The Last Test Before The Wrecker Games! Please Don’t…
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
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Matt, you literally called the wrecker a pig in this video. Call it the MORRt-Hog. The tow hooks up front look like tusks anyways lol
I dig it
Good call
That’s a dumb name
Oh wow. I literally just made the same comment and scroll down and saw yours.
I feel like this is definitely the name.
The Gen 1 Porsche Cayenne guys already own the Pig moniker, as in naked, cliff-jumping-pig. Naked refers to a lack of warranty; cliff-jumping is buying the pig in the first place. Mine was named Ruby.
You may think the wrecker or Mischief Maker are the best at crawling around The Maze, but Peanut has them both beat. She goes up and down those rocks faster than them all.
Next vehicle build: Boston dynamics big dog scaled up to the size of a wrecker with winches all over it.
She's always in 4-low
She has lot's of experience and you can' beat the light four paw traction🐶
lol , i was thinking that exact thing
but peanut isnt a wreck(et), thats Ed ;-)
Someone needs to go back through all of Matt’s videos and creat a compilation video of him saying “This is just temporary” 😂😂😂
theres nothing more permanent than a temporary fix!
I would watch that
It would be almost as long as a supercut version of the whole build.
We have a saying around here, "It's only temporary, unless it works"
YES definitely!!!
Crazy how far this thing has come! With the tow hooks and overall shape up front, I think it looks like a warthog. Or maybe a MORRT-HOG. Can’t wait to see how it performs when it’s all back together.
Ah, nuts. After seeing the tow hooks, I'd just come up with "Morrthog" and see you beat me to it. Great name!
I'm not sure if you noticed or not but at 35:35 you can see it leaking gas out of the cap. You guys might want to seal that better, although its such a small amount of gas I doubt you'd ever notice. Sick build, glad we got to see it stretch.
yh i sawa that aswell 😅
Need to put fuel in it to leak.. likely the only time it will happen
@@Canhos1974 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I figured someone else had already pointed that out.
Nice catch
An LED strip position indicator would be killer for the rear steer. Quick glance at the dash tells you where the rear wheels are pointing
This - is a good idea.
I agree, I'm really surprised Lizzy didn't already think of that
I imagine Matt going into the shop after hours, sitting in the wrecker and making “vroom-vroom” noises.
The wrecker is one part working vehicle and one part big boy’s big toy.
🤣🤣🤣
It’s so fulfilling to finally see the wrecker finished and on the trail! I can understand why Matt has that big smile on his face! What an accomplishment! Congratulations to you and your whole build team, Matt!
good morning Matt and crew. just for fun, you should paint the link rods gray and put the lettering from pvc pipe on the side. take care I hope you all are well
Wow! That is good!
That would be so funny.
😄😁😆😅🤣😂
Perfect!
THIS! Needs to happen
You're going to do fine Matt the only thing I suggest is definitely get your bead locks on so you can lower your tire pressure and I think you're going to do just fine good luck and God bless
Great shakedown run! That helicopter was probably Rory in Sky-Mater doing a little reconnaissance on the competition!
If it was he would have hovered to get pics
Or Heavy D. He owns multiple helicopters.
The approach and exit angles on the wrecker are insane - what a beast! I would love to see the wrecker on the trails here in Australia ....
Tic tac
Hey in Australia build one mrad axles ya'll probably got some military stuff if not on-line it's there
If I had to describe the wrecker , it looks exactly like a giant Tonka Toy that we played with as kids in the late 1960s and early 1970s , it also appears to be Tonka tough . Its actually quite a beast
I rode with Matt in the MORRVAIR through the Maze. As we entered the chute just before the drop, he said "we have to be able to take the wrecker through here". I didn't think there was any way possible that it would fit, but here I am watching it go through it with ease! So FANTASTIC Matt! I felt like I was there all over again.
Hey Neil!
Wish you could’ve been here for this.
I found Matt and all of the related recovery tubers solely based off of Neil’s video of his trip last year. Got merch from most of them and have spent hours watching this excellent content. Mater, Eric, Casey, Paul, chad, Robby and others are a blessing to watch! Ok, Neil’s awesome too!
