I’ve been a truck driver for 35 years and I watched this gritting my teeth the whole time. I’m sure he’s new and doesn’t really know what he’s doing, but wow!
I'm not even a trucker, but yet I was getting the same feeling, he really wasn't sure what he was doing (like he got himself in and just made it worst)
What a nice guy, you can turn in my pasture, I’ll move my car, don’t worry about the roof I just don’t wanna poke a hole in that trailer ❤ that’s pure human and it’s good to see
It's been my experience that there's allot of that in that part of the country. Not saying that it doesn't exist elsewhere, just saying that in Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho there's allot of some good wholesome stuff still going on.
@@retiredandrollin I may be biased living in Idaho but I’ve traveled across much of the U.S. and I agree. Idaho, Utah, Montana and Wyoming are full of good people.
As a former trucker driver, all of us had made a turn we all regretted it happens to the best of us. Long as he learns an don’t get stressed. An a surprise visit from a Toyota Supra 🎉 The home owner was awesome for letting him turn around in his pasture an not worry about his roof. Great video all around.
I once ended up on a tight dead end road with a 96" bunk freightliner Coronado with a 53ft van. Ended up having to back up 3 miles till i was able to get turned around. It sucked especially because it was snowing out.
I love how you protect peoples identity if they want you to. You manage to do it in a very casual way with zero loss of continuity and it seems, total respect, for their wishes. Having worked with various communities, such as the Amish, that don't want to be photographed, I really like this.
Poor ole Estes driver didn't know what to do. Bless his or her heart. Not near enough training. Driving a truck is like being in a class room every day of your life, always something new to learn.
As an Estes driver that got my license back in June I can say they don’t give you enough training. I did 2 weeks of “school” out of state and drove and practiced pretrips everyday. Didn’t drive on the roads until the second week. After that I got 6 weeks with a trainer. My trainer was awesome and helped me with everything. However had I not come in on weekends to practice driving and my parallel parking I wouldn’t have passed. Luckily I was good friends with most drivers who were as eager to help me as I was eager to learn. Because of them taking the time to help me and me putting in extra time and effort I was able to pass on the first try. That being said I feel like I needed more training.
GOOD ON YOU!@@carlosrobladeo for realizing that you needed MORE than what they gave you and went for it. --- Outfit I started with stopped sending out trainers the week before I started. = "Here's the keys. Good Luck!" = Start of Montana WINTER. Ice. Snow. MOUNTAINS! Sure made for some Darn Interesting "On The Job Training"!!! . . . Can LAUGH about it all NOW! -- KEEP EM ROLLING!
After trucking for 41 year's I feel his pain. He did make several mistakes starting with going down the driveway. We've all been there just learn from it.
2 thing about that, we (the non truckers) should make it a bit more obvious that our driveways aren't roads. Second, regardless, we should be like the home owner in the video and willing to help to get the truck back on the road.
One of those early lessons you learn in your trucking career: never ever enter somewhere you don't know how to get out of. Pop the brakes, throw the 4 ways and go ahead and walk around a scouting report.
@@steeljawX you have to take into consideration he may have had a delivery there. That's an Etes truck, they are an LTL carrier. For you "non truckers", LTL stands for less than truckload. They do sometimes make rural & residential pick ups & deliveries. I don't know if this driver was, I'm just explaining it to you.
I live down a driveway that's a million times worse than that, but it shows up just fine on google maps, and since it's in the desert satellite view makes it all look like it's hardpack flat dirt road. Couldn't be further from the truth. I've lost count of how many delivery drivers I've warned about the driveway and to just park out at the mailbox, call me, and I'll meet them out there. I've only ever had one driver actually do that. Every single other one gets down miles of dirt road and washboard only to see our driveway and see it's not possible, have nearly no place to turn around (always have to bug the neighbors to use their land for a turnaround spot), and then spend the next 45 minutes getting themselves out of a bad situation. I swear man, my driveway has taught many drivers a lesson, haha.
Just wanted to say our bucket list goal is to meet the team. We watch every new episode every night before bed and now it’s giving us peace while we’re stuff in the hospital waiting on our new borns open heart surgery. Thank you so much for all the entertainment and good spirits the whole team brings to your videos ! Please keep us in your prayers as our daughter gets this major heart procedure at one week old.
Don't know you and don't need to know you to say that I will slip your daughter into my prayers today and always and pray that she is doing good. God Bless. In other less important news, I've met them and they are the coolest and most accommodating people in the world.
@@retiredandrollin thank you so much God is so good she’s already home and set a record at the hospital she had the procedure at. The minimum stay is supposed to be two weeks and she recovered in eight days. God is good. We hope as a family we could take a trip out there sometime and get to meet everyone and show you our miracle baby ! Thank you for the amazing prayers !
He is a novice😃 I've been driving for 32 years, he put himself in that predicament with rookie mistakes. It's good for Matt to help him out, but he had so much room around there, should never have gotten in that situation.
Gotta learn somewhere. It's a shame he did what he did, but it's better having done it around very helpful people than people who'd rather give him crap and threaten him for being on their road, etc. Like out of the range of folks he could have gotten stuck around, he janked in a very lucky spot.
Well done Estes for not teaching how important looking at your mirrors and knowing your surroundings are. Bravo job as usual Matt and crew for saving the greenhorns bacon!
I've been training drivers more than 20 years and driving commercial trucks 45 years. I always teach new drivers to lock the diffs and axles to prevent the problem, not after you've dug yourself in or slid off the road and it's too late. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Your professional attitude is super refreshing. Mistakes happen, but not typically so many so close together. Most other crews would not have been so kind
They say that pilots start out with an empty experience bucket and a bucket full of luck. The trick is to fill the experience bucket before your luck bucket is emptied.
Perfect time to call an ON road towing company that actually has and is willing to use the correct equipment. I like MORR, but they're definitely stretching things here.
man oh man, blue steel has the power lol. when jefe came unhooked but matt kept going, they told him he was unhooked so he stopped, then all of a sudden theyre yelling "GO! GO!" because matt was hauling up towards him, i was impressed lol. had a good laugh too. thanks for another great video!
