New Bronco doesn't stand up 

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.

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

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.

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

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.

I trust a straight axle over this any day .

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Say what you will about Gene, he DOES have a sense of humor. A Jeep owner, on a first name basis with his service manager at the dealer, ragging on a Bronco owner about reliability. Priceless!

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.

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

Where are the big rubber mats for the chains?

You need to get Bronc busters tie rod trail fix

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

Awesome recovery for helping that lady out

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Well at least she took it out there and gave it a go!

Matts Off Road Recovery is waving. 😁😁✌️

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

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

"THE" Wrecker is a beast.

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

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

My favorite part was her turning the steering wheel like it was going to do anything while the front end was up on the tow truck. 😂

Hope you had a good Fathers day Eric.

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

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!!

An old ire between the chains and the front bumper might have been a good idea

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

Tie rods are the achilles heel of the IFS vehicles

the new bronco's are just good for snow on the streets. I got a 2005 rubicon 3 in lift and 33's and will go just about anywhere.

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.

Audio starting of the video: "Well...Im gonna destroy another car"

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.

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.

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,

Love GSP and that square body Tow Mater. 46 years tinkering and my fondest memories are of corporates and twin sticks. Lox-life

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.

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.

I was worried about that young lady getting hurt. It’s cute how she helps with her daddy.

Another great job.....you guys rock!!🎉

Love your wrecker! Such an awesome rig.

If you can't do it with out damaging it leave it alone, it will coast you more than you will make on the recovery and tow, you need a wheel lift or a rollback for these vehicles today,, in this situation a wheel lift integrated with the boom would help a lot,

I totaled it on the trails. But I think the recovery guy messed it up getting it to the road for me. lol

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

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.

I owned the 66 half cab Bronco and a 69 full cab Bronco those were tough vehicles. With 38inch monster Mudders these new Broncos are toys compared to those old ones. Broncos went downhill when they came out with the Bronco 2

I don’t think it’s going to drive strait 😂

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!!!!!!!!!

New bronco digs nice deep holes😂

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. 😂😂😂

That recovery went fairly smooth. Too bad that the bronco got stuck because of weak parts for an off road rig.

I have a 1955 f-350, this last winter was prettu intense and a lot of snow fell. There weere broncos and other newer trucks stuck in the snow while my 2wd 70 year old ford was chugging along.

"Shoulda hired one of the Griner brothers to drive that Bronco down to Aintry"

I understand that there's an aftermarket kit to beef up the Bronco tie rods.

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

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

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

Turn that wheel while it's on the wrecker like you're gonna steer it where you want to go. 🤣

Ford needs to beef up that front end

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Nobody rocks the glasses like this dude!😂

i wonder what the 2 big bumper shackles are for?

another recovery well done...i do have to say this though..there are off road buggies and trucks then there is this plastic thing that they call a off road machine..if you're gonna off road a vehicle make dang sure it's built for that environment..we have built a few jeeps for off roading and trails and then we also have our nice daily drivers..gotta build for what you're gonna do with the machine

And that is why on off road trails solid axle is king.

She broke a tie rod or cv joint. Straight solid axle is always the best choice for off roading

Ford: sorry that is not covered under “ normal wear and tear”

Bronco front end doing the old zhummer tire fold up!!

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

Just have to upgrade the tie rods.

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.

That's cool that there's a whole park just for off-roading. i like the new broncos and the way they look but idk about them doing what that lady tried to do.

"Forgot how heavy these Broncos are"? So much for accusing them of having to much plastic. 😂

Saw one on a rollback, the other day, with the same problem. I have a stock 1972, I'll keep it. The new ones are a joke. Light duty paved road vehicle.

keep the clips coming

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.

Looks like a busted steering rack. Can’t believe they put a rack and pinion steering system under these. I’ve seen a few bust like this. They need to have an old school drag link set up that you can at least beef up like a Jeep Wrangler, of course it needs a straight axle too.. I’m sure there is a heavier rack out there but how much better is it. I wanted one until I saw how weak the front end was on them.

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

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.

Girl puts on her tightest pants to help with vehicle recovery.

shes turning that steering wheel like it matters when its up in the air lol

It's funny the Bronco has a stock lifting it tires bumpers and everything else. And you look at all these jeeps. I got all these after the market parts on it

Good one,