Fully Operational Lift For The World's Largest Off Road Wrecker!

[@kylemurphy4638]

My 14 year old daughter is enrolled in welding classes I’m going to show her this! Like always GREAT VIDEO!

[@Aint1S]

Bro, get her into TIG welding! Once she matters that, she can do whatever she wants! I found it easier than stick and you can do everything the other processes can as well as all of the ones that they cannot. She'll earn better pay should she decide to be a welder! $799 for a unit should she want to keep it up and that's AC/DC too... Lower duty cycle, but they're great machines. (EVERLAST & AHP)

[@GetFuktPriusOwners]

Can never learn to early. Great way to have a fall back plan for a career or extra cash.

[@son-cd3sg]

teach her to "never" weld with No Mask! like Matt does !! remember CAUTION!!

[@giuseppenfriends8097]

I am a welder and my father is a 35year retires welder, if you only knew what it does to your body you would tell her to go into a different career..., Teach them while they're young do something else...

[@tilled6695]

make sure she doesnt do what they did, stitching is ugly and doesn't do well. Teach her to not be afraid of committing. Watching her stitch that weld made me wanna puke, just commit and pull the damn trigger and weld it.

[@merritts3515]

"We don't care if it's straight, we just it looks straight" Truly the words of a master fabricator

[@ED-es2qv]

It’s actually better to look straight than be straight, because if it looks wrong you sound stupid telling everyone it’s an optical illusion.

[@vf19blue]

Or, as we say at work " If it looks right, it is right"

[@pauljoseph8338]

I have loved watching Lizzy’s learning curve over the past couple years. She’s not afraid to take on anything. Props to Matt for mentoring and encouraging her to learn new skills.

[@marnaehrech1223]

And did you notice her freaking 💪???? Good Lord!

[@gregpeterman1102]

Heck, Liz could probably run the place now, if she had to...

[@onlygearwarrior]

I've known a a fair amount of women who wanted to do stuff like this but it was always for the wrong reasons which only instills even more sexism. Lizzy seems to like doing it without any other alternative motives. That takes a pretty wholesome environment to achieve that. Two examples; A woman I knew wanted to impress a guy that liked sport quads. I did not know this, until we were out this day at a trail system and I was showing her how to do donuts and wheelies properly shift and using the front and rear brakes. Somehow it just snapped when I realized she had bought the truck and the ATV at the same time. She was blunt about it I give her that. I told her if she wasn't doing it for her own interests she had no more help from me. She sold the ATV a couple months later when the guy dumped her. Years later, a young woman kept asking me to show her how to weld. "More than happy to!" I told her. I gave her a warning; "You'll get burnt. You will get very dirty. You will smell bad. You will sweat. You might get shocked." "No problem!", she says. I told her one more thing; "If you are doing this to impress a guy don't waste my time." She never asked again. Funny thing is, she's still with that guy :) But I'm glad I didn't waste my time.

[@rogerash]

😊​@@onlygearwarrior

[@ashtonmariefranklin1981]

Love how Lizzy is the main fab welder, and she is making it look cool for other young ladies to want to learn how to weld. Plus she does recoveries the a boss.

[@lpe655]

She's also easy on the eyes too!

[@I_Love_Quokkas]

@ProtoTribal hey, the 50’s called. Really need to lay off trying to pigeon hole half the population because you think that’s what’s best for them.

[@agentmacguyver2974]

@ProtoTribal Reasonable points, but what non-skinny jean wearing guy would mind his girlfriend or wife being able to help him build an off-road rig on the weekend?! Not to mention the increasingly real possibility that people are going to need to be self-sufficient for survival in the near future. Try telling a pioneer woman her ONLY job was taking care of a home!

[@TViper2369]

@@lpe655 BS comments like this is why more ladies don't want to get into traditional "male dominated" fields. Some things shouldn't be said out loud. Have some respect.

[@branchandfoundry560]

@@TViper2369 It's now disrespectful to compliment a person's looks? Oh brother. As a man, if someone said I was easy on the eyes, I'd humbly say thank you. Why is it not equal across the sexes? Take it for the compliment it was meant to be.

[@gregparrott]

20:24 #1) The geometry of the winch lines for lifting the boom, especially when it's close to horizontal, imply that the cable tension will be at least double (likely ~2.5X) that of the lifting force it can exert. For example, lifting 3,000 lbs will require 6,000 to 7.500 lbs tension. And, that's just the static load. Add dynamic / shock loading and you may risk snapping the synthetic rope (especially given synthetic's poor response to aging from UV). I think you need a greater safety margin. #2) I suggest that the boom be more triangular shaped, where the cable attachment points are both more centrally placed and higher up instead of near the boom's end. The boom would then more closely resemble a truss, AND the higher attachment points would improve the ratio between cable tension and lift (closer to what tow truck booms have when they use hydraulic jacks for lifting). #3) You really DO need to worry about potential failure modes and the associated risks. Failure of a conventional tow truck's hydraulic jacks may bend/buckle the boom or jack or prompt a hydraulic leak. But if the cable snaps, the boom INSTANTLY crashes. This would be violent. If you post the dimensions, I can run the trig calculations for what you have and some improved geometry's

[@DustyEmma]

Absolutely great information

[@gregparrott]

@@DustyEmma There are a series of other safety concerns posted by 'tippyc2' and ~28 replies to him/her. They focus on other, legitimate, concerns (pulley attachment point on the roll bar, potential improper termination of the synthetic cable, etc.) I like the spirit of building one's own utility items. But, this enthusiasm really has to be tempered when its failure can put lives and limbs at risk.

