What Makes The Recovery Trailer

More upgrades and health check on the recovery trailer. Poor thing takes a beating and sometimes requires maintenance. This is an overview of how and why my trailer is the way it is, along with some changes and upgrades. Thanks everyone for watching and supporting us.
www.trailmater.com is up, we are working on merch to hopefully be available very soon.

[@kfd629]

“Necessity is the mother of Invention”-says smart guy that gets stuff done. Rory, you guys are truly one of a kind. Ive learned so much from your videos. Thank you!

[@grisslebear]

And experience is the father of reinvention.

[@TrevorDennis100]

The arrangement with the trailer wheels is typical of how Rory thinks, and pure genius. I have lost count of the number of times I have seen the trailer's front tyre collapse when scaling an obstacle and worrying it was flat. I have never dared mention it in the comments before though, because I have absolute faith that Rory knows what he is doing. I have also seen Rory do his end of video debrief to the camera, while one of the trailer wheels never stops spinning in the background. There must be a bunch of stored energy in those big wheels and tires.

[@calholli]

A smart man learns from his mistakes, but a wise man learns from other's mistakes.

[@highwatercircutrider]

No ‘Necessity’ is a Mother! Until you invent something!

[@tuisautaleilua133]

3:51am where I live in New Zealand right now, I enjoy the content anytime of the day👌💯

[@R.Sole88109]

1700GMT UK

[@rayzzee7689]

Really like the way Rory does things…. No fancy equipment…. Sees what works and gets it done 👍

[@TerryPitman]

great videography in the shop!

[@Knightraven000]

100K! Congrats! 😁

[@williamglaser6577]

Thanks so much for not putting any crap music or dogs in your vids. Greatly Appreciate not having to mute stuff all the time.

[@alans6767]

I like the way you explain your reasoning behind why you build things certain ways, it makes you think about things in a different way.

[@mlsargent51]

And this answers my question about air pressure. Thank you!

[@jasonelsey6158]

Rory you are like the rocket scientist of off road buggies. Absolutely awesome!!!!!!!

[@MaxNafeHorsemanship]

Things make sense now. I always noticed the front axle was floating and thought it was bad geometry. Now I know it was intentional, and why. Having towed a lot of trailers (including a few I built), they tow nicer with the axle back, so riding on the back axle on the road is a good idea. Trailer lights are a challenge on a good day. Mine are in cages cuz I got tired of replacing them.

[@helmutkrahn9337]

I like the ergonomic angle of the toolboxes (also the hippo / zippo). Really appreciate seeing on-the-fly, hands-on engineering.

[@DonAshcraft]

Wow. Mike is actually a mechanic not just a camera guy. I'm kidding!! It's nice that you have a camera guy and an editing guy now so we can see more of your crew working their mad skills!

[@TrevorDennis100]

Is this something that Matt of MORR started? Matt seems to look at KZbin as a business model and invest in it accordingly. Before I retired, If I needed something like a new clutch fitted to my car, I would rather do a Saturday morning overtime at my own workplace, and pay a mechanic to change the clutch. I'd stay warm, and not get covered in dirty oil, and still have some change after paying the expert from my overtime pay.

[@DonAshcraft]

@@TrevorDennis100 I think it's a pretty common business model to have workers in small companies that can do and have many different types of skills. You can hand almost anyone a GoPro and within a few days they're getting pretty good footage that can be edited into a channel. That's ahow most channel start out. As KZbin channels get bigger they tend to hire camera people and editors so their personal work load is less. Employees cost money, so that has to be a monetary decision to be made at the appropriate time. As far as the KZbin business model, once a channel hits a certain threshold of subscribers KZbin and Google will do everything it can to help you grow. More viewers means more ads sold. Google makes money and the KZbin channel makes money. If channel is one of the few KZbin channels that really takes off the monetary income is significant. Definitely not a unique business model, but a basic drive of a small business owner making it big. Matt @MORR has stated in episodes that his off-road recovering section of his business makes a very small amount of money compared to his tow truck wrecker company. However now that his KZbin channel has hit it big it's anyone's guess which makes more money his towing company or is KZbin channel. He now has an editing team of up to four people. When Matt first started out MORR it was just him and Ed and Matt's iPhone. It's a common growth model seen on many successful KZbin channels since their inception through to their success. I actually find it all quite interesting and I wish I was a successful KZbinr! But no. I'm just a professional still photographer. Video scares me. 😆🙂 It seems like the business of working hard and being smart is the classic business model.

