How Much Does This Cost? 

The check engine light in a Jeep just means the engine is running.

Some people just don't understand how much wisdom the older persons in our communities carry. Also having older persons around younger people who understand them is great for there longevity. We all love Ed and his presence here is appreciated.

I drove tanks in the Army. Seen plenty of tracked vehicles stuck, thrown track, rolled. Seen lots of sand. Y'all do a great job.

I grew up running Jeep Cherokees, pulling all my buddies out ALL of the time, even my buddy's TJ. It was a running joke, my rig was a tank no one could figure out. Not to mention fully submerged, and on two wheels more often than it should have been.

Coming from someone who has made a stupid (and expensive) mistake offroad, I appreciate Matt's understanding of different backgrounds, and that anyone can make mistakes. What a respectful fellow.

When I was younger if a road looked iffy I would get out and walk ahead to check it out for a back out / turn around option which kept me 95% out of trouble when 4 wheeling. I learned my lesson about Utah's soft shoulders with an 18 wheeler in the early 90s after sinking it in the soft shoulder after departing Tooele Army Depo.

I’m from Ca. We’re not all idiots. I go out prepared with my own equipment and don’t go out alone. Help each other and help those in need. Unless they look sketchy

Hey Matt my check engine light is on all of the time. When I lived in Phoenix the only time I worried about it was when I got my vehicle emissions tested every 2 years. Then I would clear it as I drove into the building where they tested it and pulled the plug as I got out of the truck. It wouldn’t come back on until about 3-5 minutes later and the test was over. The rest of the time I put black electrical tape over it so I didn’t see it. Love your videos and you are teaching an old dog a lot of new tricks. I’ve been 4 wheeling for over 50 years.

The whole liability issue Is frustrating! By lowing customers tyre pressure your helping them, and making your job easier. It is irritating that you have to not lower pressures just because people can’t take responsibility for there own vehicle and actions. Thanks for explaining that situation, it always annoyed me that tyres were not let down for recovery, now I know why. Keep up the great work!

Matt you have a tremendous amount of compassion for people

I got a USB OBS II reader that I use to program my car. I can't keep track of how many times I got check engine light and I was able to fix it without doing any Major repairs. I mean even if I didn't fix those things it would had made no difference other than light being on.

Man! listening to some of the remarks (I am OK with questions out of ignorance for at least there's hope for them). All the best Matt.

Any true car guy knows 90% of the time a check engine light doesn’t mean anything. Sometimes we even cause the light by adding mods 😂. keep up the good work Matt! Local to the Sierra Nevadas and the rubicon!

I would love to hear about Ed's gold mining stories. Older timers are awesome to learn from.

I'm not even an off road dude, but I love your attitude, great group. PS why did you wait 47 years to pull out Ed's Suzuki?

I think you made the right choice with the Jeep.

I like Matt because he never makes the client look stupid. Anyone can get in a pickle, not just tourists from California. Thank you Matt.

I would be extremely worried if one day i got in my Jeep and the check engine light was off.

Unlike RU-vid commenters who badmouth the customers constantly. Matt doesn’t, and in fact defends them. It’s the anti-reality-show show.

Check engine light comes on. Pops hood, "yep it's still there". Shuts hood.

Matt ive been a union equipment operator all my life from coast to coast... You come accross as a level headed, extremely honest, (which is a rare thing in towing) morally intact hard working caring individual as humble as they come. Iam glad to see someone like you doing well you got heart brother... Id work for you anytime... Carry on my good man

We started watching your videos with our kids because your whole crew is so wholesome, positive, and cohesive. You are a great leader with a great team. Thanks, and keep up the great work!

Love how even-keeled Matt is. Never mocks his customers for bad decisions. Never seems to get too flustered. I wish him and the crew all the best.