[@zardiw]

Since there's 3 lines lifting the boom....you can divide the total tension on the cable by 3.......Z

[@flotr6465]

@@zardiw there is only 1 line for lifting the boom, the other 2 are for lifting the payload

[@UnreasonableSteve]

@@flotr6465 The 1 line lifting the boom is tripled via the pulleys. Tension in each segment going to/from the pulleys is only a portion of the total pull force. That helps in terms of rope strength, but there's a pretty small bolt holding those pulleys on (admittedly Matt said those aren't the final bolts), which does need to hold the full combined tension.

[@jonboyfsu420]

Heavy vintage trucks, “close enough” fabrication, Miller welders and skeet shooting. It’s all my favorite things in one video.

[@DmonkeyProductions]

Teaching all these kids and young adults to weld is doing them such a great service. A true life skill.

[@HHalcyon]

Seeing them weld has made me realise it's a skill I need to pick up. In due time I will get to it. But first - arborist. Aiming for this as my main skill.

[@SuperDarco666]

I love how lizzie and her sisters rock those huge belt buckles.. =)

[@jasonzerbini2375]

You know we all think this channel is about recovery of stuck vehicles, when in reality its "morr" about people, teamwork, leadership, compassion, being humble, and good old fashioned morales and ethics. Thank you all so much for being a shining light which we need right now. You probably don't think of yourselves as desciples but in a way you are. I'm sure you have troubled times off camera like the rest of us and many don't realize how grueling it can be in your business but you still manage to get quality videos out every week for us. Better than most anything on mainstream TV IMO. Speaking of a shining light, how wonderful to see Lizzy with her sisters, all rodeo stars. Thats the best Matts shop ever looked! Lastly, I love how you always do the weather report going on recoveries. Growing up in farm country, the weather has always been and will be the most common conversation starter.

[@lonpearson2134]

Having worked at a paper mill for 37 yrs, I knew lots of welders. Many of them ended up dying early from lung cancer. I’m pretty sure the fumes from welding in enclosed environments or areas with little air flow, meant they spent many hours breathing those fumes. Sad that it meant early deaths for many of them. Lizzy has turned out to be a Cracker Jack welder and I look forward to seeing her turn out her typical excellent welds, but I wonder if it might be a benefit to rig up an air line, or even a shop vac set up for exhaust, to keep the fumes away from your sweetheart daughter. Wish you all the success in the world and I anxiously await every video showing the progress on the wrecker, just like I did for building the Morvair Now that I’m an old man with plenty of issues stemming from years of hard work, the affects of those years doesn’t exactly make old age “the golden years”. It’s more like the olden years.

[@laziejimmy]

The shop definitely needs a fume extractor. Cheers mate!

[@bigredc222]

When you are young you think you are invincible.

[@slngblde]

Welding respirator from 3m will take care of the fumes. And lizzy is not Matt’s daughter, her dad is a friend of his

[@lonpearson2134]

@@slngblde thanks for the update. I’ve looked back through the episodes trying to find where Lizzy came on board but have been unable to. Was surprised to see she had younger twin sisters. All three of them look alike. I only started watch Matt’s off road recovery about a year or so ago, so my insight as to who is who, is nil.

[@slngblde]

@@lonpearson2134 I didn’t learn that myself till a couple weeks ago, I just happened to see a comment mentioning an older video with Lizzys dad in it.

[@jameswarren423]

I said this once before and I’m gonna say it again ,Lizzie is one hell of a worker and she truly has become an amazing welder and it was nice to see her two twin sisters what a lovely family! And the wrecker is truly looking amazing you’ve all built an incredible monster👍🏼🤩💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@TonyChin226]

Truly

[@wildburro]

18:20 Lizzie's smile when the lift is going up is the best!!

[@karlweiby2307]

Lizzie is awesome!! A work ethic that’s tough to find these days and her humor and silliness brings that entire shop together. Heavy wrecker is looking awesome!!

[@pear7777]

I'm quite sure lots of youngsters these days do have equal working ethics

[@peterjohnson2245]

@@pear7777 most i have to deal with day in day out seem to have the work ethic of someone else will do it for me...

[@jesterisfool]

Lizzy should have her own fan club!

[@bigboredom5800]

@@peterjohnson2245 as a guy who’s still in highschool, I would say that the majority of people my age are like that unfortunately. But that means more work for me!

[@karlweiby2307]

@@peterjohnson2245 yes! There’s very little honest days work for honest days pay. It’s become how can I do the very least and get paid the very most

[@mikes.9755]

I love the boom but Matt’s joke about the Parent Trap was the icing on the cake today.

