This Rescue Is Beyond My Skills... Not For The Faint Of Heart
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As someone who works in the Oil and Gas industry and focused on Safety....I loved your comment "Did anybody see any reason why this is going to kill anybody and we should stop?" That is a great example of engaging your crew and performing a LMRA (Last minute Risk Assesment).
Risk is when Matt’s driving and talking with NO hands on the wheel 😅
I worked in the same industry and thought the same as BrianMozisek. Its important that you allow anyone to stop the task if they are unhappy. Good drills MORR. 👍
Hahaha I love this comment 🤣
Oil and gas don’t care about safety. They care about $$$$$.
Theta is how USPS management handles a situation right before they place the blame on the person that did not see the problem. The other person obviously in a better position to have seen the problem. Yes I am a retired mailman and still have issues from that terrible job and work situation
With the squealing breaks, daylight fading, edge of cliff and loose boulders above your heads - can't remember any horror film that's had me as on edge as watching this did.
Roy Scheider in 'Sorcerer'
Gotta love those Disc brakes
They took breaks to squeal?
THIS comment!!
i stopped breathing after they got it on the road and started down
Im a retired Park Ranger from San Diego, I know exactly the location of the recovery.
great work!
excuse my ignorance, how does one go about getting such a great job? Im from SD and would love that job!
@@apm2 Strait out of the University , I applied at several different jobs. The SD Zoo, The Wild Animal Park, and State Park Ranger.
I wanted to work at the Zoo, but when the State called I jumped right in. It’s not as glorious as one might think. A lot of policing Folks and cleaning up trash. But I loved it! My fellow Park Rangers and I, mapped out the route for the Pacific Crest Trail that runs through San Diego County
Hard work and follow your dreams, would be my advice
Valley of the moon
If you know the area any guess how was that Range Rover up there in the first place looks like a wild road to tackle
I know this place: right near Jacumba Hot Springs - a great place for gliding (sail planes).
Wow, this is the first time I’ve ever seen Matt’s facial expression, with concern and worried for everyone on the side of that mountain. Just can’t imagine the pressure to be the one person in charge of everyone’s lives and decisions on the hill.
"Well, somebody's gonna get t check." OMG
You really need confidence in your abilities, that includes been able to listen. Matt seems to have those qualities
Coincidentally there was an alien sighting in the area that night, described as a bright yellow orb squealing like a donkey with its nuts in a vice…
I noticed the squealing... I wonder if they got something in a brake pad...
😂😂😂
Creeky Titanic
@@johnhpalmer6098 Matt addressed this in a previous video; it's the Johnny joints they used for the suspension. They are very robust....but they constantly squeak unless you grease them almost every day. There's no harm in them squeaking so why waste the time greasing them every day when you can just do it as part of routine maintenance like you would for any other grease fitting on a piece of equipment
Perhaps Robby took Bombie the kitten to the vet, but with anaesthetic I don't think you could have heard that down Mexico way.
Tire fell off the roof because they didn’t say “that’s not going anywhere “ after strapping them down 🤷🏽♂️
A rookie mistake, really
Fab Rats👉®👈! You have to pay a fee to use that line!
You mean, "That's not goin' NOWHERE !!!" (the Queen's English)
@@KendogiKing’s English if you don’t mind!
Don't forget you have to slap the strap when you say it.
The LR3 / Disco 3 is possibly the heaviest vehicle Land Rover ever made, I've heard its because it has both a ladder-frame and monocoque chassis.
Our local Land Rover group won't allow LR3s to try the seesaw obstacle because of their weight - this recovery was already brutal, recovering such a heavy rig in such a state is truly an amazing feat.
Heavier than al L322??
@@SavageBunny1 pretty close, the L322 has a kerb weight of up to 5500 lbs, the LR3 gets up to 5800 lbs. in higher trim levels. From what I can see in forums, they can exceed 7000 lbs. after overlanding add-ons o.O
My favorite thing about Matt and his team is their collaboration with other CZcamsrs. He is using his success to help the other channels and to me it seems very genuine. Thanks for great videos.
Love the natural suspenseful music the wrecker gives when kissing a boulder and dancing on the edge. Like a horror movie violin.
Exactly what I was thinking
There's a _Van Halen_ instrumental it was making me think of ~ on _Diver Down._
Intro to Pretty Woman.
@@danquinnell3502 _BOOM!_
Many people might not stop and think about the weight on Matt’s shoulders. He is 100% responsible for the lives of every person on that scene. You can almost see the weight of it on his face. I’ve been there. Great video guys, very well executed on all fronts, including camera work and editing.
That's true it is for sure alot of stress
Oh quit it. It's going to be awesome. We all need to get back in touch with the land.