Electrical tape is the propper fix for check engine lights 😂

Quick little square of electrical tape will cure that engine light

"What are they doing out there? They must be up to no good." I often go to places way out in the middle of nowhere. If my truck broke down, I would probably not be found for days. But I enjoy the challenge and the country. I carry food and water and tools and spare parts. My 1989 Isuzu Trooper takes me just about anywhere. I really love this show and the great people, Matt and his crew. You guys are so amazing. And you never make a client feel bad for going somewhere they should not go with what they are driving, even though I have to shake my head sometimes about people's choices. And I think the banana is a pretty impressive rig. Thank you for sharing all your adventures!

Jeep cherokees came from the factory with check engine light on.

As a Tennessean, I can assure you that if I'm going to get stuck in a cross-over suv in the desert I'm going to be damn sure it's got California plates on it. 😂😂😂😂

"they rent a car, they see something on the internet that they want to go find, they type it into their gps and they drive their car until they get stuck....._*that's*_ what they're doing out there, they're tourists"

11:06 - no answer given for how much it actually costs lol

Matt - you're awesome, dude! Your positive, encouraging, and non-judgmental attitude make your videos a pleasure to watch for my whole family. I love how when you do your recoveries I've seen you, as a first step, ask the driver if they're doing OK -- especially the people who have been out there stuck for hours. Your care for their mental well being is so kind and good natured. I've told several friends about your videos, describing you as the Bob Ross of off road towing. Keep up the great work, positively impacting people's lives (and getting them unstuck too)!

Title of video: "How much does this cost?". 15 minutes into a 16 minute video we finally get his answer. "I'm not telling you".

"I decided it (the video) would be better in my natural habitat, which is behind the wheel of my Jeep, with the soft amber glow of the check engine light on my face..."

I love old gentlemen like Ed. He reminds me much of my grandfather. A lot of valuable wisdom, a great person, loves others more than himself. Always gently spoken and well mannered a gentle gentleman, so to speak.

if your not getting stuck in your 4x4, your not having as much fun as you could be... 😋👍

After watching these videos there is at least one solid thing I know, Matt and the team are solid genuine dudes. Keep it up boys.

"almost always the check engine light doesn't mean anything" BMW engineers: (sweating intensely)

I love how you guys asked Ed. That will be priceless footage to look back at later in life. Keep up the good work and thanks for sticking up for California folks.

"you're right, it is barely getting the job done, but that puts it ahead of everything else I've tried" I absolutely love that quote. You need to go around and speak to newly degreed engineers about this concept 😁

I got a tow by him once, it was $295 out on sand hollow fairly easy tow/pull out

CLICKBAIT title that never gets answered

1st excuse my english. I'm European, and almost got stuck off road with my rental car. I'll explain you why. We went to California with friends and rented a car to got from San Francisco to Las Vegas, visiting all the national parcs along the trip. It was in 2005, GPS were expensive so we had just a classic road map. One of the tourist spot that we wanted to visit (some kind of old western village) requiered us to take a road labeled on the map as an "Earth Road". For us Europeans, if the road is on a road map then you can take it with any type of car, so that was not clear for us what kind of road it was. That earth road was actually a dirt road, easy to drive on with our rented car. The day after we were on our way to a campground and we spotted on the road map a hudge shortcut... Another "earth road"... Just like yesterday we were thinking... First miles of the road were perfect, a dirt road, easy. Then we came on a hill where the road was in bad conditions (very narrow, lots of sand and rocks) . I was driving and I said I could handle it, the road will be better after that hill... I was super wrong... We managed to drive on the top of the hill but the road after was terrible and it was now impossible to turn around and go back... Our luck was that the bottom of the car was protected with a metal plate (our European cars have a plastic cover at best) and we were 3 young guys with 3 gallons of water in the trunk. We were walking on the road, inspecting every turn before engaging the car, moving the big rocks, filling up the holes, managing to move the car like 50 meters every minutes... And it was like 40°C... It took us the entire day and we arrived at the campground during the night. If that happens again now, with my wife and kid then I'm done... Call for a tow... That story may sound dumb to an american guy but you have to imagine that Europe is very different... I've realized that when a bear crossed in front of us... We almost shit ourselves and all the american guys were like "happens all the time..."

