Searching for a needle in a haystack. One man on foot in a one million acre forest.

A couple of mountain bikers were deep in a remote part of the Ochoco National Forest when their truck decided it no longer wanted to start for them. After hiking a few miles to find service, the owner was able to call me and we came up with a plan to get them out of there. I took the 4x4 tow truck out and did a little searching through the woods, then got hooked up and towed it back to the dealership

[@danedwards3015]

If Casey gets a call from an Insurance Company, he charges a Recovery Fee. If Individuals call him for a recovery….he doesn’t Charge them anything. Please keep this in mind. He striving for His KZbin Channel to Offset those recovery cost’s. He’s an Outstanding Young Man!

[@dubious6718]

Where you find that info?

[@jenniferlittle9038]

You're really doing an excellent job filming and narrating these videos, especially for someone working alone and running the cameras. I teach photography and videography, and that's very challenging to do while also doing another job on the clock. I really enjoyed the extra information you provide in some videos about things like how the snow is packed and how to deflate/inflate tires. Keep posting videos every week, and I'm sure you'll develop a really large KZbin following.

[@CaseyLaDelle]

Thank you! I really have no idea what I'm doing, but I try. My biggest problem is remembering to actually film. I usually get caught up in the job, then get done and realize I forgot to record most of it. It's definitely hard to film and actually do the job by yourself

[@johncuervo3019]

Hi Jennifer, I shoot pornography. Any pointers?

[@barneygirl9643]

You have Doctors hours🤪 You are a good man Casey LaDelle❤️🙏 Love your videos and still catching up on your older ones! Stay safe out there!❤️🙏

[@fredmartine674]

That forest looks spooky, I hate to be stranded there and be wondering if Bigfoot or a Dogman (Werewolf) would be coming by at night. I've been stranded once before in the mountains but good thing there was a coal mine and a busy road nearby. My brother hitchhiked back to a cousin who helped us pull out my truck from a mud pit. Even that was spooky too but I'm glad you helped rescue the guy from the mountain 👍🇺🇸..

[@Rat-Builder]

I use to work for Weyerhaeuser in Washington near Mt St Helens. I worked graveyard out in the woods on a mechanics truck. One night it was overcast and extremely dark. It was about an hour and a half out to the equipment. All the way out there we told Sasquatch stories. What he had heard, what I had heard, you know. When we finely made it to the yarder, and turned off the lights, we were both too scared to get out of the truck for a couple of minutes. As soon as we got out and fired up the welder and turned on the lights, we were fine. LOL

[@jamiemccomb3879]

I have only just found this channel in the last week or so.. all I can say is I'm hooked and it's your infectious personality / humor that lured me in.. the wide range of awesome content definitely helps though. With 100's of videos still to watch I find myself anxiously awaiting the latest upload.

[@Mike-.]

Same here! Already at least 30 videos in. Way better than Matt's off road recovery.

[@antonygraham3001]

I just paused the video after you said up this road a way then up another road and about a mile up that should be a man in the woods, ha ha ha, sorry, going back through old videos and really enjoying your content.

[@OWK000]

This makes me want an old pre-super-computered-out car.

[@Buck1954]

This is why EVERYONE should consider getting a VHF/UHF radio and your technicians license. Sometimes the cell phones don't work

[@johnwolford4085]

Love this stuff , you must be part blood hound finding these stranded customers. Please say you charge them something for your services.

[@CaseyLaDelle]

Nope

[@josephsullivan5145]

Great job!! You are a light in the lives of a lot of people that are in dire need of help. I appreciate you helping these people.

[@dukeflem]

You couldn't have put it into one parking space because of the width of the towing apparatus and getting the wheels off. Don't apologize. Great job! I watched again. It's just amazing that all of these problems were solved in only one day and night. It could have been way worse. You are such a kind, service-oriented person. Kudos to you and your service.

[@fourbyfourer]

Another great video Casey, thanks for your service.