That was ruff!
Colt's friends are the real MVPs for sure. This was intense.
Being in my neck of the woods, I know that trail and that exact spot well. Even with 56 years of hard core Jeepin my heart was pounding as you drove that huge wrecker around that rock. My respect.
The rear steer shows it’s value again!
The wrecker proves to be the best size for the jobs it's been dealt with. Great job, everyone! Glad no one was injured.
this situation alone is the reason the wrecker makes absolutely no sense. this job with 3 smaller vehicles would've been 10 times easier. an insanely heavy and somehow capable rig is completely useless if can't be anchored in the correct way. plus just getting on that road was absolutely stupid.
It was too wide on this occasion, perhaps a narrower wrecker Matt?@@game9370x
@@game9370xgetting on that road was stupid? Brother you need to go back and watch other wrecker recoveries because that was nothing.
And sure you could bring 3 rigs and double the gas to get down there and back,,,, still have to get those 3 vehicles up that road WITHOUT rear steering, and you also couldn't pull from the side with any of those 3 vehicles, so youd have to get them all parked crossways across a path barely wide enough to drive on. Then when you're pulling, those vehicles will drag and move. And due to being so light, those vehicles cant pull what the wrecker can. They each have single winches so also wouldnt be able to anchor them exactly where they sit, only to the closest strap length.
I get bringing a support vehicle, but this was a wrecker job 100%
"Not For The Faint Of Heart" Absolutely!!!
Beyond Your Skills... I beg to differ. Your experience and the crew around you (yours and the local area experts) got that thing done and made look effortless. Outstanding job, everyone!!!
I spent a few years in the Old U. S. Border Patrol. That recovery brought back a lot of memories. Thank you. loved the video
Putting rear wheel steer on the wrecker was the smartest thing that was done when building it. I must confess I was wondering a bit about that. Really glad I wasn't building it. It was a wise choice. Really enhances the capabilities of the wrecker. It's an amazing machine.
Anybody else notice Colin (sorry for any misspelling) glance up that hill several times throughout the job? Great job understanding where the danger is. You're all amazing!
I think the young man's name is Kaulin, or close to that. He's Matt's second son.
@@garymoon2829 Well, we won’t hold the ‘unique’ spelling against him.
Yep, smart young man looking out for his dad and the rest of the crew. I'd second him any time.
You mean he realized that cliffs are dangerous and things fall? True genius indeed thanks for pointing it out.
All Matt’s kids are smart. Overall just a smart cool family.
Can't believe someone took that Land Rover up there!!
That was one very sketchy recovery. My heart was in my mouth a few times. You could see Matt was scared too.
Probably time for Matt to buy a Chinook Helicopter.
I know almost like it was set there for a rescue training.
my vote is a smuggler's or drug manufacturers 😉 ect as it's next to the crossover between country's
@@richardprice5978 oh yes I forgot it was on the boarder area. So yes most definitely agree. UK they'd be driving a Range Rover or Audi. BMW used to be the classic drug dealer car.
those are crazy good offroad. Better than anything stock aside from a g wagon
I've watched your channel for years and witnessed some extraordinary recoveries however; This was the most technical and dangerous recovery to date. In the seventies, our group did some serious off-roading. I destroyed a stock 1975 Land Cruiser. Not to be deterred I took the insurance money and purchased a 1975 CJ-5 Renegade equipping it with the ability to ford rivers and climb cliffs steep enough to roll which eventually totaled that machine.
Thanks for taking us along, watching got my heart rate up and took me back to some of the situations my Jeep/Bronco club encountered...
PS My F-350 Superduty Mall Crawler will never ever leave the blacktop period. If for some unforeseen reason, I feel the need to re-live my youth I will purchase a Turbo Razor...
If Matt is doing trail repair to not fall off the mountain, you KNOW it is sketchy AF!! Trigger WARNING...this is NOT an OSHA Approved Recovery! Matt, this was the BEST recovery I have seen on your channel, Congratulations...beyond amazing job! KUDOS to those local fella's for the major assist!
It was in Mexico OHSA ain’t got 💩 to say
Attaching the starboard side pull wench to something is the only other "safety element" I could come up with.(safety harnesses and helmets?) Good day! No injuries! 😊😊
Mexico-Cake
It is a testament to their integrity that they saw this job through ! Very impressive !!
The last two hillside recoveries have also also been majorly sketchy, with so many ways for the team to get hurt or worse.
Matt, build some mounts somewhere on the wrecker to hold a pick and a shovel. Look at a WWII jeep for patterns. There have been more than one occasion where these tools would have come in handy.
Yeah. I can't imagine how they're not carrying all sorts of showels, saws, tools of any imaginable kind at all times.
