I don't know much about the desert but I can tell you I wouldn't deny someone help even if the devil himself was coming down the trail. Thanks for the video.
Anyone criticizing the rescue of that trunk needs to explain how "leaving it there" was better for the environment and natural beauty. Sometimes a situation requires the least bad choice. That was one of my favorite videos on this channel, particularly due to the difficulty.
@@johnchedsey1306 Indeed. The word missing from the vocabulary of the critics is "remediation". Very common practice in many industries. Responsible action from those that love the trails. Perfect? No. Does it give nature a fighting chance? Indeed it does.
@@mijourthe only (and I mean only) way he could have done it without stomping the place would be Blackhawk in, hover and lift it out. But that's a 5 minute video if you try hard. Nowhere near enough drama for him and he can't be seen driving every vehicle in an operation doing it. Guarantee that was not their plan.
Shaun is a bad ass. With vice grips. Much respect brother for not giving up. The only difference between a stumbling block and a stepping stone is how high you willing to lift your foot.
I would never say no to a guy broke down in the fricken' desert and needing to help others. It would have been a quick trip. Now, Mr. "I need to set up camp before dark'"will get it all back in karma. One day he'll need help out there. And Shawn, you are a freaking animal changing a tire with a vice grip! Anyway....You all are a solid crew!
he was a "injun" thats why lol jk dont know how many tourist i helped that broke down on the rez u just dont leave ppl stranded in the middle of nowhere
@@jasonbecker4997 to be fair, I think most off-roaders would help. The guy who was too worried about setting up camp instead of helping was more of an exception than a rule. Still, asshats like him do exist.
People can be heartless. Local guy was on his way home from the bar one night and turned down the wrong road. While trying to turn around he got stuck. A local rancher saw him and didn't help, said his livestock were his only concern. The guy had some health issues and tried to walk home. The next day they had a bunch of search parties looking for him, he was found a week or so later, died less than 1/2 mile from his house.
No attempts to sugar coat it. Sh*t happens and they deal with it and take personal responsibility for it. I wish more people had these qualities instead of having excuses for everything. Just one of many reasons I love this channel.
This week on Trailmater, Rori breaks Big Blue while tempers flare out of control. Will the team hold together when everything is breaking down? Rori: uh oh! It broke. Mike: Well shoot! Want me to walk to service to call Shawn?
I love Mikes comments about where they and the history. I love Sean’s abilities to repair stuff without the proper tools. Rory, I like you most because you are very good at trail repairs and you always have the best solution to whatever problem you face!
When looking up at the scenery above, I thought "This is a good place for an ambush." I'm glad Mike takes the time to show everything around you. And finally, when all the children are safe at home, all's well in the world.
You gotta love the Can Do, self-reliant, fix it where it sits with the resources at hand mentality and work ethic of the Trailmater crew. No ninnies allowed here. The world should take note. Thanks for another excellent video!
Well the recovery of the Jeep went smooth until the chains came loose and they stopped to tighten them and Blues starter decided "ok I'm done"! Shawn brought the Dodge out with the overland trailer to pickup the Jeep, but he got a flat on it and couldn't find the lug wrench so hear we go with the Old VGG SPECIAL TOOL Vice Grips! Any way the new high torque starter should last much longer and the wiring issue is fixed. Good video and Mike shows some beautiful scenery!
I found a new level of enjoyment looking at the scenery with that big block burbling along in the background. Thanks Guys! Lug nuts with vice grips?? Shawn gets the gold star for effort there.
Gorgeous gorges! Mike always captures the most spectacular scenery! And I love his geology, flora and fauna lessons. Recoveries are just bonus content... 😂Thanks Guys!😂
A piss poor excuse from that dude. The trail was as beautiful as ever, and you guys were excellent as usual. Shawn needs a vice grip holster now as his tool of choice. Great video, Team TrailMater to the rescue twice😅
Just in case you didn't remember, I'm gonna remind you. You know what winners do they never quit! Quitters never win. Sean. was going for that tire with the vice grips. Great video. They're not all easy, but you guys got it done! Thank You
Monday on a Monday is the perfect way to describe a day of multiple difficulties. You guys always have a great way to word things. You do a great job protecting the trails and helping the community. So glad to see that you got over all the obstacles of the day and kept a good vibe on your way back to fix “old blue”.
