Marty T
For over 20 years, I've been living off-grid, powered by a DIY micro hydro generator built from a repurposed smart-drive washing machine .
This channel started as a way to share that project and demonstrate how easy it can be to live sustainably.
Over time, my focus expanded to include sustainably harvesting timber for firewood and building materials.
To make that work easier, I began acquiring and restoring vintage machinery – on a shoestring budget.
Seeing these abandoned workhorses come back to life has become a passion, and I love sharing the process with you.
My ultimate goal is to inspire others to embrace resourcefulness, reduce waste, and find creative solutions to everyday challenges. If you're interested in DIY off-grid projects, machinery restoration, or simply living a more sustainable life, subscribe and join me on this journey.
Improving Drainage on My Steep Mountain Road Using Vintage Machines
Ремонт гидроцилиндра фронтального погрузчика Kubota L1-18 — больше никаких утечек!
Как освободить застрявшую гайку сальника гидроцилиндра за считанные секунды
First Time Taking My Vintage Grader Down the new 3km Forest Driveway – What Could Go Wrong?
Teaching My Kids to operate a Vintage Motor Grader
Building a Terraced Pest-Proof Vege Garden on a Remote Hillside in New Zealand
Splitting a Tractor in Half to Fix the Clutch - Kubota L1-18
Floodwaters Rising – I Had to Save the Road and My Hydro Power Supply!
Restoring a Forgotten Gold Sluice Pump – From Seized to Running Like New!
Parsun 60hp 4-Stroke 10-Hour Service + Boating in the Marlborough Sounds NZ.
XR400 Trail Ride to a Remote NZ Beach – Discovering Giant Whale Bones & Sea Caves!
Upgrading My Gas-Guzzling 2-Stroke outboard to a 4-Stroke – Parsun 60hp Install & Sea Trial
Hauling Rock with My 12-Wheel V8 Dump Truck – Widening the Mountain Driveway
Fixing a Free Vintage Chainsaw and putting it back to work - Husqvarna 162
Milling Trees I Planted 25 Years Ago – Chainsaw Milling Tips & Tricks
Vintage Fiat Crawler/Loader hasn't run for many years.. Worth fixing or too far gone??
Building a raft from Washed up Plastic & Towing a Tractor to my Island
Fixing Deep Potholes with a Mini Excavator - Takeuchi TB217 in action
Salvaged Vintage International TD9-92 Dozer clearing an overgrown Forest Road
Ancient Allis Chalmers HD5 Dozer Claimed by Nature – Will It Run Again?
Rescued Digger & Dozer Build a new Road to my Off-Grid Mountain home
Free Tractor Dozer Abandoned in the woods for 20 years. Will it start??
Dirt Cheap Digger: Restoring the Cheapest Excavator in New Zealand and putting it back to work!
Repairing a Burned-Out Car Battery Terminal – How I Fixed a 12V Battery Instead of Replacing It!
Fixing the Starter Motor on My Vintage TD9 Bulldozer – Will It Start?
We bought the Cheapest Excavator in New Zealand.. Will it survive a hard days work??
Fixing a Cracked Excavator Bucket and Digging a new road
Vintage TD9 Bulldozer in Action: Building a Dirt Loading Ramp for My V8 Dump Truck
Buying and Fixing a Cheap V8 Dump Truck: Will It Climb My Steep 6km Driveway? Or Die Trying...