50,000 Pounds! This Might Be Too Heavy For The Banana
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- Опубликовано: 19 апр 2022
- So I got a call for a 50,000 lbs truck and trailer. Too Big For Banana?!
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Anyone remember when Matt thought winches were a waste of time and weight? Now he uses them all the time!
Kinetic rope is all we need.. 😆
Just like the Banana, we have seen the evolution of Matt.
I think he used to think the same thing about safety chains on small trailers to......
Yes that winch shows it’s worth the weight… Sure makes some well controlled recoveries 👍🏼
I use my winch almost everyday. Great for pull cars up on trailer.
the Rudicon geometry is so sick, really impressed with Rudy's skills and design so far
And Matt still does not use gloves when handling steel woven winch cables.
Check out his new channel if you haven’t already
@@georgeweisbrod1876 Pretty sure that's a synthetic line, not steel...
@@AndrewAMartin don't think so. Look at the way winch line lays on ground. Doesn't lay in lump when dropped on ground. Just wish they would use glove. A cable cut is bad it just slices and if broken slashed the wound into tissue deep where the nerve and tendons are. Long time heeling. Look at football player
Leg tendon aht (acillies heel tendon)
@@georgeweisbrod1876 It's definitely synthetic. I must have heard Matt say "Freedom Winch Line" a hundred times by now.
Impressive recovery on the Momentum 5th wheel? Absolutely! 50,000 pounds? Might be a bit of a stretch. We have a 45' triaxle Fuzion toy hauler. Our tow vehicle is a diesel F-350 long bed dually. They run across the scales together (empty) at 25,200. Just sayin'. Absolutely hooked on your vids, though! 👍
That’s one thing about living in the Canadian rust belt… Once you put a nut on the bottom of your vehicle it generally seizes in place within a few days and getting it back off is the real challenge!😂
Meh a BFH, some heat, and a lot of cursing and WD40 will do it. That’s the good thing about being in the desert southwest is we don’t have rust, our cars will go till the engine fails.
What about the nut behind the wheel?🇨🇦
@@mikefoehr235 cursing helps with that one as well 😉
@@Eyes0penNoFear 👍🇨🇦
It’s called, coppereze anti seize. Lol. If that don’t work, spray with rustoff freeze by wurth, sucker will fall off.
My wife gets so mad at me for watching your videos, because I'm like, I so want to do this, I'd be willing to make this a working vacation...lol
Between you and Paul and Robby, that's all I watch after working all night, and my go to to relax after work
I have to agree with your wife; why on earth would you want to spend all day outside in your favorite truck/rig working with your hands and helping people for good money and great memories? Why on EARTH would you want to do THAT?!
Me too bro!
Start a company then. No better time than now to follow a dream.
make sure you have a good beer while watching!! **PLOP**
@oldhp mopar I also watch " Trail Mater " for the same reason....
I'm impressed with the owner, he knew his stuff. Still got stuck. We all need some help. That's how we learn. Great channel. So nice it's family, blood or not, still family. That's where it's at!! Peace y'all!
I really like how Lizzy holds herself. She's clearly born of good calibre. Just a really genuine person.
She will break some 💕 when she gets married
You creepers.
'carries herself'
@@nate49509 What was creepy? He said she's confident, of good caliber, and genuine. Those are pretty good compliments.
@@horacerumpole6912 Yes, that is a better word for what I meant
TREVORRRRRRR !!!!..... so funny....great teamwork.....great MacGyver skills Matt !!.... thanks for sharing this with us !!... good job Rudy on that spectacular climb in the Rudicon...and runnin out with repair parts
Standard practice in my house is to always blame someone who isn’t there. My eldest is away at college most of the time, so she gets blamed for almost everything.
@@willdejong7763 EXACTLY !!!!
was looking for this comment. Rudy got me laughing hard... Nothing beats a good ol' running gag!
Did Rudy get his shirt from the parts run to Matt? For helping getting him out?
That’s MattGyver to be correct.