Cinematography by Mike, excellent, beautifully country can be deceptive, rugged, rough, and demanding, great example of crew working, problem solving, Shaun’s improvisation, installing new starter, and rerouting wiring, Cory lying on his back, crew members supporting each, and having fun, although not fun all of time, many reasons why I enjoy watching, thank you for taking me along for the ride.
I went to coffee this morning in Grass Valley, california. And one of the guys I talked to was wearing a Trail Mater t-shirt today... 0:28 He beet me to it.
Mike and Shawn, it was cool meeting you guys. I appreciate all the trail recommendations you gave me so I didn't mess up and have to call for a recovery on my motorcycle. I spent a week in Moab and had a blast.
Great recoverys !...... one thing that I love is when they(cam man) points his finger and says...."they are right there"....the scenery and trails are breath taking and orgasmic....so many beautiful formations....thanks (to the whole crew)so much for taking us along !!
I'm so happy to see the channel growing with subscribers. Y'all deserve to have the Trail Mater team recovery and repair content spread through out the globe.
Hurrah Pass is one of the more underrated trails for scenery in Moab. Not difficult making it pretty accessible for most vehicles with good tires and has breath taking scenery for days. Absolutely worth a visit.
There's an old saying: "the cobbler's children go barefoot." You spend so much time fixing everybody else's breakdowns you get caught short with your own!
I got to meet Shawn about a month at the shop I missed Rory and Mike by seconds they were taking off on a recovery. I love watching you guys are a fun crew. Maybe next time I’ll get to meet the whole crew together.
Years ago a friend crashed his ATV in the central Nevada desert. I rode back to camp to get his truck. On the way back, a tire got shredded on the shale. He had big tires. So I had to swap a rear tire to the front and then put the spare on the rear. I did have jack and wrench, but what a PITA. Picked him (and quad).. halfway back to camp lost another tire. Thankfully after a number of hours somebody gave us a ride back to camp so we could regroup and figure it out.
That recovery went like one of my plumbing projects. Shawn needs to be made to sit in a corner and read the owners manual of all the shop vehicles so he knows how to change tires without the use of vise grips. Lol. You guys never give up though, 3 men after my own heart, make it happen. ALWAYS! Great job.
Couple of things. That landscape is so beautiful it must be sacred to the First Nation people and those that followed. And, for a person not to help another on the trail is bad form and I’m certain that gentleman is going to have some unfortunate hoodoo come his way.
That night sky and town lights timelapse shot was incredible! I love the color of the rocks there after the rain gets them wet. A whole new set of colors. Mike, you are getting epically beautiful footage! Well done. You guys ought to do an extra video of just all the beautiful scenery clips from all your recoveries b roll. I would watch it repeatedly! No music, of course. Just the normal truck and trail sounds, or no sound at all if you dont want the conversations in it. Lol. Im sorry about the sucky breakdowns. Btdt. Hubby blew the head gasket on our 4Runner, we figured he would just take my car to work next day. Nope. Starter failed. Luckily we werent out in the desert, ours were both near home and at home. You guys are a great rescue crew because you can self-rescue as well. Im sure there were some choice guy-words being used that day. Lol. That's what my dad called them. You always have to find just the right guy-word to use to make things work during repairs. Sometimes you go through a lot before you hit the right one and the bolt loosens or part finally comes off or piece fits back on right. 😂 I guess a sort of upside on all your breakdowns is you always feel empathy for your customers cuz youve btdt too. Thanks for continuing to have great videos.
I believe strongly in the philosophy of "if it ain't broke don't fix it" but also "it won't break if it don't get used" Great work guys, love the scenery shots. 😁
Oh wow. I'm not sure that I've ever seen that horseshoe shaped trail with the canyon that you were on one minute into this video. If I have seen it in your videos, it might not have been from that angle. At any rate, That looks amazing! Simply stunning!
Pop the clutch..that's what my generation called it back in the day..my 64 chev impala was no starter for awhile so being a manual and parking it on a hill it was no problem to get ur Goin.. I learned a Lil trick if I didn't get enough speed to pop it when my batt was low..I'd hit the key as I let out the clutch and between the 2 it would usually start
That yellow Jeep looks just like mine! I call mine Yellow Fever because someone told me my Jeep looked sic! Looks like you're having one of my days. My truck broke down, and Yellow Fever is marking its territory from the trans pan gasket. Guess it's that time of year.
