Computer be like: Dear user, Thank you for submitting an application for full throttle. Unfortunately, having considered the information from our RPM, speed and gear selector position sensors, we regret to inform you we will not be granting you full power at this time. Should you wish to submit an application for full power at a future date we will be more than happy to consider your request again. We wish you all the best with your future driving. Kind regards, Your ECU
I did some mild wheeling in my Frontier a few months back in Montana. Up in the mountains I came through a pretty average mud rut, maybe 1 or 2ft deep. Something I should have just sailed through with a little bit of extra gas. I couldn't believe it when I sunk into it and my RPM just dropped to the floor as I applied throttle, and got none of the wheel spin I wanted. I thought my engine had died, I looked at the tach and saw it was still running. Reached down and turned off the traction control ("VDC" in Nissan speak), hit the throttle and was right out of it. This was my first time wheeling a vehicle with any sort of electronic throttle traction aid. I couldn't believe how counter productive it was. I LOST traction thanks to that feature.
FYI... If you have a Tundra with the cutting power issue (and Taco may be the same), go into park > Hold the Trac button for 3 seconds till it beeps > Hold again for 3 seconds till it beeps again. One turns off the trac control and the other turns off the VSC (variable speed control). All nannies off!!
@@runnerdude1990 I've tried disabling traction control probably 50 different ways, if you get the wheels speed too high it throttle cuts. Maybe it's better in 4wd low or something, but if you're trying to fuck around in snow in 2wd you are going to hit a wheel speed where it cuts your throttle mid donut.
You have to disable traction control & esp. Hold the button down for 8 secs and you will get the icon come up. TC/ESP detect wheel spin in mud and sand as loss of traction and cut power to try to get it back. Happens a lot down here in Aus driving on the beach.
@@RyanRKJ it doesn't completely disable it unfortunately. You really do have to also hold the button down for 8 seconds to completely disable it and esp.
@mSawczuk D Maybe he just bought it, or hasn't read the manual on all the different modes, etc. It's not like you go out and lock your hub caps and that's it.
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@@MikePhumanaut mSawczuk Must think everyone owns a Toyota
That guy in his Tacoma just miscalculated the hill, it happens to everyone at least once, he had the right spirit of adventure and learning, the way he asked you the gear and his curiosity, kudos and I hope this doesn't lower his spirit of adventure, the computer can be such a pain. thanks for great content, recommended by TH-cam algorithm. Also, that Lady is such a Gentle Lady, God Bless all three of them.
I agree. At least he USES his truck for what it was designed for. I can't stand the bed polishing, front drive shaft deleting, sky jacked for impressing, "I don't want to scratch my truck" numbnuts.
Agreed just would have been good if he knew how to disable the comp control first probably wouldn't have got stuck.. all it takes is some throttle blip's and your fked doesn't even need to be in sand could be at the bottom of a creek bed or a gully and if your throttle isnt behaving your buggered. done it on ATV's and UTV's also. when the Yammy 1000 UTV come out so many people had issues in creek beds with that transmission very similar type issues. my truck does crap like that and i cant even disable it yet my old TJ never gives me shit it cant .
@@phasechange5053 dumb question from a newbie just getting started out but how do you usually counter that in a tacoma, I got a offroad 2018 and im looking to go offroading with it but like I said total newbie but I wanna get off the road and more adventuring but I also don't wanna destroy my transmission trying to shift at the wrong time.
@@REDMAN298 if you drive like crap yes what I'm trying to say is the lighter the better I mean what do you even expect from a truck that weights 2020kg (lol) with a NA gas engine with only 360 nm of torque and an automatic trasmission!! wow
The last part of the video where you are just gliding over the sands with the music rolling and the dogs running out front was so beautiful and peaceful. Great shot!
I found your channel like a month ago and I'm running out of videos to watch haha. I love the vibe in all of your videos. You're always so helpful and respectful to your clients; the crew you work with all seems so kind and genuine too. The part about keeping Ed safe was touching; you all seem like good people.
I am an Arab ( why i said i am an arab definitely because almost our life in desert ) and I live in the Middle East. The first thing that gets stuck in the sand, you must empty the tire, but with a limited amount. If you do not have a watch. You can press a tube for 30 seconds. After that you will find that the wheel is starting to lay the bedding, it will be easy to get out of the sand. Who gets stuck on the mud, tie his knot of ropes to the wheel. Do not make it spin, it must have something on the wheel so that it does not slide. Here is some information that we know and that we are always facing in its desert nature
1 lol the important thing u have to get out the stuck when u arrived to nearby street just stop definitely u will find help from others that easily than still stuck in overland maybe getting soem attack from wolfs or snakes !
@@Exit213 you guys have more experience in this terrain than any of us out here. It's always Good to get insight from people that have the best knowledge about driving these conditions. Thank you brother
It's not being negative to think someone should have basic recovery gear and a clue how to operate their vehicle in the conditions they will be driving in. Hopefully he learned something from the experience but 10 or 15 minutes of research would've given him an idea of what to have or how to so it. I try to be prepared for whatever I'm doing as a general rule of thumb.
@@jasongarry1330 Seems like it worked out just fine. He enjoyed himself, it made most of us at home happy, and you got somebody to look down upon, apparently.
Yep. Toyota: stop, hold the traction button for about 5 seconds. You have to be completely stopped and you have to hold it till all the lights on the dash let you know you turned everything off.
Jonathan Anderson Even in that mode the nannies still take over. I have a 2019 Off Road. The nannies are NEVER completely off, there’s absolutely no way to turn it off....period. The mode you described will shut the nannies down most of the way but if you get any kind of excessive wheel spin it’ll kick right back in and cut power. I read that people were destroying rear diffs left and right so Toyota implemented this to stop that. Unfortunately it makes the truck unusable in sand like in the video, it is otherwise a very solid truck even in some moderate/heavy off roading.
Thanks for another enjoyable video, Matt. Really appreciate your easy going manner and and humility. All the best to you and your family and thanks for sharing your content.
The damage occured after it was pulled and in my opinion it was his precarious situation he put himself in and that's why tow truck drivers make people sign damage waivers if it's a bad or precarious situation.
A little bit of digging before the pull would have helped on that and it was quite obvious that the guy had no idea what he was doing. I'd almost be willing g to bet his tires were at road pressure instead of the 18-20 psi they should have been.
@Kris Richards Also a mechanic. It’s unbelievable what unreliable garbage is being built today. Specialty tools for everything is becoming the norm. Redundant systems are being phased out. There’s basically no such thing as limping your vehicle home. One hiccup and you’re in a parking lot with a no start because some idiot engineer thought it would be better to save the starter by disabling cranking even though the battery has plenty of jam to get the engine going. But oh no, the starter might get damaged at 10 volts. Meanwhile it has 400CCA left. It’s like vehicles are built around the recovery industry.
@@ThatGuy-sd3zl that is the reason I absolutely love my 2000 sierra, everything is so easy to work on, dont have to bring it somewhere or have a specialty tool or anything, anything I dont know about, youtube helps lol
MORE LIKE ASTOUNDED... Even today TRUCKS still have steel bumpers.... well....except Toyota lol ........... you look at 2:41 and it sure looks like chromed metal truck bumper.....
The Tacoma is built to off road, nothing more nothing less. He could have gotten out if he had knowledge of his truck, which he didn’t. I have on 05 Tacoma and I have out done many GMC and Fords and Chevys when it come to off roading. The only that I have done to it was some mud tires and new bumpers. No lifts no new suppression. All stock.
theninja001 yea I see everyone roasting the guy, if you don’t get stuck you’re not trying hard enough. My only complaint is his tire PSI seems super highs and dude brought no recovery gear or boards and went out alone. Always prep for getting stuck.
Anonymous . agree, Toyota are king of OffRoading. Wouldn’t go with any other truck. Stock TRD will beat any other stock truck in its class. hands down.
