"REACTS" A close call in a 4x4 water crossing. They nearly lost the Range Rover!

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  • @MadMatt4WD
    @MadMatt4WD  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Here is my REACTS videos playlist - its purpose is for us all learning from other people's 4x4 drives. - th-cam.com/play/PLxCUUqtm329plBAWaZBTGQolmUBJnXMDU.html

  • @micklangley5306
    @micklangley5306 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I was the driver in that video. You got it mostly right Matt 😂

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  ปีที่แล้ว

      lol. You did well. Is the rangy petrol?

    • @micklangley5306
      @micklangley5306 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks. Yes it is with megajolt. Didn’t miss a beat even when submerged

    • @mattluszczak8095
      @mattluszczak8095 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      i think i bought a bonnet from the green disco bud from your dad. well done

  • @dimitristsagdis7340
    @dimitristsagdis7340 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good for the driver keeping his cool and not panicking. As to experiences we were on a causeway once that is exposed to tidal waters and it was a short distance from what during high tide becomes an island to the mainland, I may have misinterpreted the tidal times because as we started going back I could see the water rising on the causeway pretty fast, too fast for my comfort levels, and I could feel the tires hydroplaning. I could see the end/dry-land only a few meters away but those last few meters were really scary if we make it on time before our car starts floating away.

  • @BOBANDERSON5150
    @BOBANDERSON5150 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Watching your videos from Southern California. Learned lots of Winch, Offroad Tips, and Ideas from you. Please keep them coming. Cheers!

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awesome! Thank you!

  • @deanworsley5208
    @deanworsley5208 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another well explained video Matt, I'm really enjoying these 'unpacking' videos. I reckon the fact that ol mate Mick below has stuck his hand up to say that was him doing the crossing, shows that people are not at all intimidated by your critiquing of any situation. This is excellent because you'll always get more benefit from a discussion with those who were actually there than just a rant of opinions. Great work mate, and bloody well driven Mick to get out of that one 👏👏👏

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well said and thanks mate. I really try to focus on what happened and not bad mouth the person. There are a few exceptions.

    • @deanworsley5208
      @deanworsley5208 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @MadMatt4WD it's the only real way to properly investigate an accident (not that this is an accident but it could've easily gone bad), full transparency, gather all facts and work out how to prevent recurrence.

  • @big5astra
    @big5astra ปีที่แล้ว +3

    And not only do you need traction to power the vehicle forward and to fight the water, but if your vehicle is going in deep water, the flotation/buoyancy of the car leaves you with even less traction. So deep water makes things go south exponentially.

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  ปีที่แล้ว

      100%

    • @RustyChilts
      @RustyChilts ปีที่แล้ว

      agree, most modern 4x4''s float really well.

  • @RustyCandyAdventures
    @RustyCandyAdventures 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Matt, if you see a video, heritagerat, history of bucklands Valley. In it, you see how many stamp batteries and dredges were working in the area. Bucklands there was over 60. One bridge is made up of 3 arms. So holes and rocks and gravel have been washed in. So, it needs to be taken into account when crossing rivers in the high country. Notice it is an inside bend. The heavy rocks drop out, river worn, rounded. Heavy sand. You disturb it. Think like a highbanker. It just washes away.

  • @alexeatonexploresamerica5511
    @alexeatonexploresamerica5511 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The secret is slow and steady don't let the tires Spin and you can go a lot farther

  • @rossco3775tv
    @rossco3775tv 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Looks like the confluence of the Macalister and Caledonia Rivers where the original crossing was washed out and over head high so new crossing was a less official crossing so not so much of an established line. . . Love a nice Rangie Classic dont see too many nowdsys beast of a car. .

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah I thought it looked like that area.

