I was watching your video, and when you reached the Hyundai, you said that there was nothing to hook up to. The front bumper has a small square opening. Pop that cover and take the tow hook out of the trunk of the Hyundai and thread it in to the nut inside and hook your winch up to that.
For future reference there is a tow hook that screws into the front bumper it’s a little cover it pops out and the tow hook is in where the spare tire is so you always have a something to hook to on the front of Hyundai @Matt’s OffRoad Recovery
Are these roads considered actual roads OR short cuts?!? I couldn't imagine actually driving on them... Maybe that's why ppl drive their family cars out there, thinking it's OK to do just that!! ❤
Maybe that car shouldn't have been out there, but they were a heck of a lot better prepared than most of the people you pull out. AWD, chains, traction boards, spare gas, plenty of food/water, and once you got it out of the high-center it looked like it handled the vast majority of that road pretty darn well. Another couple inches of clearance and they would likely have been in good shape all the way through.
That, and a winch, not just straps. Then again, when you have a winch, you need to have the wisdom to realize "we've hit our limit, time to turn around"
And if you're running alone a shovel and a land anchor to winch off of. Of course there's no place on that vehicle to mount a winch unless maybe you put a rear hitch on it.
I don't know about that car not capable of driving there. I have driven my sedan thats 165cm high off the ground, overloaded 😂 in much worse mud without getting stuck. It is the driver more than the car i feel
You got to hand it to Matt, there's no too many people that are willing to put up with everything these rescues entail, time, mud, miles, gas, thinking on your feet to solve a problem, he's a rockstar!
You don't actually believe Matt's doing this s*** for free right My guess is in the ball park Of $500 an hour Then add-on the revenue from TH-cam And i'd say Matt's probably willing to put up with a lot more too making that kind of cash
If anyone watching Matt has ties to a satellite communication company, please have them sponsor this man! He is doing amazing work helping people in mostly cell phone dead zones. What a great way to advertise your strength. Keep up the great work Team.
@@russellhltn1396 He already has a ton of gear. A sat. communicator like a Garmin Inreach fits within the palm of your hand. It would fit in a pack of cigarettes box. And it doesn't require outside power. It is waterproof and can be taken to shelter. It's the right choice for emergencies like calling in an air ambulance that saves the time of a 2nd vehicle having to drive miles back to cellphone coverage. 12 bucks a month.
Great idea! A Garmin In-Reach is small, light, water proof, and can follow waypoints, send emergency texts, etc. A high initial cost of around $300-$400 if I remember right, but I pay only 12 bucks a month for my Sat subscription and that includes monthly free texts. Databyter
They forget to fill up, last video they forgot to bring the 30 ft rope. A Sat Phone is just another thing they will forget and will usually be forgotten on the day they actually need it
@@J-P88 I keep my In-Reach in my vehicle for that very reason. No reason it ever needs to leave it unless I am hiking. I used to keep in inside my house, untiil I saw a video of a guy that had one, but forgot to bring it and was stranded in the middle of the night in the snow. Now it's always in my car. And it charges from USB so no issues there.
Matt, I have a TON of respect for you in the way you conduct yourself in stressful situations, and the way you and your wife raise your children. It shows and shows well.
Absolutely, you could tell Matt wanted to lose his composure when blue steel got stuck in the ditch, but he kept it together and kept on creating his own solutions.
Matt's patience in part 2 is incredible. I'm not sure I could trailer something out for 5 hours and keep my cool if it was for nothing. Hopefully they charge a trip fee before they roll.
I'm not even into offroad stuff but Matt seems to be a legitimately great guy and I love the joy he seems to have with his work and his team. I love watching them do their thing, So I am here to stay.
I've never seen someone's mom or wife be so calm while their husband or child drives just on the road, let alone how calm Jamie was with him driving in those slippery situations
It just depends on where or how people grow up when living in rural and remote areas. Growing up in outback Australia i started driving on the farm and dirt tracks when i was 10 and racing by 12, My mum would come with me in the car when i was like 11 years old sliding around a mud circuit track messing about after school.
Jamie is so awesome But I do think it depends on growing up in that environment If my boys would've grown up learning to drive around the steep cliffs, boulders and shelf roads around there I believe I would be a nervous wreck That's probably why she appears to have nerves of steel
@Matt it's really cool that you take your younger kids out on recoveries and let them help. Teaching them hard work and responsibility. That's how I was brought up and helped make me very successful later in life.
Your boys are soooo lucky. My Dad would have had us kids doing all the "mud work" while he supervised. And, they have all these adventures already on video for future fun. Dads got whole family out in freezing muddy slush - Jamie, smiles & light hearted comments, you are amazing. WTG All 👍
Matt and Team, You are truly a group of saints. People are lucky that you do what you do. What is most impressive, is the positive attitude, even when the chips are down.
I'm an Australian who bought a $700 Subaru and drove it 5500miles around America. We delaminated a tyre between Williams and Flagstaff. I thought 'No, problem, I was smart and checked that we had a spare', went to change it, wrong bloody stud pattern. My mate asked what are we going to do and I said 'I took the wheel off, you have first shift carrying it. I knew in the back of my head the walk wouldn't be long but we didn't even walk 100yards before this lovely couple in their 60's pulled over in a big gorgeous F-350. They had just come from Flagstaff and could see the gate to their ranch, but they turned around and took us into Flagstaff. They did make sure to let us know they had a handgun, but that would not happen here in Oz, and if it did, you would of walked way more than 100yards.
Holy crap. I have been watching this channel sense it was tiny. I had no idea it had so many subs and got so many views in such a small amount of time. Over 100k views in 4 hours. You guys are killing it! Congrats!
It certainly sucks to have made that long drive only to have to turn around. You should maybe think about investing in a Garmin Inreach (or other similar device) which let you communicate by text via satellite. You'd never be out of contact again. We use them when we're way off-shore fishing and they work great. Love the channel!!
After the self rescue at the end, I can only think of one word that would express how Matt looked, deflated. Been there done that and it is truly a mixed emotion one of disgust and relief. You are a much better man than I am. Good on all of you.
Hopefully Matt has a fee just to show up even if the customer just got themselves out right before he arrives. Driving 10 hours round trip with a truck, trailer and another vehicle and the people involved all creates quite a bit of expenses.
I hope they paid them at the very least gas money otherwise if I was the customer I would have said leave it and let Matt do it since they knew they were driving all that way.
You guys really should keep a satellite phone with each of your vehicles. They really have come down a lot in price and would be good insurance should you ever have a medical emergency out there! Want to see you guys stay safe and keep making these awesome videos!
What great teamwork -- AND -- I have a feeling that Matt gets a LOT of comfort , Knowing that Jamie is such a fantastic support . Jamie just keeps going -- always POSITIVE -- Super group of lovely people ! ! ! !
Boy there is a lot of empty country out there. I remember driving out in Wyoming in the early 70s (at 15 yo) and thinking the same thing. I am constantly impressed with the capability of that Morrvair. It's a very useful tool. I hope you got paid well for this one Matt. I think this is the most challenging rescue I've seen so far.
I love the trust between you all. You count on the kids when you ask them to do something. They are confident that if they can’t do something or need a hand they can ask for it. Seeing all of you work together on this one was terrific.
