First Major Test For Blue Steel...30,000 Pound Semi Truck!

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First Major Test For Blue Steel...30,000 Pound Semi Truck!

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@johndoran3274 11 ай бұрын

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!

@joergarms1 11 ай бұрын

Exactly my thoughts.

@Ange1ofD4rkness 11 ай бұрын

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)

@snowballil3133 11 ай бұрын

He dont know what hes doing

@RonFennakadas 11 ай бұрын

same here, peddled freight around NY metro area for years and i'm cringing

@colday74 11 ай бұрын

Yup, even from a trucker in the UK, this guy was definitely the new guy.

@f87115 11 ай бұрын

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

@jacobharryman822 10 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing. What a kind, understanding man.

@retiredandrollin 10 ай бұрын

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.

@thekillerlama 10 ай бұрын

I agree 100%

@dillonh321 9 ай бұрын

@@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.

@hattifattener 11 ай бұрын

Shoutout to the editors painstakingly tracking all those boxes for the customer's privacy! This was a lot of work for an episode!

@scottcampbell4678 9 ай бұрын

Only a complete idiot is unaware that that is Estes

@gihonda127 11 ай бұрын

Don't skip those VA appointments, those are important. From one vet to another, thanks for your service and sacrifice.

@Eagleclaw43567 11 ай бұрын

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.

@butchgreene 11 ай бұрын

If the homeowner is smart, he'll turn that damage in to the carrier, obviously Estes & get his roof fixed.

@ashtonmariefranklin725 11 ай бұрын

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.

@jimsmith9819 11 ай бұрын

agreed @jeffgordon

@isaacdelima1825 11 ай бұрын

@butchgreene except that Estes won't pay and instead the driver/contractor would have to pay or get his own insurance to cover it.

@martyniner8893 11 ай бұрын

That was a sweet Supra!

@Neverdie242 11 ай бұрын

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.

@carlosrobladeo 11 ай бұрын

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.

@danielgilek4664 11 ай бұрын

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!

@justvisiten 11 ай бұрын

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.

@blackshirt4ever02 11 ай бұрын

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!

@bluvasjason 11 ай бұрын

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.

@steeljawX 11 ай бұрын

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.

@brianhopkins5251 11 ай бұрын

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.

@timothygeiger8271 11 ай бұрын

@@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.

@nasonguy 11 ай бұрын

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.

@DyLemmaOG 11 ай бұрын

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!

@wolfhuntergaming2040 10 ай бұрын

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.

@tex_gil117 11 ай бұрын

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 👍

@brianmckee3991 11 ай бұрын

That Semi driver seems like a novice. Good on you guys for helping him out.

@timothygeiger8271 11 ай бұрын

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.

@xippzap 11 ай бұрын

It is an Estes day cab, would you expect anything else? Probably a CH Robinson load.

@steeljawX 11 ай бұрын

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.

@Vagitarian01 11 ай бұрын

@@steeljawX Well said, at least it wasn't an expensive mistake. Might've just put him a little behind schedule.

@joediver7669 11 ай бұрын

No lockers and trailer brakes engaged. I can see why he wanted himself and the business name blurred.

@NicFlicksRL 11 ай бұрын

That Supra was so sick! Another great recovery Matt!

@volvo09 11 ай бұрын

Yeah it's in pretty good shape! Don't see them too often in the northeast

@paulfalb 11 ай бұрын

What a crazy barn find supra jumped it sounded great and drove away...2 recoveries here

@tidorocks88 10 ай бұрын

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.

@retiredandrollin 10 ай бұрын

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.

@tidorocks88 10 ай бұрын

@@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 !

@KingCovfefe 11 ай бұрын

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.

@travisolander4749 11 ай бұрын

Props to that farmer for not caring about his roof. Cool guy. Good taste in cars, too.

@jackfruit9439 11 ай бұрын

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

@nathanwolff6302 11 ай бұрын

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.

@mofackyred 11 ай бұрын

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!!!

@chrisevans2645 11 ай бұрын

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

@InsaneBimmer 11 ай бұрын

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".

