In Florida we get line trucks stuck in fire lanes when servicing power lines and just hop on the old Ford 8 N Tractor and go pull them out, we Always Help out the Men that risk their lives in Storms to keep power on in our community and Appreciate the Service Worker as Essential
I have seen another towing channel, "ron pratt" use heavy timbers between the tandem axles on his heavy recovery tow truck to build resistance for winching. I guess everybody has their tricks for their environment@jimsmith9819
When I'm pulling vehicles stuck bad I prefer to leave them in neutral. It's tempting to try to help the winch, but spinning is worse than no help. A really good driver in the stuck vehicle can sometimes make it worth having it in gear, but it takes a fine touch on both the throttle and brake.
We use excavators in situations like this, you can lift and pull at the same time. But you got her out and in the end that's all that matters. Your Gladiator is a weapon very impressive
Patience and good technique! Also noticed multiple times you call out where people should NOT go while the winch line is under tension. Good attention to detail, and showing that you have a mind on the big picture, and not just a "get out of the hole" mentality. Excellent vid!
I have that exact truck in a 550 4x4, it does not like anything soft! Sand or mud it does not matter, it sinks like a rock. I use the low range quite a bit for getting over curbs and gutters to get into yards, never though about hitting the mud with it.......Nice job. Mine weighs 13,600 empty at the landfill, but loaded with saws, ladders, gear, guys, your getting towards 16k. We got mine hung up in a little ditch that looked pretty hard, back tires cut right through to nasty Fl mud. We have a winch truck on site to pull debris out, so no big deal. That job you did was a big deal. Cool rigging!!! I learn a lot watching how you get it done. We are in Brevard County, Fl. so its the same nasty black mud as on that powerline .
I've heard similar experiences with 450/550s. I'd highly recommend moving to a 245 or 265 tire. The difference is night and day. We've run 245s on our F-550 Extended Cab service trucks (GVW is 19,500) and full tank of fuel we're between 19,400 and 19,475). With even a step to 245s we've seen trucks in 2wd go where trucks in 4x4 with 225s struggled. These trucks operate from Brooksville to Sarasota and Palm Bay to Key Largo so we see all types of underfoot conditions.
Kudos to the guy that says “try not to spin”. I thought that was the best show of experience of that recovery. I love to winch or see winching out of deep mud. Good job!
I’m interested to know what the long term fatigue will be on the Gladiator frame. That thing sees some pressure that Jeep probably never tested it for. Either way, impressive use of ropes, winches, and blocks 👌🏼
Such an insult for a company to send their man out unequipped like that. Around here some of the trucks are lifted with decent tires, the larger ones have a front axle added
Taking a truck that weights in around 16,000 pounds Off road with Highway tires on all 6 rims is just stupid if not asking for trouble. Four wheel drive only works when the vehicle has tires that are capable of bitting into the ground, mud, rocks etc. I pulled many heavy equipment type trucks out of mud in days in the Towing industry and I always informed my customers to consider buying, running the proper tires or they would keep having to call me out which gets expensive fast.
Another great one. I wish I could work for you. I live in central FL. Well actually just moved to Brevard County (specifically Cocoa.) I’m always in the woods watching people get stuck and not doing very good recoveries. Mostly just not safe for the people around or their vehicles
I think they are use to hitting some mud and once you hit it, you have to commit to it. In this case, it obviously went a little longer than anticipated. Then more rain just made the hole a little deeper and longer.
Good job! When I had my wrecker service, I had a F350 4x4 dually with 9.0016 monster mudders Winch front and back and used scotch blocks off one of my heavy wreckers for stuff like that in Central Florida. A Jeep is a little light weight for stuff like that, but it looks like she gets the job done.
@@chrisE815 yep, I am impressed, believe it or not I got that 9000lb dually in plenty of tight spaces and she only almost got stuck once. And can't say I didn't use it as a bulldozer to widen the trail.
Great job getting that out of that swamp! I'd be curious to know if reducing the tire pressure on the stuck vehicle would have helped it get back on top of the soil by increasing the tire contact area? Or is that more trouble than it's worth, since you risk breaking the bead on the tire and getting a flat with possible tire damage? Thanks for sharing your adventures - I learn a lot from watching them.
