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Need to have a heart attack warning - I am an ex-Army, ex-paratrooper, zip line fanatic, repelling expert, downhill biker, and motorcycle off roader, this recovery was literally a cliff hanger, great job, Tom, Lizzie and Matt - "you got em" out" with all the drama and adrenaline pumping of scary things I have done... at 73, I now live vicariously through things like this -
FYI, it's "rappelling".
@@bravotwozero8119 yes c P
Probably good at repelling too.
The Smile on Matts Face shows Just how Impressed he is with the Wrecker, Congratulations to the Entire Crew Another Outstanding Video !! Family Entertainment at its Finest
Just grabbing the remotes 8:04, you can see a big grin hiding under a little grin.
Seems like a home made full size apple victory pie is in order.
The guy they rescued is my Gramps! So thankful for his friendship with this team! Thank you so much for all your great work!
That guy was as excited as the MORR crew after.
Your Gramps is awesome. What a Wildman living his best life.
We like it when the customer comments! Matt and his team are the best! Now all of KZhead wants to know what Matt charged. Lol
@@JohnFLthat’s between the customer and Matt.😊
@@joelschermerhorn5447 Yeah but everyone's asking regardless
The rear steer is a game changer. I can’t imagine trying to do a recovery like this without it. Great teamwork. Amazing rig.
Matt, you’ve built two great things there: The heavy wrecker is an amazing feat of imagination, engineering and construction And “The Team” is an excellent demonstration of management, mentoring and motivation. It takes both to pull off those sorts of recoveries. Congratulations on both accomplishments… Your team in its current form is the best !
All you need is a class from trailmater
Can't agree more, but I still miss Trevor :)
@@jon_craftingo.o4686me too!
Great wording they are a amazing crew the communication on the job is what gets me. Like Lizzy said there so much going on right now but they all know what everybody else is thinking
Having been an avid off roader off and on for over 40 years, I quite often find you videos to be simply basic recoveries. This was impressive to say the least, and great work by everyone involved to prevent damaging the vehicle. Great lines, perfect communication and perfect utilization of the brakes on the jeep. Repair in place is the only option I would have been able to come up with in that situation. No way I would have tried to do those steep downhills with the sketchy steering, and I still can't believe you managed to tow it out without destroying it. You've built a hell of a recovery vehicle and team there Matt. Impressive.
Your videos rarely show how difficult your recoveries can be, this video showed that without becoming an off-roader nerdfest. Awesome job on the recovery and the video. "My heart is starting to settle just a little bit ..." I suspect Lizzie has a bigger pair than most off-roaders that have attempted that descent. Lizzie you are a legend!
I’ve never seen very many women stay as calm as Lizzy does in scary situations.
Of course she has a bigger pair. Women often do. They just wear them in a different place. Seriously, though, Lizzie absolutely rocks, and she's got grit to spare.
I feel like if there are any out there, there are not many vehicles that can do what this thing does. Matt and his team have created a truly amazing, purpose built machine. I'm in complete awe every time I see it work. Wow.
I honestly am curious the amount it took to build such an amazing offroad machine. I don't even want the extra costs of the hydraulic tow hitches and a crane mount in the back. I just would love to have a machine that makes so many insane obstacles effortless. It is definitely helpful to have his offroad skills, but that machine would help make up for lack of skills quite a bit until overdoing it and rolling or something.
Tom did a GREAT job of communicating what was going on with each wheel ... A++
that's the kinda eye perfect for the job...engineer thinking, while guarding the vehicle with his winch control. AND HE"S A BLAST!!!
I love how Matt does not boss around anybody he listens very well to any input And the trust that he has in everybody is phenomenal
He’s a true leader!!
Thats why it surprised me when Lizzy asked about how to hook up (@8:25) his answer was “ummmm, because” and walked away 🤣 not his typical response. He usually likes to explain things. This had to be their best video of drivers, spotters and trust among all of them!!
@@halkael2317 I took that as “ I don’t have a reason “
@@halkael2317 its because the corners on the holes of the bumper tore through the soft shackles before. The smooth corners of the shackles he put on dont tear the soft shackles. Im sure he knew not to do that anymore but couldnt remember why he had to do that.
