I can only imagine what her family was thinking watching that thing roll down the hill. Very lucky girl. Glad she was alright... Great job gentlemen...
That's all I could think about. I have a 5 year old. Just imagining her in that thing rolling down a mountainside makes me sick to my stomach, nevermind watching it happen in real life.
Loading my dirt bike into the back of my truck - on a cold morning so the truck was running and on high idle. My wife left our 3 year old son in the truck to come give me a hand. While pushing the bike up the ramp my son put the truck in reverse. The ramps buckled me and the bike fell and got pinned under the truck. Luckily I wasn’t hurt too badly. You can’t get mad at the child they really don’t know any better until you teach them the does and don’ts. You learn from your mistakes and keep living life the best you can. So glad your ordeal didn’t end in tragedy. At least you got a great story and a good parts rig.
Jeez...Mr. Toad's wild ride had nothing on what the young lady went through. Absolutely amazing and dare I say miraculous that she survived! There's always footage for the blooper reels if you film enough, but I would be surprised to see many that involve the actual victim vehicle. You guys work methodically with frequent pauses to re-evaluate and compensate for changes. This is not a by the minute/by the mile rush to grab the vehicle so you can grab another call and make your money like typical tow companies. Yes, it could be done faster but with higher risk to equipment and staff, plus more damage to the vehicle in recovery. In many videos, significant effort is also made not to tear up the area. Really impressive.
Yalls communication on the walky talkies was superb and safely done,good job men hell of a plan.. And hope the kid/s or men driving this rzr are ok.. Dive safe everyone and Safety First...
Chris Baumgarten....Ha ha ha HA! Seriously? No, you weren’t serious. A grand...NOT EVEN close. A Bell Jet Ranger (a very popular, typical 2-bladed semi-rigid rotor system...still turbine powered but a ‘light’ helo for “sling” work) would run you close to probably $400 plus AN HOUR. Eat up that $1K REAL fast...
@@m118lr I am serious. A friends snowmobile broke down way up in the mountains. No tow was even possible. He wasn't going to let his built supercharged machine sit there till summer! It was about a thousand bucks. He only needed it set down at his trailer somewhat nearby, not hauled all the way where he lives. They picked it up and set it down by his truck. You need to consider that
For your arsenal...Is it possible to contract with a welder to create a sort of 5x9 sled that you could in your first pull secure to and then, easily pull through a rock field. Think sleigh with clevis holding mangled cargo.
Very lucky that the little girl got out of it with minor injuries. I hope she learned a lesson about messing with stuff she doesn't understand, and the family about watching her carefully.
she is indeed lucky! nobody knows how the sxs was released from park, she wasn't playing around... had to have bumped it some how. i know when i was checking what gear it was in for towing up the hill to the trailer, it was VERY easy to move between park and drive.
@@JustinKingOffroad It does seem like a design defect. If not a brake interlock like on recently made cars, there should at least be some kind of latching mechanism, where you need to push a button or something before you can move the lever out of park. Without that as a minimum, it's an accident waiting to happen.
My first accessory on my new RZR was a parking brake that holds the brake pedal down when parking on an incline. My granddaughter said she reached down and pulled it out of park, like grandpa does when he drives.
Now that is one heck of a recovery. Thinking a heli recovery would have been more practical considering but that costs $$ Would simple A frame be more practical to get the winch line up to lift the SxS over the boulders vs using the high lift....at least one could be clear of the scene. Dunno...
you are onto something there. though we honestly didn't realize the boulders were even going to be a problem until we got on scene. that sure would have taken some of the work out of it.
@@JustinKingOffroad A frame with a pulley on top and maybe set it as a tripod if you need it to be stationary. Adjustable legs...could see lots of uses for such a rig when you need to get things up and over obstacles short using a log with a notch in it for the cable and let it do the leveraging Something maybe worth experimenting with.....
