Oh No! You Drove A Tacoma On The Dry Lake Bed?
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- Опубликовано: 18 июл 2020
- We got a call for a Toyota Tacoma that had broke through the crust of a dry lake.
Sevier lake is an endorheic lake, which means it has no outlet.
It's also a Salt flat, originally part of Lake Bonneville.
It had 2.5 times the salinity of the ocean.
This Tacoma had broken through the dry salty crust, into the peanut butter mud below!
We drove blue steel as far as we dared, and then unloaded and drove the Jeep and Paul's Tacoma, as far as we thought prudent.
Stretched our winch lines and rope and were able to winch it out.
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I am 64 and have been sidelined by a heart condition. In younger days I worked in vehicle recovery and have participated in some scary rescues. Your channel lets me relive those days and I humbly say thank you.
OK, cool. So everyone wants to know how much something like this would cost. What would your estimate be with your knowledge?
@@ninemilliondollars It has been over 25 years since I have done that type of work. It is hard to say what the price should be from a video. A video does not show all the effort, difficulty and heart that goes into a recovery,
Just Me Thanks, that’s a fair answer. And honestly, even if you 100% knew, I think you would diplomatically let Matt hang onto some secrets of the trade!
@@Sashazur Yea, I didn't want to ask Matt because of what you said. I'll just make my own guess. I needed a roofer to come out to my home to repair some shingles in the winter with snow on it and the starting price to show up was $360. I'd think it'd be much more than that.
@@ninemilliondollars these guys were probably the only ones willing to go out there. Maybe 6 people 3 vehicles plus travel. Conditions could be considered hazardous. My guess is around a 1000. Average tow on road is 100 just to hook the car.
Matt thanks for meeting me and letting me get a picture with you. I was the guy from Indianapolis on a Harley. You made my day!
It was our pleasure. Come by anytime.😄
As an Aussie, I'm enjoying the American scenery, probably places I'll never see.
Mostly I like watching how you guys go about things - the "can do" American spirit is alive and well.
Yes it is! Glad to see an Aussie say something positive about our country! Cheers
@@FluffyBuzzard2TheMax
I think most Aussies have a great deal of respect for America and Americans.
They shed a lot of blood and treasure helping defend us in WW2.
Something that should never be forgotten or taken for granted.
@lindsaybrown7357 - Yeah, but I see the Aussies with the same spirit and can do attitude. You don't call it spud mechanics for nothing.
Matt: “We’ve got Ed here.”
Ed: *incoherent grumbling*
Lmao love Ed.
It's like you read my mind.
“Yeah Ed here, hello everybody.”
Ed is that always smiling old (actually young at heart) man right ?
Love Ed having a smoke while Matt is filling up with gas. Old Timer like my Uncle....
The shot of the Jeep and Tacoma both backing up and pulling them out is amazing!
Agreed-that was like a commercial
It's always such a killer move seeing Matt drive up and down the trailer without ramps.
Ramps? We don't need no stinking ramps? lol
Thats pretty common for offroad vehicles lol
Yeah i bought a dovetail trailer just so i could do it with my four wheelers. One of the best things to look for when buying a trailer for off-road hauling
Yeah! I have a tilt bed trailer but it’s way cooler to leave it locked and drop the rig off the back. Makes people smile.
hahah big flex
Ed is the luckiest guy. He gets to help out, tell stories, do the weather and live the life we all want when we get older. I'm jealous already!
I dunno; the life I want when I get that old is going to involve a large motorbike. The rest is good, though.
@@Skorpychan Naw, I like Eds life. Going prospecting when ever he wants and the owning of a claim generally means that the spot you picked has gold or you wouldn't file for the claim, because that's money you ain't gettin back unless you've dug it out of the ground.
I love Ed....always good to see him. Long life wishes to him
Ed is such a character, he brightens up my days
Say GOLD to Edd, he gets 10 years younger.
Lmao, hopefully I become Ed one day
9:35 can we see this in reverse? evil Tacoma dragging two unsuspecting SUVs into a mud
I swear, Ed's a damn National Treasure.
Matt needs sponsors, Jeep, Warn Winches, BF Goodrich etc. He could do more for them than a 15 second commercial.
