Good enough for if the mother-in-law comes to visit ......in fact you could have parked it halfway down the hill.

I can smell that camper in my mind. I can't describe it but all these old ones have the same smell.

"Dad, can we go to the amusement park?" "No - but you can sit in the ute while I drop rocks in the tray - it'll be just like a roller coaster." I like the snail on the grader

I Bet this guys neighbors are so happy he's there to help rebuild and do alot of stuff others wouldn't do for free

Mate, you've come a long way in just a little over year, the old David Browne tractor, excavator and Grader have all proven to be worth their weight in gold just to fix up your road alone. You have gotten more than your moneys worth out of them so far. You make very good use of everything. Now you got a little dump truck, pretty much all the toys for big boys. A one man construction company where nobody can get fired for showing up late, good stuff. Spend a little now to save a lot down the road, good plan brother. cheers!

these jobs will go a lot quicker once those youngins are old enough for you to teach them driving skills

Marty, when someone gives you a STOL airplane we will be excited to see you build the runway! Cheers for 2021!

I love projects where I have an excuse to use a bunch of my tools! Must be even more fun with machinery!

That old excavator you rescued from the forest is awesome. 😃🇬🇧

I've spent my week off excavating the old driveway around my house. I kept getting disappointed at how quickly the machine filled the trailer with mud. I had to take it to the tip and unload it with a shovel by hand 10 times. Needless to say it's been the best post pandemic workout so far 💪. Your tipping trailer must be a godsend

Sir, it may only take two buckets from the excavator to fill up the bed of your “little” dump truck but it sure is a lot faster and easier than trying to move that dirt by shovel and wheel barrow, and it is a lot easier on the back, shoulders and hands. That’s why machinery was developed; they’re called labor saving devices for a purpose.

You know, Marty - if you keep finding these cool projects to work on, within the next 5 years you're going to have the top of that mountain you live on leveled flat. "Welcome to Marty's Mesa..."

Your the NZ Mustie1. Always enjoy your projects and cudos to the Ms. for jumping in to help.

Nice little place you made for the new trailer. Seems the Mrs will be able to get in and put the woman’s touch on the renovation also. Of course the kids want to help rip things apart so don’t forget to show us some of all that. Please let the wife tell us her new floor plan ideas.

There's something totally magic about being able to change a landscape to suit your needs without days of blood sweat and tears.

She's a beaut. You'll spend the next year fixing that trailer but she'll be cherry when you're done, I am certain. I'm really looking forward to this one. Carry on.

Brought back some memories Thier Marty . Worked in road construction, construction side of the shell oils company . 22 years .as operator , mechanic . Travelling the length and breadth of the country . We lived in caravans all the time . Stayed on sites councils gave us to stay with the gear and machines . Happy days . Pickups and vans wagons and machines , all in convoy following , everyone thought we were gypsies . . Seven days a week no holidays or days off , constantly working . Might get home to see our family's every few weeks , depended on the contracts . . You followed the money . We had it well set up . . All gone now though . .

My old 70s anglo caravan wardrobe goes up to ceiling. Without it ceiling sagged. Framing was all 20x20 batterns. Chased for ages trying to find leaks in seams/ gutters. One thing with caravans is dont let normal white tps cable touch the polystyrene insulation in walls as it reacts. Just run it inside a barrier like garden hose. Or buy proper cable which is purple non migratory type but is expensive

That little dump truck is a work horse. Nice job widening the road!

I get happy every time you bring the grader out,

Please keep us updated on the Caravan project. We call those by different names in the US. Travel Trailer, Camper , or RV. . I’ve seen vintage RV’s in similar condition listed for sale in the $800-)2500 (USD) range. So for a crafty person like yourself, you got a pretty awesome deal. Good luck with the resto.

Any proper work site needs a portable foreman's office. Nice addition to The Fleet.

I started my working life building Zephyr caravans in Dunedin,the model you've got was discontinued just before I started in 1979,although after a few years I ended up in the repairs dept. where I fixed quite a few of that model. One thing i will say is that generally if you can see water damage then the damage will far exceed what you think it will be,bit like icebergs. Look forward to seeing how you go with it,I'm sure it'll be great when its done.

Just spotted the collie dog. Footrot Flats is alive and well! Good on ya Wal. 😂

Marty I always look forword to what you are doing

Marty..........you are a real man............you are the best............

Man. That is a little WorkHorse of a Ute. Love it.

I just sold my 22ft viscount after 15 years of use it was in the same condition when I first bought it , I repaired the timber frame with small gal nails and two part water proof glue . Take out all windows and remove glass ,refit with polycarbonate , re seal to van with sickaflex. I never had a leak since ,they are great on vans .also re seal roof and wall sheets with sickaflex as well . With a timber frame you need flexible joints so good luck and I look forward to see you fix it up. The family will loe it .cheers mate from Rick in Australia

That poor old Rodeo thought it was going to get an easy life in retirement 😅 Good Isuzu motors in them will go forever 😁

Yeah, that back and forthing, imagine doing that by hand!!! That's makes it easy... Works good too!