@@MrBobisadog Thanks so much. That's great to hear! They are all great to watch 👍🏻
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At 26:48 is that a "limiting strap"?
I'd like to talk with you about this.
@@MattsOffRoadRecovery If you could get a set of those tires siped a whole bunch before putting them on, could get the extra traction you need for the slick rock. Or some other tires.
Those headlights look amazing, perfect blend of old school and modern. I think adding a Metal Visor would compliment that mean semi look.
If he could find an old one that would look amazing.
Old school visor would be Kool,
I think they should get some vintage Hand operated search lights for the cab as well.
I just wanta say thank you Matt for inviting us to share your families antics. You guys are very entertaining. I enjoy it so much it's hard to turn it off.
I'm glad you're not just temporary.
May God continue to bless you.
Tom is like the perfect buddy to help you work on a truck: knowledge, capable, agreeable, silly and funny. Seems like a great guy.
and he never gets enough respect.
dont forget he also convinces Matt to build it a bit better then the regular backyard hack job.
I personally don't like agreeable, I like when people challenge my decisions and make me question things to optimize them more
Half an inch of travel on those chopsticks too!
@@Yodigi2 - you prefer the company of assholes? lol
That rear steer design is unbelievable. Impressive.
Do you live under a rock?
Screw VideoStar. It is impressive. Note how at the beginning, Matt was positioning the tires while stopped. About half-way through the video, he was doing it while he was driving, on the fly with all his fingers and toes. Ha ha. I'm really starting to like the Wrecker, but I'm still a Morvair fanboy. For now.
@@videostar2528 I think you do
@@videostar2528 Come on man do better, why would you think everybody knows everything about everything in the world.
If you're not learning something new everyday then you're not living.
Also most people like to teach people thing's because WE ARE ALL TEACHERS. We'll IMHO.
I am just trying to pass on some knowledge sometimes it's nicer/easier to tell someone something then belittling them.
She is absolutely correct - the smile on Matt's face is infectious... he's like a kid in a candy store.
Fat kid in a candy store
26:19 and the moon is smiling back at him. Moon looks odd sitting where it is at that time of day.
Yup he looks infected, thanks for pointing that out.
Like a kid in the world's largest off-road candy store
He’s a kid driving his own candy store!😆👍🏻
How’s Ed doing? Would love to hear how things are for him at the moment. How about an Ed takeover for an episode? You provide such a lot of respect and kindness to your good friend, lovely to witness.
Last I saw, Ed had tripped and fallen and was wearing a substantial neck brace.
@@warrendon1388 They need to take better care of him. Ed IS this channel.
Somehow the wrecker can look huge and small at the same time. The little old IH body and giant tires are such a juxtaposition. Love it!
This is totally unrelated but 2 years ago I invested every dollar i had going all in on a company that buys, operates, and sells, global commodities hauling ocean going vessels and it went from being worth 100 million to 500 million in that time and has built an oil tanker shipping company they gave me shares of for free since i held shares of the parent company and my shares are about to go up in value in both companies and im just really excited and i wanted to tell someone about it. This week theyre going to post a 100 million 2022 net income and they are in a zero corporate income tax jurisdiction. 2 whole years worth of work and a lot of math and its finally going to pay off bigleague. I bought my shares when no one new the company existed and all day yesterday it was top 20 most popular stocks according to the live data on my brokerage app of choice. When i sell my shares im going to reinvest and then using the money that makes i want to start a shop like this one so i can build cool vehicles. So exciting. Many sleepless nights finally goimg to pay off
High quality H2O delivery is the most important part of the team. Tom will fill the role perfectly.
The Banana and Morvair might walk up those obstacles better, but they don't look as good doing it as that beautiful monstrosity y'all built. I love it!
And the fact they built it from ground up is an amazing accomplishment
I saw Matt, Jamie, Tom, Lizzie & the happy wrecker at the show (all were kind and friendly, but wrecker didn't make a sound). Good luck on the upcoming wrecker games(days ahead). May all machines survive & thrive & all contestants come out out "alive".