Trouble is he's not using Warn or BFG. Seems like his gear works just fine :)
Yep, Harbour freight winch
@Steven Salisbury You need to catch up with the times, getting sponsored isn't considered selling out anymore as people understand that youtube can be a lucrative career and if you like the content they can produce more of it if they are making money.
Duct tape covers those names up real fast.
Steven Salisbury who are you
As long as Ed will go along keep bringing him along.
He’s the best.
Can't believe you turned off roading into your job
Obviously you guys know what you're doing. Nice job. As a retired firefighter please allow me to make a suggestion: Hang a blanket in the middle of your cable spans. Should a cable break the blanket will drop the cable to the ground. I have no doubt that you know how dangerous a flying cable can be.
You don’t know how much we enjoy your crew and you. Use to do exciting things like you and now being older (73) just don’t do much. Thank you for the memories of being young and active.
The windshield wiper winch remote retrieval trick at about 8:45 is perhaps the smoothest move I've seen in one of Matt's videos!
Seeing all these videos is a good reminder of how great the XJ Cherokee is/was. True 4wd drivetrain, reliable engine, small size, light weight, easily worked on, and low cost.
Best show on RUclips and *it's not reality TV.*
This is really more geared towards physics, geometry, and watching it all come together. This is a show for smart folks to kick back and think of what they'd likely attempt in these situations.
Ed reminds me of my Dad. Anytime he spots a shovel, broom, hammer, ect., he picks it up and starts working. He can't help himself. God bless him. We have sand flats like that on the Gulf Coast where I live. Crusty on top and deadly slick mud below. A real tourist trap!
What part? I'm in Tallahasse.
great $$ for recovery teams
I just sent the video to my sister and said the same thing reminds me of our dad who passed at age 91 back in 2012. Greatest Generation.
@@incacolagirl1450 Must have been most of that generation. They say cancer with my dad. I know what took him was unable to do a days work of a 30 year old. He lost a lot when he could no longer physically work me under the table. Sad. But they were the toughest and hardest workers ever. JMHO
The Tacoma had some tires in his mud.🤣🤣🤣
I've done some recoveries on those flats. That mud has an incredible amount of suction force. The worst was a Taco on 40" tires, sunk to the floorboards. After some clever traction boards, a winch on a TJ, and a Cummins for an anchor, we got et out. I'd be that kid was cleaning mud out of the undercarriage for years to come!!
Kudos to the cameraman & editor for those close-up shots of the salt bed deforming ahead of the truck's wheels as it was being pulled out. So cool! I rewound & watched it several times over.
Haha! Did you see Ed's eyes light up, and spring in his step at the mention of GOLD! 3.56 love it!
Matt & Paul side by side pulling in reverse.....that's good content right there!
Yeah, that looked niiice! Should almost be the channel banner! :P
I like watching these truck rescues cause it shows all 4X4 are not perfect
they all can get stuck at any given time,
thanks!
I can only imagine what that would have been like 100 years ago with a covered wagon and a team of tired horses...
Probably oxen; stronger than horses. But they still got tired, just like the horses and mules.
Those oxen and wagons are still out there, just a little lower than last year.
A 100 years ago people had enough sense to not be out on the dry lakes after a rain. Also back then this was still wet year round.
I think the donner party could tell you what it was like. Very bad.
@@badlands555 Agreed. After the ox meat ran out you'd want to be the fastest or the strongest
I know on the last video someone asked where Casey had been and totally respect his privacy but let him know he is missed. Paul is a great replacement. You have some great friends. Always have good attitudes and real sense that life is good even in these weird times. Thanks for entertaining us all.
IRISH MOB wanted his privacy
So we got a call, and I grabbed my cane and headed for my favorite chair. After a weather report from Ed we headed out. Thanks for taking this disable american along.
Minier Illinois Watchdog. Thank you, Sir, for your service!!🇺🇸
Im a disable american. Not a military service member. I am a disablity advocate.
Man, that Jeep is an absolute beast! Reminds me of an old brush truck I used to run back in the Fire Dept days.... They called ME to rescue all the other brush trucks that would get stuck. Was unstoppable.
