New Bronco doesn't stand up

[@mikehenry4743]

I bought my '69 Bronco in 1981 when I graduated high school and it is still one of my regular drivers, I think I'll stick with it.

[@AsTheWheelsTurn]

sounds like you might have it just about broke in then!

[@frankgregory1741]

69 is always the best

[@lurchman60]

Yeah everywhere you go you get stuck in it

[@Crystal-ib2ub]

YEAH BECAUSE THAT 69 PROBABLY GOT A V8 AND THE GEARS NOT TO MENTION YOU GOT REAL FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SOLID AXLES. WHICH BY THE WAY IS LIGHT YEARS BETTER 😅

[@oscaracosta6976]

I bought my 1969 in 1984 and I still have it.

[@johnbruenn8755]

Multi decade Ford Parts Manager here. Unless you’re fantastically wealthy, don’t take that Bronco off road. The parts costs for Broncos are fantastically expensive. I see it every day.

[@davidwarren3433]

Unless it is a Bronco Raptor, the front ends are very weak!

[@SurvivalistMedia]

To be fair jeeps are very expensive now too and covered in plastic. Fanatics are just more aggressive about engineering replacements for the Jeep. Same is true about every Tacoma since the 90s. It’s really about the aftermarket, and New Broncos are too niche and too new. If they don’t build up a bunch of interest in off roading, it’s gonna stay niche.

[@macsloan58]

That’s fantastic. 😏

[@acemay3]

After ford gave us a motor that popped plugs like a fucking roman candle and a Alternator that burns your truck up for no reason or the Escort that burns to the ground from the failed wires from the Hatchback and the 4.0 wont last more 60k with out blowing up you people still waste money on garbage after fords ceo sold you all out to china made shit lol i swear the human race is doomed 🤣🤣🤣🤣👎👎👎

[@ljprep6250]

@@SurvivalistMedia There are already a handful of replacement manufacturers of sturdier outer tie rod ends for the Broncos. They were the first eggshells to break.

[@AFloridaSon]

It really is cool that Abbey hangs out with you on the trails. She's a good daughter.

[@spectrixx]

Love seeing Abbey getting straight into it, not afraid to get her hands dirty. She will end up a being a skilled and valuable partner for your business.

[@seananon4893]

That's his grand daughter isn't she?

[@caseyrenner7024]

​@@seananon4893daughter

[@jamessolberg5155]

My daughter hung out a lot with me in her youth through teen years. She knows basic car maintenance, brake replacement, siding, roofing, etc. These skills will serve her well through life.

[@larrymoons2258]

That is a Good Daughter!! Very impressive!!!

[@lonecrusaider]

It's refreshing to see the younguns willing to get their hands dirty. Good on ya Abby and good on you dad.

[@alexhaile7957]

hwat? Don't be surpised. Come take a look at the young trade apprentices in my area for plumbing, they are the best.

[@hitekredneck109]

Ahh yes.....new "offroad" vehicles....they're riddled with plastic, sometimes a sheet metal bumper,electronics and no real tow points. Ill stick with my 82 k5 thanks.

[@t.l.robinson2162]

Absolutely! I feel the same way about my '90 K5.

[@poppagrouch4781]

@@t.l.robinson2162 ....94 GMC K1500

[@tyendor1952]

" FORD has a better idea" ... LoL

[@agentcrm]

That's modern fuel efficiency and crash standards requirements for you. That said, there's very few stock vehicles that would survive those hills anyway.

[@bdd1469]

Weird. I've owned roughly a dozen K5's and not one of them had factory recovery points like every new Jeep and Bronco comes with from the factory. Not to mention any one of my Jeeps will out wheel any K5 I ever owned or built. Even the ones with big blocks, one ton axles, etc...

We had one in the shop a few weeks back, impact on the RR tire, didn't even damage the rim. Bent the rear axle housing and the Panhard bar. You could SEE the camber on the RR wheel due to the bent axle housing, and the whole axle assembly was displaced an inch and a half to the left due to the pretzeled Panhard bar. Plus, the immense inertia of the huge beadlock wheel/tire combo hanging on the rear gate bent the body shell where the gate hinges attach. Offroad vehicle, eh? Nah, just a lookit-me!!! mall-crawler.