Years ago I was working on my old Dodge van (318 with a 2 barrel carb-OLD!) and resorted to cutting the plastic fan shroud and then drilling holes on either side of the incision and suturing it together with wire when I reassembled it. Worked good! Lasted a long time!👍😀
I drove flatbed for 30 years and delivered prefab and log homes in the mountains I seen some driveways 3 miles in with switchbacks 1 I had to back back out of. That was an adventure I prayed to never experience again. Always walk the driveways before trying to drive them! Good job Matt!!
One of those jobs that looks quick and easy, but unforeseen circumstances get in the way. Blue Steel did great. In the end, it brought that semi out of there all on its own.
For the non truck drivers out there. When the driver said he engaged his locker. That isn’t the same as a locker in a pickup truck. It powers the front AND rear drive axel. Whereas normally just one pulls.
Yep talking about the inter-axle lock. Some trucks also have normal axle air lockers. Though i found out that once you need those its already too late😅
Hey from the Bahamas you guys are my favorite UA-cam channel! Love the team miss lizzy and Trevor ! Happy to see Ed in the last video! Stay safe and stay hydrated
Hey Matt. I wonder if and or how much flack you are gonna get for your fan shroud mod, but that was pure genius. Sometimes your level of genius startles me. Love it!!!
Love the content. Those Super Duty Fords are no joke. We are in the process of building out a Single cab on 44s. Insane how well it turns tires that big
44 inch tires on a Super Duty? Sounds like an interesting combination. I assume you have at least 4 inches of lift, if not more. You must also be using 4.30 gears (even lower, if the axle's pumpkin can accommodate them). I'd be concerned about the torque finding a weak link, like breaking an axle shaft, U-joint, etc.
@@gregparrott yeah its a bit insane! We found a set of 6.17 gears that fit the m300 rear. They can also fit the WTD60 front end. Hoping things wont be a problem until they are haha. We did a 4.5 in lift and still had to modify the frame. Another couple inches would have been nice, as it loses a bit of turning under full articulation.
@@LittleRedORR 6.17?? I wonder if Matt is running the same axles in his off road wrecker, as he could use that. A couple videos ago, he busted a LARGE U-joint. I think he's running 44" tires. and if he's busting joints that beefy, I worry he'll next bust his transfer case.
@@baloghlcb Whoa! I missed that! I need to closely watch the next time he stands alongside the tires. Thanks for the correction.. Matt has had a couple instances where the transfer case popped out of gear and other issues. My thought is that it may encounter excess torque coming from a drivetrain that does not have low enough gears. For rock crawling, some people run gears like 4.56 or even in the 5s with 35" tires and a vehicle with half the weight of the wrecker. Using that for comparison, even gears in the 6s is not low enough for 58" tires and all the extra weight.
I got a chuckle out of that guy with his son's shirt. It said, "I don't like morning people, or mornings, or people." Lol. That property ownder was really cool and helpful to suggest using the pasture, and very cool about the roof. few nails and some patch, and he is the kind of guy that can do it, and doesn't want to make a situation worse by making a big deal about it. Kudo's and Cheers.
It helps when you have a truck driver that knows how to drive a truck...... I was a heavy-duty tow operator for a number of years...... Looking at this situation myself I would put Blue steel on the left side of the trailer connect the winch to the frame of the tractor..... That would give you a much better geometry pulling the tractor straight back instead of fighting the angle of the trailer...... Also building some Scotch pans would do a lot for keeping your winch truck in place when pulling heavy.... Keep up the good work matt
Thank You Matt for putting a video on here every Wednesday. You are about the only one who does and it's sure nice to have a great show to watch to get us through to the weekend where we can see another one. Thanks Again.
Every Detroit auto-design engineer should spend a 6-month apprenticeship with a real mechanic, fixing real world problems that are made almost unsolvable by poor design (and slipshod parts - but bad parts are OK if you can just remove/replace them.) Rory achieved super-star status (imho) when he explained that he uses just one size wrench for every fastener on his build. Plan ahead, make trail repairs breezy. All repairs, actually.
Been a truck driver for over 20 years. You can tell this is a rookie driver. You NEVER drive down a tiny gravel driveway without first getting out and making sure you aren't going to put yourself in a bad situation. This driveway was barely big enough for a 28 ft trailer, much less a 53 ft trailer. I'd expect this from a Swift or Fed Ex driver, now I know we can add this Estes driver to that list. Lolz! 🤣
As a truck driver, whether this guy is new or a lifelong steeringwheel holder, I appreciate the editors commitment to hiding that it was an Estes truck. 😂
Well, after watching the semi recovery, I can see why the customer would want their face and company name blurred out. I think you should have a special 'Ron' t-shirt award for these cases. It would then be awarded to the 'MORR-Ron' of the day. Second, amazing how much cross country driving you guys do for any recovery, even just a dead battery. But being suck in the middle of no where can be life threatening in a case like this too.
Bronco looks great Jeffe! Thay was brilliant putting rocks on the right side to force trailer to lean the other way. I probably wouldn't have thought of that lol.
As a truck driver, I can say I didn't like taking a tractor-trailer into tight spaces, either. I'm surprised the power divider didn't help. I could figure out fairly quickly which company it was, given the color of the truck and the wheels. They're the only company I know of off the top of my head to have that color wheels. That said, I'm surprised the company doesn't have a list of companies they could call for situations like this.
If you get one set of wheels on each axle in a low spot it can still get stuck with the power divider locked. One place I worked had one parking spot for the trucks with two holes in the perfect spot to catch a set of wheels diagonal from each other. If you didn’t back in with enough speed to carry over the holes it’d be stuck. Often funny how little it sometimes takes to get a semi truck stuck, and then other times it seems like they can drive through a lot and not be stuck.
AS a truck driver- you should know that most newer big rigs have a set of hooks under the hood just for a winch or tow rope to attach to the frame. You would normally take them from the resting place under the hood and then insert them into the holes in the Plastic Bumper which are then automatically put into a clevis directly attached to the frame. I have been pulled out of a sticky situation similar to this one with the tow company using those tow hooks that I mentioned.
