Thanks Rory & Mike for rescuing my family, bummed that it happened on their first day out but kudos to Rivian for taking care of us. Trailered it 4 hrs to Salt Lake City and replaced the tie rod it was ready to go when we headed back to Washington State. Not exactly how we saw our vacay playing out but it will go in the books as memorable. Thanks again you did an amazing job!!
they look overbuild till you consider the weight. look at a prerunner. like a desert race truck. they are substantially more built up in the suspension then the rivian is but weigh less then 4500 lbs. nothing that weighs 10000lbs but has independent front suspension is going to be particularly reliable. that tie rod was pitiful, looked like a tie rod off my volvo sedan. someone is going to make a killing selling like 1000$ worth of fab and metal for like 15k$ in a suspension kit to these rich rivian dudes like yourself. ev is such a novelty lol ill stick with my land cruiser or my ford ranger 4x4 thank you very much. ever been under a 95 land cruiser? in comparison to your "truck" the land cruiser has solid full size military axles with pitman style strut driven steering witch is like 10x stronger with a higher safety factor then your "truck". land cruiser has front and rear 4link, idk where that is on your "truck". also the land cruiser is so much more over built then your "truck" but weighs so much less which means that it can literally jump. high. like 8-10 feet. it can take fucking jumps. can your "truck" take jumps? ill tell you the answer- yea it can- once. i predict that your truck is going to be a nightmare if you keep actually trying to use it off road, and you are going to inevitably spend more then 20k trying to make it into a reliable off roader. will it ever achieve that status? maybe the same way that a h1 hummer is technically an off-road vehicle....... but is useless for any trail riding and pretty much are only good for driving around in sand.
im sorry but 11000lbs? and yall really took it where you took it? your lucky trail mater is so professional because honestly you deserve an ear beating for that lack of foresight and awareness.
@@aylahughes9185 Did you notice the '94 Land Cruiser in the video that was with us also. I agree it's not a perfect "truck" for off-roading but it sure is a lot of fun. Can it jump? Yes, actually it can maybe not 8-10ft, not seeing the necessity to doing that though. We will be putting that on our UA-cam channel in a week or so. It definitely is a solid truck weighing in at 7K, not sure where you got the 10K. Having ridden in the land cruiser on Hell's Revenge and Shafer Trail in Canyonland after doing Chicken Corner in the Rivian, I can tell you the Rivian's ride was way smoother. It is a fun truck but it isn't for everyone.
Let me just say, BEST MERCH PLUG EVER! No clickbait. No 90 second ad, no bullshit. Just "look at this shirt, go here if you want one" Simple. Zen. Perfect.
I’ve got to be honest, at first I was like “okay we’ve got another recovery show” and I was hesitant to commit to watching… but I love how honest this show is. No exaggerations, no goofy faces on the video preview, no milking the audience. It is what it is, and that is enough! Watching the ingenuity for problem solving is impressive.. I mean, it’s tough enough to do certain on-site repairs within city limits, but you do them out in the middle of nowhere. Confession hour I guess but even with Trailmater I wasn’t super impressed right off the bat, but that truck just keeps going and going and is super capable! No frills, no flashyness.. just good, old fashioned, honest, get er’ done mentality. The show has officially grown on me and I need a shirt!! Lol and so do you! Thanks Rory
@@mattbrew11 okay well let's see how it ends. I'd hate to see Matt's name get tarnished if he's innocent because he has done some good fundraising stuff. Especially at the hands of an insurance company. I know every time I've needed my insurance, that I pay for every single month on time, no late payments it is always been a fight and my small claims have always been legit.
Another excellent and interesting upload -content ,presentation and editing just perfect . NO gimmics or stupid antics or clickbait nonsense . Thanks so much . Jonny UK
@George Vinson Probably because most of them can’t answer a simple question about their product they can only slag off the competition to try to convince you their product is best! I’ve had to get to the point of forcibly demanding an Anglian Double Glazing salesman leave my house as all he was able to do was slag of Rehau products, he didn’t know why “Anglian are better!” 🤣🤣 I guess the answer you really wanted is because they are lying bastards! 🤪
Rory, Can't wait to see ya at the Sand Chutes with Traimater,Pual and Grandpa Sherman Wrecker going too,Dont forget Casey and his tracked Jeep. Be there or be Square. God Bless
They were coming up to that hill as we were coming off of it! First time I had seen a Rivian and then we were at your shop and you got the call to come get them!
The bonus end clips are one of my favourite parts to stay in the video right till the end. Other channels use them too but for some reason these are the best every time. Worth the watch!
@@shawnhenderson1130 Sure, lower end ones. And you can spend a lot more on an offroad rig for higher end models and customizations. Don't think anyone is claiming Rivian is the best choice for everyone for any specific use case.
My daughter and I flew into Vegas in 2016 and we car camped all around Utah. We stayed at the KOA right down the road from you. If the timing was different, I would have stopped in to say hello.
The "doctor" doing field surgery (repair) in the backcountry & ingeniously having the tools, parts & gear to fix the broken tie rod; this on a unique EV truck, & void of parts at the parts store (We just learned). Visitors from out town, locals & others, all very lucky to have the skillful "rough rider" trail mater available to repair the unit so it could drive. One note: Fins & Things is on BLM managed land, not Park Service, & driving in the way he did is AOK under the circumstance.
Lol Rory, that last shot of all the trucks hanging out together. Some people think one truck is all you need but others know that trucks are like golf clubs and you need a different one for every scenario.