You guys keep adding to the list of things for us to bring to the games. I’ve got my binoculars, umbrella, folding chair, sturdy boot, I’ve even got my cowbell packed. But, I draw the line at face paint. No face paint for me, thank you very much!
That wrecker is so rad! I dig the Frankenstein looking "moulding" around the shock towers... Adds to the overall monster look
They look like Stainless, if so I would hope they used Stainless rods.
You propably need a gasket for the fuel cap, you can see it leaking at 35:35.
Great video as always, keep up the good work! :D
33:55 Watching that beast climbing the bypass... all I could think to myself as he crept forward at 12-inches-per-minute was "Slow Down, Matt! Slow Down!" Those reduction gears are amazing!
This thing just looks right. Hope Paul and Matt can keep their new rigs running throughout the games considering how little trail testing they have had compared to the competition.
That is why Rory will win!🤣🤣
I hear what you’re saying, but really, they will have access to how many teams of very experienced wrecker crews? It’ll be part of the fun and it makes it real!
The Wrecker is so impressive, hats off to Matt and the crew, amazing talent.
I know these types of builds are always a evolution, I find that when you beef up one part the machine will ALWAYS find the next weakest link so it will be interesting to see what breaks next?
When the shot pans away far enough it looks like a little RC crawler, love it! 👏
FYI: going from 5/8 to 3/4 sounds like not much but it makes the bolt 44% stronger. It is a significant increase in strength.
Saw another person recommend "THORR" as the name. The Heavy Off Road 'Recker. I know you have to force it to fit a little, but it does fit well. IMO
THORR and Eric -- the twin "brothers" who come out, when there is some Heavy Lifting. I like it.
Please upvote this
I can’t express how happy of all of the team I am on just the WOW factor of this vehicle!! Past & present crew members and vendors should all give themselves a much earned pat on the back for any and all contributions they had in the construction of this rig!! The SMILE on Matt’s face is reward enough in my book!!
Too bad Trevor didn't stick around to see its completion tbh. He put a lot of hours in on that wiring.
@@toysoldier46552 where did Trevor go
Congrats on building an incredible machine- just like you set out to! You’re making all fabricators out there proud!
Having been owned by four Border Collies over the years (two certified search and rescue dogs), it makes me smile everytime I see Peanut (and Turbo now!).
Can't wait for the wrecker games. Just to see Rory backup his way through that obstacle!
The headlight upgrades and hood trimmings are awesome!!!! A rollcage would be great for Safety incase of a roll over. Thats alot of weight!!!! Keep up the good work!!!! Team " RAZORBACK!!!"
Did you see that giant beam directly behind the cab?
Ya a roll cage would be great except for space wise but that rollbar is a decent compromise
@@TokenTombstone called a roll bar not a roll cage
Matt sort of said they would build a cage inside the cab in a response to a similar comment made earlier in this list
Finally see this beautiful Monster doing what it was built for is truly amazing ❤ Matt’s smile has been a long time coming and well deserved. Get Job❣️👏❣️
Headlights are great along with the trim around the shock towers. I think the wrecker proved itself that it is pretty darn capable today. I realize there may be some glitches along the way. Just want to tell the MORR team, you did a hell of a job building the wrecker.
Just gotta say that Tom is a great addition to the crew, my apologies for not knowing for sure how long he has been a part of the group but I have really enjoyed his presence in the videos over the past year of updates and he seems like a really great person. Obviously everyone else is awesome too!
I agree Tom is awesome but I still miss Trevor he was great also.
@@tomh3652 I loved Trevor's sense of humor. Kept it lively and had a great work ethic. Guess he couldn't work for free much longer
Tom will probably move on after his work on the wrecker is done. They aren't full time actors.
Toms been part of it since the start, just not videoed
@Alan Scott You just make that up?
I've been watching this build since day one, and is great to see the wrecker out and about running beautifully sounding awesome , and without breaking anything. Well done to all.
The sound of the wrecker is just PERFECT! love it!!😍
I love that the guys are using so much CAD to fab parts. Cardboard Aided Drafting. Also, I think Matt always has a deer in the headlights look.