Good to see Rudy on a recovery.
I also liked the fact that he came along.
Ever since he’s got his own channel he went mia. I think personally he’d get better attention to his channel if he did both.
@@sadaaromin13 I agree
You and Jamie did an amazing job raising Rudy. It is good to see him just keep helping. I hope he has much success with his own endeavors. God bless all of you.
Hi Matt and the entire family (crew) We were in Hurricane Utah last Friday on our way to Gunnison Colorado. We stopped by your shop unfortunately you all were not there However we did meet Ed and Robert. We took a picture with Ed in buy your trailer. The women in the office were friendly. I was looking to buy a couple t-shirts off line glad I didn't. Waited to get them right from your office. We were a little bummed we didn't get to meet you all. Well our luck changed. We were in Green River Utah and Rudy Trevor and the Rudicon were fueling up so we did meet them. Awesome guys. We will definitely wear out Matt's Off Road Recovery T-shirts with pride. Thank you and we really enjoy your videos. I was a little star struck. Not every day a opportunity comes along like this. Thank you.
Terry and Christie.
Sneaky trick pulling the cotter pins from your tie rod to work in a guest appearances from the stars of Rudys Adventure and Design. 😄
MORR editors - I noticed that the volume balance between music and recoveries was better in this video. Matt - if you bet against Tucker on this too, that's gonna be another $20 😂
Matt you’re getting older and Lizzy is getting younger. 😆. Amazing how quick these kids grow up. Great content as usual.
Long time watcher. 2nd time commenter...
I came for the thumbnail that ISN'T clickbait.
Good to see a RAM got himself in a bad spot lol. Keep showing us your drive from point A to point B. Even if it's 20×'sFF. Love the scenery 👍
Matt you and your crew are so much fun to watch. Keep up the great videos and thanks.
Need more video's though.. :P
Those built in leveling jacks were the real heroes on the fifth wheel recovery 👍🏻💪🏻
@@JH-tc3yu not really probably 22-25k lb trailer and 8k+ lb truck, so at least 30k lbs but nowhere near 50k lbs.
@@JH-tc3yu dDon't loose sleep over that horrible misinformation. If you had any idea about physics you would understand how the weight changes when you start pulling it up the hill and in a sand or gravel. Your comment "Gotta be the dumbest comment I've ever seen"
@@piotrtrocki3842 It’s obvious you don’t understand physics. The weight doesn’t magically increase when going up a hill.
@@alleng7947 it's the force required to pull the car up the hill, not the weight you should've understood what I meant. you can pull 2000 lbs car on a flat road, but you cannot lift it, get it? i don't know how else i can explain it. work on your IQ. Get it out of the single digit zone. The amount of force required to pull 50,000lbs on a flat road could equal the amount of force needed to pull 30,000lbs up the hill depending on the angle. Have you heard about vectors?
@@piotrtrocki3842 That whole setup STILL doesn’t weigh 30,000 lbs. You’re trying to rationalize an incorrect title. Nobody is thinking of force or Newtons or anything like that. I’m pretty sure he just thinks the trailer weighs heavier than it does. Let’s use your argument, the weight never changes. The force that’s acted upon it changes depending on the circumstances. If you move 50 lbs you moved 50 lbs. If you pushed 50 lbs up a hill would you tell someone you pushed 50 lbs up a hill or that you pushed 100 lbs? Your example of pulling and lifting a car is a poor one. Completely different than what’s going on in this video. You’re talking about comparing a gradual increase in force to move something forward and straight instant force to move static weight straight vertical. Moving 20,000 lbs up an incline comparable to this one is still easier than moving 50,000 lbs on a flat surface. Go pull a trailer and tell me I’m lying. And for the record a 42 ft 3 axle Momentum like this one is about 15,000 lbs unloaded. Assuming he has a RZR or something in the back let’s call it about 17,000 on the high end. Truck weighs about 9,000 so he’s probably looking at 26,000 lbs. In no way would that incline add an extra 24,000 lbs of weight equivalent to the force needed to move it. Towing and recovery for 13 years and have been transporting RVs for the last 4 1/2 years and also certified RV tech. Quit talking down to people dude.
you can put a lug nut on that for a trail fix... Don't ask how I know this.
