Off The Edge: This Trailer Recovery Might Be Too Much For The Rat Rod Wrecker!
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Rory would be proud of the "necessary" front dig. That guy was very fortunate that he didn't lose the whole shebang over the edge.
I'm guessing, He owes those Thanks to Friends or maybe Passersby, that came to his aid in securing the rig before help could arrive. Otherwise, call the insurance company....
@ dirkdejong8421 Well said, im quite sure he had to have some Advil and a change of pants.....
I bet that guy doesn't try to take his living room into a ridiculous place again.
It's nice to see how attentive your son is, he has his mind on things and sees even the little things. He has learned a lot from his father and tries to support him fully. Great boy.
I was thinking the same thing. You should keep him as the cameraman I was impressed that he was always helpful and no snide remarks
TOTAL PROPS to Jase(?) BOTH him and his brothers have come a long way since vid 1. These boys are what "Born in the USA" is all about. Dad, Mom be PROUD!!!
I was just commenting the the same thing, he did a great job here, sumthin to be proud of.
Jason was making great observations and relaying great info to his pops. Well done.
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These guys do recoveries, build stuff, fix stuff, and help others, what more could we possibly ask for?, awesome job guys, and thanks for sharing.
Mussel smuggling series would be awsome
Beat recovery to date that I have watched.
Best
Heck of a recovery 👌 Maybe some drop down legs on the rear of the wrecker would help when only using the boom/ winches to lift. With legs seated firmly on the ground you could get full use of the hydraulics & winches, without giving up that much to the suspension. Just a thought 🤷♂️. Great video, keep em coming !
If the wrecker had a tow bar, like the roll back, that probably would have done the job of outriggers.
Hell of an idea, if he was smart, he would definitely give it some thought.
I was thinking the same thing even if they were just a set of manual outriggers, would definitely help!
Hydraulic spaded outriggers on swivels. Line them up against the load and set them in. This will give you a ‘Firmer Foundation’ and move your center of balance even farther to the rear, helping keep your nose on the ground.
Suck the boom in , it would have been an easy job. Inexperience showing big time
The tow truck has come a long way. Grandpa sherm is definitely smiling. That thing is a beast! Well done guys.
A certified mussel free episode right here.
Now this is funny.
😂😂😂😂😂
im not sure.....he didnt drive within 12 miles of water did he?????? them little buggers are fast and can re produce line of sight !!! Just ask the DNR
Best comment ever! I’m still laughing!!!!
Балдёж 👍🙂
Matt may have a little bigger tow truck, but the sound coming out of the tail pipes of your rig is top notch!👍🏻Keep up the awesome content
I think grandpa sherms tow truck was the best truck in those wrecker games
I think he needs stacks
Bloody impressive performance from a small truck. Just shows Matt size isn't everything lol
I agree, the exhaust sound from the rat rod wrecker is the best! Awesome!
@@jeremyclark7192 It needs a cummins.. sure would help keep that front end down
Hello, Paul I think you may need to make a spade attachment for the back of your wrecker that presses down on the ground so your front won't lift as much when pulling heavy loads.
I was thinking the same thing, he has the pto pump that was to slow for the winches. Would make a good down rigger.
Very nice recovery Paul! Your dad would be very happy with the way you guys built the truck. Very Cool.
Watching Paul use grandpa Sherman’s truck as he intended, living out and fulfilling his dads dream
It’s nice and meaningful not just production
This is a special family
Could you imagine if they would have redesigned the mount for the drawbar so it mounted higher so it wasn't in the way wheeling? Paul would have been able to drag it right over and get all the lift he wanted!
Paul: between this recovery and watching Matt's ravine pickup recovery, I'm gonna have to have a heart replacement. Unbelievable the recovery jobs in which you are asked to do - fantastic crew today; Hunter is getting some great on-the-job training and he is executing "caution do's & don'ts" pretty well! Whew!
Great job..the back up crew worked top notch! Jace needs to be in more videos he was a great addition to this recovery.
Had flashbacks of a tank buried in a Korean river bed. Recovery took a whole day. You guys did a great job. Positive attitudes make a big difference. 👍👍
I like to see Chases attention to the details on that pull , well done team 👍👍
What about for the front too? Less practical but I could see Paul just driving straight into that dirt hill to get the job done
Thank you guys. I have no idea what we would have done without your help. You guys are invaluable!