[@mattmobley2664]

No the belt buckle thing was the best. Mine came from Walmart. Lizzy and her sisters are just beautiful young ladies.

[@charlesjohnsjr.5809]

I was wondering how many people got the movie reference.

[@dalejohnson1555]

The young ones did not get it. LOL

[@marnaehrech1223]

I caught that too! Hilarious!!

[@CasperRc81]

I’ve been a mechanic for a number of years. I’m a decently sized man. I’ve always been envious of smaller people in the same field, having watch them tuck into and out of confined spaces. I would love to shrink down for those times. I’ve had to remove things to fit arms hands body etc. being smaller like Lizy pays dividends in this field. Beautiful truck build thank you guys for the videos. Nice to see young men and women leading hands on every day lives.

[@davidr.4699]

My 9 year old twin granddaughters love watching Lizzy work, they were binge watching the wrecker build with me. That thing is looking great!

[@tomboone201]

Look for her country/ cowboy dancing .. surprised me when it popped up on suggested list ..

[@davidr.4699]

@@tomboone201 I've seen a couple of those, the girl does everything lol. She's a great role model for young ladies.

[@tomboone201]

She gets tossed around real good .. just watching & back started hurting lol I'm old(er)

[@marklar7551]

They need to watch the all ladies recoveries with Jamie, Lizzy, and Hollie!

[@davidr.4699]

@@marklar7551 They know all of them lol. One of the things I like about these channels is that the ladies act like ladies and the guys treat them that way. Great examples for kids.

[@kingbran923]

Watching lizzy and crew work on this project, it seems like a real team bonding experience. Truly the most organic team I've seen in a long time. Matt doesn't step in and do everything, he provides direction and gives the team the opportunity to make mistakes and get better. Matt is a great example of what it means to be a leader.

[@azpapa9347]

I fully agree fully, and he takes good care of his people!

[@ryanwaltos2206]

There's a BIG difference between a boss and a leader. He's a great teacher and leader.

[@azpapa9347]

@@ryanwaltos2206 and always humble!

[@ryanwaltos2206]

@@azpapa9347 always giving credit.. not taking it

[@justinolson9678]

Lizzie you're an inspiration! In a sea of older people who know what they are doing on build vids it's so awesome to see people who are young who are willing to jump all in feet first to learn by doing. Keep kicking butt! Experience is important, but willingness to try and fail and learn leads to competence and experience.

[@nancylarson7494]

She is lucky to have found a mentor willing to let her try and fail and try again. I am very impressed by this whole group of people.

[@Leo-qd2ud]

If you guys don’t make a tshirt with a pic of Lizzy and the words “I’m this big” on it. Y’all missing out. Love every episode guys.

[@MrSaemichlaus]

I second this.

[@marklar7551]

On the back, "weld like a woman!"

[@hadenspaulding9309]

There definitely needs to be a belt buckle for the tow truck championship.

[@thatlindgirlinutah5829]

I'm sure Lizzy could weld a belt buckle together and make it double as a recovery vehicle too! LOL 💪

[@DeafRVTraveler]

Communication leads to a great team work. Matt has been been a great leader, mentor, and inventor throughout all the projects plus during the rescues. That’s what I makes his KZbin channel entertaining.

[@dougnoe7094]

That Matt is one hell of a great person... watching this channel and seeing how many life he has changed and helped is awesome

[@dustyroads5409]

Sooooo true.. This world could use more role models like Matt....

[@ZanderEast]

Lizzy your an amazing young woman and an inspiration to girls/woman everywhere. No glass ceiling at MORR 💪

[@thomasrogers2093]

Great job all of you. Lizzy, you are a great role model to kids. As someone who works with troubled teens, it is go to see you g people working hard and making positive achievements.

[@taylor2105]

Years ago, my brother was moving drilling rigs. The company switched to using synthetic line on their winch tractors and bed trucks. They had a couple trucks with gin poles in the air picking up the drilling rig derrick and the line snapped. They were using too small of a pully for the line. You might want to look into what the manufacturer expects you to have for a radius when pulling around a corner. I'd hate to see a video where those aluminum tube fairleads caused the lines to fail and a recovery went wrong.

[@LS-zq3td]

Boy that's exactly what I was thinking also. People forget about the durability of steel ropes over composite ropes. I think they are going to bind up at some point. They should have 6 inch diameter fairlead wheels or a parabolic cone shaped aluminum tube.

[@scottishmudders8357]

Synthetic will out last and out perform steel time and time again except on Extreme weight such like cranes and heavy winches 50k+ Steel is lethal when it snaps also very hard to work with up and down hills all day

[@taylor2105]

@@scottishmudders8357 its lighter, and extremely strong. But a 10k steel winch line is the same strength as a 10k synthetic line The lines were rated for the trucks pulling capacity and then more. But bending around the smaller pully, like an 8" pully instead of the 24" pully it required is the issue

[@pnwoffroader331]

I think 3/4 inch is the minimum for that standard synthetic winch line

[@joshuaatkins5197]

@@taylor2105 lol, pully? Like some place in Switzerland? Its p-u-l-l-e-y. I know, spelling is hard. It's too bad there isn't a thing already that checks your spelling for you to make sure you don't look like a dumbass.