They're typically fine thread.
@@deereboy8400 he didn’t say the threads matched
@@babadagaa8352 it only needs to go on once 😂
Nice job giving back to Tucker and his family. This is really what it's all about. There is more reward in giving than receiving. We are all here for a short time, why not make it better for those we care about and appreciate. Thanks for sharing!
I thought that all tie rod ends used cotter pins until my son informed me that his Z-71 came with lock nuts and had no slot or hole for a cotter pin.
After the nuts are tight, drill a 1/8” hole thur the threads and place a cotter key. Problem solved.
@@richarda996 Good idea
1.08 million subscribers outstanding Matt and crew and Lizzy as well as Rudy and everyone else involved thanks
Matt and his crew make XJ values skyrocket day by day 💪🏻
Yup fugn bastards I was kinda wanting a nice xj project truck but can't find em anymore
That trailer and truck combination is a beast!
Awesome recoveries thanks Rudy for helping your dad out
Banana build is absolutely awesome , very capable ! I’ve watched every step
Rudy’s rig upgrades are just sick ! Unbelievable Jeep 😀
I LOVE that you guys are killing it with views! For a channel that's just surpassed 1 million subs (congrats by the way) you're pulling in over 1/2 million views per day on average. That's amazing!! May the success long continue! 👍🏻
I know Matt isn't a fan, but I really appreciate the intelligence he displays when using a winch in these really heavy recoveries.
Looking forward to seeing the SUPER HEAVY recovery vehicle completed! (even if it does have the... Questionably implemented compressed air tanks 😂)
Thank you for being my go to site when I need to chill. Y’all are awesome. Thanks for helping
Matt great job Rudy in for the save , Lizzie you are learning very important lessons .
Nice rock crawl Rudy!!! 😎 I think Matt was impressed too ❤️🐞
I've been watching all your old stuff and you guys have come a long way at being more comfortable being on camera... Love your content, reminds me of my teens and 20's working on cars and offroading till I had my accident.... Keep up the awesome work, fun to watch!!!
I used to live up in Cedar for work, now I'm back on the East Coast. So fun watching this and seeing all the places I took a Hertz rental 😄. Never got stuck, but there was one time I got close on the road from Lund to Milford. Anyway, my 4 yo daughter loves this channel. She used to like watching the recoveries, now she's more interested in the builds. She loves Rudy's new channel.
Love seeing the banana back at work & I’m scared to think of what I’m that trailer with the weight being that high! 😱😱
That first pull, they should probably consider widening that curve, or getting a smaller trailer, unless they're just going to park it up top for eternity.
@@peterrose5373 Yeah that curve definitely needs to be widened it might even be a little to steep. In my opinion the guy just didn’t want to hurt his truck with a better approach angle and throttle control he could have got himself out without spending the money on a rescue.
@@Back_door_bandit_98 He probably didn't want to risk messing up that very expensive camper.
They need to put some stone dust on the driveway and roll it so it will pack down.
I know Rudy is doing his new channel and have watched it and love his content, but good to see he is still going to be part of the team.
I think Rudy starting a channel was about easy money. His dad has a mil plus subscribers so in reality Rudy will have at minimum 500000 subscribers easy.
So true, big bucks with these videos. Matt has a good personality and is good when he meets people drooling over him. I hope these kids don't let that money and you tube fame change them.
Man, Rudy has built an amazing rock-crawling beast, now with 40's, 1-tons, & lockers. That suspension articulation was crazy.
Awe, poor Kaulin. Sunburns stink for sure. The Rudicon is looking amazing! 👌
Thanks to Matt's off road recovery for educating us on reasons to not buy a side by side.
