Serious MacGyver Skills Were Needed To Pull This One Off!
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- Опубликовано: 12 май 2022
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Today we got called out to the Coral Pink sand dunes to rescue someone's ride that had broken while out trail riding. With the tow truck being out of commission we had to put our minds together to figure out how to get this broken razor out!
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I can't even articulate just how much I appreciate you folks and the content you put out. This is reality entertainment done right. Love the show and all folks in it. 🇺🇸
Reality without all the drama, exactly. Just good old blue collar folks helping people.
You guys are great I appreciate the fact that you were there to help us put our driveline back in I can't believe you just do that for fun but it's fun watching you and I've been telling people about you and they love your website so thanks again for being on time on spot and it actually did kick out of gear as we were after we drove it for a while and then we we made actually made a trail run after that right by the the scale station up to the towers and had a lot of fun and it seemed before wheel drive seems to be working fine so again thanks a lot and you guys be safe and we're back home in Portland
@@messianichebrewshawnkawcak1550 Indeed.
Same here👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you for the well put comment. I'll let them know that you appreciate the hard work behind the scenes. Cheers from Canada.
You need to chat with Matt about the importance of fuelling up before a recovery lol 🇨🇦🏴☠️
And Rudy, apparently.
@@rumhave9632 it’s a family thing…😂😂
Yes Rudy seem’s to be carrying on the tradition😂🇨🇦🏴☠️
Haha, I was thinking exactly the same thing. When they wheel together, Paul should just bring extra fuel. That stuff gets expensive 50 miles from help! Ask me how I know.....
Like father like son 😁
I was scratching my head trying to figure out how you would fix the aluminum tie rod in the field. Boxing it with angle and welding the angle to the nuts! Amazing! MacGyver's got nothing on you, Paul! Nice work!
I was thinking along the lines of having in the tool bag a set of steel metal pipes that had two holes drilled in, one on either side, with a nuts welded over the holes and a bolts to thread into them to act as set screws. The 2 halves of the tie rod can then be joined like a splint.
I'm only @9:54 viewing the video so I'm looking forward to what Paul comes up with.
I was thinking the same then wondered if he just had some extra angle riding in the truck or if he sacrificed a fence post??
@@kentuckyproud4575 Sounds like the barbed wire repairs we hear about in the desert.
Probably never break
MacGyver skills my ass. I've done this. with a Jack handle and used car batteries as a power source with jumper cables as welding leads to fix a tie rod on a UTV that broke on the Rubicon. Now using car batteries to weld, that takes skill.
You’re a good man Paul. Whenever you see a person in distress, you are always there to help them out. Wish there were more people like you. Here in the small town of Missouri, most of the time, there is someone stopping to try to help or get you the help you need.
Junk at 30k save your money.
Paul thank you for humbly
living up to blessings you've earned by helping others that don't possess your skills and ingenuity.
I always try to do the same as well.
I wish only safety, protection and happy trails for you and your whole tribe.
yeah Missouri has some great one's still, I'm usually the one stopping to help people but this morning Was my turn needing a hand and thankfully had a few stop and help at different points! God bless 'em all!
I don't think he does it for free. I think this is the main source of his income but I couldn't be sure.
Yes , thats true! I live just south of Rolla and I or someone tries to help out either in mud sand or snow!
One thing I learned: never buy a side by side. Those things are way too flimsy
They're so much fun for the right situations. But yeah expect to go through the stock parts lol
People abuse them too. Well me and most everyone. Not really designed for what people do to them.
All about application
Pretty much when you buy a side x side, immediately replace stock radius rods, tie rods, radius rod plate, and on certain side X sides, the control arms as well
Got to understand how to use them properly. They are not trucks but they are not jeeps too!! Treated for what they are they can get you anywhere a truck or jeep can go and lots of places they can't go.
Ah where Paul shines. The trail repair.
With Pringles in hand
That trail repair was Paul doing what he does best! Don't have the right stuff? Use what you have to make it work, even if only temporary. Great job guys! Also, Kudos on the second trail fix too!