@thorin693 11 ай бұрын

I've took a sleeper cab automatic places it doesn't need to be so I definitely feel for that driver.

@shroomintrucker4766 11 ай бұрын

Old Dominion wouldn’t get it stuck though.

@Bailes1983 11 ай бұрын

My brother works there as a driver! We both watch the channel. Woohooo

@FYMASMD 11 ай бұрын

@gunnytinmanno one’s care’s except you.🙄

@JWSpradlin 11 ай бұрын

Hey now, at least it wasn’t a Swift driver.

@babelsalot 11 ай бұрын

Matt: We need both trucks to pull this loaded big rig up the hill. Blue Steel: Hold my victory pie....

@BrokeWrench 11 ай бұрын

😂 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

@dhag72 11 ай бұрын

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!

@Databyter 11 ай бұрын

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.

@242brick 11 ай бұрын

I tried to pull out a guy in a big rig who missed a corner and ended up in a field. He also kept not locking the axles despite me asking him to, and then he would stay on the throttle and keep digging deeper. I finally said sorry, if you're not going to listen you're on your own, and gave him the number for a tow truck. Glad you guys could get this guy out.

@AFloridaSon 11 ай бұрын

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.

@charlesrichardson3953 11 ай бұрын

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.

@MacBailey 11 ай бұрын

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.

@davidjulian8536 10 ай бұрын

😂

@graywolf4696 11 ай бұрын

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! 🤣

@michaeltablet8577 11 ай бұрын

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!

@huntspoint3442 11 ай бұрын

You did the thing that I could only dream of doing to a customers vehicle. Thanks for living my dream. Ford Senior Master Tech.

@haroldtanner9600 11 ай бұрын

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!👍😀

@Deviated09 11 ай бұрын

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!

@CaptainKevin 11 ай бұрын

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.

@NBSV1 11 ай бұрын

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.

@Eagleclaw43567 11 ай бұрын

I’m assuming the driver doesn’t want the company to know an probably ask matt to blur his face an company name.

@m9ovich785 11 ай бұрын

@@Eagleclaw43567 it was still pretty obvious what the Co. Was...

@faryldaryl3975 11 ай бұрын

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.

@ZachUpchurch 11 ай бұрын

That was awesome! I love how the bronco came disconnected and blue steel still just muscled it up the hill. Great work guys

@shirleyallen6072 11 ай бұрын

Holy Cow Matt!! Unbelievable!!! Blue Steel was impressive and the team & Jefe were awesome. The battery recovery was great Carter, Colby & Jake

@OnzaRob 11 ай бұрын

I like the fan clutch replacement how to! Work smarter not harder!!! Love it! The home owner was a cool forgiving guy.

@john_nip_nop 11 ай бұрын

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.

@jstephenf9546 11 ай бұрын

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.

@BrokeWrench 11 ай бұрын

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😅

@jodiemarieelectrolys 10 ай бұрын

AKA: diff. locks

@williamevans6522 11 ай бұрын

FORD engineers! You saw that KEY shroud upgrade , right?

@flying_nimbus7852 11 ай бұрын

Sometimes I question Ford engineers sanity

@st0rmrider 11 ай бұрын

@@flying_nimbus7852why? Fordlandia was almost successful

@NBSV1 11 ай бұрын

They used to have a 2 piece shroud that made things nice. But, somebody figured out it was cheaper to make it one piece.

@hidel308 11 ай бұрын

Ford doesn’t have engineers, they employ saboteurs.

@Ricardo_Moto 11 ай бұрын

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

@katbot2190 11 ай бұрын

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.

@2strokesimdone833 11 ай бұрын

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. 😂

@cerealbucketcoaster 11 ай бұрын

when you know you know...

@stevedeornellis8657 11 ай бұрын

Lol. You ain't wrong. 😂😅

@keroscenegaming5427 11 ай бұрын

In the areas around where i live on east coast dhl uses that same paint scheme

@CM-xr9oq 11 ай бұрын

Why do you appreciate that? Are you the owner of Estes or were you the driver?