Your equipment, knowledge, experience and you as a person and especially the way you convey all of that is truly amazing and absolutely authentic! Keep it up!!
Matt once said in his video "I am stealing every idea Rori ever had" (for the wrecker). Such respect made me curious and now I am a Rori fan ! EVERYTHING has a purpose on his stuff.
Nice trail fix (again) Rory. That tie rod did seem a bit spindly. The company will figure that out with trial and error (breakage). As this channel shows, anything will break given the proper situation. Nice tee shirt advert. Well done.
I grew up in a family owned towing and repair business in Spokane Wash. I went on many wrecker calls to assist my step dad in recoveries. Rory's videos bring back a lot of cool memories.
That looked like fun, cept the part about laying on a 900 degree rock to weld a tie rod to 7000 degrees, and running around with a camera, in 100 degree heat. that's to many degree's. but as always, I really enjoyed the incredible views, and vista's that is our country, but right in your backyard. thank you for sharing.
That Rivian has more ground clearance that I thought it would. I'm sure it has a bit of a lift but the absence of drive shafts and transmissions make a huge difference.
@@Mick_A_Knuckle I believe it has adjustable air suspension or as Rivian calls it independent air suspension. It has pressurized flexible rubber bellows or what you might call air springs.
@@lesleythornton2874 Yes, the ride height is controlled through air springs, but I was curious about changes in camber at the higher ride height. Did some digging, and found that the truck defaults to the standard ride height when it's shut off, or maybe even while driving on smooth level ground. So the camber is set for the standard ride height with the reasonable assumption that not a lot of driving will occur in the raised position.
Old Tech rescues New Tech...classic. Surprised that the "smart" crawl mode couldn't keep the front tire from spinning on the steep grade lol...can't beat real lockers ;)
@@swapnilmankame obviously the stock EV truck was not designed to drive on trails like this... But it had plenty of traction to get up the incline without the help of a winch if the 4x4 system was better at preventing wheel slip 🙂
I've been watching all the older episodes, trying to catch up. I have to say the more I watch, the more impressed I am. For me it's the way Rory performs his recoveries. His ingenuity, not causing more damage to the customers vehicle. The way Rory, Shaun and Mike work together is very fun to watch. If you haven't learned a new trick watching these guys work, you might need to watch them again.
It's coming, more EVs on the trails, more EV recoveries. Just wait, Rory is going to come up with some ultra cool modular thing-a-ma-jigs to add to the recovery vehicles for recovery points, on-trail charging, and all the unique new problems that EVs bring. Trailside charging I think will be a big one.
I imagine that the vehicle will use more power than people estimate and account for, so I think dead EV's on the trail will be a larger problem in the near future. But I also think the welders that are currently on the market, like Rory uses in this video, could be adapted to charge EV's... Would probably just take forever LOL
@@Odins-Dad why would it take forever? like all you would need is an oscilloscope and a multi meter to figure out all the data you would need. there are already a bunch of people charging off of generators a welder is just a generator.
@@aylahughes9185 ah, I meant it would take forever to charge. So the comparison comes down to how much work would it take to tow the dead EV out vs waiting for it to charge. I dont know how many KWH one of those welders puts out (too lazy to do the research right now lol). But now that I think about it, you really just need enough charge to get them to the nearest EV charger. So like, 30 minutes maybe? A couple hours at most?
dang, went to get a shirt (first time ever committing to buy a shirt from a youtuber) and they are out of stock so I did the "notify when in stock" and Trail mater will be the first merch I will purchased from any youtube channel, why you ask, because I love seeing them old square body trucks putting in work...some of the things I see these truck doing leaves me with my jaw on the floor, simply amazing what Rory does out there.
They're cool, but they weigh over 7000 lbs, which is SuperDuty/ HD kind of weight; and that tie rod looks awfully thin for something so heavy and with so much power. I know their forged control arms look a little more beefy-- but that tie rod is embarrassingly small. lol
True, did you notice the size of the brake caliper? New Broncos are having the same problem. Manufacturers are cutting weight and costs in the wrong places. Has nothing to do with the potential for the rest of the vehicle.
Rory, I honestly hope you make millions, you are a master of your craft, they don’t teach your craft in college. We get to see some amazing scenery, some amazing driving and on the spot engineering. The Park Service should have you on retainer, can you imagine the mayhem and destruction the average Joe would inflict attempting to do your job. 👍
Nice little ride along, tho it would seem folks know what Trailmater is by all the waves & no Karen's screaming "you're going the wrong way!", lol !! Thanx !
I wondered how long before we got see an EV recovery or repair. As usual easier to trail fix than tow out. It would be interesting to see a full trail done by an EV. Great job, thanks for sharing.
That was a cool recovery! Looks like the trend for EV's (at least Rivian and Tesla) is that they won't sell parts - their technicians have to get the parts and install them. I doubt the EV manufacturers will ever go out on the trials to fix them, though.
@@kdoeone battery packs exist that can be pre-charged to take to someone tesla does that. not saying that's what they would do since a generator is probably easier but uknown always an option
EV drivers hardly ever run out of power in the main battery. They’re usually very aware of their situation. On slow speeds the range goes up immensely and the power goes up downhill . The most common reason an EV breaks down is the 12v battery which is needed for the switches. The fix is easy just like on ice cars. The same goes for insufficient axles. The art is to know when not to use the torque you have.