[@chadhaire1711]

It not a Hummer dummy..and the Jeep is no better

@@chadhaire1711 What's a "Hummer dummy"? Offroad much, do ya? Lotsa the old stuff WAS competent to go in the woods. Better steel, and more of it where it matters.

[@chadhaire1711]

look in the mirror

@@chadhaire1711 You're very special.

[@zakglove6536]

It has dana 44 axles so they did something more than they were saying. You'd think you know that if you really worked on one.

[@jameshuffman835]

Eric you have a daughter like my oldest! She was always with me, on the motorcycle, in the shop, out on recovery adventures! She'll be 36 this year, and had worked as a millright for the last 12 years!

[@gpilsitz1783]

Pride of a father!❤

[@eddiereichel9354]

9:25 She is turning that wheel like its gonna do something. That will be a clock spring on top of the broken steering shaft

[@HamburgerAmy]

she's got zero idea how completely fvcked and warranty voided that vehicle is now xD

[@recoilrob324]

@@HamburgerAmy You might not remember...but back around 1995 Ford advertised their trucks as 'Ford Tough'! and ended each commercial with one being jumped WAY up in the air. They didn't show them land....and I worked at a Ford dealership and I couldn't believe how many pickups we got in all busted to hell. Bent frames, smashed suspension parts and to a man every owner complained 'Hell...I SEEN it on TV!! And we wasn't NEAR as high as they were'!!

[@robg1413]

As the tow truck lifted, it looked like both front wheels were turned inward.

[@frankthespank]

@@robg1413….well yeah, it was kinda obvious from the first shot of this bronco in the dirt. He even said it was “knock-knee’d” 😆🤣

[@denjhill]

I'll never forget my neighbor's excitement when she proudly announced that her husband had just bought her a "$60,000" Bronco. PT Barnum was right.

[@M.TTT.]

yup

[@JP-vs1ys]

What do you care? They’re fine vehicles. Overpriced yes. So is everything. Just be happy for them. You don’t need to have a criticism for everyone.

[@alexhaile7957]

@@JP-vs1ys If the anecdote is true, then proudly exclaiming something to someone kinda opens you up for criticism...

[@BootsEditor11]

I think this was one of the three cylinder Sport models? They are Hecho en Mehico. Wife wanted one, we got a Highlander instead. I drive an FJ.

[@HANKTHEDANKEST]

@@JP-vs1ys They're plastic turds for people with more money than sense. I won't be happy for these goofs--I'm going to be happy laughing at them when their shit breaks.

[@aaron___6014]

Where are the big rubber mats for the chains?

[@markgreen8154]

Split firehose works pretty nice also.

[@l337pwnage]

These modern plastic vehicles on the trails is kinda new. Back in the day they pretty much were only recovering custom offroad trucks with, often homemade, thick metal bumpers. Still, it would be nice to have something a little softer than just chain there.

[@justinmil1]

At 1:25 when she said it doesn't stand up for what it's supposed to do made me laugh. She over estimated it's capabilities, inexperienced and didn't watch where she was going.

[@wolfshanze5980]

This isn't Bronco failure... it's female driver failure... where she was stuck would be a challenge for any vehicle.

[@justinmil1]

@@wolfshanze5980 that's basically the same thing I said. You just worded it differently.

[@Wiz-kidddd]

I trust a straight axle over this any day .

[@Randpage]

Ever see what a Humvee can do?

[@Wiz-kidddd]

@@Randpage I have not to be honest but compared to this? Might be a different story

[@f5fstop]

Explain why a Hummer can off-road as good as a Jeep any day without a straight axle? Only situations that stop a Hummer h3 or H1 from going where a Jeep can go is width. Jeeps are nice and skinny, Hummers tend to be wide. Years of living in Moab taught me that fact!

[@Wiz-kidddd]

@@f5fstop do you have a Hummer? Yeah me either still pick a Jeep little Jeep for 3,000$ over a hummer can they go better yeah probably where you are from but not in Kentucky you need a skinny short vehicle to drive through all the trees, stick with my answer, sure if you wanna pay more for independent front suspension go for it but why?

