Land Cruiser At The Bottom Of Shafer Trail
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2022
- Got a call from a local tour company that they had a rig with a broken front axle at the bottom of Shafer Trail. We decided this was a perfect job for Ol Blue. So we loaded it up on the trailer and headed up to go get it. We unloaded just outside of the national park entrance and drove the tow truck in and down the Shafer Switchbacks. Once down in the bottom and finding the rig we realized we had brought the right truck. It picked it up perfectly and carried it right up the switchbacks and to the trailer. Was a fairly easy recovery with some beautiful scenery. Thank you everyone for watching and supporting us.
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Navtec driver here! We drive those things hard all day every day! Thanks for the support guys!
AND... You remembered to turn on your fancy new school/old school light bar!
Love your shy truck
Another Great Recovery by The Lone Ranger and Tonto with Miss Lilly riding along.
80 series Land Cruiser 🙂 One of the best 4wd's ever made! 👍
aren't you supposed to flat trailer them or disconnect the front driveline since they are constant 4wd?
@@jraddd3477 Disconnect the rear driveshaft in this case. Front driveshaft is moot because the front wheels are in the air.
@@jraddd3477 the center differential has a true neutral.
I bet Lily’s gonna be one hell of an off road driver when shes old enough!
See bleeping jeep. His daughter drives somethimes and the lady makes experienced guys look like amateurs.
Learning from pops learning from the best!👍
Took my Japanese mother in law on Shafer Trail a few years ago... she had never seen any such country in her life, and was puckering the whole trip. Was amazing. I love that road. Thanks for the memory!
thought for sure you were gonna say something along “ took the mother-in-law to the bottom of Shafer trail , left her down there …. finally peace and quiet…. 😂
@@oneshotpete6.591 it's... possible... that the thought may have crossed my mind... but seriously, it was a great trip!
@@JapanConf2020 😂 😆 making good memories with those we love , is what it’s all about ✌️
The biggest thing you are doing is teaching Lily this stuff, and providing excellent Daughter/Father time
Dang, that's a long steep climb, no wonder it gets hot! One of these days your gonna have a million subscribers Rory!
Great to see Lilly with you. Any recovery she's on with you is immediately ten times as gooder
The first time I traveled over Shafer Trail was in the early '70s; I wasn't driving but riding with a bunch of other geologists. The road was so narrow that we had to fold the mountain-side rear view mirror, and the hairpins were so narrow that anything larger than a an old army CJ couldn't make a point-turn, so you drove as far into the hairpin as you could, got out and put the rear-view back and folded the other one, then backed down to the next hairpin. Shafer Trail looks like a freeway today.
That Lilly is a precious gem! Fearless, smart, talented and I should also mention, adorable! Her presence will certainly add new subscribers.
I rescued one of those same FZJ80s a few years ago (might have been that same one). We were out by The Needles District on our way back from Elephant Hill and saw them on the side of the road with a flat. Of course we stopped to check on them (no cell service in that area) and found their lug wrench had shattered trying to get the wheel off. Fortunately I had the correct size wrench and we got the tire changed. Our dogs' day care became an overnight stay because of the delay, but we got all the tourists and the rig home safely.
Sure is beautiful country y’all have as an office !
It's heartwarming to see you guys interact with Lily! (Like Shawn taking Lily's kid's seat to have her seated safely in the rig!) She surely feels very loved by everybody! And Rory, you're the best dad!
I came for the rescue, I stayed for the team! Love every post you do Rory (and Lily) thank you so much.
P.S. and of course, Shawn!👍🏼
Always great to see a father spending quality time with their child, especially a daughter. Just one more reason to enjoy your videos. Keep them coming.
💯💯💯👍
Lilly, I just have to say. Darling, you are awesome. You make your Dad look so awesome. Not joking at all. You truly tell it like it is and that is what makes you so awesome. You do not pull punches at all. If it is messed up, you say so and that, to me is awesome.
Rory I love how you never blame the rig. A man is only as good as the tool he brings to the job. That's a simple message that even the brightest minds struggle learning.