The accent pieces around the front shock towers on the hood really set the truck off nicely! Great idea, looks awesome!
It sure turned out big and really nice looking. The trim around the front shock towers, make the hood pop. Thanks for sharing the build and I hope you have a few, 45 min videos, of the Games.
I love the trim around the shock towers. It’s the perfect touch.
Hey, Holly is part of the family! I love it when she comes by!
I cant believe how much I enjoy watching you guys🙏 Happy Sunday 🙂
I gotta say, wrecker and Matt fit so well together! It's such a cool looking rig with its own personality! If I heard about MORR for the first time, wrecker and Matt's head poking out of it would be close to what I would imagine in my mind. Can't wait to see all the recoveries you guys will do with it! Hopefully you'll build a worthy trailer for it also, if you have to travel longer distances to do recoveries with it.
I can only imagine how happy you must be, Matt. What an amazing beast! 💕
The lights look great and cool! Good test run and nothing broke! You need to carry a bunch of extra size bolts and nuts in case something comes loose!
You guys are amazing, always enjoyable. Back in the day, our R&D dept. would field test new parts by letting a contractor crew use it for a few days, if it lasted a week we called it good. Thank you.
What axle gears are you running? Running higher axle gears with a really low transfer case gear ratio puts far more stress on the driveshafts and output shafts than running low axle gears and higher transfer case gears.
I was thinking the same thing last week? Great minds.
Matt, I have watched this build since it was a pair of U channels on the floor, to see the designing, and development as you have progressed has been amazing. To see it do today what you set out for it to do, you and the team need to pat yourselves on the back. Truly an amazing piece of machinery.
Thought of two things -
On the wrecker, put a bright spotlight on the roof that tracks with the front steering.
On the Bombi, put in a turbo-charged Corvair engine. Air cooled, no radiator coolant to worry about.
What do you think of these ideas?
I think an air cooled engine in the Bombi really is a good idea, since it only gets to work in winter anyway
Does the engine stay cool in very slow pace with high revs? If not, it's not gonna work.
@@anteshell Back in the day, corvairs and VW Bugs stayed plenty cool in stop-and-go freeway traffic, so it shouldn't be a problem.
@@rayadams5076 I realize "high revs" was not the thing I meant to say. I meant high load. Afterall, car's own weight is not much but snow, snowtracks and towed vehicles starts to add up.
TBH, I have no idea. That's why I'm asking.
Next rc truck I'm going to build is going to be based off the wrecker, love the content!!
🙂👍
Post up on Rccrawler 🙂
Play your cards right and you could be sitting on a gold mine of views.
build 2 ofem and send one to Matt for everyone to see that sounds cool
So we got a call. In today's episode:
TomTom's birdhouse slowly cooks some bird eggs,
Lizzie bench-presses the entire wrecker,
And Matt makes everyone breakfast.
Jeremy Clarkson would be proud.
I admire the "Brute" (I'll call it) you've got a new learning curve to achieve. Learning the vehicle, the idiosyncrasies. An also relearn your usually automatically known trail experience with your other rigs. Mostly because of size, weight an mass/ girth. Kudos to you Matt an the whole team! 👍 Quite a Brute!😎
im team off road olympics, love seeing the creators i enjoy watching grow to the point of hosting events like this
I love the idea of the metal bit around the shocks i think it looks perfect great eye for detail
Please keep these linger videos even after this build is complete. I love them soooo much. Maybe Sunday’s can just always be long videos.
Also, I really feel like the wrecker will do a lot better on the rocks once those tires get worn down a bit.
I love Tom Tom's sense of humour. The yoga joke really tickled my dance and Matt didn't even flinch 🤣
Love seeing Peanut getting to be the short spotter in all these videos.
peanut for the win!!!!!