Thanks for a great rescue video! Incredible area you work in. Beautiful and "it can kill you" if you don't respect it and prepare for it. Carry On Sir!
You guys are the real deal, remind me of my co workers from the pipefitting trade. Our surroundings were not quite as scenic as yours but being 300 foot up on a blast furnace overlooking Lake Michigan has its own merit. You have a great crew and your videographer does an outstanding job. As always what I want to view closer he zooms in or changes camera viewpoint and angle. He is a craftsman and an artist. Love to see you stick welding as all the broken stuff has no penetration into the parent metal of the attachment Maybe a first pass of some 6010 might at least help to burn in over the grease and rust. Of course field repairs are maybe by nature less than permanent. A few possibly unwelcome safety issues have been observed wear some sleeves while welding (bare foot?) Yep it was an homage. Sugary drinks can maybe put you on your way to diabetes. You guys are the salt of the earth hope you all prosper and have a long and joyous life. You have by way of your video productions made visible what these trails through these unbelievable Utah vistas unfold. Thanks for all you do.
This is real world situations. Even the best in the business has to overcome the unexpected obstacles, but true to form, the Trailmater team gets it done and us viewers win with another exceptional video!
My favorite part was when Shawn is explaining the dire situation and then says, 'but look how nice it is out here.' That's the attitude you gotta have. On the starter, were you guys running the brace at the back of the starter to the block? Most people don't put them back on but they really help.
I had a 1964 1-ton Chevy with an in-line 6, manual 3-speed school bus engine/transmission. It was set up with duallies and would climb a tree if it kept traction. I hauled firewood with it in Indiana. Like Blue, it had leaf spring bed levellers (overloads). I often loaded it with wet logs, piled way above the cab and tied them down with straps. With that load, it would settle nicely on the levellers and be happy as a clam. Thx for the memory.
Don't know if you'll need it but an old racing trick for starting high compression race engines is to put starter and ignition on separate switches so you can get the starter up to speed before you hit the spark.
Man it sicked that both Blue and the white truck have a break down on this recovery One with what sounded like a started issue and one with a Flat. When it rains it pours. You guys seems to be hitting a string of bad luck lately with your rigs both your personal rigs and the ones for the company. Really hope it turns around for you guys soon.
Do you have a buss bar on the positive side of your battery in Ol' Blue. A buss bar makes for a neater distribution network for all the connections to the battery.
Don't know if Rory reads, but as somebody that worked every day with a sling on tow truck for years I could offer some advice to prevent damage. Get a hardwood 4X4 about 40 inches long. Once chains hooked axle (whatever) to bottom of sling, place 4X4 so chains lift on frame. This reduces lift on bumper, force on straps to bumper is mostly back, bumper designed to resist. Next, the chains from bottom to top of sling should have slack, unless towing a wreck that could cut straps. Straps should lift bottom of sling, chain should only catch it if strap breaks. If you had a camera on it I bet you would see the lower winch line got tight to cause the partial unhook. That truck, or trailmater; Late 50s cars w Continental Kit, (Long rear overhang) or towing out of parking garage (lowered boom), could not lift car high enough to keep front tires off ground. Pull front wheels, tow at ride height. Would that work on your rough ground?
I don't know much about the desert but I can tell you I wouldn't deny someone help even if the devil himself was coming down the trail. Thanks for the video.
Yeah Karma's a bitC# . I would not want to be that dude .
yes how long would it of taken some people are ass wipes
The moral of the story is you always help the next guy who needs help because you mite be stuck and the guy you help will you or give you the finger
No desert by me, but guaranteed in winter, i have a shovel in my subaru for myself or possibly helping others.
Right
Anyone criticizing the rescue of that trunk needs to explain how "leaving it there" was better for the environment and natural beauty. Sometimes a situation requires the least bad choice. That was one of my favorite videos on this channel, particularly due to the difficulty.
@@johnchedsey1306 Indeed. The word missing from the vocabulary of the critics is "remediation". Very common practice in many industries. Responsible action from those that love the trails. Perfect? No. Does it give nature a fighting chance? Indeed it does.
