You know what I love about this video? It shows that you know your equipment + its limits. Only 1 person is calling the shots but when someone feels like something does not seem right, they call it out. Every organization should have this same level of trust and knowledge in what they do.
It’s more like a video blog of a man teaching his family how to drive and get people out of hairy situations off-road. The fact that you can hire them to get you un-stuck is just a bonus.
There's another video where Matt asks before they do something sketchy "does anybody see any reason this isn't going to work or get one of us hurt or killed?" That's a really good, positive leadership pattern of relying on the information you don't or can't see, but which those around you can and do. I imagine Matt asks similar questions of his crew somewhat more regularly than we see on film.
I don't think I've ever seem Matt look so stressed/pissed before, he kept it together a lot better than I would have for sure. I'd love to be a fly on the wall when they had a debrief on the way home.
@@dalegrover7633 I pissed Matt off a long long long time ago. He has super duper control and he wouldn't give me a ride out of the desert! I had to walk home over 13 + miles approximately in the south west desert 101° . I never did that again.. nor mouthed of to him
7:50 You could tell taking body damage on the morrvair hurt Matt’s soul but he kept it together and found a new way to solve the problem, he’s a great leader.
Ok at 18:xx that was a way too calm, “your gonna hit this tree…” And Matt, hear me out, worlds largest wrecker, worlds smallest off road wrecker, a heavy duty ATV based wrecker that is capable of navigating trails like that, and be able to pull out damaged/ wrecked ATV’s and vehicles. It could work. 😊
@@ScottCormell I think something like the polaris ranger 6x6 would probably be about perfect for something like that. It has a dump bed feature that might be perfect for the base of the design.
@@ScottCormell The thing about wreckers is that they often need to be heavier than the vehicle they are rescuing in order to be able to move it. An ATV wrecker would only be able to tow motorbikes.
That guy/ Isuzu never should have been there period! He drove past a road-closed sign onto a 60" trail (the Trooper is 65" wide). He is the reason trails get closed to everyone!
@@Ish14511- I don’t know that I agree that his vehicle should be repossessed or impounded necessarily, however I do think he should maybe get some kind of fine or something. Maybe he’d learn a lesson… If he didn’t already with this whole fiasco. SMH
Sending Kaulin to do recon was a very smart and safe method of preparation. Kaulin showed great intelligence by choosing to check out the way that the vehicle came down the trail. And Kaulin had an awesome ride in beautiful country
I absolutely admire and respect Matt for so many reasons. He gets in incredibly stressful situations and never resorts to cussing like a sailor or taking it out on everyone around him. He treats everyone with respect, including people that do things that get them in precarious situations. He teaches his family how to work hard, how to work smart, and how to learn from new experiences. And one of the things that gets me right in the ticker is how well he treats his wife. In this video especially, he complimented her so many times and supported her so beautifully. It justdoes my heart good to watch these videos even though the pucker factor is over the roof. Lol
I have been on this trail during the Rocky Mtn ATV Jamboree, our group was returning from Bryce Canyon, We started in Circleville and were returning there. This trail was bad when we did it about 20 years ago. It is a steep and off camber trail and we had several riders that really didn't like it. We all did make it down with much caution and helping each other. The trail guide said this was a mistake and would never return this way again. When I saw this I knew that Matt was going to have some trouble, but as he always does, "We will get them out". This video does not really show how steep and this trail really is. IT IS STEEP! Kaulin, great job on recon!
After watching this video I have nothing but respect & love for Matt and his family. He shows great confidence in their ability to handle any situation to see Jamie handle The vehicle on such a treacherous track is just unbelievable. Here in Australia, it is a macho thing that men seem to want to have their handle on the drivers wheel at all times. Congratulations to such a lovely family for handling everything and doing so much together.
It’s truly commendable how well the whole team communicates and works together. Matt working in stressful situations with his wife?! How many couples could do that!
One thing about it Matt has taught his boys well on how to navigate him through these trails. Great job to his boys and the rest of the team.jamie definitely has nerves of steel great job Jamie
"We're using stone tools, like off-road recovery guys have been doing for thousands of years." I love that line so much! :D The stone Matt was holding looks a hand axe, too.
Been watching Matt and his family for years and this is their best technical recovery video. Displayed teamwork was fantastic and I am impressed by everyone’s performance. I do agree that hopefully Matt charged a lots of money for this recovery and the Forest Service nailed this guy!
Why not just send up the ATV's to fix the hub and let the Trooper be on it's way? This video show's that MORR is out for views. This is the opposite of being technical.
@Krazykevin76 please explain to how you would turn that vehicle around with a quad? You are so far out of your league, it's best you just zip it up now before you make an even worse fool out of yourself. Take care.
If I were you Matt, this would be one of the most expensive recovery bills I would give to someone! Putting your equipment, your employees (family), and your patience to the test. The just plain stupidity that the customer displayed by using a trail that wasn't supposed to be for vehicles deserves an eye watering bill. Trouble is even if the guy renigs on paying the bill Matt has a piece of crap vehicle that isn't worth a cent. This would have been a "pay me first bill" before any attempt would have been made to recover it. I was impressed with your attitude Matt. If I was you......well, lets just say there would have been lots to bleep out during this recovery! You guys are awesome!!!!
Matt takes credit information from customers ! He then decides whether to charge them or not after the job is done ! I believe that he had mentioned in another video or two !
@@steveclark4291 interesting. But it would be interesting on what that is based. I mean you can't just pick numbers out of the nothing. So I guess it is a combination of Hours, people involved (well minus the people with him/them just for the lulz) and probably number of recovery vehicles involved?
I agree with others, he should be fined for driving on that trail! And as always, the MORR crew knows when a road is good or bad, especially when compared to somebody who clearly doesn't understand "road closed"! And Matt, you graduated from the Rory school of "leave no trace", amazing job!
Well, that was quite tense! I was thinking on the way down: "how on earth is he going to tow something back through here". Turns out that wasn't necessary. The trooper really didn't have much trouble with the trail because it's about 1.5 feet narrower. I do wonder if just bringing a winch and some tackle and a replacement hub on an ATV would have been easier than getting the morvair there and back. Getting it turned around with just winches and tackle would have been tricky, but maybe possible.
Maybe, but if you look at 25:48, I think that rock would've been too much for an ATV winch to overcome. Personally, I wouldn't volunteer to be in that car at that angle without a full vehicle and tree attached to it. I think they should've just told the customers to wait until the Banana was up and running; would've been much less stressful and probably with no trail damage. But they got 'em out.
Collin has to be my favorite recon specialist because I love how he showed and he thought about how to get his dad and the Morrviar. I have never seen Matt looked so stressed/pissed but he did a great job keeping it together ❤
Jamie is awesome! Her nerves of steel, watching her loved ones in precarious situations - she is just flat out, hands-down amazing! She and Matt have total trust in each other, which shows as she motors the various MORR vehicles. You rock, girl!
Really: You should not be doing 50 inch trail recoveries with a wider vehicle. It looked like you could have just ridden to the vehicle on those ATVs, fixed the hub, and then driven them all back out. Much safer.
TROOPER!!!! I love those things! I had 2 back in the day and still have one now. It's got 260,000 miles and will still fires right up. I used to love going up rampart range road when I lived in springs. It's narrow and will go anywhere. It doesn't like mountain passes at 75 mph tho. I don't drive it much because it's leaking every fluid. Power steering, brake reservoir and oil cooler lines but it runs just fine! One of the best cheap suv I've ever owned!
That trail would have been perfect for the Worlds Smallest Off-Road Wrecker! You need to finish that small off-road vehicle. I don't remember its make, but you were going to have front and rear winches, and a small boom off the back. With it loaded up with tools, recovery ropes, and such, it would have worked great for this particular job. Plus, it is smaller than even the Banana.