One other thing you should never pull on the axle steering or trailer axles I don’t believe that pickup could put a strong enough pull to damage anything but a large wrecker or big farm tractor really do some damage
As a tow truck driver- you should know that more often than not the tow hooks are missing or not under the hood and when you ask the truck driver if he knows where they are he stares at you like a deer in the headlights because he doesn’t know what you are talking about.
Just so you know both axles are always engaged, just like a full time 4wd or AWD. Most trucks do not have full lockers but there is the interaxle lock which is like shifting a full time 4wd system into hi-lock. Unfortunately with tandem axles so close together the touque and any unevenness in the terrain easily unloads tires causing them to spin. The suspension isn't generally designed for articulation
Great job guy's. Believe that driver needs a little more time behind the wheel. Blue steel is looking great love the flatbed and the bumper. Thanks for the video stay safe guy's.
- fixes blue steel so they don’t have to use jefe’s rigs anymore - IMMEDIATELY uses jefe’s rig 2 hours later… Haha love it. Great employees you guys have here!
Y'all need an electric pole saw. I'm telling you the one my son bought me is pretty tough. I cut some massive live oak limbs with it. Went through them like butter. I was shocked and impressed and you can break it down into 3 pieces! Just make sure you take a battery and a backup. I love that flat bed. I'm way behind in watching videos. Hopefully winter will eventually get here in Texas, and lots of rain and I can catch up.
Those Robinia pseudoacacia (trees) are super though wood. They where planted fairly extensively here in NSW Australia, grow to big 30m trees in the right conditions, the timber is almost rot proof too
Amazing work !! I know nothing about trucks or towing, but I know a few things about cutting trees, and I will suggest next time you are on a similar situation, do one cut towards the winch , one cut on the oposite side, tie it half way up the trunk , where you can reach it , and winch it until drops where is safe, away from people
I've learned a big lesson from you today Matt. You take charge of your environment and do what you do best.Thanks a million for your content and keep up the good work 😉
I could tell this one was getting to be a headache early in, but as always, the team keeps their cool, does what needs to be done, and gets the job done. A little help from an amazing local I'm sure saved a few more headaches. I know that tree that was cut made a pretty good headache for someone XD Excellent work all! I hope the trucker learned from this mistake and can use it as a teaching moment of how to be better on (and apparently off) the road. We all make mistakes, it's only a bad thing if we don't learn from them. I'm sure some embarrassment is probably why he kept messing up more after the crew arrived. If I was the trucker, I'd certainly be flustered and embarrassed and probably doing some of the same mistakes haha!
As a truck driver, I don’t go anywhere without first planning my route, then looking at it on google earth, then scoping it out when I get there. He’s obviously a rookie driver, but there’s lots of drivers these days that can’t speak or read English, don’t care to learn and don’t care if they tear something up. A great truck driver is both a skill and an art. The best take pride in doing it right every time.
As an employee of that company and having done city work, the biggest mistake was pulling down the driveway. He should have parked, walked it and backed in off the road. When in doubt remember (Goal) get out and look. Works for motor homes too.
@@davidclauson5256 I was thinking backing in might have been a better option. And, yeah, getting out and walking it first to form some sort of plan is key.
New driver. Didn't get out and walk the delivery site should of seen if there was an area to turn around at before going down there. Never trust the home owners word when they say "Oh i spin trailers around here all the time" 9 times out of 10 it is a pick up truck and a small traler.
Lol I been there with my motor home. Pulled up to a buddy's house and he told me to park around back on a path that had been well used. Made it about 50' a sunk all the driver side tires completely in the mud. Apparently the previous owners had cleared the lot and pulled a bunch of stumps in the back yard and filled the holes. I managed to find 2 of those holes at the same time. A large wrecker with a crane on it had to come lift it out of the holes. It looked like it was ready to flip from leaning so hard. Cost 2200$ to get it out lol. Now it doesn't get driven during wet months and definitely never off of gravel roads again
First thought when I heard the opening about a semi-truck and trailer stuck was that the heavy wrecker was the thing to take. Was expecting Blue Steele to hook up to a big trailer and the HW to be rolled up onto it. No matter, skill and perseverance got the job done!!! :)
I work for that company. We deliver to freight practically anywhere. It’s always best to make sure you check out where you are going before you dive in
Matt I was really impressed with Blue Steele's first recovery since getting it back from Robby. I was really impressed with how Blue Steele could pull that Semi. In my opinion the fact you can adapt is why you guys are the best at what you do. You always get the job done
Ha, that’s too funnny. I have the same truck, 198k miles, 6.7, blue jeans metallic, same wheels and everything. Just not a four door (extended cab, or super cab). I love blue steel! Robby did a great job.
Didn't expect to see a 1JZ MK3 Supra on Matt's Offroad Recovery today!! Last year, I stopped by the shop, met Ed, Lizzy, and Skeeter. They were super welcoming, I have a Mountain Dew from the shop fridge, saw the wrecker, etc. I'm going to drive out to Vegas in one week with my white MK3 Supra, might just pop on up to Hurricane and say hello. Would be awesome to meet the new crew and the man himself. Love the poster on the office wall, he's a loathsome, offensive brute... yet I can't look away.
Jefe lives in the wrong part of the country for the VA... In WV, I see the same doctors/ surgeons, and have for years. Appointments aren't hard to come by because they're willing to have a few overbooks.😊 It seems like 1/4th of WV adults are veterans 😮... j/k Between WV and Western PA, I don't hear many vets complaining about service connected health care.
@christopherenoch4230 here in Michigan down to Texas I have heard my buddies saying they have had to wait 6 months to a year I know I have had to wait for 8 months once
Was there legislature that was passed so we can be seen out of a VA hospital. I've seen two doctors out of network since I got out, but never really payed attention to news about that.
@@honeybunbandit1 OH my! Wow ... Last week I was talking to a gentleman that moved to West Virginia from Florida because he couldn't get health care down there. My wife, who also works for the VA (RN), has heard of other people moving to this area from other states for healthcare. Shame.