@@JustinKingOffroad Did you ever get around to making a video on the gear you use? I wasn’t able to find it on your page. Thanks again for letting us tag along on your recoveries, your videos are great
I wonder what 2 pieces of plywood can do in a situation like this by putting it under the tires and pull with the winch and let the vehicle slide over the plywood once the vehicle is on the 1st plywood you put the 2nd and continue by switching the plywood, just wondering
Use 2x8x6 or 8 or 10 ft length pieces of wood instead of using the high lift jack to lift the machine up to get up and over the rocks, or even pile rocks in front of the bigger ones. You guys created a lot manual labor. Keep cool damp( wet rags on the winch rags on the winch. Your bumps with the winch are definitely hard on the winch. hold for 3 seconds then let off. Good command and control. Your safe working methods are impressive. Military style
Man what a job. If you ever have to work a job like that again If I were you I'd bring a couple of 6ft 2X8's so you can place them on the rocks so whatever your pulling will have something to slide up and over the rock on. When you first started and was taking pictures I saw blood on the rocks right in front of the SxS, I hope whoever rolled that thing heals up okay.
@@JustinKingOffroad , I hope they cut themselves to the bone while stealing that winch. Or maybe they fell and busted their head. Either way a thief deserves whatever it may have been.
I have synthetic rope and use plastic corrugated tubing for any abrasion, 20 ft from amazon. Works great and is easily installed and cheap enough so as to not care
That is one hell of a recovery! For such long pulls, I'm surprised someone in your group does not have a power take-off winch. What I've done to limit motion of a snapped winch line is to very loosely coil a rope (~1 coil for every ~3 feet) with the rope ends only partially secured (friction, not knots) to the vehicles at each end. A loose rope will 'channel' any motion perpendicular to the winch line's tension but pretty freely allow its linear travel. This should confine how wide a swath is placed at risk if it snaps.
This is the one you were talkong about on the other video! Sad that people would go do that shit! Take what can be easily worked for and bought! Pathetic! Great job again. I'm so happy that little girl is ok! Idk what I would do if that happened to either of my daughters!
Love the videos! I'm looking into purchasing a winch soon for my truck, what brand winches do you and your fellow volunteers use? Are there any brands that any of you have had problems with and would stay away from?
i personally run a warn zeon 10s, but we have seen smittybilt and superwinch. you can blow the brake out of any winch if you abuse it, so just use it carefully and it'll treat you well.
Are you using the 2m band ? I am planning to get a 10 m / 12m radio for off use is this a common frequency for off road ? Ps I am studding for my ham test tec class
Justin King wow that's awesome of you guys. I'm actually left speechless other then to say God bless you. I'm in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains and am fortunate enough to own my own private trails. We don't have any super steep drops like you guys do. And the property rule is if your taking one of the more challenging trails you always have at least one chases vehicle with full a full recovery kit.
I'd better apologize for that really confusing comment that I left. "My Bad". It was late, I had several pages open to copy the links and... Well, I mistakenly left the comment for them on the wrong page... 🤯😳😟
Curious on the re rigging process with the winch lines @ 16:40 ... how do u keep tension on the winching line if u have to re rig? Assuming the drum is full on the recovery vehicle
great question! in the beginning, we had to use rocks as tire chalks. after that we had a 2nd winch vehicle which was just a safety line for that exact purpose. during the 300% speed segment you can see the 2nd line bouncing as his primary job was just pull in slack in the event of a primary line failure.
@Justin King ahhh thanks !!! That’s what I figured but wasn’t sure with that steel extension line and if a second winching vehicle had the length but very nice to see everyone equipped with extra gear.. great videos keep it up!!!
volunteer and non-profit. it is awesome to help others out. 99% of the time it's ordinary everyday people that are just having a really shitty moment. didn't do anything blatantly wrong...
@@JustinKingOffroad I've always carried a ton of recovery gear and tools so I can help others. I think it's more rewarding than just offroading with no purpose.
we have all been trained by Matt Balazs, owner of "on trail training" and his courses are top notch. absolutely took my recovery skills to the next level. I knew how to use my winch, but i didn't know how to "USE my winch" if you get my point.