Was a Samurai. Will need either Toyota axles or very shortened full sizes but yes would really round out the fleet. Could even run a Toyota dually rear from their 4cylinder 1 ton trucks.
Honestly the way they ended up using the morvair, one winch pull while anchored to that tree, the samurai could have done this easily with just a 12k winch on the front. (Assuming 12K wasn’t enough to pull the samurai frame apart). Not for every recovery but for this one it would have worked well.
Isuzu vehicle are tough as hell. I raced the stock class in the Baja 1000 in a 2 wheel drive 4 cylinder 1992 Rodeo and placed 3rd in the class and 236th out of 1,692 total vehicles that year. The only modifications to the vehicle were a roll cage for safety and BF Goodrich tires. Both of which were required by the race rules. I had that little Rodeo 20 feet in the air probably 100 times over the course of the race and it tok everything it threw at it. A year later I was traveling through 16 inches of snow pulling 4x4 trucks out places they were stuck with that same Rodeo.
I've been watching this channel for a while now and it seems like this is about the most stress I've ever seen from Matt driving a trail...and that's saying something! Great job yet again MORR.
I was gunna say Kailin has certainly come a long way in a short time, but omg, Jaimie is worth her weight in gold. What an awesome wife, mum, friend and all-round champ.
Because we all love the Morrvair, you might want to get some of the magnet "signs" that people use for advertising on the side of their vehicles, and you can just throw them on when going through brush to keep it from scratching the paint. They would lay flat in the back since you don't use them often, and could quick put 3-4 on each side when you're in a tight spot to save your paint. Just an idea... Great work as always!
Dipyourcar makes a peelable, spray on armour coating, kind of like bed liner but thinner and more flexible, you wrap your car and spray this over top, last for years, is removable, and doesn’t hurt your paint.
Great job Jamie. Never lose that fear. The fact that you know what a sketchy spot looks like in the trail is a big plus. You are much more capable than you feel that you are.
I'm 15 minutes in and just have to keep telling myself, "They obviously made it there and back. I'm watching the video they returned with. Clearly they wouldn't be showing us Matt rolling down a mountain to his doom... would they?"
Loved it, classic MORR recovery. Those Isuzus are tougher than they look. I owned a stock short wheel base '88 Big Horn which is the turbo diesel version of the Trooper we got down here in New Zealand. I beat that thing up every day on and off road for 10 years, it just wouldn't quit and it was 20 years old when I bought it.
Because the trail was much easier for his narrow rig. The hardest part to get the morvair round was just a simple drive round for his wagon. Not saying the guy's in the right, but that's definitely why he said that
Had to have some trailer brake work done in St. George last June and got it done by Michael Lewis. He said he knew you from High School and they you were a good hombre! Big shout out to Michael for his business, service and honesty in dealing with distress calls!
Inspired thinking to send Kaulin in there first to reconnoitre the route; it was a nasty route, but at least the hazards were predictable. Amazing team effort, everybody made an awful trail a success. And great spotting by Kaulin, your young men are a tribute to your training and example, Matt
There aren’t too many times watching the team work that make me pucker. But knowing the camera never does the entire scene justice, turning the Trooper around had me clenched. Good work, as always.
Trail closed, maybe because he was on it. Marked “60 inch wide” quad trail. Irresponsible pig! Had no business going on it! I absolutely hope the USFS wrote the ticket! Misdemeanor for sure. Trail damage, and trees cut. You can see the trees cut in the video. Minimum, should be a Misdemeanor. $10,000.00 fine, community service and Forest Service should not have let Matt go. Should have been a Helicopter Lift to get the vehicle out. I may be a little harsh, but being a 40 year dirt bike guy. I hate seeing single track trail damage done by quads! Truck down that, huge neglect and abuse of our trail system.
The guy that drove his Iszuzu on that trail put a lot people in a place and in danger that was unnecessary. This is what happens when someone that is bored and has nothing better to do. I hope Matt charged him for that recovery and should be fine for going off a designated trail by the Forest service. Well done to Matt and his team. He, they couldn't have been more professional.
If you've never been down a road you regretted trying you haven't been 4 wheeling much. He only put himself in danger. Matt put the rest in danger by driving there. Remember, Matt and crew are not obligated to endanger the crew. If it isn't safe to recover they can leave the vehicle. It's public land and should be available to explore but not damage. The driver should bear responsibility for the expense of recovery, if Matt wants to be generous that's up to him.
@@shaungarrett3938 This man violated 2 laws. He went down a CLOSED road, and he went down a road that is NOT DESIGNATED for his size of vehicle. He did put Matt and his crew in unnecessary danger. Quite frankly, he should get a very heavy fine from the forest service, and very heavy bill from Matt (I would say over $10,000), and should be banned from driving on any forest service road for the rest of his life.
This is why trails get closed. Violating a road closure and trail restrictions, leaving trash behind, damaging trees, and ruining the trail edge for others.
Hehehe Just sad that OLD COOT had no business being there. And yes I am over 70+ so I can say old coot. I do have a Jeep Rubicon on 35s and Rubicon express long arm kit. I don’t do motorcycle trails and side-by-side trails in my Jeep. Just a Dumb AS_ .
@timf6916 Yes, and the SbyS trash many 4wheeler trails unfortunately. As some of us are not wanting all trails to be extreme when just going out for a ride.
Y'all need to get an inclinometer to show how drastic the hills are that you are recovering these vehicles from. That would increase the dramatic impact of your camera shots.
@@skinny710 The road was closed, and even if it wasn't closed that Isuzu is too wide and not allowed on it. This is the sort of stuff that convinces the Forest Service to permanently close the area to off roading and block off the road. It also gives fuel to the environmentalists who are constantly lobbying the government to block recreational access to areas, they can say see, those off roaders just aren't responsible, they flout the rules and destroy the environment.
I think this was the first time I've seen genuine fear on Matt's face a couple of times. But handled his business as usual. The dude that drove his junker down there needs to be fined and have his DL taken away.
Road closed .... So i'll just go by anyways. And i'll take my truck on ATV trails to boot . And you wonder why land keeps getting closed from offroading. Customer was a Complete Idiot ..
@@Miata_doodit’s not an atv trail. It’s limited to 60” wide. That vehicle wasn’t bad for that trail, but it broke. Have to get your information correct.
@@nickisneat3154 well even with the Trooper being kinda thin he would be still 5“ wider. But yeah he would had managed it without the broken part. Big problem with this recovery was that the offroad recovery came with the wrong vehicle even if they did great. A small recovery rig would be some interesting vehicle. I mean not as small as a Jimny or Samura (even if a single cap recovery Jimny would be awesome) but something in the size and(!) shortness as a 79 Land Cruiser would be good.
@Miata_dood nothing to do with a boomer as much as a complete idiot. On this channel is usually the younger that do foolish things. Don't use a blanket table to describe one idiot fool
I have been watching for quite a while and I never held my breath so much as I did during this one. Collin, Matt, and Jamie are such a team…so much trust
I am from Florida where everything is flat. And even I know it was stupid to go down that trail with that rig. SMH. You do good work Matt and crew. You were definitely the only person with the skills for this one.
Nice riding Kaulin! If Rory had to do this I am sure he would have had some words and some snark for sure for that customer. I'd have loved to hear the story on how the customer got there since I'm sure he knew he was not supposed to be there in that size vehicle. Plenty of literal and obvious signs that the trail was not for anything but quads and bikes. Matt is such a nice guy but I could see he was asking for strength!! I'd have failed once the trim came off! LOL! Then all that pin striping! YIKES! Good man, Matt!
Good morning from Wildersville, Tennessee.. but if people didn't do crazy stuff and need Matt... We wouldn't get to see Matt and the crew do crazy stuff to get them out... Go, Jamie....