[@berlynreed4253]

#1, world's largest wrecker, welded together by a young lady!!! That should be a trophy in itself! She has done an awesome job!!

[@berlynreed4253]

@@RealJeep I was in the Navy too! I remember the days of Rosey the Riviter! I'm talking about now, not 80 years ago!

[@prettyboyfloyd90]

Matt is a true mad scientist genius to just have so much in his head and make it come to life! And Lizzy has got so dang good with the wielder it’s awesome to see!

[@TheFatesLieutenant]

Amazing build - I remember Lizzy's first weld (and going out to get her gear) and look at what she does now! When the opportunity came, she (and Matt) were ready!

[@ajenks9]

Matt is now officially the Bob Ross of off road recovery! I love it! Start making the t-shirts: “We don’t make mistakes…”

[@pete3pete]

"We don't recover mistakes. We recover happy little accidents."

[@neechazs]

Is it just me or do Matt and Bob Ross look like they could be related?

[@22trevorc]

They definitely have the same energy

[@ST-zx9ue]

That is exactly what went through my mind .!!

[@vagostsig3848]

😂🤣

[@dirtyzardian]

Lizzy is starting to lay a good bead down when welding, getting closer to what Rudy's awesome welding looks like. Also the wrecked is looking great, congratulations to all of you on making such a fine and cool vehicle.

[@jonathantillman842]

I LOVE Lizzie's guns! When she was standing there next to her sisters I noticed that she didn't even need to flex...the girl got guns! And seriously...she is becoming a fine welder! I love this wrecker project...I hope you made the boom long enough...I think I would have made it about 30" longer....but hey that's me and I am 2,000 miles away. I am looking forward to its first MADDER TOW job.

[@bripslag]

@ProtoTribal, an off-road wrecker is a different use case than a conventional wrecker. Check out the Trail Mater YT channel to see an off-road wrecker in action. It has a shorter boom than this one does. Typically, there's a crew member in the towed vehicle to operate the brakes when needed.

[@pats88sox]

Lizzy JACKED 💪🏽 My goodness and she's a heck of a welder too. Lovin the show, never miss. Thanks for the AWESOME content

[@brians48now]

@@RealJeep There's something wrong with you. Forrest didn't say she was as strong as a guy but she is very fit and her arms are pretty big. Look how much bigger they are than her sisters. What's butch got to do with it? Why would you say she's butch? Are you really that stupid?

[@T-o-m-s]

@@RealJeep Old smoke hater

[@NoNORADon911]

@@RealJeep Yikes

[@wowguy3562]

@GOT ARRR ? Hey I was gonna comment about the worlds largest wrecker, but I don't think my ex wife would think that would be very nice

[@lawrenceelliott2016]

Love love love that Lizzy is “our welder” not sure there is anything she can’t do . And that boom looks mean as hell great job team !

[@joebikerla]

The cuteness runs deep in Lizzy’s family! Love watching the wrecker build. Looking awesome!

[@chuckbauman4171]

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[@robertrose1098]

Your right !!! Aren't they just amazingly beautiful and talented young women.

[@jimmydale169]

Don’t be a Richard

[@braiansingh9730]

Wait im confused, isn't lizzy matt's daughter?

[@isaackvasager9957]

@@braiansingh9730 nope, his niece

[@lanefrank6208]

If the rope guides on the boom ends are aluminum, they should be hard anodized (MIL-PRF-8625, Type III) for wear. They will last a long time with that coating. Also, the flange bores should have a radius instead of a chamfer to reduce rope stress.

[@marvindebot3264]

^^^^THIS^^^^

[@rmacsrmaddog2192]

That's way over their head. lol

[@sleeptyper]

I was going to say that those guides should be floating, but they're in place now, lol.

[@calholli]

The anodizing can be sharp if it flakes off-- you're better off just leaving it pure aluminum --- they are easily replaceable; plus they only wear on the outside, so you could flip it around and get a second use out of them. I bet they would still last 10 years anyway... Edit: scratch that, I'm thinking of powder coating

[@robertheinkel6225]

If they start to wear, just rotate the sleeve 90 degrees, to start a new wear pattern

[@simpledj509chromo7]

This wrecker is going to be a purpose built monster of a machine. And It'll be interesting in the tow truck olympics because Trail Mater is a beast and it is battle tested. Rory has spent a lot of time figuring out what works on his rig. Matt with his time in the towing and off road industry also clearly knows what is going to work. Paul is also very knowledgeable and a very talented fabricator. All these trucks are works of art and I won't be surprised if there isn't a 100% decisive winner. Great work to everyone involved and I can't wait to see all this unfold and look forward to the content that is to come because Fab Rats and Matt's Off Road Recovery will be running rigs with similar capabilities to Trail Mater. It'll open up opportunities for more jobs and more work for both channels. And with that, I also want to say how cool it is for Matt to give Lizzie the opportunities that he has. She's hardworking and eager to learn and seems to be pretty damn quick to pick up new skills. That girl is a force to be reckoned with and watching her grow on this channel has been really cool.