I went to Dixie Jr. back in 87/88. I'm an old man now. Hurricane dunes was unknown territory back then looks like tourist central. Had a 47 Willy's wagon. Always got out. Spent most my time on a xl600. My buddy that drug me there always said "its God's country".It took about a week, and the dessert came alive. Thanks for bringing the "Dixie" to America. Looks tuff but amazing place and people. Thanks for what you do.
He’s going to need more than one roll of quarters at the u-wash to get that thing clean 😂
Lol
Sledgehammer for the rough work would do the job. :D
... and needs to do the job carefully since the salty mud enforces corrosion. German highway authorities traditionally used rock salt for de-icing, but changed to "wet salt" some years ago. Since then, the every rust spot grows like cancer if you don't wash off the salt.
Needs to go find a shallow rocky river bed to drive up and down 20x, then the U-wash. Lol
get a lawn sprinkler and put it under the truck for a few hours then go itll save you a lot of quarters
Ed, the real star of the show, he has such a great attitude, always positive, love seeing him in the videos, reminds me of my father. Keep em coming...
Poor Ed, he never had a chance to Look for any Gold that was under that Tacoma.
Ed is the best!
I'm an off roader from western AZ. RZR's so far. I'm recovering from rotator cuff surgery and finding your channel made my day. Great looking crew and well managed. Hope I never need to call you.
I don't care for cars, trucks, desert or anything that is covered on this channel, yet I find myself watching it and enjoying it. Love the process of it all.
Ed is the man.
You got a fan in me.
Liked and subscribed.
Customer: What took you guys so long?
Matt: We had to give a couple of press conferences and an impromptu TED talk on the way up.
And the problem is?
What is going on? No weather report from Ed ☹️
GREAT!!!
GOD BLESS ED!
Yea I’m growing Fond of the weather reports
The sun is shining and it's a beautiful day!! There is a bit of salt and mud in the near future, but nothing to worry about :D
Probably a goldielocks day. Not to hot or cold, just right. Just didn't even notice. And the distraction of getting to go for a nice ride to have a little adventure with friends. And or Blue Steel Climate control is better than the Bananas!
6:08 It was windy when he was trying to light his cigarette 🤣👍🏻🇷🇴🇬🇧
Gosh, you drive out onto a dry lake bed expecting sand and dirt, and then all of a sudden you're up to your axle in salty peanut butter.
That salty peanut butter is going to be eating away at everything metal for years to come!
A Jeep pulling out a Toyota, boy, Scotty would be having a heart attack.
It just got stuck. It didn't have engine failure lol
Hector Cortez-aponte-cabrera Correction, nothing compares to my wheel chair. never broken down on me
He wouldn't be missed.
Gee whiz, what a surprise that you can't drive vehicles anywhere like they can on TV commercials!
Hector Cortez-aponte-cabrera No vehicle on the market will do shit when it’s high centred...
Wow you guys, great recovery! I noticed that your channel has literally exploded. Yesterday you were at 216K subs, and today at 220K? Very impressive. I attribute most of that to Ed, as he draws subs like moths to a flame.
I’m newly subbed cause yesterday the RUclips algorithm showed me the video of the Chevy Silverado on bolder Mt
This channels gaining real traction like the bananas tyres!
Im here beacuse this channel were mentioned on Dirt Lifestyle!
ruclips.net/channel/UCsHjcTCLYpzkGcs_TJPgGkA
@1:06 in does something Inappreciate and respect. As a passenger cleaning the window. As a disabled person who can't drive anymore, sometimes it just makes me feel like I contributed what I could. When I used to be the guy with the truck chains and equipment, I apreciated it. RESPECT for Ed.
I am so enjoying these episodes. The rescues are of course exciting, however what I'm really enjoying is the wonderful 4WD back country , the driving and the scenery. I'm a 79 year old woman who had to sell my 2 YJ Wranglers; Boy do I miss them. I road trek on dirt roads with a 2WD vintage Dodge Ram Van camper. Thank yo for making p for the Jeeping a bit.
That was fun, I loved it. I’m a Jeep girl anyway. My 72 done a lot of 4 wheeling in my 1978 CJ7. Tell Ed I’ve fallen in love with him.
