You guys that are complaining. Think what you would do. Try the brake to see if it will work. Take the keys so you have your house key and that means putting it in park. Rolling the windows up or down to get out or keep the water out. I automatically lock the door when I get out. Don’t you??? And I own a cheap car because that is what I can afford. To me it’s a lot of money. We are not all rich.
Great job done on that recovery. I had my pickup wash downstream one time back in NW of Beaverlodge Ab and had to walk bout 10km and found a cat to pull myself out. Walked over 20km back in those mountains in the night by time I put the cat back where I borrowed it from. Great video also by the way.
I hope he charged max rate on this one. I admire not charging your average Joe because sponsors help out, but stick it to the insurance companies. They have no qualms about sticking it to their customers.
@@TheGuardian_TM I agree. not many know that insurance companies are sister companies of financial institutions. just another way to take your money and keep you dependent on them. the whole system is a scam.
After the insurance company sees this recovery they might come back and say “Hey, I got a couple cars in Chimney Rock, NC that need to be recovered”. Those could keep you busy for a couple weeks. If you do get the call I would be glad to come out and help you.
Great job guys it's something that's got to be done ✔️ . Our country was hit last year with the biggest tropical storm ever, there was vehicles in areas you would never have thought of 😮... Most of them rolled up like paper 😮. This has to be done...
I live near a year round riverfront campground where there's an average of about 8 trailers. This is on the fringe of the Appalachian flooding. All but 2 were removed. The river rose around 10', well over the campground elevation. One remaining trailer was washed downstream a few hundred yards, and the other got pinned against trees so it just flooded in place. Who knows if the owners had adequate insurance coverage. I hope they did.
@@matt.mckinzie lol yeah. I mean you did some very hard recoveries that I understand most people can not do it. But this one was easy compared to what you usually do. PS I love that Jeep setup. I do not like Jeep designs, but you somehow made it look cool, even to me. 😂
Many folks lock and set the brake as a matter of habit. In this case the guy probably crawled back in to get out of the rain or take a nap to wait it out. IOW, he wasn't driving when the flood hit.... and the keys are likely still in his pocket!
Owner claims he was "caught in a flash flood and had to swim for his life" The car was in park, E brake set, and doors locked. Oh ya! and the keys were not in the ignition.????? Sounds like some kind of insurance fraud to me. By the way. Nice recovery. Well done.
you don't think the owner had the presence of mind to not want to lose his keys as well as his vehicle? has to be in park to get them out. and Suzuki electrics are well known for doing weird things when underwater - mine locks itself & randomly cycles the windows at anything more than chassis depth 😂
Insurance fraud you say, well I would let him claim it after all he drove the car there right, then picked up those big trees and placed on the car right. Lol 😂 no you can tell a washed away car just from the front window being hazy
Do you have a brain? If I was caught in a flash flood, I’d do the same things. If you were being swept away by water, you’re telling me you aren’t turning the engine off, pulling the ebrake, and putting it in park? You think you’ll somehow magically overpower a flood and drive through it?
Looks like a typical car caught in a flash flood to me, the inside tells the story. Trying to jack people up with the authorities when you do not know them or anything about the event seems like petty crap to me. Thumbs down.
You mean to tell me you didn’t need three rotators, two supervisors, four flatbeds, dive recovery team since it was supposedly water related, and a Partridge in a pear tree that way you could charge $300,000 just to get it out. what the hell. 😂 Nice recovery good job.
I was fixing the road back after the flood. When I was cleaning the water break out I found the car and turned it off to authorities. The owners said they were hiking when we got 17" of rain.
Nothing like taking a junk car for a drag through the woods... Kind of reminds me of leash training a stubborn dog... Or a really big dog pulling a kid along for a walk... No worries, it will all wash out and you'll see it on someone's sketchy used car lot in a few weeks...
I hope you made a HEALTHY payday from that. Especially when insurance knew nobody else could or would.... Specialty service... I bet the Dodge could've gotten it out, but I kinda doubt it has Lockers for the Ruts & uneven terrain. I did see the LR wheel slowly start to break free from the rusted E brake... but still not enough to help... I've done a couple submerged vehicles & the Silt & mud buildup inside is ridiculously heavy... doubles the weight of the vehicle if there's much in it.