What helps Matt is he seems to understand that anger is just a waste of time and energy, for the same amount of energy of one second of being angry, you could spend 3 seconds trying to assist instead of being angry and still probably save energy
Matt, you're a generous business man - allowing the last customer to avoid paying you. This must happen now and then. I personally believe you have to warn potential customers in advance that, should they change their mind about wanting to be rescued, they still owe a reasonable fee to cover your time and costs. That would seem fair to me.
In the oilfield we had a minimum call out fee. Sometimes after traveling many hours and arriving, oh we don’t need you now. Paid for our time and fuel.
Yes it was great of Matt to let it slide, but I can't imagine asking a rescue service to drive 10 hours and then stiff them completely on the travel costs. Who would do that? C'mon now!
You betcha she is so “naturally” sweet. Therefore she is so very very nice by her, Nature. It’s natural for her. To be mean, is very “un-natural”, For her.
Wow ! That car shouldn’t have been off the highway, it’s a car not a Jeep. WTH ? Lol 😮 Matt why don’t you put brand new Patagonias on this time of the year when it’s snowy and muddy and then in sand they will pull better in sand with less tread ?
I love he vids on the heavy wrecker, but the Morvair is just next level. Well done with the recovery, it’s so great to see a family that works together to get a job done. Simply awesome!
I wish you guys published trail maps. I’m about 2.5 hours from you and think you knowledge of this would be worth purchasing. There are so many it’s crazy. Plus, you have a far more realistic take on trail difficulty even in constantly changing conditions. I would pay for it, even on a subscription basis for an updated website.
You guys are great. Entertainment media has needed some nice wholesome reality like your channel for so long, and the nice thing is that the one thing that seems to have been driving your ever increasing popularity, is you just being genuine and doing what you do best and filming it. I watch your channel, Fab Rats, Robby Layton, Merlin's old school garage, and Rudy's adventure and design religiously! Watching all you guys's videos has been the single most inspiring thing to learn new ways of creating that I've experienced in my entire life. at 53 years old I've finally learned to weld. I was inspire to learn from watching you guys, and every time I watch you guys building vehicles I learn more on how to build my own off-road rig, AND how to effectively off-road it! I spent 20 years in the U.S. Army with 6 deployments. Having experienced that I feel like I have a fairly decent understanding of quality of character in a person (at least from my perspective, whatever that's worth). You guys all set an amazing example to your fans on how to never give up, to think your way through obstacles, and accomplish what you set out to do, even when things get difficult. Thank you for the entertainment, but also the inspiration you give me with every one of your videos! Please never stop making them!
If the world doesn't destroy itself it is quite possible that Matt's kids will not only take over his business, but the youtube channel too. Imagine Matt, taking over Ed's duties one day.
Matt, a helpful hint as far as the mud on your clothes: buy yourselves a few cases of tyvek jump suits to keep on hand. Harbor Freight has them or any home improvement store that sells painting supplies. They usually cost from $9 to $15 apiece. You wear them over your clothes when working in the mud, then they easily tear off and you throw them away. We use them at work all of the time. You'll thank me later! As far as winching eating alternators, yes they do. I have double batteries on my truck to store up the extra power capacity needed and they make it a lot easier on the alternator. Plus it makes it much harder to get stranded due to depending upon one single battery. Also, investing in a satellite phone for when you are too far out to have cell phone coverage might be a good idea? Thanks for your entertaining videos. Much better than watching anything on TV!
@@chrisrobles2012 all I buy are AGM batteries anymore. The regular lead acid batteries that they make are all junk, designed for 3 years life, planned obsolescence due to industry greed. I have been running Odyssey AGM batteries in all of my vehicles and they last and remain strong in cold weather. My oldest is 6 years and is still going strong.
The first few times I saw Rhett on the channel he seemed shy. Now he’s more vocal and his personality is hilarious. I hope he continues to be in the videos!
I liked your help to people, and I liked your maintaining the integrity of the vehicle and its purposes, and I liked your keeping the sign on the road intact, these are really noble manners.
This is probably my favorite video!! I love all the footage of the terrible roads and the slidy fun, please show more of the driving out if it's bad like this, it's really entertaining!!
Got to give it to Matt for not losing his cool with the situations he constantly finds himself in. When the guy who recovered himself told Matt. He looked at his new fenders like a kid who wouldn’t be able to play with a new toy!😂 Keep on Keeping on MORR CREW!
Matt, you and your people are some of the most patient, persistent and optimistic people I have ever seen. I would have lost my cool on that Hyundai recovery.
A manual throttle knob to raise the engine rpm might help the alternators live longer. Some guys also run dual alternators. Running dual stock alternators in my opinion is a better option than getting a custom one built. If you blow one up, very easy to get a replacement stock one. Not so easy to find a custom replacement in a hurry.
Wow that last statement was scary, about how bad the drought is in the Western area of the United States. Matt said " The lake water is 40 miles away and 10 years ago we would be getting our feet wet right now ". Hello from the high desert 🏜 of the Mojave in California.
I've seen these fender extenders in previous videos. I thought they were ugly as heck. But now I've learned from this video they can be taken off when not needed. Nice job MORR team on engineering such a functional extension for your rig.
These two recoveries were seemingly filmed prior to those, as they've seemed to have left them on for the mud recoveries they mostly get during this time of year.
Patiently waiting for the time Matt comes out with “Matt’s mud Matt’s” for times like this. You lay it down and lay on it to keep you clean. Easy seller and a fun way to support
That was a big one, and very enjoyable to watch you complete it. Such a lovely family. I joked once that I would get a Hyundai Santa Fe stuck up transmitter tower hill just to test Matt's skills. Those Asian friends tested you more than I ever would. Respect.
It never ceases😮to amaze me…how many people believe their vehicles are OFF Road capable…..when clearly..they are NOT🤦🏾♂️. Good thing Matts OffRoad Recovery is putting in WORK🫡‼️
i can't even begin to understand the economics of a 10 hour trip with 2-4 people only to get there an have the guy say he doesnt need help anymore. matt is a saint, i probably would have lost it if he didn't say he was out.
I've a occasional need for body-on-chassis 4WD car but there's so much tarmac in between the places I need to get to so I use an AWD car. Not to mention the fuel consumption difference. And I rarely fall short on my adventures. I do miss a diff locker though and it's not easy getting one for my model. No low-range either. But it gets the job done.
@@HHalcyon same. I have a 4Runner, but I live three or four hours from any trails. 99.99% of the miles on it are all pavement miles in 2wd, haha. If I lived out in Utah though, the 4wd would certainly get some use.
A well cultured and educated man! Using the snow to wash your hands! We all do the same thing in Michigan during the winter when there's no sink or bathroom around lol
Dang! That was a long trip for a recovery. EVERYONE did an outstanding job driving those vehicles in/out of there! Have not seen many recoveries as of late due to wrecker build so this was a treat! Keep up the awesome work/content
Once they dispatch on a recovery and if they self rescue or someone else does it they charge half the cost of their services. There is a video on it where Rudy got ghosted on a half charge. He was following them to an ATM and they ghosted him. Even blocked his number and changed their number.
Jamie here’s a short story that should make the muddy clothes seem not so bad. My friend was an egg farmer and one day while setting up the tractor to pump out the liquid waste tank he fell in. First off, he was very lucky that he didn’t die as there is little oxygen in the air directly above the liquid and he was lucky enough to to be able to pull himself out. He took off all his clothes outside before he came in to shower which was beside the house entrance, but the reek! Chicken and turkey waste smells are the worst. The smell stayed with him for several weeks as the “scent of a farmer” in the house did. The clothes dried and burnt. Matt have you found a 140 amp alternator? My crane truck used to eat alternators for breakfast, come to think of it, I may have one left over from my working days, if I do I would be happy to ship to an address.
