Off The Edge: This Trailer Recovery Might Be Too Much For The Rat Rod Wrecker!
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Rory would be proud of the "necessary" front dig. That guy was very fortunate that he didn't lose the whole shebang over the edge.
I'm guessing, He owes those Thanks to Friends or maybe Passersby, that came to his aid in securing the rig before help could arrive. Otherwise, call the insurance company....
@ dirkdejong8421 Well said, im quite sure he had to have some Advil and a change of pants.....
I bet that guy doesn't try to take his living room into a ridiculous place again.
These guys do recoveries, build stuff, fix stuff, and help others, what more could we possibly ask for?, awesome job guys, and thanks for sharing.
Mussel smuggling series would be awsome
It's nice to see how attentive your son is, he has his mind on things and sees even the little things. He has learned a lot from his father and tries to support him fully. Great boy.
I was thinking the same thing. You should keep him as the cameraman I was impressed that he was always helpful and no snide remarks
TOTAL PROPS to Jase(?) BOTH him and his brothers have come a long way since vid 1. These boys are what "Born in the USA" is all about. Dad, Mom be PROUD!!!
I was just commenting the the same thing, he did a great job here, sumthin to be proud of.
Jason was making great observations and relaying great info to his pops. Well done.
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The tow truck has come a long way. Grandpa sherm is definitely smiling. That thing is a beast! Well done guys.
Gotta give credit where credit is due!! Those two “helping hands” were putting in work!! They didn’t hesitate in the least to get in there and do what needed to happen!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
A certified mussel free episode right here.
Now this is funny.
😂😂😂😂😂
im not sure.....he didnt drive within 12 miles of water did he?????? them little buggers are fast and can re produce line of sight !!! Just ask the DNR
Best comment ever! I’m still laughing!!!!
Балдёж 👍🙂
Matt may have a little bigger tow truck, but the sound coming out of the tail pipes of your rig is top notch!👍🏻Keep up the awesome content
I think grandpa sherms tow truck was the best truck in those wrecker games
I think he needs stacks
Bloody impressive performance from a small truck. Just shows Matt size isn't everything lol
I agree, the exhaust sound from the rat rod wrecker is the best! Awesome!
@@jeremyclark7192 It needs a cummins.. sure would help keep that front end down
Very nice recovery Paul! Your dad would be very happy with the way you guys built the truck. Very Cool.
I like to see Chases attention to the details on that pull , well done team 👍👍
What about for the front too? Less practical but I could see Paul just driving straight into that dirt hill to get the job done
Heck of a recovery 👌 Maybe some drop down legs on the rear of the wrecker would help when only using the boom/ winches to lift. With legs seated firmly on the ground you could get full use of the hydraulics & winches, without giving up that much to the suspension. Just a thought 🤷♂️. Great video, keep em coming !
If the wrecker had a tow bar, like the roll back, that probably would have done the job of outriggers.
Hell of an idea, if he was smart, he would definitely give it some thought.
I was thinking the same thing even if they were just a set of manual outriggers, would definitely help!
Hydraulic spaded outriggers on swivels. Line them up against the load and set them in. This will give you a ‘Firmer Foundation’ and move your center of balance even farther to the rear, helping keep your nose on the ground.
Suck the boom in , it would have been an easy job. Inexperience showing big time
Thank you guys. I have no idea what we would have done without your help. You guys are invaluable!
your cooperation is amazing, your skills and your equipment, we can learn a lot from all of you, thank you
Watching Paul use grandpa Sherman’s truck as he intended, living out and fulfilling his dads dream It’s nice and meaningful not just production This is a special family
Could you imagine if they would have redesigned the mount for the drawbar so it mounted higher so it wasn't in the way wheeling? Paul would have been able to drag it right over and get all the lift he wanted!
Hello, Paul I think you may need to make a spade attachment for the back of your wrecker that presses down on the ground so your front won't lift as much when pulling heavy loads.
I was thinking the same thing, he has the pto pump that was to slow for the winches. Would make a good down rigger.
Had flashbacks of a tank buried in a Korean river bed. Recovery took a whole day. You guys did a great job. Positive attitudes make a big difference. 👍👍
That camper was just a touch over the edge I do believe. Paul an Gang Y'all did an amazing job recovering this truck n camper ! Hopefully those folks had a much better day after that. Thank You @fabrats for taking us along for the ride ! Stay safe out there and be Blessed Y'all ! ✌️❤️🙏
Great job, Paul! Brains over brawn on this one!! Loved hearing the Rat Rod Wrecker growling as it idled. It seemed to be saying..."I got this, just hook me up!"
"I got a set of headsets, all charged up, left them sitting on the bench." (What we're thinking.) "That's a great idea, that way they won't get lost!" Also, make sure you thank Matt with a couple of cases of Dew to show your appreciation for his giving you the sliding down the hillside recovery!