Crazy stuff is one thing. Some things you can't avoid. But this Isuzu should not be on this trail. This is dangerous. Well beyond crazy. I hope he gets a stiff fine from the forest service.
I have watched loads of these and this is the first time I have seen genuine angst on Matts face, the rough part on the way up was all - I am about to scratch my truck followed by my Corvair is going down that hill - then we get to the top and Matt is back on his game, spinning both around and climbing :) Awesome!!!
Jamie made me smile when she mentioned that picking pine nuts sounded 'sticky'. I completed a project yesterday that used some very fresh pine, and it was so full of sticky resin that I was continually needing to stop and clean my saw blade and router bits. It was a royal PITA, but nowadays, when it comes to timber, you take what you can get, and you pay through the nose for the privilege of owning substandard lumber. And this is in New Zealand where forestry is one of our major exports.
In the Southwest, piñon nuts are considered a real delicacy. They are extraordinarily expensive to buy because of the labor necessary to get nuts out of the pitchy cone. Piñon nuts can be eaten raw, roasted, and are often used in baked goods, etc. in the Southwest. They are sometimes ground and mixed with ground coffee beans. I like drinking piñon coffee--it has a unique flavor. Piñon trees do not produce nuts every year, typically a tree only produces nuts every 2-7 years. Piñon trees also grow very slowly in their high desert environment. A 6-foot-tall tree may be 40-50 years old. Piñon trees tend to monopolize areas where they grow as they take a lot of the soil nutrients and moisture. From the 1940s to the late 1960s, the Bureau of Land Management in the Southwest used "chaining" to remove piñon trees and sagebrush across hundreds of the thousands of acres of BLM lands across the Southwest to improve forage (grass, etc.) for livestock and big game. "Chaining" involved stretching a very heavy log chain between two bulldozers and then pulling the chain across ground, unearthing the brush and trees. Often, the pulled-up brush and trees would be pushed up into piles by bulldozers, then burned. That's is why a lot of piñon tree stands on BLM lands are relatively even-aged in places--reseeding after chaining was done.
Matt has a good relationship with the Forest Service, BLM, and all the agencies around there. They know what he’s about, and that he has respect for the environment.
I agree with a lot of commenters - Matt kept it together - especially when the molding came off. I do have a question- what happened to the Suzuki Not Ed's but the one you fixed up for narrow trails? The Banana was out of service and it would have been better. The only other rig I could think of that would have made it in there was Robby Layton's Case Skid steer with the 20 + thousand winch on the front of it. Jamie was a superstar on this recovery! She didn't freak out or anything!
Fantastic as always! I'm an "experienced" off-roader and have been trail riding for many years, and I still learn something new when watching your videos. That's my favorite part of the off-roading, always something new to learn.
This is the first time in a LONG time Matt has looked stressed and a little angry during a recovery. His tolerance for BS is MUCH higher than mine, lol
Maybe he's at least partly annoyed because he owns a perfectly good vehicle for the job - the banana, but it's bust and he doesn't know how to fix it. Driving down there feeling exasperated because you don't have the banana working would be perfectly reasonable.
I think it's his internal drive to "clean up stupid mess" that kept him there. He knew there wasn't any other team going to pull that isuzu out of there, other than he himself on his back (not saying that Jamie, Jefe or Kaulin didn't help because they worked as a great team together, but without Matt, I doubt the rest would go there to clean it up).
@@zachgrabow9541 you can't fix stupid. if you're dumb enough to force a full size vehicle down a trail like this, then you're probably too dumb to listen to anyone trying to educate you anyhow.
@@zachgrabow9541 Why is this hostile? The man drove a truck down a trail designed for ATVs. A "Man, what the heck were you thinking?" seems appropriate.
This recovery was right up there amongst some of the toughest to watch. Amazing to see how Jaymie got the Morrvair out, and amazing to see how well that Trooper handled the journey. Good to see Jeve too !!!
Sadly, ignorance in a customer put lives on the line. Not cool. Matt kept his cool thu-out and showed he is a class act. The crew seems to continue to raise the bar time and time again. How many crews would actually attempt such things? And come out victorious. Truly this crew sets the standards.
I've been a fan for a good while now, and I would say I think this is the toughest and most complicated recovery I've seen.... great job to you all!!!! And it's very smart to have scouted it out ahead of time.
Working on this trail makes me think that another winch mounted to a hitch to go into the receiver would aid tremendously. Working two winches would keep the rear of the vehicles in line. Matt, you're a great leader. I would go to work for you in a heart beat.
This was an amazing video with the whole family including Jefe helping to get this Trooper out. This was an ATV trail not a 4x4 and the Banana must get repaired so its trail ready because the Moorvair is awesome on so many recovery's, but these narrow trails do not fit with her. Jaymie is so awesome and continues to expand her knowledge of running these scary trails. Great video!
Thank you for another excellent video. I cannot imagine the US Forrest Service being happy about the Izuzu going onto these ATV trails. Y'all are doing a great job as a rescue vehicle and a trail preservation team on this adventure. Wow! I have the utmost respect for the whole team. Happy to see that all the folks made it out safely! Dang that was suspenseful
This guys a real a hole. He better have gotten charged by Matt and the forest service. He was literally cutting trees down a trail he wasn't even supposed to be on. I have no sympathy for his stupidity.
He is the typical 'I'm old and know better than everyone' guy. He is not even realizing how stupid he was....Ignoring a 'road closed' sign is just dumb.
@@seanthiar his old lady even said "see how we go ridin'!" as if this is a common thing they do, and have been doing for as long as they think they're special-er than the rest of US. (35,40 years of ignoring FS road closures? maybe 45?)
The first gen Troopers are solid vehicles. Unfortunately none of the Isuzu engine options had much power, the stock gas 4 cylinder was reliable, but only around 75 hp, later version had 95. The naturally aspirated diesel would run forever but only had around 70 horsepower and there was a turbo option with around 90. Probably the best of the bunch was in 1989 you could get the GM 2.8 V6 which had 130 hp and was much smoother and quieter than the other options.
Saw that too. Thought it was the Tubes screwing up as I thought it was going to do a commercial but didn't before it came back to the video. RUclips has been like this periodically of late.
@@stephenbrown571the worst thing I’ve done while under the influence of liquor was motorboat my wife in a bar on the lake on a Saturday afternoon. I don’t remember it, but that’s what they tell me.
I think a sidekick or a samurai would do the MOR team really good, nothing crazy but fully caged and locked, triangulate 4 links. You guys could navigate that into and through some of these tight spots. Be another awesome useful build to watch.
An armed escort. I think someone just maybe getting written up for not obeying the closure sign. That was one heck of an adventure. Good to have a good ol' winch to save the day. This combo really worked well for this recovery and Jaymie did great driving the Morvair. Narrow vehicle was the key to this one.
The customer should have never been down that trail. I'm a true blue jeep guy love my jeeps. But for about 15 years I owned that model of trooper. I was constantly amazed at the places it would go. It really was a vehicle way ahead of its time. Love my jeeps but miss my trooper it finally died.
Jamie: What's over there? Matt: Nothing. I mean literally Nothing, Ya know that direction we keep sliding? There is no ground over there! Well done with the understatement Matt.
Matt I am a completely inexperienced offroad driver minus driving on our family farm. When you are on tight sloped trails could you use your Matt straps and tie down your up hill suspension to get more clearance on trees? Maybe you have covered this before. Keep up the great content!
Wait what!!? An exact twin of my trooper? And yes the trooper took me to weird places and it never felt like I was in danger at all. You feel like you're going on a stroll that's how capable this sucker is .
@@richardduerr1948 The version we had here in Kuwait had a V6 torque monster it could pull like a mule for it's size. In the desert or different types of terrain it was pretty nimble yes. They have a version with an Isuzu diesel on it that is an import on demand I could buy now in Kuwait. Or I can get 290 hp gasoline trailblazer from Chevy which is the equivalent.Again for that size it's a beast.