We don't have what we need, we have what we brought, and what they brought is a few smart and creative minds
Adapt and overcome,improvise.
Ben and Paul I've got a brother we grew up working together in construction for dad. As adults we have worked together in construction so I appreciate the Joy and the pain of working with your brother keep at it and enjoy each other I know it isn't always easy but there's something about a brother that makes you wanna kill him but simultaneously not let anyone else hurt him. good luck love what you guys mat and Robbie are doing making family friendly content the internet and the world need more people like you
Never, EVER, underestimate the usefulness of a pair of vice grips. haha, I have a pair in every vehicle, every tool box... Duct tape, a pipe wrench, vice grips, and channel locks. You can fix damn near anything 🤣🤣
... and a defibrillator. You alright Ben? I think I peed my pants a little when that puppers alerted on ya 🤣🤣🤣
Don't forget the tie wire.
Don"t forget a roll of tie-wire!
@@baddawg3380 You beat me by 20 seconds!😆😆😆
Between this video and MORR, I have determined all side by sides are made of glass and paper mache.
Team thanks for stopping & helping a veteran Marine. For that I give you all a “Semper Fi” team.
Gassing up before you head out on an unknown rescue - how novel! Yep, you did MacGyver your way outa that one! Clever fix, and good job helping that other couple with the broken drive line. You guys rock!
I enjoy seeing the brothers work together.
*Paul fabs a tie-rod from scratch with mats and on board welder* “we’ll be better prepared next time.” So funny!! Love these field fix videos!
We didn't show up with what we needed. We showed up with what we got. Classic!
“How’s it feel to be a life saver?” “Round like a donut!” I laughed the hardest i have in a long time at that joke
In a similar situation many years ago, we duct tapped a wrench over a broken tie rod and it got us to the repair shop. Duct tape can fix many a problem. Never leave home without it! As Red Green used to say. "If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy"!
That’s a Matt’s off-road hammer 😂✌🏻🔨
The Lord loves a cheerful giver. That driveline fix was just so cool! "What do we owe you"? "Nothing".
I would put that tie-rod in a frame and hang it on my garage wall!! That is a Paul Cox original piece of Artwork!! Great job!!!
Take your time on the tow truck trail repairs much more fun and God bless you for being an all round nice guy and helping those people out
Way to go Paul!! You got a good crew!! I could feel the tie rod snapping as soon as you started to try to bend it back. LOL!! Aluminum is not friendly to bending. Nice save though, boxing it with angle and welding the nuts on. Those old folks would have been in a real pickle of you hadn't happened along. Nice that you stopped and got them back on the road.
Gas $4.70 a gallon. Thanks, Brandon!
That was a nice thing you did for that couple. You guys rock. I hope they realize how lucky they were that three great guys just happen by.
I agree with Randall, Paul's trail repair looks better than new. Beautiful scenery on that trail. Your second customer really got lucky to have Paul come across him.
Paul - you need to fab a Swiss army trailer like Rory’s that you can use with dirt bikes , sxs’s and Jeeps/ohvs for rigs you can’t do a trail fix on .. keep the videos coming and I’ll keep watching
Well done boys , I’m enjoying Bens addition to your team . Excellent Fab Rats .
Ain't you glad that it wasn't 125° out there.😰😰😨😱🤪👍🏽🙏🏽👏🏽🙋🏽♂️👌🏽😊. Thank you for the experience.
Paul, have you considered a wrecker boom that would fit into the receiver hitch and works with the wench. Works pretty well on small jobs like 4 wheelers.
Paul - that answer to Randall's question was perfectly delivered. Almost dropped my drink. Great content, all of you. The whole team is awesome.
I'm not sure what it's called out West, but you guys definitely qualify as "Good Old Boys"!
Up north it's a scumbag offset.
I’m always amazed by Fab Rats crew. Genuinely good people. Thank you for sharing this video.
Thank you for your videos. Look forward to them every week
Same 🤩🤩🤩
ive strightened a few of those tie rods on the trail. I use a tree saver strap around wheel on the tie rod side and winch it till its straight. just have to be able to anchor other side of machine so it doesnt move. thanks for filming.
