The Free Truck Left Us STRANDED In The Snow!

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The Free Truck has been nothing but good to us so far after fixing it up a bit............unfortunately, that wasn't the case this day. It let us down and left us stranded without a coat, no cell service, in the middle of nowhere. Check it out!
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[@xrplt]

When I was young. I looked forward to watching Saturday morning cartoons....now its Fab Rats that makes me get up early...

[@bmooch1]

Couldn't agree more

[@t.c.5721]

Right there with you, especially when they cut to a black and white picture, yeah I’m old.

[@gregorygene9003]

Like watching Little House on the Prairie, lot's of family values a sprinkle of comedy with a little bit country and a little bit rock n' roll. ❤❤❤

[@randygoodenough3422]

Why cuz it reminds you of the roadrunner and Wil E. Coyote ?

[@Stratos53100]

@@randygoodenough3422 The Three Stooges, Tom & Jerry, and Marvin The Martian along with Elmer Fudd....

[@jasonmc3345]

Hunters faces he makes are priceless.

[@davidborboa77]

He reminds me of Eli manning

[@sambojr1990]

lol I was just fixing to comment this

[@GearHeadWW23]

Was thinking Angus Young from ACDC 😅

[@llindeman8357]

I totally agree with you on this. He is such a great addition to the channel.

[@IR-nq4qv]

Hunter's face was like: (a) mover guy dropping a grand piano at the top of the stairs (b) a mover guy watching a grand piano roll down a stairs, run over his helper, fly out the front door and take out the mailbox at the end of the driveway. (c) a mover guy watching a grand piano roll down the street, run over a pedestrian, hit a cop car, then roll over a cliff and explode while taking out two kayakers in the river below.. (c) all of the above

[@devilsadvocate1441]

Hunters face will always describe the situation..words are not needed.

[@ncountrytexas2862]

I love watching Hunters expressions. It says it all 😂

[@assocrec]

Paul's son who plays b-ball has a shot at playing college ball. He seems to be the star of the team and makes it look enjoyable and easy.

[@jackburns804]

And almost lost his leg in an accident. Miracle!

[@BLown05Navigator]

For sure..and it seems as if Paul was shocked that his son's team won..of course we can't see the whole game but it seems his kid is balling and getting W's.

[@primrosereceptionist611]

@@jackburns804That was Matt's son not Paul's.💡

[@barnhooty2956]

when Jace's game comes on I mute the sound. Moma' scream sets my hearing aids to buzzing. Like the ball games show.....and of course all the towing vids.

[@JT_70]

@@barnhooty2956She’s excited for her son’s playing just as any mom would be. Yell all you want, Michelle!

[@Captain_Koz]

Idk what is it, but any video with the ol' woodtruck just brings me joy!

[@brian7327]

That's when they made trucks

[@Captain_Koz]

@@brian7327 I got a 76 myself and I couldn't agree more

[@danhiggins7798]

I used to have a 73 Chev 3/4 ton 2wd with a posi, when chained up with 1 1/2 cord of firewood on would push 3 1/2 ft of snow. I miss that truck.

[@Joshkayla8487]

It's the sight and sound 😂 I love the open wood truck it's a beast

[@robb4866]

Good ole square bodies!!! Gotta love em!

[@billwilliams2242]

You spend 100000 dollars building a great off road recovery rig ,but you're scared to get it dirty 😂😂😂❤

[@fergusonhobbyfarm4567]

This!! Lol

[@mikecrystalrobert7898]

Your more stunned than Willard

[@kraigmorgan7972]

He’s not scared to get it dirty it’s the cleaning it up that sucks.😂😂😂😂

[@scottcochran384]

and Either way he's still gotta clean A Truck.. i'd much rather it be one I knew would get the job done cause it was Designed for the job.