Idk how he stays so calm in such high stress situations
Kudos on one of the most technical recoveries I have watched your team do. Amazing precision and patience! Been watchin' you guys for over a year and love it. Always look forward to a new adventure.
I continue to amazed at how capable the wrecker is! The brakes are working really well on the downhill and it looked like little effort to achieve that! Well done everyone!
This is what I've been waiting for. Just imagine years of doing this weekly or even MORR! THIS is exciting stuff. Matt, I am impressed with your design. The meticulous details. Engine center of gravity really paid off. The huge tires are magnificent. BRAKES! What could've happened without your specific brakes. The rear steer turns ALL of that back into a short frame vehicle. MAN OH MAN!
And all the time it took to create the Wildebeast is a fading memory... Anything worth doing well is worth doing correctly, twice... Nicely done!
The way you all worked together and absolutely trusted whoever was spotting at the time was the key thing that made this recovery successful! Having a super competent towing vehicle was necessary, and the Wrecker was necessary, however without a crew; and a very trusting one at that, it would have failed. I need to give a big shout out to Lizzy, she efforts and trust dangling back there were over 100% top notch! - she did exactly as instructed by Tom-Tom, her spotter! Great effort team.
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Tom did an awesome job spotting.👍
Now THAT was the definition of TEAM ... Matt, Lizzy, and Tom-Tom ... you needed all three. Great job.
Very possibly one of the best recovery videos you guys have made to date. "All the lines are terrible, that's the best one I can come up with." ... Proceeds to pick the best route, and descend that stretch with absolute precision. Great job Lizzy! (I credit her for that lol)
Wow. That was the most impressive feat of towing I've ever witnessed. I've seen lots of interesting stuff on your channel but this stands above them all - even the wrecker games didn't have anything this tough. That impossible grin on your face after making it down told the story best. Both the sense of relief & the sense of utter victory were impossible to ignore. I don't understand why I share the sense of pride of your accomplishment like I'd achieved something just by watching it. That doesn't make sense to me but I feel prouder as a human for having seen what you just showed us. Amazing.
....I agree whole-kindheartedly.
@@legend7ify Me too.
Go watch Trail Mater recover a Jeep from Elephant Hill, that's another level of impressive. This was possibly the most technical recovery Matt has done, but for Rory, this would be Tuesday. Rory has done these for recoveries for 6 or more years. It's great that Matt has such a super capable off road wrecker, I look forward to seeing him make the most of it, as he did in this video.👍🙂
Yup, so many things could have gone wrong, but you got them out.
100% well said
Wooooow. Has Matt ever gotten through a recovery and described it as "crazy" before? I can't believe what I just watched. Definitely seeing how important all of the features of the wrecker are too. I thought the wireless winch controller was kind of just a convenience or cool factor thing but NOPE, you're going to need that for the spotter to be constantly adjusting it to get through different sections! If The MORRVair wasn't already enough, no one can doubt Matt's engineering skills...the wrecker is an absolute beast. Start with two axles and build the entire rest of the truck custom and it can do THAT. Amazing.
So I got a call from my Jeep dealership: my 2019 Grand Cherokee Trailhawk Diesel is ready for delivery. And I don’t even drive on trails. Yet. 😅 Thank you Matt for the inspiration, we love the work you and your team does! Keep it up! 👍
Matt, start slinging the vehicles instead of picking them up from the front. Strap the front axles or chain to the frame from behind the bumper. If you read this and think about angles it will make sense. When you lift from the very edge of the bumper that is your 'pivot' point. If you sling from underneath/further back the straps or winch lines will then push rearward on the front bumper, not letting the vehicle swing towards the wrecker as much. That in combination with a stiff/semi-stiff adjustable x-brace from the rear bumper of the wrecker to the points where the slings are attached to the tow vehicle will almost completely eliminate any chance of the vehicle in tow rocking in towards the boom. 🍻
I love the relationship between Matt and Tom.... LOTS of respect there!!!
Both are excellent spotters. I would want Tom as he talks a little more and I would need that.