Great job, Paul! Brains over brawn on this one!! Loved hearing the Rat Rod Wrecker growling as it idled. It seemed to be saying..."I got this, just hook me up!"
Nice 👍👍
That was a tense recovery, good job boys. 👍🏻
Almost as bad as Matt’s recovery of a truck completely off the road, leaning at a 63 degree angle
1st time watching this and my heart felt warm to see a son along side his dad, God bless you all!
I love how Paul drips with cool confidence!
Dang! You and Matt both posting some SKETCHY ones today!! The Rat Rod is more than capable. Great recovery and thank you for sharing
Both rescues could have benefitted from the big wrecker
I like how indifferent your wrecker is to the steep roadside. Conventional trucks would just bury their license plate and grill. It's also cool how you worked both ends of the debacle to get everything back up on the road. Great job and video. Thanks.
Truck sounds amazing but i bet some mufflers would have made communication here a little easier in this situation, with or without headsets. Put in some electric cutouts of course so you can still enjoy it most of the time though.
Paul you need to find some downriggers/ stabilizers from a backhoe and mount them on your truck to keep the bed from squatting down when lifting. Love your channel Russ
Cool. Everyone at Fab Rats who has touched, removed, cut, welded on, drilled on, tapped on, reinstalled on, swapped on, upgraded on and customized on Grandpa Sherm's old wood truck to make it into what he always envisioned plus a lot more built one heck of a beast small off-road recovery wrecker...he WOULD BE very proud of what the ol' girl has become and how she is being used. Well done Paul and the Crew. ;)
Great job Paul on this technical recovery Bravo
🟠Good thing it says LIGHT on tha side of tha camper, or that would'a been much harder! 😆
Learning the limits. Some repairs. Safe rescue. Just remember those head sets next time. Good for the extra set of eyes and help.
It’s just so fun watching you guys work and play!!!
Gotta give credit where credit is due!! Those two “helping hands” were putting in work!! They didn’t hesitate in the least to get in there and do what needed to happen!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Shortening the wreckers boom would help.
Love how you have the whole family involved in the business
I've never seen a truck with a trailer pulled at the hitch like that before at 18:45. That was a pretty cool maneuver.
Awesome to see a new fab Rats video today. Wowers that's definitely a very unique and very crazy recovery. 😮. Very nice job guys. Can't wait to see more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friends. Fab On. Weld On. Keep recovering. Keep making. God bless.
Paul build an outrigger with a trailer jack that goes into the receiver hitch to help with the lifting
Great recovery guys. The wrecker had her full, but she handled it like a champ.
Paul, I wasn't there so this is just from what I see but next time you might find it a little better to keep the boom as fully retracted as possible. That will keep it from rotating the front end up so easily. Again, I am not there but have run hydraulic boom wreckers many years ago. Not exactly in those situations though. LOL.
You should add some stabilizer jacks to the back of the off road wrecker. I think it would make your footing more substantial in a situation like this.
When I was 6 years old, I sometimes got to go out on a wrecker call with my step-granddad. He drove an old, well maybe not so old back in 1954, as it was a 48 Studebaker wrecker. Once we went out and the car that went off the mountain road went pretty far down a ravine. The wrecker would lift the front wheels off and granddad called for the 4 heaviest fellows to jump on the front bumper. Wheels back down and wrecker pulled the car out. Wish there were go-pro's back then so I had a record of those days. They were the best days of my childhood.
Great recovery. Good sound, good editing, no government laws to worry about. The "Old Girl" sure did you proud. Hat tip to Rory for the front steer maneuver.
Jace right there in the thick, pointing stuff out, addressing problems and getting it donw.
Very nice work.
Oh my gosh , nothing like watching an on the edge video before coffee, it's never boring when paul is involved and your son and those 2 guys know what there doing good video🎉
Paul I'm sorry to say that I think you need to watch a video on how to actually use a recker boom. Having your boom fully extended like that was the whole issue. All you had to do is bring your boom back down and keep it as low as possible and you would have had no trouble doing exactly what you wanted to do. Having your boom extended all the way like that is why your front wheels came off the ground as soon as you put any tension on those wenches. You were putting your leverage in the wrong place
This X2
"I got a set of headsets, all charged up, left them sitting on the bench."