Glad I watched this whole thing to find he ain’t telling anyone

I feel like your channel should be a tv show on the weather channel 😂

"The soft amber glow of the check engine light" lol, thats how he gets such good lighting to record when hes driving

His voice change when talking about Ed spoke volumes. He loves his Ed. Matt is a great guy!

I could only imagine how much it is. A buddy of mine got stuck out in Galveston Bay and had to get recovered. He was a few miles out and it ended up costing him $2600 to get towed in. Love y’alls videos including the weather report.

How much to get a tow? Go get stuck out there and you'll find out lol 🖒.

My check engine light has been on in my '05 Wrangler since 2012. I checked - the engine was still there. No worries.

You're a 100% genuine person bro. Glad there's ppl like you on this earth.

First, I want to give everybody at Winder Towing a big 👍. A couple of observations after watching about a half dozen of Matt's videos: 1. A business that depends upon its vehicles to bring in revenue using older Jeep Cherokees should show many viewers how minimally expensive and maximally capable old Jeeps can be (this is coming from a guy who is not a particular fan of Jeeps.) 2. Given the nature of the work and the approach shown to recovering vehicles stuck in sticky situations, I have no doubt that whatever specific prices Winder Towing has for a given situation are as reasonable as can be. Thanks for posting these videos; I think you're doing a great job of keeping the public informed on how to prepare for off-roading in southern Utah.

Easy, I’m from Tennessee. We don’t rent cars, we have yards full of them!! 😂😂

Everybody in life needs an Ed, glad you found yours :)

Dont forget lockers, lockers, and oh yeah, lockers!! People dont realize that 4 wheel drive isn't true 4 wheel drive!

Matt & Crew, Thanks so much for taking the time to make these videos. As parents, it's hard to get your kids to slow down sometimes. It seems like they are always running. But when I know my boys are coming, I just start an episode of Matt's Off Road Recovery. When they walk through the door, they'll actually stop and sit down. We watch you guys do your thing while we talk about the important things in their lives. So thanks for making it so this old dad can spend a few hours of quality time with my boys on a regular basis. Keep up the great work!

Ed's a good dude. He adds a fantastic dynamic to the show and the team. I want Ed's job in my retirement.

"The soft, amber glow of my check engine light" Lol.

"Soft amber glow of the check engine light" Priceless, love it.

Thanks Matt! I'm from CA. While there is plenty wrong with this state, I have 4wd on my truck and if I'm going to get stuck, you best be sure it's because I was really trying! Utah is beautiful, btw and definitely worthy of a roadtrip one of these days.

This is one of the best unintentional Off Road channels in America. Also , thats powdered sugar sand, no joke. I got stuck there last year, put it in 4WD, aired down and barely made it out.

The check engine light has been on in my TJ for 175,000 miles. I've been thinking about fixing it recently.

"Your check engine light is on." They must have never owned a Jeep. If the check engine light goes out, that's when you should get nervous.

I used to do beach recoveries in Alaska before i broke my back. The beaches here are very difficult to drive on. Depending on your vehicle location and whether the tide is going in or out i charged betwenn $500 & $2,000 to recover a truck. The tides in Alaska are very large in terms of how much water is involved. There can be between 14 and 32 vertical feet of water moving in or out in 6 hours. The water current in the Cook Inlet can reach up to 22 miles an hour during a strong tide. I had a specailly built wrecker for beach tows and i was still very careful how i did beach tows. When the tide is coming in the water runs under the sand making it very soft and easy to get stuck. i have actually left vehicles on the beach until the tide went back out as i will not risk my life for a truck some idiot should not have had there in the first place. i have had vehicles i would not recover on an incoming tide due to the danger involved and when the tide went back out they were not where they were when the water level covered them initially. The tide once moved an 8,5000 pound F450 pickup 6 miles down the beach in 12 hours. There have been several over the years that the tide covered and when the water receded the truck was never found. People have complained about the cost of recoveries but if i am going to risk my $80,000 truck to recover yours it will pay enough that if i loose my truck i will have enough mney set asaide to replace it. Others bitch about the cost to recover their truck and i ask What is cheaper? The $1,000 tow bill or replacing your $75,000 F250 when it gets covered in salt water and totaled and your insurance refuses to pay for because you got it stuck on the beach?" They usually shut up quick after that.