Great job Fabrats! I am sure, after this incident, that at least one person has a whole new respect for wet clay. 😅
Everything but “Light” as it says on the back. Great job guys.
this was an INSANE recovery......holy crap was that sketchy!
Learning the limits. Some repairs. Safe rescue. Just remember those head sets next time. Good for the extra set of eyes and help.
Paul: between this recovery and watching Matt's ravine pickup recovery, I'm gonna have to have a heart replacement. Unbelievable the recovery jobs in which you are asked to do - fantastic crew today; Hunter is getting some great on-the-job training and he is executing "caution do's & don'ts" pretty well! Whew!
In today's day and age, you guys are just a plate full of wholesome.... of which I vicariously live through, so thanks.
Great job..the back up crew worked top notch! Jace needs to be in more videos he was a great addition to this recovery.
I like how indifferent your wrecker is to the steep roadside. Conventional trucks would just bury their license plate and grill. It's also cool how you worked both ends of the debacle to get everything back up on the road. Great job and video. Thanks.
Jace right there in the thick, pointing stuff out, addressing problems and getting it donw. Very nice work.
Great recovery! Jase did a great job on film duty! He was also very alert to everything going on!
Paul you need to find some downriggers/ stabilizers from a backhoe and mount them on your truck to keep the bed from squatting down when lifting. Love your channel Russ
That was a tense recovery, good job boys. 👍🏻
Almost as bad as Matt’s recovery of a truck completely off the road, leaning at a 63 degree angle
Morning Fab RATS Family!!! WOWZA!!! I can't even imagine the emotions those folks must have gone through when that beast started sliding off the road!!! Great job by Paul and the crew!!! Sherm was grinning from ear to ear about how well the tow truck performed!!! 😍😍 ...You know he's proud!! 🙏😇🙏 Safe travels, friends ❤️❤️ Stay FROSTY... Keep your powder dry and your head on a swivel... 🇺🇸🇺🇸WWG1WGA🇺🇸🇺🇸NCSWIC🇺🇸🇺🇸
You guys are simply the best. I don't know what else to say right now after that AMAZING rescue.
You should add some stabilizer jacks to the back of the off road wrecker. I think it would make your footing more substantial in a situation like this.
I love how Paul drips with cool confidence!
RV manufacturers need to start putting recovery points on their trailers.
Great recovery! Like the split-screen editing! Really an effort of cooperation and precision! Grandpa would be proud of that little wrecker!
Love how you have the whole family involved in the business
Great job Paul on this technical recovery Bravo
Paul build an outrigger with a trailer jack that goes into the receiver hitch to help with the lifting
Watching the suspension on the wreaker work is a thing of beauty 👍😎
Great recovery guys. The wrecker had her full, but she handled it like a champ.
Paul and y'all did a Awesome recovery. Grandpa Sherman to be happy and Paul you know he is watching over y'all
A testament to how well built the wrecker is - it was pushed to extremes and kept on working. Impressive craftsmanship team Fab Rats!
So that is what a 'cliff hanger' situation looks like? You guys were right on top of it, and Paul, your son is coming right along as an astute recovery guy! Kudos to the whole crew on this one!
Oh my gosh , nothing like watching an on the edge video before coffee, it's never boring when paul is involved and your son and those 2 guys know what there doing good video🎉
Paul and Jace and Jason all came together to recovery this huge trailer back on the road and on it's way. The Rat rod tow truck got it out!
Paul you’re honing an already impressive skill set at recoveries. That truck is awesome even with a light front end.
A great recovery guys. God bless you all.
Great recovery. Good sound, good editing, no government laws to worry about. The "Old Girl" sure did you proud. Hat tip to Rory for the front steer maneuver.
Man that rescue scared the crap out of me!!! Really nice job guys!!!
Thank-you Paul and the crew another great Video. 😊
Nice recovery!!!
Awesome to see a new fab Rats video today. Wowers that's definitely a very unique and very crazy recovery. 😮. Very nice job guys. Can't wait to see more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friends. Fab On. Weld On. Keep recovering. Keep making. God bless.
You have to get Coleman on the team...that guy shows some hustle! Great video as always!
Thanks again for the use of the tire gage and air hose when I came through Monday.
NICE, I am always amazed just how much can be done with a small amount of equipment when in the right hands..
They may want to change the name on the trailer from "Light" to "Heavy".
I think that's one where the weight of the heavy wrecker would have helped but I'll tell you what, Paul, Matt and Rory are formidable in the "thinking these rescues thru to conclusion" department. Great job!
I think it might have gone smoother if Paul had kept the boom retracted. Extended cuts the useful load in half, giving the load more leverage over the weight of the fab rats wrecker
Dirty White Boys, Get er done🤙🏻💯😎
You had great help on that job Paul they were go getters and hard worker’s hats off to your help.
That was a great recovery I didn’t think the wrecker was big enough but all comes down to a very skilled operator who knows his stuff 👍👍👍🇦🇺
Good morning everybody and thumbs UP to Fab Rats! 🐀🐀👍
Nice work guys, the wrecker is performing so well!