Matt, you are a very charismatic person. You could do anything you would like to do in this world and you will have enough people who would want to be part of your team.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!! I've watched every episode, many more than once! I hope everyone recognizes the amazing feat this build really is!!! It has been a massive team effort. But the real hero of this project is Matt Wetzel.....he did this from SCRATCH and his ability to put this all together is really incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Omg the Jurassic Park part had me absolutely dying! 🤣
I haven't laughed that hard in a good while, thanks editor 😂
Matt and crew,
Thank you for the great content. It's so fun to watch how well you all work together and how much respect y'all have. It's hard to find good fun, clean content, and you offer tons of it. Many people I know watch all of your content have mentioned this, so I thought you would appreciate knowing. Keep it up and you'll always be successful! Thanks again!
these are Rock Crawlers - don't want it clean - want it RAW
What an amazing vehicle, what a great accomplishment for your team!
A good set of bead locks with lower tire pressure and that wrecker would be a crawling monster even more than it is now. Awesome build Matt. Hats off to you 👍🏽👍🏽
A super machine and a great team! Beautiful camera work and amazing scenery. Like that you captured the moon in that bright blue sky a number of times, too. Guess that was Lizzy on the camera. Congratulations.
I'm so happy to see you finally added a tool box. It drove me crazy to see you trying to do repairs on the trail with an adjustable wrench.
Hey Matt, I’ll be rooting for you & your team from home. I can’t make the trip up there, so I‘l’ll be living vicariously thru all of the teams & their drivers. Have fun.
Great job with the wrecker! Also, loved the Hoodwinked quote from Matt. It's a commonly quoted movie in our household, and still one of my favorites because I'm a child. 😂
Watch out for Keith!
I just wanna say. As a fan who couldn’t make it to the event. I was in tears of joy watching this video. And seeing the event come together. Yes the stress must be an unimaginable level for EVERYBODY and every RUclips channel within this event. All of the channels and people within this event are amazing and this event is an amazing showcase for how far each of you have come. As a fan, I feel I speak for every view of every video saying this, I’m so proud of how far you have came and how you give back to the fans. Time is more valuable than money, and as influencers and becoming more famous, to hold these events to this scale and invite the world to your event, is spectacular. The sky is the limit with each channel that connects with anybody within. The builds. The planning. The rushing. The growth. The genuine people you are. You deserve the award of satisfaction at the end of this event. You have done IT. Whatever goals you might have had, or will have. You have done it and you are going to do it! God bless. Hopefully one day I can take my family on a vacation to that side of the U.S. Planning is in the works. The fact you have made a family from Indiana want to visit your area. Hopefully shows alot about what you project through your channel. Thank you for everything you do!
That thing is so awesome. I can’t wait to see it in the future. Making recoveries happen . Congratulations to you and your team.
Matt’s “permagrin” while in the WLORW tells me all I need to know. That thing is a beast!!
I can already smell the victory pie for Matt and his team after the wrecker games!
Should throw some stickies on her
Really hoping he don't break!
@@ganster2263 I hope not also I really want to see bsf go to the top but morr is second in line but being fresh is somewhat concerning….. haha Casey looks to be bringing a service truck in yellow so let’s see 😂🙉😂🙉
I think Matt will have to use finesse so he doesn’t destroy anything with all that power.
I have no idea which synapses were firing in my noggin, but Clyde as in the Orangutan from Every which way but loose seems like the personality of the Off Road Wrecker...
This has been a fun journey to watch. Wish I could be there next weekend for the games.
Its awesome to see the heavy wrecker out and working and seeing all the blood sweat and tears that went into it come together.
Hey @MattsOffRoadRecovery, great build! Been following from the start, looking forward to seeing it rock on the Wrecker Games. Also, hats off to the videographers of this episode, I think it is one of the best ones on you channel, allowing us to feel like we are there with you enjoying the wrecker sail through those rocks!
Well done with the wrecker! Is a roll cage in the future?? That wouldn’t be a terrible idea
This wrecker has turned out amazing. I would love to see it in person some day!
Can't wait for the games! You've already won for the best looking rig by far and the potential of everything you have designed into it is enormous. Rury is a formidable adversary though and with Fab Rats as a wild card.......who knows? One thing for sure, this is going to be epic! Thank You
Have you seen the Fab Rats entry since it came back from Chad's Fab? It looks fantastic. It is going to be epic for sure, this will be a worldwide entertainment event.