Yeah it’s about 2 hours from us So we wasn’t exactly sure what we were dealing with So better safe than sorry so We brought the jeep But could have gotten with the dodge with some winch extensions and redirects Lockers may be coming 😉
Matt :: while still in Florida you did load cell test in sand on Pull Pal 11000 ,,, 3400-3500 max think ,,, what you think max resistance on 16000 PPal in wet loamy over clay soil for 2:1 anchoring Jeep and 2:1 offset anchor ?? ,,,,, thx
Harder the ground Higher the resistance but harder to get to bite in Sometimes I have had to dig a starter hole and then put in it If it’s dry hard and rocky it likes to climb out instead of digging in We have plans on doing more testing here someday soon
I assume thats up around the Sylamore area? I live in Damascus and i know that they had a bad flood up around Sylamore and the middle to lower buffalo earlier this year
New sub, because I appreciate the focus on off-road recovery. I followed the other Matt for a long time until the channel became more about TH-cam and less about off road recovery. Same with Rory's channel. Please don't publish every day just to feed the YT money machine. Nobody's life is that interesting and I don't care what you ate for lunch. Keep up the quality __off road recovery videos__ and people will notice, subscribe and buy the merch. Thanks folks.
Glad to see that there still is people out there that's not afraid to work.Great video!
You guys that are complaining. Think what you would do. Try the brake to see if it will work. Take the keys so you have your house key and that means putting it in park.
Rolling the windows up or down to get out or keep the water out. I automatically lock the door when I get out. Don’t you???
And I own a cheap car because that is what I can afford. To me it’s a lot of money. We are not all rich.
Great job done on that recovery. I had my pickup wash downstream one time back in NW of Beaverlodge Ab and had to walk bout 10km and found a cat to pull myself out. Walked over 20km back in those mountains in the night by time I put the cat back where I borrowed it from. Great video also by the way.
Enjoy watching. Like how you walked through it. To evaluate your plan. Rock on Brother!
Man that jeep is so awesome great to have you helping people out 😁
Another great recovery! Thanks.
You were lied to! Locked up, in gear and emergency brake on! So much for easy recovery! The tires were LOCKED UP and without a key it was a DEAD PILL!
Awesome recovery. That Dodge has already paid for itself.
That was nice of you to help.
and Matt says to the insurance company: Challenge Accepted.
Absolutely
I hope he charged max rate on this one. I admire not charging your average Joe because sponsors help out, but stick it to the insurance companies. They have no qualms about sticking it to their customers.
@@TheGuardian_TM I agree. not many know that insurance companies are sister companies of financial institutions. just another way to take your money and keep you dependent on them. the whole system is a scam.
Nice work Matt and wife even though it’s damaged still pulled it out without any extra damage
Only way to do it
What can I say. You make things look easy. Keep up the awesome work. Hope that one you maid money on. God bless.
After the insurance company sees this recovery they might come back and say “Hey, I got a couple cars in Chimney Rock, NC that need to be recovered”. Those could keep you busy for a couple weeks. If you do get the call I would be glad to come out and help you.
For sure
I like your style and approach to work. Great job!
Great job guys it's something that's got to be done ✔️ .
Our country was hit last year with the biggest tropical storm ever, there was vehicles in areas you would never have thought of 😮...
Most of them rolled up like paper 😮.
This has to be done...
Your videos are always full of creativity and originality. Thank you for the inspiration!😂🧢🍍
Yeah...the owner set that up to get the insurance money.
Hello Matt, you just make it easy.. even brought a chain saw. At least it wasn't still in the water. No need for a parking brake there..
The one time the drought was in our favor
Pat yourself on the back for a job well done, and one that no-one else was willing to tackle.
Super Jeep is back!
good job figuring it out!!
I live near a year round riverfront campground where there's an average of about 8 trailers. This is on the fringe of the Appalachian flooding. All but 2 were removed. The river rose around 10', well over the campground elevation. One remaining trailer was washed downstream a few hundred yards, and the other got pinned against trees so it just flooded in place. Who knows if the owners had adequate insurance coverage. I hope they did.
Keep up with the good work love watching your videos on TH-cam God bless
No recovery company will do it. Matt : " whatever...".. 😂
They are the “on pavement recovery” companies 😂
@@matt.mckinzie lol yeah. I mean you did some very hard recoveries that I understand most people can not do it. But this one was easy compared to what you usually do. PS I love that Jeep setup. I do not like Jeep designs, but you somehow made it look cool, even to me. 😂
13:50 That is not insurance fraud like a few people said 🤣
It makes sense, that when being washed away in a flood that you put your vehicle in parkl, set the parking brakes and lock the doors..