[@mrmotofy]

@Trevor Dennis But most Mechanics/shops charge more than most make an hour even on OT...so you're ALWAYS negative paying them

[@DonAshcraft]

@@mrmotofy the hourly rate doesn't go to the mechanic. It goes to the shop and the business that supports the shop, including labor, utilities and tools. Not to mention taxes, accountants and everything else. Now if you want to complain about hourly work just take a look at attorneys! Lol

[@davepurce5883]

Gotta love your portaband.

[@marlobreding7402]

What I like the most about watching the several off-road Fab / building shops near and around Hurricane Nevada is if you guys all have great love for each other. You show it by the love You are giving Ed.

[@jeffremund8318]

Trail Maters are my newest top 10 channel. True footage, real people, with the awesome cooperation of Matt’s Off-road recovery. An unbeatable team!!!

[@DETCOR]

just in time for coffee thanks

[@suzu9404]

I enjoy learning about the nuances of your setups. There’s a ton of experience baked into the setup decisions you’ve made. Congrats on 100k!

[@calholli]

Trial and error and generational iterations.. The scientific method at work.

[@sirhcmi3]

I love your “all function - all the time” mentality… Don’t paint it. Don’t worry about spots where things were cut off… as long as it works!

[@General_Confusion]

A great man once said, long long ago "What don't care if you drag it over rocks? 1/2 inch plate"

[@sandperformancetransaxles]

The recovery videos are great, and i watch every one, but the project videos are what reel me in everytime.

[@anthonylee2099]

Great job spending more quality time on the trailer. Changing things, re enforcing areas that needs it, welding cracks etc. Can’t wait to see it go out on its first rescue. 🤙😎

[@remorrey]

Rory! Mike and your new videographer/editor are awesome hires! Mike is such an upbeat guy who must be a pleasure to have with you...and a pretty doggone good welder. The videos have improved dramatically. Shawn is a great compliment with his native American influence and he's a very good rock crawler with his Jeep. You've got the key to success. I thought this was going to be a boring topic, but I learned so much with your explanation. Doing much better at talking. Keep up the great work!

[@bicross87]

100 K ! You deserved it ! Road to 1M now :)

[@lowrider94ss]

Can even lie to you your axle set up with the front one being higher is pure genius

[@gapster46]

Am I really seeing a video a day recently? Well, that’s just fine, cause I never get tired of watching and seeing your knowledge and experience work, even tho the comment section sometimes thinks you are doing it all wrong. Keep the videos coming. :)

[@DonAshcraft]

I know, lots of videos recently! Always a good thing when I see the notification pop up. Agreed. Those, "your doing it all wrong" comments get on my nerves on KZbin. Especially with fabrication. It reminds me of what an old supervisor of mine said to me when I was much younger, "There are at least five right ways to do something correctly, and there are thousands of ways to do something wrong. Then there's my way because I'm the boss."

[@tomfuller9010]

Thank you for the info

[@mikeday62]

Bought my first new toyota 4wd short-bed truck in 1989. Spent all my weekends and vacation time searching out remote back-roads of central Utah, and the western and southern districts of Canyonlands N.P.. The only upgrades I had were 31x10-1/2 tires and Bilstein shocks. The first time I drove up the Flint Trail, I was almost to the last switchback near the top in low range, first gear, and killed the motor when I went too slow up the steepest short ramp of the whole trail. I had rehearsed in my head how to use the CLUTCH CANCEL START SWITCH if needed, never touched the clutch pedal and it saved my day.

[@michaelcauser474]

Rory, good old fashioned bush engineering, working from experience, can beat high-tech designed work, working from the manual, almost every time. Well done team.

[@e.s.bryant765]

Thanks for the new video, Rory. Waiting on the rodeo to see you come in 1st place.