When I was doing road maintenance for the Forest Service, the geologist explained that blue clay looks like little discs under the microscope, so when it is wet, they just slide on one another really easily. That stuff can get you stuck just a few feet from everything being fine!
I kind of know how it feels to be skunked like that. I once drove an hour out in heavy traffic to go pick up people who were in an accident just to get 5 minutes away and get the "We got a ride" call. It then took 3 hours to get back home since the traffic got even heavier. Being nice sucks sometimes haha
Still have my two Matt’s off-road recovery shirts from when you pulled me out the dunes at sand hollow a couple summers ago. Was awesome to meet you, happy to see your channel doing great !
I've researched going to that part of the Arizona Strip to view the remote areas of the Grand Canyon and pretty much realized it's not a good idea with my current vehicle. And that would be in the summer time in good weather! This is one of the rare episodes where Matt needs to disclose what it would cost to recover a car that far away from civilization to scare people into not making a poor decision.
Going out into something like that, you figure out there's a reason Fab Rats and others have older vehicles that they can work on with a relatively simple tool kit. You want to be prepared to fix as many potential issues as possible.
A few years ago, a 70'ish year old man went out exploring that region in his vehicle. The vehicle got stuck and the man perished after a few days. It was a tragic event.
The cost 1. Full tank for the truck 100$ 2. Half tank for the morvair 60$ 3. 10 hours driving 500 4. Recovery services 250 5. Drive customer car out 75 985 USD my estimate
@@mihai08 I think you're low... I'd say $1500 to $2000. 2 people's time (rest of the fam is just along for the ride) for 12 hrs at least). Equipment costs per hour to operate... Plus some profit.
@@MichaelPicher43 I would put two guys and equipment for $250 p/h, that recovery needed 3 drivers in the end and going way out into no-man's land. Matt has never disclosed cost and I understand why but that last guy I would have asked for a cancellation fee.
I totally love Utah. Never been there but I sure love what I see in your videos. I'm retiring this year I definitely coming down to see you guys. From Quebec to Utah about 2300 miles from province to state going to be an awesome road trip for myself 🙂
Be sure to take US Highway 2 across as far as you can, going south on Interstate 15 at Shelby MT. That will take you right into Hurricane and MORR country. I just did this from SoCal to Mackinaw, MI (freeway there and US2 back) and it was awesome...
Mario--- Make sure you go to Zion National Park , which is not far from their base in Hurricane , plus, Bryce Canyon Park , which is a little bit farther , and in eastern Utah , The Arches . They are all quite stunning .
Wrap a strap through the driver's window to the passengers window and around the whole front windshield, pillars and all haha. The owner wasn't around on this one but I love when people are worried about damage to their vehicle while getting towed out and just once I wish Matt would be like "maybe next time don't take your Hyundai or Prius down an ATV trail" but Matt isn't that person, his patience and compassion is unmatched . I live in Maine and when it's snows I swear some people think cause their vehicle is AWD doesn't mean it's off road capable and most people don't understand the difference between AWD and 4wd . Pulled many of people out of the ditch over the years and I swear Subaru is the most common by far haha
Just wanted to say that I am a bit jealous about your recoveries. Quite sure all are not always fun but I'm sure you have proud and confidence in your work. Keep it up 🤠
Most careful choice is always the fastest choice, and optimistic choice is the longest. Love this channel! Keep up the great work! Loved when Matt said "We will need to get 2 vehicles stuck to be stranded, l like those odds." Jamie, "Me too."
For those that are unfamiliar with the term, a borrow pit is one that typically happens on a construction site. An excavator digs a hole to get top soil, then fills the hole with old bricks, broken concrete and the like, than covers the hole with the top soil. This is probably what Matt wished he could do with all that mud.
To build a crowned road with drainage on each side, graders run down each side at an angle, borrowing dirt from the ditch to make the roadway. Originally called a "borrow ditch", at least here in Texas it usually gets called a "bar ditch" because we lazily lost a syllable.
Plain and simple, you did right. You did great and between the event video and this follow up, you have provided a first hand, multi-party perspective on something any day hiker, back country explorer and thru-hiker can benefit from. Extremely well done. Thank you.
Matt and crew love your videos and look forward to the next one. You probably already know this but when using the winch with the vehicle running, if you raise the RPM the alternator will run cooler and last longer and the winch will be happier also with the higher voltage.
Nothing like a family outing in your classic Corvair station wagon that you stuffed a LS in the front and some 1-ton axles on. Matt is a super-Dad and a super uncle to a huge chosen family.
Jamie (sp?) is seriously amazing! You take her out on a marathon recovery and at the end of the day she looks as fresh as a flower. You should probably keep her!
That was exactly the minimum price point I estimated for a job like that. And between the gas, wear and tear on equipment, and just man hours I’d say that’s a pretty fair price
I'd assume he'd charge $500 for the travel time alone. I'm thinking this was a $2-3k recovery job. Three drivers, the equipment, the fuel, the wear and tear, etc all adds up quick. This is a lot of time, equipment, and manpower for a mere $1k.
Jamie, they knew they were going to get stuck. They wanted to give you your moment. 😂😂😂 I lobe you guys so much. I wish I could have made my family as awesome as yours. You guys are incredible. I love you guys!!!
Oh my gosh! I grew up in Southeastern Utah. I know what mud is - all night on the slick roads, dirty cloths, mud in you boots - and this was before cell phones and windshield washers!! You guys are great and VERY entertaining!
Nothing quite like snow melt on that super fine dirt. it's like 6in of grease, we get it here in Australia down south. some of the dirt here in Australia is like talc powder, it's gets into everything. I did some welding on a mates farm and I had to part the gun a couple of times to clean the dirt out of the switch, just from the dust. snow melt on this is crazy. It's not even fun on the dirt bike, you can hardly move on it, especially on an incline. I have driven around north and south Arizona and that is baron land, it's incredible. It was 2011 and apparently they where still in a 10 year drought. Incredible land. It's funny, in Texas we headed up through NM and into AZ, we knew we where going to go through the desert, so we did the Australia thing, 40 L of water and lb's of jerky, just in case you break down. Then it turned out there was a fast food joint every 30 miles. That's when I realised Australia is a little bit more empty than the USA. I loved the US, and you people in the Mid West are true, salt of the earth most lovely caring and humble people I have ever met in the world. A lot of people here in Oz do not want to go to America, I tell them what we see about America here in Oz all comes from California, you don't want to go to California, which is a shame as the land and the weather is amazing, but the people there have ruined it. I have to admit, the Mid Western people knew very little about the world outside of their area, but I think that can be a real good thing, it means you don't compare, and comparison is the fuel of envy. A few people thought all us Australians where half Aboriginal. I had to mention that our genetics of white people in Australia (which I am part of) is very similar to Americans, with a little less Dutch, you Yanks grow some big strong dudes.
I'm really glad to hear you say you're working on your preparedness, your ability to admit you need to work on something is so rare today, Matt is such a great influence on his boys, and all who watch him,😁👍, (my hats off to you sir),😉, OMG!,🤣, Tom so deserved that, I'm glad he was a good-sport about it, (much respect✊), this video had it all, all you guys are awesome, (especially Jamie), thanks for sharing.
