Maserati Levante in the snow, Sprinter in the ditch.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- We got a call for a Maserati Lavante stuck in the snow at the hop valley trailhead, it was their 2nd vehicle at the end of their hike, we were able to get it out for them before they got done with the hike.
Next we free a Mercedes Sprinter that had backed into a ditch at under canvas.
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Hey, let's take the Maserati on summer tires to the snowy mountains and see what's going to happen !
Matt : So we've got a call ...
It's okay their stupid decision gives Matt money and content for us :)
to their defense that looks more like an all-season tire (which of course is almost as bad on snow), I highly doubt the dealer bothered to explain to them what the difference between the 4 types of tires are ;-)
@@AKAtheA In their defense. Starting to sound like attorney for OJ and Bill Cosby. The dealer was laughing at them the whole time for buying a Maserati.
It's AWD! What could possibly go wrong?!
Bw Bacon seriously, I saw a guy struggling with a VW Touareg on snow and saying how this car was “a piece of cr*p” a “fake 4x4” etc…
Was trying to go up a steep iced covered hill… on worn Chinese summer tires!
And the best part: incredible, the “awful AWD system” actually managed to get the car uphill despite those tires!
I really like how you always put a small map thingy up to show how far you need to travel to the next job. Its a nice addition I think :)
@@james19X 😄 fo
@Yo ming 😄 😄
Especially because it's hard to tell how far it is when they're driving at 14,000 mph
Wow first time I checked my notifications and saw these replies. Everyone check out James H, he is sat in his moms basement going, Ma, make me a sandwich im trying to be a badass on the Internet. What a troll. I'm sorry all the nice people on here had to witness your stupidity. What a sad person.
@@PrettyKenziePrincess yeah check out his channel. Pretty lame ziplining. Like that's footage you're proud of, and want to show the world? I would just ignore him, but if what he says gets to ya, then head over to his channel for some cringe.
There are many reasons I wouldn't take a Maserati anywhere near a snowy trail. The biggest reason being I'm too broke to afford one
And the other reason is what? You can't fit snow tires on it?
Of course you can. Everyone in Germany has some
@phục êwê they are actually required by law. If you get caught without and there's snow, you get fined. And worse, if you get into an accident, your insurance won't cover it.
@phục êwê omg no😂 But winter tires for your car. Be that a Maserati or anything else
Did you charge hi double the price
So I randomly just found this video and have to admit this was my friend and I's rental on Turo. My friend misheard park on side of road with pull off into side of road. And here we are now. Thank you Matt!!
😆 oops. I have friends that do the turo thing in Hawaii
Oh that blue colour is gorgeous
^👍
Yep 👍
Another option for the key may have been to remove the battery from the remote so the car couldn’t see it. But I readily understand why someone wouldn’t want to disassemble a expensive key fob. But it would have been an option. The fact that you thought out how there was a flaw in the customers otherwise well thought out plan is positively note-worthy.
One of the problems with being as talented and experienced as Matt is with recoveries is that when it gets to the point that Matt can’t handle the problem, then either a helicopter sky-crane or a submarine becomes required.
Please don’t stop doing recoveries, or publicizing them, the footage is incredible educational and entertaining.
mannn that killed me! "Some clues" imagine calling a guy for a tow and he texts you back some hints for your keys!!! LOL
Reasons why I like this channel: it is reality not scripted; the scenery of Utah and area; the unconscious use of some complex physics in many of the recoveries; and being able to scold Lizzy for not using her seatbelt.
Not sure how anyone could dislike Matt’s videos. No drama from this man no matter what. Coming to Zion in the spring and I hope to see the Banana around, just not on the wrong end of a Yankum rope!
I was an engineer for keyless entry. Just wrap the fob with aluminum foil if you don't have a metal box and it will block the wireless transmission from the fob to the vehicle and vice versa. It's a 125KHz signal. Very low power. Another method is to put the key ahead of the A pillar because a good design will only allow the door to be opened when the key is physically outside one of the 4 doors. Also, the car will not start if the key is outside the vehicle
Matt, don’t be concerned about making the videos too slick and professional looking - the improvisation and spontaneity of your videos is a big part of the appeal. You have passed 100,000 subscribers - that must show you that we like things just the way they are!
That's more offroading then 99% of maseratis will ever do lmao
@Victor Turcanu, that's more offroading than 99% of the 4X4s will ever do here in the UK.
Jon Tisdall yeah I have a 2020 F-150 lariat and the only off-roading it’s seen is the dirt in my back yard
@@jontisdall6248 Same in the US. People love to buy trucks and Jeeps here and never use them for towing or offroading. People will buy an F450 Platinum truck, and will never tow with it. It's just a really inconvenient way of showing off their wealth to people.