[@levergun]

Thanks for showing and explaining the hows and whys of the recovery trailer, Rory. Very interesing.

[@desimora8]

Good Fabrication to deal with your specific needs. Well done.

[@kirk467]

Awesome job Rory, Mike and David, I really enjoyed watching your video and I love fabrication after 37 years in the business! Thanks for sharing Rory “Trail Mater”, can’t wait to see you put it back on the job brother! Thanks my friends! Kirk from Louisiana, I always enjoy your videos brother! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@AtlasLathe]

Trail Mater for the win in the coming tow truck Olympics. I hope they have trailer recoveries too in the competition

[@hiluxradio3101]

When I grew up in Moab your shop was Ned's welding. I got to apprentice with your North neighbor, God rest his soul. You keep Moab what I remember Rory. God bless you and the crew for that. I'll bring the Hilux up and buy you a cold ...... anything you want. Sean

[@lanceleavitt7472]

I want the shop AND the scrap pile. You never know where the scrap is going to be used when you throw it on the pile. --- Great video, thanks for the upload. ---

[@vinniebuiltRC]

I love the hippo Zippo joke Beautiful trailer well engineered keep it up Rory

[@terrykuehn2686]

Hey Trail Matter! Great upgrade on the Heavy Duty trailer guys! It great to watch you go through things and lay it out and see you put your plan in place to make things work better in the recoveries out in the rock parks!😉👍📹✔️💯👋👋👋🤣😂🤣

[@dennyclawson4889]

Great education explaining how your equipment was designed. Keep talking Rory, it’s a great balance between your recoveries and the beautiful scenery.

[@donwilliams3626]

With all the recoveries you do, it is hard to imagine any piece of steel that has remained on your trailer since high school! Remarkable display of advanced engineering.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

That look like one BOMB-PROOF off-road trailer. Matches the truck perfectly! Wonder how much it weighs empty? Handy to have the boom winch to help hook it to the truck too :)

[@jeffclark2725]

All has been said,you have a great set up,Thumbs up all the way

[@jeffclark2725]

Rory has his own way of doing alot of stuff so many congratulations and critics put in their comments, I'm impressed with his whole program

[@calholli]

I bet it's at least 800 lbs. There's a lot of 1/4" steel on this thing.. It's probably closer to 1400 lbs. I re-decked a regular 16' utility trailer with that same "cat walk" style grate-- with the 1" strips on edge. It really is an upgrade over a wood deck. It's a lot lighter, and quite a bit stronger at the same time... Plus when we have dirty quads or lawn mowers on it--- all the mud falls through at the car wash. Good stuff... and the scarp yards are usually full of it where I live--- because of all the oil field works around here.

[@marklar7551]

Not bad for two weeks on the job

[@t_n8435]

100K Congratulations!!! You should do a video where you introduce your crew and do some back story on how you guys came together so we get to know the guys we watch all the time!

[@loose-arrow-garage]

Rory, you and your crew are incredibly good fabricators and hands on engineers. Congratulations on reaching 100K subs!

[@markphillips9454]

My favorite channel for sure! 👍💪🏼

[@billbillinger2491]

Best 'Reality TV' going right now! You are influencing others to get out to their garages/ shops and make something for themselves! Congratulations on 100K subscribers! Love what your team does.

[@LAP1050]

Rory and Crew, congratulations on 💯K subscribers. Keep up the great 👍 content and we’ll be celebrating 1,000,000 in the not too distant future. 👍🇺🇸 Nice welding on that trailer 👍

[@mistertoad5286]

Very cool engineering on the trailer. No wonder you are the best at what you do. Thanks a bunch!

[@skippyjones4195]

Hey Rory and Crew Mike your quiet the welder very nice work looks awesome 😎 ok love you guys Take Care ❤️👍✌️

[@branonjohnson8617]

"These are really expensive double bead lock rims". Then Mike torches right into them... Next frame the wheels come off! Good save!!!

