with smaller pieces and knotty wood
I can hear Mrs Marty T now. “Marty, have you seen the butter knife from my grandmother’s priceless wedding silverware set?”
So many individuals opt for throwing away un-working pieces of equipment, which when intercepted by someone of your obvious talents and ingenuity are able to be resurrected and given a useful life extension. It is always a treat to view your steady and sensible approach to life challenges. Greetings from Ontario, Canada.
Literally just checked 5mins ago to make sure you hadn't posted anything I'd missed. Your content is always a guaranteed watch from me.
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Need dailey content
I second that
And I third it 😀. I absolutely love these programmes from Mr Marty. I love how he is doing his bit to prevent the holes in the ozone layer and thus to ensure the baby polar bears have plenty of ice flows to have a rest on when they go hunting seals with their mum.
Same here. I don't miss a minute!
“Hello hernia”, we’ve all said that out loud when lifting that awkward dead weight. Another awesome Marty video, thanks.
Since the centrifuge that filters the donated fish oil is run on free turbine power, all you're paying for is the small amount of fuel thinner plus the diesel consumed starting up the beast each time. It's genius, sir! You've built yourself a self-deploying emergency power station that runs for next to nothing. 👍🏼
plus the initial costs of retrieving, reviving, and maintaining that diesel tractor though.
Mobile too
Vegetable oil. I does sound like fish oil in kiwistani though.
@@rimmersbryggeri I imagine it now smells like fish so perhaps fishy oil is a fair term to name it. I've heard many people call used restaurant oil "chip fat" after the main food item fried with it instead of what it's derived from.
@@puirYorick yes that's true but they are usually british. But chip fat could be lard or beef sewit.
Watching you use that jointer, so casually, reminded me of a job interview 50 years ago, for the position of a wood machinist. The MD welcomed me, sat me down and asked me to put my hands on the table! Having complied with this simple request he stated that you've got the job. Start Monday 😅! As I was leaving, having only performed this ritual, I tried to him quizzically and with temerity asked! "Hands on the table! No questions"! How does that work. His reply was brilliant 🤣 "Simple", he replied, if you've got all your fingers, you're no wood machinist and if you've lost more than one, you're unemployable. 6 months later I joined the board as a director and used the same ploy! Memories are funny aren't they! Love watching your Heath Robinson approach and all that you achieve Marty! 👍👌
The world needs MORE Ppl like this guy, repairing/reusing unwanted machinery big or small. I love this sh!t, hopefully it motivates someone(s) out there to repair/build some cool tools - thank u for sharing
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Jimmy is watching u from Perth😜
Marty T who the creator of Mad Max used when thinking about what resources would be available after the apocalypse
^had to be said^
just whatever Southern Hemisperians don't sell this guy a DeLorean - he will build that flux capacitor and hit 88mph 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Work takes time. Are you willing to advocate for the higher wages people need so they can dedicate some of their time to repairing things?
@@GoingtoHecq Not higher wages, just less taxes, leave the people more money from the same work or the same mony from less work, and they will spend it first in consuming things, but after a while in self-education and experience...
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southern gold shim love it
Catastrophic end of the modern world hits; Marty and family find out 6 months after event, Marty comments; “we just thought the internet was down for some reason”. Brilliant sir, once again we sit in awe of how it’s done.
That's real engineering. Making something useful from rusty junk and garbage. Some of my most satisfying creations were made completely out of salvaged materials from the garbage.
I've never seen that "flashing" technique done before, that's really cool!
I prefer to plug an angle grinder in and run the disc along a board to excite the field but I didn't have enough hands this time
Jack of all trades, your an inspiration for use younger dads. It’s so satisfying to watch you make thirst old parts work.
Did anyone else flinch when you ran the first pass on the surface planer? I was saying to myself thumb! thumb! thumb! Man I felt for sure you were going to take the tip of your thumb off. Safety third seems to still be OK! 😲 Nice job Marty.
Love the concept of running your homestead off “junk” you got for free
Havent seen You for awhile Marty . hope You and the Family are alll good, goood to see You saving the planet as usual
Number one, it can make a brew, that's good enough for me, the rest is a result, well done Marty.