I've been waiting for a Rivian recovery video since I quite literally live one right and three left turns from the factory. I see them all the time at the McDonald's on Main and Raab and they are all completely clean since there is no off-roading in central Illinois, other than driving on our paved roads. Yeah, the lack of parts infrastructure is a concern with Rivian. It isn't like a Jeep where you can find parts basically anywhere. I'm glad to see you were able to help them.
Neat-O trail repair! I was concerned with welding, and all the electronics on board. While the battery(S) are still connected. There should be a main disconnect for the high voltage stuff.
Some EVs have a pull out plug to isolate the batteries, some have a cable you cut. No clue about Rivian, but I know I have never welded on a car without disconnecting the battery completely. Electric cars are the future, but at the moment there is a lot of perfectly understandable ignorance about best practice and what is safe to do and what isn't.
@@secret5. True, but why chance it, any of those modules are crazy expensive, if it's even available. Plus then it won't move, and have be yanked outa there.
@George Vinson Here at the GM dealer, most all new model trucks have a safety feature that prevents shifting to neutral under certain conditions and the electronic parking brake applied. Real pain in the ass to get them into service bay with all 4 wheels locked up.
Another awesome recovery for Rory and Mike. They got the broken part repaired and the customer drove that EV vehicle out. I was concerned about welding on that critter to but Rory did his research and it seems like all is well in Trail Mater fashion. Good job guys!
Not yet, we tried getting a couple extra tie rods but they weren't willing to hand any extras over..LOL. Our son ordered one from the Ford Dealer in Moab hoping it would work but it was too short...dang it. Could have been a pretty easy fix. Not complaining though Rivian did take care very good care of us.
Great video as usual. Love you guys!! It's cool you have a shirt now. It would be fun to have a decal of trail mater too. I personally love stickers. Be safe out there.
Oh I have to see that one you mentioned hauling a generator to the customer to. Charge up an electric car or truck. I'll be looking for it to happen soon.
Hey Rory. Dana Spicer offers an upgraded spring and detent kit for the 465 trans. Also a chromemoly spacer for 3rd gear to avoid their snapring failure issue.
The Rivian would do a lot better st about 1/3rd of the tyre pressure. But it did pretty well. I've been waiting for something electric that can tow. Now I'm waiting for something electric that can tow and isn't so ugly.
You'll be waiting a while. Towing uses too much battery power. The battery that will eventually power trucks has not been invented yet. A 1000 lb battery holds @ 3 gallons of gas worth of energy. That's not good enough yet. EV's have a long way to go. Someday they will be incredible.
@@TheBandit7613 there are plenty of vehicles that fit my bill of they were engineered correctly. Hell, a hybrid Toyota Camry would do the job. It's the fact they make the battery an integral part of the body that means almost every electric or petrol-electric hybrid drops its 2000kg towing down to 500kg. The Rivian would do what I want it to do no problems. But its ugly. The Tesla model x would work but are $200,000. The Mercedes EQC is close but only 1800kg. The longest journey I do is 1000km and we currently take 2 breaks so as long as I get ~400km range towing my ~1500 race car I'm happy. I rarely tow 2000kg and never long distance anymore. I'm just tired of putting $150 worth of diesel in my BMW every other week. EV with 500km range would need a charge once a week and a charge costs about $40 so cheaper and easier and no having to line up at the cheap petrol station anymore
@@1one3_Racing I tow heavy, 15,000 lbs (6800 k) I saw a tow test for the Rivian and it didn't make it to the place they were going to do the test. When I tow, I want no drama. No country has enough grid power for an electric fleet. Imagine 150,000,000 people coming home from work and plugging in their 240 volt 50 amp charger. Instant blackout. Electric won't work for me anyway. Living in the western US, distances are vast, services few. I have a Ford F350. Filling it with diesel is not pleasant.
@@TheBandit7613 we live in rural Eastern Washington so totally see where you are coming from. That was truly part of the challenge getting to Moab was finding enough chargers along the way. The infrastructure really isn't there yet. Moab itself could use a few more chargers, they only had one that was a 50 KWh.
@@TheBandit7613 I've made the same argument and Driving 4 Answers said the same thing. No country could handle the extra electricity demands. For me and my situation, an EV would work. It would be slightly cheaper to run, plus there's no oil changes. The only drama being I tow my race car around sometimes. One thing the internet has taught me is that Australians are a lot more sensible in their driving habits. If you live in Melbourne and there's something you want in Cairns, you just don't buy it. Or Perth. Australia is almost as big as America but except for trucks nobody drives more than 1000km except for touring/caravaning/ or on occasion. Nobody tows more than around 2000kg. Some business owners will tow a bobcat or something up to 3000kg. Again, except for caravans. Americans will tow a 50' enclosed car trailer 3500 miles with 3 cars in it just for a 7 second drag race then go home again. That's just seems crazy to us.
@@DiscoFang but they do lose power when. They are on waiting to get on an obstacle or using winches, powering the AC if they raise their pinky when they drink. It’s not just about the range when wheeling or out on and adventure.
@@hawkman302 Well work it out rather than making statements up from the air. Air Con uses approximately 1kW to run, so each hour uses 1kWh. The mid model Rivian has a useable 135kWh battery so standing still that’s 135hrs. If you’re using the AC full power for, say, 10 hrs a day that’s 2 weeks. A 12,000lb winch will be around 4.5kW so run that for 3 mins 5 times a day and you’ve only used just over 1kWh. Get over your fears of math.
@@hawkman302 So to clarify, a 3 day adventure using AC 10 hrs a day, and the winch 15 times for 3 mins each would take about 30+3.5=35kWh leaving 100kWh which should easily get 200+miles at the low speeds of a rock crawl. It’s wind resistance at speed that really saps power.