I love Ed’s work ethic. At the first fuel stop, I guarantee nobody asked him to clean the windshield, he saw that it needed to be done and got after it. What an asset to have the knowledge, experience and enthusiasm he brings to the team.
@@MattsOffRoadRecovery Thanks for the reply Matt. You guys are awesome, and I've learned and put into practice some great techniques from your channel. Keep it up.
Great video again and Ed is a good color in every video he seems...👏 Ed! Don't forget weather report, ppl are expecting that 🌟
Paul and Matt side by side. I love it. Awesome video. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Just a thought: if you put a ring at the end of a single line connected to the stuck vehicle, you could run a line from one tow vehicle to the other through that ring, and then no matter which one is pulling harder or faster, the line can stay more even.
Great video Matt. Couple funny moments: Ed standing with the shovel talking to someone & Paul trying to hook his winch line and Ed moves a little to get out the way and gets his shovel wrapped in the line. Matt needs to reach his winch remote so he flips on the wipers sending the remote right to him. Fun stuff everywhere...along with all that gumbo mud!
These videos always improve my day. Keep up the awesome work! One of the best channels on RUclips.
Is everything ok with Casey I haven't seen him in a while
This guy is the definition of work smarter not harder. Proof is in that windshield wiper trick to get the winch controller. Keep up the good work!
@Fercia Rameriz-Gonzales-Ricardo precisely!
Matt saves the day again... Awesome! I will watch this channel forever.
we know ED has seen a lot, I'm thinking he's concerned for the future of the country when he sees what these people get into. No weather report, it's so nice it leaves you speechless.
John Ditch Living in Utah as an old man, it’s probably pretty easy to not know how fucked up the world is, I envy his innocence
All of Matt's world is interesting...Ed only adds to the love and entertainment value!
That wiper trick at 8:46 was awesome. Matt always manages to make everything seem like he already had it planned out 10 steps ago
Thank you so much for sharing this video. It brought back some very great memories. Back in the '80s we used to go to this place that we used to say if God was going to make somewhere for four-wheel drives to have fun this would be it. Just to get in you had to cross a stream and if we had lots of rain that could be tricky. There was a large mud pit that we used to place back on who could make it through. This one particular night a couple of guys came with a brand new Toyota pickup truck 4x4. They tried to cross the mud pit and did not even come close to going all the way through. So I offered to pull them out. I told him it's your truck and you are the one that's stuck you hook up the chain. And I told him once I blow the horn put it in reverse and give it all she's got. So I blew the horn he's just spinning I pull back so hard it ripped the bumper off of the truck. I jump out of my truck and I'm holding his bumper above my head like a trophy. The bolts were still in the frame it was just the steel bumper pulled over top of the fasteners. Right away he jumps in the back of his truck to see what happened and then started crying. He kept on saying my mom's going to kill me my mom's going to kill me. Everybody at that time was laughing their asses off. I told him you could Hook the chain the right way like we were trying to tell you or you can just sit there and hope your mom finds you. Remember this is the early '80s no cell phones yet. Finally someone told him if you pay me $20 I will go and hook the chain up. He really didn't have much of a choice. So my friend hooked the chain up and I pulled the truck out with no problem. He wouldn't let me keep the bumper and nobody ever saw him again.
When I saw what you were dealing with here it put a big smile on my face. With not having a lot of things these days to smile about it felt good remembering the good old days.
I enjoyed your video and look forward to watching more of them.
Oh Shoot, when you guys lined up, The Jeep is a Certified Ripper!! 👍🏻🏁
Great video! Lots of fun. That blonde girl is cute! All this video was lacking was a weather report and after-action report from Ed!! Just happy to see him, though!!!
@GageBrainz kendall here here
The Fab Rays Tacoma needs a big FR logo on the side for us fans
Peanut butter mud is always a hard pull, especially if buried to the frame.
Finally a good old boy channel like the guys I was raised around. You guys take it easy, especially that old hay shaker Ed!
Got those tires right in the sweet spot, honey gets hauled around on a trailer now LOL
When they go far from the "office" its always on a trailer or rollback. there's no sense in humping along in a Jeep for hours on the highway when you don't have too.
Plus Blue steel probably gets better milage with the banana on a trailer than the banana does all on its own..