@@krisberntzen Learning from experience in not the MORR way. Why make new mistakes when you can repeat the same mistakes? Like say, no tools.
A small folding shovel will fit under a seat.
If you put TOOLS into the EQUATION that means you have to WORK
@@k53847Now that made me laugh. The MORR Family crest would undoubtedly be, “non discern, omens challenges repetere”. (*Do not Learn, repeat all challenges)
desert sand person here. The reason that the cactus exoskeleton is so robust is that the green pulp is stupidly high content of water. water being heavy the exoskeleton has to be able to stabilize and support that weight in weird directions (google pictures of cactus and you'll see some of the weird angles of growth they will have to take sometimes).
Thank you sand person
WoW. That has to be the most amazing and dangerous recovery I have ever seen you do. It was clear from the start that the most important aspect was that you were concerned with everyone's safety. What an incredible job by every one of the men. You should all be congratulated for a job well done. Note: Keep a shovel and some other digging tools in the wrecker for any future needs.
Not only was the trail sketchy, that area is frequently used for smuggling. I promise he saw things at the border he didn't choose to talk about.
Reminded me of tactical law enforcement and crime scene management; risk assessment and emphasizing that everyone’s opinion on safety is the most important thing in a group effort involving dangerous equipment and the dangerous potential energy built up on stressed mechanical equipment.
I also enjoy the camaraderie these guys have👍🏽
Matt, CZcams unsubscribed me: I resubscribed.
The Cactus fact at the end was not boring at all. I knew what it was but appreciate learning and I am sure that many people did not know. Thank you Matt and thumbs UP! 👍👍
Cholla cactus (pronounced choya). That looks to be the straight strong stuff and not the brittle short segment stuff called "jumping" cholla in Arizona.
That's what I say , educational. I love it Matt . Even if you knew . History is awsome except for what America is exsperiencing now . Wake up sheeple
I've seen plenty of cactus, but never the skeleton of one. That was bet interesting. One of those things you just never think about.
Awesome video glad to be a part of the recovery.I would do it again tomorrow if I had the opportunity.
Awesome job Mark!!!
You guys were instrumental to the success of this venture!! Great work, so glad you could fill in!
Mark, You guys rock!! Way to jump in and be apart of the solution, it was awesome to see the teamwork!!!😊
Well done mate 👊
Huge respect. I live in San Diego and we can't let this stuff rot in our beautiful desert. This was gnarly. Especially considering that rough roads and tricky situations never come off looking as bad on camera as they do in real life. I hope the person who wrecked their Rover is OK. Physically and financially. May they learn from this experience, pay their dues for this mistake, and wheel on.
Long time subscriber here. You guys really rocked this one. (Seeing as it is next to the Mexican border, I'm not even going to ask why a new Range Rover is up that gnarly road.) BTW, regarding fines for abandoned vehicles.....I rolled my '49 Intl pick up on a remote mountain dirt road (no one hurt). A passing 4 Wheeler called it in to the Sheriff who came by and notified me that it would cost me a $1000 fine + $200/per day + whatever it cost the County to remove it if I didn't have it out in 3 days. Gulp! Because of where it ended up, I elected for cutting it into pieces with a torch and winching it out bit by bit. It was like cutting up my brother.
As a proud owner of a '52 Intl that really hurts.
Interesting about the fines. Whole time I was watching this I couldn’t stop thinking about how much the client must be paying these guys and why he’d do it. Figured it had to be more expensive to leave it up there. What a situation to be in, hope I never have to cut up a family member like you did.
insurance may be involved too@@vaiker.
Dude, I'm pushing 72 years now, I may have to stop watching... don't know how much more my heart can take! Great job!
HA! You got THAT right! I'm 73 and my blood pressure goes crazy on a lot of Matt's recoveries. His whole crew has become like family and it's wicked fun but stressful. I love it!
I'm also pushing 72 and yes this one was just a bit too risky for comfort.
I'm 23 and my heart was racing!
I'm only 53 & I fear for there safty . I pray a lot until it's over , & some people have great luck . I would never attempt my luck like that & im skilled .
@@davestevens4263wasn't luck. That was a Range Rover. That's the entitled class. 😊
That was probably the most technically difficult recovery I’ve seen since I started watching your channel almost three years ago. Hats off to you Matt for keeping everyone safe, helping to protect our natural wonders, and getting the job successfully completed!
Matt, when you built the wrecker I missed the part of the rear wheels ability to turn independently of the front, it was the game breaker coming back down around that rock.Great help from the local experts. Kaulin is becoming a boss. Colby's "whats next attitude" is great and always willing to learn something new. Great video guys!