[@lhinze]

Matt: "We've turned over a new leaf in the shop."

[@dodgeguyz]

Was wondering who was going to be the first to say that!

[@ChrisandEileen]

or glasses while drilling.. yet glasses are on hat.. So close.. :P

[@kensherwin4544]

But he did have his safety squints on.

[@RoycoNL]

He used safety squints!

[@johnhpalmer6098]

Personally, I think he knows all this and has done it much like we see all his fabricating life, but at the same time, I wonder if some of it is on purpose to tweakalate (to borrow a phrase from Shango066) the keyboard warriors out there, just because he can.

[@TSKseattle]

Reading the comments here it's so great to see how Lizzie is such an inspiration to other young women to get in to welding - or other manufacturing trades. More young people should understand that we need trade careers as much as academic careers. And the nice thing about watching the welding here is you can't hurt your eyes watching a phone or computer screen, there's no brighter white that the background of the screen.

[@frankportigiano1910]

Matt and his whole family and friends are Really quite incredible. Keep up the Great work everyone.

[@danielwall3865]

Lizzie's welding is looking awesome. She has come a long way. I can't believe how well the crew gets along. I'm sure there are moments. In today's world it is extremely hard to find a crew like that. You people are great!

[@JamesPhieffer]

Really enjoying watching the wrecker come together. One question - where will the dogs ride?

[@gmailisaretard]

Asking the important questions here!

[@johnfrank4084]

Max, lady and Peanut 🥜

[@davestevens4263]

Finally someone asked the million dollar question. !!!!

[@JohnFL]

The wrecker isn't designed to carry a crew. Most likely they will bring the Banana as a filming vehicle anyway.

[@jasontengan1233]

@@davestevens4263 Just make sure it has A/C for Ed!

[@skagit58]

Super proud of the work guys! Lizzie is super impressive! She is becoming the welding master. 👍🤟

[@djc6394]

Whenever I see Lizzie welding I think of Rosie the Riveter. She is strong and talented. I love the channel and Matt is great, but I'm a total Lizzie fan.

[@charlesrichardson3953]

Same here.

[@clayb7706]

I love how much Matt helps and involves the community

[@carlosocatavious3363]

Lizzy episodes are my fave, especially where we get to see her do cool stuff, welding, pull ups. Lizzy is awesome.

[@jerodnelson8535]

Looks good. Theres a trick I've used for aligning rope/cable guides for pulleys and rub bars; get a rifle bore laser, put it in the tube and it can be used to get super close when aligning for long distance.

[@sandspike2929]

After pointing at the “Caution “ sign, the first thing Matt does is welding without the necessary safety gear.

[@bonniewills2814]

I'm glad to know that I wasn't the only one who noticed that! They pick on LIzzy, but she was the one being safe 🙂

[@geoffturner1487]

He's probably too blind from welding without a welding mask to see the sign.

[@cigarsgunsanddiesel8032]

rules for thee but not for me!

[@mrolsen6987]

Nah, tac stuff have always been done without glasses..

[@benbelton6632]

I saw him use his safety squints he fine.

[@smcox1991]

Good luck to Rory and Paul, because this wrecker is badass. You guys are brave running those death wheels on those grinders without a face shield.

[@heathergreylive]

Lizzy is strong as hell. You go, girl! In other news the progress on this wrecker is unbelievable. You all are doing incredible fab work.

[@elginnelson7934]

I watch these videos and find myself "silly smiling" the whole time. The crew is so much fun.

[@olejake1932]

Lizzie has the best smile on the internet

[@gillessteeleneuve8969]

I never thought it would be possible to call an off-road wrecker beautiful, but that is just ART! You're all doing magnificent work there!

[@tonyhussey3610]

Totally agree.. it's an amazing build..

[@marvindebot3264]

Oh my, there's three of 'em! 😯 And, Lizzy can shoot as well as ride.

[@davidcampbell4465]

...and dance! ...and weld..multi-talented!

[@lindsaygilmore1771]

Great video, Great group of friends doing what they love. And Lizzie is a great example to not just the girls but boys as well, She works hard and you can tell she cares about the quality of her work. God bless you all.

[@BradGryphonn]

Matt, I'm not sure if anyone got your 'Parent Trap' reference around the 20:20 mark. This episode of organised chaos took me back to the late 70s when I worked in a fab shop for a while. Stuff happening everywhere and all of a sudden we'd built a bunch of 50-foot dual axle off-road trailers for carrying fuel, 50-man camp-sized generators, water and ablution blocks for our oil search crew. I was a wee lad of 17/18 back then

[@stout_tossme7541]

I was wonder if they got it. Lol

[@COBARHORSE1]

I got it right off, but I'm in my 50s. Younger folks might get the reference from the remake.

[@scottvadon2095]

I did, both versions

[@pickypuck1]

Lizzy is awesome. In my area, we have a welding shop where the owner employs his two young daughters. They blow the doors off any welder here. Very professional and very good at what they do. I'm always in awe of them. I have done some welding in my time but my welds don't look half as good as Lizzy's.