I understand that meaning well, lots of winching done for myself but mostly others in need, always learning and rigging is an art. I carry a lot of recovery gear in my JKUR mostly for others. Good job, the heart of a volunteer. J
we are 100% volunteer. no reimbursement directly, but it's not uncommon for the organization to receive donations, some times quite sizeable, that can go back to the members in other ways. gear repair/compensation for damage, discounted trainings, discounted gear etc.
Justin, great video as always. Just quick random question: is it easier to find a bright colored Jeep? What would be the best color to have if you were stranded deep in the woods or desert? And you wanted to be seen by a plane or helicopter?
honestly most vehicles stand out anyway. the hood colors are usually what they see. it's not a standard color in the forest, and it's a blocky object. unless you are full on camo painted top down, i think you can be seen from above. windshields reflect light.
i actually have one, but to fly it and run the operation is not safe. and with only about 25 minutes of flight time, you have to constantly keep an eye on things.
Justin King In 2012, I wrecked my Rzr in a rugged area. Allstate claimed they’d hire a heavy lift helicopter if need be as THEY are mandated by law to remove insured OHV from Gov. land. I had OHV buddies that recovered my tore up rig. But honestly guys, you might wish to have a discussion so as to come up with procedures in writing to insure nothing like this is repeated. This is merely garbage removal the Forest service does NOT want to do. This rig is worthless, meaning this recovery IS NOT worthy of such extensive means being employed by volunteers to include Vehicles (winches, Batteries, risk of personal injuries) Observation: Why is it USFS/BLM stand around with hands in their pockets uninvolved as volunteers do ALL the risk taking jacking, heavy lifting etc etc. (?) Honestly fellas, you folks are NOT paid tow recovery specialist! The owner of this rig is responsible to getting this car out. NOT You guys! ONLY my humble opinion. After 30yrs, I got burned out completely here in California assisting, helping, transporting, unsticking dozens of vehicles so many ungrateful people. Broken Jeep parts, damage, Battery/s turned to overheated black swollen bubble box, Burnt overheated battery connections, broken pull straps. Rescued people threatening to sue for pulling their bumper damaging vehicle frame. The list gets intensive. My good deeds got Deeded OUT. I’m out. Sold everything. No more anything having to do with boon-docking rescue. California has been replaced with Skank People whom lie through their teeth declaring they’ll buy you a NEW broken, (?) depleted AGM battery etc etc. $$$ But? If doing such deeds makes you all happy. Then keep doing it. “Checks in the Mail!”
Gary, the owner of the sxs contacted us directly. the USFS was involved due to the injury accident that occurred. it's too much to explain on a youtube comment.
@@dustyroads5409 , the adjuster got out of his car and was 20 feet from it when he declared it totaled. I already have a replacement. My granddaughter said she would not break this one.
we do that on purpose to confirm the command given. when you have people working in dangerous situations you can loose digits fast when someone does something they aren't supposed to.
That was painful to watch. I would think if you do this sort of thing all the time he might want to bring some ramps with you to ride over those rocks a block and tackle or a snatch block or two to pull from different angles you know standard recovery stuff and not worried about being so gentle on a completely totaled machine.I would think if it was putting up that much of a fight I'd have brought it up on the roof if it slid better but whatever you got it up so I guess that's all that matters
Little crazy about idea the the wire is going to snap and kill you. I’ve been close to the wire with a 3/8 line snap and didn’t pose any danger. That is much larger than what you guys are using. You can also put a blanket to keep it from flying.
Crazy the 4yr old rode that thing down! lucky! How often did you guys let the winches cool down for and for how long? Put through their paces that day no doubt. Good job
that is one thing the video doesn't really show. but between the cuts there was often 5 minute or more gaps of re-rigging lines and strategy thinking, so they did get plenty of time to cool down. we did have to swap out the first vehicle for a 2nd though due to overwhelming the battery and alternator on that first 60 feet of really nasty pulling.
Love all the comments of all the recliner recovery pros
nailed it!
those are the same clowns who are armchair experts on every subject.
I can only imagine what her family was thinking watching that thing roll down the hill. Very lucky girl. Glad she was alright...
Great job gentlemen...
I am the owner of the RZR. 5 min of terror.