So you're telling me 22-inch broforces with 3" inches of sidewall and stretched don't help in the sand!!! .... 😱 like what 😱

Matt is clearly an intelligent guy. Well spoken, thoughtful, considerate, and an expert in his field. Those that have no or even worse, enough sand driving experience to be dangerous, have no idea how challenging it can be. I've been driving sand for a long time; beach, desert, river... They're all different, and they change based on temperature and moisture content. Sometimes with an experienced eye, you can predict what a given patch of sand will be like, sometimes you are surprised, and only lightning quick (and smooth) reflexes save you, sometimes you sink upto the doors. I still get stuck sometimes, and sometimes someone shows me a new trick that I might have heard about but have never seen. Sometimes it's me that does the teaching. Every day is a school day. I'm 100% sure that Matt knows this, it's just a shame that the "experts" have no idea of how challenging sand can be - or how to make a living out of rescuing people. Awesome channel Matt - I'm a big fan

To treat others with dignity no matter who they are, is the hallmark of a dignified man.

watching this again in 2023 now, Matt look so young lol

Damn this wholeeeee time I thought Ed was his dad lol

"Ed's just an old gold miner and guard dog." That was pure gold :-)

The single best part about this is the “Ask Ed” segment. 😂

The real answer to "Why the Cherokee?": It hauls the dogs best. 👌🏼😁

My engine is still there every time I check so I do not get why the light is on, the engine is there every time I check.

Ed on why the guy went down the ravine in his Hyundai: "got rocks in his head"

Matt never gives anyone a hard time or makes them feel bad about getting stuck, always gives people the benefit of the doubt, always assumes the best about people, and for so many other reasons is easily the most likeable person (that I'm subscribed to) on RU-vid. This channel is also the first thing I've ever seen that made me want to visit Utah. I had no idea how amazing the views are. I'll have to visit sometime, when the weather is easy.

My buddy pulled an f150 off of a beach with a stock Cherokee... much to the dismay of the MASSIVE tow truck that was stuck on the way down there. Tow driver said "good luck, he's down there... I'm not gonna be able to come down and pull you out either!" After the f150 they both went uphill a bit and let the wrecker anchor off of them to pull himself out. Tow guy gave my buddy a hundred bucks!

As your finding out, you have to be a patient man to be a RU-vid creator. There are a lot of "Experts" out there. I love the check engine light answer. Like you never noticed it was on. That's awesome.

Like you guys but this is Clickbait that you are making money from. Your prerogative to not give a price, or an example price of a certain job, or even a range, but then title the bloody video differently. You knbow if you called it Q&A, then the interest would be way less.

Man it was a stroke of Genius having Ed answering the questions. I absolutely loved it please do it again. I've got the first question how did you and Matt meet you tell your version and then have Ed tell his, please do this again, it put a grin on my face ever since I viewed it , so when I thought of it all during the day it would put a grin on my face. You two are lucky to have each other as friends

"...the soft amber glow of the 'check engine' light on my face." Love it.

I like you for not being judgemental, thats rare to find these days

Well for comparison, I got an old 2wd xterra stuck in the mud 15 mins from a recovery shop but they had to bring a skid steer out to get me lmao took 20 mins to get there and about 45 to get me out and costed 300. I can’t imagine these people stuck 4 hours away from Matt 😂

WHO..the hell...is questioning the off road capability of an XJ?!?!? Especially with tires and shocks. Those things out do most new “off-road” vehicles.