[@hectorzelaya1863]

After watching so many of your videos I finally decided to subscribe to your channel I think you do an awesome jobs in the towing industry I my self have a towing and transport company in San Francisco bay area I went to dropped off a car to Ben Oregon once and it is beautiful city hope I can go back with my family and just enjoy the drive keep those videos coming thank you.

[@justnotg00d]

I have no clue which video was before this one, I have to scroll down forever.

[@sandralutz-rodriguez2864]

Absolutely outstanding rescue Casey!! your excellent customer service, driving and filming skills all put together perfectly. Seriously love your channel and so stoked I found you! Also your number is in my phone for any Bend area adventures we go on!

[@h.h.legacydiesel6724]

Good one 👍Casey, a bit scary in the woods at night for your tow as well, can you imagine standing out in the woods on a gravel road on the top of a mountain waiting for, well you! And a weird person gets there before you? Do you talk? Run/bike ? It's cold dark and after midnight. All ended well! 😛🤔😬 👌✌🏻👋😉❄ 🇨🇦 😎.

[@scottatkinson1082]

Looks like a typical mtn bikers pickup. Those key fobs are nice until they are no longer nice. Then they are a pain...

[@charlesahon]

Good job. It can be wild to have middle of the night mountain meetups.

[@CaseyLaDelle]

Yeah I'm always thinking, "please be the customer and not a serial killer..."

[@kennethbrown8517]

Man there is no way I would have drove up into those these hills have eyes at night without taking someone with me . Brave man I like your videos and if you were to remove that baby seat I would not recognize your videos. 😂

[@CaseyLaDelle]

There's been quite a few times I've came up on a person standing in the middle of the road at night miles out in the wilderness and it wasn't the person I was looking for. I like the feeling of knowing there's no one within miles of me much more than the feeling of knowing there's someone else out there

[@gudrunjohnson7340]

I really love watching you keep it up, beautiful country

[@yourlocalalexis4578]

i guess i will be carrying a scanner in my trunk...lol

[@MikeMartin-fj6vs]

Amazing it went that well. Great job.

[@shawnm696]

FYI for future reference, if you think the key fob battery is dead. Look in the owners manual for where to place the fob in the car. Each vehicle has a location usually along the drivers side dash or center console where the key fob will still read if the fob battery is dead. Not the case as you found out here but just FYI. You have an good channel...you should check out Matt’s Off-road Recovery’s channel if you haven’t already.

[@CaseyLaDelle]

Yes I know that and we tried it. The owner has also worked at the Toyota dealer his whole life and knows all the tricks as well. I talked to him today and it ended up being the brake pedal sensor. It was reading that the pedal was being pushed, so the computer wouldn't let it start.

[@shawnm696]

@@CaseyLaDelle gotcha...just didn’t hear it mentioned. Glad you found them and he got it fixed.

[@CaseyLaDelle]

@@shawnm696 I plugged my scanner into it and ran a quick diagnostic. It said it had an open circuit fault at the brake pedal sensor so I figured that was most likely the problem. But when we got to his house we for figured we'd try the other fob just to see before I towed it all the way back to the dealership

[@JT_70]

He and Matt follow each other. Matt has added comments to several of Casey’s videos and recently sent Casey a free yellow Matt’s Off Road Recovery kinetic rope. They both seem to be great guys.

[@dennyj8650]

@@CaseyLaDelle Besides your towing/recovery, got to be a mechanic too! Great job. Not that I'd go in the desert (none around here) but glad my truck precedes all the tech that landed the guy stranded!

[@wvello2265]

Darn good video!

[@cindyrissal3628]

Hmm...I think I'll start buying stock in diesel fuel...😆 Your meet-up plan reminds me of stuff we used to come up w/ when we were kids...😄 "A man in the woods in the dark..." sounds creepy...😂

[@rickerb7196]

Request from an avid viewer, when you do a long fast forward could you do a couple breaks of regular speed to show the mtn/road? Thanks

[@MadsWorld34]

i can tell you why it wont work no right rear lights. its not reading the break light bulb so its not reading the switch. so its not letting it start. already had it happen on a 2020 a couple months ago.