Hey Rory always love your trail fix videos and a rivian thats a new one EV'S are definately going to add so e new challenges but im sure you will throw something together that just works awesome job 👍🇦🇺
Sweet, I've been waiting for you to get shirts. Always good to watch a master craftsman do his thing no mater the trade and your the best I have found at recovery.
@@mikalthornton9735 Never thought of hippo eyes but it does fit, the Rivian may be a good truck but that front end didn’t have much thought in the design.
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Thanks Rory & Mike for rescuing my family, bummed that it happened on their first day out but kudos to Rivian for taking care of us. Trailered it 4 hrs to Salt Lake City and replaced the tie rod it was ready to go when we headed back to Washington State. Not exactly how we saw our vacay playing out but it will go in the books as memorable. Thanks again you did an amazing job!!
Glad they took care of it.
they look overbuild till you consider the weight. look at a prerunner. like a desert race truck. they are substantially more built up in the suspension then the rivian is but weigh less then 4500 lbs. nothing that weighs 10000lbs but has independent front suspension is going to be particularly reliable. that tie rod was pitiful, looked like a tie rod off my volvo sedan. someone is going to make a killing selling like 1000$ worth of fab and metal for like 15k$ in a suspension kit to these rich rivian dudes like yourself. ev is such a novelty lol ill stick with my land cruiser or my ford ranger 4x4 thank you very much. ever been under a 95 land cruiser? in comparison to your "truck" the land cruiser has solid full size military axles with pitman style strut driven steering witch is like 10x stronger with a higher safety factor then your "truck". land cruiser has front and rear 4link, idk where that is on your "truck". also the land cruiser is so much more over built then your "truck" but weighs so much less which means that it can literally jump. high. like 8-10 feet. it can take fucking jumps. can your "truck" take jumps? ill tell you the answer- yea it can- once. i predict that your truck is going to be a nightmare if you keep actually trying to use it off road, and you are going to inevitably spend more then 20k trying to make it into a reliable off roader. will it ever achieve that status? maybe the same way that a h1 hummer is technically an off-road vehicle....... but is useless for any trail riding and pretty much are only good for driving around in sand.
im sorry but 11000lbs? and yall really took it where you took it? your lucky trail mater is so professional because honestly you deserve an ear beating for that lack of foresight and awareness.
@@aylahughes9185 oh my god cool story bro shut up
@@aylahughes9185 Did you notice the '94 Land Cruiser in the video that was with us also. I agree it's not a perfect "truck" for off-roading but it sure is a lot of fun. Can it jump? Yes, actually it can maybe not 8-10ft, not seeing the necessity to doing that though. We will be putting that on our UA-cam channel in a week or so. It definitely is a solid truck weighing in at 7K, not sure where you got the 10K. Having ridden in the land cruiser on Hell's Revenge and Shafer Trail in Canyonland after doing Chicken Corner in the Rivian, I can tell you the Rivian's ride was way smoother. It is a fun truck but it isn't for everyone.
Let me just say, BEST MERCH PLUG EVER! No clickbait. No 90 second ad, no bullshit. Just "look at this shirt, go here if you want one" Simple. Zen. Perfect.
Right? "We have shirts! Buy them! Kthxbye!", short and to the point 🤣
@ 1one3 Racing Well Said...no clickbait, no BS and No major interruption(s).
What about the inevitable MaterSauce?
@@ReachOutToWilliam then they'd have to introduce a lunch to every episode put the sauce on everything and pretend it doesn't taste like shit.
AbsoF'ingLutly!!! LOVE IT :)
I’ve got to be honest, at first I was like “okay we’ve got another recovery show” and I was hesitant to commit to watching… but I love how honest this show is. No exaggerations, no goofy faces on the video preview, no milking the audience. It is what it is, and that is enough! Watching the ingenuity for problem solving is impressive.. I mean, it’s tough enough to do certain on-site repairs within city limits, but you do them out in the middle of nowhere. Confession hour I guess but even with Trailmater I wasn’t super impressed right off the bat, but that truck just keeps going and going and is super capable! No frills, no flashyness.. just good, old fashioned, honest, get er’ done mentality. The show has officially grown on me and I need a shirt!! Lol and so do you! Thanks Rory
You mean like that insurance fraudster Matts offroad recovery?
@@mattbrew11 was there a legal conclusion to that?
I never did follow it to the end. I thought it was still ongoing.
@@MIGHTYX2010 it is ongoing
@@mattbrew11 okay well let's see how it ends.
I'd hate to see Matt's name get tarnished if he's innocent because he has done some good fundraising stuff. Especially at the hands of an insurance company.
I know every time I've needed my insurance, that I pay for every single month on time, no late payments it is always been a fight and my small claims have always been legit.
Rory and Paul. The only ones worth watching. Paul is playing the You Tube game a little harder, but they are both Real Deal.
Another excellent and interesting upload -content ,presentation and editing just perfect . NO gimmics or stupid antics or clickbait nonsense . Thanks so much . Jonny UK
Wheel alignment ? No problem ( grabs pipe wrench ). I just love these new fangled space trucks :)
I wish people wouldn’t use exaggerated click bait titles and would just stick to the facts / truth! 🤷♂️
@George Vinson
Probably because most of them can’t answer a simple question about their product they can only slag off the competition to try to convince you their product is best!