Renax the Man i don’t have the cherokee, but i do have the grand cherokee with the exact same engine and trans with a similar setup to matt, and if i’m getting around 13 MPG on the highway, that’s a good day! I bet Blue Steel gets somewhere around that with the trailer, but it’s gonna be WAY more comfortable and much easier to cruise because of its power compared to the cherokee
I think the jeep is classed as recovery so can't travel too far on its own either
Chris Coulthard oh no, absolutely not. my range is 270 miles tops. they only have 20 or so gallon tanks, where as that ford can do probably close to 600 or 700 miles
Most xjs have a 10 gallon tank. Some have a 15. That's a lot of fuel stops vs blue steel that should have a range of 500 miles if it gets what mine does.
Anytime a pretty girl yells show us your muscles you know we're gonna pull 10 times harder on what we're doing lol.
Sometimes even hurt yourself trying, then pretend nothing happened! 😂
If your working and have the ability to try 10x harder just cause a female says words... Well your just not a very hard worker.
@@devilselbow well you're full of shit pal, I started in the ditch laying pipe and worked up to operator and now foreman about to become super. I started at 18 and now I'm 37 and still jump in the ditch and show these guys how it's done. Of course that's why I've advanced 😂 most of you fools will be holding a shovel or different tool for the rest of your life.
But I'm not surprised since a girl can invoke such a primitive response lol.
If you apes wanna rut like some buck in must that's up to you. Meanwhile guys like me will be the ones actually hooking up with the babes. Stay simple guys the world needs useful idiots.
@@niks983 ohhh we've got ourselves a tough guy here.
@@niks983 tough boi
Really enjoy when Paul from Fabrats comes along! Mans a worker.
Heck with RUclips, this needs to be a full fledged TV show!
We used to farm 180 acres that had 10" inches of silt and volcanic ash over a former Lake bed, it was like walking on a water bed, 5.5 mph is all you wanted to do or your equipment would cut through like a pizza cutter...some years worst than other. And if you did cut through it would sink another 12-18" just sitting there! BUT the ground was so rich in nutrients we could harvest 6 yields of alfalfa to our neighbors 2 per season!!! Great recovery again guys!!!!
I liked seeing the problem I avoided not too long ago at the salton sea. I came thiiiiiiis close to being that black truck.
I'm so happy and mad that the algorithm just showed this to me. I'm happy because this channel is amazing and I'm mad because I spend hours a day on youtube everyday for the last 5 years (IT helpdesk work) and I'm just now getting notifications for this.
Man I wish I could do this for a living. I love these kinds of recovery missions. They're fun.
You have to live cheap and resourcefully. There's a lot of hard work you don't see.
Came across a pickup stuck in a dry lake bed years ago, somewhere by Baker, Calif. He was down to the door handle on one side. Hired a backhoe that came out to try and get him out. The entire arm of the back hoe sank into the lake bed. Stayed there till dusk, we left and he was no better off than the precious several hours. Never knew how he got out. Lake beds are like quick sand once you break threw the crust. You are seriously stuck. Great video and great job of getting him out without multiplying the problem.
Ed can really brighten anyone’s day!
I just love Ed, he is always doing something. Washing the window, digging. Good guy to
have around. Fun to see Paul and Dar too.
I am catching up on all these older ones and noticed on this one how well Paul's BFG Mud Terrains did out there, while everyone else was caked, his treads stayed perfectly clean the whole time. I'm impressed since I am not BFG fan.
I had a similar recovery a couple weeks ago!
Good ol Nevada boy wanted to go play in the bonneville salt flats and gave me a call. He buried his razor to the frame! That made me decide to start recording my recoveries too. Thanks for the inspiration!
Matt I’m stuck an I need your help... I’m stuck binge watching your videos
Not sure who is more of a legend, Matt or the Yellow Jeep.
That salt flats was a real tricky surface--like mud-salt, and so sticky. Even though you and FabRats made it look fairly straightforward, it was a dicey recovery. Great camera work--enjoyed the drive out to the lake.