[@yamaman6882]

Lizzie has turned into a great welder. The team should wear hearing protection, unless you want to have hearing just like Ed.

[@thelonewrangler1008]

That boom is a work of art! Watching Lizzy's welding skills progress is quite impressive. I bought myself a welder almost 20yrs ago and taught myself how to use it but I still couldn't run a bead as good as her.

[@chrishallstrom2518]

I’m Exactly the same boat motor welder 20 years ago thank goodness they invented grinders. Sometimes you just forget where to push the heat

[@NVMDSTEvil]

would be a good idea to put expanded metal or something over the rear window in case a line snaps so it protects anyone in the cab. also a lift-lock on the boom that can lock it in position would be a good idea.

[@j.e.honiball1327]

@Defective Degenerate The synthetic line might not snap back, but whatever he has on the end off it might. It's fine if he only uses soft shackles I guess, but they use chain bridals sometimes.

[@russhellmy]

@Defective Degenerate it's not true to say "synthetic line doesn't snap back". It DOES ! The heavier steel cables stores more potential energy, so it can cause more damage, but synthetic line does not just break and fall to the ground it also snaps back. Both, where possible, should have protection against snap back hazards such as line weights and no people in the path of a potential snap back or barriers. As such some expanded metal over the rear window is an excellent idea.

[@prairiepucker9392]

@Defective Degenerate Does not snap back??? The heck it doesn't! Why do you think synthetic rope is so effective at snatching out a stuck vehicle? It's because the pulling vehicle can take a flying start without worrying about the shock when the line goes tight because it stretches. It's that maximum stretch that snatches the stuck vehicle loose using all the energy that was stored in the rope. Like a giant rubber band.

[@justinmitchell5004]

Amazing Dad. I’m a proud Dad of 4 girls. They love spending time at my shop and “playing”. Little do they know they are picking up cool skills. Glad I’m not the only dad. I’m close to you all but wish I was closer. We would fit right in!

[@GoYaxX]

The dynamic of the shop is what makes it awesome .. everyone learns on matts equipment because if they break it they can fix it but atleast they learn how to do different things and in turn are more useful to the team .

[@timinashton]

"Caution" the dog doesn't know to look away from the welding. The truck looks awesome!

[@TheGreatSteve]

Needs welding doggles. 😎

[@karlschwaber9568]

My father would not allow the dogs any where near us when we were welding or grinding on the tractors. I mentioned once how I thought it was a good idea for their eyes and his reply was " It is not just for their eyes but can you imagine what the smell of burning metal must do to a dogs nose?" Makes sense, they do have sensitive noses.

[@calholli]

very true.. I've seen people have real problems from ignoring the danger of welding flash-- thats why I talk about it so much. Once it burns a spot in your eye, you're in trouble.. dogs too

[@tosgem]

The saying exists for a reason: Blind as a welders dog

[@servicetrucker5564]

@@tosgem I’ve heard that before

[@CamNicholas]

Great to see the Ladies welding!! We need more of them to start to take interest in the trades. Please keep it up!

[@luckyirvin]

at 3:17 matt says "there's gonna be some stuff" that's why i love this show. Lizzy learning recovery and fabrication and teaching her sisters to make good ones.. makes my heart sing utah state motto come to life

[@johnunsicker7440]

Great build. Glad to see Lizzy sister and friends there. Hope some of them want to learn more about welding and all the stuff you guys do they. We need more people all around doing this type of work.

[@MNDashcam]

That truck is going to be awesome can't wait to see it in action. My wrecker has an extendable boom with twin lines so I know how fun and useful they are

[@robert.89]

Lizzy is such a precious gift that keeps on giving

[@JohnnyNubs]

Curious to know, after you are all done how many spools of wire did you use when welding?

[@JohnMcClain-p9t]

About fifty years ago, I bought my first street legal motorcycle, a Ducati 250. It had a cracked seat frame and I asked my much older friend to weld it up, he put a piece of steel down, handed me the stinger and I ended up opening a welding shop back in the nineties, and I'm still welding and teaching the next generation. My daughter got to learn back in the nineties and she thought that was awesome. I can see Lizzie is just as taken with that awesome skill. Great job, Matt.

[@blackout9814]

My favorite part was Right after he points to the caution sign he's welding without eye pro!😀

[@Mega_Trond]

I have followed this channel for quite some time. Matt seems so incredibly kind. If everyone had a father like that, the world would be a great place to live. 🙂

[@marnaehrech1223]

I loved meeting Lizzy's sisters!! And I love that Lizzy's belt buckle is for skeet shooting. And Lizzy's biceps have gotten GINORMOUS!!! LOVE you guys so much, great video! Matt, this project has all the engineers and mathematicians going crazy w suggestions and angles and algorithms and angst!!! The comments made my head spin!!