VA in Florida does have problems During the Snowbird season, the influx of snowbirds clogs the system. A clinic that has say 5000 vets year round suddenly has 7 or 8 thousand. Some of the snowbirds even schedule surgery while here. The worst thing is that if the snowbird vet doesn't get exactly what they want, they get an attitude, get rude with the VA staff then storm out and go and contact their congress person. I have been in VA care in Florida for over 20 years. Va care might be less than good, but with Community Care and local doctors we get what we need.
EXACTLY! Increasingly becoming more common because trucking companies can pay these clowns half the pay of what a seasoned and competent driver would make. They outfit their fleets with idiot proof trucks with automatic transmissions and back up cameras and throw anybody with a CDL in them.
I know it's blurred out but I know exactly what company that is. They started from nothing just a few miles from my house and have become a giant in the industry. Really an amazing American success story, and it all comes from providing excellent service at a fair price!
@@crockettslate They're good people! I used to talk with them quite regularly when I was working with Russell Stover's in Clarksville. If they could help in any way, they were always willing to do it for us!
Once the Supra got started drove straight over to Cars and Bids and Daddy Doug sold it for 30 k with authentic patina. Robby must have the best temperament to make these beasts so beautiful and then go down dusty roads. Always a fun adventure with the Morr crew. I hope Jefe is keeping tabs on tows with the Bronco like they do in the banana there would be a lot of hash marks by now.
I’ve been a truck driver for 35 years and I watched this gritting my teeth the whole time. I’m sure he’s new and doesn’t really know what he’s doing, but wow!
Exactly my thoughts.
I'm not even a trucker, but yet I was getting the same feeling, he really wasn't sure what he was doing (like he got himself in and just made it worst)
He dont know what hes doing
same here, peddled freight around NY metro area for years and i'm cringing
Yup, even from a trucker in the UK, this guy was definitely the new guy.
What a nice guy, you can turn in my pasture, I’ll move my car, don’t worry about the roof I just don’t wanna poke a hole in that trailer ❤ that’s pure human and it’s good to see
I thought the same thing. What a kind, understanding man.
It's been my experience that there's allot of that in that part of the country. Not saying that it doesn't exist elsewhere, just saying that in Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho there's allot of some good wholesome stuff still going on.
I agree 100%
@@retiredandrollin
I may be biased living in Idaho but I’ve traveled across much of the U.S. and I agree. Idaho, Utah, Montana and Wyoming are full of good people.
As a former trucker driver, all of us had made a turn we all regretted it happens to the best of us. Long as he learns an don’t get stressed.
An a surprise visit from a Toyota Supra 🎉
The home owner was awesome for letting him turn around in his pasture an not worry about his roof.
Great video all around.
If the homeowner is smart, he'll turn that damage in to the carrier, obviously Estes & get his roof fixed.
I once ended up on a tight dead end road with a 96" bunk freightliner Coronado with a 53ft van. Ended up having to back up 3 miles till i was able to get turned around. It sucked especially because it was snowing out.
agreed @jeffgordon
@butchgreene except that Estes won't pay and instead the driver/contractor would have to pay or get his own insurance to cover it.
That was a sweet Supra!
I love how you protect peoples identity if they want you to. You manage to do it in a very casual way with zero loss of continuity and it seems, total respect, for their wishes. Having worked with various communities, such as the Amish, that don't want to be photographed, I really like this.
Don't skip those VA appointments, those are important. From one vet to another, thanks for your service and sacrifice.
Poor ole Estes driver didn't know what to do. Bless his or her heart. Not near enough training. Driving a truck is like being in a class room every day of your life, always something new to learn.
As an Estes driver that got my license back in June I can say they don’t give you enough training. I did 2 weeks of “school” out of state and drove and practiced pretrips everyday. Didn’t drive on the roads until the second week. After that I got 6 weeks with a trainer. My trainer was awesome and helped me with everything. However had I not come in on weekends to practice driving and my parallel parking I wouldn’t have passed. Luckily I was good friends with most drivers who were as eager to help me as I was eager to learn. Because of them taking the time to help me and me putting in extra time and effort I was able to pass on the first try. That being said I feel like I needed more training.
GOOD ON YOU!@@carlosrobladeo for realizing that you needed MORE than what they gave you and went for it. --- Outfit I started with stopped sending out trainers the week before I started. = "Here's the keys. Good Luck!" = Start of Montana WINTER. Ice. Snow. MOUNTAINS! Sure made for some Darn Interesting "On The Job Training"!!! . . . Can LAUGH about it all NOW! -- KEEP EM ROLLING!
What a nice farmer, let him use the land, damaged his roof and didn't make a big deal about it. I was blown away by that guy's attitude.
After trucking for 41 year's I feel his pain. He did make several mistakes starting with going down the driveway. We've all been there just learn from it.
2 thing about that, we (the non truckers) should make it a bit more obvious that our driveways aren't roads. Second, regardless, we should be like the home owner in the video and willing to help to get the truck back on the road.
One of those early lessons you learn in your trucking career: never ever enter somewhere you don't know how to get out of. Pop the brakes, throw the 4 ways and go ahead and walk around a scouting report.
@@steeljawX you have to take into consideration he may have had a delivery there. That's an Etes truck, they are an LTL carrier. For you "non truckers", LTL stands for less than truckload. They do sometimes make rural & residential pick ups & deliveries. I don't know if this driver was, I'm just explaining it to you.
I live down a driveway that's a million times worse than that, but it shows up just fine on google maps, and since it's in the desert satellite view makes it all look like it's hardpack flat dirt road. Couldn't be further from the truth.
I've lost count of how many delivery drivers I've warned about the driveway and to just park out at the mailbox, call me, and I'll meet them out there. I've only ever had one driver actually do that. Every single other one gets down miles of dirt road and washboard only to see our driveway and see it's not possible, have nearly no place to turn around (always have to bug the neighbors to use their land for a turnaround spot), and then spend the next 45 minutes getting themselves out of a bad situation.
I swear man, my driveway has taught many drivers a lesson, haha.
Yep people are so quick to laugh at new people. I'm not a truck driver but just life in general, you need to make mistakes to learn!
Shoutout to the editors painstakingly tracking all those boxes for the customer's privacy! This was a lot of work for an episode!