If i remember correctly, he pulled an 8.1 with quadrasteer from a white suburban and built the wrecker around it. Definitely thinking ahead then.
@@raulcamarena65 they are Military axles, might be MRAP axles with rear steer I can't remember
I off-road in the area, great to see you made it out here recover the SUV. Be safe out there.
Thks to Mark, Brody and Kai for lending Matt a hand. Kaulin, Cody and Matt, what a rescue! Great edge of your seats recovery video .🤙😎
anthonylee, it wasnt Rhett, it was Kawlin
*Kaulin, Colby and Matt
I would have to say that this rescue is hands down the most awesome of them all. Foreign area, uphill, darkness...just a lot of sketchy stuff. Best job to date. I can't imagine how bad the rescue would have to be that beats this one.
I still vote for the one where they pulled the Jeep out of the river and up the side of the canyon with three vehicles winched together but this is a close second.
That recovery was awesome and dangerous too. I'm glad you guys were safe. God bless you all.
As an English MORR fan watching from the UK it's nice to finally see a Landrover feature in one of your videos, just a shame it had to be in that state! Would love to see someone wheelin a Landy out there on some of your trails.
I can't believe that someone drove that up there!! That's no place for a Land Rover. Also fellow Brit 🙋♀️
Landrovers, especially in the US, are pavement princesses. The reason why it was surprising to see a Landy out there is because most would have broken down before that point.
I've seen some on trails here on the east coast. As well as some Porsche cayennes and a couple bmw x5's. I've also seen an Austrian Pinzgauer 6x6 at an expo event that someone turned into a camper.
I can't believe how much junk it vomited out when it rolled back on its feet.
I'm not talking about pavement princesses. I'm talking about proper rigs. Anyone who says Landrovers aren't capable off road obviously hasn't heard of the Camel Trophy
When Matt puts on the safety harness, you know it is SCARY AS HECK! Appreciate you all being so cautious and concerned. Also, not getting any snacks at the begining caused it to take all day. Always get snacks!!
I knew that was going to come back to bite them. Pun intended. lol I suspect everything inside the store matched the inflated prices of the fuel. But always get snacks!!
What good you'd it make though?! That cab would crumble like a salty cracker if it rolled over... 😬
I knew when Kaulin said that they weren't getting food, it was going to be a great recovery that will take all day😂
Like the saying goes: better to have them (snacks) and not need them rather than need the snacks and not have them.
The local crew saved the day. Whatever the insurance company was paying you - probably wasn't enough. Great technical recovery!
Kolby
I love snowrunner! I know what it is to stay up too late playing 😂
Heck yeah snowrunner is fun can't wait for the new one to come out
I hope he gives some of that money to the local crew. Or at least the guy who risked his life steering that thing down the hill
I like how you guys aren't afraid of hard work, and do things by hand when it makes sense. For example, digging the groove in the trail and moving the rock out from under the SUV at 37:37. Much respect.
I love this channel!
This channel and the family and their dogs and their friends puts a smile on my face after a long day of carrying Granite.
And cutting it and grinding it and polishing the Granite to a mirror finish.
I’ve trained and taught hundreds of Immigrants how to do this job in my 18 years of doing this job. Because I’m A Christian. And I Love My Country. I just taught them how to do it Good. I never cared about where they came from, color or creed. Because of this I’ve learned how to speak good swaths of 26 different languages.
With times so hard for a lot of us Americans… we’re hardly getting by.
I PRAY FOR ALL OF US!
I wish. No! I PRAY, I could get some help with my truck. It’s old. But I Love Her. 22 year old Chevy 1500 HD 6.0 Liter. GOD, I need some help.
Sorry for the venting.
GOD BLESS YOU FOLKS AT MATTS OFF ROAD RECOVERY AND FAMILY. AND YOUR ANIMAL FAMILY.
✝️💚🙏🏽🇺🇸
Welcome to San Diego (sort of). Sand Hollow has sand, San Diego county has rounded granite rocks. They are more than happy to crush your rocker panels, chew up your doors or high center your rig. Fun to see your team defeat the challenges of the bush. Keep the greasy side down, happy trails.
I think this may now be the scariest, sketchiest recovery I've seen you do Matt. I could genuinely hear the fear in Kaulin's voice as he was spotting you through that hairy section. You could see at the end he was physically and emotionally spent. Also thanks to Mark and crew for trekking out there to help you. There's no way things would have gone the way they did without them. And Colby, thanks for the amazing camera skills brother. I'm sure that wasn't what you were expecting when you climbed into the passenger seat of Blue Steel that morning. Not sure if I personally would have flown a drown that close to the Mexican border...but you made it work.