[@gulledgeadamful]

He stunned bud

[@HazzyME]

At the price of new trucks, the Free truck has a long life ahead of it’s self

[@deandennis2838]

Thank you for putting a big smile on this old man’s face. What I would give to spend a week with y’all and experience this in person. I love you all.

[@shullln]

4 seasons in Utah. Summer, Fall, Winter and Mud. Edit to Add: This channel is turning into a pretty good little recruiting video highlight channel for Jace's B-ball career...

[@davestevens4263]

That White boi can yump , he's pretty dam good from my untrained eye .

[@raeanker3078]

He can bounce and catch a ball, Landon is the lad with real talent.

[@Noone-jn3jp]

1: Landon hitting Paul is one of my favorite videos. 2: We’re packing up in Iowa tonight to head for Glamis! Can’t wait to meet you guys! Note: I told my friend we cannot get stuck somewhere in S. Utah cuz everyone that could save us will be gone 😂😂😂

[@danhiggins7798]

Now that's some funny shit

[@chasebarragar6961]

Grandma Lollie will get you out

[@loraleecox2599]

@@chasebarragar6961😂😂😂

[@misiluki100]

That and Landon counting out the bills into Paul’s hand after he(Landon) hove a wrench through the FJs rear window.

[@steelmill]

You gotta love the old Squarebody 45 plus years old still kicking.

[@BuilderofRat]

They will be still kicking when the new trucks are in the crusher!!!

[@genehart261]

Yes! Too many of them have become museum pieces, love the granny-gear 4 speed.

[@markroe8229]

I've got an 89 2500 Suburban and 3 K30s (1983, 84, and 87). All big block and all 4x4. Rusty, crusty, and tough as nails. They never let me down, and I have less than 10 grand in all 4.

[@BuilderofRat]

@@genehart261 My 09 Dodge 2500 has a manual with a granny low, and I love it. I do not live in an urban area, so the manual is not an issue as we don't have 10 miles of rush hour 2 MPH bumper to bumper traffic. IF we did have that, I would drive my 02 Jeep. I realize that my Dodge is not a square body, but it rides soooooo much better than my old square body Dodge. I had a square body Chevy Camper Special, but it had 2 fuel tanks, and it needed 2 fuel tanks. It got 6 MPG. My Dodge gets 18-25 depending on my speed. I have heard/seen so many bad things about new pickups that I can truthfully say that I will never have one. I watched a body shop YT channel, and what he had to do to just install an outside door latch, and all of the snap-in plastic pieces on the outside of the body was a deal-breaker for me.

[@silverperzon]

I love the builds and all, but something about the wood truck is just a sight to behold. It has an old school ruggedness to it, and being reliable is just adds to its character.

[@MotoDeSoto]

Constantly proving that old stuff is better than new stuff.

[@petercornish9903]

I kind of agree, certainly fewer meddling electronics to get in the way or fail, but put some slightly larger tyres with a decent tread on the Forerunner and it would cope just fine, or as it's a rental, perhaps they should have rented snow chains, job's a goodun!

[@Grokroot]

Old beater trucks are the best, just ride 'em hard and put 'em away wet. 😊

[@Joshkayla8487]

The look on peoples faces and reactions to the ole wood truck coming to their rescue it priceless

[@ScottMorton-tg1wx]

I love the old gun rack in the wood truck.brings back memories of being 16-17 gun in rack dog with you and enjoying life ❤😊

[@terrancegrant5573]

I do remember paul sayinh he needs to put a winch on that truck 😂🤣😂😂

[@shawnbuckendahl1968]

Love seeing the ol square bodies working as hard as ever.

[@redneck3962]

Man, I know it's a pain cleaning the FJ and the Wrecker, but it seems like not using the wrecker defeats the point of having it! We love seeing those rigs in action

[@profoundagriculture5916]

Doesn’t help he can’t keep engines and transmission’s alive in anything

[@tomearly111]

Pretty good basketball player you have there. Might be a free college ticket if he wants to go that route.