That's all I could think about. I have a 5 year old. Just imagining her in that thing rolling down a mountainside makes me sick to my stomach, nevermind watching it happen in real life.
Very impressive. What I like most is the great communication with your team.
So glad to hear the little girl is ok.
You guys are true professionals. Thanks for sharing this video.
Oh my that looks horrible. Glad you could recover it and glad no one died.
Tough work, glad you guys were able to get it done. Great work.
Loading my dirt bike into the back of my truck - on a cold morning so the truck was running and on high idle. My wife left our 3 year old son in the truck to come give me a hand. While pushing the bike up the ramp my son put the truck in reverse. The ramps buckled me and the bike fell and got pinned under the truck. Luckily I wasn’t hurt too badly. You can’t get mad at the child they really don’t know any better until you teach them the does and don’ts. You learn from your mistakes and keep living life the best you can. So glad your ordeal didn’t end in tragedy. At least you got a great story and a good parts rig.
Jeez...Mr. Toad's wild ride had nothing on what the young lady went through. Absolutely amazing and dare I say miraculous that she survived! There's always footage for the blooper reels if you film enough, but I would be surprised to see many that involve the actual victim vehicle. You guys work methodically with frequent pauses to re-evaluate and compensate for changes. This is not a by the minute/by the mile rush to grab the vehicle so you can grab another call and make your money like typical tow companies. Yes, it could be done faster but with higher risk to equipment and staff, plus more damage to the vehicle in recovery. In many videos, significant effort is also made not to tear up the area. Really impressive.
an old full size truck hood makes a good recovery sled
Brilliant recommendation!
Have used old hoods and tail gates found on the trail for a base for hi lift jacks in the mud. Works great
Yep. Just pop the old hood off use it and then pop it back on. Looks great! Rental company wont even notice.
That would have been a wild ride! Glad nobody was hurt, good work guys!
Just watched the TJ recovery where the guy drives it out...you never know what you're going to run into. Nice recovery and no one got hurt...good job!
Great work as always
Have done a few 4x4 recovery's to logging trucks etc in Spokane, Washington area I know how it is . you guys are professional. well done..
I love these videos, can really learn a lot from them.
Yalls communication on the walky talkies was superb and safely done,good job men hell of a plan.. And hope the kid/s or men driving this rzr are ok.. Dive safe everyone and Safety First...
That thing is pretty much trashed, glad the kid is alright. You guys put a lot of work into that.
Always nice to see professionals
Great job guys, well done
Most excellent video thank you!
Great job as usual. Gawd, must have been fun dragging that hi-lift jack all the way down there to the side-by-side. :-)
Fantastic work guys I think there was a beer and a bed needed after that recovery
As a Rzr owner myself I installed a gated shifter.....so very happy the young lady is ok.....great video....by the way, a Rzr is 1500 lbs. :-)
yeah i heard that it was somewhere around 1400 pounds ish lol
Great job and thank God god grandpa and the child were relatively unharmed.
I'm thinking a helicopter for logging would work great for this type of rescue. . Ouch great work guys
This is a good time to say "talk is cheap"
@Mata Pendejos About a thousand bucks.
Chris Baumgarten....Ha ha ha HA! Seriously? No, you weren’t serious. A grand...NOT EVEN close. A Bell Jet Ranger (a very popular, typical 2-bladed semi-rigid rotor system...still turbine powered but a ‘light’ helo for “sling” work) would run you close to probably $400 plus AN HOUR. Eat up that $1K REAL fast...
@@m118lr I am serious. A friends snowmobile broke down way up in the mountains. No tow was even possible. He wasn't going to let his built supercharged machine sit there till summer!
It was about a thousand bucks. He only needed it set down at his trailer somewhat nearby, not hauled all the way where he lives.
They picked it up and set it down by his truck. You need to consider that
A 205 would have worked nicely!
Sweet team work
Great videos man keep up the great work!!
For your arsenal...Is it possible to contract with a welder to create a sort of 5x9 sled that you could in your first pull secure to and then, easily pull through a rock field. Think sleigh with clevis holding mangled cargo.
You going to carry that sled down the hill to the towed item?