Hey Matt! From the looks of the way your cabs bouncing you need to look under blue steel at the cab bushing, the 11-16’s are well known for their cheap cab mounts. Thank me later!
Those folks are lucky to be alive, and lucky that they called the MORR team to get their vehicle out. The AZ strip is no place for anyone but the most prepared and well equipped. Too many people think “all wheel drive” equals off road capability.
They were on a road, were they not (i.e not 'off-roading')? And one that is probably fine in dry weather? Obviously it was a very bad plan in these conditions.
@@xxwookey there are a lot of “roads” in the SW that are not very friendly to many vehicles that are built more for driving on paved surfaces. My comment is pointing out that “all wheel drive” does not mean that driving 100+ miles, in a very remote area, with little to no cell service is a good idea. They did have tire chains, which was better than nothing. They were there for 3 days before being rescued. Again, they are lucky to be alive.
Matt and his family are the kind of people good people could dream would come hovering down the road like some kind of devine intervention, saving the day. You can trust they know the terrain and how to get out of sticky situations and arent afraid of the deep wilderness. Cheers 😊
Good work Matt and crew! Ex-oilfield here, worked the Four Corners area for years, NM, CO, UT, AZ. We lived chained up in the mud and snow, pickups semis and cranes, why no chains on your pickup?
I bet being apart of your family is an absolute hoot. I couldnt even imagine my dad doing half the stuff you do, that old man just likes to scream lol. Great video!
FWIW you make the drive to the recovery interesting too. You and your team are multi talented. Thanks for a great morning TH-cam on a cold morning here in the northeast.
If your having problems with alternators burning up might need to add another battery and or upgrade the size of the wires. If it's dirt getting into them and Killing the bearings I've heard of people getting sealed ones from Mercedes and you run a vent hose normally for guys who are in Mudd and water all the time. Just trying to help. Love the videos guys
Great recovery and gray driving skills to you and your son and wife! I don’t know why anyone would take a vehicle like that way out there in the middle of nowhere but to each their own! Amazing. They made it as far as they did. Great video though keep up the great work.👍🏼🤩❤️
Yea but he did get sick and honestly it's not that cold. 30 degrees isn't horrible. Try 20 below with 20 below windchill. He would literally be frostbite. Then there on on out he would have a new respect for cold. Not dogging him at all I love the dude.
You've got to see this snow recovery of 7 vehicles and a tractor th-cam.com/video/q1DRxbuQHZw/w-d-xo.html
I was watching your video, and when you reached the Hyundai, you said that there was nothing to hook up to. The front bumper has a small square opening. Pop that cover and take the tow hook out of the trunk of the Hyundai and thread it in to the nut inside and hook your winch up to that.
For future reference there is a tow hook that screws into the front bumper it’s a little cover it pops out and the tow hook is in where the spare tire is so you always have a something to hook to on the front of Hyundai @Matt’s OffRoad Recovery
this jeep was super muddy too dont tell me wich jeep just go straight to 28:00
Are these roads considered actual roads OR short cuts?!? I couldn't imagine actually driving on them... Maybe that's why ppl drive their family cars out there, thinking it's OK to do just that!! ❤
That is one of my favorite videos. Have seen it several times.
Whoever drove that little crossover way the heck out there, you can't help but apricate their sense of adventure at the very least lol
Appreciating stupidity is how our country got in its current situation. Never appreciate stupidity.
They must Think its a Subaru Forester with a Decent lift kit.
The only "SUV" that would not struggle too much out there too badly.
@@SergeantExtremebro shut up Jesus christ.
@@tbas8741 Indeed, I heard they are rather capable.
Toyota could do it.
Maybe that car shouldn't have been out there, but they were a heck of a lot better prepared than most of the people you pull out. AWD, chains, traction boards, spare gas, plenty of food/water, and once you got it out of the high-center it looked like it handled the vast majority of that road pretty darn well. Another couple inches of clearance and they would likely have been in good shape all the way through.
That, and a winch, not just straps. Then again, when you have a winch, you need to have the wisdom to realize "we've hit our limit, time to turn around"
And if you're running alone a shovel and a land anchor to winch off of. Of course there's no place on that vehicle to mount a winch unless maybe you put a rear hitch on it.
I seen the road an wonder how my crosstrek would do on ATs would do.
Set of ATs and a 30mm lift would make a big difference
I don't know about that car not capable of driving there. I have driven my sedan thats 165cm high off the ground, overloaded 😂 in much worse mud without getting stuck. It is the driver more than the car i feel
Matt is one tough dude.. many vids, no jacket, in the rain, snow, mud, etc .... never shows a shiver ..impressive
You sound weak and small.
@@GardenGuy1942 you sound insecure
Washing his hands in that ice water! Oof.
@@bghvid whatever makes your fragile skin feel better.
@@GardenGuy1942 Does your mommy know you are on her computer?
You got to hand it to Matt, there's no too many people that are willing to put up with everything these rescues entail, time, mud, miles, gas, thinking on your feet to solve a problem, he's a rockstar!
You don't actually believe Matt's doing this s*** for free right My guess is in the ball park Of $500 an hour Then add-on the revenue from TH-cam And i'd say Matt's probably willing to put up with a lot more too making that kind of cash
If anyone watching Matt has ties to a satellite communication company, please have them sponsor this man! He is doing amazing work helping people in mostly cell phone dead zones. What a great way to advertise your strength. Keep up the great work Team.
Or maybe mounting a amp with high gain antenna on the cars.
@@russellhltn1396 He already has a ton of gear. A sat. communicator like a Garmin Inreach fits within the palm of your hand. It would fit in a pack of cigarettes box. And it doesn't require outside power. It is waterproof and can be taken to shelter. It's the right choice for emergencies like calling in an air ambulance that saves the time of a 2nd vehicle having to drive miles back to cellphone coverage. 12 bucks a month.
Great idea! A Garmin In-Reach is small, light, water proof, and can follow waypoints, send emergency texts, etc. A high initial cost of around $300-$400 if I remember right, but I pay only 12 bucks a month for my Sat subscription and that includes monthly free texts. Databyter
They forget to fill up, last video they forgot to bring the 30 ft rope. A Sat Phone is just another thing they will forget and will usually be forgotten on the day they actually need it
@@J-P88 I keep my In-Reach in my vehicle for that very reason. No reason it ever needs to leave it unless I am hiking. I used to keep in inside my house, untiil I saw a video of a guy that had one, but forgot to bring it and was stranded in the middle of the night in the snow. Now it's always in my car. And it charges from USB so no issues there.
Matt, I have a TON of respect for you in the way you conduct yourself in stressful situations, and the way you and your wife raise your children. It shows and shows well.
They’re 100% human, it’s becoming a rarity these days
❤️🇷🇴
Absolutely, you could tell Matt wanted to lose his composure when blue steel got stuck in the ditch, but he kept it together and kept on creating his own solutions.
You can do it too
chewing with mouths closed or not talking with food in your mouth would be awesome though
Yeah it's a stressful situation yeah right.
Matt's patience in part 2 is incredible. I'm not sure I could trailer something out for 5 hours and keep my cool if it was for nothing. Hopefully they charge a trip fee before they roll.