Ed failed with the weather report,but he did not fail lighting up his cigarette lol
Lol
The wiper winch control flip was sweet.
that shot of the epic mud cake flopping out... best shot ever captured ever
Love the drone footage, especially at the end of recoveries,
Really puts in perspective how these off-road recoveries are in the middle of no where,
Kudos. ;-)
I love Ed's spirit!! You can tell he loves life, even though his physical body has slown down, his spirit yearns to be alive and just head on out!!!
Those times when you wish harbor freight's winch had more than 65 feet of cable! Great video!
It's not a big deal to carry a extra shot of cable with you. I used to keep 75ft in the space for the space saver spare in my old Cherokee and it goes against the back wall of my truck now. Just coil it up and use zip ties to keep it in a nice coil and you're good to go.
@@southjerseysound7340 I have a few premade cable extensions, but most of the time 85' to 100' like on most winches would've worked better. Especially when running 1 or 2 snatchblocks. But for a $300 12,000 lb. Winch I really can't complain too much! 😂👍
@@berryreading4809 I've got the same winch on my service truck and I didn't expect it to last. But I had just opened my company and was trying to get as much equipment as I could afford. To my surprise it's held up extremely well and have yet to replace it like I expected to.
Aside from the great recovery work, Matt and his crew/friends are all so likeable, just good people having fun while helping, great content. also camera guy is great, example when he zeroed in on the clump falling off the wheel while being pulled out, really showed the texture.
**WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS CHANNEL & FAB RATS = SUCH GOOD NATURED PEEPS ALL!!!***
I just started watching your vids about 3 days ago and I have already caught myself binge watching every video I can. I seriosly want to come and visit Utah as soon as possible. You guys have it all and its absolutely beautiful country.
Loved the wiper move to get the winch controls. Just class !
When Ed lights up, it's go time!
Should go there, stuck the 4x4 into the mud and call Matt .. for a smart recovery :-), big fun for me, thank you for all this cute stories !
I CAN SIT HERE AND WATCH THESE VIDEOS ALL DAY MAN. LOVE YOUR VIDEOS BRO KEEP IT UP.
OK, I know you're going to cap me back on this comment but...please don't type in ALL caps. I don't normally read anything in all caps but since this was short and Matt gave you a heart, I am. Thanks and have a great day!
I don' t know where Matt went to eat afterwards, but Paul went to Gapplebee’s. I was not expecting the Banana to pull away from the Taco like that
underrated comment
With double the weight adding a bunch of shit you don't need makes you slow. Try that stock vs stock
Who needs trailer ramps when you got lockers. Thanks for the content.
When you said winches are so much more work than kinetic (SP) rope.....i felt that on a spiritual level.
I'm in love with tha cam girl.. Lol..
Everyone is, compared to 4 hairy dudes riding in the banana lol
Dude she's like 15
Isn’t she dating Tim or something
@@Victor_Victory daughter or girlfriend I'd imagine, I can't see a ring on her or Tim
@@rubuk2996 Rings can be hazardous to fingers when video recording!
When Matt says he got a call my day is complete
Well Done!!! AWESOME!!! He drove in there with 33x12.50 and drove out with 37x15.50's. KEWELL!!!!
I pray that everyone continues to offroading with slick street tires so that Matt's off-road business prospers
7:56 that feeling when..
As we're watching this my son Easton says it looks more like concrete than peanut butter. Awesome job guys! Teamwork is great to watch. Love the race at the end.
Amazed you were able to recover that vehicle. Even more amazed why anybody would drive out there just asking for trouble.
Brilliant... Just love what you guys do.... So much of the country is exactly like the deserts I worked in oil exploration 50yrs ago. I had the job on camp move convoys of driving the International 190 R series with the aircraft landing tyres with 6 wheel drive and massive winch up front and sometimes all day and all night, I'd be climbing one dune after the next just to turn around at top and then winch up about every other vehicle on the entire crew. One night well after midnight I ran out across the top of a dune and fell down in the sand and went to sleep while they were all waiting at the bottom for the winch line to come down. It took a while to find me. I was a kid. 20yrs old. I was simply exhausted........ Boy that was a hard life but I loved every minute of it and would go back in a heartbeat and do it all again if I could..... Thanks so much for your videos because they all take me back to those days right throughout the Australian deserts. There's just something so 'honest' or noble perhaps, about being able to 'get through' when your work is with the very earth itself. You learn to respect it fully.