[@snowcrash512]

@@Randpage Its almost like an overbuilt military application is different than whats made for mass consumption on the civilian market.

[@chuckster6513]

Hey Eric, Miss Abby seems to be right at home at the back of that wrecker. Won't be long before she is wheelin Mom and Dad's wreckers.

[@dennisolsen4507]

I wouldn't worry about the bumper too much, this will be a reoccurring issue..

[@brettdaley5497]

of course if your dumb enough to think those are off road tires!!

[@123457chevy]

The front end breaking is a known issue on these. There are aftermarket parts to fix it. If you plan on taking one off-road, fix it first.

[@Bearded_BroncoFL]

Ok so yes the bronco break tie rods, but that being said I am yet to see one broken on a stock setup, Sasquatch or not, Basically if you are going to change the geometry you need to upgrade the tie rods, Also starting with the 24's the Sasquatch package come with the hoss 3.0 steering and tie rods

[@M.TTT.]

so then you can destroy your steering rack and pay Ford $500 for a backordered one. Ford is a genius!

[@fastdude2002]

Just buy a vehicle with a tough, tried and true straight front axle…..Jeep

[@JeffBey-sd5lc]

His wrecker doesn't even have a sling. He must damage a lot of vehicles.

[@mmafreaks4871]

I was like call this guy out and he rips you truck apart. lol

[@sweet65mustang]

He's primarily an offroad event wrecker. 99% of the vehicles he hooks to are strictly offroad rigs. If you find yourself getting hooked up by him, you started the day expecting body damage. They are free to not take the assistance from him.

[@kuntakinte4333]

If you do offroad it is not unclever to mount slings *BEFORE* you try to cross the mudholes...

[@macsloan58]

Yep.

[@joetuktyyuktuk8635]

I see he avoided hooking to the D-rings at the frame attachment point...

[@richceglinski7543]

I used to run them old sling type wreckers. This guy should have 2x4s and 4x4 lengths of wood to use under the front to keep the chains and pivot bar off the towed vehicle. I towed 60s Camaros and mustangs this way no problem.

[@mfults6915]

It's an off road tow rig.

[@missingremote4388]

He doesn't know

[@micahhenry4998]

Eric when you get Mara's tow truck finished Abby is going to want a off-road wrecker or buggy as always you guys are awesome

[@ravin2382]

Really apprecited that little girl,she is so enthusiastic with doing these works.💪💪well done.

[@wldstrknwv]

You need to get Bronc busters tie rod trail fix

[@jonnysuperglide]

That girl is her fathers shadow that’s beautiful you see him you see her the way it should be two amazing people working hard always god bless

[@Drater87]

Nothing beats an old square body GM. They look way better than anything new too.

[@mfults6915]

Anything in those year's is much better than the crap their building now

[@waynefoulds1973]

and pulling a Ford, makes them even look cooler

[@jimdunlap7255]

Had to comment...4 years ago my 1990 Bronco II was rear ended by a fully loaded semi truck doing 40mph into which pushed my poor Bronco into the concrete toll booth. My Bronco was totalled with frame bent in two places. However, that old Bronco and my guardian angel saved my life. I did look at new Bronco but not impressed by their frames....I bought a clean 2001 Xterra...much sturdier truck.

[@VTOffRoadAdventures]

You can't compare modern and old vehicles quite the same. Modern ones are designed to bend and buckle AROUND the passengers to save their lives. Old vehicles are just designed to take the hit and transfer all that force to whomever is in the vehicle, often killing or seriously injuring them.

[@jmo0311]

Modern vehicles are far superior when it comes to crash results. Yes pieces come off and it looks worse on the outside. But the passengers almost always fair better.

[@M.TTT.]

@@jmo0311 completely fake news made up by the liberal car agenda

[@vicaras1]

​@@VTOffRoadAdventuressure they are I've wrecked old vehicles and new vehicles

[@VTOffRoadAdventures]

@@vicaras1 Your personal experience doesn't really mean much vs the many decades of rigorous testing and design put into vehicle crash dynamics.