Many of the Can Ams hold up pretty well. Definitely stay away from Polaris though, they spend as much time in the shop as on the trail.
You know what Off-Road Harry said: An ATV's gotta know its limitations!
Drive within the limits and no problem.
All my dreams came rue when I started living vicariously through Matt and Paul on the internet…
I gave up on Paul. His content became unwatchable for me.
@@georgeorwell126 different strokes for different folks
I mean that dually Ram is a BEAST!!
I've been watching this channel for a while, and that first job was totally in my top 5.
That's a laugh I don't recall I've ever heard before out of Matt!! 😂 He definitely was real impressed as well as super proud to see his son Rudy and his sick creation, DOMINATE that obstacle!!! The Rudicon looking mad EPIC!!
I appreciate the love GUYS!! The recoveries, rigs, and builds are for SURE quality and entertaining BUT what makes me look forward to watching new uploads, time and time again is the HUMAN ELEMENT - the close knit family vibe - saddens me to say but what YOU guys have is unfortunately not as prevalent as before, you remind me of what America used to be + respect given is respect EARNED and Matt, Family, and Team have certainly earned my RESPECT!!! (I sure do hope that makes sense LoL)
I definitely have to get myself one of those watches like Matt has on his left wrist 0:19
As my father would say when asked what time it was: "Three freckles past a hair."
I know right? It's made with an ultraviolet coating on it you can only see it or dust....LOL!
@@MichaelSteeves haha. I say this still!
Nice to see the Banana back to work, Matt can fix almost anything. Nice team work as always on this channel.
Great job Guys... Like usual...Nice truck and qwesome trailer!
Great save Matt. Lizzy as always good driving.
Rudy! Great climb 👌🏻👍👏♥. I love how capable you have made your jeep. Any plans for a body and paint?
Banana 2.
You guys are awesome 👌🏻
Thanks for sharing.
👌✌🏻🧡🙋♂️🌤🇨🇦👨🦽😎.
The name of the trailer is pretty ironic, "Momentum" haha, that definitely would have helped.
Thank You for more fine rescues . To bad about the cotter pins , but then again they are so easy to forget.
I'm jealous. Your meteorologist is better than what we have in West Palm Beach.
That is a huge rig set up. We had one next to us at the KOA in Florida, you have to see it in person to understand how large those are. Good recovery!
Spending that kind of money on a road rig,? How much money is enough?
It looks like they brought that in to live in while building their home.
@@grantdavis5992 perhaps. Not trying to sound like a liberal...just seems like vast sums of money gets spent...like bosts...I don't get it, I guess. Good on em
I’ve been watching your older videos and it’s crazy how fast your boys are growing up! The Banana has changed a lot over the years too. I’m anxious to see how it pulls the sand chute with the MUCH more powerful engine.
All people grow up sooner or later.Just a fact.
@@larsiversen4466 👍🏽🤣😄🧐✌️
Trevorrrrr !!!!
@@larsiversen4466 No way.
@@larsiversen4466 you don’t say!
Wow! Accidentally found this and am blown away by the sheer ingenuity to get the vehicles out!!!
All GOOD in Matt’s Hood 💪🇺🇸
Matt can get anything out no matter what 💪💪
Matt, we are from Missouri, the “show me” state. We have beautiful trees, lakes and Ozark mountains (dinky compared to yours), but in your older videos you showed a lot more of the drive to your recovery and the scenery was gorgeous! Would love to see more of your beautiful state in future videos! Thank you for keeping us entertained!
I live in Ontario Canada....this is the screw me state
I love Missouri. I lived there in the early 2000's.
Matt, you’re good to your people! Bless you sir!
WOW! Awesome recovery of the black truck and trailer. Bummer with the tie rod, but good adapt and over come. And Rudy's truck looked good climbing that obstacle, plus made it look effortless.