Many folks lock and set the brake as a matter of habit. In this case the guy probably crawled back in to get out of the rain or take a nap to wait it out. IOW, he wasn't driving when the flood hit.... and the keys are likely still in his pocket!
safety checklist: set brakes, put in park, remove keys. NOW you can get washed down creek!!!!!!!!
Owner claims he was "caught in a flash flood and had to swim for his life" The car was in park, E brake set, and doors locked. Oh ya! and the keys were not in the ignition.????? Sounds like some kind of insurance fraud to me. By the way. Nice recovery. Well done.
you don't think the owner had the presence of mind to not want to lose his keys as well as his vehicle?
has to be in park to get them out. and Suzuki electrics are well known for doing weird things when underwater - mine locks itself & randomly cycles the windows at anything more than chassis depth 😂
maybe he came back to visit the vehicle?
Insurance fraud you say, well I would let him claim it after all he drove the car there right, then picked up those big trees and placed on the car right. Lol 😂 no you can tell a washed away car just from the front window being hazy
Do you have a brain?
If I was caught in a flash flood, I’d do the same things.
If you were being swept away by water, you’re telling me you aren’t turning the engine off, pulling the ebrake, and putting it in park? You think you’ll somehow magically overpower a flood and drive through it?
Looks like a typical car caught in a flash flood to me, the inside tells the story. Trying to jack people up with the authorities when you do not know them or anything about the event seems like petty crap to me. Thumbs down.
Hey Matt !!! Another great recovery with WRONG INFO to start !!! 👍👍👍👍👍
Nicely done! The first thing that came to mind was "you're going to need a bigger.....????" :)
You mean to tell me you didn’t need three rotators, two supervisors, four flatbeds, dive recovery team since it was supposedly water related, and a Partridge in a pear tree that way you could charge $300,000 just to get it out. what the hell. 😂
Nice recovery good job.
😂
Probably
I was fixing the road back after the flood. When I was cleaning the water break out I found the car and turned it off to authorities. The owners said they were hiking when we got 17" of rain.
I saw the dozer line and asked
I wonder if the dozer guy found it
Because he said the police called him and gave him the coordinates of where it was
Nicely done. That Jeep is amazing.
I am surprised he had more than basic coverage on a Geo Tracker!! Yet again, you did one hell of a job.
Love watching, keep em coming.
What a process eh. Getter done brotha
You make the impossible, look easy!
Definitely wasnt impossible
if the car was being swept away seems strange the driver took time to put it park!
The legend has it that has never failed a recovery
To
This date we have not
Or a log skidder!
Now that’s a drag show 😎
That recovery will be more than that thing is worth!
You need a hellacopter!A big one.
Great job on the vehicle recovery 👏 👍
Insurance Company: 'No other wrecker company can get it out'
Matt: 'Hold my beer!' 😎🤣😂
Someone has to do it 😜
@@matt.mckinzie I hope they kept the fact that no one else could get it out in mind when it came time to pay the tow bill.
Nice job. Stay Safe!!
My mother had one of thouse. Was still running at 250k. When it was donated!
When did you work out the car was put into drive not neutral?
Nice video and pretty cool stuff ty
You might need to check her for ticks after that. Great Job from AR.
Facts
@@matt.mckinzie Because their is a lot of funk out there.
Awesome job Matt and ur jeep is mean machine
Thanks 🙏
Hey Matt any chance of having the wheels 😂
Another great recovery story to tell the grandkids
You are one of a kind man. You do what others are unable and unwilling to do 💪
Great job! How long did that take in real time?
Start to finish including Travel was 6 hours
that thing fought you every inch, but as usual you won in the end
Do you have a video of everything done to the jeep?
Who sets the park break and puts it in park while they're being swept down steam? Sounds like insurance fraud to me
If the customer was in it, he would not be the customer.
The keys are locked inside. How will we ever get in? (The back window is busted out). 😂
New name
Specialty off-road recovery
The car pictured in the flood is different than the one you got out
Yes it’s just an example of what happen
All I can say is get under the car and cut the emergency brake cable to unlock the tires so it can roll and not drag. Gotta be smarter than that.