That was the hairiest rescue or recovery I have ever seen you and your team ever do! Amazing job! Had my heart pumping for certain.
Perseverance makes a difference and having friends that know people that are willing to drop what they are doing to come and help out in a tough situation ! Awesome Wrecker Crawler you have there ! Good job to all helped out ! 👍👍
The samurai has a little subwoofer! Love that!
Also thank the border patrol for watching over you all day! (now go get another snatch block and some jumper cables for the wrecker!!!!)
Not like they can do their job now days anyway. FJB
@iffykidmn8170 fdt doesn't want it closed so he can scare you into voting for him.
K is a great guy ! Sweet recovery & helpers 😎🤘🏼☀️☀️
@@iffykidmn8170 LOL! ahh look at the butthurt Trumpet
@@paulhiebert1887you keep saying that to yourself my uneducated friend.
The locals deserve huge kudos and a monster schwag bag. You could have done it without but like you said it would have been days and not hours.
While wheeling a mountain road in Southern Idaho, we looked down about 600 feet below us was 3 vehicles in the bottom of the canyon. Around the next corner the road had slid. Noticing it was an inside bend we decided to get a run at it and use centrifugal force to hold us on the wall. I worked beautifully however a couple miles later the road had slid for a quarter mile. When we got back to the original slide we could not get a run from the opposite direction. We were 15 miles from anywhere. It was a lifted Blazer with big tires and a high center of gravity. The vehicle owner would not try to drive it over. After standing around for an hour, I decided to try it by disconnecting the coil, and using the starter motor with the trans in low range granny with the door open. I'm still here so you know it was successful!
Matt
You need to build an adjustable draw bar out of about a 3’ piece of 2.5” .25” wall square stock and a 3’ piece of 2” .25” square stock that slides in and out of each other with about a dozen 5/8” holes drilled so you can adjust the length with a hitch pin. On each end weld a pintle ring. That way when you tow something like this you can put a Pintle Hitch in the towed vehicles receiver and then adjust the bar between the wrecker and the towed vehicle to keep them rigid and from crashing into your boom.
Have NO IDEA the mumbo jumbo 🤣🤣🤣 you just said, but I agree. The boom area when towing something seems it just needs a bit more work to keep distance between the towed vehicle and wrecker. Always seeing the towed vehicle swinging and the person having to maintain a bit of control working the brakes.
Yes, what he said
I have been watching you ever since the demolition derby days. I have seen pretty much all of your recoveries that have been posted. I can tell you one thing for sure. This was one of the best and entertaining recoveries to date.
I've been binge watching the hell out of this channel for the better part of a week now and one thing that really stuck out in my mind is how likeable of a team they've got. You're just so happy to see whomever pops up in the next video.
One of the very best parts of this channel! No petty drama, no faked fights or backbiting… everybody helps and keeps smiling.
@@kjsgardenMatt has been accused of faking drama, too, making it look harder than it really is. To that, I say BULLPOOP!! If this recovery was faking drama, I'd hate to see what REAL drama would be.
I haven’t been able to watch ALL of your recovery videos but that was crazy. Matt I don’t know how you have the calm in you to drive the tank in such tight narrow roads but hats off to you. Love your channel and hope to meet you and the crew one day. Keep up the great work.
MATT! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE install a shovel on the boom of the Wrecker. You could install a couple different tools to the wrecker, that could often be used in the recoveries.
Love the channel 😊
Completely agree. I always carry a shovel, axe, rope and a saw in my trunk just in case of something, besides a wrench set, hammer and like, and never had a regret. Twenty pounds of additional weight is such a tiny fraction of total weight to be concerned about, but make a huge difference in your ability to handle a lot of unpredictable stuff.
AGREE 1000% … you have all the room. … Shovel .. ax… PRY BARS (S)
So cool to see a couple strangers, to Matt, jump in to do the job. A great community.
Great job! I and everyone I know carries a shovel when off roading, I'm guessing w an awesome wrecker like yours, power negates the need to do any shoveling, unless the goat trail could use a bit of widening. Also a good 6'-7' heavy digging bar comes in handy. A tip for improving a digging bar is to cut off the stock lil chisel end and weld on a good axe head. That dried cactus skeleton, I heard it referred to as scorpion wood. Be cautious when handling scorpions love to make it their homes. If you use it for fire wood build a good 6" sand or dirt berm around your camp fire just high enough so that the top of it is lit by the fire. That way it makes it a lot easier for your eyes to spot any movement, which will more than likely be one hot and pissed off scorpion. Be Safe out their !!!!
Best video ever. I’m from San Diego and I know all these areas. Great to see it from favorite rescue crew
Matt, you are without a doubt the Master at off road recovery. This was another recovery, like New Mexico, where no one said that they could recover the vehicle. You stepped in short handed and headed for the stranded vehicle.