I wish people knew when you're stuck in sand or deep snow stop once you're stuck and formulate a plan don't burry it to the frame cause then you'll definitely need to call someone. I learned this at a young age when my buddy just kept on after getting stuck trying to cross an avalanche up Provo canyon.
Very true, it is irritating though, the reason dude probably got stuck in the first place was that issue matt ran into, the truck was in drive and the computer took over
idk if thats really what happened here, what I do think happened is he tried to get up that dune which was never going to happen and maybe the driver knew that but he expected to at least be able to reverse back down but the receiver hitch wedged into a rock that was under the sand and at that point he was screwed.
I’ll keep my ‘80 GMC. No traction control, no crawl mode. Just 4 Hi and 4 Lo and a 4 speed stick with a granny low. I love how it’s NOT loaded up with a bunch of bullshit.
newer vehicles definitely to much computer preventing owners from blowing up and ruining their ride, it's a good and bad thing definitely made for women in mind lol
Honestly the computer keeps the traction control able to do its job which is maintain traction . You can have all the throttle input in the world with no traction and you're still not gonna go anywhere
There's a cutout switch for the Traction Control up by the rearview mirror, along with other 4wd "nuances", as you say, Matt. You have to take time to learn how to use it... not easy to figure out. Way different from the old '66 Wagoneer that we drove through your neighborhood long ago, Matt (Ed and I were both young guys back then). If we get back someday, I'll try not to bury the Tacoma, but I'll have your phone number handy just in case! Cheers to all and be safe!
Exactly - it''s irritating to have to read the owners manual all the time, just to work some of the advanced controls. But my TRD Pro is still the best 4x4 I've ever owned - the only one I haven't gotten stuck in northern Mich snow.
The infamous Toyota Auto LSD. When the computer senses wheel spin, it automatically engages the brake on the fastest spinning tire and reduces power to 40% or so. It's great for terrain that you're not sinking into, not so good when you need wheel spin and speed as a component for not getting stuck. Disable it and the truck runs through the dunes great, it works especially well if you're not in low range.
@@jbw5485 It's actually more aggressive when you're slow to help with traction, because it's harder to keep tires from spinning when low gear is multiplying torque. Toyota uses the brake system to emulate a limited slip differential (LSD, it's not drugs for your truck lol). When active, it actually works fairly well on more solid terrain where wheel spin is not beneficial, but it can be disabled with the push of a button (it's always on until you disable it) for when you need that wheel speed and no power restriction to slow you down. However, some of the other nanny features of the Toyotas are disabled when in 4LOW, such as VSC. Of course, they change this crap so often and it's not the same all across the board on all their vehicles, so I can't tell you for sure between 3rd and 4th gen tacos and 4th gen 4Runners, or even with open or locked diff models, what exactly is going on. Ideally, in sand like this you want it in 4HI and disable LSD/VSC so nothing is screwing with you and you have all the wheel and vehicle speed you can get. Nothing sucks more than bouncing the rev limiter in low range and needing just a little more speed for the hill you're trying to climb. I put a switch in mine that shuts power off to the yaw sensor (a MEMS gyro, basically) , which signals the computer to revert to a failsafe mode and disables ALL of that crap (including ABS). It's used mostly for sand and desert running, and it's the only way to really dig into a turn and let the rear slide some under power. A word of caution, however....once you shut power to the yaw sensor, it's disabled completely until you restart the truck. You can't flip the switch back, send power to the sensor, and expect your ABS to start working again, it's programmed to only restart after a power cycle. The reason the yaw sensor shuts it all down is because the ABS, VSC, and LSD all work from a dedicated module that relies on that yaw sensor to sense vehicle movement for stability corrections. They're all interconnected and rely on that module to work. The sensor needs to be stationary to calibrate itself, which is why you can't turn it back on while driving...if it's not calibrated right, it might think you're in a tight turn when you're not and apply correcting brakes when you change lanes. Really, Toyota needs to have a switch labeled FUN that can disable all that stuff on the fly and kick it back on at will, with a self calibrating gyro/accelerometer package. Having to learn all this crap just to make my vehicle function in the desert just pisses me off.
Good Ol’ Ed’s great big happy smiles 😁 are genuine and so is he ...and his weather observations are always spot on,🎤. Listen-up all you weather teller people! Great job, Matt! Your videos are extremely educational, highly entertaining and the. beautiful photography is award-worthy. Thank You 🙏♥️🇺🇸♥️🙏
Not only did the Tacoma get a rescue, but the guy got some sick footage of his truck running up a dune! Love this channel and its commenters...I learn something every time. ⛰️
Hey Matt, great channel and don't worry about a script you are a natural so just let it roll. I like the way it is not over produced and the customer's is already embarrassed but you have the knack of knowing when to joke and when to not step on their ego. I treasure all the early times hunting with my father in Nebraska except for a few times we always got out when we were stuck..good job
Respect to the Tacoma driver for actually getting stuck like that, he went for it. So many other guys getting stuck on flat sand, this guy made an awesome effort to do it right! Looks like he did't air down before driving on the sand?
nope. no respect. respect is for when someone who knows what they doing pushes their limits, not when someone who has no clue acts like an idiot. just watching him trying to drive out hurts.
That's one of the things that steers me away from newer jeeps. My jeep had a computer in it. When I took the cover off I could see one of the IC's exploded all over the board, lol, I'm guessing it hasn't worked in a while, but, luckily, my jeep could run without it.
I had a 2014 TRD Off Road Tacoma with the TRD supercharger and 3" lift which gave me some ground clearance but no real of road worthy suspension. First time in the sand I was hauling a$$ on the flats and came up on some mild woops. When I tried to apply the brakes, the anti lock break system kicked in and I sailed into the woops at almost full speed. I hit them going way too fast and it was like riding a bucking bronco for a moment. The only way to disengage the ABS was to lock the rear diff, I later found out but that limits the speed to 30mph. I've never been more mad at computers. Not being able to stop in the sand is less than desirable. I also found out later there's a fuse for the ABS and if you remove it that problem disappears.
I learn waching these vids also. I'm a carpenter and have to pull my truck on muddy jobs it's in winter. I've leaned that a slight adjustment can get you out of a tight spot. As someone else said stopping taking a look at your situation and making adjustments can go a long way getting you out of a tight spot.
@@barrett9631 100% agreed! I'm a dump truck driver. A few years ago we did a job off road. I was the ONLY truck that didn't get stuck that day! I split the tracks in the mud. The other idiots kept driving in the exact same spot as the truck before them did. They all got stuck on EVERY load!
Why is that a problem? Better than getting sand in your shoes. Not everyone wears boots. He may of had shoes on and after he was stuck and digging he may of gotten sand in them and had his flip flops on standby. Dont judge a man by a 14 minute video
@UCf3LjYjFXdNfGVLPZX-FGOg he had his jack under the truck I assumed he got on his hands and knees to put it there. The guy was probably out there for quite awhile by himself he may of taken them off during that time. Who knows
Yes, but where would they go? Everywhere they look it's sand and rock, not a four-legged creature in sight to chase after! Besides, Matt's their meal ticket, so I'd guess that's who they care about.
They've ran off once before. I'm not sure when it was but it just recently I watched the video. They fount them pretty quick but it was a lengthy dark recovery and the dogs just wandered off. It might been the trailer falling off video? Can't remember for the life of me
@Helicopter Dad some where along the way someone convinced that hack he was knowledgeable. Anybody that can talk trash about a SBC is out of his league.
Taco owner here, I just get annoyed by Jeep owners thinking you need to have a jeep do do anything off road. Jeeps (especially new ones) are massively overrated.
@@jimmym3352 hey former Jeep owner myself, but I agree with you. Too much tech is no good on an offroad truck, or SUV. I had a 93 Grand Cherokee and the only tech I liked on it was the stereo. Compared to a newer Toyota my Jeep was archaic.