His may be an odd question, but ……… Here in Australia winch truck challenge is a big thing. Warn top mount style winches with dual motors, often 12v running on 24 (yes, over speed not loaded and burn up too loaded) gives a good line speed and with the motors both spilling faster and only taking half the load, they stay cooler for longer. Do people use these in USA?
I understand about using snatch blocks to multiply the power of the wench, and the way your wheel chocks work, but I am still amazed when you manage to pull something that heavy with your lightweight jeep.
Absolutely agree And we wanted to run one but the reason we don’t is because these new jeeps run an electric hydro pump for the steering not a belt driven one We are looking at a conversion kit which is about 4 grand to convert it to a belt driven hydro pump to run a hydro winch
Stuck with street tires on it, imagine that......nice bucket truck though.....If they are going to work the lines in offroad type conditions they need to learn how to drive in situations like, mainly how to prep, prewalk the site and see if you can safely get in and ouot. Also receiver hitches and a portable winch with tow gear would not hurt to go in the truck but then we not have this grerat video
Must be a small power contractor. The big contractors all have winch dozers and they will just drag trucks from structure to structure regardless of the ground conditions or the damage it causes to the trucks. Nice job dragging them out!
@@OffRoadRecoveryLLC , wow, I've never heard of that. In that case, I would see if your transmission supports a PTO. Not likely if it's an automatic but Allison automatics do, as well as some newer large pickups, so it's not impossible.
Matt I wish you would use the English language in the first person. Example, (We are going to try a two to one line.) What you want to say is (I am going to try a two to one line.) There is no other person in the decision. Only you!
@@OffRoadRecoveryLLC A few years ago I had a very similar recovery on a telephone line truck just like this. It was a brand new f550 4 door 4x4 with tons of cable, winches, and all their gear. Supposedly they were 10 feet from the pavement when they called me. I asked if it's just 10 feet why don't you pull it out yourself... it wasn't sarcasm ...just asking. It was 2 hours away waaaaaay out in the sticks I had to go until I heard banjo and even more until the banjo faded away. 😂 So I get out there in a 2x4 f550 dual winch wrecker and I can't find this guy. I see tracks into the mountain and I drive in. I'm on road tires and risking sinking myself. 10 MILES in I find them and I lost cell signal an hour ago. They went down a ditch and up to get to their work site. It started dumping rain and they worked through it to restore power. On the way back out when they got to the ditch... they sank it hard past the frame front to back. Mud was coming out the wheels like PlayDoh. I couldn't even get my truck near it. I called my buddy with a stock 2003 7.3 F250 4x4. He had just got some nice tires like yours. It was the Firestone Destinations when they had just come out. I yanked that thing uphill with nothing but a huge chain (now I carry an elastic rope). I was so impressed with that 7.3. I love my 2004.5 Cummins but that slow poke 7.3 had the grunt to pull all that dead weight up and out of there.
A lot of places in Florida will flood very easily and you don’t have a choice, particularly if you live in an area in the country. Lots of swampy areas too.
In Florida a lot of places you are fine to drive even if it’s wet as long as you have momentum. It’s when you stop and sink like this that you run into issues.
how about dropping the backup beeper next time PLEASE!!!and by the way they sell these plastic/ rubber mats U could of put at the tires to of got it up out of the mud. just sayin....
In Florida we get line trucks stuck in fire lanes when servicing power lines and just hop on the old Ford 8 N Tractor and go pull them out, we Always Help out the Men that risk their lives in Storms to keep power on in our community and Appreciate the Service Worker as Essential
This is florida as well but that’s the difference between country and city
Not many farm tractors in the city
@offroadrecoveryFL where in Florida are you out. Down here in loxahatchee we see this stuff daily in jw corbett lol
@@allamericanlandclearing6577 Jacksonville area
Alachua near Gainesville off I-75 exit 404 @@allamericanlandclearing6577
I really like that tied-on wheel chock idea. Thats super smart
its like the "scotch blocks" we used when i was driving a wrecker back in the 70s
I have seen another towing channel, "ron pratt" use heavy timbers between the tandem axles on his heavy recovery tow truck to build resistance for winching. I guess everybody has their tricks for their environment@jimsmith9819
When I'm pulling vehicles stuck bad I prefer to leave them in neutral. It's tempting to try to help the winch, but spinning is worse than no help. A really good driver in the stuck vehicle can sometimes make it worth having it in gear, but it takes a fine touch on both the throttle and brake.