So I saw this recovery via the perspective of someone who was far away and it was impressive the amount of time it actually took to get this jeep out. The teamwork and Tom’s communication was amazing. Plus Tom works hard crawling up and down those rocks.
Impressive because of how little time, or how much time?
@@pilotdog68 it was a long time. They went very cautiously. Very. And the way they all worked together was the most impressive.
That was one HELLUVA recovery video! World's Largest Off Road Wrecker - 10,000 points , Triple 7's continuous obstacle trail - 0 !!! The Wrecker showed what pure beast mode looks like because it IS a beast on rocks, inclines, in sand, mud, water, snow or natural disaster...holy cow (as Lizzy would say) that thing is capable! Good job MOR crew, you created an awesome monster of a vehicle.
HUGE KUDOS's to "the customer". Without you we wouldn't have this amazing expose of "the back country". Kudo's to you for getting stuck in some of the most amazing scenery in the lower-48!
Almost need a fixed bar between the towed vehicle and the back of the wrecker to stop it from swinging forward. Like an a-frame
Need something. Hard to think of what. A fixed bar wouldn't work in sharp angles. It would simply lift the front of the towed vehicle before it hit. Possibly put limit straps on the bar. I was trying to think of something that would work.
Not a bar but more like a tow truck with the wheels able to be fixed, you know so it doesn't swing into the winch or the trailer bar.... For big damage
@@Bryan-Hensley Yeah, I was racking my brain as to what would work. of course it wouldn't be "fixed" it would need pivots. I know Trail Mater does it and so do a lot of others with off-road wreckers. It just looks so sketchy. :)
@@b08m4rt1n Rory has made the case against bars many times. He mostly seems to rely on braking in the towed vehicle and a higher boom position. But it's likely this steep descent was close to the maximum of the problem, might not be a big concern most of the time.
I think people just like watching the Off Road Wrecker do it work, and more than likely why so many people showed up for the games. This test went as Lizzy said, "That is exactly what we designed it for". Well done boys and girls. That probably was the most difficult recovery I have seen you do over the last few years, and the wrecker worked perfectly. That is a testament to your catches-catch-can style of engineering Matt. IT WORKS !
Wow this was before the games this is awesome! The wrecker Lizzy built is awesome! She should be building her own soon. TomTom's got to build a crawler and name it the Wildebeest. Matt you're awesome too!
The wrecker is a beast!! It's crazy because I remember when they started on day one laying the frame rails down and few months later it's a complete machine!!! Very cool! It almost needs an A-frame of some sort that comes off of the back that is solid metal so even if nobody was in it you would not need somebody doing the brakes to stop it. Basically like a tow bar they use for flat towing if that makes more sense. That would stop lateral movement and forward to back rocking and have far less pressure on the cables and the boom it would be all directed to the frame of the beast!! That's just my opinion anyway...
W O W ! ! ! What a performance!! Matt's calmness and.experience just shone through, and the whole team should be suitably proud to have pulled that off. It was "Sketchy"!! Also the WHOLE team needs congratulating for the impressive new baby in the family - The Wrecker.. What a beast!!
My thoughts exactly and final word - Beast!
As amazing as it is to see the wrecker work, it makes me appreciate Rory and Shaun's work even more. Their line choices and planning ahead are the real difference, and that comes with an incredible amount of experience
Yeah, in a way what Matt and co have built is the ultimate cheat code. Rory and co is making it work with a wrecker that while it is immensely capable, isn’t anywhere near this. The make it work by utilizing what they have to its limit. The way the big wrecker just crawls and putters along without straining shows just how far they are from pushing the limits of the wrecker, and how much experience they have to gain to be able too. And quite frankly I think they will find the limits of the recovery gear before they start breaking the wreckers main components, once they have the teething problems with gearboxes and drive shafts and axles figured out.
What this shows even more is why Rory's hourly rate is 2x if it needs to be towed vs repaired. Wrecker has a welder on it. Piece of scrap pipe to sleeve the link and they could have driven it out of there with a lot less stress. Not always an option, but I'm wondering if in hindsight the team would still take the option of towing vs repair.