A little tip from a physicist here. At the point where Matt removed the mirror, he could have run his winch line up hill, through a snatch block, down to the back of the Morvair, through another snatch block attached to the back of the Morvair, and back up the hill to an anchor point. The pulling force on the back of the Morvair will be twice that of the front, and will have a tendency to pull the backend around.
@@courgettee Similar, but they only had a single line to the rear. If you put a snatch block on the rear and double it back to an anchor, it pulls twice as hard on the rear as the front, so it has a tendency to slide the rear more than the front, especially since the rear is a lot lighter than the front.
@@davidgates1122 This is a valuable comment that I hope Matt reads. He has tons of experience, but your expertise seeing the invisible force vectors is just the sort of thing that can help put another tool in his kit for extreme situations.
I do not think that guy ever thought of the danger he had put many people in, just for a joy ride on a road that is closed. Strike one: sign saying road closed, strike two putting Matt's off Road's crew in danger, and strike three he had hurt the environment. He should have the book thrown at him for this total disregard for people and environment. Matt solved the problem, and he did a very good job along with his crew. But what was the cost of a senseless act from an old man, how sad is that. Matt had more patience than I would of, Kudos to Matt and his crew. Blessings
It should have been a dirt bike recovery. Put the part in your backpack fix and drive out, LOL. Could have saved your time and buddy's time. That should have been part of the recon and that it had a winch. Would have been no possible body damage Guessing its for the video, for fun. Donny
Looks like a job for the Golden Nugget. Seriously, some of the recent recoveries were on really skinny trails. You’ve got a lot of large wide vehicles, perhaps you should also make “the worlds smallest off road wrecker” say 60” wide?
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You know what I love about this video? It shows that you know your equipment + its limits. Only 1 person is calling the shots but when someone feels like something does not seem right, they call it out. Every organization should have this same level of trust and knowledge in what they do.
That's right, these guy's rock the park !
The ammount of expierence they have with sketchy situations is just incredible.
It’s more like a video blog of a man teaching his family how to drive and get people out of hairy situations off-road. The fact that you can hire them to get you un-stuck is just a bonus.
They do, it a called the NIMS or SIMS Incident Command System.
There's another video where Matt asks before they do something sketchy "does anybody see any reason this isn't going to work or get one of us hurt or killed?" That's a really good, positive leadership pattern of relying on the information you don't or can't see, but which those around you can and do. I imagine Matt asks similar questions of his crew somewhat more regularly than we see on film.
I don't think I've ever seem Matt look so stressed/pissed before, he kept it together a lot better than I would have for sure.
I'd love to be a fly on the wall when they had a debrief on the way home.
Yup, he deff called that old doofas alot of names on the way home
@@brinknutz Doofas was the basis for a lot of cursing.
You know it’s a tough recovery when Matt puts on his seatbelt!
@@brinknutz Pretty sure I would have told Mr. Doofas he was on his own!
@@dalegrover7633 I pissed Matt off a long long long time ago. He has super duper control and he wouldn't give me a ride out of the desert!
I had to walk home over 13 + miles approximately in the south west desert 101° .
I never did that again.. nor mouthed of to him
7:50 You could tell taking body damage on the morrvair hurt Matt’s soul but he kept it together and found a new way to solve the problem, he’s a great leader.
You're not wheelin unless you take a little body damage from time to time.
That wood on metal/paint noise 😬
Ok at 18:xx that was a way too calm, “your gonna hit this tree…”
And Matt, hear me out, worlds largest wrecker, worlds smallest off road wrecker, a heavy duty ATV based wrecker that is capable of navigating trails like that, and be able to pull out damaged/ wrecked ATV’s and vehicles. It could work. 😊
@@ScottCormell I think something like the polaris ranger 6x6 would probably be about perfect for something like that. It has a dump bed feature that might be perfect for the base of the design.
@@ScottCormell The thing about wreckers is that they often need to be heavier than the vehicle they are rescuing in order to be able to move it. An ATV wrecker would only be able to tow motorbikes.
That guy/ Isuzu never should have been there period! He drove past a road-closed sign onto a 60" trail (the Trooper is 65" wide). He is the reason trails get closed to everyone!
He's what I call a bugger eat'n Moron.
This! He really should be fined and the vehicle repoed
@@Ish14511- I don’t know that I agree that his vehicle should be repossessed or impounded necessarily, however I do think he should maybe get some kind of fine or something. Maybe he’d learn a lesson… If he didn’t already with this whole fiasco. SMH
Thank you captain obvious
@@mikedalton3490 You're welcome, bad day?
I believe Matt had actual pain and panic on his face when the trim came off.
he seemed very distressed, and I don't think it's hard to see why.
Absolutely but I think he was worried about the door shell crushing not the trim.
It was crushing me I could feel matts stress
And Jaimie's "Oh" when the branches scraped over the paint.
I got a little vocal myself!
Jaymie , "OH our back end just slid , whats over there"? Matt , slight hesitation and then shyly says "nothing" ................... LOL
😂😂😂
His face said it all. 😂
yeah , I laffed too
and neither one of them wearing a seat belt..
@@KurtMaxwell in som cases , it is better to bail out
Sending Kaulin to do recon was a very smart and safe method of preparation. Kaulin showed great intelligence by choosing to check out the way that the vehicle came down the trail.
And Kaulin had an awesome ride in beautiful country
How awesome is 20 something job: Ok, go explore on the dirtbike, then we're going 4-wheeling to help somebody out.
Kaulin shoulda told them to take the Banana. or at least Gopro'd the scouting trip.
@pretzelhunt The Banana isn't running right then. It has electrical issues that they haven't figured out
@@bobbolieu9013 heard. 👍hadnt gotten to that part why yet, why it wasnt a coinflip..
If only he was on a 2 smoke
I absolutely admire and respect Matt for so many reasons. He gets in incredibly stressful situations and never resorts to cussing like a sailor or taking it out on everyone around him. He treats everyone with respect, including people that do things that get them in precarious situations. He teaches his family how to work hard, how to work smart, and how to learn from new experiences. And one of the things that gets me right in the ticker is how well he treats his wife. In this video especially, he complimented her so many times and supported her so beautifully. It justdoes my heart good to watch these videos even though the pucker factor is over the roof. Lol
That's an absolute Samurai job 😂😂😂😂😂
Came here to say this. LOL
that´s what I was thinking too 😆
No, that new locking hub and hand-tools could have been carried there on a motorbike or quad. The Isuzu drove itself out.
Yeah was just going to say the same 😂
I didn't think of that and I drive a Sammy!!
I have been on this trail during the Rocky Mtn ATV Jamboree, our group was returning from Bryce Canyon, We started in Circleville and were returning there. This trail was bad when we did it about 20 years ago. It is a steep and off camber trail and we had several riders that really didn't like it. We all did make it down with much caution and helping each other. The trail guide said this was a mistake and would never return this way again. When I saw this I knew that Matt was going to have some trouble, but as he always does, "We will get them out". This video does not really show how steep and this trail really is. IT IS STEEP! Kaulin, great job on recon!
1:14 when the tow bill is worth more than the vehicle
But it's not worth more than the wild environment being clean of trashy cars
The Forest Service requires removal
I'm hoping there was both a tow bill and a fine from the Forest Service.
Like five times as much. I have no idea how these off-road dummies think.
After watching this video I have nothing but respect & love for Matt and his family. He shows great confidence in their ability to handle any situation to see Jamie handle The vehicle on such a treacherous track is just unbelievable. Here in Australia, it is a macho thing that men seem to want to have their handle on the drivers wheel at all times.
Congratulations to such a lovely family for handling everything and doing so much together.