  • @jackfourbee3609
    @jackfourbee3609 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another great vid Matt.
    Merry Christmas to the Mad Matt team. I love this area of VIC. Nothing worse than hearing water splash against the car at that speed. Keep up the great work Matt 👏👏👏

  • @gonegliding2966
    @gonegliding2966 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Old mate did a good job getting out of that. Merry Christmas to everyone

  • @cyclemoto8744
    @cyclemoto8744 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing MM. Cheers

  • @hoyks1
    @hoyks1 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd say the last crossing was because everyone else said "Bugger that!" and old mate in the Disco had to then get back.
    I had water break over the bonnet in my sierra a few times, the back end would then start to float and it was more good luck than good management that I kept it pointed at somewhere I could get out.

  • @blackcat4370
    @blackcat4370 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Your video is great and shows the danger of river crossings!
    Here in Germany we had about 3 years ago at two regions (Eifel & Ruhrgebiet) massive floodings around some rivers, where the water was flowing thru streets and swept every away.
    There were parked cars, oil-tanks from different houses, trees and garbage cans flowing thru the streets.
    A lot of Bridges broke down, it was a horror who started at daytime end get even deadly (over 170 people died) at nighttime.
    I write these lines, because there was one video of a really stupid person going viral!
    He was driving thru the floded streets and was angry about the other cars in front of him who drove really slowly, while he was filming and live streaming his ride.
    Then he was starting crying, because his engine stoped after hydrolocked and his car began to flow without control, till the video abruptly ends.
    He and his car were found two days later about 20 Km from the place the video and Stream ended.
    Yes driving thru water is fun and a cheap underbody cleaning, but everyone should now how dangerous the waterflow can be and the most recommended knowing every driver must have is a for these conditions special prepared car!

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow what a wild story.

    • @hughgreen7826
      @hughgreen7826 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for sharing that story. It has made a lasting impression.

  • @danwinder7544
    @danwinder7544 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3 guys were drowned this week in the UK attempting a river crossing in 4x4s. I've also seen guys trapped submerged in competition trucks when they have rolled on sections that involve water. Water needs to be treat with the upmost respect because when things go wrong you won't have minutes or hours to try correct the issue, you will only have seconds.

  • @rockcrawler31
    @rockcrawler31 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'd love to learn more about hydraulic'ing engines going thru water...

    • @TACTICALNOMAD
      @TACTICALNOMAD ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ways to hydro-lock an engine:
      1. If your engine is not sealed properly, especially if you don't have a snorkel.
      2. If you stall and water flows up the exhaust into the cylinders
      3. If you back-up and water flows up the exhaust into the cylinders
      If you're driving a gas engine truck and you don't have properly sealed air filter box, valve covers, head gaskets, the intake manifold, distributor/distributor cap, loose spark plugs, improperly seated spark plugs, exhaust manifolds/headers, a crack in the exhaust pipe(s), etc..
      Diesels are not as sensitive as they don't have spark plugs, SP wires, a distributor.
      Anywhere water can seep into the engine will cause hydro-locking.

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m sure we could teach you about that. 😁

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is a mate who did his race car motor when he sent it into a massive water hole and destroyed the motor

  • @alexeatonexploresamerica5511
    @alexeatonexploresamerica5511 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was at another situation where I drove into a whole thing and it was shallow but guess what the water was up over the seat it ruined the starter and I had to get towed out to the road

  • @geoffreyfox60
    @geoffreyfox60 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Merry Christmas ⛄🎁 and happy new 🆕 year 🕛

  • @alexeatonexploresamerica5511
    @alexeatonexploresamerica5511 ปีที่แล้ว

    I did something similar to years ago my Chevy truck I had water 2 inches over the hood

  • @Sammy-Jayy
    @Sammy-Jayy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    @MadMatt, the last video "Crossing another river" looks to be the same as the first, just back the other way. You can see the fallen tree in the background and layout of the crossing is the same. Wonder if your assessment of him being knocked off the track by the water pressure was correct. Didnt want it to happen a second time.
    Really appreciate the videos and I'm learning through others as well.

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think you’re correct.