You knew when you got to the vehicle that there were all kinds of problems. The tires and rims were stolen off the vehicle so you did your usual and found a solution. So off to San Diego go the boys to get tires and wheels. You knew getting the tires and wheels up to the wreck was going to be a problem. Again your super recovery knowledge said you needed extra help and a way to get the tires and wheels up to the wreck. You got on the phone and within a short period of time you had additional help that could get the boys and the tires and wheels up the hill. So by the time the boys got back from San Diego, the helpers were there with their vehicle to get everything up to the wreck.
Then as only the Master could do, you got those tires and wheels on the wrecked vehicle. And then you started putting the winch lines where you had already decided they needed to go to pull up the wrecked vehicle.
The narrow road caused additional challenges for the recovery but, you were in control of the Off Road Wrecker and all of it's winches so you made the recovery.
This was by far one of the biggest challenges for the wrecker and your team and just like New Mexico you prevailed. Everyone knows when you accept the job to recover a vehicle that is off road, you will get the recovery completed. Way to go Matt's Off Road Recovery, you rock...
Thanks for spoiling the video!!! 😂
Colby said he was up late playing Snowrunner, and I feel that. I was late to work because of that same reason. Someone actually made a mod for it where you can get Matt's off-road wrecker, and I love it.
I love Snowrunner as well. I'll have to look for that mod.
@@NicholasCampbell-ti6gt The same person also made the Morrvair, too.
This makes me miss my days at Golden State Towing. We did a lot of offroad recoveries. Love them as you never new what you were in for.
Snowrunner? Always good to see another man of culture. I'm playing Snowrunner while watching this video lmfao. My buddy who used to tow for a local company turned me onto the game and we used to spend our nights doing winter recoveries in the mountains of Vermont followed my playing Snowrunner until the next recovery came in. What a life.
"There is thirteen horses please" A phrase I never thought I would hear on MORR.... Should've known better =))))
Matt, I am with you on a CLAW hammer, but this is yet another example where a STRAIGHTER/straight CLAW hammer would be more useful. Sell out old kits and reequip them with straight claw hammers- they can do all that bent claw can,unless you pull nails all day, then bent is a bit better, but if not that, then straight claw is the way to go. Way more versatile, and way easier to use, wedge and pry in tight spaces or in this case even use as a chisel, axe or axe pic.
What you refer to is known as a "Rip" or ripping hammer. In construction we use them all the time as a digging tool. We save the claw hammer for finish work. But we use what we have.
Yeah, my old flatclaw Estwing framer is an essential tool in the box, a small sledge so worn its a ballpean, all metal makes it almost indestructible.
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Brick Hammer...
how about simply carrying some simple tools like a pick, shovel and a rake or two? jeez! completely unprepared for the job they are doing. i don't get it. smh.
Wow! A huge trust factor was involved in this recovery. Well done everyone.
Slow and steady gets the job done. Totally impressed by the team work.
OMG, Matt, out here in Belgium I was holding my breath sitting on the edge of my seat the whole time! That was crazy dangerous! Thank God for those volunteers to come out and help you guys.
I lived and worked in AZ for 15 years and I soooo miss it and your son is correct: everything wants to poke you in that desert, lol.
Hugs from Belgium.
Great job! That was a cholla cactus. Pronounced choy-yuh. The spines are brutal. Many desert offroad racers call them "jumping cactus" because when you bump a live cactus the short sections of branch very easily pop off with the spines attaching firmly to most anything. Many years ago I encountered one riding a motorcycle. Turning sharp around a creosote bush (us old desert racers call them "pucker bushes" because when you ride by one the thin branches will whip your knuckles and make you pucker), and caught a cholla that was hiding behind the bigger bush with the steel toe cap on my MX boot. A chunk of the cactus went flying forward and I tried to avoid it. Caught it across the knuckles of my right hand. It was stuck solid. I had to ride about 20 miles back to camp to get some pliers to pull it out. Some of the spines were too deep to get out. About a year later they came out the palm side of my fingers and palm of my hand. Painful again. A few years later a guy I worked with who raced desert motorcycles like I did was out for about a week. I needed to do business with him so I left a message on his desk. When he came back to work he called me and I went to his office. He had pictures all over his cubicle wall of what happened. He was riding in a race and chasing another rider over crossgrain. He was closing in so pushing harder than usual. Getting close it was very dusty. He saw the rider ahead go up over a ridge and disappear so he gassed it up the face of the ridge. As he launched over the top airborne and coming off his bike, he got a glimpse of the other rider going to his left on the trail. But there was a huge patch of cholla straight ahead. Of course he landed in the middle of it. Spread eagle. He got out. Got his bike out. Getting morecactus spines in the process. Then he rode back to camp. Was taken to a hospital. 9 hours of spine extraction. His wife took the pictures in the hospital. He was still full of spines all over. Not fun stuff.