I'm not even into offroad stuff but Matt seems to be a legitimately great guy and I love the joy he seems to have with his work and his team. I love watching them do their thing, So I am here to stay.
I've never seen someone's mom or wife be so calm while their husband or child drives just on the road, let alone how calm Jamie was with him driving in those slippery situations
"Woohoo!"
I know, my mom freaks out at anything that's not just straight driving on blacktop. All kinds of teeth gritting noises, and yelps. It's pretty funny.
It just depends on where or how people grow up when living in rural and remote areas.
Growing up in outback Australia i started driving on the farm and dirt tracks when i was 10 and racing by 12,
My mum would come with me in the car when i was like 11 years old sliding around a mud circuit track messing about after school.
Jamie is so awesome But I do think it depends on growing up in that environment If my boys would've grown up learning to drive around the steep cliffs, boulders and shelf roads around there I believe I would be a nervous wreck That's probably why she appears to have nerves of steel
Driving 5 mph down a wide mud trail, sooooo dangerous, shiver me Timbers
Nothing better than seeing Jamie's smiling face. Her attitude just plain perfect!
Hit her dm’s already
@Matt it's really cool that you take your younger kids out on recoveries and let them help. Teaching them hard work and responsibility. That's how I was brought up and helped make me very successful later in life.
He may be teaching… but not much learning going on that’s for sure
He takes them to film is all.
@@theone2be33 I understand, but they should want to learn and be involved
Humble too.
Your boys are soooo lucky.
My Dad would have had us kids doing all the "mud work" while he supervised.
And, they have all these adventures already on video for future fun.
Dads got whole family out in freezing muddy slush - Jamie, smiles & light hearted comments, you are amazing.
WTG All 👍
Matt and Team, You are truly a group of saints. People are lucky that you do what you do. What is most impressive, is the positive attitude, even when the chips are down.
Don’t get a dime!!💵
My cashiers are heros too, people wont get gasoline if my employees wont be there to get paid for it.
They are saints 😉! Maybe even Latter-Day Saints.
I'm an Australian who bought a $700 Subaru and drove it 5500miles around America. We delaminated a tyre between Williams and Flagstaff. I thought 'No, problem, I was smart and checked that we had a spare', went to change it, wrong bloody stud pattern. My mate asked what are we going to do and I said 'I took the wheel off, you have first shift carrying it. I knew in the back of my head the walk wouldn't be long but we didn't even walk 100yards before this lovely couple in their 60's pulled over in a big gorgeous F-350. They had just come from Flagstaff and could see the gate to their ranch, but they turned around and took us into Flagstaff. They did make sure to let us know they had a handgun, but that would not happen here in Oz, and if it did, you would of walked way more than 100yards.
Your son did a wonderful job of driving that car out of the area.
Holy crap. I have been watching this channel sense it was tiny. I had no idea it had so many subs and got so many views in such a small amount of time. Over 100k views in 4 hours. You guys are killing it! Congrats!
dude i would totally love to work for matt and his crew, they seem like pretty chill people to be around with
It certainly sucks to have made that long drive only to have to turn around. You should maybe think about investing in a Garmin Inreach (or other similar device) which let you communicate by text via satellite. You'd never be out of contact again. We use them when we're way off-shore fishing and they work great. Love the channel!!
After the self rescue at the end, I can only think of one word that would express how Matt looked, deflated. Been there done that and it is truly a mixed emotion one of disgust and relief. You are a much better man than I am. Good on all of you.
I would have paid him (at very least expenses) if I had called him that far.
Hopefully Matt has a fee just to show up even if the customer just got themselves out right before he arrives. Driving 10 hours round trip with a truck, trailer and another vehicle and the people involved all creates quite a bit of expenses.
I hope they paid them at the very least gas money otherwise if I was the customer I would have said leave it and let Matt do it since they knew they were driving all that way.
Easy call. I call you, you show up, I owe you money.
He still gets some money, there's a minimum service charge
You guys really should keep a satellite phone with each of your vehicles. They really have come down a lot in price and would be good insurance should you ever have a medical emergency out there! Want to see you guys stay safe and keep making these awesome videos!
Luckily the newer iPhones have satellite help. It’s not great but better than nothing for some.
I thought of that too. Wouldn't need one in every vehicle as long you were sure you took one with you whenever you went off grid.
What great teamwork -- AND -- I have a feeling that Matt gets a LOT of comfort , Knowing that Jamie is such a fantastic support . Jamie just keeps going -- always POSITIVE -- Super group of lovely people ! ! ! !
OMG, whatever the customer paid for that rescue, it wasn't enough. Great job you guys.
Super curious what something like that would cost. Can’t even imagine
Especially for Matt to make money… at least 3,000$?
I wouldn’t do it for $10,000.😅
Yeah, and at the end, they're rewarded with a MORR T-shirt, when they should get an "I'm an idiot and don't know how to drive" T-shirt.
Actually, the customer commented that they paid more than Matt charged - with a TH-cam discount, it's closer to nothing 😉
Boy there is a lot of empty country out there. I remember driving out in Wyoming in the early 70s (at 15 yo) and thinking the same thing. I am constantly impressed with the capability of that Morrvair. It's a very useful tool. I hope you got paid well for this one Matt. I think this is the most challenging rescue I've seen so far.
Matt's comment about no mans land is no joke!
I love the trust between you all. You count on the kids when you ask them to do something. They are confident that if they can’t do something or need a hand they can ask for it. Seeing all of you work together on this one was terrific.
What helps Matt is he seems to understand that anger is just a waste of time and energy, for the same amount of energy of one second of being angry, you could spend 3 seconds trying to assist instead of being angry and still probably save energy
Matt, you're a generous business man - allowing the last customer to avoid paying you. This must happen now and then. I personally believe you have to warn potential customers in advance that, should they change their mind about wanting to be rescued, they still owe a reasonable fee to cover your time and costs. That would seem fair to me.
In the oilfield we had a minimum call out fee. Sometimes after traveling many hours and arriving, oh we don’t need you now. Paid for our time and fuel.
Yup, get a cc number when they call. Every time.
I mean I think that’s standard practice, but Matt makes most of his money from his videos. No recovery, no content.
Take a deposit upon the initial call.
Yes it was great of Matt to let it slide, but I can't imagine asking a rescue service to drive 10 hours and then stiff them completely on the travel costs. Who would do that? C'mon now!
The more I watch Jamie and her mannerisms the sweeter I know she is. If you didn't have much else you have a blessing with her
Yeah, like 27:52. It's like they're still dating.
She’s definitely being more open with the MOOR online communities :)
You betcha she is so “naturally” sweet. Therefore she is so very very nice by her, Nature. It’s natural for her. To be mean, is very “un-natural”, For her.
You can really tell how much effort is being put into editing these videos.
You can tell how much effort is put into these rescues.
@@Oo-IIII-oO not to mention the laundry.
3/4 of the way through and I've gotta say; good show!
I also think that what makes this cool is the family element...keep the family in the show very personal touch. Great show.
Man Matt Jamie is a trooper never complains helps out
Seeing the country and getting paid for it. I wouldn't complain either.
Making the best of the adventure aside from the sticky stuff.
Wow ! That car shouldn’t have been off the highway, it’s a car not a Jeep. WTH ? Lol 😮 Matt why don’t you put brand new Patagonias on this time of the year when it’s snowy and muddy and then in sand they will pull better in sand with less tread ?