[@jamesbigham9036]

Eric you are good at what you do and make it look easy. I always enjoy your videos

[@applebitefool]

I live in northern Canada, have a 22 Bronco Badlands on 35s that I wheel every week in the mud, rocks, sand, snow you name it. I drive it hard but well. 75 000km and 0 breaks or issues. You obviously need to be mindful of the independent front suspension. I loved my JK but the Bronco is better in 95% of the situations I use it for.

[@poppagrouch4781]

Just love how many people jumps in and gives directions....

[@billthomas2639]

Yeah and none of them pick up a shovel !!!!

[@trava4156]

lol Typical

[@M.TTT.]

why I'd never go on a group ride, I don't go into nature to listen to more dumb people.

[@jimmychanbers2424]

Like union workers. 😅

[@macsloan58]

Those are all democrats. They know everything.

[@lonhoschar1943]

Nice job getting the Bronco back to the campground. Hope she can get it fixed soon and can get back to the trails!

[@PonkyKong]

They have a known steering weakness. You need to upgrade them before they break. But once you fix that it's OK. Won't break again.

[@genedwg6689]

They had it back on the trail on Sunday.

[@marsmars9130]

I always wondered about those old wreckers, I thought yeah, those chains and cross bar could ruin bumpers and front end parts, well here you go

[@donaldfranklinjr7087]

Awesome recovery for helping that lady out

[@edsteward7717]

I'd worry about the airbags in something like that. Do you pull a fuse before towing?

[@taylormade710]

this bronco needs the bronco buster tie rods supports that help reinforce the stock parts and would have allowed for the bronco to drive itself out once it was pulled off the obstacle

[@joeblow123]

or leave it on the blacktop where it belongs

[@brianwalker1933]

​@@joeblow123 Good advice, agreed. 💯%

[@oneeyedjack4727]

I've seen several videos showing the pitiful design of the Bronco's front suspension. There is even a trail repair kit I've seen on one for the tiny tie rods. If you have the money to buy this overpriced toy, spend enough to upgrade before you go off the pavement. You have a great apprentice working with you. Go Abby!

[@dennispalmer6007]

There are aftermarket parts that make a Bronco very capable but off the assembly line, engineers weren’t designing them to actually go serious off-road.

[@NBSV1]

They're still a light duty SUV under the cool looking body. Really only made for very mild offroading from the factory. Even with the special packages that come with the bigger tires and such. I don't get the number of people that spend $50k on an SUV to turn around and spend another $20K modifying it to almost be good offroad. It's like the side by sides people dump crazy money into for them to still break all the time. For the money spent could just end up with an offroad buggy or a much more purpose built rig.

[@360woodierc]

Everything is so overpriced now.A rubicon shouldn’t cost 60k or the 392 version for 90+k.Most any new 4x4 is 60k now. Just ridiculous.

[@Kingsman4101]

Its the crappy tie rod they use, its the width of a tooth pick

[@ScottPlude]

I love it. Old, simple tech plucking out the fragile new crap from the trails.

[@wolfshanze5980]

Gonna be honest, where that Bronco got stuck was not a Bronco problem... that was an idiot driver problem.

[@BillConsie]

Matts Off Road Recovery is waving. 😁😁✌️

[@donaldhalls2189]

Always great seeing yous help other's, looked a beautiful day, hope you all had a great time, thanks for sharing, all the best to yous and your loved ones

[@matthewgaines10]

A lot of off road vehicles are built or modded. Stock anything is good for soft roading. That is just as true today as it was decades ago.

[@mmafreaks4871]

My stock 1969 FJ40 disagrees. She is pretty badass off road.

[@cliffordcullen1687]

Yep, the two FJ40s we had in the 80s were heavy and would out climb everything else in our offroading group, never breaking down.

[@HAL-dm1eh]

She doesn't know what she's doing. She must be young money, judging by her not even knowing what specifically she got into with what type of vehicle and how she trashed it. And the she blamed it.

[@Lee-yc1if]

Not one of them had a shovel and some wood planks with grip tape for under the tires. You can even use a small loading ramps from harbor freight. Rookies

[@kelly3560]

Was thinking the same thing.