🌺True tests are always gewd....
Hey u work w/ wat u got or wat u can get at this time egh....
Good 1 fella's & lily..
First time I’ve seen an axle tube break on an 80 Series, I’ve replaced my front axle after it got bent by an idiot hitting me doing 70+ kph directly on the hub.
Love the old Land Cruisers, I hope they fix it - good recovery and thanks for the amazing scenery.
… and the adorable Lily. God bless you all ❤️🇷🇴
Yeah I’m shocked it broke lol. Seen them take some pretty gnarly abuse and be fine
Ngl I look for yall than the others. You guys are more of a documentary style with an entertainment value. Great work to everyone there.
"Magnificent Desolation." was Buzz Aldrin's initial commentary on the Lunar Landscape.
This phrase always comes to mind when I see the geology in these videos.
This was a good recovery on the Land cruiser and like Rory said even the best vehicle's break down when abused for long periods of time. So nice seeing Lilly enjoying her time with her Dad and Shawn! Yes little Mater needs AC and some upgrades on the cooling system and the long cranking times periodically. Other than that she did really good on this recovery.
Enjoyed. Ms Lilly is a good helper!
I love these daddy/daughter videos
The camera on the boom was perfect! Especially for showing off the beautiful Shafer Switchbacks! One of my favorite scenic trails out there. Thank you for sharing!
Good to see you had the boss with you on this recovery, she always finds something to entertain herself when you are hooking the tow or field repairs.
Wow, if it wasn't for the colour of the sky, roads and the odd clump of grass you would think you were on Mars.
Lilli and Shawn need A/C as soon as possible 🙂👍
The power of water over millennia is so awesome and so well shown in the vids - I'm glad you always add some panorama views.
I love Lily! When you have the right equipment, you make it look easy.
And it was great to see lily on the recovery with dad and Shaun
Shawn and Mike both do an awesome job with the camera, views are breathtaking. BTW I love how you end your videos, with the wrap up and then the outtakes two thumbs up.
Im in Australia. But i ride a Gmc k2500 eclb gmt400. The best cooling mod i did was to take the auto trans cooling out of the front and rad, and put it under the tray with its own fan. Made a huge difference
Better get that AC installed for The Boss! Gotta keep Lily happy! That switchback road, through. Dang, that’s tight!
They have done their research & found that the Landcruiser works the best for their application. Everything will break eventually. I can attest to washboard roads as I travel a lot of them. Shocks & springs can only take so much beating before something let's go. Thanks for sharing
Love seeing Navtec's 80's series out there.
Love seeing square body Chevys rescuing everyone. When will we see a square body Chevy getting rescued???? I’m holding my breath. Hahaha
@@MrSpartanPaul Matt's off road has recovered a couple of them.
Oh boy! At Alaska towing and wrecko, our 1 ton chevy had a 440 Holmes! A bumper on the car! Out of the past!
Miss Lilly will keep you guys towing the line,😉, another great recovery as usual,👍, and thanks for sharing.
Sure would like to see that countryside for sure from just seeing Your videos. With this one, I thought British Columbia was the only one with switchbacks, but see there too. GREAT VIDEO!!
awesome video quality, swear at one time I thought I got dust in my eyes. lol Cute young lady, she loves her daddy! Cherish it Rory, time goes by in a blink sir. appreciate the work
Breathtaking scenery and awesome recovery. Nice to see Big Blue in action.
Love the view and the hairpin turns
Working the bugs out. She’s another tool in the arsenal. Enjoyed the Lilly time.
All I can say is breath taking scenery.
Hey Rory Shawn Lily… hey Rory I’m sure some one on here will tell you how to do it hahaha… Ok love you guys Take Care 👍❤️✌️💪🏻
Hi Sean and Lilli... Glad you always provide her car seat in the vehicles... Thank You
now that I am old I have great memories of the time spent with adults on the farm doing all kinds of things. Lilly, is getting a wonderful chance to spend quality time with dad and other adults that she will value later in life. not many children are so lucky.