It’s truly commendable how well the whole team communicates and works together. Matt working in stressful situations with his wife?! How many couples could do that!
One thing about it Matt has taught his boys well on how to navigate him through these trails. Great job to his boys and the rest of the team.jamie definitely has nerves of steel great job Jamie
"We're using stone tools, like off-road recovery guys have been doing for thousands of years." I love that line so much! :D The stone Matt was holding looks a hand axe, too.
Been watching Matt and his family for years and this is their best technical recovery video. Displayed teamwork was fantastic and I am impressed by everyone’s performance. I do agree that hopefully Matt charged a lots of money for this recovery and the Forest Service nailed this guy!
Agree 100%
Why not just send up the ATV's to fix the hub and let the Trooper be on it's way? This video show's that MORR is out for views. This is the opposite of being technical.
@Krazykevin76 please explain to how you would turn that vehicle around with a quad?
You are so far out of your league, it's best you just zip it up now before you make an even worse fool out of yourself.
Take care.
If I were you Matt, this would be one of the most expensive recovery bills I would give to someone! Putting your equipment, your employees (family), and your patience to the test. The just plain stupidity that the customer displayed by using a trail that wasn't supposed to be for vehicles deserves an eye watering bill. Trouble is even if the guy renigs on paying the bill Matt has a piece of crap vehicle that isn't worth a cent. This would have been a "pay me first bill" before any attempt would have been made to recover it. I was impressed with your attitude Matt. If I was you......well, lets just say there would have been lots to bleep out during this recovery! You guys are awesome!!!!
I cannot imagine how it is cheaper to recover the vehicle than just roll it down the hill... this is an old, junk Isuzu trooper.
@@ASDasdSDsadASD-nc7lfThe Forest Service requires that vehicles be removed from trails.
On the other hand if they would have a propper sized smaller recovery vehicle it would had been a easy recovery as most other ones for them.
Matt takes credit information from customers ! He then decides whether to charge them or not after the job is done ! I believe that he had mentioned in another video or two !
@@steveclark4291 interesting. But it would be interesting on what that is based. I mean you can't just pick numbers out of the nothing. So I guess it is a combination of Hours, people involved (well minus the people with him/them just for the lulz) and probably number of recovery vehicles involved?
Matt is holding his temper much better than I would.
The magic of editing! 😄
You know it's bad when you can see the frustration on Matt's face.
I think that's why Jamie is there 😅😅
Same here. At some point fools like this are on their own.
Matt is very patient and hardly ever lets frustration show. I knew he was frustrated when he said, “we were not through the worst of it!” 😂
I agree with others, he should be fined for driving on that trail!
And as always, the MORR crew knows when a road is good or bad, especially when compared to somebody who clearly doesn't understand "road closed"!
And Matt, you graduated from the Rory school of "leave no trace", amazing job!
Agreed, but I imagine that the recovery bill was more than that Trooper was worth.
Well, that was quite tense! I was thinking on the way down: "how on earth is he going to tow something back through here". Turns out that wasn't necessary. The trooper really didn't have much trouble with the trail because it's about 1.5 feet narrower. I do wonder if just bringing a winch and some tackle and a replacement hub on an ATV would have been easier than getting the morvair there and back. Getting it turned around with just winches and tackle would have been tricky, but maybe possible.
Maybe, but if you look at 25:48, I think that rock would've been too much for an ATV winch to overcome. Personally, I wouldn't volunteer to be in that car at that angle without a full vehicle and tree attached to it. I think they should've just told the customers to wait until the Banana was up and running; would've been much less stressful and probably with no trail damage. But they got 'em out.
Collin has to be my favorite recon specialist because I love how he showed and he thought about how to get his dad and the Morrviar. I have never seen Matt looked so stressed/pissed but he did a great job keeping it together ❤
Jamie is awesome! Her nerves of steel, watching her loved ones in precarious situations - she is just flat out, hands-down amazing! She and Matt have total trust in each other, which shows as she motors the various MORR vehicles. You rock, girl!
Denises.8463 I second and third that statement. Girl power with a vengeance. Well done Jamie.
Jamie's a Queen fam ❤ Such courage, such brains, such a rad personality.
Jamie just proving that she is a real Boy Mom. She no longer gets visibly frazzled 😂
2:50 hello darkness my old friend 🎶🎶
21:48 Grind hard plumbing co would be proud you are driving places you can't even walk
Chang Li would make it no prob, 😂
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Chang-li wrecker?
Maybe this will being the SamMORRi back to the top of the project list.
I hope you can easily work out the gremlins in the bananna!
I came here to say the same thing..lol
Or you can borrow (steal) some buggy from Rory (this would be faster)
Really: You should not be doing 50 inch trail recoveries with a wider vehicle. It looked like you could have just ridden to the vehicle on those ATVs, fixed the hub, and then driven them all back out. Much safer.
They should build a 4 wheel drive Gremlin 😂
@BigGuy8059, that seems to be a good idea
TROOPER!!!! I love those things! I had 2 back in the day and still have one now. It's got 260,000 miles and will still fires right up. I used to love going up rampart range road when I lived in springs. It's narrow and will go anywhere. It doesn't like mountain passes at 75 mph tho. I don't drive it much because it's leaking every fluid. Power steering, brake reservoir and oil cooler lines but it runs just fine! One of the best cheap suv I've ever owned!
'Yes, we have no Banana, we have no Banana today'.........................needed it though. There was some excellent spotting on this rescue.
But where was the Suzuki?
Something tells me Matt wasn’t very happy with his customer.
THE LOOK ON HIS FACE
Would love to know what this recovery cost.
The customer was extremely irresponsible and is the type of person who gives off-roaders a bad name, thus getting trails shut down.
@@peteandrickshow lol he doesn’t charge for my of these
The look on Matt’s face. Y’all are nuts😂😂😂
14:30 “We’re using stone tools, just like off road recovery guys have for thousands of years.” That line should be on your next t-shirt.
Or “It was amazing, and so should you.”
At 23:07, I was so relieved to see that the KITT light on the Morrvair was running. That makes everything 11% better.
14:48 you know it is serious when Matt puts on the seat belt!
Came here to say just that! 👍
My immediate thought. 😮
That trail would have been perfect for the Worlds Smallest Off-Road Wrecker!
You need to finish that small off-road vehicle. I don't remember its make, but you were going to have front and rear winches, and a small boom off the back. With it loaded up with tools, recovery ropes, and such, it would have worked great for this particular job. Plus, it is smaller than even the Banana.
Was a Samurai. Will need either Toyota axles or very shortened full sizes but yes would really round out the fleet. Could even run a Toyota dually rear from their 4cylinder 1 ton trucks.
Honestly the way they ended up using the morvair, one winch pull while anchored to that tree, the samurai could have done this easily with just a 12k winch on the front. (Assuming 12K wasn’t enough to pull the samurai frame apart). Not for every recovery but for this one it would have worked well.
Ya don't get it until ya can do the job with the wrong vehicle.
The Samorr-i
@@andrewr2650 Actually, since they didn't need to drag it out after all...they could have just gone in with atvs and replaced the part.
Matt’s patience deserves its own award here - most people would’ve left that vehicle!
Isuzu vehicle are tough as hell. I raced the stock class in the Baja 1000 in a 2 wheel drive 4 cylinder 1992 Rodeo and placed 3rd in the class and 236th out of 1,692 total vehicles that year. The only modifications to the vehicle were a roll cage for safety and BF Goodrich tires. Both of which were required by the race rules. I had that little Rodeo 20 feet in the air probably 100 times over the course of the race and it tok everything it threw at it. A year later I was traveling through 16 inches of snow pulling 4x4 trucks out places they were stuck with that same Rodeo.
