Are New Trucks Really Built For Off Road?
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- So I got a call for a brand new truck stuck in the sand. Are these new vehicles really built for the off road?
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Thanks for watching, from all of us at Matt's off-road recovery!
It's awesome seeing Rudy, Trevor and Lizzy doing more recoveries. Y'all make a great team.
Lizzy was very good. She hit that jerk just perfect. Just enough to pull him out, with none extra. It's tough to judge exactly when you'll hit the end of the rope from inside.
Rudy being the perfect gentleman, saying 'After You' and inviting Lizzy under the truck :-)
Hell ya these guys are awesome!
Hi Jillian... How could you leave ED out??
@@BeenThereOverItNow my bad! 😬
Ed touching the dash was priceless! Good job.
The Power Wagon is an amazing truck built for a single purpose: low fuel economy.
This is an unappreciated comment
Yes, I have to agree with Max. In the future, please say " The DODGE Power Wagon is an amazing
truck built for a single purpose: low fuel economy."
OMG! This comment is so true! I had an old one, could go through anything, but you planned your route along gas stations...
The old power wagon is a bull dog offroad but I always bring couple cans of fuel though.
ahahaha
I’m starting to think a lifted Miata would be king out there.
The gingium RUclips Channel has a lifted Miata with wrx drivetrain and motor so I’m sure that would be perfect out there lol
I mean, I bet they never pulled out a off-road Miata 🤣 so that says it all
Why not just get a Subaru then? Just. Makes no sense
@@mikemarks1921 honestly and older outback or forester with a lift, wheels and tires.
Need something awd or a 4x4. There's plenty of small AWD cars. A suby, Evo or old AWD escort would be nice
It's cool to see Lizzie becoming more and more capable with experience. She got just the right pull on that truck and it came out nice and smooth. Well done Liz!
My answer to the question: In general, NO! There ARE trucks built for it, but most are too low, too heavy, and just not geared well for the hardcore stuff! And sand, well, anything without balloon type tires is gonna struggle! But then again, every crackpot out there is gonna have their own answer, that is mine! If nothing else, you guys have a LOT of job security! Always gonna be people stuck out there! Awesome vid, as ever. Always good for a grin, a head shake, and a little education.
Yeah, pretty much my thought. Matt's Jeep wasn't really built for off road like this either, at least from the factory. He had to add a bunch of expensive parts, which is certainly something you could do to the trucks too.
Yea, tires tires tires. You gotta laugh at anybody that goes out in the sand with low profile, or in that area, even medium profile tires. You need high profile tires on smaller wheels, and you need to air them down. I know people that have 2 full sets of wheels and tires, smaller wheels with bigger tires for the dirt and sand, and larger lighter wheels with lower profile tires for commuting or road trips. If you life in a snow bound area you might need a third option, tall narrow snow tires. Databyter
Exactly !!!!
Jeremy Clarkson: MORE POWER!!!! But without humor, people get scared, raise a pedal and then you are screwed. Usually momentum does the trick but it will hurt your car also.
That old truck has more modern bits for off-road than a new truck … 🤦♂️ tech never goes backwards off roaders never get worse, look at Saudi Arabia dune race the modern Toyotas make it to the top bone stock 😂 the older trucks have many modern bits on to make it
Just found your videos a week or so ago. I had to subscribe right away. Oh my goodness, I have never hit the breaks, give it the gas, grabbed my chair arms, forgot to breathe, heart racing time in my life! Outstanding videos! I can’t say enough about the kindness you show to your clients, family and staff. The respect everyone has for each other is amazing.
Thank you for taking the time to work on and share you videos. I appreciate all you do.
Maybe I’m about to get caught up. Of course there are a few I have to watch a second time. I’m from North Carolina so all the sand is new to me.
Prayers, good thoughts, and well wishes everyone stays safe.
yep, they treat everyone with "that's ok, we've all been there"
Watching a $10k XJ rescues a $60k power wagon just never gets old!
10,000 is a stretch too
@@fairlylocal7961 with all the work they have put into the XJ it’s probably a 15k XJ if they sold it but probably have 20k+ into it especially as of now with the stroker engine and all the other upgrades such as rewiring the whole Jeep and axle swaps and such
they are only 10k over there :o?..I live in germany and IF you find one ..they are like 15k in a ok shape and 25k for a good one. Damn I live in the wrong country :D
@@leokal1237 I'm in the same boat. In Canada these go for ridiculous prices. I once saw a right-side drive XJ for 4000 but it worried me on how much it may need. I should have bought it anyways lol.