Those hi lift jack are the most DANGEROUS jack ever made!😮
Most people in Arizona just drive off and don't ask if people need help. You guys are good people
Hey Paul // Ben & Randall !! Great recoveries on both ends !! That couple won't forget what you had done for them !!! Have a good week & ""ED'S GOLDIE"" should be coming every shortly !! 🙃😉😊🤠😎👍👍👍
Class act helping out the elderly as I find myself in that way. Love the the beautiful scenery you are living in. Admire your mechanical skills as I'm a retired one. Enjoy your family life too keep the adventures coming.
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Paul helping those people as you did for nothing was awesome of you to do. Not many would have done that for a random stranger. That is 1of the many reasons I keep watching your channel. Keep humble all of ya!
this was a fun video Paul, and Tnx for helping out that couple so they could be on their way. He may be close to my age, but we have not forgotten how to use our tools. Never leave home w/o my tools...
Those hi lift jacks are great. I bought two over the years and both were from the scrap yard. The first one had some parts missing, but I gave it to a buddy who had one and he's a fabricator and machinist, so he'll have a way to fix it.
Paul you’re so good you are a legend in my own mind.
“Pringles & Dewski” breakfast of champions 💪 thank you for sharing 🇺🇸
All about treating people the way you wish to be treated. The world would be a better place if more people would do the same. Good job
Paul, don't know what makes Utah such a place that makes great people like you, your team, your family and your friends.
You are blessed.
Super common for Samurai T-cases to get stuck in low and high at the same time because of the shifter bushing. I really thought that was gonna be the problem this time...
Yep, very simple fix
you guys make such wholesome content ty for doing this makes my day every day
@79-1/2 now, I love these videos and scenery where I used to work the Oil Patch back 40 years ago now.... love that country.
No kidding I get to watch FabRats
With my daughter and not worry bout language or dirty stuff thanks Justin Hamilton& of course thank you Paul and fabrats family and crew
There is nothing that can beat old school ingenuity. Paul you are the man!
What can happen with the samurai transfer case keeping it from shifting. Mine use to get stuck in neutral, but it can happen in any position. The end of the shifter wears down and allows it to move from 1 shift fork to the other one with out moving the fork. Then with the detent balls between the shift works it locks the shifter in place not allowing you to shift. Easy trail fix once you know this. Just pull the boot and shifter out, and reset it to correct position and bolt back together.
Sweet trail fix Paul. Especially for not having the "right stuff" with you! 1/2 the battle is making a plan B...
A retired couple from oregon going about the country in an old Samurai. That's cool.
I know I said it before but I really mean it. Paul is the kinda guy that you want to have as a friend. And the rest of the Fab_Rat family as well. I would like to send you one very sincere Well done Well done.
Great work fellas, it's nice to see people still have the decency to stop and lend a hand and don't ask for a dime in return. That gets harder and harder to find to these days, great work..... 👍
Nice work Paul! Having bent more than one clutch/brake lever on motorcycles, I have known that fateful "clink" of snapping aluminum. Thankfully, I studied up and learned how to straighten aluminum without snapping. It behaves opposite of steel, so in order to anneal it and start bending back, you need to heat it up real good, about 600+ deg. F, and QUENCH it in water as fast as you can. Don't go nuts with a torch, as it's MELTING temperature is around 1,200 deg. F. You will know it worked 'cause she'll get real easy to bend at first. If it gets firmer and starts springing back a lot before it's straight, rinse and repeat. I've bent 'em back a looong way with several rounds of heat/quench. Snapped 'em every time trying to do it without.
Excellent work and entertainment! Incentive to get the tow truck on the road!
There still are some good people in this world, you put a smile on my face today, GOD bless!
Always amazed of the ingenuity you guys come up with.
Paul you’re a good man!! That was a good video thanks for making that!!