Id considered removing rear wheels and axles. Up it would of come. It would of been a sled
A few of the rescue vehicles should utilize PTO winches. Use them on long hard pulls such as this..
You guys do amazing work
Nicely done!!
Great job !👍
long video but i enjoy watching two three bumps at a time lol
Could you use a MaxxTrax with rocks under it to make a ramp for the wheels to get up & over a big rock?
Well planned out recovery! Glad the cactus did not go through your pants.
it was poking me a bit lol!
+1 for the polaris rollcage !
Izom my Polaris roll cage seems to be made out of the same tubing as a Walmart swing set....
Very lucky that the little girl got out of it with minor injuries. I hope she learned a lesson about messing with stuff she doesn't understand, and the family about watching her carefully.
she is indeed lucky! nobody knows how the sxs was released from park, she wasn't playing around... had to have bumped it some how. i know when i was checking what gear it was in for towing up the hill to the trailer, it was VERY easy to move between park and drive.
@@JustinKingOffroad It does seem like a design defect. If not a brake interlock like on recently made cars, there should at least be some kind of latching mechanism, where you need to push a button or something before you can move the lever out of park. Without that as a minimum, it's an accident waiting to happen.
My first accessory on my new RZR was a parking brake that holds the brake pedal down when parking on an incline. My granddaughter said she reached down and pulled it out of park, like grandpa does when he drives.
@@wkayl i linked your video from the day to my page and description! thanks for sharing your view of the op.
looks like a tough recovery
Now that is one heck of a recovery. Thinking a heli recovery would have been more practical considering but that costs $$
Would simple A frame be more practical to get the winch line up to lift the SxS over the boulders vs using the high lift....at least one could be clear of the scene. Dunno...
you are onto something there. though we honestly didn't realize the boulders were even going to be a problem until we got on scene. that sure would have taken some of the work out of it.
@@JustinKingOffroad A frame with a pulley on top and maybe set it as a tripod if you need it to be stationary. Adjustable legs...could see lots of uses for such a rig when you need to get things up and over obstacles short using a log with a notch in it for the cable and let it do the leveraging
Something maybe worth experimenting with.....
Can you do a video on what strap and recovery gear you guys use. What to buy what is cheap/don’t buy
i think that can be arranged. i can go over my personal gear for sure.
Justin, that would be cool. not sure if you have done that yet. Be great to see your thoughts on mandatory and optional personal recovery gear...!
@@JustinKingOffroad Did you ever get around to making a video on the gear you use? I wasn’t able to find it on your page. Thanks again for letting us tag along on your recoveries, your videos are great
@@marcosplays7270 I do have a couple yes
I wonder what 2 pieces of plywood can do in a situation like this by putting it under the tires and pull with the winch and let the vehicle slide over the plywood once the vehicle is on the 1st plywood you put the 2nd and continue by switching the plywood, just wondering
As an alternative to towing your trailer, what about a real sturdy oversized roof rack to haul all your extra stuff while on a back country recovery?
I'm actually considering a gladiator overland build.
Nice job everyone!
Great work. Don't know how you guys made that happen.
I was like where the heck is it lol Anyhow, glad she's okay.
Speaking of attaching straps to a drone, how bad ass would that be to actually have one big enough to air lift that thing out of there 🖒
Helecopter recovery would have been about a thousand bucks.
Our new Can Am's have an automotive-like "Park"
Use 2x8x6 or 8 or 10 ft length pieces of wood instead of using the high lift jack to lift the machine up to get up and over the rocks, or even pile rocks in front of the bigger ones. You guys created a lot manual labor. Keep cool damp( wet rags on the winch rags on the winch. Your bumps with the winch are definitely hard on the winch. hold for 3 seconds then let off. Good command and control. Your safe working methods are impressive. Military style
had we surveyed this prior to recovery, a lot of your suggestion on skids/boards would totally have been used. but we got er done lol!
That is one lucky young lady. The only logical reason that she didn’t die out there is it wasn’t her time.