[@morganpowell1203]

As long as they don't teach them to be a leopard it'll be a good and worthwhile 4 years of his life

[@klaw163]

Been watching you guys a few years now and you're definitely one of my favorite channels. Thanks for all the laughs... y'all are awesome

[@stevelong6213]

You got quite a ball player there.

[@jaynelson5793]

Jace is a beast on the court! Double 0 Buck can dunk!

[@jtousignant777]

Three Guy's in a pickup, which one is the real man? The one in the middle of course, He doesn't have to do the driving, and he doesn't need to mess with the gates. You guys rock!

[@centralcoastcamper9631]

When you got the Chevy first stuck the look on Hunter's face was priceless ! He looked like he bit into a poop sandwich. He knew he was going to get dirty.

[@jasonh4167]

😬

[@truracer20]

It was the sound that put that look on his face, the camera mic didn't pick it up so well.

[@danhiggins7798]

Your comment made me laugh so hard that I had tears, coughed, threw back out and farted ( oops gotta go )

[@jerrybailey8072]

Those Firestone tires really dig.

[@eagleattucson]

Great entertainment!! Hunters facial expressions while driving free truck were priceless😁😁😁

[@doughaven-rf8id]

Also, enjoyed his conversation with himself.

[@clarencerenspak5660]

Great seeing Hunter and Landon working with Sean and getting hands on experience on the free truck!!......Good job on that challenging recovery!!.....Great to see more of Jace while playing ball!!......He's pretty good!!

[@johnnymack8442]

Great job in 2wd mode hunter. You're the man !

[@davestevens4263]

And hunter wins for facial exspressions . Love it

[@janlaarman236]

Hunter is a hell of a driver!!!!

[@papatomsthoughts]

I think a winch for free truck is in order. Love them old trucks

[@donanders2110]

"That was not great" Paul trying to mask his anger!! Love it!

[@flinttownrcs7840]

The Ol Wood Truck for the win!!

[@romeoalphafoxtrot9517]

Man! That was a gnarly recovery there! That snow and mud was no joke! It was crazy! Great job!

[@curtpascoe2433]

You can't blame the free truck, for your unreasonable expectations. When you go out of your way, to test trucks beyond their limits. It's a free truck with some upgrades!

[@Brettsharplpn]

Paul doing the walk of shame... Priceless 😊

[@b.s.adventures9421]

I think the wood truck is my fav. Just a good ol square body Chevy. They just work. Not to far from stock.

[@hubertanderson7044]

That ole square body is hard to beat love those ole trucks

[@steveclark4291]

Paul at least you guys remembered to take your radios with you ! Robby and crew went on a recovery and forgot their radios ! 😅😅😅

[@michelekuhne9179]

It is hard to watch Robby’s recoveries because he is just so ill-prepared most of the time.

[@andyadelmann3158]

This was good , back in 85 my daily was a 75 K5 blazer , 4” body and 4” suspension lifts with 38” mudders . Good times !🇺🇸

[@carguy_tmh]

I like the free truck, and hope you keep it around and keep it going

[@rhondasweeney7271]

There are lots of laughs and lots of getting stuck in the mud. The best of all is when you saved those people. The free truck needs something fixed. Thank you for sharing! 😊

[@vinamerosa1923]

So much fun ! . great job Hunter !! .... Thanks for taking me with you :)

[@markjeepingful]

Got me all excited to see that wood truck again!!!! I still into laughter when you showed the old clip of rear end each other hahahaha!!!!

[@kblainebass]

Love the free truck please keep her going. I have an 89 as well. It is my wood truck she has character.

[@glenludwig5135]

Hunter you made that video. Everything is so real to you. Great vid

[@tmchase7]

Your son is one heck of a good ball player! Great vid as usual!

[@steveclark4291]

Thank you Paul and crew for the adventure and laughs ! I enjoy watching all of you guys working and having fun !