I'm not putting my jeep in anything like that. I have a two door 1995 XJ, manual transmission, original owner. It is a beast, but I'm super selective about what I attempt. I would not drive it where that truck went.
@@d1sturb3d119 I drive on beaches in NC (Outer Banks, specifically Ocracoke) and in the Virginia Appalachians. I crawl in low gear. I need my rig to last me until I die, thus I don't do the kinds of things the guy in the truck was doing.
Has a friend used to let his dog into his shop . . One day while doing a brake test with the rollers there was a horrible yelping scream . Three legged dog now 😥😥😥
I always have my customers sign a waiver releasing me of damages caused by my efforts to get them out of the situations they put themselves into! I'm sure Matt does this as well, we just don't see it in the beginning of the videos. Otherwise, Matts is my favorite channel here in YT.
Think of it this way, if everyone aired down their tires, brought their own recovery gear, then got themselves out. What would we watch for entertainment? Who needs recovery gear when one call to Matt will get you out of the tightest situation.😅
I have a shovel, traction pads, and 30' tow rope with me at all times, but I don't think they would have helped out much in that situation. (I would not have driven in there.)
Everyone has mentioned the 2-stage traction control already, so if he had turned that off, been in 4L, locked up the rear diff, and revered with very light throttle instead of burying that truck to the frame, he would’ve been fine. I’ve unstuck myself plenty of times in my TRD Offroad Taco. Also, if they had used the crawl control feature standard on all these trucks, I would very surprised if he hadn’t been able to crawl right on out of that.
I'm guessing he just recently got the truck and was trying to figure out the capabilities of it and probably didn't know how to work alot of the functions and features of it.
I doubt you can crawl out of fluffy sand like that. You need wheel speed, the only time you see people creeping and crawling in dry blown sand is right before they get stuck.
@@tinsano6030 bumpers now are supposed to be the sacrificial pieces so they break off instead of damaging the actual car. Bumpers a few decades used to be the bars you can bump into and keep going, and there is no use for that on road anymore, which a tacoma trd is designed for. Not to mention solid bumpers have failed miserably in safety testing.
@@ritwikreddy5670 lmfao seriously dude I work in a garage I've changed hundreds of bumpers for customers, I know how they work. You clearly didnt read & understand my comment, I said homemade steel bumper. My truck has been rear ended multiple times by idiots on their cellphones, their vehicles were destroyed, the only damage to my $300 homemade bumper was they scratched the paint & no damage to my truck or me. I took the insurance checks every time & laughed all the way to bank.
i bought a 4t s/duty,cab chassis,.[trayback]],no tech,diesel,no computer,no glow plugs,all mechanical..OHC,3 valvas,3" exhaust.abs rear.open front,35"tires,2" lift.what is it.?.its a brazilian 4.2tdi MWM,german tractor engine,with a ZF box.not sold in u.s.low range is to kill for,its too low.even with 35".these ran from 98 to 2007..they had a common rail after but not sure if any trucks got it.these are also fitted to silverado,s,with auto..i run 10 psi on sand,no probs..ausie..
Buddy got a 88 all stock when was new . We took it to glamis with 3 bikes in back and only got stuck once. When we forgot to lock hubs first day. Fun times in those trucks
A lot of lessons learned in this video for the taco driver. Hold traction control button for 5 seconds to disable all computer mumbo jumbo, RECOVERY GEAR (shovel, traction boards and straps), air down especially in sand/mud/snow! The stock 3rd gen Tacoma does not come ready to do these things. The tires are terrible and you don’t have much departure and approach angle without lift and possibly high clearance bumpers. I have a 3rd gen and absolutely love it. I’ve done 3 weeks trips in 5 different states and off-roaded everyone. Just gotta be smart and understand the limits of your rig.
The Tacoma could have done one of two things. 1 - Disable traction control as this is what is cutting power. It senses the wheels are spinning without forward movement. But in this case, what you want is maximum wheel spin to power out of the loose sand. 2 - This is a TRD Off Road model which has crawl control. Crawl control is *ideal* for being stuck in sand. It senses individual wheel slip and powers each wheel independently to limit slip and will slowly get you to firmer ground. Edited for spelling and grammar
@Jared Burgoyne They stay off until the truck is restarted or you tap the trac control button again. I know this for a fact, if you're experience something else you may have an issue
Jared Burgoyne The tacoma's TRD off-Road and up have a locking rear diff and they work great. I pulled a F-350 with a trailer weighing 16k up our hill in 2 feet of snow..
I own a 2WD 2017 Tacoma and when i go off-roading the process is always tracc control off (push button for 5 sec) ECT PWR on , lower tire pressure (19 psi) ,drive low gears (2&3) almost the whole time AND DONT BRAKE !!!!!
Brian houk It wouldn’t surprise me if that guy was too cool for school in his flip flops he looked like the type that would leech off his girlfriend. He didn’t seem to know much, and he did pass a stupid comment when asked about how he was driving.
It's just gotta meet the crash test requirements. I think the whole bed is composite on these. As long as you don't get yourself stuck off road with no real recovery points trying to do something that is far beyond the capabilities of your stock vehicle the bed and bumper will never rust and they are lighter than steel. Perfect for 99.9% of buyers.
I just bought a 2020 Ram 4500 and the metal on the bumpers was so thin. I had them changed to off road bumpers before I would even take it off the lot. Sad just sad.
thats why I bought an 03 tacoma halfway builtup and sank another 15k into the engine and offroad equipment... Truck is almost unstoppable made of metal weighs just over 3600 and has over 300 hp with no nannies! (to be fair 1k of the 15 was leather interior!
bill nalder I have one of these, the bumper cover is plastic and is just clipped together. At that angle I can’t see how he could have avoided damaging it. I replaced the chrome bumper caps with black ones, all those parts are actually pretty cheap. As mentioned real off roaders replace them with steel bumpers. I’m pretty impressed that bone stock Taco even got in there. I wouldn’t try it in mine.
Great video as always, could watch hours like the last few mins, just cruising over the dunes with the dogs running beside, its like a practical persons asmr
I found that cutting off the traction control when in 4x4 helps a lot when the truck starts to cut power. From my experience, any wheel spin will make the TC kick in and cuts power to the wheels. Turn TC off to help eliminate this issue.
in the sand with these new trucks with stabilitrak, or nanny... just go to front tire and disconnect abs sensor. that will let you throttle the engine without nanny mode on. it will light the abs light and stabilitrak light and e-brake light or any combo of those lights. great job on the recovery! I love learning how you get these stuck vehicles out.
I kept thinking, "why does he keep letting off the throttle just as he's going to make it?". Too funny. Good looking truck but I would not be pleased with that performance. Good job Matt
I love the dogs and how they're all over the place & how they always seem to get out of the way. What's the old saying about a dog's life? These two have a pretty good one!
Amazing how nobody here in the TH-cam comment section has ever gotten their 4WD truck stuck in sand ever. All were perfect offroaders right from the get-go. /s
I need to learn from these youtube offroading gods lol. Getting stuck almost every time I go out. Pushing harder each outing and learning from each self recovery helps I guess so one day I'll be an expert like everyone else =/
My 2 wheel drive TRD spins out as soon as the tires touch the sand. Even with the locker and aired down. But my sons Cherokee pulls it out without spinning a tire in the sand!
@@barten39 Indeed but Matt shouldn't feel guilty when he helps a fool break his pickup . 1)what on earth was he trying to do to bury it that bad in the first place 2) they are capable pickups but the not meant for that kind of terrain.
If I were the Tacoma driver I would have asked Matt to put them in the car because my anxiety would already be at 100%, and I wouldn't need to think about hitting a dog to top off my bad day!
The dogs have probably grown up in these situations and can intuitively tell where the car is headed, I used to drive around on fire trails all the time with my dog and I always felt like I was going to run “Chevy” over, but dogs know what they are doing, like a dolphin in front of a boat on the bow wake.