People do not understand how heavy those service trucks are! Great job
We use excavators in situations like this, you can lift and pull at the same time. But you got her out and in the end that's all that matters. Your Gladiator is a weapon very impressive
Probably the only guy in FL really putting a Jeep to work
Facts 🤣 the rest of them are stuck at the mall waiting for latte
I went to a jeep show, and all of them were owned by tiny girls. All lights and armor all.
@@keithsuggs7935
What what's wrong with ArmorAll on a Jeep?? I'm kidding I'm kidding!
@@xmo552 🤣🤣
Hey Matt !!! Nicely done again with NO damage anywhere !!! Goes to show what knowledge & experience does to ""GET--R--DONE"" !!!! 🙃😉😊👍👍👍👍👍
Patience and good technique! Also noticed multiple times you call out where people should NOT go while the winch line is under tension. Good attention to detail, and showing that you have a mind on the big picture, and not just a "get out of the hole" mentality. Excellent vid!
That was a heavy pull there. I didn't think he would ever get up out of ruts. Great job
I have that exact truck in a 550 4x4, it does not like anything soft! Sand or mud it does not matter, it sinks like a rock. I use the low range quite a bit
for getting over curbs and gutters to get into yards, never though about hitting the mud with it.......Nice job.
Mine weighs 13,600 empty at the landfill, but loaded
with saws, ladders, gear, guys, your getting towards 16k. We got mine hung up in a little ditch that looked pretty hard, back tires cut right through to nasty Fl mud. We have a winch truck on site to pull debris out, so no big deal. That job you did was a big deal. Cool rigging!!! I learn a lot watching how you get it done.
We are in Brevard County, Fl. so its the same nasty black mud as on that powerline .
I've heard similar experiences with 450/550s. I'd highly recommend moving to a 245 or 265 tire. The difference is night and day. We've run 245s on our F-550 Extended Cab service trucks (GVW is 19,500) and full tank of fuel we're between 19,400 and 19,475). With even a step to 245s we've seen trucks in 2wd go where trucks in 4x4 with 225s struggled.
These trucks operate from Brooksville to Sarasota and Palm Bay to Key Largo so we see all types of underfoot conditions.
WHEREVER DOWN HILL IS GRAVITY WILL PULL YOU IN THE MUDD UNLESS YOU HAVE TRACSION AND POWER TO PULL YOU. WEIGHT AND GRAVITY WORK AGAINST HEAVY TRUCKS
That's a fact tires make all the difference.
Don't ever underestimate the strength of a pine tree's tap root. I've seen you out in Baker County a few times. Great content. We love every video.
Hi, SOOOO easy when you know how , haha. Many thanks from UK.
Kudos to the guy that says “try not to spin”. I thought that was the best show of experience of that recovery. I love to winch or see winching out of deep mud. Good job!
Thanks Matt. I appreciate you sharing the videos. Stay safe.
Great stuff guys, love it.
Nice job !
the pull on the tree was the same!
man that was a good one thanks for sharing
I drive a 16k bucket truck, and when you pre walk the site and your heals sink in the ground, you know what's going to happen, This , lol
I’m interested to know what the long term fatigue will be on the Gladiator frame. That thing sees some pressure that Jeep probably never tested it for. Either way, impressive use of ropes, winches, and blocks 👌🏼
Such an insult for a company to send their man out unequipped like that. Around here some of the trucks are lifted with decent tires, the larger ones have a front axle added
Perfect job for my bombardier. Back in lift the backend of truck? Depends on how much it is sunk in the mud. Nice job 👍
Great highway tires
You pull them out pretty swiftly and then on to the next pull 💪💪💰💰💰
Hell of a job 👍🏻👍🏻.