I love how Matt looks at his wrist to see what time it is.....No Watch😁
Ikr, it must be a new style of invisible Rolex.
hair n skin oclock
That would definitely be me if I took my rig off the pavement lol! Nice recovery 👍
Instead of buying really fancy trailers people should convert old buses into very fancy trailers Drive-In neutral then when you get stuck you can start the motor put it in gear and help with your self propelled trailer everything works in theory but if you have enough money maybe it's possible a lot of great ideas come from a barn or a shed
I always walk the dirt roads I'm planning on taking my trailer down.
TREVORRRRRR!!!! That back and forth never gets old 😂👍
(Ps it would be great if you could put the metric conversion of weights in a flash up in the video, or in your description, as you do with temperature please, as it would be interesting to see how heavy those “toy trailer” rigs are for those of us outside the US... Thanks and keep up the great work 🤙)
Banana handled like a trouper! Lizzie great driving! Bigggg heavy rig...great manuvering
I love mobile home camping, as long as you have a full sauna and steam room. Those are the essentials 👌
*You guys should make a custom matts off-road recovery cowboy buckle*
They are making one
Wow the banana looked so clean and shiny! Looks fantastic Robby did a great job
Dang !! The Rudicon has become a badass super capable rig !! I’m lovin it
What I love about MORR, if you give them a call, be patient, they might find some rocks to climb on the way :-)
I pull a 42 ft 5th wheel with a 3500 chev dually. combined weight is 27000, trailer loaded truck loaded with a 30 gal slip tank. BTW, duallies are useless in soft stuff snow, sand gravel mud. Thanks for the effort, enjoy the channel.
Yep, they kinda "float" and get no traction.
I have a very similar setup, combined weight is 30-32k depending on how I’m loaded for the trip. No way that rig weighs 50k lbs. Matt has a little click bait going on in his thumbnail. Nice recovery, nonetheless.
"I've got an awful idea that I think's gonna work." Classic offroader line!
Great job on the camper pull, # miles of smiles , every time I watch the videos. :)
Matt, empty weight on that Momentum is around 16,000lbs. If he is loaded figure 21,000+ and the Dodge fully is going to be close to 12,000 it's self. = Big winch and shackles every time. By the way my to vehicle is a Volvo 780 HDT for our Grand Design Momentum 398MR. Weighing at 28,000lbs trailer and truck close to 30,000lbs. Just ordered the biggest rope yankum has and a 18,000lbs Badland winch for the truck.
Safe travels and roads Brian and Cindy, "xtreambydesign with passion"
I think you meant 50,000 rather than 30,000 for your combo.
@@grantdavis5992 Damn autocorrect 😂😭🤣
Your numbers are still way off. A RZR only weighs 1800 lbs so how are you figuring there’s 5000 lbs of added weight? The truck only weighs maybe 9000. My 2WD is right about 7800 on a scale. Honestly I’d say the Momentum is closer to 15,000 but thats splitting hairs. Let’s stick with the 16,000 for the trailer, let’s say 2000 for the RZR and probably some fuel in the filling station. With miscellaneous cargo you’re probably gonna look at about 19,000 total weight of the trailer. Add that with the 8000 or 9000 lb truck and you’re about 28,000 lbs. Don’t know where you’re getting 28,000 from on your trailer. Grand Design has dry weight listed at 15,000.
Weights way off but good pull
I have the same set up pretty much f450 voltage trip pop trip axel loaded with a can am, ktm full water all fuel tanks full. Extra tank in the truck full on a cat scale I was 38,987
But guess more hits at 50k.
And Matt used to say that winches were not worth it.... He did not want to use them. :)
Great to see the rest of your boys joining in on the fun!
I must have missed Rhett and Karter, but the Wetzels have definitely found a way to get paid for what brings them the most joy.
Nice work on that beautiful fifth wheel …and everything else, very smooth…1/2 dun looking strong as hell✅👍❤️
I had a 45' XLR toyhauler and it weighed 18.5k unloaded 22 loaded with toys and water. My dually weighs 8.5k There is no way that setup is close to 50k lbs More like 28k
"TREEEVVVVOOOOORRRR!"😂🤣😂
# Trevor is Innocent!
More successful recoveries under your hat! Great backup with your crew (Rudy). Nice job 👍😎❤️🇺🇸⚓
The Rudicon sure has been through some changes. Looks like you have finished. What a Jeep!