  • @user-qe3zm3tr6c
    @user-qe3zm3tr6c ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job in the Rangey well done 👍 👌

  • @kenmuggli4613
    @kenmuggli4613 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks Matt, very entertaining.

  • @chrisandshazza01
    @chrisandshazza01 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man oh man that would’ve got more than the adrenaline flowing, geezuz. I bet ya they unpacked that a 100 times around the campfire that night! Good to see it ended well, memories made right there🤘
    We had a hairy moment at the base of Hamersley Gorge in WA. Had been raining golf balls for about 4 hrs. At about 11pm we were on the Valley floor on approach to the gorge when it started filling up like a bath tub around us. Pretty scary as water looks worse at night. We were in a 76 series. We knew we couldn’t go back and had to go forward and cross a creek that was flowing quite fast - we could see the Spinifex bushes floating at quite a speed on approach (we were already in water but knew where we’d hit the creek). We were pushed sideways but got out. Our experience helped us - that road is built up so you never drive to the side of the road in case the sides are washed out. If they’re not washed out the sides will be that soft you’ll get bogged anyway. 2nd gear low range worked. I’ve been up here for 20 yrs and it’s mind blowing how fast a road can disappear. Definitely my scariest time up here. We were the last vehicle through, the next day the road was gone with 3 foot drop offs cut into the road.

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s wild. I’d be scared

  • @patrob100
    @patrob100 ปีที่แล้ว

    Were the big hole is is the main crossing to the right from a camp site but the hole is too deep. To the left of the hole is to cross the river and seems he has slipped in to the home.

  • @trickster8635
    @trickster8635 ปีที่แล้ว

    You made some good points Matt. Most video's show crossings where vehicles are going too fast across. I'm sure if you took away the water, they would be driving at a more correct speed. Why does the water initiate a speed panic? Harking back to pre-barge days crossing the Jardine, I well remember post-mortems on the vehicles that DIDN'T make it across and found that those vehicles had more than 15 psi in tyres. All that did cross had aired well down. One point you missed was whether the Rangie in question was an automatic or a manual. I know that the driver in this instance had no choice but to change gears, forward to reverse, but I make the point that in a manual once you get water between clutch and flywheel it's game over! No drive, no go! On the whole, some good points, well made.

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  ปีที่แล้ว

      You know I’ve heard this about clutches and water but in all my years I’ve never seen it happen. My suspicion is it’s a myth developed from old days when clutches didn’t have the same clamping forces they do today.

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh and thanks for the kind words

    • @trickster8635
      @trickster8635 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nothing to do with clamping pressures mate. As long as the clutch is not depressed, water cannot effect it. But if the clutch is under water, ie water bungs have not been put in place (Range Rovers have this facility), then when the clutch is pressed water can enter between friction disc and flywheel or pressure plate, reduces friction just when you need to load it up to power out.@@MadMatt4WD

  • @stevelangley7942
    @stevelangley7942 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey MadMatt you should interview the driver hes been doing the high country for over 20 years, he's got so much experience a podcast with MadMatt and MadMick 🙏

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah that would be interesting. .

  • @nilz6432
    @nilz6432 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wonder why they didnt use a second vehicle or winch for recovery when the front of the rangerover was up on the bank. Once the front is up, the vehicle is relatively safe and it might be cleverer to recover from a safe position rather than go back and end up in a worse situation.

    • @DMSVICAU
      @DMSVICAU ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's obvious the RangeRover got into that Situation because it was Washed down the River (The Last Part of the Video is the RangeRover Turning around and Going Back).
      So if the Other Vehicle wouldn't have been able to get through too, to enable a WinchRecovery.

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What I’ve found in these situations it’s easy to get tunnel vision and not stop to think of all the possible options. I’ve been trying to learn how to be more aware in stressful situations.