@@AngelOfShadows665 Canada is better ..we have TÜV in germany..that means you cant do anything on your car without their permission :D 15cm lift ? nope. 40inch tyres ? nope. ..and so on
I don't blame Trevor a bit, sand sucks to run in. Great camera work, and your production values keep getting better too! Thanks for posting.
It’s apparent you need the correct tires, correct air pressures and some experience to drive off road in sand or rocks, something you and Rudy demonstrate a lot of experience in. Love the channel. I really like it when you and the wife team up.
when it come to sand, or really loose ground, even snow. its all about weight.
the reason old truck are good off road is because they were light. the reason my Subaru glides over sand dunes, and flies over snow while must modern trucks get stuck is cuz my Subaru weighs 3000lbs not 6-8000lbs and doesn't "dig in ".
@@michaelxcx I have a 2010 Expedition, heavy s.o.b and live in North Ontario, Canada. I learned the hard way that tires make the difference. I had worn out all-seasons last year while i tried climbing a steep hill in 1 foot of snow. It couldn't stay in a straight line. I'm lucky I got backed down and out.
@@AngelOfShadows665 yeah. when I say old truck. I mean like OLD truck. like 1970-1980s. when trucks weighed only 3000lb.
ur 2010 weighs well over 5000lb
Yup, all that and a shovel and you're good to go.
@@michaelxcx It's all about ground pressure. The heavier you are, the bigger and softer the tires need to be.
The "E.T." movie reference at 5:40 made me laugh so hard! Thanks for brightening my day! I needed that.
It's great to have a team like this capable of off-road recoveries, though I hope I never them! I can't imagine how much the bills for these off-road recoveries must cost.
Beginners in a Razer, the gift that keeps on giving.
Razer is a gaming company, I thing you means "Rzr"
@@ThyDesertNinja I get that but matt calls it razer not rizzer, so I'll stick with that.
@@dartmoordave Everyone pronounces it like that but it doesn't change the actual name of it from "rzr", but hey it's your life man
@@dartmoordave Rizzer?
Truth.....
Out there alone in the sand too without a clue, just a cell. Karen and Ken need get that new exciting RZR pic to post up.
1:35 It amazes me that people get themselves bottomed out on a crest like that and don't think to just clear away enough sand with their hands. Mate got our 4WD stuck on a crest in the desert in Oman, we all just piled out and scooped away enough sand with our hands to get unstuck. No one to call to help us out there!
dont know how anyone think to themselves to go dune driving and not bring anything to shovel sand. bonkers
Cant help stupid people.
To be fair, it appears as though the MORR crew came across them just as they got stuck. With 107° temps, is there really shame in accepting a quick pull out?
It is better to train how to unstuck you car out yourself, so in case you get stuck in a remote area, without cell service or no one to call you can at least save yourself
depends on how much.
After watching some of these videos I realize how lucky I was going off the roads in this area of never getting stuck or wrecking. I lived in Fredonia for a while and whenever I got the chance I went exploring all over Northern AZ. and Southern UT..
It's not all luck, knowing your vehicle's limits and your own capabilities goes a long way.
@@alifeneurotic. Conditions can change in the area rather quick for example the soil is clay which is great when it is dry, I mean is is like concrete, but when it is wet from rain or snow it is nightmare. The wet clay sticks up your tread making the tires like they are bald, "no traction." "I have been on level ground spinning my wheels not going anywhere." Roads can turn to sand which are like a golf course sand traps and the sand is very silky like powder which you can easily can dig in fast. I learned real quick not to slow down or stop in sandy areas. I have seen all kinds of vehicles stuck or even wrecked, including expensive Hummers. But like Matt I don't frown or cut anyone down because it can happen to just about anyone that is not familiar with the area, and even locals have gotten stuck, Again I have just been lucky.
My 2015 AEV Prospector power wagon is definitely made for off roading and towing off road. It's the First 4x4 truck you could buy in 1946. I tow my 10,000lbs toy hauler in soft dunes and beach sand. 12 to 15 psi in the 37"BFG Mud Terrain tires. amazing. Lockers front and rear. 392 Hemi power 4:10 ratio 11.5" ring gear on full floating H.D. axles. Get R Done!
My favorite indulgence after Ted Lasso. People being nice and doing good things.
Amen
"We were like, why not. And THIS is why not." LOL Epic line.
Gotta love people that, while in the midst of a very stressful and/or embarrassing mishap, can find a way to not take themselves too serious. It’s a great quality.