Imagine the mess Heavy D would have made if he got the job
@@mijourthe only (and I mean only) way he could have done it without stomping the place would be Blackhawk in, hover and lift it out. But that's a 5 minute video if you try hard. Nowhere near enough drama for him and he can't be seen driving every vehicle in an operation doing it. Guarantee that was not their plan.
@@zyeborm heavy D tried to get the job and he would do it for free But the BLM told him no due to past recoveries that destroyed some area
Shaun is a bad ass. With vice grips. Much respect brother for not giving up. The only difference between a stumbling block and a stepping stone is how high you willing to lift your foot.
And watching the picture get dimmer and dimmer with each bolt.
How the hell do you see someone in trouble, and refuse to help?!
wow
That's just not right
Agreed! That's just wrong!
Karma will find you and she can be a very cruel mistress.
Yea, that's a total dick move.
@@bicentennialamerican4200 one can hope
"I wrote 15/16" in the dirt" LOL, I love that.
It was getting too dark for smoke signals.
He is wise in the ways of the Land.
I would never say no to a guy broke down in the fricken' desert and needing to help others. It would have been a quick trip. Now, Mr. "I need to set up camp before dark'"will get it all back in karma. One day he'll need help out there. And Shawn, you are a freaking animal changing a tire with a vice grip! Anyway....You all are a solid crew!
And he learned where the tire iron and jack were in Dodges.
Setup camp with your headlamp. That was not a cool thing to abandon someone with a flat tire
he was a "injun" thats why lol jk dont know how many tourist i helped that broke down on the rez u just dont leave ppl stranded in the middle of nowhere
Who the heck would say no when someone is stranded in the middle of the dessert? Rough day, thanks for sharing.
Unfortunately, a lot of people these days care about nothing more than themselves.
@@jasonbecker4997 to be fair, I think most off-roaders would help. The guy who was too worried about setting up camp instead of helping was more of an exception than a rule. Still, asshats like him do exist.
Damn Shawn. Lug nuts with vice grips? You're the man!
hahahah... funny.. when your mad at it.... It is "the green truck" and Not "Ol' Blue"
WTF you ask someone for help and he refuses to help. Thats BS man sorry that happened
People can be heartless. Local guy was on his way home from the bar one night and turned down the wrong road. While trying to turn around he got stuck. A local rancher saw him and didn't help, said his livestock were his only concern. The guy had some health issues and tried to walk home. The next day they had a bunch of search parties looking for him, he was found a week or so later, died less than 1/2 mile from his house.
Thank you Rory and crew for the adventure , seeing some beautiful scenery and glad you that you guys didn't have to spend the night out there !
No attempts to sugar coat it. Sh*t happens and they deal with it and take personal responsibility for it. I wish more people had these qualities instead of having excuses for everything. Just one of many reasons I love this channel.
This week on Trailmater, Rori breaks Big Blue while tempers flare out of control. Will the team hold together when everything is breaking down?
Rori: uh oh! It broke.
Mike: Well shoot! Want me to walk to service to call Shawn?
@@cojones8518 the DRAMA oh the DRAMA.😂
Cool that you cleaned up after hauling that truck out. Sad that it was to prevent others from thinking it was a new trail. Nice self trail repair!
Man I’d say you guys do the best camera work in any recovery jobs on TH-cam
I love Mikes comments about where they and the history. I love Sean’s abilities to repair stuff without the proper tools.
Rory, I like you most because you are very good at trail repairs and you always have the best solution to whatever problem you face!
Unbelievable that you cannot stop and help. I always stop and check in with anyone stopped on the trail, regardless of if they are broke down or not.
When looking up at the scenery above, I thought "This is a good place for an ambush." I'm glad Mike takes the time to show everything around you. And finally, when all the children are safe at home, all's well in the world.
I love that scenery, the main reason I watch recovery videos
I enjoy the people on the show,but the scenery is grate.
You gotta love the Can Do, self-reliant, fix it where it sits with the resources at hand mentality and work ethic of the Trailmater crew. No ninnies allowed here. The world should take note.
Thanks for another excellent video!
Well the recovery of the Jeep went smooth until the chains came loose and they stopped to tighten them and Blues starter decided "ok I'm done"! Shawn brought the Dodge out with the overland trailer to pickup the Jeep, but he got a flat on it and couldn't find the lug wrench so hear we go with the Old VGG SPECIAL TOOL Vice Grips! Any way the new high torque starter should last much longer and the wiring issue is fixed. Good video and Mike shows some beautiful scenery!