Man I really do love Ol Ed. Always enjoy his words of wisdom. Can we go ahead and make it known that we need a “Compilation of Edism’s”?

We have a lot of off-road recovery experts who haven’t done any actual recovery around

You know ive been watching your videos and i live in boston i have a 99 xj and even though it snows in new england i havent put my jeep in 4wd in 8 years. You guys are doing it wrong my god will you ever learn to tow a car the right way! Im telling my mother about you guys and the crappy job you do! All kidding aside i love your channel you guys make me want to go 4 wheeling! Well not really. Keep doing what you do and ignore massholes like me. Compared to you guys om just a poser! At leazt i have an xj instead of a wrangler!

Better answer: We've been told by our Dads check engine lights need addressing immediately, except now we have OBD ports that tells us exactly wha't wrong and can ignore the light as needed. Ed is the boss.

Not sure if he mentioned specific numbers; the recovery rate is $150 per hour but they sometimes charge less and their flat tow rate is $350 but that number is also subject to negotiation

Shout-out to Cosmo Kramer in the background!

I'm an East Coast beach guy, and you're right. The sand here is so course, minus the salt, it's even great for sandblasting. The picture of your smooth sand reminded me of the sand from underground, when drilling water wells the sand is smoothed out by the constant flow of the aquifer. The best tires I've ever driven on sand with were a large pair of airplane tires, not legal on the road, but we got away with it, mostly. You guys are so lucky, everything around here has been 'acquired' by the Environmentalists, and if you can drive on it at all, it will cost you 100 bucks a Season. Also, on Jeep Cherokees, I bet wheelbase plays a role in that choice as well. Just a guess. My favorite 4X4 was a stubby 60s International Scout, with the 304ci V8, 3sp. Std. And Posi rear dif. An absolute beast. Sorry, lots to reminisce ;-p GREAT VIDEO!!!!!

There was once a Finn who invited three other Finns to his summer cabin. They heated the sauna and started roasting sausages and drinking beer. Suddenly the sauna caught fire and everybody was freaking out. One called the fire brigade while three carried water from the lake, bucket by bucket, and managed to put the fire out. An hour later the firemen showed up, and the fire marshal said: You put the fire out the wrong way.

I sure do really love armchair and Monday morning quarterbacks! How can we survive without them? Great job Matt thanks for sharing

The Kramer. Excellent taste in art Matt.

We love the dynamics of this channel. Like a wholesome family earning a honest living.

Love the Q&A... I was so curious about Ed...and now I know. I just found the channel on the weekend and have been binge watching ever since. Keep up the great work!

I'm so happy I stumbled across this channel. I love Ed, he brings a lot to the videos. And Matt, you seem like a genuine nice guy. This is good, clean and happy content.

I've been watching yall. I think this is the oldest video I've watched, its a good one. You guys have come along ways to be better at what your doin.

A "check engine light" can often be fixed with black electrical tape. Cab drivers do it all the time. Lot of arm chair tow people. If they were more knowledgeable, skilled, physically able and had the equipment they'd be in business making their own videos.

I like your attitude Matt. Pragmatic and tolerant. You seem like a great guy to deal with, and this add value to your channel. Let the person that never did anything stupid and got stuck trow the first stone... Anyway, anybody that drive off-road, no matter the equipment, know that getting stuck is part of the game. Usually, the more capable is your vehicle, the deeper you get stuck! :-) I really wonder why so many people dislike this video??? Keep your good work, and tanks for sharing.

Do you ever make the rescue a little harder than it has to be to save the person's feelings? Like instead of jumping in their car and gently reversing out you actually hook it up and give it a tow.

Did you know your Check Engine light is on...? I couldn't resist.... I'll see my way out...to the next video!