Great job getting both of those vehicles out of there. But I gotta say, the banter between the three of you is priceless.
well dun Paul....Matt and Michelle are out fighting sand flies and you guys are out fighting drive-trains....lol...amazing
Man I love your content, great people creating cool stuff. I can't wait until you get to 1 mill subscribers!!. Just thought I would send this out before you guys get to big and don't get time to see how we all think. Good luck and keep up the great work!
Matt will be so proud of you using a claw hammer. Great job on the trail fix and I think you made those guys day being in the right place at the right time. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there. 😎🇬🇧
its rare to see someone offer comp and even rarer for someone to say you dont owe me anything great job paul
Bless you and your family's! Thank you! And you all are in my prayers every night!
Just for being you! 🙏❤🙏
Always fun to watch the talent that is on this channel!
Awesome recovery guys!! If you have a good imagination with things that you might have on hand a person can definitely come up with something that will work!! You should get a couple ramps like what trail Mater uses!!! Like the time trail Mater used his aluminum ramp with holes in it and put under the front end of the driver side hub on a pickup that was blocking a trail!! He tide the front of the ramp up to the front of the pickup and the front of the ramp so that the ramp wouldn’t stay when the truck drove off!!! It actually worked pretty darn good I thought!!! He did have to add a shovel in between the ramp and the bottom of the hub so that when driving the ground wouldn’t wear the bottom ball joint out!!! Plus the ramps also work for many other options that might come about while out on the trails!!! You guys made it all work with what you had and that’s what matters!! Awesome video guys and remember keep up all the hard work buddy’s!!!!
Michelle make sure your hubby keeps doing what he’s doing. I enjoy watching FAB RATS!!!
Round like a donut 🍩... That's humility! 😇
Love the Fab Rats!
I will stick to my Polaris Sportsman Quad. In all of the wheeling that I have done with them, (a lot) The only thing that I broke was a lower control arm bolt. It would bind up on the wheel going forward, but it would go backward. I ended up backing it up for 17 miles. The next Sportsman that I bought had a larger diameter bolt in the lower control arm. Evidently mine was not the only one that broke! LOL I have worn things out for sure, but I go in some very nasty places, and it is to be expected. I have done the Rubicon Trail several times. The hardest trail that I have ever done was the Foredice trail, ( close to the Rubicon) That trail destroyed the bottom of my quad. I had to completely rebuild it after I got home, BUT, it DID get me back to the trailer. It took me and my Son 8 hours to go 7 miles. He had a long-arm kit, 33 inch tires, and an air locker in both ends, in his Jeep, and he had to winch 6 times. I had to winch so many times that I did not even roll up my winch rope, I just wrapped it around the chain saw rack. I have worn out tie rod ends, but never actually bent the tie rods themselves. After watching the carnage done to these side by sides on Paul's and Matt's channel, I will safely say that I will NEVER EVER own one of those expensive, flimsy machines.
I dig your handle! Fordyce trail is knarly!! Lots tougher than the 'Con! Have you tried Dusy Ershim trail out of Fresno? That's tough as well. Really long!
My cousin 'floated' his Jeep on one of the 'creek' crossings on Fordyce. That was terrifying! Guaranteed body damage on even a highly modified rig. We too spent lots of time wrenching and winching! I wouldn't take my 'Yota on the Fordyce if I was paid! I love my old truck! I've been on the 'Con a few times. The Fordyce was a scary freakin trail. Perhaps one of the knarliest in the US. Hell Hole and Barrett's near S. Lake Tahoe are 2 other tough ones. Couple of my buddies have mining claims out there.
@@rollinrat4850 I like your handle too. I went on the Fordice during that week that they lower the water level of the creek, (river) crossing. After I completed the Fordyce I said that I would never do it again, but after I rebuilt my belly-pans, I just might, if for no other reason, just to see if my skid-plate held up. LOL I covered the main part under the engine with 1/4" plate with a piece of 3/8 plastic over that. I also did the same to my floorboards. That trail DOES require a lot of winching. There is just no way that you can climb up a 5' vertical rock with a quad. LOL
My name comes from a 1923 Ford Model T that I made from scratch. I designed it to go off road, and even though it has an open differential, it does extremely well climbing up steep 2 tracks. My buddy named it the "Rat". That stands for "Radically Altered T". Since every weld, and every bracket was made by me, I am the Rat Builder. LOL Thanks for the comment.