Thank you, you just made me appreciate Michigan winters.
I've run into those cactus before while riding in Mohave, back in the 70's.
Vermont winters, here !@@agunther08
I have several cholla cacti in my front yard as decorative plants. They bloom effusively in the spring with large red flowers. I'm in NW New Mexico.
Thanks for that little known fact about cactus structure Matt my mom had cacti her whole life of many varieties none of them had much structure to them so that one there is a first for me and I do appreciate it. Nice job retrieving that land rover I'm sure everyone was well puckered on that mountainside grateful for Coles help and the guys he hooked you all up with and the locals for their help too. Great video.
That was sooooooo scary...wow...insane...great job, great crew..I love how you don't rush things Matt. Excellent job...Best wrecker recovery I've seen so far
Funny that Snowrunner was mentioned, I usually have MORR going on my other monitor while I'm playing Snowrunner. That did not work this time, my eyes were glued to the screen, this recovery was a masterpiece. Moving the wrecker past that rock must've been an absolute clencher, I'd check the seat because I bet Matt took a bite out of it. Really excellent drone/camerawork and editing too, felt like I was right there. Seriously a 10/10 recovery, I both do and don't hope there's another episode quite like this one just for the sake of everyone's sanity.
My heart was in my mouth a few times watching that. I tensed up just watching him ho past that rock for a aecond time. Matt was scared, don't think I've seen him buckle up like that before.
Can't believe someone took that Land Rover up that road! What were they thinking. Very expensive crash.
Matt, that was a sketchy recovery in a bad place. I was a little surprised and disappointed when you said you only have 1 snatch block on the wrecker. That thing has 7 winches and it's built to do what you just did but it needs the proper equipment on board to insure the job is successful, safe and as easy as possible. A pick and shovel along with a good land anchor would also be helpful. I know there isn't a lot of storage space on board but a couple of custom mounts could be fabricated and installed out of the way on that monster somewhere, even if it was on the front bumper. Thanks for sharing, I'm a long time fan and long time on road tow operator (30+ years). I truly love watching you, your family and crew doing what you do!!!
It's asking a lot for them to remember fuel. Being prepared is not the MORR motto.
Yeah, I'm always surprised that they don't have a shovel, pick, giant cooler of waters, all the snatch blocks you could want, etc
Oh and some tire chocks
Their bizarre pride in being under prepared is why I watch fewer and fewer of these videos; it's just too frustrating watching them struggle in really stupid ways.
Trail mater, Florida off road recovery, and Casey ladelle are all awesome examples of being prepared and actually knowing what they're doing.
I bet you are from California...@@KingCovfefe
What an amazing recovery. I was on the edge of my seat. I've used Cholla (dried cactus) immersed in resin to make pens and other stuff.
That rear-steer saved your butt!
The 4 wheel steer really paid off on this job, one great piece of engeering on the build of the
wrecker, amazingly GREAT MACHINE!!!
Congrats on being invited to race in the Freedom 500!! That's going to be fun to watch.
Hell Yeah, Brother
This is the second time I have watched this video. I watched the New Mexico one twice as well. It's great seeing Matt face all the challenges and getting the job done. He says he couldn't have gotten the car out without the help of the three men who showed up. But, I believe he would have still gotten the car up the hill. Matt never gives up so he would have just taken longer.
It was an awesome recovery all the way.
Great recovery Matt and crew!! Glad you made it back safely!
Wow, what a recovery! Good people are hard to find. Colt's recommendation was spot on! Good job guys!
The world's largest offroad wrecker couldn't be any more perfect for your needs. It's like the crew that built knew what it was going to be used for.
As an LR3 owner this one made me kinda sad to see such a nice rig wrecked but also proud to see how well it protected the people inside! I was yelling at my phone trying to tell you how to disengage the parking brake! There was little to no collapse of the body. Air suspension still doing its job (coulda been much harder had the struts blown). Surprised the grave robbers left both the cats on there though!
That was a surprise to me, heck I'm no where near CA. stealing Cats is a national pastime now.
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Right with ya Nate, was Doing the same, funny how limp mode did not activate with that tumble but did the "amigos" light off. Testament to the LRs build. And those Rims sure did serve well to their end.
Seriously impressive recovery and mastery of that new wrecker set up. Keep recoveries like this coming!