If that was your job would u complain?
He don’t complain-Just GIT ER DONE!👏🏻
I love he vids on the heavy wrecker, but the Morvair is just next level.
Well done with the recovery, it’s so great to see a family that works together to get a job done.
Simply awesome!
Jamie is such good sport. Always smiling and taking the best of things. Her "woohoo!" In the washes were awesome. Love the plaid shirt.
And she stops for fuel!
You are the perfect person to be doing this kind of rescue work, so even tempered and good humoured.
Big Kudos to Jamie and Collin for their skillful driving!
I wish you guys published trail maps. I’m about 2.5 hours from you and think you knowledge of this would be worth purchasing. There are so many it’s crazy. Plus, you have a far more realistic take on trail difficulty even in constantly changing conditions. I would pay for it, even on a subscription basis for an updated website.
beware the imposter
Ooooh that's a great idea!
Moto x is a good trail app.
Gaia GPS, OnX Offroad, ioverland, etc. there are a lot of very good mapping softwares out there that have map overlays of trails and ratings.
@@JasonBristow2003 🤔
You guys are great. Entertainment media has needed some nice wholesome reality like your channel for so long, and the nice thing is that the one thing that seems to have been driving your ever increasing popularity, is you just being genuine and doing what you do best and filming it. I watch your channel, Fab Rats, Robby Layton, Merlin's old school garage, and Rudy's adventure and design religiously! Watching all you guys's videos has been the single most inspiring thing to learn new ways of creating that I've experienced in my entire life. at 53 years old I've finally learned to weld. I was inspire to learn from watching you guys, and every time I watch you guys building vehicles I learn more on how to build my own off-road rig, AND how to effectively off-road it! I spent 20 years in the U.S. Army with 6 deployments. Having experienced that I feel like I have a fairly decent understanding of quality of character in a person (at least from my perspective, whatever that's worth). You guys all set an amazing example to your fans on how to never give up, to think your way through obstacles, and accomplish what you set out to do, even when things get difficult. Thank you for the entertainment, but also the inspiration you give me with every one of your videos! Please never stop making them!
Thank you Matt for helping people who really needs help in tough situations, you have a great family you should be thankful
If the world doesn't destroy itself it is quite possible that Matt's kids will not only take over his business, but the youtube channel too. Imagine Matt, taking over Ed's duties one day.
🤣
I thought Rudy was one of their kids. He's got his own TH-cam channel
@@esa56 His son from a previous relationship
I wonder what something like this costs. The amount of time and resources spent, it can’t be cheap lol
Matt, a helpful hint as far as the mud on your clothes: buy yourselves a few cases of tyvek jump suits to keep on hand. Harbor Freight has them or any home improvement store that sells painting supplies. They usually cost from $9 to $15 apiece. You wear them over your clothes when working in the mud, then they easily tear off and you throw them away. We use them at work all of the time. You'll thank me later! As far as winching eating alternators, yes they do. I have double batteries on my truck to store up the extra power capacity needed and they make it a lot easier on the alternator. Plus it makes it much harder to get stranded due to depending upon one single battery. Also, investing in a satellite phone for when you are too far out to have cell phone coverage might be a good idea? Thanks for your entertaining videos. Much better than watching anything on TV!
I’d add that maybe they could use a large AGM size H8 battery which is about 2x the size as normal ones.
Or he could put a hydraulic winch on the vehicle and not have to worry about the extremely limited duty cycles of the electric winches.
@@chrisrobles2012 all I buy are AGM batteries anymore. The regular lead acid batteries that they make are all junk, designed for 3 years life, planned obsolescence due to industry greed. I have been running Odyssey AGM batteries in all of my vehicles and they last and remain strong in cold weather. My oldest is 6 years and is still going strong.
Was thinking the same thing - a zoleo or garmin inreach is a no brainer for the areas they rescue vehicles
Don't forget he wants a lite vehicle
The first few times I saw Rhett on the channel he seemed shy. Now he’s more vocal and his personality is hilarious. I hope he continues to be in the videos!
Yes, he is cool and competent.
they have Rhett on there a lot lately
Rhett is rough on tailgates, lol
@@sjurgabriel competent???? Ehhh idk about that one… lol
@@whatnow5313 what did he do?
I liked your help to people, and I liked your maintaining the integrity of the vehicle and its purposes, and I liked your keeping the sign on the road intact, these are really noble manners.
What a trip through the mud to get the Hyundai! Your sons did great driving in that. You've trained them well, Matt! Thanks for sharing this.
This is probably my favorite video!! I love all the footage of the terrible roads and the slidy fun, please show more of the driving out if it's bad like this, it's really entertaining!!
Got to give it to Matt for not losing his cool with the situations he constantly finds himself in. When the guy who recovered himself told Matt. He looked at his new fenders like a kid who wouldn’t be able to play with a new toy!😂 Keep on Keeping on MORR CREW!
snowing outside and he's wearing jeans/t-shirt, I doubt there's much that make Matt uncomfortable.
@@taylorhickman84 only muddd
Oh, there will be plenty opportunity to test them.
The golden ticket announcement skit was one of the greatest moments! You guys made my Friday, stay awesome!! 🤣🤣
Matt, you and your people are some of the most patient, persistent and optimistic people I have ever seen. I would have lost my cool on that Hyundai recovery.
A manual throttle knob to raise the engine rpm might help the alternators live longer. Some guys also run dual alternators. Running dual stock alternators in my opinion is a better option than getting a custom one built. If you blow one up, very easy to get a replacement stock one. Not so easy to find a custom replacement in a hurry.
Wow that last statement was scary, about how bad the drought is in the Western area of the United States. Matt said " The lake water is 40 miles away and 10 years ago we would be getting our feet wet right now ".
Hello from the high desert 🏜 of the Mojave in California.
I've seen these fender extenders in previous videos. I thought they were ugly as heck. But now I've learned from this video they can be taken off when not needed. Nice job MORR team on engineering such a functional extension for your rig.
These two recoveries were seemingly filmed prior to those, as they've seemed to have left them on for the mud recoveries they mostly get during this time of year.
Patiently waiting for the time Matt comes out with “Matt’s mud Matt’s” for times like this. You lay it down and lay on it to keep you clean. Easy seller and a fun way to support
I love that Jamie keeps throwin little digs at Matt lol. Tough recovery you guys, way to stick it out!
That was a big one, and very enjoyable to watch you complete it. Such a lovely family. I joked once that I would get a Hyundai Santa Fe stuck up transmitter tower hill just to test Matt's skills. Those Asian friends tested you more than I ever would. Respect.
I was quite surprised by how capable the Sante Fe was once they got it out the hole. Still not taking mine to places like that though!
@@chrisgrose5431 Considering it probably has street tires on it, it did well.
It never ceases😮to amaze me…how many people believe their vehicles are OFF Road capable…..when clearly..they are NOT🤦🏾♂️.
Good thing Matts OffRoad Recovery is putting in WORK🫡‼️
i can't even begin to understand the economics of a 10 hour trip with 2-4 people only to get there an have the guy say he doesnt need help anymore. matt is a saint, i probably would have lost it if he didn't say he was out.
Your kids are great. Best recovery in a while.