Only a complete idiot is unaware that that is Estes
Just wanted to say our bucket list goal is to meet the team. We watch every new episode every night before bed and now it’s giving us peace while we’re stuff in the hospital waiting on our new borns open heart surgery. Thank you so much for all the entertainment and good spirits the whole team brings to your videos ! Please keep us in your prayers as our daughter gets this major heart procedure at one week old.
Don't know you and don't need to know you to say that I will slip your daughter into my prayers today and always and pray that she is doing good. God Bless. In other less important news, I've met them and they are the coolest and most accommodating people in the world.
@@retiredandrollin thank you so much God is so good she’s already home and set a record at the hospital she had the procedure at. The minimum stay is supposed to be two weeks and she recovered in eight days. God is good.
We hope as a family we could take a trip out there sometime and get to meet everyone and show you our miracle baby ! Thank you for the amazing prayers !
That Semi driver seems like a novice. Good on you guys for helping him out.
He is a novice😃 I've been driving for 32 years, he put himself in that predicament with rookie mistakes. It's good for Matt to help him out, but he had so much room around there, should never have gotten in that situation.
It is an Estes day cab, would you expect anything else? Probably a CH Robinson load.
Gotta learn somewhere. It's a shame he did what he did, but it's better having done it around very helpful people than people who'd rather give him crap and threaten him for being on their road, etc. Like out of the range of folks he could have gotten stuck around, he janked in a very lucky spot.
@@steeljawX Well said, at least it wasn't an expensive mistake. Might've just put him a little behind schedule.
No lockers and trailer brakes engaged. I can see why he wanted himself and the business name blurred.
You did the thing that I could only dream of doing to a customers vehicle. Thanks for living my dream. Ford Senior Master Tech.
Well done Estes for not teaching how important looking at your mirrors and knowing your surroundings are. Bravo job as usual Matt and crew for saving the greenhorns bacon!
I've been training drivers more than 20 years and driving commercial trucks 45 years. I always teach new drivers to lock the diffs and axles to prevent the problem, not after you've dug yourself in or slid off the road and it's too late. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
That Supra was so sick! Another great recovery Matt!
Yeah it's in pretty good shape! Don't see them too often in the northeast
What a crazy barn find supra jumped it sounded great and drove away...2 recoveries here
Your professional attitude is super refreshing.
Mistakes happen, but not typically so many so close together.
Most other crews would not have been so kind
They say that pilots start out with an empty experience bucket and a bucket full of luck. The trick is to fill the experience bucket before your luck bucket is emptied.
I imagine every Trucker has made a turn he wished he hadn't. We sometimes forget they are on a clock and sometimes have to rush. Great video!
I didn't know Jefe is a Vet. Thanks for your service brother! Hope the VA there treats yall as well as they do us down here in Texas 👍
Perfect time to call an ON road towing company that actually has and is willing to use the correct equipment.
I like MORR, but they're definitely stretching things here.
man oh man, blue steel has the power lol. when jefe came unhooked but matt kept going, they told him he was unhooked so he stopped, then all of a sudden theyre yelling "GO! GO!" because matt was hauling up towards him, i was impressed lol. had a good laugh too. thanks for another great video!
Was behind that truck when he was pulling off to go down there and was wondering how that was going to work out. Glad he found good help.
Estes goes all kinds of places a semi shouldn't go but have to. Good job guys and from all of us truckers "thank you".
I've took a sleeper cab automatic places it doesn't need to be so I definitely feel for that driver.
Old Dominion wouldn’t get it stuck though.
My brother works there as a driver! We both watch the channel. Woohooo
@gunnytinmanno one’s care’s except you.🙄
Hey now, at least it wasn’t a Swift driver.
Matt: We need both trucks to pull this loaded big rig up the hill.
Blue Steel: Hold my victory pie....
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If the guy had gotten some speed up he might have made it anyway, but best to get the tow from the bottom just in case
Years ago I was working on my old Dodge van (318 with a 2 barrel carb-OLD!) and resorted to cutting the plastic fan shroud and then drilling holes on either side of the incision and suturing it together with wire when I reassembled it. Worked good! Lasted a long time!👍😀
I drove flatbed for 30 years and delivered prefab and log homes in the mountains I seen some driveways 3 miles in with switchbacks 1 I had to back back out of. That was an adventure I prayed to never experience again. Always walk the driveways before trying to drive them! Good job Matt!!
One of those jobs that looks quick and easy, but unforeseen circumstances get in the way. Blue Steel did great. In the end, it brought that semi out of there all on its own.
For the non truck drivers out there. When the driver said he engaged his locker. That isn’t the same as a locker in a pickup truck. It powers the front AND rear drive axel. Whereas normally just one pulls.
Yep talking about the inter-axle lock. Some trucks also have normal axle air lockers. Though i found out that once you need those its already too late😅
AKA: diff. locks
Hey from the Bahamas you guys are my favorite UA-cam channel! Love the team miss lizzy and Trevor ! Happy to see Ed in the last video! Stay safe and stay hydrated
Hey Matt. I wonder if and or how much flack you are gonna get for your fan shroud mod, but that was pure genius. Sometimes your level of genius startles me. Love it!!!
12:48 What a Class Act. 👏👏
That was awesome! I love how the bronco came disconnected and blue steel still just muscled it up the hill. Great work guys
Love the content. Those Super Duty Fords are no joke. We are in the process of building out a Single cab on 44s. Insane how well it turns tires that big
44 inch tires on a Super Duty? Sounds like an interesting combination. I assume you have at least 4 inches of lift, if not more.
You must also be using 4.30 gears (even lower, if the axle's pumpkin can accommodate them).
I'd be concerned about the torque finding a weak link, like breaking an axle shaft, U-joint, etc.
@@gregparrott yeah its a bit insane! We found a set of 6.17 gears that fit the m300 rear. They can also fit the WTD60 front end. Hoping things wont be a problem until they are haha. We did a 4.5 in lift and still had to modify the frame. Another couple inches would have been nice, as it loses a bit of turning under full articulation.
@@LittleRedORR 6.17?? I wonder if Matt is running the same axles in his off road wrecker, as he could use that. A couple videos ago, he busted a LARGE U-joint. I think he's running 44" tires. and if he's busting joints that beefy, I worry he'll next bust his transfer case.