Man what a job. If you ever have to work a job like that again If I were you I'd bring a couple of 6ft 2X8's so you can place them on the rocks so whatever your pulling will have something to slide up and over the rock on. When you first started and was taking pictures I saw blood on the rocks right in front of the SxS, I hope whoever rolled that thing heals up okay.
That was probably the assholes that stole the winch off it, cause at this point there was no occupant when it came to a rest
@@JustinKingOffroad , I hope they cut themselves to the bone while stealing that winch. Or maybe they fell and busted their head. Either way a thief deserves whatever it may have been.
Amen!!
A stronger winch would for sure help
I have synthetic rope and use plastic corrugated tubing for any abrasion, 20 ft from amazon. Works great and is easily installed and cheap enough so as to not care
that's a great idea!
That is one hell of a recovery! For such long pulls, I'm surprised someone in your group does not have a power take-off winch. What I've done to limit motion of a snapped winch line is to very loosely coil a rope (~1 coil for every ~3 feet) with the rope ends only partially secured (friction, not knots) to the vehicles at each end. A loose rope will 'channel' any motion perpendicular to the winch line's tension but pretty freely allow its linear travel. This should confine how wide a swath is placed at risk if it snaps.
Can anyone back this up? Sounds good as a RUclips comment but I don't have enough recovery experience to know one way or the other
If you guys brought a sxs you had to have a trailer how come not drag the trailer to it and put it on it besides dragging it out
narrow trail and obstacles on the way (not video'd) would make a trailer very difficult if not impossible to get to it.
Justin King cool I figured just wasn’t sure
This is the one you were talkong about on the other video! Sad that people would go do that shit! Take what can be easily worked for and bought! Pathetic! Great job again. I'm so happy that little girl is ok! Idk what I would do if that happened to either of my daughters!
I dont think I have ever been up there before. Where at Red Feathers was this?
this is due south of town, there is a trail system all in the 171 number range.
shoulda just left the damn thing there, woulda made a good condo and playground for the rodents, snakes and other local critters.
Love the videos! I'm looking into purchasing a winch soon for my truck, what brand winches do you and your fellow volunteers use? Are there any brands that any of you have had problems with and would stay away from?
i personally run a warn zeon 10s, but we have seen smittybilt and superwinch. you can blow the brake out of any winch if you abuse it, so just use it carefully and it'll treat you well.
That's gonna take a lot of instant noodles and superglue
Are you using the 2m band ? I am planning to get a 10 m / 12m radio for off use is this a common frequency for off road ? Ps I am studding for my ham test tec class
2m/70cm are by far the most popular. 10/12 meter not so much.
So where is the drone footage?
Amazing the number of Polaris Razors get crashed.
people tend to drive them too fast on trails too. but in this case it was pure accident that cause it when it came out of park.
How much do these recovery cost? This is crazy stuff. Why even bother recovering it? It is clearly totaled.
We don't charge!
Justin King wow that's awesome of you guys. I'm actually left speechless other then to say God bless you. I'm in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains and am fortunate enough to own my own private trails. We don't have any super steep drops like you guys do. And the property rule is if your taking one of the more challenging trails you always have at least one chases vehicle with full a full recovery kit.
I can see logs in the background of your video that I think would let the rig ride up over rocks.
Good channel, just found it. What is it that you are allergic to?
everything in this state hahaha! but it's getting better with treatment.
@24:00 If I 2X the speed your 300%, is that 600X Speed???
An "in-the-side-by-side" camera view might have been interesting....
Great job!! As per usual... Would y'all suggest a 60' steel extension? 1/4" cable?
I would not recommend steel line for normal offroading use. Go synthetic. Much stronger and safer.
@@JustinKingOffroad I do have synthetic but saw you all use the steel over the rocks/rough area and just want to be prepared
ah sure. i believe our line was 3/8 or 1/2. 1/4 is more for ATV use.
is that Kelly Shaw ? good ole buddy from Alaska ?
Nice zuk.. what can you tell me about it. What carb are you running ?thanks 🇺🇸
I'd better apologize for that really confusing comment that I left.