[@CaseyLaDelle]

Correct. The dealer changed the bulb on the rear and it fired right up

[@MadsWorld34]

@@CaseyLaDelle i figured that. as soon as i saw it was gone i said thats most likely the trouble. cars have got crazy. i know a guy that put a hitch on a Cady and spliced and ran about 2 foot of wires to the lights for a plug and the damn thing wouldn't start at all. took the wires off and it started right up.

[@notasolution]

No way that’s nuts. So if your brake light burns out you can’t start your truck? What kind of nonsense is that

[@CaseyLaDelle]

@@notasolution correct. Stupid design

[@MadsWorld34]

@@notasolution just wait the 2007 ford f 150 had it if you didn't hook your seat belt the truck wouldn't run over 35 mph. thank god they stopped doing that and they are talking now with GPS like it is if you hit a town where the speed limit is 55 your car/ truck wont run over 60 and so on by 2025. so if your in west Texas where the speed is 80 you can run 85 but if it drops to 55 so will the top speed of your car.

[@carbondioxide9940]

Love your vids man, best tow man I've seen!

[@carbondioxide9940]

Sucks my f350 has a 38 gallon, should be able to convert that in yours

[@carbondioxide9940]

They also make slip tank/tool box combos, maybe that could help you out a lot

[@CaseyLaDelle]

@@carbondioxide9940 I can't take away from tool storage, so a tank/box combo is out. And I definitely can get a bigger aftermarket tank, but I'm cheap AF so.....

[@carbondioxide9940]

Fair enough I hear you there! Maybe one day haha. Keep on keeping on!

[@johnsmart3587]

Thanks.

[@wickedmuffin76]

I have heard (but not tried) that in the new Tacomas if the fob battery dies you can still start the truck by holding the back of the fob against the start button and pressing the start button. I'm on my second Tacoma, but haven't had either long enough for a fob battery to die. (edit for typo)

[@ellasmommy9278]

Casey you scare the crap out of me whenever you speed up the film. Because I can't look away and I want to keep following it

[@sharonmiller6436]

Me too!

[@zomdrag5360]

Sounds like time to get a satilite phone

[@Maxid1]

I'm still keeping an eye out for RC Car Guy.

[@gayle4804]

Electronics in this new model cars and trucks really suck you can't trust a computer or a board

[@hitekredneck109]

Lol.....I sure am glad that I dont need a key fob for my 1982 blazer to run!!!! The electronics on these new vehicles is just plain dumb.

[@dustinhenry8598]

Im going to assume that sticking the fob against the start stop button (ignition) trick didnt work only saying this cause my fobs been dead for two years or so

[@Ancovg]

I love statements that are a guarantee.

[@Filmaker25]

IF his transmission went down because he threw it into park while moving then that would be his parking pawl ; a complete transmission tear down just for a small lever lol

[@thomasblaylock8528]

My friend in high school “accidentally”put my mustang in park while going down a hill. Busted the flywheel to pieces ect. While it was at the shop one of my T-tops got stolen. I figured it was time to sale it after that. Lol

[@williamghost1516]

Got to love all these "smart" electronic vehicles that are commanded by button batteries in a key fob that you can lose, or battery dies, or just malfunctions... do you think this is a global conspiracy by the auto companies.... So will this guy trust is Off-Road Super Duper Truck with a deep water breather tube to go miles and miles out into the willies with zero cell service ever again?... I wouldn't without getting one of those Satellite Rescue Radios... and make sure I had several days of survival supplies, a gun, extra clothing, and leave a general idea where you're going with a Rangers Office...

[@minzghor69]

If you take the key fob and push it on the push to start it should start even tho the battery is dead

[@CaseyLaDelle]

Key fob wasn't the problem. The broken taillight prevented it from starting

[@JVR-gd7zw]

You cover a lot of ground. I know that unit fairly well.

[@robertmckinstry7282]

Common for my journeyman back or upper. You Get a B+ plus.

[@falcon3268]

Well by the look of the truck, it looked like it got into a accident from behind makes you wonder if thats what caused the problem.