I drove down that road once. Wife was not liking it. Friend was not liking it much either. But his wife was out the window taking pictures and loving it. I remember a few years ago a semi following gps tried to go down it. That would have been quite the sight to see. Love the vids keep them coming.
That hot trans is dumping lots of extra heat into the radiator. Find a nice 35,000 lb trans cooler and separate the two. That's what I did and it helped a lot.
1:56, IN-BLOODY-SANE, scenery, wow!
I think the bloopers at the end of videos are my favorite part. All hell the Al go rythem
Lilly is so sweet, you are a good man!
Thank you for including your daughter. You can hook up a windshield washer pump and misting nozzles to spray your radiator. I love that trail. That is a bucket list road for me
We really enjoy the recoveries with Lilly she loves her Daddy, nice challenge for blue she did well, thank's for sharing God bless ❤😉👍
Cool to see an old style sling truck at work.
Throw a 6ft 4x4 in your truck for many reasons with a sling truck.
Super cool you get to take Lily along.
Took a 1973 Opel through the Shafer Trail in 1975.. fun fun
My Fzj80 made it to 480000 miles before the lack of maintenance from the prior owner killed the front axle shafts. I may have to drag it out of the field and do something with it some day.
Hi Lilly! Great to see you having fun with your dad and Sean. We miss you when you are not in the videos. You are such a sweetheart. Hey Lilly, Why do ducks have tail feathers? To cover their Butt Quacks😃
Nice recovery Rory, Ahh for the days when an off road vehicle was made like that Toyota. Metal bumpers, gasp! And solid axels? Oh the IRONey :D nowadays it's all plastic crap. But then todays 'Off Road' vehicles mostly are built to go off the road and into the mall. Anyway, It's always good to spend some time with you and Lilly and the crew. Have a safe trip to Co. and back. Hug Lilly for me and God Bless you brother.
Lily is growing fast, don't blink or she will be in High School. Great job and a beautiful drive.
Remote trans cooler is the way to go. I never really grasped the logic of plumbing hot trans fluid through the cooling system, just works like a heater for the coolant. A doubler makes a LOT of sense for the country you work in. Thanks guys.
if i ever go on the shafer i would call rory and have him on standby to drive my truck out that was a very beutiful trailbut scary great job guys
You got her done old blue.
For sure took a lot of mountain sheep to make that trail.💪🏽🤘🏾🤙🏾👍🏽✋🏽👌🏽👏🏽🙏🏽🙋🏽♂️😊😎🐑🐐🐀🐰🐿🐍🐢🐏🐏.
Way too easy for a master off-road recovery specialist... the Best of the Best! Send in Matt instead! 😉
All rigs will break , moab motorsports will always do a good job gettin them back for repairs. Nice suprise having the little boss along with the rescue. 👍✌ be safe.
Transmission fluid coolers really help. Hayden carries a good selection.
Super cool guys...and always a bonus to have Lilly too!
Hope you all have a great weekend.
I remember my friends and I riding our Hondas up that switchback! Thanks for the tour!!
Awesome another great video
Ain't that the worst! The most simple task in the world to deal with and you just look at it and go"what am I missing here?? ".. I jacked a car up with a flat tyre at the end of a long day and stood just staring at it wondering what I need to do next🤣🤣. That's when it's time for a day off!
Maybe the Shafer switchbacks are old hat for you, but they scared the pee out of me when I went down them. On the first try, some road crew was putting in a culvert half way down, and I had to turn around with my extended cab long bed Silverado and go back up. That was fun.
ENJOYED VIDEO! Lilly is going be telling Rory how do recoveries soon, So watch out Rory she going be grown & taking over. Good to see Lilly spending time & learning so much than you realize.
I am happy to see Lilly with you and Sean. She is a joy. You are a good dad. You can tell Lilly loves her dad so much.