[@johnbolt665]

it's got the new Ford variable steering where the front wheels can point in 2 different directions

[@jameshuffman835]

That's one where the rubber straps would be nice to have on the sling!, Crap I even have a sling I carry on the old L-800, Holmes are my favorite tools!!

[@dennispalmer6007]

You have to remember that Eric volunteers his wrecker and his time . If you’re going off roading with plastic bumpers you won’t get the lot bandits coming to rescue you.

[@aaronmcconnell7358]

They need to get a set of the bronc buster tie rod stiffeners ,from what I've seen they work well.

[@johnlong3991]

Love watching you man your a great man, and you're the first that started this, and now look, thank you for everything you do and for you and your family. Hard work, amazing people

[@Skilful_basics8]

I don’t know how Frond made the Bronco so weak. They made the Raptors for years. The off road experience was there

[@liljoe31]

theres a better off road bronco version/package. this one is the unibody more suited for trails

[@dave7830]

How about using the shackles on the front of the Bronco - or were they just plastic cosmetic pieces?

[@darionmcneely8812]

Tell me you don't belong on the trail without telling me.... I've demolished the front of my rig but when the tow truck shows up I'm gonna be worried about putting a t-shirt under the chain. 😂😂😂

[@Shadobanned4life]

(This is my first time visit to this YT channel.)Very impressive! It is a real pleasure to watch a true professional.I think it is great that you are teaching your young lady assistant some very valuable skills.I am now a new subscriber on the strength of this video.🌞

[@twatdidusay304]

Hell, it's not the bronco that's the problem it's the driver 😂. She doesn't know what she's doing 😂. She keeps trying to steer and hit brakes while the wrecker is towing her😂😂😂.

[@wolfshanze5980]

Where the Bronco got stuck was a driver problem, not a Bronco problem.

[@CJC051]

i wonder what the 2 big bumper shackles are for?

[@robertfandel9442]

I'd rather be stuck than the damage they're doing. Guy running around with a drink and a staff shirt is pretty impressive.

[@kenwilliams4086]

It's great to see the young lady helping you out.

[@christopherbehrens7996]

should have filled the dirt holes the front tires made with dirt before pulling the Bronco forward instead of the Bronco slamming down on its own tailpipe. Don't really need a tow truck in this situation, when high centered put a floor jack under front side of car, Use some compact dirt or sturdy ply wood/wood block under the floor jack and the jack up the front side of car. Shovel some dirt under each front tire and pack it down. Lower down car with floor jack and repeat process until most the weight is shifted to rear tires and enough weight on front tires to push itself back and center of car is completely off ground, put it in reverse and make sure nobody is behind you lightly give it some gas and voila! I have high centered many times in my car off roading and snow, it works every time, just a bit of patience.

[@squangan]

I used to drive an old ‘78 Chev tow truck with a Holmes 440 tow body on it. It had wide reinforced rubber pads to cushion where the chains are coming into contact with the bumper in their case. That setup worked quite well,

[@AndrewLee-cg6uk]

crazy i use to watch this channel back in 09 loll high school days

[@RoyClendaniel]

I had a 72, that was a great bronco. it had no AC, when it rained you got wet. I loved that thing. I dont think the new stock model is ready for serious jeep trails. Id go with a wrangler for off roading.

[@JP-vs1ys]

Good for her for being mellow. Can’t help but think they’re a bit of passive aggressive chauvinism rearing its head here. Nothing wrong with the vehicle. 4x4 drive is all the same. You can break stuff on a highboy too. Skill goes a long way. But these trails are riddled with idiots on both sides. Folks who don’t know what they’re doing. And those who think they do and judge everyone else.

[@pbreedu]

So was the Bronco broke after getting stuck? Not sure why it had to be towed all the way to the trailer park otherwise.

[@katreniaclark]

Hope you had a good Fathers day Eric.

[@northwoodsdad7506]

Typical, new bronco owners don't realize all they purchased was an image. Then take it off road and worry about a scratched bumper....