Cool. Everyone at Fab Rats who has touched, removed, cut, welded on, drilled on, tapped on, reinstalled on, swapped on, upgraded on and customized on Grandpa Sherm's old wood truck to make it into what he always envisioned plus a lot more built one heck of a beast small off-road recovery wrecker...he WOULD BE very proud of what the ol' girl has become and how she is being used. Well done Paul and the Crew. ;)
That was amazing. Brains and Brawn working together got the job done. I think that you all did a great job.
Absolutely an awesome recovery! FabRats rock!
Wow, that's was the most stressful FabRats video I have ever seen! Good job!
Jase is so encouraging & has the wits & smarts, whateva the word is. It's great to see him as the camera man, glad Hunter taught him some skills LMBO 😂 just kidding. Jase is a pure natural and we love to see family working with family getting another family outta a sticky situation. Thanks for the content FAB RATS love it.
Ok, when I first saw it and you were looking it all over, I doubted whether the wrecker had enough weight/leverage to get that out, you proved me wrong! Good work Paul, you're the man!
Silly question, have you guys ever considered those inflatable bags first responders use to lift vehicles? I'm wondering if something like that would work in a situation like this? Maybe they would be something to add to your arsenal? Nice recovery. Pucker factor of 10+
If you try to drag the vehicle when it is up on one of those bags you'll shred the bag.
Kin Folks pull together and get stuff done. Great video as usual Paul and crew.
Well organized guys
I think everyone is proud of that old tow truck, very well built and it just puts in the work. Great job guys!
Impressive recovery!
Great job guys!! The wrecker is a beast!! Jace did an excellent job running the camera and watching out for everything that was going on!! Jason & Coleman were a huge help! You know Paul is thinking what has Matt gotten me into when he takes off his cap & starts scratching his head!!😂😂 You got'em out!!😂
Definitely put your build to the test today! Shows how well you built the boom on it so it won't break off. Gpa Sherm is smiling down on you guys!
Grandma is so sweet she reminds me of my mom nonsense take no crap ❤😊 but can still roll with the boys
It’s amazing how you guys draw a crowd on your recovery’s
I love to see ya'll working so hard and getting things figured out. Well done Paul
A good front dig, great show, great video. Thank you all for sharing
What a driver Fantastic every body working to together.
Paul, you and your crew never cease to amaze me! Job truly well done.👍👍
Best recovery ever… some skills deployed BIG TIME great to see. Jase is a natural cameraman Hunter’s position as camera man under threat?
That was a Scary recovery Paul. You got your son Jace and Michelle’s brother helping. Great recovery with the Wrecker. 🤙😎
When I was 6 years old, I sometimes got to go out on a wrecker call with my step-granddad. He drove an old, well maybe not so old back in 1954, as it was a 48 Studebaker wrecker. Once we went out and the car that went off the mountain road went pretty far down a ravine. The wrecker would lift the front wheels off and granddad called for the 4 heaviest fellows to jump on the front bumper. Wheels back down and wrecker pulled the car out. Wish there were go-pro's back then so I had a record of those days. They were the best days of my childhood.
It'd be cool if you could add outriggers to the tow truck.
- you could - it is merely another ?X? pounds (kg) of additional weight on a light truck... getting purty heavy there.. a 6 way stinger can be used as an outrigger - if the mast is doing the hauling - more commonly used on tilt trays (roll backs)..
Good filming and good editing on a tedious recovery. Well done, all!
Job well done Paul and Jase,great Teamwork....
That was cool. I love the sound of all your chevy motors. Healthy motors. Love it.
Definitely a challenging recovery. But they certainly called the right crew to solve their problems. Good job
Great job! Cannot get over the exhaust note on the wrecker. Sounds amazing!!
Camera guy at 11:00 ish, always get the truck in the shot as well. It is the biggest star! Nice work guys.
Good job there Paul & helper crew.
That was well done guys. Matt's gang could not have done it better.
Jase is a good cameraman and a great co-pilot for recoveries cause he pays attention to possible issues before they happen and lets you know. Also the wrecker sounds really good.
Don't think my heart can take too much of watching this channel but I subscribed!
Awesome rescue guys, the wrecker proved itself in many ways on this one.
Great recovery it was a bit scetchy & wreaker got pushed to her limits, thank's for sharing God bless ❤😎👍
That was an amazing recovery. I love the wrecker. I used to run a boom only wrecker. The only suggestion I have is to add a couple of 2” square tube legs to the back. I had them and they do wonders at keeping the front of the truck down during a hard winch pull.
Great recovery 😜. That looked pretty bad from my recliner, but you guys made it look easy. Thanks 👍 for sharing.
Really nicely done 🎉. That wrecker is great. Take care of yourselves. Be safe guys, don't get too caught up in the recovery and get hurt in the process. Around minute 18 I thought you may flip the wrecker but I haven't driven it so wouldn't have knowledge of the balance of the wrecker. Really nicely done 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