I give him credit for taking his brand new Tacoma to wheel.
90% of the trd pros in my area never even see dirt.
So true, TRD's in general
maybe a TRD but's not a PRO
Carlos Nieto I’m talking about the trd pro in my area. Most of them that I know of are grocery getters.
That’s so true for me to
Also most overlanders don’t even touch a spec of dirt in there life
"It's part of the deal." That's a good attitude to have when you're into off roading. Much respect to you both
true.
You are a master of keeping everyone's pride and ego intact during these recoveries.
Yeah he always lets them keep their pride
LOL, because he knows we will say everything he is thinking.
Yup, always classy!
On the upside, I'm sure the younger-driver learned a few valuable lessons.
Pride cometh before a "stuck", lol
a lesson my dad taught me. always let the other person save face
Computer be like:
Dear user,
Thank you for submitting an application for full throttle. Unfortunately, having considered the information from our RPM, speed and gear selector position sensors, we regret to inform you we will not be granting you full power at this time.
Should you wish to submit an application for full power at a future date we will be more than happy to consider your request again.
We wish you all the best with your future driving.
Kind regards,
Your ECU
Best comment yet! 🤣🤣
You can turn off traction control....
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@brianandremcfadden3645 Uh no, you need to read the manual. You hold the button until it all shuts off. Acts like a normal old school vehicle then
I did some mild wheeling in my Frontier a few months back in Montana. Up in the mountains I came through a pretty average mud rut, maybe 1 or 2ft deep. Something I should have just sailed through with a little bit of extra gas. I couldn't believe it when I sunk into it and my RPM just dropped to the floor as I applied throttle, and got none of the wheel spin I wanted. I thought my engine had died, I looked at the tach and saw it was still running. Reached down and turned off the traction control ("VDC" in Nissan speak), hit the throttle and was right out of it.
This was my first time wheeling a vehicle with any sort of electronic throttle traction aid. I couldn't believe how counter productive it was. I LOST traction thanks to that feature.
You didn't damage anything. What you did was improve the departure angle!!
Cool, Matt reads the comments
Now he has an excuse to buy after market bumpers
No they probably got charged for damaging his car
@@stone9882 I'm sure that place has a disclaimer. " You break it, you still own it. Call Matt & Co."
FYI... If you have a Tundra with the cutting power issue (and Taco may be the same), go into park > Hold the Trac button for 3 seconds till it beeps > Hold again for 3 seconds till it beeps again. One turns off the trac control and the other turns off the VSC (variable speed control). All nannies off!!
Tacoma is the same way. 4 high and pop it in neutral and hold the traction control. He would have driven out of there with ease.
Not true. It still cuts power, it just lets you spin a little longer before it makes the cut.
WildBoer.... I drive a 15 Tacoma in the dunes All the time.... you must be doing something wrong.
@@runnerdude1990 I've tried disabling traction control probably 50 different ways, if you get the wheels speed too high it throttle cuts. Maybe it's better in 4wd low or something, but if you're trying to fuck around in snow in 2wd you are going to hit a wheel speed where it cuts your throttle mid donut.
That’s it! You have to be in 4 wheel drive. See my original comment.
so many negative comments. the guy was just out for some fun! you will never have landing problems if you don't fly...!
any landing you walk away from is a good landing, if you can use the airplane again, its a great landing.
No. This guy is an idiot. Know your vehicle. Know your limits. Don't be a fucktard.
He didn't even turn the traction control off.
@@mysterymete It's a brand new truck: not a scratch on it. He's learning his truck.
@@MrJeffcoley1 It's old enough to have plates on it. That's about a minimum of 3-4 weeks in Utah.
@@mysterymete Still pretty darn new.
i give him props for actually wheeling and for not getting pissy about that little bit of damage.
"Have fun break some". At least they guy had a good attitude about it.
bro remember its not a unbreakable lc 70 series
Matts dogs are just living the best life.
Flan Damage I’ve been thinking the same thing watching this channel. I like how they always manage to find shade in the desert.
Those dogs will never get fat, that's for sure!
so true
Probably live a long life
Perry Elyod nope, it’s Lady. She’s 100% thinking she’s top dog
You have to disable traction control & esp. Hold the button down for 8 secs and you will get the icon come up.
TC/ESP detect wheel spin in mud and sand as loss of traction and cut power to try to get it back. Happens a lot down here in Aus driving on the beach.
Usually TC & ESP off lights come on when vehicle is shifted into 4 Low, which it was.
@@RyanRKJ it doesn't completely disable it unfortunately. You really do have to also hold the button down for 8 seconds to completely disable it and esp.
@mSawczuk D Maybe he just bought it, or hasn't read the manual on all the different modes, etc. It's not like you go out and lock your hub caps and that's it.
@@MikePhumanaut mSawczuk Must think everyone owns a Toyota
oh interesting, so the driver was just clueless
Gotta hand it to you Matt. You have incredible customer service skills. Patience and compassion. You are a good man. Love the videos.
That guy in his Tacoma just miscalculated the hill, it happens to everyone at least once, he had the right spirit of adventure and learning, the way he asked you the gear and his curiosity, kudos and I hope this doesn't lower his spirit of adventure, the computer can be such a pain. thanks for great content, recommended by TH-cam algorithm. Also, that Lady is such a Gentle Lady, God Bless all three of them.
I agree. At least he USES his truck for what it was designed for. I can't stand the bed polishing, front drive shaft deleting, sky jacked for impressing, "I don't want to scratch my truck" numbnuts.
Agreed just would have been good if he knew how to disable the comp control first probably wouldn't have got stuck.. all it takes is some throttle blip's and your fked doesn't even need to be in sand could be at the bottom of a creek bed or a gully and if your throttle isnt behaving your buggered. done it on ATV's and UTV's also. when the Yammy 1000 UTV come out so many people had issues in creek beds with that transmission very similar type issues.
my truck does crap like that and i cant even disable it yet my old TJ never gives me shit it cant .
@@phasechange5053 dumb question from a newbie just getting started out but how do you usually counter that in a tacoma, I got a offroad 2018 and im looking to go offroading with it but like I said total newbie but I wanna get off the road and more adventuring but I also don't wanna destroy my transmission trying to shift at the wrong time.
Thanks for helping me with a tire for my toy hauler at 6pm on a Sunday. You guys are the real deal.
Air Down, waaaaay down. Just remember anyone who says they have never been stuck, has never been 4 Wheeling.
I can get anything stuck. bwahaha Matt`s taught me a lot though.
except if you drive a jimny that thing is just impossible to get stuck, a L I G H T body on frame 4x4 is unstoppable
@@pier11francesco nothing is unstoppable
@@REDMAN298 if you drive like crap yes what I'm trying to say is the lighter the better I mean what do you even expect from a truck that weights 2020kg (lol) with a NA gas engine with only 360 nm of torque and an automatic trasmission!! wow
I have that exact shovel from Harbor Freight. Would recommend.
I love the way you guys show respect and love to Ed. Not even blood and yet you do. Good on ya!
The last part of the video where you are just gliding over the sands with the music rolling and the dogs running out front was so beautiful and peaceful. Great shot!
Definitely.
The people at the gate house just look at you and smile when you go through.
Hah, been there done that, they know
God bless you all for keeping Ed safe ❤️🙏🏻❤️ prayers for all to remain healthy 😇
I found your channel like a month ago and I'm running out of videos to watch haha. I love the vibe in all of your videos. You're always so helpful and respectful to your clients; the crew you work with all seems so kind and genuine too. The part about keeping Ed safe was touching; you all seem like good people.
My name is Colt and I am 5 years old. Matt I really like watching your videos. I wish my dog would mind like your dogs do.