"Just happened to have a replacement hose around" Never doubted it.😊

Two buckets of dirt brought that little dump box right down.

You have quite the cornucopia of road working machinery.

I love the snail made out of chains on the front of the gratter.

Sure is lucky you have a whole fleet of construction equipment!

Excellent video, covering a multitude of subjects well, even in a short time. Cheers. PS: You don'r get ANY caravan for nothing in the North. Lucky you.

"Driving this caravan up my driveway is a bit sketch, better bust out my grader." wow.

I would certainly hate to be a fencing contractor at your place, really enjoy this channel

This is my favorite KZfaq channel. I always enjoy watching Marty with his old machines😁😁

I have a vanette tipper and it is very useful . That grader is a big machine.

Geeze Marty, can’t wait to start on our caravan project, oops 😬 I mean yours! Well If you keep doing all the work it saves me sweating over it...But I’m here for you mate, every inch of the way. I have the beer 🍻 beside the iPad ready when you need it 👍🍺🍺🍺

And the excavator tins as well. Had a cat, burst two lines in two different days, replaced them, but nobody got round cleaning the tins. It sat a whole weekend without fuss, and on Monday, as the team leaders entered the yard, it caught fire. That day was predominately 36 degrees Celsius, in direct Sun, the cat being painted in classic yellow colors. Funky stuff, hydraulic oil.

Marty rolling out the grader, me (and rest of subscribers) cheering :D What a beast 💪

Good mention Marty about Hydraulic oil soaked rags and spontanious combustion. I have see it happen .

A man who knows...what it takes to get things done...your knowledge of machinery will serve you well..I am guessing Daddy taught you much..my hat is off to him... My best for you and yours...Jim

Always bringing home the unwanted and the forgotten. Giving them a second life and restoring their usefulness! Yes little,(or big), forlorn machine, Marty will take good care of you! One of the top channels on U-tube!

Marty, you are one ambitious son of a gun. Always interested in what you are into.Thanks

That's a lot of good hard yaka there with fixing the road. Good on you and have a refreshing cold beer !

Marty's accommodation for when he brings home another tractor 🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜 haha love the content mate

Oh great! I really love a trailer/caravan restoration project. Can't wait for the videos on this! project

I had a caravan that I refurbished, make sure you check the floor around the door as that’s where people with wet footwear & clothes steps in & hangs coats on the back of the door? & if your van has a sink unit the floor there due to water & people standing at the sink get splash backs. I really enjoy your content, keep it up. All the best to you & your family 👍🙏

You could use a dirt sifter!!! I love the content keep up the great work. Thanks

NZ...the Land of Free Stuff

I like the snail on the front of the road grader👍

I am so in love with where you live. I have been on the website looking at how to move there from the US. Once the virus is done, I'm coming to check it out and look for a place etc.

This should be a good multi-part series for the channel. Looking forward to it.

Would love to see a restoration project on one or all of your tractors. Cleaned up, rust removed and a new paint job. Great video as always!

5:55 this man even knows how to wrap teflon tape correctly, good job!

Nice find in the Rodeo, those Isuzu's are a very under rated thing. I have in my Stash a early 4x4 twin cab petrol Tray I need to bring home and refurb sometime soon. I bought a 20 foot early 60's Commercial Caravan a few years ago which im currently slowly doing up too. Sort of thing Councils/Shires used to use on work sites.

Holden Rodeo? No no, that's an Isuzu Pickup. LOL...they were here in the states. I bought one new in 1992. We never got diesel engines in that generation but the 1981-86 Isuzus had diesels available. The gassers aren't really worth much here but the diesels are pretty prized.

Nice Zephyr Hope to follow 🙂🌻👍

Good score on the rodeo they are bullet-proof good for 700,000ks and go quite well Really your biggest cost is fuel but by jingoes you can certainly make the most of it 👍😎🇦🇺🍻🍻

Yes you will get a lot of use out of the hoist on the truck. I have a 1961 Apche 20 Chevrolet with a hoist under the box. It is so handy. Thanks for sharing.

Forgot to say awesome camera angles and footage felt i was there .

That Ute is fantastic Martin easier than a barrow

Marty make sure you wear gloves and a good dust filter mask when you rip out that linoleum. Looks precisely the right era to be loaded with asbestos fibers! Taking from expedience here, ripping out my grandma's kitchen floor. Looked just like this vinyl /linoleum. Be safe.

I've just recently discovered your videos and I love them. The only thing you seem to lack is a road roller😁😁😁😁😁.

Cool old rig.. look forward to future vids on its upgrade..

I love that sensation of turning a wrench 0.005mm, and then hitting something. then you turn the wrench over, and attempt to force it back onto the fastener to get another 0.005mm. It's the best.

Love a good old caravan can't wait to see it all fixed up

Love to see the caravan when it’s done brother. Awesome videos always. God bless you and your family.