Thank you Rory for letting us visit with your daughter. God bless. ❤️❤️👍👍🙏🙏🌟🌟❤️❤️
That scenery is SOOOOOOOO beautiful! ...... I'm coming to visit ...... not sure when ..... but I'm coming! ....... Great video!!!! Cute kid!!!! ........ Good dad!!!!
I hope Lili knows what a cool Dad she has, and I hope she can spend time here in Minnesota some day so she knows that not everywhere looks the same. Hugs to all, be well.
Im sure that tour company appreciates your skills and service.
That's cool how you can just drive the wrecker and the towed vehicle onto the trailer to haul it back. Shafer Trail is one of the few places around Moab that I've actually been on, so nice to see something familiar.
Nice to see you sharing your skills with your daughter.. Thanks for letting us ride along... Keep up the good work....Hi Lilly....
Every single rig you own does it’s job perfectly!
Hi Lilly. Doing these things with your dad, you are going to grow up to be a special lady and Moab princess. Take care of dad.
You're a great Dad!
Another fine job by Rory . . .
Every time I read “thanks for watching” at the end, for some reason I hear it in the voice of BSF Recovery
If I may suggest when you have to lift the yoke as high as here, put a chain between the arm and the bumper or something low. I've had the yoke camo over and the load try and hitch a ride on the truck instead of behind it.
Hey Rory ,, Lili & Shawn !!! Thanks for the ride as nice & KOOL here in SC .. !!! HAHA ""OL"" Blue needs some updates like you said including Lili's A/C seat !!! With the motor temp knocked down ,,it should help with the Carb. vapor lock ?? 🙃😉🤔🤔🤔🤠🤠😎😮👍👍👍👍👍
I also own 2 square body Chevys. I found a 39” wide aluminum radiator which was a 2 year only design. Your radiator support will need to have the extra holes on the driver’s side to let air pass into the radiator. It was $220 a couple of years ago, but I just checked eBay and it’s $350. Manufacturer is Liland, PN LIL774AA. Hope this helps keep your rigs cooler.
Rory, what an amazing view of Shafter Trail. I don’t believe I’ve seen a rescue here. I could be wrong. Thks Shawn for the video and of course, Lilly for riding Shotgun with you. 🤙😎
Added a doubler box to my truck. I can't believe how many times I use it now just to slow my roll over rocks. They are worth the cost and hassle to fit it in.
Rory , mate your sitting on a Gold Mine , this is some of the best Video footage of this type of country in the world man . I hope you exploit your options buddy , love this place man whatta place .
I believe that some day, Lily will look back on these days as some of her favorite memories with her Dad. Always puts a smile on my face when I open YT and see a Trail Mater vid waiting at the top of the page. Thanks for lettin us ride along with you.
We love Schaffer Trail. We always go down for some reason. Next time I’ll try going up....
Just when you think the video is over it’s not. I love the funny Easter eggs at the end of each video. Keep it up Rory and keep on being you.
What's not to like about your videos? They're great. Especially like the boom cam.
Thanks Rory for my Saturday morning Trail Mater fix ! You guys rock ! No, you boulder !
Warmest Regards from Arizona
Great scenery and Lilly always make a great appearance. Nice video
Great video, wish it was longer
Love how well behaved Lilly is. Great job Dad! She is the Star!
Sure clutch fan it’s someone else’s faught LOL
Lily is so cute god bless ya Rory and family
Many years ago we rented a CJ from Farabee's and drove a few trails, we got to the top of Shafer Trail and it felt good. Then we saw a Chevy Malibu dragging it's way to the top with a retired couple in it. They made it, but I guess they needed a new exhaust / muffler on it !
Great video! loved the camera shots, especially the ones from the crane overlooking the bed od the truck.
Thank Rory, love them square body Chevys! Nice to see you taking your kiddo on a recovery, mine learned how to drive in my Comanche Eliminator (AX15) was good times back then so enjoy the moment, they grow up and move across the US.
Hello Lily, Shawn and Rory...:))
Taikuu for another great video AND Taikuu for the Awesome Scenery!!
I just flat out love your shots of the cliffs!!