I've been watching this channel for a while now and it seems like this is about the most stress I've ever seen from Matt driving a trail...and that's saying something! Great job yet again MORR.
I was gunna say Kailin has certainly come a long way in a short time, but omg, Jaimie is worth her weight in gold. What an awesome wife, mum, friend and all-round champ.
Remind us, please. Who is Kailin? Did you mean Katelynn?
Never discuss a womans weight, how rude lol
@@johnhopkins4920he ment kaulin
Tbh Matt is very blessed with great family and that is an understatement
@@johnhopkins4920It is confusing seeing Colin as Kailin and is it Kate-Lynn? Or a more interesting spelling!!
Because we all love the Morrvair, you might want to get some of the magnet "signs" that people use for advertising on the side of their vehicles, and you can just throw them on when going through brush to keep it from scratching the paint. They would lay flat in the back since you don't use them often, and could quick put 3-4 on each side when you're in a tight spot to save your paint. Just an idea... Great work as always!
Dipyourcar makes a peelable, spray on armour coating, kind of like bed liner but thinner and more flexible, you wrap your car and spray this over top, last for years, is removable, and doesn’t hurt your paint.
Great job Jamie. Never lose that fear. The fact that you know what a sketchy spot looks like in the trail is a big plus. You are much more capable than you feel that you are.
I'm 15 minutes in and just have to keep telling myself, "They obviously made it there and back. I'm watching the video they returned with. Clearly they wouldn't be showing us Matt rolling down a mountain to his doom... would they?"
@@whoaaanelly65 but you know it got real when Matt put his seat belt on.
I had the same thought.
@@christopherproulx2683 I thought it was getting real when he said, "Kaulin, take over..."
Loved it, classic MORR recovery. Those Isuzus are tougher than they look. I owned a stock short wheel base '88 Big Horn which is the turbo diesel version of the Trooper we got down here in New Zealand. I beat that thing up every day on and off road for 10 years, it just wouldn't quit and it was 20 years old when I bought it.
Why would the guy tell you you’re through the worst part when clearly you weren’t.
More proof that the customer is a goober.
We have prior evidence of his decisionmaking skills.
Lead, my friend. Lead.
Dude can't read, map, sign, trail.
Because the trail was much easier for his narrow rig. The hardest part to get the morvair round was just a simple drive round for his wagon. Not saying the guy's in the right, but that's definitely why he said that
Had to have some trailer brake work done in St. George last June and got it done by Michael Lewis. He said he knew you from High School and they you were a good hombre! Big shout out to Michael for his business, service and honesty in dealing with distress calls!
Inspired thinking to send Kaulin in there first to reconnoitre the route; it was a nasty route, but at least the hazards were predictable. Amazing team effort, everybody made an awful trail a success. And great spotting by Kaulin, your young men are a tribute to your training and example, Matt
If only Kaulin took the spare hub with him, and repaired the Isuzu then and there.
There aren’t too many times watching the team work that make me pucker. But knowing the camera never does the entire scene justice, turning the Trooper around had me clenched. Good work, as always.
Trail closed, maybe because he was on it. Marked “60 inch wide” quad trail. Irresponsible pig! Had no business going on it! I absolutely hope the USFS wrote the ticket! Misdemeanor for sure. Trail damage, and trees cut. You can see the trees cut in the video.
Minimum, should be a Misdemeanor. $10,000.00 fine, community service and Forest Service should not have let Matt go. Should have been a Helicopter Lift to get the vehicle out. I may be a little harsh, but being a 40 year dirt bike guy. I hate seeing single track trail damage done by quads! Truck down that, huge neglect and abuse of our trail system.
Most of the recoveries are people having a "whoopsie", but this guy made some deliberate bad choices. I'm right there with you at being annoyed.
Don't make it a bigger deal than it is.
...your time of the month methinks!
think what will hapen when U will take the wrong turn its realy easy, from pedestrian point of viev all mashines suck and dont belong in the wild
@@piotrswiezynski2025 I get your point, but your spelling sucks too.
Whew!! Technical, dangerous, shouldn't be there - just the start of the descriptions that fit this scenario. Survival and success. Well done guys.
The guy that drove his Iszuzu on that trail put a lot people in a place and in danger that was unnecessary. This is what happens when someone that is bored and has nothing better to do. I hope Matt charged him for that recovery and should be fine for going off a designated trail by the Forest service. Well done to Matt and his team. He, they couldn't have been more professional.
completely agree.
If you've never been down a road you regretted trying you haven't been 4 wheeling much. He only put himself in danger. Matt put the rest in danger by driving there. Remember, Matt and crew are not obligated to endanger the crew. If it isn't safe to recover they can leave the vehicle. It's public land and should be available to explore but not damage. The driver should bear responsibility for the expense of recovery, if Matt wants to be generous that's up to him.
@@shaungarrett3938 This man violated 2 laws. He went down a CLOSED road, and he went down a road that is NOT DESIGNATED for his size of vehicle. He did put Matt and his crew in unnecessary danger. Quite frankly, he should get a very heavy fine from the forest service, and very heavy bill from Matt (I would say over $10,000), and should be banned from driving on any forest service road for the rest of his life.
@@kcreeves199 Yup. I'm TOTALLY new to offroading ('24 Colorado ZR2), and I'd NEVER intentionally go down ANY trail that was closed.
@@kcreeves199if it’s a SXS trail that trooper is narrower than some SXS.
This is why trails get closed. Violating a road closure and trail restrictions, leaving trash behind, damaging trees, and ruining the trail edge for others.
He got permission to go in their
@@jeremyedwards7357 Matt got permission to go in there to do the recovery. The Isuzu driver did not get permission. He ignored the sign.
Hehehe Just sad that OLD COOT had no business being there. And yes I am over 70+ so I can say old coot. I do have a Jeep Rubicon on 35s and Rubicon express long arm kit. I don’t do motorcycle trails and side-by-side trails in my Jeep. Just a Dumb AS_ .
@@jeremyedwards7357
wrong "there"
@timf6916
Yes, and the SbyS trash many 4wheeler trails unfortunately. As some of us are not wanting all trails to be extreme when just going out for a ride.
Matt sure is a good example of keeping his cool even when it's not!
Y'all need to get an inclinometer to show how drastic the hills are that you are recovering these vehicles from.
That would increase the dramatic impact of your camera shots.
I would definitely charge that customer the maximum, just for stupidity and lying.
why ? , they sent collin and they knew how bad the trail was, btw sorry but english its not my native lenguage 😅
@@skinny710 The road was closed, and even if it wasn't closed that Isuzu is too wide and not allowed on it. This is the sort of stuff that convinces the Forest Service to permanently close the area to off roading and block off the road. It also gives fuel to the environmentalists who are constantly lobbying the government to block recreational access to areas, they can say see, those off roaders just aren't responsible, they flout the rules and destroy the environment.
@@xToddmcx Oooh thanks for your response sir, totally agree with u
... and on top of that they deserve a big fine for being on a 60 inch trail and another for being on a closed trail
What'd he lie about?
I think this was the first time I've seen genuine fear on Matt's face a couple of times. But handled his business as usual. The dude that drove his junker down there needs to be fined and have his DL taken away.
Road closed .... So i'll just go by anyways. And i'll take my truck on ATV trails to boot . And you wonder why land keeps getting closed from offroading. Customer was a Complete Idiot ..
You can tell the owner thought it was funny too it was some dumb boomer ruining shiiii for the next generation like normal
@@Miata_doodit’s not an atv trail. It’s limited to 60” wide. That vehicle wasn’t bad for that trail, but it broke. Have to get your information correct.
@@nickisneat3154 well even with the Trooper being kinda thin he would be still 5“ wider. But yeah he would had managed it without the broken part. Big problem with this recovery was that the offroad recovery came with the wrong vehicle even if they did great.