[@harrytaylor6854]

Well done guy's thank you for sharing

[@juanmcdonald7297]

Time to start bringing the big boy truck out. Little car wash don’t hurt as much as a broken truck. 😢

[@davestevens4263]

I can see both sides of the debate ! I myself would do the same , bring the free truck because you don't care about it butt breaking down is worse . Idk ?

[@jdearl9999]

The reality is that whatever truck gets driven gets broken. The axle that snapped was new. The same thing could have happened to the new axle in the tow truck or FJ. In fact, with their more powerful engines that sort of failure is *more* likely, not less. One of the things that I like about Fab Rats is that they remind me of my grandpa and my uncle. No sense using the expensive rig for a job that the farm truck can handle. I personally like how Paul gets the job done with stuff that other people have tossed out. He can't help himself either. He's even steam cleaning the carpets in that old girl.

[@JT-py9lv]

I was in Glendale yesterday. Honked as I drove by. Stopped and got a FabRats burger and fries. I like Big Al's in Kanab too.

[@tomsisk6811]

So it was a great day then. 👍

[@89G]

The old square body proves reliable again! Great team effort by all of you!

[@michaelelliott2193]

So awesome when Hunter is concentrating. You guys are making me want an old truck again.

[@jackburns804]

Jace is a basketball playing miracle.

[@brianheppell3321]

Love the way Hunter grits his teeth and just goes for it good on you man. Love it

[@bripslag]

Hunter's faces throughout the video were hilarious, Jace is sure tearing up the court, Landon is turning into a real grownup, and Paul and Sean both stayed calm as ever.

[@douglasmckee754]

Fix'em and Break'em welcome to Wheelin😂.. Great video Feller's

[@user-zc5qy2sr1c]

"2-wheel drive baby!" Good job Hunter. I've been there and done that with 2-wheel drive. That's when I bought my first 4-wheel drive.

[@danhiggins7798]

A posi makes a huge difference, but, when yer stuck, yer really stuck

[@morlhug]

I love the free truck. Worth throwing money at it to keep it going in my opinion.

[@kimetherington2252]

Good recovery, when it rains, it pours, sometimes when you have an arsenal of vehicles, things are bound to break! It's a good thing you have the Fab Rats business and the means to fix them when they break! Catch you on the next. ✌️ 😊

[@kevinfoley7704]

I love that clip where your boy rear ends you. I laugh until my eyes tear up everytime.

[@maxblankinship5003]

Thank you guys for doing what you do

[@loados1510]

Ben you always have a great attitude

[@1944chevytruck]

oh no! GOOD JOB BOYS!.... YOUR SON IS A GOOD BASKETBALL PLAYER! CONGRATS!

[@tacticalleather766]

You need to make the free truck the “go to truck” and spend some money on her! Make her awesome

[@marvincarter870]

Wow this ended up being a tough recovery of the Toyota after losing the CV shaft failed on the FREE TRUCK. Hey things happen in the snow and mud that stresses parts out sometimes. Enter the WOOD TRUCK old reliable to the rescue and she got em out and on their way. Good video Landon, Sean and Hunter replaced the cv shaft and the Free truck is back in business.

[@devarskinnee8760]

Put a winch on the free truck,shes earned it,nice tires on the free truck too!,

[@scottburrow8717]

Nothing beat an old square body Chevy. LIKE A ROCK!!!

[@bradleymadosh911]

The do make a better CV axle then the regular ones you buy. My son had to buy some for his truck because of the 6 inch suspension lift and his mud tires. The woods truck is a beast I love it.Glad you's all got out

[@Weidjeep]

Those Firestones did do good out there though even after free truck broke down.

[@NytronX]

On that 4Runner, if you press and hold the traction button near the steering wheel, wait for a light on the dash to come on and go solid. This will engage the Torsen center differential. Congrats, you're now driving a body on frame J150 Land Cruiser that is more capable than the rescue vehicle and woulda easily drove out of there.