😂 😂 😂
@@BlueOvals24 then you got me, 2012 Honda civic and ive pulled people out with it... Took some work but if you know how to use the front wheel drive and a good tire wrap and a nice anchor point shiiiiit.
You need a map back at the shop that has a pin for every recovery. Maybe color code them by vehicle type.
That would be very interesting to see.
Might just begin by pinning a huge bag full of needles at the Sand Hollow State Park beach.
Yep that would look like a huge pin cushion.
Casey seems like a really amiable dude.
Thanks for the clues, on my way to pick up my new Maserati
I love so many things about this channel. Numbers one and two are that you are so kind and respectful towards your clients. The third is that I fucking love the XJ and have owned a couple, and have rescued so many people when they were stuck..... back when I was in my 20s, I used to get calls in the middle of the night to pull people out from weird places, and as such, I always kept tow stuff in the back, so this hits very close to home. Kudos to you. It is good work.
I think the Maserati, painted Winder Yellow, would make the perfect company vehicle for Jaymie.
Now that would be SOME picture with a set of 35's on it!!
Somebody back at the Maserati factory would be scratchin' his head wondering about "Crazy Americans!!" ;^)
Your your videos are addictive. I think the beautiful scenery combined, history of the area (my family goes back to that area since the 1800s), man vs nature solution and Matt's common sense approach to everything makes this work.
Man that was one nice car, don't see maserati's around much so that was neat. Also liked the recovery staring casey and I vote it should happen more often lol
You don't? I live in NJ and Maseratis are everywhere it's crazy
@@ccdccd2708 NJ is not what I would call Off Roading
There`s a Maserati dealer here where they call them poor man`s Ferrari. The wood trim in the interior is killer.
@@maddawgnoll not only that bro. unreliable as they get old, they dont hold their value
Acefearkiller lol 😂 is right me too lol. I enjoy so much watching never get bored!!
God bless y’all and go get stock anywhere around Matt.
Looking at these old videos. Really shows how Matt and the team up their game big time on the videography. Look at a night video that’s a month old. They’re running the biggest lights ever the whole scene is lead everything is perfectly in focus. Respect that how these guys change the game
Love your honest work man, watching from NZ kinda hoping someone gets stuck so I can go rescue them (in reality I'd just get stuck too but its a nice day dream) Keep on truckin'
I've been watching for sometime and I'm continually impressed with how capable those XJ's are. Very smart choice of equipment.
XJ + driver
@@loomspace No doubt! That is why I sub the channel. Well that and Ed! He's just old school cool!
MagniKhan I know people who could get an XJ stuck on simple flat dirt road. 😅
@@moavic5087 I had a buddy who got his xj stuck in snow and he was mad as hell when I picked him up in my cavalier with snow tires
Another fantastic video!! Thanks for being awesome Winder Towing family!!!
6:20 Watch at .25 speed, you can really see that kinetic energy rope doing its thing. That is cool!
Kudos to Casey and Becky for capturing one of the best vids of the rope actually stretching out a little. Becky had both rigs in the field of view and held it like it was on a rocky steady tripod. Casey wasn't afraid to have a 10 foot slack in it and slam that skinny pedal either.
ZUK
yeah that's pretty cool
@Sic Semper Tyrannis youre riding a tight line with civic owners
These guys know what there doing .....I really enjoyed Casey being on his own recovery that was awsome...you both got awsome jeeps...
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I can't believe all of the wear and tear I've put on my trucks pulling people out, especially at Lonerock. I wish I knew about these ropes years ago
I got into off roading probably 9 years ago. Back then none of us had anything more than a hilift and a set of snatch straps. They have some give to them, but not as much as one of these kinetic ropes! Now we just use winches for everything and these are popular.
We have wildly different terrain than in the desert here; tight trails and a lot of trees to winch from. Not desert sands or endless mud with nothing to winch / anchor off of. It's perfect for the kineti ropes.
Lonerock on a weekend will keep you busy if you’re willing and have a strap 😂
@@mmiller1188 We had those ropes in my time of running trails 40 years ago. We called them "slingshoots" at the time. Offroad performance store where selling some short one 20 feet, but for special cases we got some custom made for the snow. 30,000 pounds 50 feet long. And often we would tie up to 100' long of ropes.
Congrats on 100k subscribers! I knew this day would come, keep up the great work!
@Van Damage subbed to him back when he had 16k or so, was looking for off roading videos and found what i was looking for!