@@gregparrott Even bigger, he's running the 58" Mickey Thompson Baja Pro XS on the wrecker.
@@baloghlcb Whoa! I missed that! I need to closely watch the next time he stands alongside the tires. Thanks for the correction..
Matt has had a couple instances where the transfer case popped out of gear and other issues. My thought is that it may encounter excess torque coming from a drivetrain that does not have low enough gears. For rock crawling, some people run gears like 4.56 or even in the 5s with 35" tires and a vehicle with half the weight of the wrecker. Using that for comparison, even gears in the 6s is not low enough for 58" tires and all the extra weight.
I love it, fan shroud in the way. Just make an access window for easy of maintenance 😂
If it works its geniuses 👍
I got a chuckle out of that guy with his son's shirt. It said, "I don't like morning people, or mornings, or people." Lol. That property ownder was really cool and helpful to suggest using the pasture, and very cool about the roof. few nails and some patch, and he is the kind of guy that can do it, and doesn't want to make a situation worse by making a big deal about it. Kudo's and Cheers.
It helps when you have a truck driver that knows how to drive a truck...... I was a heavy-duty tow operator for a number of years...... Looking at this situation myself I would put Blue steel on the left side of the trailer connect the winch to the frame of the tractor..... That would give you a much better geometry pulling the tractor straight back instead of fighting the angle of the trailer...... Also building some Scotch pans would do a lot for keeping your winch truck in place when pulling heavy.... Keep up the good work matt
Thank You Matt for putting a video on here every Wednesday. You are about the only one who does and it's sure nice to have a great show to watch to get us through to the weekend where we can see another one. Thanks Again.
Fabrats posts on Wednesdays as well. Makes for a nice double.
@@jimwebb9328Robbie Layton also post on weds so its a triple for me every weds friday and sunday
Fabrats and robby layton do also
FORD engineers! You saw that KEY shroud upgrade , right?
Sometimes I question Ford engineers sanity
@@flying_nimbus7852why? Fordlandia was almost successful
They used to have a 2 piece shroud that made things nice. But, somebody figured out it was cheaper to make it one piece.
Ford doesn’t have engineers, they employ saboteurs.
God bless him...hope the truck driver dont give up...chin up,heads up...keep learning,and keep going...we all make mistakes 🤘🏻
My parents made a mistake...and here I am.
I hope he does. I don’t want to be sharing the road with people who are driving trucks that badly. I like living!
@@bobtahomachill out mouth breather. He’ll be fine.
@@bobtahomaI'm with you bob
I like the fan clutch replacement how to! Work smarter not harder!!! Love it! The home owner was a cool forgiving guy.
Every Detroit auto-design engineer should spend a 6-month apprenticeship with a real mechanic, fixing real world problems that are made almost unsolvable by poor design (and slipshod parts - but bad parts are OK if you can just remove/replace them.) Rory achieved super-star status (imho) when he explained that he uses just one size wrench for every fastener on his build. Plan ahead, make trail repairs breezy. All repairs, actually.
Been a truck driver for over 20 years. You can tell this is a rookie driver. You NEVER drive down a tiny gravel driveway without first getting out and making sure you aren't going to put yourself in a bad situation. This driveway was barely big enough for a 28 ft trailer, much less a 53 ft trailer. I'd expect this from a Swift or Fed Ex driver, now I know we can add this Estes driver to that list. Lolz! 🤣
Seeing everyone come together to help out is awesome. We really could use some more people like that in this world. Keep up the good what Morr
Don't they charge?
@NZ_NATIV3
Yes and probably like a, wounded bull.
uhhhh 1.6 MILLION subscribers! congrats. Good old boys doing good old gear head stuff. You nailed it. Great work !!
As a truck driver, whether this guy is new or a lifelong steeringwheel holder, I appreciate the editors commitment to hiding that it was an Estes truck. 😂
when you know you know...
Lol. You ain't wrong. 😂😅
In the areas around where i live on east coast dhl uses that same paint scheme
Why do you appreciate that? Are you the owner of Estes or were you the driver?
I was thinking the same thing!! Lol😅
Well, after watching the semi recovery, I can see why the customer would want their face and company name blurred out. I think you should have a special 'Ron' t-shirt award for these cases. It would then be awarded to the 'MORR-Ron' of the day.
Second, amazing how much cross country driving you guys do for any recovery, even just a dead battery. But being suck in the middle of no where can be life threatening in a case like this too.
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Holy Cow Matt!! Unbelievable!!! Blue Steel was impressive and the team & Jefe were awesome. The battery recovery was great Carter, Colby & Jake
Bronco looks great Jeffe!
Thay was brilliant putting rocks on the right side to force trailer to lean the other way. I probably wouldn't have thought of that lol.
As a truck driver, I can say I didn't like taking a tractor-trailer into tight spaces, either. I'm surprised the power divider didn't help. I could figure out fairly quickly which company it was, given the color of the truck and the wheels. They're the only company I know of off the top of my head to have that color wheels. That said, I'm surprised the company doesn't have a list of companies they could call for situations like this.
If you get one set of wheels on each axle in a low spot it can still get stuck with the power divider locked. One place I worked had one parking spot for the trucks with two holes in the perfect spot to catch a set of wheels diagonal from each other. If you didn’t back in with enough speed to carry over the holes it’d be stuck.
Often funny how little it sometimes takes to get a semi truck stuck, and then other times it seems like they can drive through a lot and not be stuck.
I’m assuming the driver doesn’t want the company to know an probably ask matt to blur his face an company name.
@@Eagleclaw43567 it was still pretty obvious what the Co. Was...
Could be there weren't any heavy wreckers available in the area, I've seen that a few times in major metro areas, let alone out in fly-over country.
AS a truck driver- you should know that most newer big rigs have a set of hooks under the hood just for a winch or tow rope to attach to the frame.
You would normally take them from the resting place under the hood and then insert them into the holes in the Plastic Bumper which are then automatically put into a clevis directly attached to the frame. I have been pulled out of a sticky situation similar to this one with the tow company using those tow hooks that I mentioned.