I am an Arab ( why i said i am an arab definitely because almost our life in desert ) and I live in the Middle East. The first thing that gets stuck in the sand, you must empty the tire, but with a limited amount. If you do not have a watch. You can press a tube for 30 seconds. After that you will find that the wheel is starting to lay the bedding, it will be easy to get out of the sand. Who gets stuck on the mud, tie his knot of ropes to the wheel. Do not make it spin, it must have something on the wheel so that it does not slide. Here is some information that we know and that we are always facing in its desert nature
Thank you,Naser,good to know.
I swear You guys could get camrys on street tires unstuck
1 lol the important thing u have to get out the stuck when u arrived to nearby street just stop definitely u will find help from others that easily than still stuck in overland maybe getting soem attack from wolfs or snakes !
Milan Srdic u r welcome bro.
@@Exit213 you guys have more experience in this terrain than any of us out here. It's always Good to get insight from people that have the best knowledge about driving these conditions. Thank you brother
I know your job can suck sometimes but going out on the dunes at sunset must make up for it sometimes.... Very beautiful out there.
yeah that. I can`t wait to get out there with my Outlander ATV. Don`t want to be in the sand though.
To the people who thinks negatively about this guy: Stay home safe and watch him living it from your screens…
dudes out here in flip flops and shorts he doesn't give a shit lmao
It's not being negative to think someone should have basic recovery gear and a clue how to operate their vehicle in the conditions they will be driving in. Hopefully he learned something from the experience but 10 or 15 minutes of research would've given him an idea of what to have or how to so it. I try to be prepared for whatever I'm doing as a general rule of thumb.
@@jasongarry1330 Seems like it worked out just fine. He enjoyed himself, it made most of us at home happy, and you got somebody to look down upon, apparently.
A note to anyone with a new truck, always turn your traction control off. When you are driving off road
Yep, the issue was traction control for sure.
Yep. Toyota: stop, hold the traction button for about 5 seconds. You have to be completely stopped and you have to hold it till all the lights on the dash let you know you turned everything off.
Jonathan Anderson Even in that mode the nannies still take over. I have a 2019 Off Road. The nannies are NEVER completely off, there’s absolutely no way to turn it off....period. The mode you described will shut the nannies down most of the way but if you get any kind of excessive wheel spin it’ll kick right back in and cut power. I read that people were destroying rear diffs left and right so Toyota implemented this to stop that. Unfortunately it makes the truck unusable in sand like in the video, it is otherwise a very solid truck even in some moderate/heavy off roading.
Lsd will still kick on even with traction control off
The newer Toyota's still are partially activated.
There is no way to completely turn off traction control in Toyota's anymore.
You can tell Max has been on the job for years the way he jumped in there and immediately started directing dude out.
5:25
Good job protecting Ed, he's a national treasure :)
The last one minute was a treat to watch ❤️ Everything a man needs in one frame🔥🔥
that's cause he didn't have the TRD Pro grill.
@Dan Casey 'Uncle Tom'...why?
@@uncletony6210 Probably Cuz he's $40K lighter after buying one and more than a bit defensive. Your comment was spot on and worth a LOL!
And raptor lights.
And fuzzy dice
honestly he just needed some raptor lights
Thanks for another enjoyable video, Matt. Really appreciate your easy going manner and and humility. All the best to you and your family and thanks for sharing your content.
The damage occured after it was pulled and in my opinion it was his precarious situation he put himself in and that's why tow truck drivers make people sign damage waivers if it's a bad or precarious situation.
It was on him for various reasons...
Bonus Sunset comment was right & the dogs had a blast too
Aren’t you supposed to use an old beater truck for off roading?
@@user-tb7rn1il3q I use a 2016 F150 but I obviously pick my routes and lines carefully
@@user-tb7rn1il3q it's an old beater now for sure.
A little bit of digging before the pull would have helped on that and it was quite obvious that the guy had no idea what he was doing. I'd almost be willing g to bet his tires were at road pressure instead of the 18-20 psi they should have been.
“The bumper is plastic”? He sounded confused 😂
I seen the chrome and I’m so confused like the hell plastic
That’s because Toyota still can’t figure out how to make a bumper that doesn’t rot away in 3 years
@Kris Richards Also a mechanic. It’s unbelievable what unreliable garbage is being built today. Specialty tools for everything is becoming the norm. Redundant systems are being phased out. There’s basically no such thing as limping your vehicle home. One hiccup and you’re in a parking lot with a no start because some idiot engineer thought it would be better to save the starter by disabling cranking even though the battery has plenty of jam to get the engine going. But oh no, the starter might get damaged at 10 volts. Meanwhile it has 400CCA left. It’s like vehicles are built around the recovery industry.
@@ThatGuy-sd3zl that is the reason I absolutely love my 2000 sierra, everything is so easy to work on, dont have to bring it somewhere or have a specialty tool or anything, anything I dont know about, youtube helps lol
MORE LIKE ASTOUNDED... Even today TRUCKS still have steel bumpers.... well....except Toyota lol ........... you look at 2:41 and it sure looks like chromed metal truck bumper.....
No big deal, just gives the guy a reason to buy an offroad bumper! As if offroaders need an excuse to get stuff for our rigs!
And maybe a lift with some bigger tires😂 would make getting out of that sand a bit better
@@focusthief1279 and some beadlocks
The Tacoma is built to off road, nothing more nothing less. He could have gotten out if he had knowledge of his truck, which he didn’t. I have on 05 Tacoma and I have out done many GMC and Fords and Chevys when it come to off roading. The only that I have done to it was some mud tires and new bumpers. No lifts no new suppression. All stock.
theninja001 yea I see everyone roasting the guy, if you don’t get stuck you’re not trying hard enough.
My only complaint is his tire PSI seems super highs and dude brought no recovery gear or boards and went out alone. Always prep for getting stuck.
Anonymous . agree, Toyota are king of OffRoading. Wouldn’t go with any other truck. Stock TRD will beat any other stock truck in its class. hands down.
I wish people knew when you're stuck in sand or deep snow stop once you're stuck and formulate a plan don't burry it to the frame cause then you'll definitely need to call someone. I learned this at a young age when my buddy just kept on after getting stuck trying to cross an avalanche up Provo canyon.
They see it done on TV and internet videos, so "it must work".
Very true, it is irritating though, the reason dude probably got stuck in the first place was that issue matt ran into, the truck was in drive and the computer took over
@Brian Landers yeah, pickups are made to go offroad also and some are built with all the stuff to let them do that...
@Brian Landers Matts jeep is more capable then a Polaris the way its set up, but your right some 4wds are designed with street use as the main focus.
idk if thats really what happened here, what I do think happened is he tried to get up that dune which was never going to happen and maybe the driver knew that but he expected to at least be able to reverse back down but the receiver hitch wedged into a rock that was under the sand and at that point he was screwed.
I’ll keep my ‘80 GMC. No traction control, no crawl mode. Just 4 Hi and 4 Lo and a 4 speed stick with a granny low. I love how it’s NOT loaded up with a bunch of bullshit.
Amen, these new trucks are made for women.
Tourettes Guy voice: "And don't load it up with a bunch of bullSHIT!"
newer vehicles definitely to much computer preventing owners from blowing up and ruining their ride, it's a good and bad thing definitely made for women in mind lol
Honestly the computer keeps the traction control able to do its job which is maintain traction . You can have all the throttle input in the world with no traction and you're still not gonna go anywhere
Only a Toy Toy could get stuck backing down hill! He needs real truck to play!
Thank you so much for taking us along. Especially loved the view of your "office" during the last minute @ 13:00. ❤❤❤
There's a cutout switch for the Traction Control up by the rearview mirror, along with other 4wd "nuances", as you say, Matt. You have to take time to learn how to use it... not easy to figure out. Way different from the old '66 Wagoneer that we drove through your neighborhood long ago, Matt (Ed and I were both young guys back then). If we get back someday, I'll try not to bury the Tacoma, but I'll have your phone number handy just in case! Cheers to all and be safe!