[@fluffpantss]

It seems to be true for the raptor also. Both vehicles are very good looking, But they seem to be very gimmicky. The raptor comes with upgraded off road suspension, But in order to be a capable off road vehicle you have to upgrade the suspension. 😂 That being said a stock raptor would have more suspension than I would ever use.

[@Crystal-ib2ub]

RIGHT 😅

[@TimeMariner]

Not all.

[@Cabuco2006]

Yep so true

[@casval-pj5tb]

Most of these new sun's and trucks. We had 2nd gen tacomas underground, when I was a miner. And they were trash. Most of the new toyotas, broncos, suvs in general are dog 🐕 shiet. Combine that with people who don't know how to drive art alone 4wheel and you've got a bad combination.

[@ringoliverpond965]

It's the driver, not the rig. But I want that dually tow truck, it's beautiful. Clinking and clanking like a good off roader should.

[@crawdaddct]

Love my Bronco, no issues off road. Every vehicle ever made can get stuck and breaks. I remember we tore up a buddies Jeep in the 80’s. Destroyed his front linkage and axil. His daddy was not happy. 😂.

[@stephenwest798]

The jeep was below the bronco pulling down on it and they can't figure out why they couldn't pull it out! Really!

[@taylormade710]

Need to get a few sets of broncobusters tie links reinforcements for broncos and other ifs trucks

[@davidbabin387]

Why don't you guys work on Mira's Wrecker? Abby is becoming a very experienced wrecker helper. Guess she'll be the next to want her own wrecker!!!!!!!!!

[@shadboy]

front wheels on bronco are bother turned INWARD ??--bent something ????

[@shadboy]

what do I know--never owned a FORD ???

[@MEdGrant]

Bronco…only thing a modern one is designed to climb over are the speed bumps at the local mall….as long as they are little ones. 🤣

[@treyveston7965]

Wow! So much extra damage caused in this recovery! Matt does a much better job in not causing extra damage to customer's vehicles. This started as a tie-rod job and ended up with a much more expensive bumper replacement.

[@jp.9664]

No. It started with taking a plastic disposable vehicle off roading where it didn't belong.

[@MichaelRasmussen-x4w]

That plastic bumper couldn't take a hit from a dragon fly. My daily driver ram pickup has a quarter inch steel tube bumper with 12k winch

[@NapsterBaaaad]

@@jp.9664 Regardless, a lot of the other guys would have STILL done it without wrecking the front bumper...

[@kurtburkhardt5862]

IFS is good for the better ride and most of the time it is fine. Solid front axles are stronger, but they break sometimes too...Nice, your daughter knows what she is doing and helps out.

[@quantumss]

Mercy, chains on a front bumper, whats wrong with you. I would think you would know better.

[@Clearanceman2]

Probably scratched the plastic. Probably should change the chains for straps for modern vehicles that have plastic bumpers.

[@casval-pj5tb]

That's a sad sack of s***. Why are you 4 wheeling with plastics anyway? Every single object in on that road is far more detrimental to the vehicle than cosmetic scratches from a chain. You don't 4x4 to look good, you 4x4 to get to where you're going. Rocks, trees, sand and mud will never be plastic friendly. Enough said.

[@XRP-FLR]

Maybe winch it onto flat ground and use a tow claw with ratchet straps to clamp the wheels. The chains are painful to watch on those plastic bumpers.

[@scottr3141]

I'd rig that thing up with the rubber straps, damn that's old school. OK if your recovering shit boxes though.

[@liljoe31]

that bronc aint cherry no more

[@randy-mw5dq]

Why dosent the wrecker hookup into the two tow rings on the front of the bumper.

[@archangel7673]

It cracks me up! Don't wreck my bumper on my New Bronco I took out into the woods to destroy!!! HAHAHAHAHAH

[@anthonyiocca5683]

If you go off roading on rough trails bring 1 or 2 high lift Jack, a shovel, and a come along. Along with a few 20 foot strong straps and a 100 foot rope. Self recovery takes longer when you really dig yourself deep stuck. It’s easy and quicker when you don’t dig your tires so deep… Bring those items and you won’t need to call a recovery truck.