[@phantom714]

Matt's Off Road Recovery the wrecker looks great and it's coming together nicely! Y'all are an amazing team and I just want to thank you for sharing ALL of your escapades with us! Just a side note: I love the boom but if it were me I'd double the line for the lift simply based on SHOCK LOAD. The synthetic rope is awesome but for most of your tows the boom will be generally located at the same height and the Shock Load on the line 'at the pulley' of the towed vehicle will cause excessive wear on that line as well as the UV exposure. It's just a thought, I'm sure it will work just fine as it is but I'm thinking long term. Thanks again from a fellow tow operator for all that you do!!!

[@rubinthomas8586]

This is one of my favorite builds on KZbin. My 25 yr old daughter and I are both mechanics, and I'm teaching her to weld. Strong women, strong country 💪

[@rconger24]

Growing up in So Cal it was quite a novelty to attend Hurricane Peach Day in 1974. My dad who went to Hurricane High '39 brought me along to see what his home town was like. I remember bull riders, boxing matches, basketball games, Graff Mercantile and "Molly's Nipple." I was in my thirteenth year.

[@SuperVistaprint]

My favorite shop crew, love the group dynamics. Can’t wait for the recovery helicopter build!

[@randycarreiro8363]

I thought it was a drone

[@monkeybarmonkeyman]

Lizzy has one serious welding look. Could almost burn through ya if she was looking at you. Great to see this baby coming together. Gonna be one awesome ride.

[@fjalics]

Has she graduated yet? Can you imagine showing up to prom with this, after having helped build it? Apart from getting 2mpg.

[@tomcardale5596]

@@fjalics She could leave her wedding in it!

[@jum5238]

@@tomcardale5596 That's NOT the way you get hitched, guys! (face palm) Kids these days...

[@skyepilotte11]

Great time at assembling the wrecker...Lizzie is an accomplished welder, great family. Lots of fun times.

[@JF32304]

Looks like a mad max version of a recovery vehicle! So so cool!! If I was living in hurricane I would pay you to work on it with you all! Lizzy! You're getting crazy good at welding! Way to go! What a great team of people!

[@pennypackmtb2542]

Getting those Lizzy points.

[@SouthMainAuto]

So cool watching this all come together 👍

[@scubasteve7946]

Man, the same dump truck living in your neck of the woods would have a floor like swiss cheese already 😂. You mechanics in the rust belt really earn your money on those jobs 👍👍

[@paulkattnig961]

Wonderful video!! I am thoroughly enjoying watching all of your exploits! It is wonderful to see a group of folks who put family, hard work, fun, and fellowship together!! Matt, you remind me of my younger brother. He has been a welder since Jr. High school, has always worked hard, and now runs his own successful business with partners in Northern Colorado that builds and fabricates metal buildings and other things!!

[@bripslag]

Great video, y'all. I thought it was cool that Lizzie had a Mini-Me, but now I learn she has two of them. (Even if they're taller.) 😄That's a triple threat of cuteness. And she's becoming a great welder. Kudos to Matt for giving her lots to practice on. Also, I think the Wrecker Olympics totally needs a huge belt buckle to go with it!

[@GirlBossProductions615]

I love how much respect you all have for Lizzie!! & I LOVE that she gets to do so much welding!! When do we get to hear her play the piano again??

[@ayubkhattak4285]

The way everyone works with love and affection. I congratulate everyone. Lots of love from Pakistan

[@rickrichardson5329]

Lizzy has come a long way on her welding and doing an amazing job with you leadership Matt. Thanks for letting us see some more on Lizzys family. A belt buckle for shooting skeet is amazing. I'd like to know what she and her sisters do on the rodeo circuit.

[@tippyc2]

Do you have any plans to diagonal brace that roll bar? Depending on the angle of the boom, you could be pulling well over 10k on that roll bar pulley (and over 5k on the winch). And because the engineer in me couldnt stop, i went back to the vid where you built the roll bar and found the grade and thickness marking. Per the book, the two 4" vertical columns of that roll bar have an allowable of about 5k with that pulley mounted 3.5ft above the frame. With factors of safety, the expected failing load is around 8-10k. The rectangle box tube you mounted it to probably has even less capacity than that.

[@mikeworkman3593]

Yeah but they've welded plating to everything and corner braces, wouldn't that exponentially increase rigidity? Also, which is the roll bar puller? I think you're talking about the boom lift? If this is what you're talking about, then the answer is hell no. It'll never have to pick up that much weight. The heaviest rock crawler or reg truck MIGHT be a total of 6k, but they will only be picking up the front, so only about a third of that, so maybe 3k lifted. But with all those plates welded to the outside surface on both sides, with a weld every 6 inches or so, it would have to break all of those welds to fail. PLus it's just articulating the boom on a pivot, it's not actually lifting the weight, plus it's using mechanical advantages though several pulleys. I think it'll be fine.