@romelrodriguez9998 11 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing!! Lol😅

@imacomputer1234 11 ай бұрын

"I just want to be clear that is not the correct way to do that, but that's what we did" lol classic MORR! 🤣💛

@otatime2655 11 ай бұрын

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!!

@brandonbaker8116 11 ай бұрын

I used to drive local semi deliveries and you would not believe the number of cdl drivers who cannot drive a rig at all. I was trained by old oil drivers and we would hire guys straight from truck school who couldn’t even float the gears. Didn’t know how to stay in their lane on the road. The best drivers I ever knew were guys who didn’t go to truck school and were taught how to drive in the real world and they taught me in that same fashion.

@SuperMikemalone 11 ай бұрын

Hey from the Bahamas you guys are my favorite KZfaq channel! Love the team miss lizzy and Trevor ! Happy to see Ed in the last video! Stay safe and stay hydrated

@LittleRedORR 11 ай бұрын

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

@gregparrott 11 ай бұрын

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.

@LittleRedORR 11 ай бұрын

@@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.

@gregparrott 11 ай бұрын

@@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 11 ай бұрын

@@gregparrott Even bigger, he's running the 58" Mickey Thompson Baja Pro XS on the wrecker.

@gregparrott 11 ай бұрын

@@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.

@pmkstudios 11 ай бұрын

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.

@rickrichardson5329 11 ай бұрын

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

@dolguldur4706 11 ай бұрын

God bless him...hope the truck driver dont give up...chin up,heads up...keep learning,and keep going...we all make mistakes 🤘🏻

@chycoll 11 ай бұрын

My parents made a mistake...and here I am.

@bobtahoma 11 ай бұрын

I hope he does. I don’t want to be sharing the road with people who are driving trucks that badly. I like living!

@Acid_Enema 11 ай бұрын

@@bobtahomachill out mouth breather. He’ll be fine.

@killeralltires 11 ай бұрын

@@bobtahomaI'm with you bob

@hhl31636 11 ай бұрын

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.

@jimwebb9328 11 ай бұрын

Fabrats posts on Wednesdays as well. Makes for a nice double.

@Jo-JoGro 11 ай бұрын

@@jimwebb9328Robbie Layton also post on weds so its a triple for me every weds friday and sunday

@monicaluallen5166 11 ай бұрын

Fabrats and robby layton do also

@mixrmandd 11 ай бұрын

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

@truckingpix 11 ай бұрын

30 yr truck driver.. "been there done that" Unfortunately, I had never had anybody as nice as Matt's off-road recovery nearby!!!!!!!!

@mmgtl 11 ай бұрын

I love it, fan shroud in the way. Just make an access window for easy of maintenance 😂 If it works its geniuses 👍

@TheKeithmerk 11 ай бұрын

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.

@flyingmonkeydeathsquadronc968 11 ай бұрын

That's my thoughts too, And by newer your looking at least at 1990+

@TamSweetT 11 ай бұрын

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

@shawnnelson-eq6dc 11 ай бұрын

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.

@BrokeWrench 11 ай бұрын

@@shawnnelson-eq6dcmy volvos have always been inside bolted to the wall behind the seats

@cowboy_austin4501 11 ай бұрын

Newer Freightliners are under the hood on the frame rail and 99 out of 100 times no longer there...

@tracygraham2238 11 ай бұрын

When the Bronco came loose Blue Steel went Beast mode. Damn.

@TonyLasagna 11 ай бұрын

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.

@Tazzspaz 11 ай бұрын

That poor driver. I feel for him. Lots going on and so many helpers watching must have been stressful.

@InsaneBimmer 11 ай бұрын

Not really. Getting stuck comes with the territory as a truck driver. In fact I'm sure he felt very relieved to have help.

@Freedbird 11 ай бұрын

That guy was out of his element the moment he opened the door of the cab to get in.

@KevinHuff23 11 ай бұрын

If he was a half way decent driver, he wouldn't have been in that position to begin with.

@jeffbushnell4910 11 ай бұрын

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

@BobbieJeanM 11 ай бұрын

Wondering if it’s his first day driving a big rig or maybe that particular one?

