Extreme Heat Conditions Make For Tough Recoveries! 

Couldn't have called?

@@joelpwwhe had no cell service

​@@joelpwwthe answer to your question is in the video.

Yeah got it. Thanks for the heads up

could've at least gave them a cash tip for their efforts

What he actually said was a 2% chance of "meeting Matt." IE, broke down and have to call MORR. :)

​@@jenniparker1 HUMMORR

wgmyler: Emily, he said "you have a 2% chance of meeting Matt," Not being "mad!" Thank you Emily Litella! Lol.

I was gonna say I've started to wonder how much profit there is in Humvee tours because I feel like I'm seeing them on here 2-3 times a year, but yeah their reviews speak for themselves and im sure they run a number of tours every day so those numbers work out.

@@jenniparker1 Ah! I heard it wrong. Haha. That's a much more fun way of putting it. It seems the customers are typically already picked up by the time Matt gets there but, if given the chance and I had water, I would totally opt to hang out and explore for the chance to see Matt in action!

You would likely hear the Morvairr way before you see the dog though.

Looks like Peanut got a haircut!

@@VorpalGun ok

Catus much better than porcupine. Pretty sure you don't have those.

@@Luke-tg9jy not sure about down there but in northern Utah there's porcupine

Not only is it a plus, but he probably has a drawer full of t-shirts! 😁

Yes, free advertisement!

It is such a low percentage that instead of going on the Humvee tour, I would prefer to rent a Dodge Charger to take out to Sand Hollow.

full time offroad vehicles are bound to break. pretty solid track record imo

I wonder how a 2% failure rate would fly as an air traffic controller. "Hey, only 1 in 50 of my planes crash and burn.". 😂

Yet it is lower than that. Some recoveries are long after everyone is disembarked and returned to HQ by other methods.

It would be like finding a golden ticket in a Willy Wonka Chocolate bar!

A yoga Matt ？

Matt is too much of a dude to waste his time with such an amenity.

Would that be a "Matt Mat"???

I don't think so. Matt would have to carry something with him that he doesn't need, want, or use. There are dozens of these available off the Tool Trucks, Harbor Freight, and Amazon. They even make Heated Mats for winter.

Furniture Pad cut to fit a leaf bag. Use the plastic bag as a cover in the mud or snow. Turn the bag inside out to carry muddy rope back for washing. Dogs can lie on bare Furniture Pad covering ropes and recovery gear.

came looking for someone else that noticed that..haha

I think it ended back up a 3/4 because he had to line up/index the splines.

@@altaran Me too! I was starting to think everyone just accepted it.

Carpenter, do math for a living, I'm like wait, what?

yep. the engineer caught it too. 😉

All he needed was a u-joint or flexible drive extension for that impact and he wouldn't have needed to remove the sway bar

@@calebbyersmost of them will explode under a beefy impact

Thanks (I’m that guy), they were quality guys and I’d hate to be left wandering any night. It took several hours but a little determination ( and knowledge from the channel) got me out.

Agreed, not just dogs but for ALL customers and for the community. GREAT comment.

Dog Dad here!!! I agree with you 100%

. . . until that dog gets run over one day for always being in the way

​@@InCountry6970 she grew up around these conditions, chill out Karen.

War Eagle

Yeah, it doesn't look like they take them on gentle trails either, so they certainly get a beating.

Over the years there have been significant improvement in material and replacement parts. Unfortunately the government had/has a store of older parts that weren't bad, just not as sophisticated and hearty. Our mechanics would put special parts on our RECON vehicles precisely for the reasons you outlined.

@@bruceleealmighty Engine placement is crazy. Never knew they were placed behind the front axle. That makes them front mid-engined!

@@UberLummox Although true the placement is behind the axle, and quite similar to how the corvette "midengine" C7 or earlier placement is. It's still not a significant characteristic of engine versus wheelbase. Unlike placement of several front wheel drive placements were planned. A transmission and transfer case was planned to reside significantly rearward as the Hummer didn't quite end up as repositioning of fuel took priority. The HMMWV has so many variants and configurations that it seems almost impossible to define it's absolute characteristics. But, the front, mid engine is definitely a salient point, no matter the power plant ultimately used. Not having the engine absolutely forward gave opportunity for the hood to slope characteristically the way it does, providing significant field of view and ground clearance or angle of attack for the wheels. It's interesting that there were so many configurations tested and proposed early on that we ended up with the vehicle that we did. In the early 80s 4, 6 and 8 cylinder engines were tested in extremes of desert and Alaska the latter I was able to be a part of. I felt the 4 cylinder was quite torquee, but I was in the minority. The motor was still 5 litre and tested mogas as well as diesel. Multi fuel was optimal for some configurations but it wasn't considered practical for all uses. I kind of feel that the Japanese took away much of what we learned and made a practical decision to manufacture a vehicle that provided nearly all the advantages and almost none of the ultimate drawbacks that the initial HMMWV project had in store. If you take a deep dive into the Toyota MegaCruiser it becomes apparent that Japan once again improved on a test bed and provided a indigenous system that was replaced the moment they saw flaws and changes in mission requirements.

They government had to stick to their maintenance schedule, you see the government doesn't just buy a vehicle and maintain it only when it really needs it like most people do with trucks. Also they had contracts from the start saying how often they would buy each part etc.

Was that Jillian? Matt was acting like he didn’t know her.

@@spacecruisers long story. The video doesn't show a lot.

@@jilliansadventures4679 im genuinely curious if you're willing to share! no pressure.

She should fix that Transfer motor!

@@kennykennedy6298 Cheaper to get free tows.

Good call.

My thought exactly...lol.❤😅

That's not a bad idea. 'We both know you're going to get stuck anyway, so we'll just make it easier to get you out in future'.

I was thinking the same thing.😂

Yeah I caught that too

"Some" of us... 5:00 - 😂 Did you catch it?

Plot twist, he did it just for the shirt lol

@@Teller-oj6iz No thanks I like ribs

They still had to go back to get the part, but didn't change vehicles.

I do the same to get the boat plaining easier 😄

And Democrats.

@@SPIDERMURPHY-np8bj What did that add to the conversation?

The same reason that he doesn't wear a coat in the cold or carry tools in his recovery rigs. He's a bare necessities kind of guy

@@chrisloehr6641 The difference is that GOOD sunglasses are actually doing something that protects - cataracts are a big problem where people are exposed to bright sunshine with high UV levels, but clothing is mostly a comfort thing unless exposure is a risk.

it was nice to see her out 5 times ago, now its just annoying and Im beginning to think she likes the camera time

@@chubbrock659 you have to remember, they could pull her out all day long and never air it

@@chubbrock659 it's been only 6-7 times, and she goes offloading regularly and doesn't call always, just because she gets stuck some times, it doesn't mean she is doing it for the "Camera", why are you like this?

​@@swapnilmankameWelcome to the Internet lol, people can be dicks most of the time

She's a "recurring roll" and I'm fine with it! She's always out with friends and kids having fun! If you don't get stuck, you're not doing it right! She does more than most parents do with their kids!

I thought the same thing. However, most pitman arms are keyed in the spline so there is only one way to install it.

Yes, but you want to start with the wheel centered then adjust the pitman arm one or two splines as necessary.

it's a humvee , so 🪖 📏 " _close_ _enuf_ for _government_ _work_ "

i wonder if Rhett's corvair will be as cool as his dad's

When you do it long enough, you don’t even notice the camera is on. Plus, they aren’t recording ALL of the time.