(What we're thinking.) "That's a great idea, that way they won't get lost!"
Also, make sure you thank Matt with a couple of cases of Dew to show your appreciation for his giving you the sliding down the hillside recovery!
NICE, I am always amazed just how much can be done with a small amount of equipment when in the right hands..
Paul and y'all did a Awesome recovery.
Grandpa Sherman to be happy and Paul you know he is watching over y'all
Man that rescue scared the crap out of me!!! Really nice job guys!!!
That truck sounds so good loping out at idle👊💪❤️🙌💯🔊🔊🔊
I think that's one where the weight of the heavy wrecker would have helped but I'll tell you what, Paul, Matt and Rory are formidable in the "thinking these rescues thru to conclusion" department. Great job!
I think it might have gone smoother if Paul had kept the boom retracted.
Extended cuts the useful load in half, giving the load more leverage over the weight of the fab rats wrecker
Dirty White Boys,
Get er done🤙🏻💯😎
The wrecker is awesome. Have you guys ever thought of adding some stabilizer feet to the rear of the wrecker? Similar to what a backhoe has, to help from the back end of the wrecker when lifting and pulling in a stationary position like this job. Keep up the good work!
Paul and Jace and Jason all came together to recovery this huge trailer back on the road and on it's way. The Rat rod tow truck got it out!
Great job! It makes me think that that wrecker, needs a "PAW"!
A center rear outrigger with a massive foot, and claws?
You have a great hydraulic pump, under used?
Fold out, from below like a wreckers snatch rig.
Had to get that off my chest, love you all!
Kin Folks pull together and get stuff done. Great video as usual Paul and crew.
Great rescue. Suggestion on the use of the boom. I realize you were trying to lift the trailer, but a shorter boom would still do that, and the front of the truck would have more leverage over the boom. With the boom fully extended, the trailer had more leverage to tip the truck. So in the end I would try to use the shortest boom you can, so you have the most leverage pulling the load. Amazing truck.
Came to the comments to see this one!
Was blown away when they didn't realize boom retracted would not have lifted the front of the truck.
Bravo for spotting this and commenting!
Nice work guys, the wrecker is performing so well!
Nice editing, split-screen an' evathang! Seriously, great recovery and great video...
Absolutely an awesome recovery! FabRats rock!
In the Game of "One-up Matt", I see the y'all >need< Utah's biggest Off-road Rotator. On tracks. With a working Fuel gage.
Great job Fabrats! I am sure, after this incident, that at least one person has a whole new respect for wet clay. 😅
I cant help but wonder if Paul’s Caterpillar mini-excavator I’ve seen in several videos would be of help in these types of jobs. I’m sure that has a lifting of capacity of close to 2k, if not certainly a pulling capacity of 2k lbs with the issue of traction and weight being eliminated with steel tracks, which were both issues in this rescue.
Silly question, have you guys ever considered those inflatable bags first responders use to lift vehicles? I'm wondering if something like that would work in a situation like this? Maybe they would be something to add to your arsenal? Nice recovery. Pucker factor of 10+
If you try to drag the vehicle when it is up on one of those bags you'll shred the bag.
Jase is so encouraging & has the wits & smarts, whateva the word is. It's great to see him as the camera man, glad Hunter taught him some skills LMBO 😂 just kidding. Jase is a pure natural and we love to see family working with family getting another family outta a sticky situation. Thanks for the content FAB RATS love it.
Impressive recovery!
Paul you’re honing an already impressive skill set at recoveries. That truck is awesome even with a light front end.
Morning Fab RATS Family!!!
WOWZA!!! I can't even imagine the emotions those folks must have gone through when that beast started sliding off the road!!!
Great job by Paul and the crew!!!
Sherm was grinning from ear to ear about how well the tow truck performed!!! 😍😍
...You know he's proud!! 🙏😇🙏
Safe travels, friends ❤️❤️
Stay FROSTY...
Keep your powder dry and your head on a swivel...
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ok Paul, My question to you is why extend the boom out to give more leverage on decreasing the weight on the front of the wrecker.? I understand lifting the boom up just not extending it out, could you explain your thought on why. just curious is all.
It’s amazing how you guys draw a crowd on your recovery’s
You had great help on that job Paul they were go getters and hard worker’s hats off to your help.