[@darrenmackenzie1645]

I love Landon . He’s so chill and not to excitable. Just a great attitude.

[@richardthomas1743]

What do you want for FREE, LOL

[@davebenson1504]

Free and worth every penny you paid for it😂🤣😂

[@theburtseoni]

It has been said that there is no such thing as a free lunch, and perhaps that extends to pickups as well? Big shout out to Landon for showing up so save the customer, his dad and Hunter and the whole video! You and Michelle have some good kids Paul!

[@vancemoncrief6436]

The wood truck is a hero all day long

[@3vil8unny]

you couldnt ask for a better excuse to skip school save the old man love it

[@abobymous]

Nice job Hunter rallying the Free Truck out of there.

[@bdkduckman]

between matts off road recovery , fabrats and layton nation its becoming amature hour

[@FullTexanEffect]

Ahh, the good ole Chevy "Alternator going out and telling you through the speakers" sound. 👍

[@judd1971]

Everytime i see Hunter driving he has a look of excitement and hardcore panic LOL!!

[@J.JMcClure-wc9yh]

Fabrats created two pavement princesses and maybe a third. 🤣🤣 Enjoy the builds and your channel. Keep up the great work!!

[@carlosyniguez2376]

You guys have an AMAZING team!!! You really know how to pick'em in a good way!!! I miss Ben but I really enjoy Shawn!!! Oh and hunter but granny takes the cake!!!! And Michelle..... you're AWESOME as well!!! Keep up the good work

[@joshuaatkins5197]

Hunter's your facial expressions are epic when you're driving man

[@darrellroeters4951]

Nice smirk Hunter

[@nathanriddleii3434]

Paul I said it before in other videos this log truck is a monster it deserves some love

[@johnme7049]

Hunter, grab a handful of snow and clean the windshield.

[@KiwiPokerPlayer]

Here's a tip from New Zealand, where I live we have snow and mud just like this. Get some old school ladder snow chains (not the newer light weight diamond pattern ones), they work in slick mud just like they do in snow. You would have walked out of there if you were chained up with those. The newer diamond pattern chains are great for hard pack snow and ice, but for deep snow/mud like this you can't beat beefy old school ladder chains.

[@michaeltablet8577]

You should build a mud recovety only truck. I'm with you. Don't like washing mud. Great video as always!

[@Truck-This-56]

This is like old school fab rats I'm love in it

[@howardhendrickson2933]

Hunter's facial expressions are priceless!!! With it being a free truck you're not anything but at the same time it still worth fixing

[@julieanstine2767]

For free truck it looks pretty good

[@joeschmoe4030]

gotta keep that free truck, it's got character!

[@waynoswaynos]

You can’t get rid of the Free Truck because I like it!

[@Beandiptheredneck]

Landon having his day disrupted, then coming to pull Paul and his broken truck out, is a perfect turn of the tables 😂 how the times have changed

[@corey6393]

A decade ago, we were on a job site waiting for some big trusses to be delivered to the job, out in the boonies on a property that straddles the ID/MT border. A guy comes walking up the long drive, and tells us he is stuck in the truss truck in the neighbor's driveway. The neighbors are the definition of backwoods. Dude pulls up in his beat square body, we tie him to the trailer, and he proceeds to hold the pedal down for about 200' of sticky mud and yanks the truck and loaded trailer to freedom. Our company work truck was a 76 heavy half that would have done the job, but it was not onsite that day. Good ole boy got a pile of beer money from the driver that day.

[@MikeWillis-sp6vj]

The free truck looks pretty good it looks worth fixing

[@zacjarvis7219]

Anything "free" is generally always worth it's price.

[@amateurshooter6054]

Thanks Guys

[@lauriegraham5924]

I am thinking Fab Rats needs a SNOW TRACK RAT!

[@tommitchell7087]

Great video. Your son is a heck of a ball player!