I’ve had to get to the point of forcibly demanding an Anglian Double Glazing salesman leave my house as all he was able to do was slag of Rehau products, he didn’t know why “Anglian are better!” 🤣🤣
I guess the answer you really wanted is because they are lying bastards! 🤪
No concerns about welding on an electric vehicle?
Amen. Rory is all cattle, no hat.
The Trail Mater is the Millennium Falcon of recovery vehicles. “may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts….”
Best compliment ever.... Haha.
idk, that truck looks badass to me. better than the grocery getter rivian
That truck is awesome truly anti vegan. I love it
I’ve thought that before, also. If I won the lottery, and could have any vehicle I could dream of, it might be Mater
Super bad ass that gnarly shift during your opening monologue. Hells yeah gents!
So awesome seeing people cool enough to take it off-road!
Rory, you are the master with the electric glue.
The man knows how to operate his equipment - THAT is a true professional!!!
Rory, Can't wait to see ya at the Sand Chutes with Traimater,Pual and Grandpa Sherman Wrecker going too,Dont forget Casey and his tracked Jeep. Be there or be Square. God Bless
Glad that Rivian owner tryout their new rig! That’s the only way to weed out weak links. Go forth and explore Rivian.
This is the most bad ass tow truck I have ever seen.
love how Rory sneaks a tank turn into every video.
They were coming up to that hill as we were coming off of it! First time I had seen a Rivian and then we were at your shop and you got the call to come get them!
The bonus end clips are one of my favourite parts to stay in the video right till the end. Other channels use them too but for some reason these are the best every time. Worth the watch!
Trailmater looks like it came out of a Road Warrior movie.
The field repairs are incredible and it certainly offers your customers a unique opportunity to salvage their rigs at the cheapest possible rate.
It is not cheap. It's affordable, compared to the alternative.
@@Telephony954 you just repeated what he said but with different words lol
@My Pronoun is WTF I always wonder what these repairs cost and how long were they sitting there. Dit it cost a $1000, waiting a day to find someone?
Hey Rory Mike love you guys love hanging out with you guys 👍❤️✌️
Such an awesome video. It's so cool to see those R1T's out on the trail getting wrenched and welded on like every other vehicle!
Yup. good to see people using them for what their built for.
@@curtisbme for the cost of one of those rivian status symbol trucks. You could have 2 fully built offroad rigs
@@shawnhenderson1130 Sure, lower end ones. And you can spend a lot more on an offroad rig for higher end models and customizations.
Don't think anyone is claiming Rivian is the best choice for everyone for any specific use case.
@@curtisbme They were NOT built for going on these trails
@@415s30 Uh.. Ok bud. Thanks for offering your rando opinion that isn't remotely based in reality. I'll file it in the appropriate receptacle.
My daughter and I flew into Vegas in 2016 and we car camped all around Utah. We stayed at the KOA right down the road from you. If the timing was different, I would have stopped in to say hello.
Your now an EV Rivian authorized trail mechanic. Another excellent recovery.
The "doctor" doing field surgery (repair) in the backcountry & ingeniously having the tools, parts & gear to fix the broken tie rod; this on a unique EV truck, & void of parts at the parts store (We just learned). Visitors from out town, locals & others, all very lucky to have the skillful "rough rider" trail mater available to repair the unit so it could drive. One note: Fins & Things is on BLM managed land, not Park Service, & driving in the way he did is AOK under the circumstance.
It is incredible how the trail mater suspension works using leaf springs.
People toss a lot of crap unnecessarily at 2 link these days
Enjoying your show
Great visuals of your countryside & your trucks
Steve 👍👍🇦🇺😎
Mike, those were great shots from the bottom of the wrecker!!!
Lol Rory, that last shot of all the trucks hanging out together. Some people think one truck is all you need but others know that trucks are like golf clubs and you need a different one for every scenario.
Love the trail repairs, and that underbody shot on the way to the customer was cinematic beauty.
The pivot turn at 8:45 was impressive as well.
I was about to comment about that turn too. How did he do that??
@@josearguello6989 took the rear axle out of gear, and drug the brakes too.
I took a selfie in your parking lot today and Mater was present 🤟🏻. Just passing through!
Your equipment, knowledge, experience and you as a person and especially the way you convey all of that is truly amazing and absolutely authentic! Keep it up!!
Yes sir, camera persons on all the recovery channels really gots ta hustle
Matt once said in his video "I am stealing every idea Rori ever had" (for the wrecker). Such respect made me curious and now I am a Rori fan ! EVERYTHING has a purpose on his stuff.
this dude's rig is like the guy on rescuers down under
Watching this channel is like putting on an old, slightly worn, but very comfortable pair of shoes.
Rory singlehandedly kickstarting the Rivian off road upgrade market!
Nice trail fix (again) Rory. That tie rod did seem a bit spindly. The company will figure that out with trial and error (breakage). As this channel shows, anything will break given the proper situation.
Nice tee shirt advert. Well done.
The Trail Mater U turn was the best part!
They all wants to build a wrecker just like yours. man love your content and you're going sky rocket 🚀
Yep.. Everyone is playing catch-up
That “tow truck” is simply awesome 👍🏼🇺🇸
Of course we are going to watch you get someone un stuck or put them back together because you do a awesome job of it. Be safe my friends.
I grew up in a family owned towing and repair business in Spokane Wash. I went on many wrecker calls to assist my step dad in recoveries. Rory's videos bring back a lot of cool memories.
I just love watching your idea of a handbrake turn to spin the front on Trail Mater around. Job well done as usual.