Oh, he's not done yet, maybe 7/8 dun. If you haven't heard yet, you can see it on his own channel, Rudy's somethin somethin somethin(?) Lol
3:56 That's the problem with _turbo_ diesels. The instant, low-rev torque of a simple diesel can be rather nice when it comes on immediately as you push the pedal. It's the pause as the turbo spools up, then the abrupt extra push, that really messes with trying to keep on the edge of traction.
2007 owners gmc duramax suggest shifting to 2nd gear to reduce torque and increase HP when taking off in muddy and sandy areas
Modern turbo diesels make full torque at right around 1800-2000 rpms there is no "instant" on off switch with the power. It is extremely smooth and predictable power.
@@SkinnySkinch I'm not talking about what revs the torque is made - this is about boost lag, where you're waiting for the intake tract to pressurize, which can take a second or two. No turbo engine makes that torque the instant you press on the loud pedal - some fancy vehicles may even use a form of anti-lag, but even those only reduce the lag, they don't eliminate it. :-)
@@aussiebloke609 Every diesel now has a variable geometric turbo that starts building boost a lot lower so it’s a lot less turbo lag. That was getting stuck no matter what was pulling it.
Is it me or has Lizzie developed a certain confidence in front of the camera in recent weeks? Perhaps the big 2-0 has some effect. Very good.
Also Rubicon seems at least 2/3 dun.
Wow, the Rudycon is really flexing nicely. Loved seeing that climb.
Another Great Matts Off Road Recovery Video ! Thanks for sharing !
Damn !! There are so many geniuses who think that with such a heavy load in such a long trailer can make it anywhere and/or in any narrow trail roads !! As always, awesome recovery by Matt and his team !!
Spend 12 years doing R.V. repair and the best way to explain it is just couse they have the money to buy it doesn't mean they know how to drive it .
Imagine having that view from your driveway every morning an evening
Maverick needs to pony up on the sponsorship!! I always see them in the background. Great vid Matt, as always! Lizzy, you ROCK!!
Matt, your perceptive skills on the best way to pull out a vehicle are amazing!
I like how you also put the degrees 21 in celcius for european people like me i dont understamd farenheight. Thanks!
It's a long time since I've heard the Dunnage word.
Me too. For those youngins' out there.😉
dun·nage
NOUN
loose wood, matting, or similar material used to keep a cargo in position in a ship's hold.
It’s good to see the winch getting some use, now that it’s hard wired into the Banana. Another great video that I’ve enjoyed watching. Going to need to spend a couple weeks in St George area exploring off-road trails. Beautiful area!
I'm glad to see you putting the Apex winch to the test like that. I have the same one on my Xj and I know it will be up for any challenge. Great job guys!
After watching Matt’s Off Road Recovery for over a year, I have come to the conclusion that I will NEVER buy a razor or other make of OHV.
Never clear to me whether they break a lot because they're fragile, they break a lot because there's so many of them out there (so if 1% of vehicles break, then 1% of Razors is a lot), or they break a lot because they're kind of beginner vehicles - so they kind of people who buy them might tend to break them.
You're using the ford theory. People make fun of ford for being unreliable without realizing the reason you see so many more fords on the side of the road is because there ARE so many more fords ON the road. The more of something there is the more you will see/hear about issues even if the overall % of issues is similar to other brands.
@@SkinnySkinch Owned a Ford once. Of the 10 cars I’ve owned, it was the only one to break down and leave me stranded on the side of the road. Won’t buy another. But I get your point.