I found a new level of enjoyment looking at the scenery with that big block burbling along in the background. Thanks Guys! Lug nuts with vice grips?? Shawn gets the gold star for effort there.
The sound of a GM starter takes me back to high school. It's like screechy music to my ears. 😄
Gorgeous gorges! Mike always captures the most spectacular scenery!
And I love his geology, flora and fauna lessons.
Recoveries are just bonus content...
😂Thanks Guys!😂
Amazing Scenery! I'm wondering how the guys got those rocks balanced up there. Surely Mike will give us the secret.
Shawn, you’re a beast. Great shots Mike. Cheer up Rory. Thanks again fellas.
A piss poor excuse from that dude.
The trail was as beautiful as ever, and you guys were excellent as usual.
Shawn needs a vice grip holster now as his tool of choice.
Great video, Team TrailMater to the rescue twice😅
Just in case you didn't remember, I'm gonna remind you.
You know what winners do they never quit!
Quitters never win.
Sean. was going for that tire with the vice grips.
Great video. They're not all easy, but you guys got it done!
Thank You
Monday on a Monday is the perfect way to describe a day of multiple difficulties. You guys always have a great way to word things. You do a great job protecting the trails and helping the community. So glad to see that you got over all the obstacles of the day and kept a good vibe on your way back to fix “old blue”.
When your towingsomething out you also need to watch for them rockpeckers, they can do alot of damage very quickly to a rig.
The cameras on the towed rig keeps them away, They will never get caught on camera. Like bigfoot!!! lol
When the going gets tough the tough get innovative
"Necessity is the mother of invention" --
Cinematography by Mike, excellent, beautifully country can be deceptive, rugged, rough, and demanding, great example of crew working, problem solving, Shaun’s improvisation, installing new starter, and rerouting wiring, Cory lying on his back, crew members supporting each, and having fun, although not fun all of time, many reasons why I enjoy watching, thank you for taking me along for the ride.
I went to coffee this morning in Grass Valley, california. And one of the guys I talked to was wearing a Trail Mater t-shirt today... 0:28 He beet me to it.
Awesome scenery. Most people wouldn't have the nerve to drive that trail but it's just a walk in the park for you guys. Thanks for sharing
A lot of guys only show the good stuff. Ya'll keep it real and show everything. Respect
That scenery is just breathtaking 😮
Blue's whole engine bay is so badazz
Mike and Shawn, it was cool meeting you guys. I appreciate all the trail recommendations you gave me so I didn't mess up and have to call for a recovery on my motorcycle. I spent a week in Moab and had a blast.
Great recoverys !...... one thing that I love is when they(cam man) points his finger and says...."they are right there"....the scenery and trails are breath taking and orgasmic....so many beautiful formations....thanks (to the whole crew)so much for taking us along !!
Places not to be in a cloudburst. Thanks Rory, and thanks team, good work, much obliged for the shots of God`s handywork.
I love it when people work on their solutions in stead of their problems
I'm so happy to see the channel growing with subscribers. Y'all deserve to have the Trail Mater team recovery and repair content spread through out the globe.
When Murphey goes along for the recovery ! That Sux ! Thanks for sharing your Misery !
Thanks Mike for all the stunning scenery shots. Just awesome!!
Oh wow... bad to worse is right 🙂 vice grips... incredible Shawn 🙂 The guy who refused to help may need your help one day maybe 😉 Thanks for sharing
Oh man, It is always something. But the Trailmater crew always prevails !!!!! Have a great weekend guys 🎉🎉
Thank you for watching!
Not wishing you any bad luck but it's nice to know that things break on your vehicles too...... It's a reality check.
Hurrah Pass is one of the more underrated trails for scenery in Moab. Not difficult making it pretty accessible for most vehicles with good tires and has breath taking scenery for days. Absolutely worth a visit.
Strongest damn pair of vice grips ever lmao
There's an old saying: "the cobbler's children go barefoot." You spend so much time fixing everybody else's breakdowns you get caught short with your own!
I love watching capable people fix things.