@@seanworkman431 I did, I couldn't believe it had paint on it!! It does look very cool but I just love the retro look of Matts and all the cool metal work.
My wife and I love following this build.. Today we were chatting and joking while watching and wondering how many "fuel pits" are gonna be on the Wrecker Games course given Matt's propensity for running out of fuel.. ..but honestly, what's the "caloric intake" of that beast? Absolutely love it!
I think for the games it be measured in gallons to the mile.
@@larrybe2900 given the steepness of terrain there, better make it gallons per degree.
Tom I see your hard work, and you are great at what you do! I like your cautious side you have, it can save you from getting into a lot of dumb mistakes. You are epic, don't let anyone tell you different!
This has got to be one of the most spectacular pieces of machinery I have ever seen in my life.
Hell yes! I really like the new Wrecker headlights! They are perfect for that!
I'm so proud of you and happy for you. This is one absolutely fantastic machine. Good luck at the games.
This is incredible and terrifying, better than watching an action movie.
Matt, that vehicle is just sublime. Just for the sake of it, if you were hired to build another one, for how much would it go? It's beyond capable. You and your crew just rock...climb.
I always thought you needed a self centering function on the rear end, but had no idea how that was done. Also I hate four door Jeeps, but Holly's Jeep is amazing. She might be converting me. Lastly, it was so cool how you timed the helicopter flyover. I know you were responsible for that. Amazing video as always.
I hope Rory an Paul up grade their drive lines to help pull you out of the rocks lol . 😂
If keeps air in the tires they might.
One of the most impressive things I observe is how you share and enable other RUclips channels to use the off-road wrecker as part of their good work what wonderful partnership
I so loved watching you all and to see Hollie again is awesome, I'm so glad she's on your team along with Peanut who climbed those cliffs easier than you. You are right, once you get the tires a little more worn down, they will be stickier which will make your job easier. Well done on the lights, those look super cool. Well done too on having the right tools and parts with you to fix the wrecker. I think of Rory who has all the bolts the same 3/4" on Trail Mater, so that way he doesn't have a lot of issues when something comes lose. I'm massively excited for the games. Well done for building such an amazing machine, it is so exciting to see it out in the most beautiful rock scenery in the world.
😊🤘🏻
Hi Matt, I know rust on bare metal doesn’t seem to be a problem for you but I was watching Chads Fab and used a product on Pauls wrecker to protect the metal but keep the bare metal look, I think it was called shark skin maybe but I’m not sure. Might be worth a look, thanks guys
Sharkhyde. Pretty pricey, seems to be marketed towards aluminum pontoon boat owners. I think most of these products are just some variation of urethane or polyurethane wipe on coatings. You could also use a ceramic wipe on coating, regular spray clear coat, wipe on wax, or even boiled linseed oil.
Looks great! Matt was smart not to push it too hard. The diffs seem pretty strong. My guess is that the next thing to go will be the transfer case. I doubt there will be one avaipable before the wrecker games.
They've already rebuilt the transfer case once.. I think eventually they'll have to go bigger.. the demand that those tires and rear ends put on the atlas/205 is very substantial, and this is without lockers?
@@earlelkins9086 he's got lockers. Air lockers, they are still engaging them manually with an air pump.
Must be nice to upgrade your shaft size
its probably not that nice to break your shaft first tough
Ever felt what it's like to break one of them?
Yessir if ya don’t ever wish that you’ve been a blessed man
Is that a BB reference...??
Matt,
Maybe someone else has suggested it but here goes:
Wherever you end up putting the rear stead controls, use a locking trigger. The one you have already looks like a trigger style, but the locking element would be like an angle grinder switch, where you can get it to stay on. This function could be used instead of a separate switch to stop the self-centring engaging when you don’t want it to. The all options are in one place at the disposal of one hand without the need to let go and switch something else, less to think about, etc. would be good for the tricky terrain where the rear steer will get most use.
Just a thought :)