Cool to watch a channel grow
If I am in the area I gonna have to come by just to say hello. May be I should drive my 79’ Trans Am off road and into the deep mud just so I can give you a call. Love the videos, always great to see a new upload.
My Maserati does 185
it’s stuck in the snow and now I can’t drive
matt has a banana, I tell him my code
he yanks it right out gets me back on the road
(Apologies to Joe Walsh and everyone else)
Okay.....that was good.
Excellent
Now that was GREAT!!!
Joe Walsh got nothin' on you! ;)
Hope life's been good to you so far.
So we got a call!
So we got a call!
So we got a call!
Its just very funny how Matt's starts his videos with that frase ..😅😅😅😅😅😅
Michaell anthony Villalpando jr Matt sticks with what works.
I am happy to report that I have watched enough of your videos to know what you were going to do with the van before you said it! :D
Just came back from a 3 week overlanding trip in Morocco with my Defender. The only thing I’ve really missed was Matt and his channel :-)
Where did you end up going in Morocco? You can see most of the country in 3 weeks I suppose.
Thanks for keeping the road safe👍
Wow! I didn't know Maserati owners could hike. It getting stuck wasn't as surprising.
I know I say this every video but I truly love watching your videos. I'm a 35 year old retired union iron worker. I literally have nothing to do everyday now, would love to come work for you. I've been running the swamps of florida/Georgia my whole life. I know how to turn wrenches, weld, and I'm pretty damn good at pulling people out lol. if you ever have a spot for me, would love to come show you what I'm capable of.also im very good with customers. Just a thought. I'm financially stable so maybe just an apprenticeship or just a shop hand. either way thank you for such good content. I mean it's 230am here in Florida and I get up just cuz you just posted...
Wow...you're a 35 year old and already retired. Good for you. I had to wait until I was 65!
@@meadowsmydog I was in a really bad crash that has left me physically unable to work, so unfortunately it's not a good thing. would give anything to be climbing iron again
@@levikelley1842 Sorry to hear about the crash. I thought you were like an old friend who inherited the family farm on the edge of the city at age 31. He promptly devided it into building lots, which he sold at a huge profit. Hope things go better for you in the future.
Sir, you seriously need to write a book on this stuff. It would be a good text for Off-roaders AND people in the towing/recovery industry.
Don't hear that everyday.... Maserati stuck in the snow!
Yeah almost as jaw dropping as hiding the keys in a bush down the road
Wouldn't have been with winter tires. But looking at the road, I probably wouldn't use them either.
most Maserati's won't get that far.
Would take Maserati, or any Italian over any VAG product just for the reliability. :D
Iam glad to see people actually using their 4x4 off orad specially premium ones. The fact that they got a little stuck well...Happens.
My Maserati does 185, I lost my license now i don't drive... Another great video.
Good to add Casey.. maybe he can sing us a few songs while driving out to do a recovery too.. we saw he can sing a while back :)
Had to edit.. you are big now cause I have to watch ads before a video.. well done. Humility is a winner.
Nicely done with the van might and I 100% agree with you about turning hard right to have them drive out the ditch as your drag the rest end a little bit. 👍🏻 love your shows!
Matt, here's a few ideas for merch a little further down the road:
A full-sized no foolin' glossy poster of the banana sited in a few locations taking advantage of that god's own country you folks live in and you could put your contacts down in one corner; and further yet down the road, maybe a model kit of the b'lana Cherryokee. Mebbe....
Thanks for taking us along to these jobs. That Maserati has a beautiful blue color.
Well done Matt. You continue to amaze me with your talent.
It's so cool how you're just so OK with everything...thats what makes these videos soo fun to watch!!
Nothing better than waking up to a new video from Matt's Off Road Recovery! Great video guys! 👍
You guys do know what you are doing. That's for sure. I'm going to get rid of my front winch and buy a Yankem Rope. I'm always the one getting others un-stuck and I have only used the winch twice in over 20 years. And both those times I could have done it with a Yankem Rope.
6:06 am here in s/w Va. Coffee and Matt, good start to my day!
I can’t stop watching this freaking videos. They are so addictive.
I'm sorry you're educating the "complaints", but it is helpful information for the masses. Probably half of people "stuck" just need to adjust their steering wheel and it fixes their mistake.
You are the hardest working guy ever found on TH-cam!! Cheers to the work you do and make life easier for others..👍
Great job. You guys are awesome, nice job Casey.