Taking a truck that weights in around 16,000 pounds Off road with Highway tires on all 6 rims is just stupid if not asking for trouble. Four wheel drive only works when the vehicle has tires that are capable of bitting into the ground, mud, rocks etc. I pulled many heavy equipment type trucks out of mud in days in the Towing industry and I always informed my customers to consider buying, running the proper tires or they would keep having to call me out which gets expensive fast.
Another great one. I wish I could work for you. I live in central FL. Well actually just moved to Brevard County (specifically Cocoa.) I’m always in the woods watching people get stuck and not doing very good recoveries. Mostly just not safe for the people around or their vehicles
Great job never would of thought you would of been able to get it out with that small of truck .
At least it wasn't 2AM.
I know right
😂
Excellent recovery, and those guys will have a better idea of the limitations of their truck!
I think they are use to hitting some mud and once you hit it, you have to commit to it. In this case, it obviously went a little longer than anticipated. Then more rain just made the hole a little deeper and longer.
Good job
good recovery, that thing was really down
When the weathers like that there’s a reason we have hooks and learn to climb😆
Good job! When I had my wrecker service, I had a F350 4x4 dually with 9.0016 monster mudders Winch front and back and used scotch blocks off one of my heavy wreckers for stuff like that in Central Florida. A Jeep is a little light weight for stuff like that, but it looks like she gets the job done.
Point is its nimble and light enough to get into places heavier trucks shouldn't be.
@@chrisE815 yep, I am impressed, believe it or not I got that 9000lb dually in plenty of tight spaces and she only almost got stuck once. And can't say I didn't use it as a bulldozer to widen the trail.
The guy to call for those "Holy crap, how are we gonna get outta here" moments!!
Great job getting that out of that swamp! I'd be curious to know if reducing the tire pressure on the stuck vehicle would have helped it get back on top of the soil by increasing the tire contact area? Or is that more trouble than it's worth, since you risk breaking the bead on the tire and getting a flat with possible tire damage? Thanks for sharing your adventures - I learn a lot from watching them.
His may be an odd question, but ………
Here in Australia winch truck challenge is a big thing.
Warn top mount style winches with dual motors, often 12v running on 24 (yes, over speed not loaded and burn up too loaded) gives a good line speed and with the motors both spilling faster and only taking half the load, they stay cooler for longer.
Do people use these in USA?
I understand about using snatch blocks to multiply the power of the wench, and the way your wheel chocks work, but I am still amazed when you manage to pull something that heavy with your lightweight jeep.
If you are amazed at him pulling it out despite the weight difference, then you really don't understand snatch blocks or scotch blocks.
What were they thinking !!!! How was that boom truck going to reach those high powerlines to start with ???
Amazing what know how does for you. Thumbs up emoji times ten.
English.
I've seen that a few times over the years those trucks are so heavy they don't belong in the woods they belong on pavement
This isn't just directed to "Florida Off Road Recovery.Why doesn't anyone use a PTO driven winch?They have much more power than any electirc winch.
Absolutely agree
And we wanted to run one but the reason we don’t is because these new jeeps run an electric hydro pump for the steering not a belt driven one
We are looking at a conversion kit which is about 4 grand to convert it to a belt driven hydro pump to run a hydro winch
Ive run both kinds on Jeep CJ5's.The pto driven winch will pull down a wall!
What synthetic line size are u running on your winches
He'll yeah
Stuck with street tires on it, imagine that......nice bucket truck though.....If they are going to work the lines in offroad type conditions they need to learn how to drive in situations like, mainly how to prep, prewalk the site and see if you can safely get in and ouot. Also receiver hitches and a portable winch with tow gear would not hurt to go in the truck but then we not have this grerat video
Well at least they didn't have any gators with them 😂🎉
It is 4 wheel drive but it looks like it has street tires on it.
It's quit heavy but tires would've helped some
It's 4WD with street tires on it! LMAO!!!
No blame
Must be a small power contractor. The big contractors all have winch dozers and they will just drag trucks from structure to structure regardless of the ground conditions or the damage it causes to the trucks. Nice job dragging them out!
That ram 2500 at the end couldn’t have done that?
4:21 not in all wheel drive and front tires are all over the place! Not helping
You may want to consider a hydraulic winch.