[@johnellis5179]

Another great video!! Enjoyed seeing some shop work. Would love to see some more shop repairs being done. Awesome tow truck and trailer. 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍🏻👍🏻

[@clenchedfury6019]

I've always loved the look of this trailer🤘

[@taitsiltala9363]

Drove by the shop yesterday on my way to Prescott. Was hoping to catch a glimpse of legendary trailmater! Must have been out on a job

[@coffeeserver]

Congrats for the 100,000 subscribers. Lily’s inheritance.

[@The_Cat_Authority]

Great video as always. I hope everyone has an awesome weekend!

[@littlesteve855]

Congratulations on your 100k subs gentlemen!

[@tonycasto3402]

Congrats on 100k Rory I remember in A heavy D video he said you need to start swinging that camera more everybody wants to watch I’m glad you did because I love watching. That was a good one Mike hippo zippo 🤷‍♂️

[@brucestephens2157]

I like you mindset! You do what work for you and it doesn’t, OWELL!!!!!! You learn from that try something new.

[@bobjoncas2814]

...it just needs a bit of maintenance and fine tuning...lol...keep safe...

[@justinkinnebrew864]

A lot of testing, finding failure points, and correcting to avoid those in the future. Love the amount of work and though that’s been put into it

[@jberg8159]

You are a living by legend! No joke! You’re awesome Rory!

[@powerhorsea1a376]

👀👂 Present! 👍 It's going to be fun watching how it holds up and gets used now, I could smell the welding from here!

[@orchidhouse297]

Hi Rory, great respect for you knowledge. The skills and understanding you have are so superior to any kid with an engineering degree. I was fascinated by you explanations of the design. If you did a new shop tour I missed it. If you haven't I Would love a tour. Greetings from Essex UK.

[@moretoliving2236]

If i told you that this is one bad ass overhaul, that would be an understatement. Considering how much abuse this trailer takes… it has held up quite nice all things considering. I appreciate that you guys dont change stuff unless it really needs to, which gives both the truck and trailer its rat build character.

[@abnpthfdr2934]

You'll be surprised how bright those lights will be at the trails in the dark of the night. I predict that they'll do just fine illumination-wise; as far as how long they will last the trail recovery abuse, that's a different story. Rest assured I'm rooting for the lights and the whole team!!! Great video, you've got a beast of a trailer!!!🤙

[@josiatokirina1788]

Thanks for sharing your shop and the creative work and repair you do there! That trailer is one tough workhorse. I look forward to more ingenious Rory projects!

[@davidmahan4160]

Can't wait to see the revamped trailer being put through it paces. It looking awesome. 😊👍

[@drcdan42]

You really don't need trailer suspension. When you are carrying a load it is usually a vehicle with its own suspension.

[@azpapa9347]

I really like how you've made the equipment to meet your needs, and I really laugh at the citiots who criticize how you regularly accomplish things that many people consider impossible! You obviously enjoy what you do, and I think your circle of friends speaks volumes about your character. I love your content. You keep posting, and I will faithfully watch!

[@davestevens4263]

Hell yah ! Citiiits , I thought I was the only one to use that word .

[@azpapa9347]

@@davestevens4263 I think it takes a special kind of stupid to want to exist in the city. Random question, did you happen to work for a guy named Cecil?

[@rconger384]

Having those axles so far aft seems like a great idea for the way it's used.

[@timcooper7845]

Talk about beafing up a trailor, good job men. Rori I think everything you have is a beast. Love the mater.

[@Weq5ter]

liking the fab stuff including slider design, strengthening. not just recoveries! keep them coming!

[@wewi3101]

IDEA~ On the tail of the trailer put a pipe over a pipe as the back horizontal rail that always hits and drags. Only put a larger daimeter over it so it creates a roller bar to drag. It rolls instead of draging thus rolling over the rocks. We used to have that for unlaoding lumber loads on bob tail trucks we could use a lever bar and roll off the units of lumber. We had them split in the middle so we could unload one side at time or both sides at the same time.

[@francesrice7898]

Awesome job ❤️❤️🌟🌟🌟👍👍👍👍

[@jaynelson5793]

There is a wrecker build-off going on. Maybe there should be a recovery trailer build-off too.

[@calholli]

I love these kind of videos from a pro that gets results.. It means a lot more than any ol' youtuber in a shop.