[@calholli]

That's very conservative--- If you calculate the worse fall factor possible (fall factor of 1 in this case)--- Lets say there is 6 foot of cable from the boom holding up a jeep-- likely at least 2000 lbs as the front half of the jeep is being lifted by the boom. Lets say they are pulling off of a large rock drop off and going down hill --- so then the jeep is just as high as the boom (so eye level with the tip of the boom basically, and Matt is already at the bottom/ while the jeep is still perched high on the rock) and it were to suddenly fall off that rock somehow and fall the full 6 foot and suddenly slam the cable-- that would produce around 23k lbs force (or 102 kN)--- So significantly more than 10k lbs of shock/ falling load is technically possible, and not necessarily unlikely with all the crazy rock walls that they climb on; (and that's only considering half of the jeeps weight at 2k lbs, meaning with the rear wheels still on the ground). It would likely see 10k lbs falling load quite often/ at least once every trip or so. and remember, even those little 1/2" soft shackles are rated at 44k lbs, so these aren't outlandish numbers ........ So I agree-- some sort of angle bracing down to the shock towers would go a long way. Also, I'm a little surprised at just how thin the pulleys and brackets are-- I know he said that the bolts will be bigger --- but I hope he means the brackets, gussets, pulleys and bolts, ect.. Everything should be bigger around those pulleys; it should have a large safety factor for work fatigue, and be over-built like a tank. But I think he'll get it there-- they aren't done yet. :) (I know a fall factor of 2 is the actual worst case scenario, but that would mean that the 6ft of boom rope would have to be 6ft in the air above the boom--- which means they would have to be going down a 12ft tall cliff face for that to happen, and I think that's just not realistically ever going to happen; at least not intentionally.)

[@patonb]

@@mikeworkman3593 Rewatched, those plates are only plug welded into "rivets" and I saw no seam/edge welds. I'm not a Mech/Structural Eng, I'm a metallurgist, those plates won't add much addition strength imo.

[@mikeworkman3593]

@@patonb Think about it as the square tube is pulled on, the flat bracing will be wanting to slide up the rear,and pull down the back. It will be pulling against all 200 of those rivet welds. You wouldn't want to weld down the sides of the flat bracing it would put too much heat and could warp it.

[@mikeworkman3593]

@@calholli I'm not a structural engineer, but I've been in the business of repairing equipment like this for the last 30 years. You are right about shock load, but you're wrong about where that load will be applied. Look at how it is rigged. The end of the rope is attached to the bottom, not the roll bar. So half of the weight is going to be pulling there. Also, we are not seeing the finished product. You are complaining about the metal, when that rope will probably fail before any of the metal would. I think they are going to have 2 chains that will be attached once the vehicle is raised where it'll be moved. You saw them playing with it earlier in the video. So the rope will just raise the boom, but there will be 2 heavy chains holding the boom secure on each side. They make those hooks that the chain slips into and then they just have to let the weight off the boom and the chain will never come out. We use them at work to lift tons of weight where we have to stand under the load sometimes.

[@dustynstatham3503]

You guys are so fun to watch! I love how Matt gives back to the community and inspires others!

[@waynefields4813]

One of the better videos, I have went from a smile to an out right loud laugh!!! You all are what we needed ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@timberg7377]

Lizzie is a darn good welder, need to keep her around. I also love her dry humor.

[@jctruth1]

We viewers are so blessed to be able to watch a TEAM effort in each video. I wished I had this kind of opportunity when I was a teenager growing up ! Lizzy, you and your sisters are absolute dolls !

[@haeyoe]

Three Lizzys? This thing will be welded so fast :D

[@NoNORADon911]

Thin Lizzy band meet Three Lizzy's

[@chipwhitely1490]

Matt* love the crew ya have how everyone supports each other and how awesome you are supporting your community plus your channel and love the training of the young folks seems Lizzy is getting along much better in welding

[@phendrix9476]

As a welding inspector; I’m always happy to see women in the field. I’ve been fortunate to have seen my share & I’d love my daughter to get into the trade if she so chooses :)

[@reddog543211]

AWESOME JOB GUYS !!!! it's so cool watching your hard work coming to life !!!..... Matt's face just beaming like a kid in a candy store !..... lizzys sisters are beautiful .....thanks so much for the excellent editing and sharing this with us

[@NoNORADon911]

Too much awesomeness

[@NoNORADon911]

Another hidden reply and probably nothing controversial, this censorship is out of control...

[@gsettlemyre]

@@NoNORADon911 Never!

[@sandspike2929]

Lizzy ain’t chopped liver! And she’s a weld-a-holic. Plus, She’s a real trooper.

[@megamachine7818]

damn matt just lifted that boom like it was nothing. dude is strong af

[@kenm6948]

I’m anxious to see this wrecker finished and put in service. Am thoroughly enjoying the videos with the Morrvair and the rejuvenated Banana.

[@timvanasen6711]

Wreaker is coming along nicely master engineering by Matt lol, Lizzy is a natural welder does very clean work nice to meet her sister's too what a nice family, ya'll are good honest hard working people love your channel ❤😉👍

[@thepubliceye]

Unlike hydraulic boom lift that locks the boom at any angle, what is going to stop this boom from flipping up and over if a winch line breaks?

[@DRTLYFE]

Man Lizzy is such a bad ass I am 32 and have been a fabricator welder for 12 years and have never seen such a beautiful woman weld anything I pray for a beautiful woman like Lizzy she is awesome 👍

[@putemintheboat6784]

I cannot wait to see this truck fully operational.