They may want to change the name on the trailer from "Light" to "Heavy".
Great recovery! Like the split-screen editing! Really an effort of cooperation and precision! Grandpa would be proud of that little wrecker!
RV manufacturers need to start putting recovery points on their trailers.
They would have to add thousands and thousands to the cost of
I was there and watched the whole trailer slide off. I thought we would be there all day but Paul and his crew got the trailer off the side of the mountain within 3 hours of it sliding off.
We all now know how bad the roads get with the rain
Paul, you and your crew never cease to amaze me! Job truly well done.👍👍
Ok, when I first saw it and you were looking it all over, I doubted whether the wrecker had enough weight/leverage to get that out, you proved me wrong! Good work Paul, you're the man!
I love to see ya'll working so hard and getting things figured out. Well done Paul
I laugh when ever I see the word "light" on a huge RV because I know that it is anything but light. Great job getting it back on solid ground. Thanks again for sharing.
Pilot's use check lists, your work is just as important .A check list of things to take, i.e. Headsets, water, medic kits, etc.. Trying to be helpful cuz we love your show! Great video. Love the scenery!
I just gotta say when both winch lines were churning and Paul was reving the wrecker I immediately thought "that truck is so badass".
Awesome vid guys!
You're right, Grampa Sherm would be proud to see that wrecker successfully rescue those folks... ❣️
I practically SHI💩 my pants just watching this video!!! Man your good because I though that rig was going to slide off the edge for sure. This guy never lost his cool while I was on the edge of my seat. I guess that’s why he’s the professional at what he does because he never broke a sweat while I damn near shi💩 my pants just watching.
You guys just plain rock!! the wrecker is absolutely bad a$$,and that camp trailer was right on the edge,THAT WAS CLOSE.
good job to the Fab Rat's crew
Lower the boom, reduce the height of the lever, get more stability, and keep up the good work,👍👍👍
I think everyone is proud of that old tow truck, very well built and it just puts in the work. Great job guys!
Definitely put your build to the test today! Shows how well you built the boom on it so it won't break off. Gpa Sherm is smiling down on you guys!
That camper was just a touch over the edge I do believe.
Paul an Gang Y'all did an amazing job recovering this truck n camper ! Hopefully those folks had a much better day after that.
Thank You @fabrats for taking us along for the ride ! Stay safe out there and be Blessed Y'all ! ✌️❤️🙏
It's always going to be the one item that you didn't fix. Well you got it done , have a good week and count your blessings amen.
J'adore !!! Il est cool le garçon !!! Le temps qu'il faut, avec le sourire , mais jamais d'échec !
Now For what you turned that wrecker into I'll bet your dad would be proud. I can see it with your mom that she's reliving some of the hi jinx you boys did in your youth, Great video !
Lovely DIRK DIGGLER @ 17:40... Fabulous!
Very Impressive recovery gentlemen.
No one got hurt & No damage, I'd call that a Win, Win...
Keep up the great video's... 👍
LOVE to hear the RAt ROD WRECKER running. Motor sounds AWSOME!
Camera guy at 11:00 ish, always get the truck in the shot as well. It is the biggest star! Nice work guys.
Gotta say the guy helping was hustling out there !!!
Well done gentlemen, great planing everyone stayed safe, Thought it was funny that the back of the trailer said " Light"
It still amazes me of some of the recoveries everyone does seem to me if you are going to own big rigs or trailer in general you should know your skill level and your equipment capabilities especially if your family is with you if you get into something and your actually out on a trail or wheelin for the day you fully expect it these people amaze me great video Chad and All his Rats😅😅😅😅
If I ever get in trouble, I want Paul Cox to show up. He rolls up, hasn’t the faintest idea what to do but makes it up on the fly, doesn’t get ruffled, calm demeanor, instills confidence, gets the job done with quiet humor, and downplays his success with an aw shucks manner. Yeah, I want him to show up.
Grandpa Sherm would be very impressed with his old wrecker!!! You built one hell of a truck Paul!!
Love Your Videos, Tip from a Wrecker operator, leave your boom short and park closer with the same setup you would've gotten it the first time 😋
Everyone so calm considering, a good lesson. You all probably already thought about this but maybe some kind of outrigger setup off the back frame like a regular tow truck has for when it's squatting/sliding like that? Got it done without it anyway! Thanks for a great vid.