I'll also add that your instruction on why you have the wheels turned the way you do is great. You're pulling the back end to the left, and they have the front wheels turned so the front end moves to the left, and thus out of the hole. It's counterintuitive to those who have not done recovery, but it makes perfect sense if you want to crab a vehicle to the side.
Great to see how Casey at 6:23 makes optimal use of these kinetic ropes......
Nice!
Apart from that.....the audio of that part was less optimal 😉
Old school filming.
@@CaseysOffRoadRecovery Just how we like it..well done. Good to see you and Becky!
I really like the Sprinter extraction. It shows how Matt thinks things through.
Love the "crab-walk" technique. 👍
Some nice recoveries again, thumbs up. ☺👍 But there was no singing in the Cheriokee ...? 🤔
Well I will have to work on that for next time...uuhhhhh hummmmm lahhhhh
@@CaseysOffRoadRecoveryIt's just a suggestion, I'll sing with you 😁
Alan Jackson-Countryboy? .... I got four wheel drive.. 🎶😉
or some classic Johnny Cash-stuff? ☻ see ya
Honey! Let's get outta here and go get a Motel. Matt's got this! He even knows how to hide the key.
... ; )
Very cool Matt! It was wonderful to see that you actually geocached, or more accurately, letterboxed the lock box for the customer! (Geocacher here...) 👍
Watching these is such a feelgood experience...
I have done that maneuver before and it worked like a charm. I Understand what you’re doing.
great videos dude. Im from pawleys island South Carolina and randomly stumbled on your channel. Love the content
Catching up on old videos here. Matt, if you're ever in a situation like with the Maserati and need to leave the key nearby, you can try taking the battery out of the fob to disable the recognition! Keep up the great work!
Down here in the south we have red clay, yours looks similar... it’s MESSY!!!
I feel like I am learning new techniques every time I watch a video. Thank you
My Maserati never gets stuck whilst I'm mud bogging it.
Yeah you’re lying. Lol
🤣 Yeah, whatever🤣🤣🤣
Hot wheels cars don't count
Mine either. I tested it on mud and it performed brilliant.
@@autospeed3930 plus itll ford 4 feet of water
Counter-intuitive Steering...I'm learning sooooo much! Thanks Matt and team!
These videos are so much fun to watch!
bonjours à vous
un grand merci 🙏 pour tout ses dépannages 👍👍👍👍👍👍
amitié cordialement
bernard et michèle
de france 🇫🇷🗼🇫🇷🗼🇫🇷🗼🇫🇷
""A big thank you for all the troubleshooting
cordial friendship
Bernard and Michele of France"
To: Bernard and Michele - Heureux que vous soyez des téléspectateurs! (Glad you are viewers.)
ninemilliondollars
yesss
What a gorgeous blue
Matt, I use the same brand of windshield wipers as you! 👍🏼👍🏼
Well that must mean you'll never get stuck like Matt. It's all in the wipers and how you hold your tounge
"how your how" 🤣😂 thanks for the laugh man
@@woodcrafter7361 bloody auto correct. How you hold your doing a (aussie saying not sure if other countries use it)
Gary Host ?????????
Huh??
This is America mate!!
@@Heeman5 Technically this is TH-cam. "But I get your point " lol and the video does indeed take place in Utah.
Good stuff to watch on a Sunday morning. Maybe Casey should be the singing recovery guy, sort of like the singing cowboys back in the day. Thanks, guys!
Casey doesn’t mess around!
That is the correct way to have the wheels on the last pull out. You are "The Man" Matt
Reminds me of my sprinter van i have some BFG ko2's on 👍
Interested to know what size KO2s you fitted, did you have to lift the suspension at all?
@@clivehorridge They are 245/70/R16 stock suspension they do rub the tiniest bit in the front at full lock on the inner plastic but these sprinters have plenty of steering angle so doesnt really matter
I'm finally getting out of bucket of poop California and moving to a state with similar terrain as yours. Besides enjoying this channel I'm actually learning priceless knowledge for not getting stuck. Thank You
Question: When doing the recovery, do you advise people to turn off their traction control to allow for some wheel spin? I've seen some instances where it looks like it would be a little easier if the traction control on their vehicle wasn't kicking in so much.
This really cool. I had never used the counter turning of the front wheels before. Great trick!
I was leaning like hell on those first 2 & nothing
Jet ski in the lake to wash them not the salty one
I think AWD even in a Maserati still needs TYRES
I have no idea what you are saying here lol
Gene Murphy English.