Next best thing to actual steering brakes. ^^
8:43 … right there …. RIGHT THERE!!! Is why I too got myself a NP205 to twin stick … Walk like an Egyptian 🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻💁🏻♂️
That looked like fun, cept the part about laying on a 900 degree rock to weld a tie rod to 7000 degrees, and running around with a camera, in 100 degree heat. that's to many degree's. but as always, I really enjoyed the incredible views, and vista's that is our country, but right in your backyard. thank you for sharing.
Awesome rig! Looks like something out of mad max
Interesting to see the latest & greatest fall apart just as easily as the others. First time I've seen one off-road. Thanks for sharing.
Weight is not a friend in this kind of environment with tires made for the road.
@@larrybe2900 who says they had road tires? They sell offroad tires/wheels from the factory...
@@AaronShegrud
4:18 Does show a better look at the tread and I stand corrected.
I wonder how they are doing getting the part they need?
I love how the closed captioning describes the engine and squeaky noises as "music". LOL
Great video again! The field repairs are so interesting to see how you come up with a solution and how well-equipped Trail Mater comes prepared.
I came here for the comments about EV. Leaving pretty satisfied 😌
Nicely done. Thanks for taking us along for this repair in this beautiful landscape.
That Rivian has more ground clearance that I thought it would. I'm sure it has a bit of a lift but the absence of drive shafts and transmissions make a huge difference.
It raises from 9" (Sport Mode) to 15" (Off Road).
@@lesleythornton2874 Huh, I wonder how it adjusts camber through such a huge change in lift, must have self-adjusting control arms or something.
@@Mick_A_Knuckle I believe it has adjustable air suspension or as Rivian calls it independent air suspension. It has pressurized flexible rubber bellows or what you might call air springs.
@@lesleythornton2874 Yes, the ride height is controlled through air springs, but I was curious about changes in camber at the higher ride height. Did some digging, and found that the truck defaults to the standard ride height when it's shut off, or maybe even while driving on smooth level ground. So the camber is set for the standard ride height with the reasonable assumption that not a lot of driving will occur in the raised position.
Watched at home, rewatching here. ✔️
Old Tech rescues New Tech...classic. Surprised that the "smart" crawl mode couldn't keep the front tire from spinning on the steep grade lol...can't beat real lockers ;)
you are comparing a stock production vehicle with stock tyres to a custom built trail recovery vehicle or any trail vehicle?
@@swapnilmankame obviously the stock EV truck was not designed to drive on trails like this... But it had plenty of traction to get up the incline without the help of a winch if the 4x4 system was better at preventing wheel slip 🙂
And yet stil the part that broke( and looked small) was old tech, cant wait to see a stript out rivian on 44" tyres
100$k trucks lol
@@martijnbrandt7553 with a 10 mile range 🤣
I've been watching all the older episodes, trying to catch up. I have to say the more I watch, the more impressed I am. For me it's the way Rory performs his recoveries. His ingenuity, not causing more damage to the customers vehicle. The way Rory, Shaun and Mike work together is very fun to watch. If you haven't learned a new trick watching these guys work, you might need to watch them again.
It's coming, more EVs on the trails, more EV recoveries. Just wait, Rory is going to come up with some ultra cool modular thing-a-ma-jigs to add to the recovery vehicles for recovery points, on-trail charging, and all the unique new problems that EVs bring. Trailside charging I think will be a big one.
Third World answers to First World issues 👍😜
ev saved by using arcing electricity ! 😂
I imagine that the vehicle will use more power than people estimate and account for, so I think dead EV's on the trail will be a larger problem in the near future. But I also think the welders that are currently on the market, like Rory uses in this video, could be adapted to charge EV's... Would probably just take forever LOL
@@Odins-Dad why would it take forever? like all you would need is an oscilloscope and a multi meter to figure out all the data you would need. there are already a bunch of people charging off of generators a welder is just a generator.
@@aylahughes9185 ah, I meant it would take forever to charge. So the comparison comes down to how much work would it take to tow the dead EV out vs waiting for it to charge. I dont know how many KWH one of those welders puts out (too lazy to do the research right now lol). But now that I think about it, you really just need enough charge to get them to the nearest EV charger. So like, 30 minutes maybe? A couple hours at most?
dang, went to get a shirt (first time ever committing to buy a shirt from a youtuber) and they are out of stock so I did the "notify when in stock" and Trail mater will be the first merch I will purchased from any youtube channel, why you ask, because I love seeing them old square body trucks putting in work...some of the things I see these truck doing leaves me with my jaw on the floor, simply amazing what Rory does out there.
They're cool, but they weigh over 7000 lbs, which is SuperDuty/ HD kind of weight; and that tie rod looks awfully thin for something so heavy and with so much power. I know their forged control arms look a little more beefy-- but that tie rod is embarrassingly small. lol
That tie rod looks like a kid's atv tie rod.
Agree. That tie rod looks way too small for handling the forces of that much weight.
It reminds me of the pencil thin ones the GM 2500s have.
I agree. Way too small. Doesn't take an engineering degree to see that.
True, did you notice the size of the brake caliper?
New Broncos are having the same problem. Manufacturers are cutting weight and costs in the wrong places.
Has nothing to do with the potential for the rest of the vehicle.
Rory, I honestly hope you make millions, you are a master of your craft, they don’t teach your craft in college. We get to see some amazing scenery, some amazing driving and on the spot engineering. The Park Service should have you on retainer, can you imagine the mayhem and destruction the average Joe would inflict attempting to do your job. 👍
Nice little ride along, tho it would seem folks know what Trailmater is by all the waves & no Karen's screaming "you're going the wrong way!", lol !! Thanx !