Crazy that I subscribed over a year ago and just found out I was unsubscribed! I watch every video so you still show up in my feed daily. Crazy KZhead... Employee got her explorer stuck today, storage unit is adding so under construction. She took it too wide where erosion had happened. Chained up to the a arm and yanked her out! Learned from the best! Lizzie, you're amazing, shine on!
I normally do not comment on the difficult jobs you guys do because that's what you guys are expert at BUT MAN this one was SUPER AWESOME Hats off to Matt, Liz and Tom. Amazing job. Love you guys from London, Ontario, Canada
This was an amazing recovery!! Lizzy had the scariest job! All trust with almost no control. Matt is truly a master at offroading! The entire crew was just amazing. I think this is the most technical and sketchy recovery I have ever witnessed. I love watching you guys work.
As a geezer who has built a rod from scratch to a wonderful to drive car, I recognize the smile on Matts face when he got to the end of this recovery. Well designed, well built, well done Sir!
That wrecker is the coolest ever. And all of y’all are expert drivers, spotters. Fun to watch you work.
I’m so happy for you, all that work paid off. I’m also so glad I got to see it live at the “competition”. What a great time. Thanks for doing that crazy thing called the Wrecker Games. Cheers from The Chesapeake Bay.
The three of you and that wrecker working in perfect harmony. Your teamwork has now reached a state of nirvana.
The lvl of trust Lizzie has in Matt is unreal.
She has known Matt for most of her life so it would make sense
yeah so much that for the longest time I thought that's his daughter lol
And the opposite tbh... They had just built that thing and he trusted her with it completely!
Well Matt is Lizzie's Uncle sooo. ... I know how I am with my nieces and nephews, would NEVER intentionally hurt or harm them ( accidents happen / "acts of God" ,persé🤷). So she knows that he wouldn't let her get in a situation where the odds of her getting hurt are even moderate , only slim to none at most... Just sayin , ya know.
Their trust lvl is sketchy and crazy.
You guys are awesome, the dynamic trio! Matt, your driving skills and patience are next level. You gotta give Lizzy a little credit for being steady on the breaks... Good job!
Good job crew, I love how you guys communicate through out the whole recovery. I’m still learning read the terrain and how to spot.
I actually watched this recovery being done just before wrecker games on another vid , it was far away , you had side by sides all around you , the guys filming had to ask the side by sides to stop for you to make the recovery , watching it now , from close up makes all the sense in the world , give it to the 4 guys in their side by sides who patiently waited for you guys and then passed safely giving you all the space you needed . That was one fancy recovery .
If I didn't know this was possible, I would tell you straight up it was impossible. For one vehicle to climb up and down it is wild, for a heavy wrecker towing a Jeep, it's "sketchy"! Good job Matt, Lizzy, and Tom. Great teamwork.
If I get stuck offroad in Utah, Matt’s Recovery is the only one am gonna call. Not only professional tow, but being very careful not to incur anymore damage to customer rig
Just incredible!!! The skill of recovery combined with a machine that is just a beast that eats trails. I was thinking half way through this video....what if.....the worlds largest off road wrecker had a sister?!? Both rigs pick up the wreck in their booms and carry it down like wounded on a stretcher. The real challenge was managing the wrecked vehicles limitations vs the BigW. Great work Liz!
Not only a very capable machine but the teamwork was impeccable! This recovery was a testament to your skills! It even impressed all of you!
Matt and his team built a amazing awesome machine! It truly is a testament to all your teams combined experience and skill that you all had a input and it shows time and again!
It is awesome, except for the missing sling. The part that tow trucks used to all have before tow trucks started picking up by the wheels. Would keep the vehicles from crashing into each other.
I think Matt and Tom are thinking how they can upgrade it to a rotator! It would add even more more steer to the tow. 😊
@@allanwilmath8226 yeah i was wondering why they dont run one?
@@lucaslirette7643 They don't work in these type of off-road scenarios, as BSF demonstrated during the wrecker games. Trailmater explained this in one of his earliest videos. I imagine someone could develop one for these angles, but that's something someone else would have to figure out.
@@mediocremike5986 .........I think the "rear-steer" has a similar but perhaps restricted effect.