[@michaeldose2041]

All well and good, as I consider those self extraction tools essential and basic. In this case though, we are dealing with broken steering parts rendering those basic items more or less useless. You might be able to get it off it's high center but without steering you are going nowhere.

[@taylormade710]

please remind your daughter to always be alert where she grabs or places her hand with moving metal parts.

[@caseyrenner7024]

I thought her finger was gonna get pinched in the pin hole when extending, but it may have just looked that way on video, I remember when she was In a car seat on here! been watching BSF for a while I guess! she's growing up fast, at first I thought it was mara In the thumbnail picture

[@JoeOvercoat]

And I recommend that dad show a finger of one mangled hand from some innocuous thing. for example, once you see a finger that has had all the meat taken off the bone by a wedding ring that caught on a ladder it sticks with you. Navy safety magazines are a great source for such gruesome reminders.

[@taylormade710]

@@JoeOvercoat I never wear rings or watches near machines, I seen a finger severed in front of me. And my oversized glove got pulled into an air router. Luckily for me the tool stopped, had it been electric I would have lost my hand

[@scot-johnson]

The last Bronco worth purchasing was built in 1996. If you buy one of these new Broncos, you need to take a cutting Torch to the suspension components. And weld some old school axles underneath this thing to make it perform like the old ones. If it doesn't have axles underneath it, you should keep it on the pavement.

[@Kickinpony66]

@1:27... She is EXACTLY RIGHT!!! The new Bronco is all hype. Another fine example of why not to buy a new Bronco.

[@donlowe7093]

Why did shedrive there over the log?

[@marktucker7454]

Eric will be building a third wrecker soon. The third one wil be for Abby.

[@bobnoblesjr.465]

"Well, it's not a Jeep" This should be a commercial for Jeep! 😂 Love it!

[@oliverohnemus5791]

Folks with the bronco’s…. Do the upgrades to the front end before you take it off pavement, they don’t completely eliminate the piss poor design issue but they do make it slightly more reliable… that or just carry the parts and tools to replace everything about every 100 yards or so.

[@billymack4606]

It doesn't matter what brand it is you just can't be prepared enough for stupid.

[@Bugsy0333]

What do figure that Bronco repair will total ?

[@oliverohnemus5791]

@@billymack4606 the front end of these things are a known issue, the one bronco I was around (the neighbors) broke twice just bouncing down his driveway on the snow and ice. Every other vehicle he’s had somehow has managed the “treacherous” 150 feet but not this pos. As for what brand, you are correct they all suck, doesn’t matter make model or quality anything manufactured since 2004 ish is designed to fail. They’ve decided that heated/cooled seats and enough video games and unnecessary contraptions are more important than actually being useable in an off road environment (or anywhere besides the mall for that matter)

[@dontall71]

@@Bugsy0333 A lot

[@Bugsy0333]

@@dontall71 Thanks i figure 6-8 k $

[@markroderick3300]

at 9:00 why was she steering?

[@knifeswitch5973]

Not a bronco. Even a Bronco II had a real backbone. These are just an imported passenger car with AWD

[@ChanceSummer]

So, did a driveshaft break? I missed the part where they must have explained why they didn’t lower it down right after freeing it from high centering. Can happen to anyone with 4 doors.

[@TheFukmookthe]

"THE" Wrecker is a beast.

[@Shadow-sm8hs]

Had a fancy cherokee circa 1992. Never bought it to off-road hard core. Just to getme through northern ice and snow. Road over a good size buck at about 70 miles an hour on the highway, made an awful noise and might have gotten a tiny bit of air. She bounced for sure. Pulled over and the skids plates saved everything, never even tore off the muffler. Lots of fur and blood but I drove away.

[@geoffreycat1763]

Why put those logs there? That won't be the last vehicle to turtle out on that hill.

[@mudfun3703]

That is a planned and designed obstacle. You're at an off-road park to go over obstacles like that.

[@mattc.310]

Nice work getting that heavy beast out of there. The new Broncos' front end issues are well known to everyone but new buyers and some current owners it appears. Upgrade them or keep spares and tools to avoid the drag of shame. Nice to see Abbey working with you.