I was waiting on this day. I bought my 2 shirts. Thanks Rory & Crew....
I wondered how long before we got see an EV recovery or repair. As usual easier to trail fix than tow out. It would be interesting to see a full trail done by an EV. Great job, thanks for sharing.
They're out there! You'll be seeing more of them. There have been plenty of Jeep 4xe Hybrids running these trails already.
@@lindaspins I have no doubt that the hybrids are already out there. A little surprising full EV's though. Just a new way of off-roading.
Love the under carriage in motion shots; sick.
That was a cool recovery! Looks like the trend for EV's (at least Rivian and Tesla) is that they won't sell parts - their technicians have to get the parts and install them. I doubt the EV manufacturers will ever go out on the trials to fix them, though.
@George Vinson or bring a fuel powered generator to charge the electric vehicle
@@kdoeone battery packs exist that can be pre-charged to take to someone tesla does that. not saying that's what they would do since a generator is probably easier but uknown always an option
@@kdoeone Did you watch the video? The truck had charge.
@George Vinson Why would it need to be gas-powered?
EV drivers hardly ever run out of power in the main battery. They’re usually very aware of their situation. On slow speeds the range goes up immensely and the power goes up downhill . The most common reason an EV breaks down is the 12v battery which is needed for the switches. The fix is easy just like on ice cars. The same goes for insufficient axles. The art is to know when not to use the torque you have.
Who in their right mind would complain about Trailmater going the wrong way down a trail?🤪🤜😎👍
Great job, love the sound of your welder, all the best to yous and your loved ones
I'm sure you have heard this a million times, but you (your truck) always reminds me of Mad Max.
I've been waiting for a Rivian recovery video since I quite literally live one right and three left turns from the factory.
I see them all the time at the McDonald's on Main and Raab and they are all completely clean since there is no off-roading in central Illinois, other than driving on our paved roads.
Yeah, the lack of parts infrastructure is a concern with Rivian. It isn't like a Jeep where you can find parts basically anywhere.
I'm glad to see you were able to help them.
The more people buy them and the longer they are around, the easier it'll get to find parts!
Not many in junk yards yet! Lol
@@bachaddict Oh Yea...You mean JUST LIKE TESLA? HA HA HA . Dont hold your breath.
@@jim-ce5kt I'm talking many years, yeah can't hold my breath that long
Once again, awesome trail fix! Darn I didn't get to the website in time and shirts are out. I'll wait! :)
Neat-O trail repair! I was concerned with welding, and all the electronics on board. While the battery(S) are still connected. There should be a main disconnect for the high voltage stuff.
Some EVs have a pull out plug to isolate the batteries, some have a cable you cut. No clue about Rivian, but I know I have never welded on a car without disconnecting the battery completely.
Electric cars are the future, but at the moment there is a lot of perfectly understandable ignorance about best practice and what is safe to do and what isn't.
@@ForeverNeverwhere1 the ground clamp was less than 12" away, it's fine.
@@secret5. True, but why chance it, any of those modules are crazy expensive, if it's even available. Plus then it won't move, and have be yanked outa there.
@George Vinson Here at the GM dealer, most all new model trucks have a safety feature that prevents shifting to neutral under certain conditions and the electronic parking brake applied. Real pain in the ass to get them into service bay with all 4 wheels locked up.
The main battery is always disconnected when the car is switched off.The 12v battery is needed to drive the relays and connect the hv system.
Well I’m subscribed now!!! Trail mater MacGyver holly cow!!! That high frequency welding sounds awesome
Love the way you can Spin Trailmater around
Another awesome recovery for Rory and Mike. They got the broken part repaired and the customer drove that EV vehicle out. I was concerned about welding on that critter to but Rory did his research and it seems like all is well in Trail Mater fashion. Good job guys!
I am excited to stop at the shop and pick up a shirt on my next trip down.
Might be a Moab first. Great job Rory. Makes you wonder if replacement parts are even available.
Not yet, we tried getting a couple extra tie rods but they weren't willing to hand any extras over..LOL. Our son ordered one from the Ford Dealer in Moab hoping it would work but it was too short...dang it. Could have been a pretty easy fix. Not complaining though Rivian did take care very good care of us.
@@lesleythornton2874 Glad to see you here in the comment section. Any idea when the aftermarket will respond, and create non authorized repair parts?
@@om617yota8 Rivian told us it will be about a year. They are wanting to get 25,000 on the road first.
That pause and smile after he said what he's rescuing lol.
,,,good job, was his extension cord too short ?...lol.. keep safe and have a great week...
Thanks from England.
Great video as usual. Love you guys!! It's cool you have a shirt now. It would be fun to have a decal of trail mater too. I personally love stickers. Be safe out there.
That repair got it out I love the whistle of the high frequency welder
Nice to see you doing milk float recoveries now mate. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
It is interesting how loud the hum is. Cool video,
Rory&tr8mtr never dissapoint on an educational and interesting recovery and trail fix videos
This is a BIG 👍
Oh I have to see that one you mentioned hauling a generator to the customer to. Charge up an electric car or truck. I'll be looking for it to happen soon.
Can't beat old tech. Simple ingenuity, easy to fix, parts easily fixable and replaceable; that's real sustainability.
I was waiting to see a rivian on a recovery channel! Glad people are throwing them out there
Hey Rory. Dana Spicer offers an upgraded spring and detent kit for the 465 trans. Also a chromemoly spacer for 3rd gear to avoid their snapring failure issue.