Living in Alaska almost 48 years, I would never buy a small "AWD" for anything other than paved city streets, Matt & Jamie you guys rock 👍👍
I've a occasional need for body-on-chassis 4WD car but there's so much tarmac in between the places I need to get to so I use an AWD car. Not to mention the fuel consumption difference. And I rarely fall short on my adventures. I do miss a diff locker though and it's not easy getting one for my model. No low-range either. But it gets the job done.
@@HHalcyon same. I have a 4Runner, but I live three or four hours from any trails. 99.99% of the miles on it are all pavement miles in 2wd, haha. If I lived out in Utah though, the 4wd would certainly get some use.
Those are Chinese tourists in a rental
AWD is for slippery road conditions, 4WD is for hazardous road conditions. They each have their place for different people.
True. My Subaru can go almost anywhere though.👍
Love your show. I can't believe what you go through to save people from themselves. Good on you.
A well cultured and educated man! Using the snow to wash your hands! We all do the same thing in Michigan during the winter when there's no sink or bathroom around lol
Dang! That was a long trip for a recovery. EVERYONE did an outstanding job driving those vehicles in/out of there! Have not seen many recoveries as of late due to wrecker build so this was a treat! Keep up the awesome work/content
10 hours for nothing. And you still stayed composed. You are the man..
should get the bill for 10 hours they would if it was me
@@kevinraines4318 At least half price.
Once they dispatch on a recovery and if they self rescue or someone else does it they charge half the cost of their services.
There is a video on it where Rudy got ghosted on a half charge.
He was following them to an ATM and they ghosted him.
Even blocked his number and changed their number.
I don't think Matt even charges half the time because he's doing so well with YT.
@@bigredc222 ya I’ve seen a few comments from folks he saved saying it was legit no cost and they got a tee lol
Jamie here’s a short story that should make the muddy clothes seem not so bad. My friend was an egg farmer and one day while setting up the tractor to pump out the liquid waste tank he fell in. First off, he was very lucky that he didn’t die as there is little oxygen in the air directly above the liquid and he was lucky enough to to be able to pull himself out. He took off all his clothes outside before he came in to shower which was beside the house entrance, but the reek! Chicken and turkey waste smells are the worst. The smell stayed with him for several weeks as the “scent of a farmer” in the house did. The clothes dried and burnt. Matt have you found a 140 amp alternator? My crane truck used to eat alternators for breakfast, come to think of it, I may have one left over from my working days, if I do I would be happy to ship to an address.
@@theacgkid I thought we were going to find out how to better manage muddy clothes! lol
Good story!!
@@theslayzinn Me too. Oh well hopefully Matt will get a new alternator.
@@dynoreed7235 clearly, it was a joke.
😂good story bruh. I was waiting for the “how to get rid of mud off muddy clothes “
I saw you with a jacket in one video… not sure how you stay so warm!! ❤ the hero in you!! Keep it coming!
We all can learn from Matt. The way he stays calm no matter what.
When I was doing road maintenance for the Forest Service, the geologist explained that blue clay looks like little discs under the microscope, so when it is wet, they just slide on one another really easily. That stuff can get you stuck just a few feet from everything being fine!
Blue clay also makes pretty colored snow melt.
I kind of know how it feels to be skunked like that. I once drove an hour out in heavy traffic to go pick up people who were in an accident just to get 5 minutes away and get the "We got a ride" call. It then took 3 hours to get back home since the traffic got even heavier. Being nice sucks sometimes haha
Just moved to Arizona, love that there are people like you out here to help us!
Still have my two Matt’s off-road recovery shirts from when you pulled me out the dunes at sand hollow a couple summers ago. Was awesome to meet you, happy to see your channel doing great !
I've researched going to that part of the Arizona Strip to view the remote areas of the Grand Canyon and pretty much realized it's not a good idea with my current vehicle. And that would be in the summer time in good weather! This is one of the rare episodes where Matt needs to disclose what it would cost to recover a car that far away from civilization to scare people into not making a poor decision.
Going out into something like that, you figure out there's a reason Fab Rats and others have older vehicles that they can work on with a relatively simple tool kit. You want to be prepared to fix as many potential issues as possible.
A few years ago, a 70'ish year old man went out exploring that region in his vehicle. The vehicle got stuck and the man perished after a few days. It was a tragic event.
The cost
1. Full tank for the truck 100$
2. Half tank for the morvair 60$
3. 10 hours driving 500
4. Recovery services 250
5. Drive customer car out 75
985 USD my estimate
@@mihai08 I think you're low... I'd say $1500 to $2000. 2 people's time (rest of the fam is just along for the ride) for 12 hrs at least). Equipment costs per hour to operate... Plus some profit.
@@MichaelPicher43 I would put two guys and equipment for $250 p/h, that recovery needed 3 drivers in the end and going way out into no-man's land. Matt has never disclosed cost and I understand why but that last guy I would have asked for a cancellation fee.
I totally love Utah. Never been there but I sure love what I see in your videos. I'm retiring this year I definitely coming down to see you guys. From Quebec to Utah about 2300 miles from province to state going to be an awesome road trip for myself 🙂
Be sure to take US Highway 2 across as far as you can, going south on Interstate 15 at Shelby MT. That will take you right into Hurricane and MORR country.
I just did this from SoCal to Mackinaw, MI (freeway there and US2 back) and it was awesome...
Fellow Quebecer here. I flew to Salt Lake city several times; it is beautiful out there.
Mario--- Make sure you go to Zion National Park , which is not far from their base in Hurricane , plus, Bryce Canyon Park , which is a little bit farther , and in eastern Utah , The Arches .
They are all quite stunning .
@@williameddy3740 Thanks will do 🙂
@@jvandonk Thanks 🙂
Wrap a strap through the driver's window to the passengers window and around the whole front windshield, pillars and all haha. The owner wasn't around on this one but I love when people are worried about damage to their vehicle while getting towed out and just once I wish Matt would be like "maybe next time don't take your Hyundai or Prius down an ATV trail" but Matt isn't that person, his patience and compassion is unmatched . I live in Maine and when it's snows I swear some people think cause their vehicle is AWD doesn't mean it's off road capable and most people don't understand the difference between AWD and 4wd . Pulled many of people out of the ditch over the years and I swear Subaru is the most common by far haha
Just wanted to say that I am a bit jealous about your recoveries. Quite sure all are not always fun but I'm sure you have proud and confidence in your work. Keep it up 🤠
Smh, I don't respect envious folks like you.
At my house
Most careful choice is always the fastest choice, and optimistic choice is the longest. Love this channel! Keep up the great work!
Loved when Matt said "We will need to get 2 vehicles stuck to be stranded, l like those odds."
Jamie, "Me too."
For those that are unfamiliar with the term, a borrow pit is one that typically happens on a construction site. An excavator digs a hole to get top soil, then fills the hole with old bricks, broken concrete and the like, than covers the hole with the top soil.
This is probably what Matt wished he could do with all that mud.
To build a crowned road with drainage on each side, graders run down each side at an angle, borrowing dirt from the ditch to make the roadway. Originally called a "borrow ditch", at least here in Texas it usually gets called a "bar ditch" because we lazily lost a syllable.
I’ve heard people call it a “burrow” pit. And I’m like “no, that’s not the right word”.
Plain and simple, you did right. You did great and between the event video and this follow up, you have provided a first hand, multi-party perspective on something any day hiker, back country explorer and thru-hiker can benefit from. Extremely well done. Thank you.