One of your best clips from the Tassie trip yet guys. The footage from the drone was excellent and you've now inspired me to visit another place I havnt yet seen in Tasmania. Great stuff, keep up the good work.
Matt is definitely the master engineer, fabricator, crew leader, and problem solver. Lots of talented, knowledgeable people involved and that wrecker is one of the most amazing, fit for purpose machines I’ve ever seen. Thanks to Matt for sending everyone home safe after this incredible recovery. 🙌
Mark, thanks for taking Lizzys place behind the wheel, scary brave.
She's. no longer with them.
Hasn’t been for awhile now
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@@randallbrown8495 It was more in reference that it was always Lizzy who got the dangerous job, this time Mark got the dangerous job.
If it were Lizzy Matt would have put her in the upside down car and righted it with her in it and then would proceed to pull it up the cliff with her riding along for not actual reason just casually risking her life for nothing
I'm so impressed with your work, and I'd have a heart attack doing what you do. That was a lot of driving, too. I live in San Diego (see you were at harbour Freight in Midway) and driven to Calexico too many times. Round trip from where you were and San Diego is 6 hours! Hope you made good money on that job.
That yellow truck...what a beautiful piece of machinery!
Matt, your expertise in claw means you have earned enough points for Pulaski! Seriously add a Pulaski and short handled shovel to your long distance recovery pack!
How great is it seeing Mark and his buds with the Samurai on Matt Channel. Fantastic effort to all involved in this epic rescue.
You sir are a master of your trade! I have a hunk of cactus wood from Arizona given to me by my uncle in 1957. Probably makes it an antique!🤔 Keep up the great recoveries!👍👍👍
And that’s why you’re the best there is at this. Serious props, dude! That was one helluva job!
I kmow the suzuki helped out with the spare wheels but the fact the wrecker was able to drag 4wd back onto the track single handed is a credit to the design, build, testing and modifying Matts team has done to get the wrecker to be so useful and awesome. Not to mention the skill and patience of the recovery crew!
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I don’t think it was much modifying, it was purpose built from the frame up only the cab and hood was donated!!
@@robertwitcher5113 Tom Tom and Matt have been working on the lockers, removing tire inflators, simplifying a lot of the features, trying to keep the engine cool - basically trying to keep the beast on the road and reliable. They never really stopped working on it
@robertwhitcher5113 Agree with andrewcaume5293 here. They have been modifying it quite a bit as many of the ideas either were too complicated, or didn't work as they thought they would but agree, this rig was purpose built, but mods are almost always required to either simplify, or to fix issues not discovered until it's in use, like keeping it cool under pressure and not burning up press
ure lines, stuff like that.
The cartel was happy to get their vehicle and the "product" in the rocker panels back.
Muchas gracias!
You're probably correct!! Now the product is heading to Utah if they didn't take it out! Lol!
@@jerrymclean8075 uh, oh!! 😧
If it has been there long enough to steal parts off of it, i bet it has been there long enough for someone to "reclaim" the product too....
@@tippyc2 rockers are difficult to get inside, while border patrol is working 24/7 nearby.🚓😂
Didn't get paid via debit or credit or cash 😮 got paid in KILO
I'm on day 9 of horrendous tonsillectomy recovery. Just found this channel, awesome stuff. Thank you.
Good job MORR team!! That was crazy and you got to taste victory in the end. You gotta want it!!
I liked the outro! I didn't know that dead cacti look this way. To be fair, where I live, there grow no cacti. 😅
This was a GOOD one…no kids play acting ..just pure recovery !
Kudos to everyone on this rescue, tough job!
I'm Brazilian, I live in the centre of Sao Paulo, 12 million people around me. I don't even have a 4x4 and I don't think I would pay attention to a video that's 40+ min if it wasn't for you guys! Congrats, always great content, true entertainment.
Outstanding recovery by team MORR and kudos to the local guys for coming to assist! I have to say, this was probably the most intense recovery I've watched! The way that Matt and team finessed the wrecker around that boulder going up and THEN back down in the dark, was NOTHING short of impressive! Slow and steady won the race again! Salutes to everyone for a job well done!
As an Earthling and New Mexican thanks for coming out and help keeping the environment clean. Thanks Matt and the team.
Insane recover, Glad everyone is safe and thank you
"We wanted responsible and level-headed people"
Ah, that's why WhistlinDiesel isn't there 😂
I've been watching Matt for the last couple of years. This was a very scary recovery. It's like watching a slow-motion accident in reverse. Matt and his team are so damn good. WOW
Yea, I know matt was worried by it but it took other people months, he went there in a wrecker that's only a few thousand pounds heavier than that suck Land Rover and pulled it out in a few hours (it only took all day cos some sod had stolen 4 wheels)