Look at these cool low profile tires on chrome rims on my off-road rig, they look good. Why do I keep getting stuck? Also, momentum gets you through the tough spots, especially soft sand.
Yeah, momentum either gets you through, or it gets you in really deep. I almost got stuck in a sand pit once, with a trailer. Glad I didn't use momentum, because that allowed me to reverse out of there after just a few minutes of digging. The road was just three meters in front of me, but there was no way I could've gotten enough momentum to bridge those three meters while driving in the sand.
That rzr was garbage
@anonymous that's because you haven't driven one. They do well crawling and offroading but they're not meant for that specifically, they're meant for bashing around offroad at 60-70mph and flying over jumps. The only thing this guy really needed was a proper tire set up and his foot closer to the floor.
@anonymous ever driven one? They are very much a small scale trophy truck that's actually obtainable. No one said you could hit a 3 foot whoop at 100mph but you definitely can hit a 200 foot table top and fly though MX sized whoops like you're on clouds. These things are quite amazing for what they are.
@anonymous I wasn't commenting on full size pickups, they aren't really my thing for offroading and it annoys me how many people just tear up otherwise great trails with them. Just the capability of a sport UTV. Of which I've owned and raced a Rzr-S since 2013, then a turbo RZR, then a YXZ1000R-SS and last year added a 2021 RMAX4 to the stable. They've been amazing for what they are, it's no full size trophy truck but they're just about the perfect weapon for most high speed offroading.
Raptors are cool for what they are too but not my thing, pickups are for towing the real toys imo, and purely super high HP builds are boring af. Not everything has to be a dick swinging competition though. Point is, the first guy that got stuck would have had a much better time with the right tires because what he was in is a perfectly capable rig, just with a likely inexperienced driver.
Really good work, I enjoy watching your videos, keep up the good work. You’re job guys is basically what most people enjoy doing in theirs free time in Saudi Arabia, everyone is always ready to do this having all the tools needed and helping anyone who is stuck.
Love from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
Brutally honesty.
It's 100° out running ain't worth the shot 😂😂
If I'm running, it means something REALLY bad is about to happen, and shooting it didn't work! You might want to try to keep up.
He doesn’t get paid enough to run in the sand at 100 degrees.
He needs a raise!
Where's the drone. Trevor could wire it to launch from home whenever his body temp get above normal.
@@noahboyd57 He best not ask for one. I heard Randy asked for one and got the boot.
@@georgeorwell126 Trevor's a good guy and absolutely has his place in the shop but he is no Randy that's for sure
Install a windshield squirt system on the banana use 1/4 drip line and spray nozzles making a loop to spray the radiator. Keep it cool without leaving the seat and squirting water bottles on it.
He's got the cooling squared away on the new build. These videos are 'old', complete with cut-off exhaust ;)
He's right its how they used to keep early Japanese intercoolers cool its not the water its the evaporation that takes the heat away
hes too cheap
Wow...watching you guys rescue all these "off-road truckers" ... If I ever want to go off-roading, I'd only want to be with you guys ... 🤣
It's a hunerd 'n seven degrees.... But it's a dry heat.... As they say. And yes. It's makes a difference!!
Dry heat over humidity any day 🤙
I live in the pnw. 90+ here is unbearable. Went for bike ride in Palm springs at over 90
No, not that much when you're being baked from even hotter ground.
@@Ganiscol I grew up in Houston, Tx. It gets into the 100s with 80-90% humidity, and the ground is hot as heck also. I'll take this dry 100° weather in Colorado any day over Houston.
Gotta love Ed's magic touch!!
LEGENDARY
Every time Ed goes along things go smoothly.
Whoever edits these videos, you are cool. Loved Ed's magic finger stoping the rattle
Was like E.T. Healing
I wonder if the people who get rescued ever say, " Damn, I shoulda bought a Jeep."
No one really knows just exactly how custom that Jeep is except for the gang.
That Jeep is a beast, I have seen the episodes showing how it’s been modified
New jeeps SUCK 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼 my 76 CJ5 was (AMC) perfect now my 98 F150 is awesome (thanks Parry's Automotive)
Damn, I shoulda bought a Corvair.
How about adding a windshield washer bottle/pump full of water and a spray nozzle in front of the radiator to add a cooling spray for the really hot days?
Good morning everybody and thumbs UP to Matts Off Road !
Morning morning!
I 'like' the video before I hear "so we g..."
Good evening ❤️
Good morning, all.