@@Rat-Builder Nice! I thought you built big block Chevys maybe. So you're building rat rods? Those are really cool. Many of my bicycles are essentially my 'rat rods' I love building up 'old junk'. With bicycles I can actually afford the highest end carbon fiber junk, but I prefer metal bikes. Steel is real, so we say!
I'm restoring a classic '70s steel road racing bike right now. This won't be a 'rusty rat rod'!
The RAT in my handle is just my initials. Rollin' is what I like doing best on two wheels!
I dig wheelin, but rollin around on bicycles is much cheaper and lots less work. Ive ridden my mountain bike across the entire Rubicon and across the Fordyce Creek, then climbed way up to the top of Grouse Ridge starting not much more than a mile from the end of Fordyce trail. We camped lots at Eagle lake. Sweet campsite if the BFL gangsters don't trash it up! Big Effin Losers are a gang of Sacramento trash people.
That area of the Sierra is some of the toughest, hardcore bike riding on rocks I've done in my life. Its so rocky you can't really go very fast even with modern suspension bikes. Get up one one of the peaks there and most everything is grey granite. Very Few trees. I knew I was gonna crash several times (I certainly did) and wore body armor. The terrain around that particular area is so rough and rocky that moving through it on a bicycle is faster than a wheeling rig. Especially when I can just throw my ride over my shoulder! Lots of 'hike a biking'. Then rattlesnakes are the biggest worry!
The Jeepers on the 'Con weren't very friendly to me on an mtb. Maybe they knew I drove a 'Yota!!
@@rollinrat4850 My Bucket is not a rat rod. It is also not a show car, I don't have the patience for that, besides, in the summer it is my daily driver. It is painted nicely though, and it has a Chevy 396 big block in it that I built. It is all stock though. I like to just go putting around, and I have a very high geared rear end, (3:21), and a low stall converter, so it is not much of a drag racer.
Last year I bought an Eco-Trix E bike. It is a 26"fat tired bike, and I love it. I am 75 years old, so I DO need a little assistance from time to time. I have had guys on mountain bikes pass me while they were going downhill on the Quad trails around here while I was riding my quad. They don't pass me going uphill though. LOL I got my Girl friend a 20" fat tired folding bike from Eco-Trix, but she hated the way that the power came on, so I ordered all of the controllers just like my 26" came with, and with a lot of internet help installed them in her 20" bike. She loves it now. Neither one of my E Bikes has any suspension, so we pretty much stick to the paved bike paths around here in South Eastern Idaho. That is ok too, at least as far as we are concerned.
I also have a 2022 TW200 street legal dirt bike, and a 1994 XT600 street legal dirt bike. I have ridden dirt bikes since 1965. I had a 1986 XT600, and it was a dirt bike that you could ride on the road. This 94 XT600 is a road bike that you can ride in the dirt. There IS a difference.
Where do you live? I live out in the country close to Pocatello Idaho.
0:55 - Paul tops up his tank(s), explains the importance of always having enough fuel, does NOT take the (obvious )opportunity to make fun of Matt’s infamous gas-o-phobia! Paul is growing up! Sad.
I was thinking the exact same :D
Ya I would have been all over it 😆😂🤣🇨🇦🏴☠️
I think you might be looking at it wrong. I see Paul showing his gassing up IS a poke at Matt's "problem". 🛢
I got a feeling the next recovery vehicle that Matt gets is gonna need to be one of those E Hummers
with the solar paneled roof option.
Creative fix ! Improvisation can be the key to survival.
Ain't never been that far west, but if I am, and I break down, I know who I'm calling. Yall good folks.
