Fixing leaky Boom Cylinders on the Abandoned Excavator..

Both boom cylinders have been weeping since I got the machine a few years ago, gradually getting worse. Time to re-seal them..

[IR-nqqv]

I worked at a Cat dealership for several years, this is probably the best example of hydraulic cylinder field repair that I ever witnessed. A homemade gland seal nut wrench, a can of beans to install grease seals and a chunk of wood to drive the ram pins in. If that ain't the best use of working with what you have on hand, I don't know what is, awesome job Marty.

[JackBWatkins]

In the old days guys would gravitate to their neighbors garage when he was working on his car or something. Men gathered not to help but to watch, give advice and drink beer. But that was then and now in the 21st Century we all watch YouTube videos of our favorite internet neighbor, Marty T, and gather our comments here. I bet Marty T is glad he doesn’t have to buy beer for thousands of nosey neighbors.

[tysonmayberry]

As being a Journeyman Jig and Fixture builder here in California now retired, I find your channel addictive. I find myself being drawn into the job and talk to the screen as i would an apprentice and almost always you do the right thing. Carry on Mate! Cheers!

[kevinherdman]

The first abandoned digger vid was the first video I watched on this channel. Had me hooked from there

[kagobonestalker]

When I was Marty's kids' age, I remember watching an excavator through my window at home one day while I was sick. I was so excited to watch it, that despite being really sick, I threw up on the window sill (much to my mom's displeasure) and kept watching!

[manfredschmalbach]

"That ain't pretty but it should do the job" that might have been the most hillbilly precision 69 spanner I saw to date (57 yrs plus change alltogether), and I was in quite some machine room and on quite a number of sailboats where things had to be improvised to "get the job done" (without permanent damage, of course) when no nearly "right tool" was at hand. Thanks for sharing hilarious!

[RSFred]

love your special tools, couple pieces of wood and a can of beans...

[keen]

First time I've ever seen a can of beans used to rebuild hydraulic cylinders. Well done!

[WombleUK]

Blimey I watch a lot of heavy equipment restoration videos & boy did you get lucky with how easily them cylinder came undone 🙂

That was a definite win.

[maxxcherry]

Piece of cake if you know what your doing, obviously he does . I'm impressed !

[rendezvous_with]

"This is going to be hard" ... proceeds to make it look easy. Well done mate.

[pauli]

Slow TV at its ultimate best. HUGE fan here from Denmark 🇩🇰

[CDNcatskinner]

I operate, but im no mechanic, everything about this was cleverly done, from capturing the oil to reversing the cylinder to use the pins it come with as a vice, i learned a few things. Thank you

[volvogt]

I used to operate a big digger like that back in my younger days. I never saw any problems like you have. It was a Tonka from memory. I loved that digger

[mick]

there´s no better tool than a big chunk of wood. Well done

[Brad.whatthe]

You made that job look so easy, all you need is the wrong sized antique spanner and a can of beans 👍 thanks Marty

[mrmullett]

The detail you showed during the seal assembly was pure magic, That spanner was terrific, the wooden hammer, tin of beans everything you did was perfect and looks like a job really well done. Go Kiwi!!

[MattChase-]

Greetings from Oklahoma. Love your work and ingenuity!

[robertspray]

You’ve got great hands mate, you can fix just about anything. Good on ya for showing the next generation how to work smart.
Great content

[iankr]

Hi
I only discovered your channel yesterday, and I've already subscribed and I've watched all of this playlist. Although I know absolutely nothing about these machines, it's been fascinating watching you retrieve, fix, and maintain this digger and work with it. You certainly know your stuff. Your videos are very well shot and edited. Very professional. Oh, and your children and animals are delightful.
Ian | London | 🇬🇧