The like rate on these videos are terrible. People need to click it. Its at the time of writing a mere 10%, and I KNOW more than 1700 people likes this great stuff.
You build your vehicle for what you do. I've built many rock crawlers over the last forty years and never had issues. Trucks now are
built to sell not preform primarily off-road. I had a diesel to tow, built jeep to off-road along with a older Toyota pu for rock crawling.
Now just an old V-8 Raptor which does what I need it to do. These new trucks look great on the highways.
Couldn’t agree more Domenic, each vehicle has their strengths to do a particular task.
100% agree, today´s trucks are built for the market, contractors, farmers, for towing, if you want to go off road, you need to get after market mods for what you would like to do, and full size trucks are getting larger and heavier, for off roading i would go for tacoma or ranger
Ya, gotta have some spare change to rock an 80,000 dollar work truck.
To decrease engine heat turn off the AC while ventilation system is active switch to hottest possible temperature blast the hot air into the cabin, preferably to the windshield for air to escape quickly. *Open up the windows if you wanna stay alive*. MY grand cherokee cooldown from over 100 celcius to normal operating temperature within 2 minutes.
I thought this was common knowledge. Everytime I had an overheating car, I'd just blast the heater and watch the needle go down.
Normal operating temperature is over 100 c that is why the cooling system is pressurized to stop the water boiling . Up the pressure up the boiling point.
You can also pop the hood to let out heat. There safely latch will hold it from opening all the way once u are unstuck
Never mind. Looks like the Ram did pop the hood.
@@josephjenness6956 hood safety latches let go at about 70 kmh on VW golfs😂 had a buddy pop my hood when they tried to open my hatch. Needless to say, i didnt notice at 5 am hungover until it was fully against my windshield lmao
I bought a Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland. All bells and whistles. Leather seats are not built for true off-roading. I cannot dispute the legitimacy of off-road capability other than the idea of Leather seats don't belong. Love the content, keep doing what you do. Being genuine.
5:38 Don’t worry, Lizzie, I have that same issue with my 2019 Kenworth T-680 semi. I managed to find a solution when I squeezed a racquetball between the steering column and dash. Just got to find the sweet spot for the vibrations and rattles! Apparently, Ed knows the Bananas spot. What am I saying? Of course, Ed knows everything!!
I did that with my dishwasher, it vibrated the entire counter so I wedged a folded up piece of copy paper in between.
How did you manage that one. I operate a 2020 T680, and the vibrations are intermittent.
Hey Matt, I highly recommend using Evan's waterless coolant for your rigs!! Very low freezing point, and an almost 300 degree boiling point!! I run it in my SXS for racing, and under wide open throttle for hours at a time, its never gotten over 210 degrees.
Very worth it!!
You use the prep kit to flush the system, then use the waterless coolant. Without water, it also saves your cooling system from corrosion, and there's no water to boil and make excess pressure.
I gotta try some of that!
@@dazaspc how much is it for.
@@bannedone3ice138
$40+ a gallon
Don’t be cheap; *DO* run the prep fluid first
I ran up the backside of Mt Lemmon in 105 degree heat with both AC’s blowing and the wife’s escape never got over 210
@@dplorbl Bro, I doubt we get that where I live. I have 3 Toyota vehicles at the moment. My country has temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius on average 8 to 9 months of the year. It can go up to 49 degrees in the summer.
Yet I run the stock radiators on all three vehicles. Two of them being Land Cruisers. Touch wood no problems so far.
I've used this when I was racing mx and it worked excellent.
Eagle eyes Lizzy “hey, is that them over there”? It seriously looked like they were 3 counties over. 😂
Ahhh the beauty of editing…
I used to work on a team....And I would love to get a list of the interview questions Matt asks during his hiring process. These guys are so nice to each other and all seem to work toward a common goal. Even though we didn't have an edit function to use at the end of the day, we never had anywhere close to the team unity exhibited in these videos...I just love watching them work!
I bet he personally knew everyone before they were hired.
@@brianthompson9485 yeah they're all friends and family lol
I think that modern trucks are definitely capable of some off-roading with the correct modifications (skid plates, right tires, etc). But since the huge majority of the public buy this 4x4 monsters just to drive them on asphalt, you can’t really blame the companies if they tune the stock trucks to be better on roads than off-roading.
In my country we have the L200 Triton by Mitsubishi, and it takes a lot of hate by people who just use it on roads due to it being more tuned for off-roading straight from the dealership. People don’t like the noise of the tires, the handling, the suspension, etc. But is the best option in the market(if you’re buying something brand new) if you’re thinking of buying it to build on top of it for off-roading.