No one should ever question you and your crew love and respect of the land
I got to meet Shawn about a month at the shop I missed Rory and Mike by seconds they were taking off on a recovery. I love watching you guys are a fun crew. Maybe next time I’ll get to meet the whole crew together.
Nice photography this week. The overcast skies give lots of contrast to the desert.
Once on a Dodge I couldn't find the tire changing tools.
😢
Rory i love watching your recoverys because you film some very beautiful country and you have an amazing crew that works with you.
Absolutely love the views Mike captures for us to see
I dont think I’d ever have thunk of looking under the passenger seat. Great content as always - thanks so much
The scenery continues to be awesome in addition to the recoveries. I also keep voting for you and Colt in the onX off-road challenge.
Old Blue is rolling again! Eddie
gotdayum shawn has some bazookas for arms, taking off lugnuts with some freaking vice grips
Legs of steel too!
WOW. Some scenery.
Years ago a friend crashed his ATV in the central Nevada desert. I rode back to camp to get his truck. On the way back, a tire got shredded on the shale. He had big tires. So I had to swap a rear tire to the front and then put the spare on the rear. I did have jack and wrench, but what a PITA. Picked him (and quad).. halfway back to camp lost another tire. Thankfully after a number of hours somebody gave us a ride back to camp so we could regroup and figure it out.
I can’t imagine people who are in the recovery business not have the basic tools to keep going ??? Keep up the good work.
Well, that was a sucky day! Thanks for brining us along.
Thanks for the laughs on life boys, we all get days like that 😅 always real deal TV with OG Rory
Love how the most beautiful landscapes start a very long challenging day.
Hope you don't get tired of making my day every time a new video posts. Thank you.
That recovery went like one of my plumbing projects. Shawn needs to be made to sit in a corner and read the owners manual of all the shop vehicles so he knows how to change tires without the use of vise grips. Lol. You guys never give up though, 3 men after my own heart, make it happen. ALWAYS! Great job.
Couple of things. That landscape is so beautiful it must be sacred to the First Nation people and those that followed. And, for a person not to help another on the trail is bad form and I’m certain that gentleman is going to have some unfortunate hoodoo come his way.
That night sky and town lights timelapse shot was incredible!
I love the color of the rocks there after the rain gets them wet. A whole new set of colors.
Mike, you are getting epically beautiful footage! Well done. You guys ought to do an extra video of just all the beautiful scenery clips from all your recoveries b roll. I would watch it repeatedly! No music, of course. Just the normal truck and trail sounds, or no sound at all if you dont want the conversations in it. Lol.
Im sorry about the sucky breakdowns. Btdt. Hubby blew the head gasket on our 4Runner, we figured he would just take my car to work next day. Nope. Starter failed. Luckily we werent out in the desert, ours were both near home and at home.
You guys are a great rescue crew because you can self-rescue as well. Im sure there were some choice guy-words being used that day. Lol. That's what my dad called them. You always have to find just the right guy-word to use to make things work during repairs. Sometimes you go through a lot before you hit the right one and the bolt loosens or part finally comes off or piece fits back on right. 😂
I guess a sort of upside on all your breakdowns is you always feel empathy for your customers cuz youve btdt too.
Thanks for continuing to have great videos.
I believe strongly in the philosophy of "if it ain't broke don't fix it" but also "it won't break if it don't get used"
Great work guys, love the scenery shots. 😁
It seems that Jeep is contagious. Just Empty Everyone's Pockets.
Oh wow. I'm not sure that I've ever seen that horseshoe shaped trail with the canyon that you were on one minute into this video. If I have seen it in your videos, it might not have been from that angle.
At any rate, That looks amazing! Simply stunning!
Pop the clutch..that's what my generation called it back in the day..my 64 chev impala was no starter for awhile so being a manual and parking it on a hill it was no problem to get ur Goin.. I learned a Lil trick if I didn't get enough speed to pop it when my batt was low..I'd hit the key as I let out the clutch and between the 2 it would usually start
That yellow Jeep looks just like mine! I call mine Yellow Fever because someone told me my Jeep looked sic! Looks like you're having one of my days. My truck broke down, and Yellow Fever is marking its territory from the trans pan gasket. Guess it's that time of year.
Thanks for a great rescue video! Incredible area you work in. Beautiful and "it can kill you" if you don't respect it and prepare for it. Carry On Sir!