  • @rainerzuehlke501
    @rainerzuehlke501 ปีที่แล้ว

    The root cause of his problems is to select a line immediately below the small rapids. That's where erosion at the river bed is most pronounced due to strong turbulent downriver flow and back flow at the base of the water column. Result: deep water. The other vehicle chooses a line where water has (relatively) laminar flow. Result: little erosion at the river bed, shallow water depth. For selecting a fording line, observe and analyze river hydrodynamics first.

  • @LFG-gu7kk
    @LFG-gu7kk 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    at the and it is not second rover and another river but they were going back.... same crossing other way and that is where he probably got swept away from on the way there

  • @sbGOM
    @sbGOM ปีที่แล้ว

    I watched this twice. Seriously, credit where credits due. Can't believe that motor didn't stall; and yes probably should have done a recce but some good driving and a great vehicle stopped this from turning into a disaster.

  • @debluetailfly
    @debluetailfly ปีที่แล้ว

    I was in a remote area, but on a county road. The road went through a creek, and it was pretty wide at the crossing but not too far up on the body of the vehicle. What I didn't know was that there had previously been a heavy rain and a hole was washed out at the other side. The county ended up moving the road upstream a little ways because the old location kept washing out. I was in a little 2WD pickup with a Power Brute rear end. Just as I was almost across, my heart sunk as I felt my truck go down and saw water wash over my hood. Fortunately it kept moving and pulled up the bank. Didn't get any water in the engine.
    In that same county, or an adjoining county, the Sheriff went looking for a stolen vehicle and tried to cross a low water bridge after a big rain. His vehicle was washed off the bridge and he drowned.

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow wow wow. Wild stuff

  • @alexeatonexploresamerica5511
    @alexeatonexploresamerica5511 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Then there's another situation I was in years and years ago I was in a Toyota 4Runner up at Boggs & Boulders and guess what I drove into a hole and guess what the mud was about 4 ft deep in the vehicle saying can I had to get dragged out and towed home a 100 MI

  • @mattluszczak8095
    @mattluszczak8095 ปีที่แล้ว

    Maybe the gent tried to take a different line to main crossing or something.

  • @alexeatonexploresamerica5511
    @alexeatonexploresamerica5511 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Then there's another situation I was in years ago I collected scrap metal and guess what I was out in the woods pulling my trailer around I got stuck and some water that's 2 in deep and I didn't know it there's a big rainstorm coming and by the next morning my Chevy Suburban the water was up to the back window and it was freezing cold and another track had to come out there and snatched the crap out of me I asked for help all night but nobody came until that morning

  • @thejackaroo4WDcampingchannel
    @thejackaroo4WDcampingchannel 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Matt, you need to point out that this is not the regular Macalister river track. I have driven the track a lot and I am not sure where these guys are? The Macalister river can become impassible at this time of year and I have turned around rather than risk a crossing in fast flowing water. I went into the first river crossing you come to from the Licola direction and been in to half-way up my windscreen in places even in the summer.

  • @alexeatonexploresamerica5511
    @alexeatonexploresamerica5511 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can drive a two-wheel drive in most places that some four-wheel drives can't even get to

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hmmm yeah ok come follow me

    • @Robert-cu9bm
      @Robert-cu9bm ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If they haven't engaged 4wd.

  • @noahkonstantinou3149
    @noahkonstantinou3149 ปีที่แล้ว

    The second video looks like the same crossing and same range rover just the other direction, I think he was the lead vehicle and everyone else got scared and wanted to turn back, I say the same crossing as the tree across the river in both clips and the land look the same, but I may be wrong

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I never thought of that but I think you’re right

  • @jeffrey7002
    @jeffrey7002 ปีที่แล้ว

    The last clip was the same vehicle going back the same crossing. You can see the roofrack. My guess is that the vehicle was washed away.

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah right. But he drove out but regardless it was not the best day

  • @mvnorsel6354
    @mvnorsel6354 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thankfully I have a sedan and never get near these places😅.