I've had to read the darn manual a few times because i doin't need them often. If you don't, you just get yourself in a worse situation haha.
Exactly - it''s irritating to have to read the owners manual all the time, just to work some of the advanced controls. But my TRD Pro is still the best 4x4 I've ever owned - the only one I haven't gotten stuck in northern Mich snow.
The infamous Toyota Auto LSD. When the computer senses wheel spin, it automatically engages the brake on the fastest spinning tire and reduces power to 40% or so.
It's great for terrain that you're not sinking into, not so good when you need wheel spin and speed as a component for not getting stuck.
Disable it and the truck runs through the dunes great, it works especially well if you're not in low range.
I thought all the bullshit computer nanny shit went away when in 4x4 low? Or at least you can shut it off with traction buttons?
@@jbw5485 It's actually more aggressive when you're slow to help with traction, because it's harder to keep tires from spinning when low gear is multiplying torque. Toyota uses the brake system to emulate a limited slip differential (LSD, it's not drugs for your truck lol). When active, it actually works fairly well on more solid terrain where wheel spin is not beneficial, but it can be disabled with the push of a button (it's always on until you disable it) for when you need that wheel speed and no power restriction to slow you down. However, some of the other nanny features of the Toyotas are disabled when in 4LOW, such as VSC. Of course, they change this crap so often and it's not the same all across the board on all their vehicles, so I can't tell you for sure between 3rd and 4th gen tacos and 4th gen 4Runners, or even with open or locked diff models, what exactly is going on.
Ideally, in sand like this you want it in 4HI and disable LSD/VSC so nothing is screwing with you and you have all the wheel and vehicle speed you can get. Nothing sucks more than bouncing the rev limiter in low range and needing just a little more speed for the hill you're trying to climb. I put a switch in mine that shuts power off to the yaw sensor (a MEMS gyro, basically) , which signals the computer to revert to a failsafe mode and disables ALL of that crap (including ABS). It's used mostly for sand and desert running, and it's the only way to really dig into a turn and let the rear slide some under power. A word of caution, however....once you shut power to the yaw sensor, it's disabled completely until you restart the truck. You can't flip the switch back, send power to the sensor, and expect your ABS to start working again, it's programmed to only restart after a power cycle. The reason the yaw sensor shuts it all down is because the ABS, VSC, and LSD all work from a dedicated module that relies on that yaw sensor to sense vehicle movement for stability corrections. They're all interconnected and rely on that module to work. The sensor needs to be stationary to calibrate itself, which is why you can't turn it back on while driving...if it's not calibrated right, it might think you're in a tight turn when you're not and apply correcting brakes when you change lanes.
Really, Toyota needs to have a switch labeled FUN that can disable all that stuff on the fly and kick it back on at will, with a self calibrating gyro/accelerometer package. Having to learn all this crap just to make my vehicle function in the desert just pisses me off.
@@jbw5485
In my F150 it turns off the traction control automatically when you shift into low.
Hated it in my FJ whenever I wanted to break the rear end loose and forgot to turn it off.
@@stephenmaner8350 Feelsbadman.jpg
Good Ol’ Ed’s great big happy smiles 😁 are genuine and so is he ...and his weather observations are always spot on,🎤. Listen-up all you weather teller people! Great job, Matt! Your videos are extremely educational, highly entertaining and the. beautiful photography is award-worthy. Thank You 🙏♥️🇺🇸♥️🙏
Not only did the Tacoma get a rescue, but the guy got some sick footage of his truck running up a dune! Love this channel and its commenters...I learn something every time. ⛰️
Awesome edit! Loved the color effects as he shifted into third haha and some extra love for the pups!
Hey Matt, great channel and don't worry about a script you are a natural so just let it roll. I like the way it is not over produced and the customer's is already embarrassed but you have the knack of knowing when to joke and when to not step on their ego. I treasure all the early times hunting with my father in Nebraska except for a few times we always got out when we were stuck..good job
I’ve never seen a stock taco bounce off the rev limiter that much before 😂
4 lo. Meant for lower rpms, easier to rap out.
"Taco"? That's a little much don't ya think?
Alvaro Barragan everyone calls it that, lol
My bad lol... I see why now
@@Destructorz94 You are forgiven! I didn't hear this term until a couple years ago myself. I mean, I like Tacos but I prefer Tacomas, as the name.
Now you can tell the wife you need a lift, 35’s, front and rear bumpers. 😉 You’re welcome.
Or just buy a real truck
Fckking crazy
Or just a $15 shovel..........
@@AlphanumericCharacters I assure you, most modern trucks are only as capable as this one stock.
Don't forget a new computer that can be tuned for off-road
Technically you didn't damage anything, if you look as soon as you pulled him out of the rut the rope was loose and he backed into the bank. ;)
9:07 Love that little edit you did there, keep up the great work
"The onboard NANNY will SHUT YOU DOWN!"....PRICELESS!
That was a beautiful shot (5:04-5:16) with the Jeep up on top of the dune at sunset!!! Would make a nice add for tourism and towing.
Respect to the Tacoma driver for actually getting stuck like that, he went for it. So many other guys getting stuck on flat sand, this guy made an awesome effort to do it right! Looks like he did't air down before driving on the sand?
@R Cruz I think optimistic.
nope. no respect. respect is for when someone who knows what they doing pushes their limits, not when someone who has no clue acts like an idiot. just watching him trying to drive out hurts.
So, that's what a departure angle is.
No. That is approach angle , not departure angle.
Please learn the difference here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approach_and_departure_angles
So far 90 people gave your comment a thumbs up. That means 90 people do not know what a departure angle is. SMH.
David Mosier you’re so much better than 90 people. Congrats
@@dmosier David, youre flat out wrong! hahahahaha i love it
@@gustafpeyron unh no. Read the link I posted. Or perhaps attend a world class offroading school ...either should do.
I'm an IT engineer but there are certain things computers should not be in. Offroad vehicles is one of those.
I think it is fine to have for on road but there should be a big button to turn it off for off road.
They make vehicles have electronic brains now because the idiots behind the wheel have no brains anymore.
you're an idiot!!
That's one of the things that steers me away from newer jeeps. My jeep had a computer in it. When I took the cover off I could see one of the IC's exploded all over the board, lol, I'm guessing it hasn't worked in a while, but, luckily, my jeep could run without it.
I had a 2014 TRD Off Road Tacoma with the TRD supercharger and 3" lift which gave me some ground clearance but no real of road worthy suspension. First time in the sand I was hauling a$$ on the flats and came up on some mild woops. When I tried to apply the brakes, the anti lock break system kicked in and I sailed into the woops at almost full speed. I hit them going way too fast and it was like riding a bucking bronco for a moment. The only way to disengage the ABS was to lock the rear diff, I later found out but that limits the speed to 30mph. I've never been more mad at computers. Not being able to stop in the sand is less than desirable. I also found out later there's a fuse for the ABS and if you remove it that problem disappears.
Ed is the company's top asset. He must be protected.
One thing iv learned watching these vids is don't make it worse by digging yourself deeper and deeper.... Also the bumpers plastic.....
I learn waching these vids also. I'm a carpenter and have to pull my truck on muddy jobs it's in winter. I've leaned that a slight adjustment can get you out of a tight spot. As someone else said stopping taking a look at your situation and making adjustments can go a long way getting you out of a tight spot.
@@barrett9631 also the bumper is plastic. Hahaha
@@barrett9631 100% agreed!
I'm a dump truck driver. A few years ago we did a job off road. I was the ONLY truck that didn't get stuck that day! I split the tracks in the mud. The other idiots kept driving in the exact same spot as the truck before them did. They all got stuck on EVERY load!