Nice work guys. I love the channel 👍🇺🇸
You guys are the real deal, remind me of my co workers from the pipefitting trade. Our surroundings were not quite as scenic as yours but being 300 foot up on a blast furnace overlooking Lake Michigan has its own merit. You have a great crew and your videographer does an outstanding job. As always what I want to view closer he zooms in or changes camera viewpoint and angle. He is a craftsman and an artist. Love to see you stick welding as all the broken stuff has no penetration into the parent metal of the attachment Maybe a first pass of some 6010 might at least help to burn in over the grease and rust. Of course field repairs are maybe by nature less than permanent. A few possibly unwelcome safety issues have been observed wear some sleeves while welding (bare foot?) Yep it was an homage. Sugary drinks can maybe put you on your way to diabetes. You guys are the salt of the earth hope you all prosper and have a long and joyous life. You have by way of your video productions made visible what these trails through these unbelievable Utah vistas unfold. Thanks for all you do.
This is real world situations. Even the best in the business has to overcome the unexpected obstacles, but true to form, the Trailmater team gets it done and us viewers win with another exceptional video!
Excellent photography Mike.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
The only advantages to changing the starter the next day is that the engine is cold and the frustration level has subsided some. Good videos.
My favorite part was when Shawn is explaining the dire situation and then says, 'but look how nice it is out here.' That's the attitude you gotta have. On the starter, were you guys running the brace at the back of the starter to the block? Most people don't put them back on but they really help.
Just shows that not all days are text book days, thanks for bringing us along,someone turned Shawn down for a ride? Missed great chat time
What an incredible workplace, balancing rocks are awesome. Thanks guys, glad you got the problems sorted.
One of the best yet!!
I had a 1964 1-ton Chevy with an in-line 6, manual 3-speed school bus engine/transmission. It was set up with duallies and would climb a tree if it kept traction. I hauled firewood with it in Indiana. Like Blue, it had leaf spring bed levellers (overloads). I often loaded it with wet logs, piled way above the cab and tied them down with straps. With that load, it would settle nicely on the levellers and be happy as a clam. Thx for the memory.
Don't know if you'll need it but an old racing trick for starting high compression race engines is to put starter and ignition on separate switches so you can get the starter up to speed before you hit the spark.
You live in some of the most beautiful landscapes I’ve ever seen
Spectacularly beautiful and brutal...just another Monday for Trailmater!
Sean putting the fear in the desert sheeple...Karma is a hell of a thing🐑!
Man it sicked that both Blue and the white truck have a break down on this recovery One with what sounded like a started issue and one with a Flat. When it rains it pours. You guys seems to be hitting a string of bad luck lately with your rigs both your personal rigs and the ones for the company. Really hope it turns around for you guys soon.
Do you have a buss bar on the positive side of your battery in Ol' Blue. A buss bar makes for a neater distribution network for all the connections to the battery.
I have never and never will leave anyone strand on land or water. Glad you were able to self recover
Well done men. Tough break on the JEEP fender....
Don't know if Rory reads, but as somebody that worked every day with a sling on tow truck for years I could offer some advice to prevent damage.
Get a hardwood 4X4 about 40 inches long. Once chains hooked axle (whatever) to bottom of sling, place 4X4 so chains lift on frame. This reduces lift on bumper, force on straps to bumper is mostly back, bumper designed to resist.
Next, the chains from bottom to top of sling should have slack, unless towing a wreck that could cut straps. Straps should lift bottom of sling, chain should only catch it if strap breaks.
If you had a camera on it I bet you would see the lower winch line got tight to cause the partial unhook.
That truck, or trailmater; Late 50s cars w Continental Kit, (Long rear overhang) or towing out of parking garage (lowered boom), could not lift car high enough to keep front tires off ground. Pull front wheels, tow at ride height. Would that work on your rough ground?
The guy that wouldn't give you a ride is an @$$
Here for the scenery. Epic.
J'ai toujours autant de plaisir à regarder ces vidéos qui sont vraiment superbes . Continuez comme ça ne changez rien . 👍
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Another beautiful day!!
Things happen Tisk tisk, thanks for showing us your country where you work and play
I was thinking about the factory lug wrench under the seat Shawn 😂
@0.40 such beautiful country, wow.
Great video thanks for sharing