[@CaseyLaDelle]

It was. Newer Tacomas won’t start if a brake light is out

[@darwinbarrett86]

❤️👍👍👍👍👍😎

[@muhamadfadzlyshaharani5787]

Question, usually in case like this, how much did u charges? Did the customer pay cash to your or claim thru their insurance?

[@CaseyLaDelle]

In this case the customer paid directly, then was reimbursed by his insurance later. Charges vary depending on how long the job will take and the severity of the terrain

[@muhamadfadzlyshaharani5787]

@@CaseyLaDelle well, that's make you job more easier. Keep up the good work. Already subs your channel.

[@steveramirez1654]

👍

[@HH-zg8zm]

Lol on the park job 🤣 you need room to work. You parked better than most people who don't trailer.🤣🤣💪You should have left it in on a slant like you didn't want it scratched for fun 🤣 The dealership gonna curse that truck 🤣 they hate working on off road trucks dirt falling on them from everywhere. Been there 🤣 There like couldn't clean it first like no towed in🤣

[@jimziegener8724]

Casey, How do you drive at night and film with a light on you?

[@yourlocalalexis4578]

i hate electronics,lol

[@tracynichols7206]

Did you find Winnie the Pooh , in the million acre woods ?

[@nodttiurp]

Did you ever here what the problem with the truck was?

[@CaseyLaDelle]

Tail light was burnt out. Truck won't start unless they are working

[@nodttiurp]

@@CaseyLaDelle Incedible! What could possibly be the logic of that design (?) decision? Thanks for answering a question that bugged me. Put that in the idiot design files.

[@CaseyLaDelle]

@@nodttiurp the truck uses the signal from the bake lights to let the computer know that your foot is on the brake so that it will start. Terrible design

[@EdiBikeLife]

How about HAM radio in your area? Maybe for you even, when you don't have any phone signal, this could be a live saver 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@JCKDTV]

Do I care? No! 😂

[@CaseyLaDelle]

Caring stops at midnight lol

[@RjGold5.12]

You remind me of Jerry Seinfeld.

[@t.l.robinson2162]

Stow your light bar.

[@sharonmiller6436]

Doesn't have one.

[@magicone9327]

Maybe identify vids by season and episodes!

[@Mike-.]

For the algorithm

[@rickrawa905]

Lol it’s parked that’s all that matters

[@KootsD]

That poor Tacoma has been treated very poorly! My 2006 Taco is in far better condition than that 2019 ratbagger. Way to save the day Casey!

[@KootsD]

@@MrLifeissomething Big difference. I've been off roading for over a decade in mine and there's less damage, because I don't drive like an idiot. But hey, if that's what off roading is for you, and you can afford it, then go for it and destroy your truck for all i care.

[@nervouswreck392]

Towingz hard work‼️ all different times of the day and night‼️. Never know what or when ‼️ i hated the day turn to night night to day all day all night ‼️. It may pay the owner fat ‼️ but didn't pay chit to the workers and then there's the no insurance no benefits no nothing‼️ just work work work round the clock in the city. (East Coast). After about 8 months of 2 maybe 4 hrs of broken sleep a night to pull another 18 to over 24 hours i said screw this chit‼️ just no way it was worth it even if it had payed 8k a week ‼️. No sleep for chit will kill you‼️ it's not for me bruh‼️ and it's hard ass work. Way more to it than people who watch these videos can tell. You know what i mean‼️ you're audience watches ya vids and has no idea how hard a towing and recovery job truly is‼️. And let's don't get into the untitled so called customers‼️. At age 51. It's too much excitement for me‼️☝️ Honestly how the hell you do the job and all the video making is beyond me ‼️ you must be very young. Damn plenty of energy‼️ enjoy that energy while you can. Trust and believe it will go away soon enough‼️ and the harder you push ya body the faster it will leave‼️✔️

[@noyabuisness9587]

Toyota quality Isn't what it used to be, Imagine you're trying to wage gorilla warfare and all the sudden your truck don't recognize your key fob and theirs and incoming air strike, FAIL Toyota.

[@BitBuhkit]

lol, huh?

[@josephg4924]

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