First of all. The bumper on that Wrangler is a CHAMP! As a driver , I don't think I would ever want to max out the capabilities of the wrecker. I don't even like maxing out my Cherokee Trailhawk. I don't think I've came close, really.
Seems like the wrecker could, maybe, benefit from some kind of solid link to the front end of the towed vehicle. Just, perhaps, a couple of 5ft lengths of 2" steel tube with a shackle at both ends that could be attached to the rear of the wrecker and then hooked together at the front of the towed vehicle to create a sort of "A frame".
All the hundreds of hours and planning as you built the wrecker are now starting to pay off. What an incredibly capable recovery vehicle you have built and with Lizzy and Tom helping, great video 😮👍👌
Why not build a 10'-12' bar with a 3 point attachment connection that can connect to the two recovery hooks on the towed vehicle bumper, and the pintle hitch of the wrecker? You could still raise/lower the wrecker boom as much as needed for clearance, but the towed vehicle would never hit the boom, and it would always stay the same distance from the wrecker! It would be a very simple build!
The smile the wrecker puts on Matt's face is fun to watch. The first time I saw Lizzie she was trying to learn how use the milling machine at the shop. Watching her development has been amazing. She has really become an impressive team member! TomTom has been a great addition. He is the perfect balance for Matt, being more of a friend and peer than a normal employee.
Matt is a towing savant, it’s a real pleasure watching the master at work!
The wrecker looks good on Lizzie!! I think she should be the wrecker pilot always!!
Good job. Maybe a bar that you can put on the pintle hitch and strap to front axle to keep towed vehicles from coming at you? Something like those tow bars they use behind RVs. * If the length was adjustable and width was hinged, you could hook to D rings if they have it, or strap to axle if they dont.
Rory has covered this a lot; the A frames get destroyed very quickly off-road due to the twisting forces and various approach and departure angles in the rock crawling style of towing (see BSFs getting destroyed in the wrecker games). Instead he uses a "driver" in the towed vehicle to operate the brakes and maintain distance. I think he also tends to use a taller steeper boom angle to keep clear of the hood more. They just need practice with boom angle and braking the towed vehicle, and that'll come with time
@@11-Percent-Racing I could see that when hooking to an axle, but rigs like this with D ring mounts that dont seem like it would be much of an issue if that is a swivel pintle. Dont know if thats the case though.
@@11-Percent-Racing I actually think TomTom might be able to engineer something awesome, but yeah. it seems like trail mater's boom is positioned further back than Matts, and they definitely need practice.
Hey Matt @17:26 what you need to do is make a triangle bar that pivots on the back of the wrecker chassis ,thats to always keep you an the tow vehicle seperated uphill and down hill , get two pieces of conveyor belt about 2 foot wide by 3 foot long ( you can make it a length thats practical) those two belts have flat bar bolted to the top and bottom with shackles so one end is connected to the triangle frame from the chassis an the top on your main winch line , so basically you attach the tow vehicle with chain an hooks at the bottom of the conveyor belt bracket an when the main hoist lifts the coveyor belt molds to the front of the tow vehicle so no damage is sustained while going downhill especially .....thats how we do our tow trucks in Trinidad and Tobago .......hope you take my advice it will change your towing game on the rocks
this ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
that wrecker is a straight up animal. Best non-engineered engineering ever.
The look on their faces with the realization that this wrecker THE BOMB!!! You can tell they can't wait to put it to more work.
Lizzie : "That was awesome!" Yep, you said it. Everything about this was amazing. The wrecker just crawling up and down the rocks and sand with an extra two tons (or so) behind it; Tom's spotting and guiding; Lizzie's control of the Jeep with no steering; Matt's picking the route down each obstacle. Everything about this was awesome. But the wrecker was the most awesome.
Fantastic work. Just amazes me the "sketchiness" of this recovery!🤣 I'd say Mat, Lizzy AND "the Wildebeest" earned huge "Victory Pies" on this one. What a Team!!!
I totally agree with you about this 👌 👍 💯
That was amazing!!! Loved it! Now we know why Lizzie was so calm cool and collected during the wrecker games....shed already been up and down that trail. Awesome stuff!