In all of the time I've been watching you do recoveries that was the muddiest I've seen. Thanks for sharing.
Stay safe healthy and happy 👍
First time watcher …I’m three minutes in and a fan already . You’re such real kind authentic people :) God bless all y’all
Matt and crew love your videos and look forward to the next one. You probably already know this but when using the winch with the vehicle running, if you raise the RPM the alternator will run cooler and last longer and the winch will be happier also with the higher voltage.
Smaller pulley on the alternator would allow it increase output at low rpm without the expense of added fuel consumption.
A vernier throttle knob works nicely, great for high idle in the winter too.
You should not winch with your vehicle shut off. The guy at the end of the video is a fkn NIMROD
At least on the Banana, he can just pop in an extended idle switch since the ECU is already set up for it.
@@riverrat8647 work is work, it all costs the same...
One thumbs up doesn't seem like enough. I really look forward to this build. Love the interaction of Erik and Mara.
Nothing like a family outing in your classic Corvair station wagon that you stuffed a LS in the front and some 1-ton axles on. Matt is a super-Dad and a super uncle to a huge chosen family.
Jamie (sp?) is seriously amazing! You take her out on a marathon recovery and at the end of the day she looks as fresh as a flower. You should probably keep her!
I hope you charged them $1K bucks or more! That was nuts! Nice to see you had the whole family and your entire family is great at helping!
That was exactly the minimum price point I estimated for a job like that. And between the gas, wear and tear on equipment, and just man hours I’d say that’s a pretty fair price
I'd assume he'd charge $500 for the travel time alone. I'm thinking this was a $2-3k recovery job. Three drivers, the equipment, the fuel, the wear and tear, etc all adds up quick. This is a lot of time, equipment, and manpower for a mere $1k.
@@TheHamburgler123 agreed, $1k would be dirt cheap, I was thinking the same that it would be at least $2-3k, if not higher.
Particularly the last customer that didn't pay a thing.
Jamie, they knew they were going to get stuck. They wanted to give you your moment. 😂😂😂 I lobe you guys so much. I wish I could have made my family as awesome as yours. You guys are incredible. I love you guys!!!
Oh my gosh! I grew up in Southeastern Utah. I know what mud is - all night on the slick roads, dirty cloths, mud in you boots - and this was before cell phones and windshield washers!! You guys are great and VERY entertaining!
Nothing quite like snow melt on that super fine dirt. it's like 6in of grease, we get it here in Australia down south. some of the dirt here in Australia is like talc powder, it's gets into everything. I did some welding on a mates farm and I had to part the gun a couple of times to clean the dirt out of the switch, just from the dust. snow melt on this is crazy. It's not even fun on the dirt bike, you can hardly move on it, especially on an incline. I have driven around north and south Arizona and that is baron land, it's incredible. It was 2011 and apparently they where still in a 10 year drought. Incredible land. It's funny, in Texas we headed up through NM and into AZ, we knew we where going to go through the desert, so we did the Australia thing, 40 L of water and lb's of jerky, just in case you break down. Then it turned out there was a fast food joint every 30 miles. That's when I realised Australia is a little bit more empty than the USA. I loved the US, and you people in the Mid West are true, salt of the earth most lovely caring and humble people I have ever met in the world. A lot of people here in Oz do not want to go to America, I tell them what we see about America here in Oz all comes from California, you don't want to go to California, which is a shame as the land and the weather is amazing, but the people there have ruined it. I have to admit, the Mid Western people knew very little about the world outside of their area, but I think that can be a real good thing, it means you don't compare, and comparison is the fuel of envy. A few people thought all us Australians where half Aboriginal. I had to mention that our genetics of white people in Australia (which I am part of) is very similar to Americans, with a little less Dutch, you Yanks grow some big strong dudes.
Props to Colin that was a tough drive out ..he handled that like a pro
I'm really glad to hear you say you're working on your preparedness, your ability to admit you need to work on something is so rare today, Matt is such a great influence on his boys, and all who watch him,😁👍, (my hats off to you sir),😉, OMG!,🤣, Tom so deserved that, I'm glad he was a good-sport about it, (much respect✊), this video had it all, all you guys are awesome, (especially Jamie), thanks for sharing.
6:25 We don't deserve these amazing people. This channel makes me smile waaaay too much and I love it!
Hey Matt! From the looks of the way your cabs bouncing you need to look under blue steel at the cab bushing, the 11-16’s are well known for their cheap cab mounts. Thank me later!
Those folks are lucky to be alive, and lucky that they called the MORR team to get their vehicle out. The AZ strip is no place for anyone but the most prepared and well equipped. Too many people think “all wheel drive” equals off road capability.
I was on that road in the fall and it was dry and in many places I was well over 60mph. Not now by the looks of things.
They were on a road, were they not (i.e not 'off-roading')? And one that is probably fine in dry weather? Obviously it was a very bad plan in these conditions.
@@xxwookey there are a lot of “roads” in the SW that are not very friendly to many vehicles that are built more for driving on paved surfaces. My comment is pointing out that “all wheel drive” does not mean that driving 100+ miles, in a very remote area, with little to no cell service is a good idea. They did have tire chains, which was better than nothing. They were there for 3 days before being rescued. Again, they are lucky to be alive.
Janey is such a good sport. definitely a keeper and an excellent driver as is the whole family.
Matt and his family are the kind of people good people could dream would come hovering down the road like some kind of devine intervention, saving the day. You can trust they know the terrain and how to get out of sticky situations and arent afraid of the deep wilderness. Cheers 😊
One heck of a rescue. Great job.
Good work Matt and crew! Ex-oilfield here, worked the Four Corners area for years, NM, CO, UT, AZ. We lived chained up in the mud and snow, pickups semis and cranes, why no chains on your pickup?
You guys handled that ending extremely professionally. I know I would of been upset.
I bet being apart of your family is an absolute hoot. I couldnt even imagine my dad doing half the stuff you do, that old man just likes to scream lol. Great video!
FWIW you make the drive to the recovery interesting too. You and your team are multi talented. Thanks for a great morning TH-cam on a cold morning here in the northeast.
If your having problems with alternators burning up might need to add another battery and or upgrade the size of the wires. If it's dirt getting into them and Killing the bearings I've heard of people getting sealed ones from Mercedes and you run a vent hose normally for guys who are in Mudd and water all the time. Just trying to help. Love the videos guys
9:45 "We keep going through the Hazzard County Car Wash."
I love it!!
Great recovery and gray driving skills to you and your son and wife! I don’t know why anyone would take a vehicle like that way out there in the middle of nowhere but to each their own! Amazing. They made it as far as they did. Great video though keep up the great work.👍🏼🤩❤️
You completely made my day with the "Hazzard County car wash" reference at 9:48! Love my MORR crew and the Dukes of Hazzard!
And again, Jaymie is in total control in that mud-soup.
Total respect for her driving skills!
The way Matt is simply immune to the cold continues to shock me to this day😂
Yea but he did get sick and honestly it's not that cold. 30 degrees isn't horrible. Try 20 below with 20 below windchill. He would literally be frostbite. Then there on on out he would have a new respect for cold. Not dogging him at all I love the dude.
@@overdrewmatic5086there’s always a one upper.
@@overdrewmatic5086 guys make roof for the tuff fella here😎😎
My ex is exactly the same way.
Him and heavy d. Heavy will wear a tshirt in a snow storm.