Neat idea Marty! Free power from free generator, running on free cooking oil!
Marty , you deserve some honey in that tea !!!. Great test- passed with flying colours !!!!
Not only is this ingenious, practical and a damned good use for old equipment, it is ecological AND cheap too!! That old cooking oil is biofuel and I think that Marty demonstrates nicely here that being ecological does not have to be boring, use the latest technology and also doesn't have to eliminate or scorn traditional good old equipment. It's brilliant!
Atmospheric CO₂ pollution from biofuel is still atmospheric CO₂ pollution
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Yup and the OP already stated the used oil is being burned to dispose of it. He's taking it and ,yes burning it, BUT he's converting it into usable energy. So definately a better use of it ?
So much tech can be repurposed and recycled
@@PaulG.x 0 emissions from veg oil.
Wonderful innovative imagination yet again. You make my day, yet again. I might be 83 yrs old, but it takes me back to when I had years of pleasure with all my cars, boats, and motor homes. Thank you, and Happy New Year to you and your Family. Regards from Terry.
Excellent job. Flashing the windings with 12 Volts DC usually get these older alternators back into life.
I think Marty must be related to John Britten or some other brilliant Kiwi inventor. So many impressive Kiwi examples of this kind of ingenuity it makes me wish I had grown up there.
I dreamed of doing something this when I was a kid, then I realized how hard it was. And then this guy actually goes and does it. Amazing.
If it seems hard just work and learn harder. You’ll end up a geek with all kind of sick projects but capable of a lot
Go and do it now. Bring that dream back.
I hope that your wife is happy, gratis tractor, gratis fuel..😂😂😂bye from Italy 🇮🇪
You are amazing. Nothing goes to waste around you.
I've said it before, I'll say it again... Marty, you simply amaze me. ))
Thank God you made the tea! As an oldie that is essential every 2 hours on a job. About to hit 80 yr soon but your videos keep me going albeit at a slower pace. Just refurbed my Fordson which is a delight. Thank you for posting such beautifully crafted videos in beautiful NZ. Best from the UK.
Everybody loves a junk man that can fix anything. Marty should be making the big bucks!
You never cease to amaze me Marty. I was literally just telling my youngest son about your channel & some of the equipment you’ve acquired & fixed so I’m sure you’ll have another subscriber. Amazing camera work, really immersive! I’ll keep spreading the word, God bless you & your family 👍🏽🙏😊
Marty T videos are always clicked, never a second thought. Awesome content!
It's pretty cool how self sufficient you are I'm sure you learned a lot growing up from people ur videos are pretty cool
***I cannot believe there is ANY negative comments at all!*** I think this is genius and I also think people are just jealous of what you do and are too lazy or ignorant to get up and do something on their own. This is the type of stuff that's so many others should be doing to instead of just running their mouth.
Ah, The Never Ending Story. Well done, my friend.
This is so cool. I love the idea of a very capable portable power station you drive to where you are working or need power. Looks like you even have room to mount some batteries and solar panels on it and extend the cooking oil even further when its just sitting around.
Yeah! I might replace my car alternator with something beefier like this.
Imagine hot tea on your commute to work.
I love your can do attitude. We have lost that in the USA for the most part and I hope that you inspire us to get it back. Bravo.
I'm sorry, I have to say it. As a society, please invest more in education, and put less emphasis on celebrity. Also, the religion thing... just no.
Honouring a fantastic custom tractor with a new custom use!
It's crazy to see how the southern hemisphere seasons are reversed. Threw me off at first, then i remembered he's in New Zealand and june is beginning of his coldest point in winter.
In general I really like this kind of Restoration/Upcycling/Repairing content. Also interesting how there is a pretty big spectrum between making it work and some channels going the extra miles of making it look like it was never touched. Very different mindsets that all have their place!
I often think that some 3D printed parts would make some things a lot "nicer" until I realize that this is just the Nerd/Visual part in me speaking and it probably wouldn't do much for the functionality, especially with the effort of measuring and modeling.
I mean, if you have a carbon ready printer, those brush holders could be made that way, and if you work in sketchup, you're through to printing in less than half an hour. Don't discount printing, just make sure you're using it right (the whole process) and for the right reasons.