Brake shoes rusted to drum
Not the cable 🤦♂️
Very good job!
Thank you, glad you liked it
@@matt.mckinzie Great camera work as well.
God bless you guys.
Alls he said in his answer is where would you like me to drop it off?
Nothing like taking a junk car for a drag through the woods... Kind of reminds me of leash training a stubborn dog... Or a really big dog pulling a kid along for a walk... No worries, it will all wash out and you'll see it on someone's sketchy used car lot in a few weeks...
I hope you made a HEALTHY payday from that. Especially when insurance knew nobody else could or would.... Specialty service... I bet the Dodge could've gotten it out, but I kinda doubt it has Lockers for the Ruts & uneven terrain. I did see the LR wheel slowly start to break free from the rusted E brake... but still not enough to help... I've done a couple submerged vehicles & the Silt & mud buildup inside is ridiculously heavy... doubles the weight of the vehicle if there's much in it.
Yeah it’s about 2 hours from us
So we wasn’t exactly sure what we were dealing with
So better safe than sorry so
We brought the jeep
But could have gotten with the dodge with some winch extensions and redirects
Lockers may be coming 😉
Matt :: while still in Florida you did load cell test in sand on Pull Pal 11000 ,,, 3400-3500 max think ,,, what you think max resistance on 16000 PPal in wet loamy over clay soil for 2:1 anchoring Jeep and 2:1 offset anchor ?? ,,,,, thx
Harder the ground
Higher the resistance but harder to get to bite in
Sometimes I have had to dig a starter hole and then put in it
If it’s dry hard and rocky it likes to climb out instead of digging in
We have plans on doing more testing here someday soon
@@matt.mckinzie thx Matt 👍
Excellent recovery. Owner is a lying Fool!
If insurance company pay out more than $20 on that old rust bucket they been skinned
Some people have no conscience!
I assume thats up around the Sylamore area? I live in Damascus and i know that they had a bad flood up around Sylamore and the middle to lower buffalo earlier this year
10 miles due north of big flat
So pretty much the same area
Good thing you turned on those yellow flashing lights on the roof. That place seems like a hub of activity.
We turned them on because a delivery van came down the road
So yes we turned them on while blocking the road
Awesome Matt
Really like your channel.
Did you get paid for the job or by the hour?
We quoted them a price, we did the job they paid
Smells like someone taking advantage of some freak weather
Arkansas is tough on cars!
It can be
Just like any other places
Love the videos. Would love to see the dually on some mud grapplers or tsls..... just saying
Oh we may be doing that in the near future 😉
They said it was in neutral but none of the wheels were turning. They may have been mistaken.
We also said they were rusted up and stuck
I thought you said you put it in neutral.
Man, what a drag.
What is ?
Video needs more crying over snatch rings. I’m here for that.
What brand is that sling thing you wrapped around the dead tree?
Certified sling (brand)
Endless loop (style)
@@matt.mckinzie Thanks Brother!
Just needs a car wash,vacuum interior, it will be good to go lol
Idea: Fire wood and wrecker service.
Great recovery
Every company said no. Payment issues I presume from the insurer.
Nope
Insurance wrote a check and picked it up already
@matt.mckinzie good for you.
Why are the insurance wanting to recover that. They should write it off
They paid the bill and sent it to the auction yard
They are responsible for the removal of there junk, they cannot legally leave it to pollute the environment....
Release the parking break.
Why the overhead flashing lights. Not too much traffic there. Lol
Was a vehicle coming
Had to have them wait for a minute for the final pull to be completed
It is hunting season
Dad Blame Guy's how come you don't release the parking brake and it would pull out much easier !
Parking brake was released
Those rear wheels are not turning, they are just dragging
New sub, because I appreciate the focus on off-road recovery. I followed the other Matt for a long time until the channel became more about TH-cam and less about off road recovery. Same with Rory's channel. Please don't publish every day just to feed the YT money machine. Nobody's life is that interesting and I don't care what you ate for lunch. Keep up the quality __off road recovery videos__ and people will notice, subscribe and buy the merch. Thanks folks.
Great job.
I think it'll probably buff out.....
possibly a write-off?
So why aren't the freekin wheels turning ???
Rusted up
Full of dirt
sell me that big log... nice piece of wood... but , flooded salvage cars... are scrap...
Take Off The Licence Plate!!🤪🤪🤪🤪