I reckon Paul needs to ensure he gets to heaven, he's got some reward waiting there for him if he does. 😉👍
Paul will need to take some scrap iron and some of that Golden Nugget paint with him when he goes to Heaven...so he can real quick fix the "Pearly Gates" and give 'em a quick makeover. ;)
"When",not 'if'.Let's hope it's Many decades down the trails.
"You never really know what you're going to be into, and we don't want to be out of gas..."
Tell me you're not on Matt's channel without telling me you're not on Matt's channel.
Hows it feel to be a lifesavers? Round like a donut. Took me a second. 😄
I'm giving this a like just for the trail-engineered tie rod :)
That was an amazing field repair/recovery. BUT . . . Don't EVER, EVER work under a load suspended only by a Hi-Lift Jack. EVER!!! I have used those jacks for years. They are essential for off-road work but they can be killers. Please don't do that again! Put something else under the vehicle as supplemental support. A tire, a rock, a log. Something in addition to the Hi-Lift. I want you guys around for tomorrow and the next day and the next.
I've had my hi-lift slip off a vehicle's two times. You can run a strap around it to hold it towards the vehicle but you still got to watch for the bottom to kick out. Great tool can be super dangerous
Need another Premier Power welder for the tow truck too. 😎👍
Great trail fix ! #1 reason for carrying scrap angle iron with a OBW also i buy old cheap wrenches they also come in handy box end with washer and bolt ya got a hime joint weld a nut to open end and bam tie rod lol
Good job Paul, Ben and Randall you got that ATV recovered for the man. Now go fix the tow truck! 😃 Good job helping the other couple too you guys are all right!
Love your attitude of helping people out of jams. Good Karma. We need more of this in society today.
Great idea reinforcing that tie rod good for you guys!! All the best from Surrey BC Canada
That tie rod fix was inspiring and the help that you gave that couple really could have saved their lives Dave Sparks (diesel Brothers) just recovered a tragic situation where the husband died cuz they got broke down and lost in the desert.
PRINGLE TALES (from another Paul) I found a shelf full of long tubes of Pringles at our local Grocery Outlet Store (dented can warehouse) a while back. Those tubes were seriously crunched. No one was buying them because it looked really doubtful that the chips inside could have survived, so the price kept dropping. finally it got so low that I bought one tube just to see. Not a single broken chip! I went back that afternoon and bought the whole shelf worth. I just finally finished up the last of those a couple of weeks ago. Now back to our regularly scheduled comments.
True First Responders. Thanks for helping out those folks with driveline problems that had stranded them on that dirt road. There is still a lot of good in the USA...you and your team are part of the Good.
That was a Divine Appointment🌟 Paul and Ben Your my Heros🦸🏼♂️🦸♂️ Thanks for recording Randall📹 GOD BLESS YOU ALL ABUNDANTLY!🙏🏻😇🙏🏻
🎵Here you come to save the day! Those folks are glad you came their way!🎶
I told my wife , if anything happens at work.. we're selling everything and moving to kanab ha ha. Love that area
Thank You for your Hospitality to fellow Oregonians 🙏 ❤ .
I like your brother being involved in your adventures!! Great content!!
Love you three guys together. Great video today. 👍👍👍👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🏆🏆🏆
You coming along at exactly the right time for that second couple is not luck, it’s by Design.
That's pretty sweet to get to spend time with your brother, going around doing good deeds. That's good livin'!
Paul, you are BEYOND amazing with your fabrication skills! Whatever you charge you need to bump it up because you got the MAGIC!
Genius lateral thinking repair!! and the 2nd one was just good people helping out as necessary!
Hey Paul and Crew That was Awesome 👌
Trailside Macyaver is always good. Fixed a my front wheel bearings in my 65 Chev custom cab with soda can metal, lasted long after it should have, way back in the day
The addition of your brother is great, got the hole gang keep making videos and I’ll keep watching. Thanks 🦫🦫🦫
Great People, never to busy that you can't stop and help someone that needs help. Your Mother and Dad taught you right and your living the right way. God Bless. Hope to get out that way one day and just stop to say Hello !
Paul, Ben and Randall are a great team!