Bloody hell Marty, as a marine engineer I didn't hold much hope that the Alt wouldn't spark up when you flashed it but it obviously wasn't too damp in there, I used to sit heavy lamps under the gennies that had been sitting for a while to dry them out before I meggered them so i didn't zap them on start up. Well done mate
GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY! What CAN'T you do?????????????? YOU are a master of all things! HECK, I bet you can even whistle and smile at the same time!!!!
Nothing beats portable power
You really have skills to get things running!
In the Apocalypse Marty will be made Lord Emperor across all the land.
That analog tachometer is awesome.
Glad I searched for cooking oil, I was looking to use it in a little diesel air heater, I hadn't thought of using it for free electricity! Love your thinking!
About 3 years ago, one of your videos inspired me to start learning electronics which has actually turned into my biggest hobby. Big, fat, massive thanks❤
That's what I call free energy, not that stuff from the guys that rely on umbrellas covered in tinfoil or raising up big antennas...
Great job, Marty, as always!
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I had no idea pulley's have become so expensive. Like this video. thu👍👍👍
Marty, looks like your running a MAD MAX work shop. Great video.
Been watching Marty for a few years now and he never lets you down his content is always great and informative, he's a must watch 4 me!
with the quality of your content and knowledge i really cant beleve your not over 500K subs
same with farmcraft101
Thanks Marty 👌You would be a fantastic bloke to be on the tv programme “scrap heap challenge “ 😉
It's not only backup power but mobile / portable power. Something breaks down on your road you can bring AC power to it help make repairs. Amazing
great stuff marty execelent
Love the lump of wood for a hammer, that's just perfect Marty T.😊
Personally, I love a fresh cup of coffee when I'm welding. Win, win Marty.
Mr Marty, nice little project. I have a 3500 watt generator that needs tapped shaft to make it work.😮
You're a clever man, Marty. Love your video 's , but we need more of them.
Totally agree
I bet your neighbours were confused hearing all those noises come out of the back yard! 🤣 Great vid as always Marty, I always learn something from your vids 👍
I used to have a neighbor who also owned a farm. On the farm he had a bio diesel set up. Like you, he had many of the local takeaway shops saving their excess cooking oil for his bio diesel set up.
Watching your videos on generator power in Texas. We had storms come thru wiped out our power. Probably this Friday it will be repaired. Man it's hot today.
Marty, excellent effort as always! It's a joy to watch you tackle these projects. I couldn't help but wonder whether this mobile power unit may give you some 'extra capability' to tackle jobs in harder to reach places. Thanks for sharing. 👍
We miss you mate. We would like to see you more often if you can.
Straight here from a Jaimie Mantzel or "Jaimie Builds" video. Those two in a survival community would have us all living like kings in no time.
When the zombie apocalypse comes I want you and mustie1 on my team.
Marty T - you are an amazing fellow. 1) The world needs more people like you. 2) For those who aspire to learn your skills, your videos are a tremendous gift. Bless you Marty T. You are a gem. This creation should be just the ticket for your high power needs in your workshop. On a routine day in - day out basis your hydro seems to provide for your household needs. Now that you have adequate power for a full workshop, I'm anxiously looking forward to what you get up to next! The veg oil preheater wrap around the exhaust pipe is brilliant. If you are satisfied with the performance of the new rig, I imagine when you go to hard plumb the veg oil supply, a few more wraps would the exhaust pipe would be beneficial. 😊
Well done Marty. My personal recods on veg oil were running my '97 VW van at 160kph/100mph at -25C on straight waste veg oil on the Munich ringroad. I also managed a 4000mile road trip while using only 15 litres of diesel, having left home with all my fuel for the trip!. It was one of 5 vehicles I've run on veg over the years. It had a 120 litre aux tank heated by the engines coolant, a heat exchanger and heated filter system. Automated thermostatic switch over valves. Only thing you had to do was press a button 1km before the end of your journey to run the purge cycle. Unfortunatley due to French bueracracy, Brexit, modern fuell injection systems (possible on veg but a PITA) and one too many questions form Customs officiers I no longer run Veg in any vehicles :(
Impressive.