[@offroad6309]

While Ford blew it with the weak tie rod end the heep people crack me up. Apparently the ball joints giving up on them for many years. The class action lawsuit for issues. Better yet, put in a chev motor, trans and drive train then claim they own a heep. There is a reason there are so many after market parts for them. And no, it's not because they are so popular. Reminds me of Harley riders. All manufacturers have good and bad points. Standing around like a bunch of little kids mocking someone is just sad.

[@billthomas8994]

Thumbs up Eric, for raising such an awesome daughter

[@drmarkintexas-400]

💪🤗🙏🏆 Thank you for sharing this. What broke or failed? I had a 73 Bronco with Warn lock-in hubs and 38.5 inch Gumbo mudders. Many friends with the same. They were and still are tough. I guess they can't make things like they used to. 😔

[@spectrixx]

The steering tie rods on new gen Broncos are a weak point, typically snapping at the threaded portion. Really needs upgrading if you're heading off pavement.

[@luciusbouchard3533]

You show up on this kind of trail with a plastic vehicle that weighs 6 tons and you try to protect it with a cloth... seriously...

[@caseyrenner7024]

but drove it hard enough to break, and worries about scuffing some plastic! Eric has a lot more patience than I do, I would have lost my shit when Eric was trying to do the recovery and there's 5 onlookers trying to give directions to the driver of the vehicle getting recovered. like obviously they tried unsuccessfully to pull it with a winch and snatch block, probably time to pipe down for a minute and let the BSF professionals do what they do best

[@luciusbouchard3533]

@@caseyrenner7024 Amen !

[@jimmer1047]

So cool he has his daughter or granddaughter helping. She probably a better wrench than most men.

[@alans6767]

"It's not a Jeep" awesome

[@myfavoritecolorisrage]

I had a 1995 Ford Bronco Eddie Bauer with a 3" lift decades ago. Not a fast vehicle at all, sloppy was the best word to describe its shifting, and the gas mileage was a solid 13mpg whether you were on the highway or in the city. But that was a nice sturdy truck. I regret ever getting rid of it.

[@michelegarrett8258]

Chevy k5 blazer, like a jeep but for MEN!!! Like a rock

[@lancewebb5990]

Had my 77 K5 For 24 years now since i been 18 and its a tank. If you get it stuck your in a place you should of never been lol. Love it!

[@glendontomlinson2775]

Saw a video of a new bronco on 40’s doing the rubicon trail it was setup for it though metal bumpers and skid plates

[@Cantsaydog]

Tell that Daughter of yours don’t put her finger in the hole 🤭holy smokers she’s doing a great job but you gotta watch her

[@bobbylibertini]

Just curious: How come you're using chains as a sling, instead of an actual soft sling? (Either accomplishes the same thing- but a regular sling prevents damage to the towed vehicle). Wow..this reminds me so much of my first tow truck...only mine had a Weld-bilt body...yours appears to be a Nussbaum? (On 2nd thought..maybe that's a later-model Weld-bilt?)

[@bliglum]

These new Broncos are just restyled old Ford Rangers.

[@jeffmclearen1421]

Straight axle for the WIN!!!

[@Munguy-i8j]

Blazer man says If you leave the Bronco in your garage It will not break down or have scratches😂😂😂.❤

[@genedwg6689]

Side note, they were on the trail on Sunday with the Bronco🥴

[@1365invictus]

I'm not seeing any vehicle in the video with a tire smaller than 37in and a wheel base longer than 110in in the whole video. All look to be built out on bigger axles like dana 60s. That's a stock Bronco Badlands on 32.7in tires with a wheel base of 116in. Simply put, at one time, that trail might have been fine for that Bronco. Once short wheel bases on 37s became the normal mixed with a heavy foot on the accelerator... good luck. I remember when 35s were considered a big tire. Now Dana 60s are the new Dana 44s, 40in tires are the new 35s and 37s are the new 33s. Trails we used to drive on 30s became almost impassable no matter how skilled the driver or how selective of lines. Big axles and tires compensate for lack of skill, and the trails get torn up. Bone stock pre-production 2021 Broncos did the Rubicon trail with novice drivers and a professional spotter. Here with this group and this driver? No stock vehicle would stand a chance.