@philiparmstrong6401 11 ай бұрын

uhhhh 1.6 MILLION subscribers! congrats. Good old boys doing good old gear head stuff. You nailed it. Great work !!

@davidbohacec 11 ай бұрын

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

@jimihendrix5576 11 ай бұрын

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.

@Infamous_obs-retired 11 ай бұрын

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

@NZ_NATIV3 11 ай бұрын

Don't they charge?

@brianwalker1933 10 ай бұрын

@NZ_NATIV3 Yes and probably like a, wounded bull.

@TrevorDennis100 11 ай бұрын

I was looking at that branch they were cutting, and thinking 'Do they realize how heavy that is?' It's a good job Hefe was wearing a ball cap, because even that will have saved him from a nasty scrape. I was impressed with how well Blue Steek performed pulling the truck up that gradient at the end. Weight, four wheel drive, and a big old engine, gets it done every time.

@robnorth8514 9 ай бұрын

I will also add that you equipment was fine. It was the driver magnified any short comings of you gear. This is one job that I truly wish I could’ve been there for you. But I admit that I didn’t get 30 years experience and the knowledge I have without making any stupid mistakes or bad judgment calls.

@petertarantelli 11 ай бұрын

“Heavens to Betsy”…haven’t heard that one in a while! Thanks for bringing back a great memory of my Mom.

@jessygreene331 11 ай бұрын

I have so many questions about how that truck ended up there…literally one of my nightmares as a motorhome owner

@davidclauson5256 11 ай бұрын

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.

@Fix_It_Again_Tony 11 ай бұрын

@@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.

@dons8122 11 ай бұрын

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.

@MykeHunts 11 ай бұрын

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

@vuurkoning 11 ай бұрын

Fellow motor home owner here, talking from experience, whenever there's a road like that there's a friendly guy with a tractor nearby.

@kennethschultz6465 11 ай бұрын

you defently need a winch under the fladbed on blue steel

@cobblewagen 11 ай бұрын

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.

@MyLifeThai371 11 ай бұрын

It was so refreshing to see you do a rescue in AUSTRALIA!

@spbezuidenhout412 11 ай бұрын

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 😉

@joeliopro1740 11 ай бұрын

If only they could have taken charge of the downed truck too, like every other recovery. I know, I know...liability...

@JB50713 11 ай бұрын

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.

@pokeyrebel3730 11 ай бұрын

That was the best non recovery 😄 Estes wasn't very experienced because he didn't need you. All he had to do was drop, move the tractor, reconnect with tractor going to the left fork of the drive, pull forward and back it out. 😄 It made a good video and I got a good laugh. 👍👍

@garychelf9201 11 ай бұрын

Great job guys, Blue Steel looking great, good seeing Colvin back.

@Joeyhurt1990 11 ай бұрын

- 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!

@edwinschlee8374 11 ай бұрын

That was a good test for Blue Steel, and he did the job after the truck was turned around! The dead battery was a long road trip but they got it done!

@sirgeorgeson3576 11 ай бұрын

One thing i'm grateful to XPO for, damn good training. 2 months of backing and a month of on road trucking. Clearly this poor dude didn't get the same level. feel bad for him, everyone should be prepped before heading out. We gotta go into some messed up spots and that training is essential. This will be a great lesson for the future.

@skyepilotte11 11 ай бұрын

Matt and crew...great recovery...good to the boys out on a rescue...

@jeffmosley4043 11 ай бұрын

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.

@jayharper2252 11 ай бұрын

That truck driver needs a job at Swift lol

@DelgueAdventures 11 ай бұрын

Someone had to say it!😂

@powderriver2424 11 ай бұрын

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.

@CaptainKevin 11 ай бұрын

@@powderriver2424 You ain't kidding. I quit about a year ago.

@alanmunroe8332 11 ай бұрын

Sold all my "Rolling Stock" 2 years ago. 2M miles of "honey do" to catch up with😊

@jamesb913 11 ай бұрын

ex-employ

@EnufIsTooMuch 11 ай бұрын

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!!! :)

@stevenlewis6781 11 ай бұрын

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.