Mate, recently found your channel and as a fabricator/boilermaker, coded argon welder and mechanical fitter by trades, I've also done a complete brick and mortar home restoration/renovation from civil type foundation under~pinning and retaining walls, building work, carpentry, plumbing, electrical etc, as well as designing and building a custom 4×4 trailer for a 1979 ex British military Landy series 3 109' panel van hardtop variant which I rebuilt onto a replacement galvanised chassis with pretty much new spec after market or fully restored/overhauled OEM. Great ingenuity, common sense and a sound mechanical, electrical and structural understanding, and clearly you've got a great bit of land which allows you to do what you do👍. I reckon if I had the space and the resources, and an inclination to be fixed to one place, and land bound, I'd most likely be exactly like you, heaps of projects and an off grid, self sufficient homestead. Not for me anymore, and because I am obsessed with having a project and work to do, manual, technical and physical work, not sitting in an office looking at a computer, I sold off all my current creations, house, toys, etc. and bought a mid 30's steel cruising yacht instead, I now have a heap of ongoing projects and maintenance, all contained within very little in square metres. Never a dull moment with lots of tech, systems are almost identical to a trailerable micro home, seems to be a big trend in NZ. I can however go anywhere in the world. Brother, as far as I'm aware you never use PTFE tape on hydraulic fittings, you mentioned why so I was a little surprised by that. That being said I've gained loads of basic logical and systematic insight into a fee things I haven't yet had to deal with, like servicing an outboard carb. Great stuff, new sub here

Restored several campers and trailers. Used them awhile and moved them on at a profit. Good family project

Looking forward to the Caravan project.

Next week Marty swaps an empty beer crate for an old compact roller and fixes it using just 3 cable ties. Nice work mate

Wow looking forward to the caravan restoration mayby you could make the cupboards and fittings with some of that wood you have left over anyhows take care see you soon.

Always enjoy your videos, Marty. Your ambition, attention to details and persistence are to be admired. Learning something new from each video. It would be interesting to get you and Andrew Camarata hooked up. As a duo I think you guys could figure out how to raise the Titanic and repair it in no time at all. Nothing would not be possible.

You're a man of many talents I love watching all your videos, especially the ones where you get a clapped out of vehicle or piece of machinery fix it up get a going again, just wonderful to watch.

Thank you for sharing some of your world, best of luck with this project Central California Watching

Marty, I remember when I lived in New Zealand how expensive caravans are there. You can pick up an old caravan in much better condition than the one you have got here in the UK for very little money. Shame it is so expensive to ship them out to you! Good luck with your restoration.

Can’t wait to see the work you do to this camper! Love it

I give you 20 years until you have that entire mountain leveled. This gives carving out a life for yourself a whole different meaning.

Nice find man! Can't wait for you to get started!

Having done a couple of stick and tin RVs. When they are built, they build from the inside out, opposite to normal construction. In fact that 1/4" interior plywood is the main structural element ! I peel the aluminum first. . The must have tools are a Fein multicrafter to cut out the rot , a Kreg jig for splicing in the new wood and a narrow crown air stapler to reinstall the aluminum. You can look them up and find something similar. Good luck And I'm looking forward to the project.

Awesome find m8, looking forward to seeing the full resto 👍

Nice. I would love to do this with a nice travel trailer with a slide out or two. Something big enough for 4 people so I can have it for my family to take camping. I just can't afford to get one. I wouldn't mind the here and there work. Its easier to buy and fix a little at a time too.

Doubling up on your sets of open-ended spanners, ring spanners and sockets would be good. Then you won't have to use mole-grips or pipe-wrenches to hold the bolt-head or the nut on the other end.. Mole-grips are great for holding things steady, as when you are welding, and pipe-wrenches are great for gripping pipes. But both of them risk chewing up the faces on nuts and bolt-heads.

I'm really looking forward to seeing what you make of this. We call them RVs in the US, and every time you say "caravan" I keep hearing Jeremy Clarkson slagging caravan drivers off. :)

Amazing amount of work and planing went into getting in into place .👍

Congratulations for the addition to the fleet, Marty !!!

Even 2yrs later…much valuable information. For me, the diesel soaked rags being able to spontaneously combust I never knew. I knew of furniture builders rags doing this, but never knew about diesel fuel doing this. Thanks Marty T for the life saving information my friend. My thoughts and prayers are with you and family my friend ❤️🙏👍🙂

Great video! I'm really looking foreward to watching you restore that caravan! Cheers

Could watch you videos all day keep up the good work.

It's always a good idea to have spare hydraulic hoses of different sizes and lengths, it will save you time and minimize down time. I would definitely like to watch your progress with the restoration on that camper.

Omg looking forward for this nice project! Cant wait!

Looking forward to seeing that. Thanks for sharing.

Nice trailer. Would love to see a walk around I'd the little dump truck. Couldn't figure out what it was. Thanks for the fun.

looking forward to your vids on the caravan marty , all the best in every thing you do in 2021 & beyond

Wicked Caravan and road repair,Marty.

Nice little project.