So I think it’s all about trade offs.
They're too heavy now
In the case of the Power Wagon I disagree. It comes with skid plates, Front and Rear Lockers, a 12000 lbs. Warn winch, front disconnecting sway bar and 33 inch AT tires. TrailRecon has a video showing 37s will fit without a factory lift. And with a 6.4L gas motor and 4.10 gears it is not a truck I would use if driving a lot of road miles. I think your correct that many owners buy vehicles like this or the Wrangler Rubicon, Raptor, TRX etc. for their looks and they never see anything but pavement. But it's not because the manufactures didn't build it to go off-road.
@Mikael Brenner where are you located? L200 is also buyable in my country but Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux are much more common...
Both trucks are over heavy beasts for the sand yes. Especially that 3/4 ton Power wagon. IMO all they really needed was better tires on the Toyota and the knowledge that deflating to 16-20 psi would have gotten them through the sand much easier. Even in the side by side its the complete lack of experience in the sand that got them stuck. Heck I bet that side by side had overpressured tires too.
IMO if your going to go into sand good tires and an aircompressor are a must.
@@loganholmberg2295 and know how to pull he IBS fuse , to get true 4x4
Ed's the only one who knows where all the bodies are buried.
Big facts. 🤣
🤣
Years ago my uncle put a small window washer in front of his Jeep radiator that was triggered from inside the truck with a switch. when ever the coolant temp got up there he simply pushed the button and the spray nozzles in front of the radiator sprayed the radiator and dropped the coolant down right away. You should try to make such a system up and save getting out in 107 degrees. Watch you guys all the time, your great!
What an inventive idea, from Australia.
No winches, no shovel's, no jacks or planks means you're not ready for off-roading. Proof that an old Jeep is a better vehicle to take off road than a new Power Wagon. Hahaha, Great Video
Days like that make me appreciate the mild summers where I reside.
Matt you should look into putting a roller across the back of the off road recovery trailer. Things may not hang up as bad.
@@NathanP-yg9dh yep. it is weird that he did not cut off roof, doors etc...
@@-_Robert_- Uni-body: it would take more weight to reinforce the structure without the cab and doors. Cages that work as well as xj cabs weigh more along with the steel to reinforce the (lack of) "frame."
@@SurvivalistMedia isn't that Jeep frame supported?
@@-_Robert_- I think it is unibody, but they have strengthened it. Standard XJ is unibody.
What would it add like 10 lbs maybe 🤔. I would take the 20 lbs just to not have the headache.
Wow I love the 12.5 degree increments on that gauge. Makes it super easy to know the temperature. Took me a few minutes to figure out in my head it was at 247.5 degrees on that tick. 0:55
Gotta love Jeeps and the heat. Don’t know how many times I had to run the heater to keep one cool during the summer… but I still love driving them.
Ed's "magic touch" looked like a scene right out of the 1982 movie E.T.
That's what it was meant to be
We are’s in the same track It was in my mind when I saw ad’s sparking finger
The year I was born et phone home. THANKS
ED phone home
Mr Editor, the ET/Ed dash touch was damn funny, had me chuckling. but you owe him a beer for that.
Love your show, My wife and watch you guys a lot. We live in Northern AZ thanks for the great content ❤️
I've had a couple Power Wagons, they do quite well offroad with the appropriate tire pressure and factory locker engagement- they are no doubt heavy trucks though!
They work well when they aren’t put into hands of people who don’t know what they are doing that would help
@@dgreco1374 yes plus those big alloys and skinny tires doesn't help either.
A terrible driver could get almost anything stuck; line choice, throttle modulation and speed/momentum have a lot to do with it too
@@Jake_n_bakke exactly, thats why the jeep renegade has a terrible reputation here in Brazil, people think its a damn ATV and get it stuck in the most stupid ways
5:42 Ed's all knowing touch of experience. Classic.
We love Ed! In case you didn't know, Ed is a Saint.
5:38 proves it! 😇🙌
every single tow i have watched so far on your channel comes down to simple..... tires... every single stuck vehicle that is road worthy ( not including the razors and ATV toys ) has either semi stock road tires or those low profile large wheeled " all terrain " tires. if ya gonna go into a sand pit or mud hole tire types are probably the most important part of the build.
In sand the tire pressure is way more important than the pattern.