  • @dn059
    @dn059 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tbh he did pretty well considering the situation

  • @stevegoodwin5841
    @stevegoodwin5841 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Poor choice of crossing and no prep done ie walk or watch other vehicles crossing. Driver fault either way imho

  • @JimmyStewpot
    @JimmyStewpot ปีที่แล้ว

    The water was flowing clear until he added a distinct brown colour of body fluid.

  • @ka4172
    @ka4172 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Walk up every crossing first "if there no crocs" ha ha!

  • @jamestanner9198
    @jamestanner9198 ปีที่แล้ว

    not to mention putting fan through radiator

    • @mattluszczak8095
      @mattluszczak8095 ปีที่แล้ว

      Viscous fan. No doesnt happen

    • @jamestanner9198
      @jamestanner9198 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mattluszczak8095 Strange my son put fan through radiator on Fraser going through deep fresh water. Nissan patrol

  • @xcarcraft2350
    @xcarcraft2350 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do not do anything like this in the Bundera or sick rock climbs she’s too rare, picnic’s day trips and photo shoots from now on! Erm what is happening with the Bundy rebuild btw?

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’ll try. Not much happening to be honest

  • @husq2100
    @husq2100 ปีที่แล้ว

    It would have been nice to see how it got in that situation to begin with, rather than just cutting to it in trouble…

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s all we’ve got to work with.

  • @overlandready
    @overlandready ปีที่แล้ว

    Bloke was trying to be a hero and create youtube content... ok, maybe not, but he was trying to take the "not the best line for the obsicle to show off his "skills"". The correct path was quite undramatic as the Toyota shows, It is/was a V8 RRC with simex pattern tyres (there is a remold brand that replicated them). He got towed over the second river as his engine was on about 4 cylinders I'd say, which is surprising with a Rover V8 that it didn't buck at the first sign of getting damp... The vehicle itself is more than capable of the depth providing a few mods have been made, the breathers and ideally need to be re made and pulled right up, I just felt sorry for his kit as it'll be soaked for days....

  • @lilquidz
    @lilquidz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    matt i played w u in warzone

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don’t play warzone so maybe someone else.

  • @Robert-cu9bm
    @Robert-cu9bm ปีที่แล้ว

    Well at least he didn't have to change his undies as they got washed when he went backwards.

  • @destnations5588
    @destnations5588 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video Matt! its actually funny that your latest react video features a river crossing, as another channel i follow and am subscribed to release his top 10 crossings, and trust me, you start to sweat just from watching the last few as they get scarier and scarier. But this guy knows how to drive his vehicles.
    th-cam.com/video/Re4TC9PTras/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ew9wo6eV6xvvwCPT

  • @alexeatonexploresamerica5511
    @alexeatonexploresamerica5511 ปีที่แล้ว

    👇That's always a mistake if you're in water that deep never back up just wait until your recovery vehicle arrives

  • @RustyChilts
    @RustyChilts ปีที่แล้ว

    Two things,
    Always check your exit before renting the river, Downstream if possible
    He was bloody lucky he didn't get water into his bell housing in a manual. It would have been all over otherwise, water on clutch plate is no good. Only a idiot would Cross where he did.

    • @Robert-cu9bm
      @Robert-cu9bm ปีที่แล้ว

      Renting a river is a bit of a luxury in this rental crisis.

    • @RustyChilts
      @RustyChilts ปีที่แล้ว

      predictive spelling , you know what I mean, '"entering"'

  • @BrianM0OAB
    @BrianM0OAB 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That Toyota was as useful as a Chocolate Teapot.

    • @MadMatt4WD
      @MadMatt4WD  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂😂

  • @johnhannonHanno
    @johnhannonHanno ปีที่แล้ว

    Range Rovers should stay in Melbourne.

    • @mattluszczak8095
      @mattluszczak8095 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Seems like range rovers get out of the difficult stuff. Stay with your toyota coolaid in melbourne

    • @johnhannonHanno
      @johnhannonHanno ปีที่แล้ว

      who owns a Toyota?@@mattluszczak8095