You have a great team Matt. Not only does everyone have great skills, but the personalities are spot-on too. Your channel just wouldn't be the same without the dynamic you have within your team. Tom is always positive and makes a great foil for your humor. Lizzie is one of a kind. She is always slightly in awe of what she is doing, which puts us viewers right in the seat with her. All that said, there has to be some piece of gear you can come up with that would keep the towed vehicle off the back of the wrecker when you are going down hill. I was thinking even an old semi tire duct-taped to the boom would give you just a little more leeway when it comes to bumping into the back of the wrecker.
The amount of experience in this video is amazing. Great job guys
Rory would have fired up the mobile welder 😂
@@John-uo1qf Ha. Probably. Paul and Merlin would have just yanked it down until it looked like one of those Isuzu Rodeos sacrificed at the Wrecker Games. Not what the customer wants, but a lot of fun to watch.
@@John-uo1qf Not in this case
Lizzie was smiling like a kid in a candy store getting to drive the wrecker on the way up . What a GREAT TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS . I think I will drive the four days it would take me to get there just to get stuck so I can call them for help . LOL . You all rock . THANKS
It was awesome seeing the wrecker actually doing it's job and that was amazing to watch
The Kodiak brakes are definitely paying dividends. Very impressive attitude and leadership under stress. Great team. Cheers,ed
Very impressive Matt, I am sure you are pleased with the performance of the wrecker. Your skill in preforming that recovery with no significant damage to the customers vehicle or to the wrecker was outstanding. I have driven tow truck with a lot of recoveries always prided myself in no damage, and that was a tedious recovery even with the wrecker, well done Matt, Lizzy and Tom great job. That rear steer on the wrecker is a handy tool. I think next year at the wrecker games you should have deductions for damage to either vehicle and or maybe bonus points for no damage, make it more related to actual recoveries.
I have to say, not only is it something else to watch these guys do this magic given the stress of the situation and the expense of messing up. But I noticed in this video the added pressure of having an audience watching and filming all around the background. Talk about pressure! Well done!!
That wrecker is badass. And Lizzy shows again that she’s is too
I give props to all of you. Lizzy was the standout. Nerves of steel. Lizzy for President!
Tom and Matt are the most compatible of any team member I have seen come through the channel. Fun to have him stick around and get used to his comedic/engineering contributions. Bunch of good people! The tingles in my feet can settle now.
Tom Tom is a fantastic addition to the team.
In the future or for anybody watching if you chain the pitman arm in place you won't have to steer lock to lock to make the hydro assist ram operate. Of course we wouldnt have got to see the show if you just drove it out. Nice work MORR team, you guys work so well together.
Big shout out to the whole crew and the wrecker, great job by all. Special high five to Lizzy, you have quickly become a competent and capable young lady. Be safe.
Possibly your most technical recovery yet. The rear-steer was so useful descending Triple 7.
Now that’s what the wrecker is capable of, you know that most vehicles can’t get where the Wrecker can so almost all rescues will be possible with this beast. Also, I think the ‘crazy’ count was pretty up there as well!
It was your real first time with the wrecker. Experience learned! Wait in 6 months how much more skill you will have. You will be working that wrecker like the back of your hand! Hats off to all your crew! Much love
That was a masterclass demonstration of experience, engineering, team building over years and leadership all coming together!
Great great video! Excellent example of teamwork and leadership of Matt! That recovery had a high pucker factor. Extra caution was exercised to not do a Paul Cox boom-to-hood-crunch. LOL. That Lizzy, she did so awesome under pressure. Just something about her....she is always a bright shining light for all. Thanks!
This was a VERY well shot and well edited video showing a super complicated recovery! I definitely felt like I was there more than some others!
That is really awesome team work, congratulations on your first documented recovery. That deserves a victory pie 🥧. Have a great week and count your blessings amen.
Fantastic job coming down!! I was a heavy rigger, placing expensive, awkward items in tight spaces, without leaving so much as a hand print in a hospital were my duties. You guys would have been great to work with. Great Job !!!
19:00 , 19:10 Sheeeeesh, "Sketchy" is the word of the day indeed, folks! The tires literally folding over on themselves was wild too, definitely one of the more intense recoveries they've had in a hot minute! The lack of cursing and flared tempers just shows the level of experience and professionalism as well!