@@consentofthegoverned5145 tire pressure doesnt mean anything if you have 2-5 inchs tires off your rims, has nothing to do with tread pattern, low profile tires on over sized rims are what i see, dont care if you let almost all the air outta them they are not gonna get treaction. i have 31 inch tires on 15 inch rims and i be pulling peeps outta bogs round where i love, same issues, these newer trucks with there low profile tires.
@@ungabungaable True, aspect ratio has a huge effect- I'm always shaking my head at these 22" rims with 30 series tires on a truck with a 14" lift. Such a joke.
@@ungabungaable Right, it is sidewall flex, those low profile tires have none, they wont spread out and leave a larger footprint, but they look cool and thats all that matters. LoL
Lizzie got Amazing Eyesite! She always spots em first!
One think I’ve learned from this channel is do not buy Rzrs
Id rather have the older 4 wheelers. Where I am in Tennessee there are thousands and even near my house. Can't stand them at all. Waste of money.
Upgrading the wheels/ having paddles would make a HUGE difference
I'm with you!!!
Ed’s magic touch is the highlight of this video!
Oh and Lizzy too! The amount of trust you have in her abilities is incredible.
Lizzy is a real trip. If only I was 50 years younger. A girl who welds is rare (though I do know others). Now if only she played guitar and rode motorcycles.
My 2017 Tacoma never had issues that I saw others having.
Good tires, good driving, and not being a d7mbass has served me well
And it's light like my Gladiator!
Yeah, Tacos barely weight 4000 pounds. That Dodge hulk weighs almost twice that.
Well, it's a giant heavy duty truck, though the RAM 2500 Power Wagon is setup for off-roading, it's more about Moab than Glamis. Deep sand pretty much will get anything stuck that isn't a specially built sand vehicle.
Modern trucks and most cars have so much bells and whistles in the car that it adds alot of weight.
I'm not an off road expert,but if that Power wagon had air downed tires and both lockers engaged along with experienced driver I think a call might not be needed.
@@sad754yt I've seen Jeeps Renegades with full lockers and tires set at 15 psi get stuck in deep sand.
Also a lightweight dedicated wheeler side by side was also stuck in the same sand. That sand can just eat the best of them.
My Cummins powered Ram 2500 weighs 8k. No problems in the sand at 18psi.
That's right Lizzy. it's possible to not know where you are and not be lost.
Matt you are legit the coolest calmest dude in the world
As a guy on his third Powerwagon that heavily wheels it, I spotted several things that was hurting his ability to traverse that sand. Number one, stock tires. Number 2, tires didn't look aired down at all. Those stock tires are not good at all in the sand, but great on rocks. For those saying all new trucks are just mall crawlers, that is false. While too many people DO buy big 4x4 trucks and never once actually put them in 4 wheel drive, there are some of us that do still push them to their absolute limits and they are a lot more capable than most people ever know. I love my Powerwagon's.
Yeah it has a lot to do with people who buy trucks but don't know what they're doing. They just assume because it's a truck that it's automatically capable and doesn't require any skill or forethought.
Not sure about big 3 but Toyota has old school 4WD system and owners manual says use 4wd once a month to ensure the solenoid works. I also think mid size trucks are better in sand because they tend to be lighter.
Ok boomer
@@scripulance.1901 Low tire pressure makes a huge difference. I wonder if Lockers are better than crawl control. Toyotas crawl control is pretty impressive
@@jdoosh4797 That is all too true, sadly.
I always thought it was funny that Ram makes a 7,000lb+ truck the size of a school bus for off-roading
And he had a winch.
And people want a Diesel in it. Like the Ford Termor. Haha. Keep it light.
Back when power wagons first came out they were 1 ton monsters
well then u could say a Humvee is not built for off-roading with that logic 🙄
I fangirl'd a little last month. Passed through Hurricane and passed a MOR truck on the roadside with a car. It was hot as can be and my hats off to you guys for living in that inhospitable place. 😂 I took a picture as I passed and called it good. Wasn't gonna request a roadside autograph.
Surprised that Ram truck could not get out. The jeep did amazing job
"I'm a survivor"
My favourite line so far. 😄
“… and this is why not” was my favourite, in this video 🤣
Man, do you guys have a beautiful “office” view!
Office needs AC. LOL
A 107 temp, that's hot even for a Georgia boy. I was on a Grand Canyon river trip a few years ago. Mid way the temp was 108 going to 112 in a couple days. "It's a dry heat but so is a oven".