"My Bad". It was late, I had several pages open to copy the links and... Well, I mistakenly left the comment for them on the wrong page... 🤯😳😟
What a lot of work. Thanks again for letting us hear the radio. How long did this recovery take. Thanks for taking us along
6 hours of pulling, 14 hours "port to port"
Justin King That is a lot of hard work. You guys do a great service for off-roaders
Do you use a steel or nylon line on your winch? I’m about to buy my first one and I’m curious about what you use.
i personally run synthetic rope on mine.
how many drones would it take to pull that thing up?
that's funny!! i wonder now...
Video is a little long. A map and description of the location would have been nice.
it was a long operation!
r u guys ham radio operators? the leader looks like he is using a 2 meter HT I was wandering the brand name & band of the radios u r using?
Most of us are yes, various brands, kenwood, yaesu, anytone... We have business band freqs too.
viewing improved dramatically when the camera was put on a tripod.
People like the pov angles lol!
Dang, a helicopter could have been used for this recovery...good job in rigging and recovery!
Curious on the re rigging process with the winch lines @ 16:40 ... how do u keep tension on the winching line if u have to re rig? Assuming the drum is full on the recovery vehicle
great question! in the beginning, we had to use rocks as tire chalks. after that we had a 2nd winch vehicle which was just a safety line for that exact purpose. during the 300% speed segment you can see the 2nd line bouncing as his primary job was just pull in slack in the event of a primary line failure.
@Justin King ahhh thanks !!! That’s what I figured but wasn’t sure with that steel extension line and if a second winching vehicle had the length but very nice to see everyone equipped with extra gear.. great videos keep it up!!!
Are you guys volunteer or non-profit or ? It's awesome what you do. Would love to be on such a team.
volunteer and non-profit. it is awesome to help others out. 99% of the time it's ordinary everyday people that are just having a really shitty moment. didn't do anything blatantly wrong...
@@JustinKingOffroad I've always carried a ton of recovery gear and tools so I can help others. I think it's more rewarding than just offroading with no purpose.
we have all been trained by Matt Balazs, owner of "on trail training" and his courses are top notch. absolutely took my recovery skills to the next level. I knew how to use my winch, but i didn't know how to "USE my winch" if you get my point.
I understand that meaning well, lots of winching done for myself but mostly others in need, always learning and rigging is an art. I carry a lot of recovery gear in my JKUR mostly for others. Good job, the heart of a volunteer. J
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Are you guys volunteers?..or reimbursed for your time,equipment etc..I'm in Ohio,retired USFS..thanks..nice work
we are 100% volunteer. no reimbursement directly, but it's not uncommon for the organization to receive donations, some times quite sizeable, that can go back to the members in other ways. gear repair/compensation for damage, discounted trainings, discounted gear etc.
trailer would have been nice to put the RZR on as well
We had one at the top
Are you paid for this or do you volunteer? Either way this stuff looks fun to do. Good problem solving opportunities.
100% volunteer
Wow volunteer that's something 🎉👍
Justin, great video as always. Just quick random question: is it easier to find a bright colored Jeep? What would be the best color to have if you were stranded deep in the woods or desert? And you wanted to be seen by a plane or helicopter?
honestly most vehicles stand out anyway. the hood colors are usually what they see. it's not a standard color in the forest, and it's a blocky object. unless you are full on camo painted top down, i think you can be seen from above. windshields reflect light.
Don't hear a drone? Where's the footage?
that was not my drone.
Need a drone would make things safer easier and just much more eyes on what's happening .
i actually have one, but to fly it and run the operation is not safe. and with only about 25 minutes of flight time, you have to constantly keep an eye on things.
What radio frequency do you use?
It's not a specific freq, rather regional. But it's mostly ham radio repeaters.
Hope they had insurance. Therefore a new ride is on the way!
i do believe this was insured if i heard correctly
Justin King In 2012, I wrecked my Rzr in a rugged area. Allstate claimed they’d hire a heavy lift helicopter if need be as THEY are mandated by law to remove insured OHV from Gov. land. I had OHV buddies that recovered my tore up rig. But honestly guys, you might wish to have a discussion so as to come up with procedures in writing to insure nothing like this is repeated.