@@sar4x474 would you mind interpreting? Like what ford you bought? There’s always a bad apple in every bunch. This annoying generalization of “ohhh hurrr durrr I bought one and it sucked hurrr durrr”
@@paullambert2668 Because people who have no idea what they’re doing go out and whiskey throttle it all day and night. Nah, they’re definitely not beginner vehicles. Non turbos will still run 75 down the road and a Turbo S will outrun a police Charger on the 1/8 mile. They’re the most popular SXS and 90% are abused beyond belief. That’s why.
Love the channel, been watching for a long time now! Funny how a 9,000 pound truck and 21,000 lb GVWR trailer adds up to 50,000 lbs. Not sure where they are getting the extra 20k from. Regardless that's a very heavy load for the banana and Ram to pull up that hill!
Agreed. I have a very similar set up and combined weight is around 30-32k depending on how I’m loaded for the trip. Matt has a little click bait going on his thumbnail.
Uphill on soft gravel counts for some additional.
@@larrybe2900 GCW and pulling force are completely separate. I'm assuming they were claiming 50k lbs truck and trailer weight combined. With an 11,400lb trailer and a 1,500 lb tongue weight on flat pavement, the pulling force on the hitch ball from my testing has only been around 2,000lbs under full acceleration in 4wd with a 2017 GMC 3500 Duramax. Yes they are slightly uphill and in gravel, but their pulling force was maybe around 4k lbs max.
@@EngineAdventures You sir get it. Those trailers are actually about 14,000-15,000 lbs unloaded but other than that you’re right on the money.
@@GMbowtie350 Yeah this one is a 3 axle, and giving them the benefit of the doubt the heaviest triple axles that I see at the RV shows are in the 21k GVWR range. I don't know what they weight empty, but I do know that some of the triples were down in the 18k GVWR range, so your estimate is probably closer than mine.
Love to watch Matt figure out each job.
That truck trailer combo is really a good looking setup. I’m an obs Ford guy but the new dodge DRW look good.
That was a very impressive recovery with that camper glad everything made it out unscathed
Happy 420
Nice pull on that trailer! That thing was heavy! Nice too see the banana but TREVOR forgot the darn cotter pins!!!
Crazy good episode - Matt, Lizzie and Rudy always bring a smile and poor young Trevor always gets the blame! Ha! Love the whole team and theme here in little ol' NZ where men are men and women are glad they are!😆
Is it a bad idea if it works? Weird trivia detail: I just replaced my tie rod ends and the old ends had castle nuts and cotter pins, but the new ones only had nuts with nylon inserts. Decided to put locktite on, just in case. Thanks Matt!
No castle nuts?? Nylock nuts can loosen. I've experienced that myself. So, loctite is a must.
Lacking castle nuts suggests the tie rods also lack holes for cotter pins. I bet the replacement items are NOT factory, and NOT from a top notch supplier like TRW.
Car makers have been using nylon lock nuts for years. They work just fine. Though they are supposed to be one time use.
@@timhurst1813 I have never seen Nylocks used in structural, safety-critical applications, such as tie rods
Also, in this specific instance, if the manufacturer uses castle nuts, I question if they would approve an aftermarket manufacturer making the change.
@@gregparrott hmmm. Not gonna get in a pissing match about it but as a mechanic I see them every day on tierods and ball joints.
@@timhurst1813 I defer to a mechanic. Can you identify for current Chevy, Ford, Ram, and Toyota pickups, which use Nylocs and which use Castellated nuts?
Also, if the factory equipment had castellated nuts, do you swap non castellated parts in as a replacement?
I dismissed these styles of jeeps for many years. I think I misjudged these rigs.
Well depends on what you expected out of them before?
Matt's Jeep Cherokee is hardly anything Jeep anymore from the sub-frame down.
So good to see Matt and the Banana back together again.
Tried to stop in at your shop and say hello but nobody was really around. I did see the banana and the mv, though.
I also went into St George transmission based on your guys plug in a previous video so I'll probably get my transmission built in there.
Now on my way to lake Mead and then Prescott so you guys all stay safe.
Replaced my hatch struts, and I didn't realize how heavy those hatches are. That's a lot of compression for those little struts.
Thx