I think the moral of this entire channel is that literally anything can get stuck anywhere, especially in sand or snow. Just because you have a truck (or even the Banana at times) doesn't make you invincible and you should always use the correct tires (with a spare), extra gas, snow chains, and a basic knowledge of the area/your vehicles capabilities at a minimum
Always good to see the "kids" handling things without Matt along. They are quite capable! I'm sure Matt is very comfortable leaving things in their hands.👍
Matt wasn’t there, but Ed the Boss was!
The sometimes rattle of that center dash vent/shroud thing is music to an XJ owner. 360,000+ miles on my 2000 XJ. (Every moving part is new and upgraded)
Just have to say its always neat to see the truck JUMP out of the hole its in. and move forward...
You guys are true LIFE SAVERS
Have you considered keeping a 1 - 2 gallon weed sprayer filled with water in each vehicle for cooling down the radiators? I use them for washing hands and as a portable solar shower also.
They're working upgrades to keep the air flowing better--the Morrvair has a big fan, the Banana is being equipped with same (this is an older video from before the Banana was shut down for upgrades). Both are engine-powered. See the video before this one where Matt mentions that.
great idea
@@erichusmann5145 doesn't mean it wouldn't help to have a water sprayer for when she gets real hot
An old water fire extinguisher works well too also good for washing mud out of a radiator 👍🏻🇬🇧
Or just tune the vehicle up so it doesn’t overheat? Cuz it shouldn’t do that and stuff lol
Ed’s magic finger deserves a golden flash from his tooth when he smiles during the weather report . . .
for the banana, get a thick core aluminum radiator with a electric fan in the front and back (a pusher and a puller fan) Your heating issues will never happen again. And since you are in hot part of country that never see's anything under freezing. Put straight water in it. Also cut out the "guts" of the thermostat and just use the "frame" of the thermostat to help the water flow faster, but not to fast that it does not get a chance to cool off. Learned all this from Dirt Track racing years ago.
Humility is a dish best served in the sand to a mighty Tundra.😉
I mean the bigger they make new trucks the more they weigh and the worse off road they are lol. That power wagon is massive
I DD a ram 2500 with the 6.4 hemi and I couldnt imagine trying to offroad that behemoth lol
Love my 2005 Power Wagon! Less electronics... way lighter lol
Mine has over 300,000 miles
@@bearchow1929 Ram Power Wagon proudly made in Mexico.
@@sergiovazquez398 I'd take Mexican made over China instantly.
2005 power wagon is rare, is it in good shape?
@@kyboy5 The interior is a victim of myself, wife, and two dogs on who knows how many camping trips and outdoor adventures. Mechanically it is all sound. Usual maintenance stuff, u-joints, fuel pump, alternator, water pump. No biggies yet like engine or tranny. Since we live on ranches our vehicles have mostly highway miles and all last high mileages.
My stock ZR2 does a good job off road. But it's a bit lighter and smaller than the trucks you guys yanked out. It also has front/rear lockers from the factory which is obviously a big help. And, of course, driver experience matters too. Picking the right lines and knowing when and when not to use your momentum takes some time to learn.
MATT, Hello, man hot sand really sucks, and YESeverybody buys’OFF ROAD’ VEHICLES then get stuck, NOBODY carries an INFLATOR nor knows,about airingDOWN, IN SAND, anyhow MATTS OFF-ROAD RECOVERY SAVES THE DAY, STAY COOL 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Come on 1million subs, this is a hard working family man who deserves it. Not to many men like this anymore, respect to you and your family for all the hard work you guys do.
I've been watching you guys for a LONG TIME, and every time you pull up to the entrance booth I think you are going through a drive thru for food LMAO
Most full size truck drivers don't take them off road, they're mostly brodozers for the pavement with a few ranch trucks that see packed dirt or gravel. They're big, heavy, yet light on the ass. Committed off roaders have jeeps and off-road SUVs(full 4x4, lockers) plus mods.
Brodozer guy with road tires that decides to tackle sand while crushing brews the night before with the homies is always trouble.
This show's brilliant. The young lady adds so much flavor to it rather than a bunch of doods vaping & such.
@anonymous I think she's a barrel racer and they all get some sturdy hind quarters on them. Still hot, tho.
Congratulations Lizzie!!! You're a better driver than most of my friends!!!!
It’s really unfortunate when I see most people go having fun at sand dunes with tires full of air. Just put 15 or 20 psi and the vehicle will float smoothly no matter what the conditions are. Also, most vehicles in the channel comes equipped with diff-lock or Axle lock and they didn’t use it when they’re stuck.