Jeeps use an electric power steering pump
But we are looking at a belt driven high output set up
@@OffRoadRecoveryLLC , wow, I've never heard of that. In that case, I would see if your transmission supports a PTO. Not likely if it's an automatic but Allison automatics do, as well as some newer large pickups, so it's not impossible.
First time watching your channel. Do you sometimes use kinetic rope such as Yankum Rope for recoveries.
@@dennispalmer6007 yes
bro said steel rope
4wd with street tires does not mean go off-roading 😅
4wd and street tires
Street tires or not those trucks are so heavy they get stuck real easy.
Another recovery channel? Good lord. You should build the biggest of biggerest wrecker
We don’t need the biggest baddest wrecker to get it done
Why do these dummies always want to start cranking the steering wheel?
Because they don't yet understand that front tie rods break fairly easily... They will learn eventually.
I whould got a shovel and dug out from around the tires first before I start pulling
That's why he does what he does and you do what you do
Been hearing the squeaking in all your videos man,and it sounds like a straining alternator..
Hey Matt I think it's time for some more advertisement
...yea there needs to be an advertisement for every minute!
Matt I wish you would use the English language in the first person. Example, (We are going to try a two to one line.) What you want to say is (I am going to try a two to one line.) There is no other person in the decision. Only you!
Just too heavy for that wet ground
Been raining cats and dogs last few days
Every thing is too heavy for the ground right now
@@OffRoadRecoveryLLC
A few years ago I had a very similar recovery on a telephone line truck just like this. It was a brand new f550 4 door 4x4 with tons of cable, winches, and all their gear. Supposedly they were 10 feet from the pavement when they called me. I asked if it's just 10 feet why don't you pull it out yourself... it wasn't sarcasm ...just asking. It was 2 hours away waaaaaay out in the sticks I had to go until I heard banjo and even more until the banjo faded away. 😂
So I get out there in a 2x4 f550 dual winch wrecker and I can't find this guy. I see tracks into the mountain and I drive in. I'm on road tires and risking sinking myself. 10 MILES in I find them and I lost cell signal an hour ago.
They went down a ditch and up to get to their work site. It started dumping rain and they worked through it to restore power. On the way back out when they got to the ditch... they sank it hard past the frame front to back. Mud was coming out the wheels like PlayDoh.
I couldn't even get my truck near it.
I called my buddy with a stock 2003 7.3 F250 4x4. He had just got some nice tires like yours. It was the Firestone Destinations when they had just come out.
I yanked that thing uphill with nothing but a huge chain (now I carry an elastic rope). I was so impressed with that 7.3.
I love my 2004.5 Cummins but that slow poke 7.3 had the grunt to pull all that dead weight up and out of there.
Now who drives a work truck with street time out into anything in Florida that’s not paved
A simple 2x4 trick would have done the job! make tracks out of tires!
Well I would love to contract you next time to come show everyone how easily it’s done 😉
@@OffRoadRecoveryLLC
I think he's talking about strapping a 2x4 board to a wheel. It works like a paddle and lifts you out if it doesn't break.
$1500-$2000 mistake?
Was beginning to be interesting until nothing was done to kill the back up warning....
2 wheel drive? those front tires were spinning faster than it was moving
Why would anyone take a 2 wheel drive bucket truck in a area like that ?
It’s 4x4 and when they drove in there it wasn’t real bad
Last two days have been not stop rain making it worse and worse
A lot of places in Florida will flood very easily and you don’t have a choice, particularly if you live in an area in the country. Lots of swampy areas too.
Geometry wasn’t something you learned even out there
I had to turn the sound off. That BEEP< BEEP< BEEP was terribly annoying.
The inconvenience!!!!!! Ban all trucks with backup alarms!!
I put a piece of aluminum A/C duct tape over mine, it helped a lot!
Bucket truck driver should’ve done better not getting stuck in the first place.
In Florida a lot of places you are fine to drive even if it’s wet as long as you have momentum. It’s when you stop and sink like this that you run into issues.
how about dropping the backup beeper next time PLEASE!!!and by the way they sell these plastic/ rubber mats U could of put at the tires to of got it up out of the mud. just sayin....