11:11 Electric truck takes the less slanted route, Rory goes up the 90° wall. 🤣 Nice flex there!
But but but !
Welders!
Batteries!
Computers!
Lol.
Love your work. Keep it up.
Out of curiosity, how often do people run out of fuel on the tracks?
Nice recovery. Thanks for sharing. Weekend Stuff
More great content from Rory and Trail Mater, love it!
Great job on that trail rescue, seams like that truck needs some E-lockers.....
The Rivian would do a lot better st about 1/3rd of the tyre pressure. But it did pretty well.
I've been waiting for something electric that can tow. Now I'm waiting for something electric that can tow and isn't so ugly.
You'll be waiting a while. Towing uses too much battery power. The battery that will eventually power trucks has not been invented yet.
A 1000 lb battery holds @ 3 gallons of gas worth of energy. That's not good enough yet. EV's have a long way to go.
Someday they will be incredible.
@@TheBandit7613 there are plenty of vehicles that fit my bill of they were engineered correctly.
Hell, a hybrid Toyota Camry would do the job. It's the fact they make the battery an integral part of the body that means almost every electric or petrol-electric hybrid drops its 2000kg towing down to 500kg.
The Rivian would do what I want it to do no problems. But its ugly.
The Tesla model x would work but are $200,000. The Mercedes EQC is close but only 1800kg.
The longest journey I do is 1000km and we currently take 2 breaks so as long as I get ~400km range towing my ~1500 race car I'm happy. I rarely tow 2000kg and never long distance anymore.
I'm just tired of putting $150 worth of diesel in my BMW every other week.
EV with 500km range would need a charge once a week and a charge costs about $40 so cheaper and easier and no having to line up at the cheap petrol station anymore
@@1one3_Racing I tow heavy, 15,000 lbs (6800 k)
I saw a tow test for the Rivian and it didn't make it to the place they were going to do the test. When I tow, I want no drama.
No country has enough grid power for an electric fleet. Imagine 150,000,000 people coming home from work and plugging in their 240 volt 50 amp charger. Instant blackout.
Electric won't work for me anyway. Living in the western US, distances are vast, services few. I have a Ford F350. Filling it with diesel is not pleasant.
@@TheBandit7613 we live in rural Eastern Washington so totally see where you are coming from. That was truly part of the challenge getting to Moab was finding enough chargers along the way. The infrastructure really isn't there yet. Moab itself could use a few more chargers, they only had one that was a 50 KWh.
@@TheBandit7613 I've made the same argument and Driving 4 Answers said the same thing. No country could handle the extra electricity demands.
For me and my situation, an EV would work. It would be slightly cheaper to run, plus there's no oil changes.
The only drama being I tow my race car around sometimes.
One thing the internet has taught me is that Australians are a lot more sensible in their driving habits.
If you live in Melbourne and there's something you want in Cairns, you just don't buy it. Or Perth. Australia is almost as big as America but except for trucks nobody drives more than 1000km except for touring/caravaning/ or on occasion. Nobody tows more than around 2000kg. Some business owners will tow a bobcat or something up to 3000kg. Again, except for caravans.
Americans will tow a 50' enclosed car trailer 3500 miles with 3 cars in it just for a 7 second drag race then go home again. That's just seems crazy to us.
3 days after the video posts and the t-shirts are sold out 😳 guess I should have been quicker 😩😭 Love me some Rory and Trail Mater! 🥰
Old school repair on modern technology. Love it!
Thanks for the video Rory and I’m not ready for electric vehicles!
It would be interesting to see how well an EV handles on a trail. Using a winch, it’s torque, and dealing with a multi day adventure like MOAB.
A multi day adventure I assume would go poorly
@@boejiden1065 EVs don't lose range going slowly. How many multi day adventures in MOAB cover 300 miles?
@@DiscoFang but they do lose power when. They are on waiting to get on an obstacle or using winches, powering the AC if they raise their pinky when they drink. It’s not just about the range when wheeling or out on and adventure.
@@hawkman302 Well work it out rather than making statements up from the air. Air Con uses approximately 1kW to run, so each hour uses 1kWh. The mid model Rivian has a useable 135kWh battery so standing still that’s 135hrs. If you’re using the AC full power for, say, 10 hrs a day that’s 2 weeks.
A 12,000lb winch will be around 4.5kW so run that for 3 mins 5 times a day and you’ve only used just over 1kWh.
Get over your fears of math.
@@hawkman302 So to clarify, a 3 day adventure using AC 10 hrs a day, and the winch 15 times for 3 mins each would take about 30+3.5=35kWh leaving 100kWh which should easily get 200+miles at the low speeds of a rock crawl. It’s wind resistance at speed that really saps power.
I just knew it was only a matter of time before we saw a Rivian recovery. We'll be seeing Matt pull one of these out of Sand Hollow any day now.
Hey Rory always love your trail fix videos and a rivian thats a new one EV'S are definately going to add so e new challenges but im sure you will throw something together that just works awesome job 👍🇦🇺
Sweet, I've been waiting for you to get shirts. Always good to watch a master craftsman do his thing no mater the trade and your the best I have found at recovery.
Thanks for another great video. I believe the front of the Rivian is one of the ugliest trucks I’ve ever seen.
what your dishing on my Hippo eyes. that's my truck lol
@@mikalthornton9735 Never thought of hippo eyes but it does fit, the Rivian may be a good truck but that front end didn’t have much thought in the design.
Good work Rory.👍