Like seriously with the difficulty of that rescue and not risking just using the hydro locks like wow 😳 you guys seriously did a great job 100% one trailer plug cover is nothing, no scratches, dents that's a big win.
My arms are sore from watching on my tablet. No matter how much I tilted my tablet, the dang rear steering wouldn't steer any farther. Watching them gigantic tires wrinkle like dried-up prunes was a sight to see. There are many factors that make this channel great - teamwork is major.
6:46 mark made me reminisce about living in Utah. Those scenic views are good energy.
It’s crazy how much the wrecker tires wrinkle without the tires getting damaged. Hats off to you guys for getting that job done without any casualties.
I think watching this one gave me, as a person who's never been in that area, a better understanding of just what the terrain and difficulty was like for the wrecker games. With all the people around during the games and all the rigs doing the same obstacles on terrain-flattening cameras it was hard to get an understanding of just how crazy it was.
Great job, Matt&team! 19:16 One way to convey verticality on a flat video is to have a caterpillar of 4x4's going over the obstacle lol
So, you can tow a vehicle through there without destroying it, nice. ;-}} Whatching you do this reminded me of a trick that my Dad taught me. He ran a repair shop and used his square body to tow vehicles. Nothing off road. He told me when flat towing someone, put the rope or chain through a pipe. Then if the vehicle tries to hit you the pipe can stop it. Maybe you can modify this idea to help you in the trails. Especially if the vehicle has break problems. Well done! I did know that you where just having fun and putting on a show at the games. Thanks for the video and I'm happy that it's working out for you!
Excellent camerawork! Keeping the beautiful Utah skies, horizons, lakes, snowcaps and landmarks in the background really adds to the content.
That was so astute for Lizzie to come to the conclusion of towing the Jeep down by quickly realizing the risk of driving it down.
That is the KOOLEST recovery I've seen. I've been recovered in Iceland before and this is right up there. Fantastic team effort and the wrecker is pure Amazing!
I wonder if making a curved boom that is a bit longer would negate the issue if have the hood get so close to hitting. But it could potentially just add a ton more weight hanging off the back and less strength but still run into the same issues anyway. Might be a cool thing to try.
For a real wrecker games, I'd like to see Rory do this same rescue. I don't feel like I've seen him do anything quite that gnarly... but then, he makes everything look unrealistically easy, so it's hard to say. I also want to give a shout out to your fans and their leave no trace ethics. Well done!
..........Seconded!
Rory would have just fixed it and drove it out!
This is the same trail as the Wrecker Games, so technically Rory's done it already, just backwards (as he's known for, LOL). But I would like to see him do it in this direction sometime.
Man, it's crazy seeing how much more comfortable lizzy has gotten whipping those rigs!
Wow, just wow! I'm a bit late to the party on this video but I have to say, whilst I'm sad that the wrecker build series is about over, this is the sort of crazy stuff you've been building it for and wow, how well it does and how good to watch! The rear steer is a absolute game changer. Trying to get down there without rear steer would be twice the headache and no, there's no way you'd get a trailer down that! Without the wrecker the only real option would be to fix the Jeep in place and drive it out under it's own power, with the wrecker, what a job! Go team! :D
What does Lizzy not know how to do. She is willing to try anything. Definitely a outstanding women.
A truly amazing vehicle. Like Lizzy said, "That was awesome!"
At the end, she said "That was kuhRAYzee!"
Life is good when your day job is what most people would consider a major adventure. And you get to do it in the most epic landscapes.
I feel like there needs to be a hard set of bars or something from the wrecker to the towed vehicle the keeps the distance between them from closing. The cross strapping keeps it from going further away, and that works, but keeping one from coming too close could be addressed with something. Even if the bars came out parallel to the ground from the boom, and were a lockable height, with eyelets that go around the lifting ropes just above the end loops on the winch ropes, to hold them at a certain distance away to assist in keeping the towed vehicles distance.
That rescue was amazing…probably only a handful of off-road recovery folks in America, if that many, could pull it off.
I never get tired of seeing that wrecker, it's such a cool machine, you guys really did an amazing job on it. Cheers !