That's my thoughts too, And by newer your looking at least at 1990+
One other thing you should never pull on the axle steering or trailer axles I don’t believe that pickup could put a strong enough pull to damage anything but a large wrecker or big farm tractor really do some damage
As a tow truck driver- you should know that more often than not the tow hooks are missing or not under the hood and when you ask the truck driver if he knows where they are he stares at you like a deer in the headlights because he doesn’t know what you are talking about.
@@shawnnelson-eq6dcmy volvos have always been inside bolted to the wall behind the seats
Newer Freightliners are under the hood on the frame rail and 99 out of 100 times no longer there...
Just so you know both axles are always engaged, just like a full time 4wd or AWD. Most trucks do not have full lockers but there is the interaxle lock which is like shifting a full time 4wd system into hi-lock. Unfortunately with tandem axles so close together the touque and any unevenness in the terrain easily unloads tires causing them to spin. The suspension isn't generally designed for articulation
Matt you may not have had the right equipment but you did as you always do, you made it work with what you had. Great job again
"I just want to be clear that is not the correct way to do that, but that's what we did" lol classic MORR! 🤣💛
Great job guy's. Believe that driver needs a little more time behind the wheel. Blue steel is looking great love the flatbed and the bumper. Thanks for the video stay safe guy's.
- fixes blue steel so they don’t have to use jefe’s rigs anymore
- IMMEDIATELY uses jefe’s rig 2 hours later…
Haha love it. Great employees you guys have here!
Y'all need an electric pole saw. I'm telling you the one my son bought me is pretty tough. I cut some massive live oak limbs with it. Went through them like butter. I was shocked and impressed and you can break it down into 3 pieces! Just make sure you take a battery and a backup. I love that flat bed. I'm way behind in watching videos. Hopefully winter will eventually get here in Texas, and lots of rain and I can catch up.
Those Robinia pseudoacacia (trees) are super though wood. They where planted fairly extensively here in NSW Australia, grow to big 30m trees in the right conditions, the timber is almost rot proof too
The truck driver is clearly a rookie, if he stays in the industry, this experience will serve him well going forward.
I have been watching Matt's kids grow up on this channel. Amazing.
The new crew is very charming and watchable and competent. The kids are all right.
Better than lizzy
Amazing work !! I know nothing about trucks or towing, but I know a few things about cutting trees, and I will suggest next time you are on a similar situation, do one cut towards the winch , one cut on the oposite side, tie it half way up the trunk , where you can reach it , and winch it until drops where is safe, away from people
Wow! Now you have a Super Bronco and strong Blue Steel! Greatings from Italy! 😃👍
I've learned a big lesson from you today Matt. You take charge of your environment and do what you do best.Thanks a million for your content and keep up the good work 😉
If only they could have taken charge of the downed truck too, like every other recovery. I know, I know...liability...
Holy Moly! What an intense pull! Great Job!
Had no idea Jefe was retired military. Thank you for your service sir.
“Heavens to Betsy”…haven’t heard that one in a while! Thanks for bringing back a great memory of my Mom.
We got chains on the front and back of our rigs . Going in and out of pits. D-9 is my friend.
you defently need a winch under the fladbed on blue steel
Blue steel looks awesome!
Getting a rookie out of a tight spot great video keep up the good work God bless from GA stay safe
I could tell this one was getting to be a headache early in, but as always, the team keeps their cool, does what needs to be done, and gets the job done. A little help from an amazing local I'm sure saved a few more headaches. I know that tree that was cut made a pretty good headache for someone XD
Excellent work all! I hope the trucker learned from this mistake and can use it as a teaching moment of how to be better on (and apparently off) the road. We all make mistakes, it's only a bad thing if we don't learn from them. I'm sure some embarrassment is probably why he kept messing up more after the crew arrived. If I was the trucker, I'd certainly be flustered and embarrassed and probably doing some of the same mistakes haha!
As a truck driver, I don’t go anywhere without first planning my route, then looking at it on google earth, then scoping it out when I get there. He’s obviously a rookie driver, but there’s lots of drivers these days that can’t speak or read English, don’t care to learn and don’t care if they tear something up. A great truck driver is both a skill and an art. The best take pride in doing it right every time.
It's probably a automatic but you can put it in manual and keep it in first gear...glad yall got the truck out awesome job guys
That series of internationals for that company are 10spds
@@mbailey314 I didn't know that .. ty for sharing
I have so many questions about how that truck ended up there…literally one of my nightmares as a motorhome owner
As an employee of that company and having done city work, the biggest mistake was pulling down the driveway. He should have parked, walked it and backed in off the road. When in doubt remember
(Goal) get out and look. Works for motor homes too.
@@davidclauson5256 I was thinking backing in might have been a better option. And, yeah, getting out and walking it first to form some sort of plan is key.
New driver. Didn't get out and walk the delivery site should of seen if there was an area to turn around at before going down there. Never trust the home owners word when they say "Oh i spin trailers around here all the time" 9 times out of 10 it is a pick up truck and a small traler.
Lol I been there with my motor home. Pulled up to a buddy's house and he told me to park around back on a path that had been well used. Made it about 50' a sunk all the driver side tires completely in the mud. Apparently the previous owners had cleared the lot and pulled a bunch of stumps in the back yard and filled the holes. I managed to find 2 of those holes at the same time. A large wrecker with a crane on it had to come lift it out of the holes. It looked like it was ready to flip from leaning so hard. Cost 2200$ to get it out lol. Now it doesn't get driven during wet months and definitely never off of gravel roads again
Fellow motor home owner here, talking from experience, whenever there's a road like that there's a friendly guy with a tractor nearby.
Jake's attitude/ personality in every video is amazing. Seems like a great guy to be around.
First thought when I heard the opening about a semi-truck and trailer stuck was that the heavy wrecker was the thing to take. Was expecting Blue Steele to hook up to a big trailer and the HW to be rolled up onto it. No matter, skill and perseverance got the job done!!! :)
What a good show man
That poor driver. I feel for him. Lots going on and so many helpers watching must have been stressful.
Not really. Getting stuck comes with the territory as a truck driver. In fact I'm sure he felt very relieved to have help.
That guy was out of his element the moment he opened the door of the cab to get in.