Where I’m from in Saudi, people sometimes have fun at the sand dunes in a sedan vehicle 😂, even more difficult sand than the one in Hurricane. The secret is that they just loose some air from the tires.
In a sedan 😂 that would get stuck so quickly (very low go the ground)
Fahad K I agree with you. I'm leaving in Australia and if I go to sand dunes on summer i always reduse psi to 15 and never get stuck even at the worst spots
I couldn't agree with you more Fahad, I am Saudi living in Western Australia and have been in the desert many times found owners of 4x4 with tires full of air stuck in the sand, so release the air and drive away.
Sure thing , it’s weird how they miss a simple thing we always do when we get there!
I don’t know if all tundras come with crawl control and diff lockers but if they did that those equipped they could have gotten out. The 4Runner comes with atrac, crawl control , multi terrain select and a rear diff locker
Add an electric fan to the radiator from the out side to help cooling and connect it to the airconditioning system so when the airconditioning is on the fan is on or make a separate switch... Look for a good branded fan like SEPAL, to solve the overheating issue; if you drive it will go away but if you stop for a while in hot sand it will come up, this is the simplest way. We do that in Dubai extreme Hot desert.
Interesting comment about the weight. I have a ‘14 Tundra TRD with big cab and long bed. Feel like I read somewhere it weighs 6k pounds. It’s huge and heavy, I love it of course... But don’t always have the same off road confidence that I once had in my 04 Jeep Cherokee with AWD. That vehicle was a dream on dirt.
I've learned in my off-road experience that the more stuff on your truck that helps you stay unstuck. When you do get it stuck.... It's really stuck. I got my Hummer stuck in the mud... 7 hours and 3 trucks later we got it out.
Trever that edit for Ed using old man god hand dash wisdom was amazing
I skipped back to watch that like 10 times.
I like the old guy. He’s out there still doing it.
Have you thought of making some kind of mist system by the radiator for the banana as part of the rebuild, for the really hot days? It could be hooked up to a second washer bottle , and controlled from a switch or button on the dasb
It seems they're banking on the upgraded components being enough. Hopefully that's the case.
I’ve read about RVers doing this on their motor coaches and it really helping.
Do not understand why they still haven’t gotten short range radios. (Walkie talkies)
I have seen them use radios at times in some of the videos
Probably just haven't watched enough of their videos then, because Matt has explained it multiple times already 🤦🏽
They have used them before, but most of the time you don’t need them and communication face to face will do.
@Ben Jurqunov what? Maybe if your a shady tow operation scraping business from other companies.
Agree completely. Little hand held radios are essential.
Air pressure is key. If you look at the tires on power wagon vs the tires on the jeep you can see a noticeable difference in sidewalk bludge. Air.the power wagon down to like 10psi and it would do a lot better
Shout-out to the last guy that got a nice Tundra before they ruined the exterior haha. Very nice trucks in this video
You should come out with a book called "Where's Matt's Off-Road Recovery" and it has pictures of all of your rescues way off in the sand and we have to find them. Minus your nice arrow of course.
Looks like 80 percent are within 1 square mile of each other.
Question, in a case like the power wagon, does someone check/ lower the tire pressure?
Matt said earlier that he tried to avoid lowering the tire pressure as that would add liability for him as he does not carry a compressor to re-fill the tire once they get out.
those low profile tires don't have alot of side wall or tread to use either, risk losing the bead on those new chrome wheels with no bead locks.
@@garygrinkevich6971 That Power Wagon was on the stock tires and wheels. Which is a 17" wheel and a 33" tire. That's not low profile by any measure. I would still go bigger for something that heavy though.
@@mikeypalas Higher MPG with smaller lighter tires. Manufacturer can claim it to be more eco friendly.
Lowering tyre pressure after gitting stuck is not good idea most probably will make it worse (ground clearance is decreased)
Was in Charlotte NC airport and noticed the infamous Off -Road tee shirt on the dude in front of me! He said his son loves the channel. Fun chat!
Still getting hot
Make a shroud with card board & packing tape then put Resin on it to make it stiff , cut apart , to use as a templet . From Front of radiator keep cardboard clearance all the way to inside of fan. All the way around the fan blade 1/2 to 3/4 inch .
When building. Make bolting tabs for assembly bolting shroud together more the two . Take your time on cardboard fab, keep in mind radiator hose holes.
When you make you custom radiator Fab , options A. Fiber Glass B. Use to form Steel shroud.
What ever you build , on install close all air leaks around radiator
Lizzie
SEATBELT!!!!!!
You are too special to lose.