@1buda69 11 ай бұрын

Next time you guys get a big rig, a lot have pull pins that connect to the bumper under the hood attached to the frame. I used to work for that company and the Internationals I drove had them.

@elizabethdunn9434 11 ай бұрын

Holy Moly! What an intense pull! Great Job!

@kenriches7403 11 ай бұрын

Wow , Matt ! You have a lot of truckers following you . Thx for the vid.

@josephina24 11 ай бұрын

Good on you for keeping this poor fella anonymous, cruel people are relentless to lay judgement

@marvincarter870 11 ай бұрын

Well this ended up being quite a challenge for Blue Steel and the Bronco helping the semi truck out of its mess. Luckily it all worked out thanks to the man letting them turn the semi around in his pasture and pulling back onto the road. Kolin and Colby jumped the Toyota and got it back to town. Good video!

@philduoos2961 11 ай бұрын

The owner of the pasture seems like "Good People". "He's not going to damage the shed anymore than it already is - I'm just worried about putting a hole in his trailer."

@Shinspliffs 11 ай бұрын

Had no idea Jefe was retired military. Thank you for your service sir.

@chriszimmerman4500 11 ай бұрын

As I was watching and listening to the comments from Matt, I couldn’t help but think what I thought the problems might have been. He said the trailer was dragging the brakes but when you release the brakes when you don’t have great air pressure, sometimes it takes a moment for the trailer brakes to release, even if you do have good air pressure, so when Matt tells the driver to go takes a moment for the air system to release the brakes. The next thing was the truck straight shift, or anshift or an automatic? Most road drivers do not know how to make an automatic crawl. Just want to coast unless you’re really familiar with a truck it’s hard to figure out in the drivers defense but yes, as a driver myself, I would say he probably should not have gone down there, but I can’t say I would not have, I do the same type of work and it’s easier to get down the driveway and deliver the freight then it is to drag freight down the driveway so I understand his decision. Also, there was a hook located behind the driver seat that goes in the front of the truck for pulling in towing. It’s in all internationals.

@lvparm 11 ай бұрын

12:48 What a Class Act. 👏👏

@Matts000 11 ай бұрын

The truck driver is clearly a rookie, if he stays in the industry, this experience will serve him well going forward.

@francisdelaney2228 11 ай бұрын

Freightliner makes "Hooks" that go into the slots in their front bumpers for use by the recovery services.. just a FYI. Nice job, MORR!!

@Jack-yl7cc 11 ай бұрын

That was an International truck and not a Freightliner but, both brands do have a similar twist lock tow hook.

@paulhiebert1887 11 ай бұрын

@@Jack-yl7cc yes, I just watched it again and I realized my error!!! LOL just like cars, I used to be able to look at cars and even in the dark you could tell the make and model, now they generally look the same semi tractors are following suit!!! Nice catch, thank you 😊

@adammartin4906 11 ай бұрын

There is nothing like the incredible Towing Power of a Diesel Truck!!! Matt hem!

@robnorth8514 9 ай бұрын

Funny stuff Matt! The locker on a Semi isn’t what you are used to. It’s a power divider so instead of 1 set of wheels turning 2 should. It doesn’t matter which 2 sets. Many of those, like other new vehicles, also have traction control. That truck is probably an automatic too. Which adds another whole degree of difficulty. As a professional driver of 30 years experience, I’m sitting here watching this and thinking, they just don’t make drivers like they used to. No driver, worth their salt, would’ve went in like that.

@riswampyankee9633 11 ай бұрын

The new crew is very charming and watchable and competent. The kids are all right.

@mozberg2191 11 ай бұрын

Better than lizzy

@shannonmcdaniel7007 11 ай бұрын

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

@mbailey314 11 ай бұрын

That series of internationals for that company are 10spds

@shannonmcdaniel7007 11 ай бұрын

@@mbailey314 I didn't know that .. ty for sharing

@user-nb6ri2ri3k 11 ай бұрын

Blue Steel... Having been to the beauty salon (AKA Robbies)... needs a new and more appropriate name... which I thought I heard in this video... and that would be "LUCILLE !" Thanks for another fantastic rescue/recovery.