His problem started when he left the house in flip flops 😂
Why is that a problem? Better than getting sand in your shoes. Not everyone wears boots. He may of had shoes on and after he was stuck and digging he may of gotten sand in them and had his flip flops on standby. Dont judge a man by a 14 minute video
Nah I would have just taken some socks
Best thing to wear in sand, actually we usually go barefoot here specially in the deep stuff.
@UCf3LjYjFXdNfGVLPZX-FGOg he had his jack under the truck I assumed he got on his hands and knees to put it there. The guy was probably out there for quite awhile by himself he may of taken them off during that time. Who knows
With dads new pickuo
Knew you would do the right think when his bumper got damaged and help him out. Good man.
Ok can we just take a moment to give his dogs credit they never run off
Yes, but where would they go? Everywhere they look it's sand and rock, not a four-legged creature in sight to chase after! Besides, Matt's their meal ticket, so I'd guess that's who they care about.
@@terryh5060 you have a good point
Run off? You mean get run over?
@@sourbrothers73 ya
They've ran off once before. I'm not sure when it was but it just recently I watched the video. They fount them pretty quick but it was a lengthy dark recovery and the dogs just wandered off. It might been the trailer falling off video? Can't remember for the life of me
I hope Scotty doesn't see this video "I'm not impressed with this toyota" would give Scotty a heart attack.
Cure Meister
Can’t use the Tacoma to do a jeeps job
@@tomedgar4375 They dont call them "taco's" for nothing...
@Helicopter Dad some where along the way someone convinced that hack he was knowledgeable. Anybody that can talk trash about a SBC is out of his league.
Taco owner here, I just get annoyed by Jeep owners thinking you need to have a jeep do do anything off road. Jeeps (especially new ones) are massively overrated.
@@jimmym3352 hey former Jeep owner myself, but I agree with you. Too much tech is no good on an offroad truck, or SUV. I had a 93 Grand Cherokee and the only tech I liked on it was the stereo. Compared to a newer Toyota my Jeep was archaic.
Matt makes it looks easy with his jeep driving in the sand there... but it is not easy
No Sharp turns or hard throttle application. Pretty much the exact opposite of Mr. Tacoma
I'm not putting my jeep in anything like that. I have a two door 1995 XJ, manual transmission, original owner. It is a beast, but I'm super selective about what I attempt. I would not drive it where that truck went.
@@redjalapeno5714 Why? Air down, lock diff, and apply gradual throttle. You'll never have any issues.
Sand is easy if you know what you're doing.
A lot easier at 8psi.....
@@d1sturb3d119 I drive on beaches in NC (Outer Banks, specifically Ocracoke) and in the Virginia Appalachians. I crawl in low gear. I need my rig to last me until I die, thus I don't do the kinds of things the guy in the truck was doing.
driving in this terraine i´d say this amount of damage is absolutely moderate
Rollovers, it happens dunes and steeps, he got out cheap
I always get nervous watching your dogs running around the vehicles while trying to pull someone out.
Agreed sadly it will only be a matter of time before tragedy.
There was a video where a customers dog came within inches of being hit.
Has a friend used to let his dog into his shop . . One day while doing a brake test with the rollers there was a horrible yelping scream . Three legged dog now 😥😥😥
They have been doing this for 50 plus years never hit a dog. Take a chill pill
I always have my customers sign a waiver releasing me of damages caused by my efforts to get them out of the situations they put themselves into!
I'm sure Matt does this as well, we just don't see it in the beginning of the videos.
Otherwise, Matts is my favorite channel here in YT.
I am pretty sure videos of people signing legal documents are for a totally different audience than Matts. ;)
i think Matt is a stand up guy who more than likley takes responsibility for his mistakes.
he does not seem like that guy who hides behind lawyers.
I was thinking about it too
Can tell straight away he didnt let his tyres down... OR even bring recovery gear! City people for ya
Think of it this way, if everyone aired down their tires, brought their own recovery gear, then got themselves out. What would we watch for entertainment? Who needs recovery gear when one call to Matt will get you out of the tightest situation.😅
Amen brother
I have a shovel, traction pads, and 30' tow rope with me at all times, but I don't think they would have helped out much in that situation. (I would not have driven in there.)
@@gm780 I can't call Matt. I live in NH.
But don't worry, there will never be a lack of 'underexperienced" drivers !
Or have tires, like off the lot fresh
Everyone has mentioned the 2-stage traction control already, so if he had turned that off, been in 4L, locked up the rear diff, and revered with very light throttle instead of burying that truck to the frame, he would’ve been fine. I’ve unstuck myself plenty of times in my TRD Offroad Taco. Also, if they had used the crawl control feature standard on all these trucks, I would very surprised if he hadn’t been able to crawl right on out of that.
lol
I'm guessing he just recently got the truck and was trying to figure out the capabilities of it and probably didn't know how to work alot of the functions and features of it.
I doubt you can crawl out of fluffy sand like that. You need wheel speed, the only time you see people creeping and crawling in dry blown sand is right before they get stuck.
They don't make bumpers like they used to.
@@angrymountainbikershow3151 2022 models will have bumpers with ECU's . LoL
Definitely for safety reasons. More crunch, less bump.
Cheap plastic is safer? Lmfao I stick with my homemade soild steel bumpers that dont break into a thousand pieces
@@tinsano6030 bumpers now are supposed to be the sacrificial pieces so they break off instead of damaging the actual car. Bumpers a few decades used to be the bars you can bump into and keep going, and there is no use for that on road anymore, which a tacoma trd is designed for.
Not to mention solid bumpers have failed miserably in safety testing.
@@ritwikreddy5670 lmfao seriously dude I work in a garage I've changed hundreds of bumpers for customers, I know how they work. You clearly didnt read & understand my comment, I said homemade steel bumper. My truck has been rear ended multiple times by idiots on their cellphones, their vehicles were destroyed, the only damage to my $300 homemade bumper was they scratched the paint & no damage to my truck or me. I took the insurance checks every time & laughed all the way to bank.
Hahaha, I love the term “nanny” for the trac control! Great recovery!
Man those dogs must be in great shape!! They put a lot of miles on!!
"On board nanny" I'm stealing that phrase. LOL
Kurt Richeson X2
“Will shut you down!” LOL!
That is a lot nicer than the B1tch in the box.
I couldn't stop laughing when he said that lol
pops said new trucks have a nagging wife already built in lol
Love to look at your work from Brazil, your dogs have the happiest life of all.
Dude, those are Goodyear kevlars. AIR DOWN.
17-20lbs would be ideal...
He tries not to air down customers vehicle's if possible as stated in other vids
Cyba IT no no I mean the customer. Always air down on sand and loose material. Could have prevented the call IMO.
@@Dawgator Ahhh, gotcha mate
Matt your a 4wd drive magician!!
This is the reason I’m never getting rid of my 1st. Gen. These new trucks are too big, and heavy.
i bought a 4t s/duty,cab chassis,.[trayback]],no tech,diesel,no computer,no glow plugs,all mechanical..OHC,3 valvas,3" exhaust.abs rear.open front,35"tires,2" lift.what is it.?.its a brazilian 4.2tdi MWM,german tractor engine,with a ZF box.not sold in u.s.low range is to kill for,its too low.even with 35".these ran from 98 to 2007..they had a common rail after but not sure if any trucks got it.these are also fitted to silverado,s,with auto..i run 10 psi on sand,no probs..ausie..
harry walker Cool setup mate👌
They changed the engine in 2015. Keeping my 2013!
@Joe Casson i think my 2002 s/duty looks sexy.best looking truck ford built.it has hints of 82 bronco lights,75 f100 grill.aaaahhhh..