I agree the directions you had him turn
So the lucky one got to drive the Massaraty.....😂😂😂😂
Hey Matt, I used to work for a river outfitters as a vehicle shuttler (I took people’s personal vehicles from point A to B on the river so they could canoe/kayak) and when necessary, you can wrap key fobs in tin foil to block that radar signal and you can hide the key with the vehicle (gas cap, etc.).
Always a thumbs up.
Matt you are a Pro Tow guy you did an amazing job getting that van out.U make it look easy. I knew what you were up to when u got him turn the wheels in some people just don't get it but I'm sure you're used to the negativity by now. But we all know you're great at your job.Keep the video's coming.
Wrote you a theme song, Please sing this message :::
When you and your car, have done a done-dinder,
Don't make thing's worse, just call upon Winder!
Towin' that is, Hurricane style.
Smart recovery Matt.Excellent job.
Still waiting for that walk around video for Casey's rig......lol...
Its coming.
Dan Hambrick you need to see him rock his Sami! We need a fun wheeling vid of you guys!
@@glenthe4th that's coming too.
Dan we will be posting more Jeep Walk around soon. th-cam.com/video/bg1DZtb5xcE/w-d-xo.html
Have you ever thought about getting a PA system? Ie little more gas, don't overrun the rope, KEEP THE WHEEL STRAIGHT. They are only something like $100 on Amazon and could be pretty handy once in a while.
Nice one..Steer lesson learned!
Sup lady..✌
Matt is correct with the wheel placement by performing that method you are crab walking the van out of the ditch . If the wheels were turned the opposite way the front tires would only carry the front of the van back into the ditch or worse end up further into the ditch . Love the channel matt
Yea, those mounts will snap the cheap casting of instantly with side load. That giant lower cast aluminum lower A arm is better
I agree completely no even shipping hooks. Now just holes within. The unibody
Hey thanks for the free Maserati, Matt! ;)
As mentioned in an earlier post, I too got up this morning, after several days of binge watching, and was sad that I had no more videos to watch. Then noticed a new video. Thanks!!! I plan on being out your direction in April and hope to see you then. Love your channel and anxiously await your next post.
I have Levante like this one and it performed exceptionally in off-road and mud, with winter tires though. The AWD is fantastic good and the ground clearance can go up to more than 10 inches in Off-road mode.
I noticed you drive to the calls and then don’t air down prior to recovery, is that done off camera or do you keep the same psi on route and during the recovery? If so, what psi do you keep it at?
Keep up the great work!
Often if Matt airs down he'll mention it.
In a previous video he said he leaves them at his preferred pressure all the time.
Matt's Off Road Recovery that’s how you ride down the highway? 😮
@@vegasxventures - That Jeep is very light, and the roads around that area have fairly low speed limits. There aren't any 75mph Interstates east of his location where he goes for these recoveries.
Hay Matt, you mentioned you need to wash your ropes. I have used woolite fabric softener on my lines for years. The fabric softener gets down in the fibers and lubricates them. The stay cleaner longer and stretch better. And they smell nice too! :-)
That was an expensive rig to take out in the snow
Its made for it, lots of snow in Europe just the wrong rubber.
Your recovery method makes total sense to me. Great work.
"My Maserati does one-eighty-five
I lost my license, now I don't drive"
It's a gas hoggy a Maserati Maserati...
....Cos "i go to parties, sometimes until four"
"Its hard to leave when you cant find the door" sorry i had too lol
I’m makin records, my fans they can’t wait, they write me letters, tell me I’m great.
Life's been good to me so far
I swear, someone would play that song on the school cafeteria jukebox every day.....1979-80
You and your camera man are doing great i like to see the scenery. Keep on smiling.
I thought Maseratis and similar expensive cars are expensive because theyre full of tech that can easily handle a little snow.
No amount of tech can compensate for the lack of grip caused by wrong tyres.
If that car had winter tyres it wouldn't have had a problem.
@@albertovicinanza The whole point of tech is to compensate for the lack of grip. Theres 2 ways to compensate for the lack of grip - tech, or off road tires. If I already have off road tires then why did I buy an $80K car.
But Im not gonna split hairs, I do wonder though if an Audi would also have problems in that exact same spot.
@@DesertStateInEU Tech doesn't compensate for lack of grip, tech makes it easier to use all the grip available, which is different.
My dad used his Audi Q3 to plow knee height snow to clear the road for his friend, he also drove his RWD BMW in snowy and icy conditions while most people with AWD cars where stuck. I drove my small FWD car up hills where people with off-roaders and off road tyres couldn't. How? We had winter tyres each and every time.
@@albertovicinanza Im gonna have to see this maserati with winter tires in the exact same spot to see if it gets stuck or not.