Not the first time that bureaucracy tossed a spanner into the works!
@idrisddraig2 that sounds like a great system, what were you using for auto thermo switch over?
Good old kiwi ingenuity. 👏🏻
Amazing, here’s me paying for Lecky like a dummy too ☹️🏴👍🏻🏴
Fantastic job, Marty! Can't wait to see what you have in store for next time.
Next time we see Marty getting a letter asking him to go up to the ISS. They need some things fixed with stuff at hand 😊😊😊😊
Marty, you never cease to amaze me with your ingenuity sir. Fine, fine job. 👍🏻
That was amazing!
Outstanding success. You could use that off grid tractor for your friends in the bush.. you could take their trees and turn them into boards, weld for them in the woods.. I say that 5000 watts probably has a surge capacity of 7500watts.. i run my welder of a old italian powerhead unit on generator of 7000 watts..
Man, you cannot beat a deal like that, free fuel, generator, and a dedicated power source to run the generator. Very nice job of bringing the generator back to life, it has some good service years left as well as the tractor. Fun video to watch, thanks for taking the time to post it.
Marty, firstly, commiserations on missing AB selection, secondly, another practical video, many thanx and keep your chin up bro
Free oil, free generator, sounds good to me. well done.
Thanks again Mart for another scintillating video, i'm watching you from the Philippines, where it is extremely warm every day. Never mind, i'll crack another cold one, LoL. Back on July 2. Bob..
This is genius makes great use of something you dont necessarily need to use
Exactly! That's one reason it's such an attractive video. Utilizing something that wouldn't normally (orchard tractor) be used...
hello hernia 😂😂 said so calmly , another brillant episode
You are as handy as a pocket on a shirt. Good job Marty!
Great to see a repair refurbishment rather the usual throw away society we live in. Keep up the great work resurrecting old machinery
You are a smart man Marty, , very impressed what you come up with using old stuff laying around & making new inventions.
Cheers from Texas. 🤠
As a fellow bush block owner i have to say this video gets me bricked up.
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Nice fabricobble project Marty, great video thumbs up.
Marty, you could build an alternator welder for your tractor, and still be able to use the 5k output of the generator. The modified alternator could run on the second sheave of the pulley, and depending on the alternator output, could weld very nicely. 160-180 amps would definitely give you nice welds, particularly if you have a need away from the farm. Of course, you could mount this under the bonnet of your ute, as well.
A basic MIG welder would run well on a 5K generator.
Considering its still got the 2 weight governor mass in the injector pump instead of the 4 weight type meant for a generator it did really well especially when the load came on. Nicely done.
Another dose of wonderful therapy, especially as the world continues to go mad. Thanks for providing refuge during a storm.
Well done, amazed that single scrawny belt is able to carry the load .
excellent video as usual! Love the post apocalyptic feel to your projects, although there probably won't be many restaurants open in that scenario... :D
I love how broad your knowledge and expertise is, from tractor servicing to Plc programming and power generation, sparking the coils, new one on me, I’ll have to read up on that one! You are a master mechanical engineer
They made a nice profit on that pulley!!!
The only downside to this is I would be constantly hungry smelling fish & chips all day!! Great work Marty, really enjoy these videos.
Well done Marty. I did notice the difference in belt tensions-compressor vs the generator. Wonder if there's a bit of loss there? Just an observation. God bless.
At this pace Genesis, Mercury and Meridian Energy are going to have a newly recognized competitor-at least a sub station for half the island: *"M.T. Power"*
I believe another pulley on a lever with a spring to provide tension on the slack side of the belt would address that nicely.
Good project - I kept thinking that some type of cover over what doesn't look like an outdoor RCD or socket might be a good idea. Maybe cut up a plastic or metal oil container and wedge it over the top or just extend out the flat section above. Maybe a hinged flap that folds out over the socket for the occasional shower not to cause any problems.
Very nice! "Do you want fries with that generator?" Super size it!
Definitely a type of friend you need during a Zombie Apocalypse,
If I had to select people for my. "Apocalypse survival team" you'd be my first pick :D
I am addicted to this type of video it's like my father and my uncle's when I was a kid they could make stuff. Well done Marty T I eagerly await your next one thank you