A small recovery rig would be some interesting vehicle. I mean not as small as a Jimny or Samura (even if a single cap recovery Jimny would be awesome) but something in the size and(!) shortness as a 79 Land Cruiser would be good.
@Miata_dood nothing to do with a boomer as much as a complete idiot. On this channel is usually the younger that do foolish things. Don't use a blanket table to describe one idiot fool
The road was likely ‘closed’ cause of the broken vehicle on it. Stick to FS roads. You’re not equipped for real adventure.
I have been watching for quite a while and I never held my breath so much as I did during this one. Collin, Matt, and Jamie are such a team…so much trust
I am from Florida where everything is flat.
And even I know it was stupid to go down that trail with that rig. SMH.
You do good work Matt and crew.
You were definitely the only person with the skills for this one.
Nice riding Kaulin! If Rory had to do this I am sure he would have had some words and some snark for sure for that customer. I'd have loved to hear the story on how the customer got there since I'm sure he knew he was not supposed to be there in that size vehicle. Plenty of literal and obvious signs that the trail was not for anything but quads and bikes. Matt is such a nice guy but I could see he was asking for strength!! I'd have failed once the trim came off! LOL! Then all that pin striping! YIKES! Good man, Matt!
Good morning from Wildersville, Tennessee.. but if people didn't do crazy stuff and need Matt... We wouldn't get to see Matt and the crew do crazy stuff to get them out... Go, Jamie....
Crazy stuff is one thing. Some things you can't avoid. But this Isuzu should not be on this trail. This is dangerous. Well beyond crazy. I hope he gets a stiff fine from the forest service.
Man this was intense. You guys are a great team, impeccable spotting and communication.
Well said.
I have watched loads of these and this is the first time I have seen genuine angst on Matts face, the rough part on the way up was all - I am about to scratch my truck followed by my Corvair is going down that hill - then we get to the top and Matt is back on his game, spinning both around and climbing :) Awesome!!!
Yay ! Jamie is "One of a Kind"! Was a difficult recovery! Glad you ALL made it!
Jamie made me smile when she mentioned that picking pine nuts sounded 'sticky'. I completed a project yesterday that used some very fresh pine, and it was so full of sticky resin that I was continually needing to stop and clean my saw blade and router bits. It was a royal PITA, but nowadays, when it comes to timber, you take what you can get, and you pay through the nose for the privilege of owning substandard lumber. And this is in New Zealand where forestry is one of our major exports.
In the Southwest, piñon nuts are considered a real delicacy. They are extraordinarily expensive to buy because of the labor necessary to get nuts out of the pitchy cone. Piñon nuts can be eaten raw, roasted, and are often used in baked goods, etc. in the Southwest. They are sometimes ground and mixed with ground coffee beans. I like drinking piñon coffee--it has a unique flavor. Piñon trees do not produce nuts every year, typically a tree only produces nuts every 2-7 years. Piñon trees also grow very slowly in their high desert environment. A 6-foot-tall tree may be 40-50 years old. Piñon trees tend to monopolize areas where they grow as they take a lot of the soil nutrients and moisture. From the 1940s to the late 1960s, the Bureau of Land Management in the Southwest used "chaining" to remove piñon trees and sagebrush across hundreds of the thousands of acres of BLM lands across the Southwest to improve forage (grass, etc.) for livestock and big game. "Chaining" involved stretching a very heavy log chain between two bulldozers and then pulling the chain across ground, unearthing the brush and trees. Often, the pulled-up brush and trees would be pushed up into piles by bulldozers, then burned. That's is why a lot of piñon tree stands on BLM lands are relatively even-aged in places--reseeding after chaining was done.
28:23 When help is far away, don't rely upon electric tools. Hand tools are the way to go, even if it takes a little longer to use them.
I would love to hear the conversation Matt had with the Forest Service! Lol
I bet he didn’t sound very Christian when he called them. 😂
Matt has a good relationship with the Forest Service, BLM, and all the agencies around there. They know what he’s about, and that he has respect for the environment.
He probably said he has a recovery to do on forest property and requested permission.
6:39 Back in 1961, the Corvair designers intentionally angled the rear pillars for this exact situation. Well done, Ed Cole and team.
I agree with a lot of commenters - Matt kept it together - especially when the molding came off. I do have a question- what happened to the Suzuki Not Ed's but the one you fixed up for narrow trails? The Banana was out of service and it would have been better. The only other rig I could think of that would have made it in there was Robby Layton's Case Skid steer with the 20 + thousand winch on the front of it. Jamie was a superstar on this recovery! She didn't freak out or anything!
Fantastic as always! I'm an "experienced" off-roader and have been trail riding for many years, and I still learn something new when watching your videos. That's my favorite part of the off-roading, always something new to learn.
This is the first time in a LONG time Matt has looked stressed and a little angry during a recovery. His tolerance for BS is MUCH higher than mine, lol
I would have told the dude to hire a helicopter and pound sand.
Maybe he's at least partly annoyed because he owns a perfectly good vehicle for the job - the banana, but it's bust and he doesn't know how to fix it. Driving down there feeling exasperated because you don't have the banana working would be perfectly reasonable.
I think it's his internal drive to "clean up stupid mess" that kept him there. He knew there wasn't any other team going to pull that isuzu out of there, other than he himself on his back (not saying that Jamie, Jefe or Kaulin didn't help because they worked as a great team together, but without Matt, I doubt the rest would go there to clean it up).
If someone was paying me thousands of dollars to do that, my tolerance would be pretty high too.
2:59 there is a black spot in the video :)
@trimvezvesja5933 I thought my phone died😳😬😁
yeah. A rare editing mistake: 10 seconds of blank.
i thought my monitor died lol
@@christophers.4007 I thought my internet died
I thought I was dying
Matt is a saint for not roasting the client for getting a vehicle stuck down a side by side trail.
The customer had no business being on that trail.
Why are you all so hostile? How about you educate these people instead of being mad at them.
@@zachgrabow9541 you can't fix stupid. if you're dumb enough to force a full size vehicle down a trail like this, then you're probably too dumb to listen to anyone trying to educate you anyhow.
@@zachgrabow9541 ÁTV trail sign + Road closed sign. What more education do you need?
@@zachgrabow9541 Why is this hostile? The man drove a truck down a trail designed for ATVs. A "Man, what the heck were you thinking?" seems appropriate.
This recovery was right up there amongst some of the toughest to watch. Amazing to see how Jaymie got the Morrvair out, and amazing to see how well that Trooper handled the journey. Good to see Jeve too !!!
I've had two of that vintage Trooper and loved them
The amount of trust Matt has for the whole team is inspiring. The fact that he puts absolutely anyone behind the wheel. 👍
Matt's a smart guy , the safest way to not get hurt sliding off a cliff is to put someone else in the drivers seat !!!
Sadly, ignorance in a customer put lives on the line. Not cool. Matt kept his cool thu-out and showed he is a class act.
The crew seems to continue to raise the bar time and time again. How many crews would actually attempt such things? And come out victorious. Truly this crew sets the standards.
Yeah, I would have told customer to get bent and deal with the government. He should never have been there with that vehicle.
I've been a fan for a good while now, and I would say I think this is the toughest and most complicated recovery I've seen.... great job to you all!!!! And it's very smart to have scouted it out ahead of time.
Why not just send up the ATV's and repair the hub and let the Trooper be on its way?
@@Krazykevin76 I think it wouldn't have made it the way it was going, so it had to be turned around.
@@Krazykevin76 Did you see part where they had to turn it around? That would be FUN with ATV's
Working on this trail makes me think that another winch mounted to a hitch to go into the receiver would aid tremendously. Working two winches would keep the rear of the vehicles in line. Matt, you're a great leader. I would go to work for you in a heart beat.