If he was a half way decent driver, he wouldn't have been in that position to begin with.
I work for that company. We deliver to freight practically anywhere. It’s always best to make sure you check out where you are going before you dive in
Wondering if it’s his first day driving a big rig or maybe that particular one?
That truck driver needs a job at Swift lol
Someone had to say it!😂
Ya, Sure Wish I Flipped my Truck😂 I don't know what's with these new drivers, I know all of us veterans left the industry.
@@powderriver2424 You ain't kidding. I quit about a year ago.
Sold all my "Rolling Stock" 2 years ago.
2M miles of "honey do" to catch up with😊
ex-employ
Great job Blue Steel ,and crew yeah Robby did such a good job on Blue Steel. It really looks great. That truck driver does not know how to drive lol.
Great job guys, Blue Steel looking great, good seeing Colvin back.
15:00 just epic to see blue steel working hard!
Matt I was really impressed with Blue Steele's first recovery since getting it back from Robby.
I was really impressed with how Blue Steele could pull that Semi.
In my opinion the fact you can adapt is why you guys are the best at what you do. You always get the job done
No Truck is to small, No job too small for MORR 💪🏽
Man, props to the editting team 5 minutes in. That is a lot of work to keep the stuck truck anonymous! Well done!
Too bad the truck was still highly recognisable.
Estes has very recognizable trucks.
Ha, that’s too funnny. I have the same truck, 198k miles, 6.7, blue jeans metallic, same wheels and everything. Just not a four door (extended cab, or super cab). I love blue steel! Robby did a great job.
Didn't expect to see a 1JZ MK3 Supra on Matt's Offroad Recovery today!! Last year, I stopped by the shop, met Ed, Lizzy, and Skeeter. They were super welcoming, I have a Mountain Dew from the shop fridge, saw the wrecker, etc. I'm going to drive out to Vegas in one week with my white MK3 Supra, might just pop on up to Hurricane and say hello. Would be awesome to meet the new crew and the man himself. Love the poster on the office wall, he's a loathsome, offensive brute... yet I can't look away.
That truck has probably got the infamous 10 speed and a super high axle ratio.......(for fuel mileage)
I wanted them to go up in the cab and check. I still can't believe it.
That first gear was so high that I would be amazed if it would start on any decent hill with a full load on the trailer
There is absolutely no way possible that we could tell that that was an Estes truck 😂
Lol
Don't let him miss his VA appointment he will have to wait another year to get back in lol
Jefe lives in the wrong part of the country for the VA... In WV, I see the same doctors/ surgeons, and have for years. Appointments aren't hard to come by because they're willing to have a few overbooks.😊 It seems like 1/4th of WV adults are veterans 😮... j/k Between WV and Western PA, I don't hear many vets complaining about service connected health care.
@christopherenoch4230 here in Michigan down to Texas I have heard my buddies saying they have had to wait 6 months to a year I know I have had to wait for 8 months once
Was there legislature that was passed so we can be seen out of a VA hospital. I've seen two doctors out of network since I got out, but never really payed attention to news about that.
@@honeybunbandit1 OH my! Wow ... Last week I was talking to a gentleman that moved to West Virginia from Florida because he couldn't get health care down there. My wife, who also works for the VA (RN), has heard of other people moving to this area from other states for healthcare. Shame.
VA in Florida does have problems During the Snowbird season, the influx of snowbirds clogs the system. A clinic that has say 5000 vets year round suddenly has 7 or 8 thousand. Some of the snowbirds even schedule surgery while here. The worst thing is that if the snowbird vet doesn't get exactly what they want, they get an attitude, get rude with the VA staff then storm out and go and contact their congress person. I have been in VA care in Florida for over 20 years. Va care might be less than good, but with Community Care and local doctors we get what we need.
FORD Tough! Great to see Kaulin up and back to work.
Great Team Work.. Blue Steel is awesome
Nice job on getting him out of there. Also nice job you guys for helping the person with the battery. Keep up the great work.
Didn’t know that Jefe is a vet! Thank you Jefe for your service!!!❤
I was about to say the same thing. How about giving us a video talking about his service.
The way you replaced that fan clutch, by cutting the shroud and then mending it. You are a barbarian!
If it works, is it really a 'bad' idea? ;D
It saved time... the truck has 200k miles on it.
That's called ingenuity.
The fan shroud is premarked to be cut at the factory. You cant get the radiator out to remove it in one piece
This is what we're here for pulling big things with small trucks
Kinda ironic that he built the Wrecker to pull out side-by-sides.
Blue Steel is a beast, great job pulling that semi up the hill. Another great job by MORR.
Matt and crew...great recovery...good to the boys out on a rescue...
This is what happens when a company hires a door swinger instead of a truck driver...
LAME🤬 comment red neck👎
Omg didn't unlock breaks no locker like what was he thinking
Affirmative action hire
We have a driver shortage. You take what you can get. Everybody starts somewhere.
EXACTLY! Increasingly becoming more common because trucking companies can pay these clowns half the pay of what a seasoned and competent driver would make. They outfit their fleets with idiot proof trucks with automatic transmissions and back up cameras and throw anybody with a CDL in them.
Matt you have A LOT of trust in that driver laying in front of his tires like that 😳
I know it's blurred out but I know exactly what company that is. They started from nothing just a few miles from my house and have become a giant in the industry. Really an amazing American success story, and it all comes from providing excellent service at a fair price!
We all know it’s Estes 😂
The brothers that own that, grew up on the South Side of Richmond Virginia. 1/2 mile from me. Hope you see this. We might know each other 😊
@@crockettslate They're good people! I used to talk with them quite regularly when I was working with Russell Stover's in Clarksville. If they could help in any way, they were always willing to do it for us!
Once the Supra got started drove straight over to Cars and Bids and Daddy Doug sold it for 30 k with authentic patina. Robby must have the best temperament to make these beasts so beautiful and then go down dusty roads. Always a fun adventure with the Morr crew. I hope Jefe is keeping tabs on tows with the Bronco like they do in the banana there would be a lot of hash marks by now.
Thank you. Man that blue steel has power nice truck. Pretty good video. Keep on making great entertainment, nice country side