Buddy got a 88 all stock when was new . We took it to glamis with 3 bikes in back and only got stuck once. When we forgot to lock hubs first day. Fun times in those trucks
A lot of lessons learned in this video for the taco driver. Hold traction control button for 5 seconds to disable all computer mumbo jumbo, RECOVERY GEAR (shovel, traction boards and straps), air down especially in sand/mud/snow! The stock 3rd gen Tacoma does not come ready to do these things. The tires are terrible and you don’t have much departure and approach angle without lift and possibly high clearance bumpers. I have a 3rd gen and absolutely love it. I’ve done 3 weeks trips in 5 different states and off-roaded everyone. Just gotta be smart and understand the limits of your rig.
The Tacoma could have done one of two things. 1 - Disable traction control as this is what is cutting power. It senses the wheels are spinning without forward movement. But in this case, what you want is maximum wheel spin to power out of the loose sand. 2 - This is a TRD Off Road model which has crawl control. Crawl control is *ideal* for being stuck in sand. It senses individual wheel slip and powers each wheel independently to limit slip and will slowly get you to firmer ground. Edited for spelling and grammar
@Jared Burgoyne They stay off until the truck is restarted or you tap the trac control button again. I know this for a fact, if you're experience something else you may have an issue
@Jared Burgoyne Turn on the diff lock and it will spin all day long. VSC is disengaged at that time.
Jared Burgoyne you have to hold the button down for 8+ seconds to completely disable it
@Jared Burgoyne Yeah, the locker comes on a couple packages. The lsd is crap
Jared Burgoyne The tacoma's TRD off-Road and up have a locking rear diff and they work great. I pulled a F-350 with a trailer weighing 16k up our hill in 2 feet of snow..
I own a 2WD 2017 Tacoma and when i go off-roading the process is always tracc control off (push button for 5 sec) ECT PWR on , lower tire pressure (19 psi) ,drive low gears (2&3) almost the whole time AND DONT BRAKE !!!!!
We’re those girl hair bands on the shifter in that Tacoma?! His girlfriends gonna be pissed about her bumper hahaha
Brian houk It wouldn’t surprise me if that guy was too cool for school in his flip flops he looked like the type that would leech off his girlfriend. He didn’t seem to know much, and he did pass a stupid comment when asked about how he was driving.
@@powderriver2424 yo dude.. chill out. Hating like mad.
They could be for his girlfriend to keep her hair back when she is leaned over. But you would need a girlfriend to understand that.
@@badgerpa9 pony tails all day, grab her by it hahahah
Brian has obviously never had a girlfriend, they leave those fuckin things everywhere.
You're such a Top Bloke Matt. You never treat anyone like they're stupid. Awesome Attitude
Love those doggies, nice to see your parks are open,all of ours near vegas are closed, good video thanks matt
"The bumper is plastic??"..welcome to the 21st century Matt!..lol
Matt didn’t say that, the cameraman did.
It's just gotta meet the crash test requirements. I think the whole bed is composite on these.
As long as you don't get yourself stuck off road with no real recovery points trying to do something that is far beyond the capabilities of your stock vehicle the bed and bumper will never rust and they are lighter than steel. Perfect for 99.9% of buyers.
I just bought a 2020 Ram 4500 and the metal on the bumpers was so thin. I had them changed to off road bumpers before I would even take it off the lot. Sad just sad.
thats why I bought an 03 tacoma halfway builtup and sank another 15k into the engine and offroad equipment... Truck is almost unstoppable made of metal weighs just over 3600 and has over 300 hp with no nannies! (to be fair 1k of the 15 was leather interior!
bill nalder I have one of these, the bumper cover is plastic and is just clipped together. At that angle I can’t see how he could have avoided damaging it. I replaced the chrome bumper caps with black ones, all those parts are actually pretty cheap. As mentioned real off roaders replace them with steel bumpers. I’m pretty impressed that bone stock Taco even got in there. I wouldn’t try it in mine.
That moment when you pulled around and had sand flaring out, bad ass bro 👌🏽
Great video as always, could watch hours like the last few mins, just cruising over the dunes with the dogs running beside, its like a practical persons asmr
I found that cutting off the traction control when in 4x4 helps a lot when the truck starts to cut power. From my experience, any wheel spin will make the TC kick in and cuts power to the wheels. Turn TC off to help eliminate this issue.
Traction control should automatically be disabled in 4x4. What idiot engineers decided not to do that?
immikeurnot I guess the guys over at Toyota
Glad you're watching out for Ed's health. Sometimes treasures need to be protected.
I had no idea the bumper was plastic. I'd like to thank this guy for answering a question I didn't have yet. Good to know.
in the sand with these new trucks with stabilitrak, or nanny... just go to front tire and disconnect abs sensor. that will let you throttle the engine without nanny mode on. it will light the abs light and stabilitrak light and e-brake light or any combo of those lights. great job on the recovery! I love learning how you get these stuck vehicles out.
Keep up the good effort, Randy. You might make a good weatherman
Toyota "Let's go places"
Mothe Earth: Don't be an idiot
Lol! 👍
Natural selection rarely shows up SHAME
More like "Let's go [ get stuck ] places."
LOL!!
I’ve bought a few new Toyota’s. None of them came with a brain transplant.
Can learn some really good info watching these videos!!!
I love the cruising footage at the end. I could put hours of that on the tv while working or doing other stuff.
I kept thinking, "why does he keep letting off the throttle just as he's going to make it?". Too funny. Good looking truck but I would not be pleased with that performance. Good job Matt
I was thinking the EXACT same thing!
It wasn't the truck...I had that exact same truck... and they are super capable just need to learn how to use it just like anything else
@@Adrian-jh5cr I like to control the vehicle, not ask its permission.
@ eric mckaughan... not sure how missed it, but that was the whole point, learn to drive.
@@Adrian-jh5cr does 2 million miles and several records count as having learned? Thank you
I love the dogs and how they're all over the place & how they always seem to get out of the way. What's the old saying about a dog's life? These two have a pretty good one!
Disinfect the door knob instead of the wound..lol!
You know you have/are, the coolest neighbors when you treat each other's kids and dogs like your own.
15 psi pressure on tyre + diff lock on + Traction control off + 4wL High + 2nd gear with manual transmission + momentum should do
8psi on Goodyear kevlar
Amazing how nobody here in the TH-cam comment section has ever gotten their 4WD truck stuck in sand ever. All were perfect offroaders right from the get-go.
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I need to learn from these youtube offroading gods lol. Getting stuck almost every time I go out. Pushing harder each outing and learning from each self recovery helps I guess so one day I'll be an expert like everyone else =/
Grindstone Well said. I was wondering why everyone was being so nasty. You learn by making mistakes- even if they are stupid ones.
Theyve never gotten stuck because theyve never gotten off the beaten path.
Basic recovery equipment, I didn't go out until I had the gear
My 2 wheel drive TRD spins out as soon as the tires touch the sand. Even with the locker and aired down. But my sons Cherokee pulls it out without spinning a tire in the sand!
Not your fault Matt the rope was slack when he caught the bumper . The issue is driving with a heavy foot in flip flops without a clue
Respect Hugo......
Without this kind of guys and Toyota's...... Matt would be out of work
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@@barten39 Indeed but Matt shouldn't feel guilty when he helps a fool break his pickup . 1)what on earth was he trying to do to bury it that bad in the first place 2) they are capable pickups but the not meant for that kind of terrain.
The ending video of the lake was beautiful, thanks for sharing.
I like the videos but I always worry about the dogs running around!!!
I was thinking the same
If I were the Tacoma driver I would have asked Matt to put them in the car because my anxiety would already be at 100%, and I wouldn't need to think about hitting a dog to top off my bad day!
Don't worry, they're smarter than you.
The dogs have probably grown up in these situations and can intuitively tell where the car is headed, I used to drive around on fire trails all the time with my dog and I always felt like I was going to run “Chevy” over, but dogs know what they are doing, like a dolphin in front of a boat on the bow wake.
They sure do have a lot of fun though.
Nothing like going to recreation park for work. Nice.
Your dogs lived all their lives in Dog Heaven.
Appreciate y’all keeping Ed safe…