Matt -- your team did such an awesome job!!! Very amazing! And we are so proud of Jamie, she is such a trooper and an awesome driver herself!!
"...like off road recovery guys have been using for 1000s of years." Love it!
This was an amazing video with the whole family including Jefe helping to get this Trooper out. This was an ATV trail not a 4x4 and the Banana must get repaired so its trail ready because the Moorvair is awesome on so many recovery's, but these narrow trails do not fit with her. Jaymie is so awesome and continues to expand her knowledge of running these scary trails. Great video!
Thank you for another excellent video. I cannot imagine the US Forrest Service being happy about the Izuzu going onto these ATV trails. Y'all are doing a great job as a rescue vehicle and a trail preservation team on this adventure. Wow! I have the utmost respect for the whole team. Happy to see that all the folks made it out safely! Dang that was suspenseful
This guys a real a hole. He better have gotten charged by Matt and the forest service. He was literally cutting trees down a trail he wasn't even supposed to be on. I have no sympathy for his stupidity.
we all pay the price.. even "charging" him doesnt make the trail narrow and technical again.
who gives two craps how he rationalizes it.
He is the typical 'I'm old and know better than everyone' guy. He is not even realizing how stupid he was....Ignoring a 'road closed' sign is just dumb.
This is where the MORChopper would save the day.
@@seanthiar his old lady even said "see how we go ridin'!" as if this is a common thing they do, and have been doing for as long as they think they're special-er than the rest of US. (35,40 years of ignoring FS road closures? maybe 45?)
Where did he cut down trees? I must have missed it.
The first gen Troopers are solid vehicles. Unfortunately none of the Isuzu engine options had much power, the stock gas 4 cylinder was reliable, but only around 75 hp, later version had 95. The naturally aspirated diesel would run forever but only had around 70 horsepower and there was a turbo option with around 90. Probably the best of the bunch was in 1989 you could get the GM 2.8 V6 which had 130 hp and was much smoother and quieter than the other options.
Had an old Trooper. Went great on the beach.
Had to work hard to push that big box through the air on the interstate.
...and the first gen Troopers, at least with the 2.8 V6 I came so close to buying new, came standard with a posi rear dif .
they didn't need much power, they were geared properly
This guy had no business out there in that type of vehicle. BUT you guys are amazing.
yea that guy really trusted his Trooper.... I drove my wife's up to the Spark Plug Mine and I thought that might be the end of us.
Matt sometimes you just have to say NO! the vehicle I need to use for this job is broken.
Sorry, we don't have a recovery ATV for those ATV trails...
From @2:50 -3:00 is dead air but it starts back up again @3:00 keep watching
Perfect 👌 thank you!
Segue
I thought it was my connection.
Saw that too. Thought it was the Tubes screwing up as I thought it was going to do a commercial but didn't before it came back to the video. RUclips has been like this periodically of late.
Cringe
How the heck did the guy even get that old Trooper out there!
I would assume liquid courage played a part in the decision making.
I’ve never had that much liquor in me. 😂😂😂
@@stephenbrown571 …. And you’ve never had to be in a video like this. The logic holds. 😂
The same way the morrvair made it out there….only probably a lot easier because a trooper is like half as wide as the morrvair
@@stephenbrown571the worst thing I’ve done while under the influence of liquor was motorboat my wife in a bar on the lake on a Saturday afternoon. I don’t remember it, but that’s what they tell me.
I think a sidekick or a samurai would do the MOR team really good, nothing crazy but fully caged and locked, triangulate 4 links. You guys could navigate that into and through some of these tight spots. Be another awesome useful build to watch.
They have a samurai called the SaMORRai. Idk what all is done to it though.
Kaulin is really beginning a good off road guy. Spotting, driving, and scouting jobs. Awesome. I promise you make your dad very proud.
He's becoming a great asset. 👍
Bet you guys slept good after that recovery. The stress takes one out of a guy.
You could see the heartbreak in Matt’s eyes when he popped the trim off
An armed escort. I think someone just maybe getting written up for not obeying the closure sign. That was one heck of an adventure. Good to have a good ol' winch to save the day. This combo really worked well for this recovery and Jaymie did great driving the Morvair. Narrow vehicle was the key to this one.
The customer should have never been down that trail. I'm a true blue jeep guy love my jeeps. But for about 15 years I owned that model of trooper. I was constantly amazed at the places it would go. It really was a vehicle way ahead of its time. Love my jeeps but miss my trooper it finally died.
Jamie: What's over there?
Matt: Nothing.
I mean literally Nothing, Ya know that direction we keep sliding? There is no ground over there!
Well done with the understatement Matt.
Matt I am a completely inexperienced offroad driver minus driving on our family farm. When you are on tight sloped trails could you use your Matt straps and tie down your up hill suspension to get more clearance on trees? Maybe you have covered this before. Keep up the great content!
Wait what!!? An exact twin of my trooper? And yes the trooper took me to weird places and it never felt like I was in danger at all. You feel like you're going on a stroll that's how capable this sucker is .
I've had a few troopers and they were always like mountain goats. Not powerful but pretty nimble and just a bit top-heavy
@@richardduerr1948 The version we had here in Kuwait had a V6 torque monster it could pull like a mule for it's size. In the desert or different types of terrain it was pretty nimble yes. They have a version with an Isuzu diesel on it that is an import on demand I could buy now in Kuwait. Or I can get 290 hp gasoline trailblazer from Chevy which is the equivalent.Again for that size it's a beast.
17:38 What is on his mind driving thru that Trail. Putting everybody in Danger😏
I've been watching for years. this is one of the best recovery videos.
I liked the Rubicon Trail one better.... better rocks. 😂
I’m with you. This one had more consequences. Plus Matt’s gratitude for his wife is genuine. This is the best video so far.
A little tip from a physicist here. At the point where Matt removed the mirror, he could have run his winch line up hill, through a snatch block, down to the back of the Morvair, through another snatch block attached to the back of the Morvair, and back up the hill to an anchor point. The pulling force on the back of the Morvair will be twice that of the front, and will have a tendency to pull the backend around.
you mean like the same thing they did for the other tree?
@@courgettee Similar, but they only had a single line to the rear. If you put a snatch block on the rear and double it back to an anchor, it pulls twice as hard on the rear as the front, so it has a tendency to slide the rear more than the front, especially since the rear is a lot lighter than the front.
@@davidgates1122 This is a valuable comment that I hope Matt reads. He has tons of experience, but your expertise seeing the invisible force vectors is just the sort of thing that can help put another tool in his kit for extreme situations.
The diff between Matt and Rory? Rory would have been giving that trooper guy an earful.😅
Think you mean Rory?
@@garymoon2829 yes I did😄
I do not think that guy ever thought of the danger he had put many people in, just for a joy ride on a road that is closed. Strike one: sign saying road closed, strike two putting Matt's off Road's crew in danger, and strike three he had hurt the environment. He should have the book thrown at him for this total disregard for people and environment. Matt solved the problem, and he did a very good job along with his crew. But what was the cost of a senseless act from an old man, how sad is that. Matt had more patience than I would of, Kudos to Matt and his crew. Blessings
It should have been a dirt bike recovery. Put the part in your backpack fix and drive out, LOL. Could have saved your time and buddy's time. That should have been part of the recon and that it had a winch. Would have been no possible body damage
Guessing its for the video, for fun.
Donny
Matt to Forest Service: "Yeah, it's a tight trail so we're just going in with a corvair."
that Trooper is only 65" wide, much narrower than the Mortar.
26:59 you guys need a award 🥇 for getting this guy out of this! Definitely the best off-road recovery team out there!!!!
Looks like a job for the Golden Nugget. Seriously, some of the recent recoveries were on really skinny trails. You’ve got a lot of large wide vehicles, perhaps you should also make “the worlds smallest off road wrecker” say 60” wide?