This is merely garbage removal the Forest service does NOT want to do. This rig is worthless, meaning this recovery IS NOT worthy of such extensive means being employed by volunteers to include Vehicles (winches, Batteries, risk of personal injuries)
Observation:
Why is it USFS/BLM stand around with hands in their pockets uninvolved as volunteers do ALL the risk taking jacking, heavy lifting etc etc. (?)
Honestly fellas, you folks are NOT paid tow recovery specialist! The owner of this rig is responsible to getting this car out. NOT You guys! ONLY my humble opinion.
After 30yrs, I got burned out completely here in California assisting, helping, transporting, unsticking dozens of vehicles so many ungrateful people. Broken Jeep parts, damage, Battery/s turned to overheated black swollen bubble box, Burnt overheated battery connections, broken pull straps. Rescued people threatening to sue for pulling their bumper damaging vehicle frame. The list gets intensive.
My good deeds got Deeded OUT. I’m out. Sold everything. No more anything having to do with boon-docking rescue. California has been replaced with Skank People whom lie through their teeth declaring they’ll buy you a NEW broken, (?) depleted AGM battery etc etc. $$$
But? If doing such deeds makes you all happy. Then keep doing it.
“Checks in the Mail!”
Gary, the owner of the sxs contacted us directly. the USFS was involved due to the injury accident that occurred. it's too much to explain on a youtube comment.
I alredy have a replacement. Granddaughter said she wouldn't break this one.
Great job fellas! Let the owner of that rzr know I’ll buy it for $1.
What's the cost for something like that?
we do not charge for our services.
@@JustinKingOffroad that's Awesome.. your good people..keep up good work👍👍
500-2,000 based on recoveries in our area...insurance usually covers the charges...
*For Sale*
Slightly used Polaris: Make offer
ill give ya 500 bucks cash lol
Sold !!
@@dustyroads5409 , the adjuster got out of his car and was 20 feet from it when he declared it totaled. I already have a replacement. My granddaughter said she would not break this one.
@@wkayl
I'am very glad your granddaughter did not get seriously hurt. Enjoy the day, hugs to the little one !!! 🤗
Glad that kid is ok. Things could have been alot worse if it didn't eject her out the first 100 foot. Shit If it would of kept going with her in it. 😕
She rode it down about 250'.
That drone is some kind of annoying.
only took 3 seconds to get the SbyS in and 4 hours to get it out
Closer to 6 hours haha!
i would not advertise that
Guy running the winch needs to stop talking so much. Repeating everything ties up the radio. Nice job guys.
we do that on purpose to confirm the command given. when you have people working in dangerous situations you can loose digits fast when someone does something they aren't supposed to.
That was painful to watch. I would think if you do this sort of thing all the time he might want to bring some ramps with you to ride over those rocks a block and tackle or a snatch block or two to pull from different angles you know standard recovery stuff and not worried about being so gentle on a completely totaled machine.I would think if it was putting up that much of a fight I'd have brought it up on the roof if it slid better but whatever you got it up so I guess that's all that matters
Little crazy about idea the the wire is going to snap and kill you. I’ve been close to the wire with a 3/8 line snap and didn’t pose any danger. That is much larger than what you guys are using. You can also put a blanket to keep it from flying.
Crazy the 4yr old rode that thing down! lucky!
How often did you guys let the winches cool down for and for how long? Put through their paces that day no doubt.
Good job
that is one thing the video doesn't really show. but between the cuts there was often 5 minute or more gaps of re-rigging lines and strategy thinking, so they did get plenty of time to cool down. we did have to swap out the first vehicle for a 2nd though due to overwhelming the battery and alternator on that first 60 feet of really nasty pulling.
Kinda figured that. Good deal
Interesting video but im perplexed, that's a lot of money, work, and danger to save a totaled toy. Are these guys volunteers? Why not just leave it?
Being a good steward of the land means you don't just abandon your property on public land. We are 100% volunteers with no payment.
@@JustinKingOffroad that's the best response I could've wanted. I commend you all
Mmmmmmm JL
that's how I feel too!! and it's parked in my garage haha!
That'll buff out. Maybe put it in some rice and see if it works again.