[@whammond511]

That was fascinating! I really liked your explanation of what and why you were doing those mods.

[@cameronskaggs4188]

Rory you and your buddy there great job finding all those cracks and making the trailer better for when you make your recoveries great job

[@rongray8934]

Congratulations on 100k subscribers Rory. You and the gang rock. Nice job retrofitting the trailer.

[@user-ww9xu5fd1n]

👋 Congratulations! 100000 👍

[@jacobhackford3906]

I don't know how to reference a video timestamp, because I don't comment on videos that often. However, at 50 seconds Rory stands under the trailer and deadpans "so, here's an overview of my trailer." That was either unintentional, or some wicked levels of dry humor. Either way great video, thanks for sharing and congrats on 100k subscribers.

[@mrmotofy]

I don't know what device you're watching the vid on but a browser is the best option. For a specific spot just pause it then tap and hold and the drop down menu should be link at the current time. Don't use apps

[@henrycarlson7514]

Interesting , Thank You . A fine example of a purpose built trailer ,designed to work with Trail Nater A fine example of fabrication ,welding and design skills

[@marvincarter870]

Awesome these repairs should make everything work in unison for the recoverys. Good job Rory and team!

[@bshinn4884]

Nice welds, especially for filling that gap in the overhead

[@mjh123crh]

Your little family should call yourselves the "Moab Maniacs"... Nice little tweaks to an already awesome trailer!!!

[@jcnme]

Truly appreciate and enjoy ALL of your videos Y'all ❤️

[@pscruising5486]

100K, giddy yup. Proud to be one of them. I think the engineering of the axles and the specific jobs they perform on the trail is the highlight. If you thought of that, then you missed your calling. Apollo 13 would have landed on the moon if you had been on the team. Damn nice Moab Motorsports! Brilliant, now lets go do a recovery. Its only 106 here in Phoenix!

[@orangepickel2]

As my engineer father usta say nothing is greater than a series of ideas that's time had come.

[@dzzope]

Bit of channel iron(c/u section) to set that rear LED strip / bar in may give it a bit more longevity. Could even weld some mesh over it to protect it even more too. Nice upgrade to the trailer's durability and functionality :)

[@cotton-Dave]

Congrats on the 100 thousand, Rory!!!

[@royalwulff1]

When i see trail mater hooked to trailer, i think of mad max movie lol. Great vid Rory!

[@gayle4804]

Nothing like teamwork and Ingenuity

[@paytonruss55]

Yup I just gained some ideas for my trailer lol nice work guys!

[@steelmill888]

Great info Rory That's a good tool to have in the old toolbox.

[@RandyInouye]

Interesting. Thanks for the pre 4th of July spark show. This video brings back a memory. I might have been 13. This would be 1968. No plasma cutter. I was learning to cut metal with an oxygen acetline torch without my old man’s knowledge. Molten metal dripped on to my OSHA approved tennis shoe. No video or KZbin. The dance I did would have been KZbin material.

[@morningbeachsunshine7496]

Another fantastic view of "Cory World" - thank you all! and god bless...

[@trailmater]

Rory.

[@morningbeachsunshine7496]

@@trailmater oops, the “c” and “r” are so f-king close together on the keyboard… do you buy that?😉

[@Not_today1969]

Experience makes the world go round! Mater!

[@BlackBuzzzard]

Leaf spring broke on my trailer, middle of nowhere San Rafel Swell area. You are correct in that a moving part will be what fails first. Stabilized the trailer axle with 6 ratchet straps and I made it home.

[@mrmotofy]

Unless it's just grossly oversized

[@Hillbilly-zn6lx]

NOW I know why those tires were spinning! Thanks buddy :)

[@danrussell3439]

Excellent build

[@93Martin]

I know you say you run zero pressure, but that front right looked as flat as it gets today. Thanks for being cool about a stranger stopping by to check out your rigs on a saturday.

[@kenmurray4232]

Ever evolving trailer. Really cool. Thanks for sharing ideas.

[@gwood69]

Love it when Rory takes us to school! I legit watch your videos with a pen and paper lol