Should I Retire The Banana?

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So I got a call and the Banana is back on duty!
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@MattsOffRoadRecovery Год назад

Banana, Morrvair, The Heavy Wrecker. I'm sure you've all noticed the Banana isn't going out on recoveries as much. What do you all think I should do with it?

@janielperez6704 Год назад

Giveaway? :)

@leonkaczor2405 Год назад

Always great to have a spare. Keep it for backup.

@Manning26 Год назад

It was the only machine that could rescue Ed's Suzuki, so maybe it still has its niche for jobs in tight spaces?

@johnsinapi1003 Год назад

Sell it to me I live in west Jordan it won't leave Utah

@webfreakz Год назад

Keep it as a backup vehicle for the morrvair

@morran71 Год назад

The Banana is what brought me to this channel from the beginning. It needs to stay part of the MORR recovery fleet.

@sanktimadzistri Год назад

100% agree :)

@Skiridr22 Год назад

Me too I would be sad if she goes into retirement

@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3 Год назад

Repent to Jesus Christ ““Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭24‬ ‭NIV‬‬ I

@1oldskoolluvr Год назад

@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3 no offence , but why are you here?

@jooseppiluna5717 Год назад

Knowing that Matt's past is as a derby driver who went by "Junky" and Tom's past is being a nuclear engineer makes perfect sense of their dynamics in the shop

@chriskulpa4056 Год назад

I was thinking the same thing. No wonder why Tom is always trying to be precise and use acurate mah-suring tools and Matt's just like, close enuf

@christopherweise438 Год назад

Yin and Yang.

@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3 Год назад

@jennamcpherson4358 Год назад

In one of his (or Fab Rats?) older derby videos there was a sign on Matt's truck that said "Corvair Junky".

@jamesbizs 10 месяцев назад

@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3go to hell

@newjerseyhun Год назад

I was the one stuck in the RV! Thank you so much for getting me out Matt and Tom!!! Such nice people, didn't even charge me when I asked what I owed! Long time viewer first time recoveree

@kylepifer9509 Год назад

From Kyle to Kyle you did a good job filming 😅

@DMB81496 Год назад

👏👏

@macmedia4913 Год назад

I’ve always wondered what the cost of these recoveries are. That’s incredible they do this just to do it

@EtherGaming604 Год назад

@@macmedia4913 I figure they do it for content these days. With how well their videos do they're probably making 10x what they made pre-youtube. Now they can give back and use the recoveries for content. I'm sure they still charge occasionally though but that's just a guess

@newjerseyhun Год назад

@@macmedia4913 he quoted me $100 at first but didn't charge at the end

@BuntUndStereo Год назад

The first time I remember seeing Tom on the channel he was the camp cook, grilling chicken for the crew. Then he startet working for Matt full time and turned out to be a great welder and fabricator. Now I learn he's been a physicist and nuclear engineer all along. Tom seems like a modest person and all-around nice bloke with two degrees to back up his snarky comments. Kudos! It's a pleasure to see him on the channel!

@grumpymunchkin2959 Год назад

I now understand Tom’s stress when Matt does guesstimate engineering.

@athienit Год назад

That does give a lot of insight. Tom's used to working in situations where micrometers are important and now with guesstimeters

@TrevorDennis100 Год назад

Those were some very impressive qualifications. The next time Matt needs to advertise for new staff, the ad will include, 'Must have genius IQ'.

@jdau2b Год назад

That’s right there’s no almost in ‘nuke life’

@throttlebottle5906 Год назад

@@jdau2b yes and that's why there's never been any nuclear accidents... oh wait... 🤣 it's all guestimation engineering, also known as ALPHA and BETA testing. given time problems will arise, insert multiple Murphy's Law's here

@calebbyers Год назад

I was actually pretty surprised by his background. Now Matt will have to answer the question: how much do you pay Tom to get him to work for you when he could easially have a very high paying career elsewhere?

@cm-oo1td Год назад

I think tom is over qualified to tell us what the weather is like 😂

@pretzelhunt Год назад

even Ed was overqualified!

@michaelmcdonald1620 Год назад

lmao for real

@MrJrcruiser Год назад

😂😂

@EnufIsTooMuch Год назад

Yup! Also Lizzy and Ed and (fill in name here!).

@KJsProjects Год назад

Tom can tell us Why the weather is.

@ncurry5144 Год назад

I love how that old vet is out all the time enjoying the trails and not afraid to break anything on that nice Jeep. Parts can be replaced but we only get one life! That guy is living it up!

@thomasmiddlebrooks5169 Год назад

I could tell Tom was an engineer. The way he problem solves, talks, and thinks. I knew he was educated. Matt and Tom balance each other out. Matt is very talented with lots of intuition and a can do attitude and Tom is very precise and calculated. Great attributes for a team.

@AFloridaSon Год назад

I love the wrecker, and I can't blame Matt for preferring it, but one of the best things about MORR is watching Matt's brain figure out how to use the smaller vehicles to get out the much bigger vehicles.

@likeablecloud2454 Год назад

Or he builds a new and improved banana

@tannerpaisley-ve6dq Год назад

Don't retire anything unless you talk 2me

@Kantar53 Год назад

@@likeablecloud2454didn’t he just do that in the last year? Bigger tires and stroked engine?

@likeablecloud2454 Год назад

@@Kantar53 yes but if he wants to retire the banana isn't it better to just make a new and better one to replace it?

@noahmaroto Год назад

Agree with you, but I’m sure his job has been a whole lot easier daily 😅lol

@ronwatson4135 Год назад

The Banana is on the same pedestal as Trail Mater, tested and proven. She is the Flag Ship of the show. I think she has earned her leisure time.

@neilc6302 Год назад

LIZZY SAYING "THE BANANA" -is reason enough to keep it 😃

@richardhill4862 Год назад

The Banana is the most likely the best support vehicle; when you running more that one team it becomes pretty important. Nice job!

@dustcommander100 Год назад

The Banana is in its prime and has a lot more to offer. Front axle just upgraded and it has continued to perform. Do not retire it!

@Skiridr22 Год назад

Agree 💯

@rhondamoore1682 Месяц назад

I For One would be So Sad but She is Your Car!! I Just Love Them ALL Sadly I've Been this way since I was a little girl. My Daddy would take me with him and Mom so I could cry and tell the old Car Goodbye and then Start the process ALL Over again with the New car 😂

@blackboxmedia4953 Год назад

I’m an XJ guy and The banana is what brought me to this channel! Keep it in the fleet FOREVER! Even if just for a fun car / MOR support vehicle. That thing is a legend.

@christopherweise438 Год назад

Totally. That's the rig that started it all. It belongs in the off road HOF. Plus.....there are some tight spots that the Wrecker and Morrvair won't fit.

@Chrisamic 11 месяцев назад

The dogs having an absolute ball following in front. 🥰 Oh, and 1972, eight years old and I really wanted one of those RC cars that had the radio remote and could do almost anything for Christmas. What I got was a battery box with a two wire to a car that you had to reverse to turn left. The disappointment was real LOL.

@jamesplymire5342 11 месяцев назад

😂 I remember those REMOTE-controlled cars than only turn in reverse.

@yayinternets 10 месяцев назад

I had the suspicion that Tom was highly overqualified but humble. What a great addition! He’s really added a lot to the whole team, and fits in great, especially with Matt.

@edzimdahl1158 Год назад

Can't retire the banana, it's an icon, there's lots of rescue jobs that its perfect for, or those times there's numerous rescues all at once, or as a chase or support vehicle when the morvaire or heavy wrecker go out

@longreach207 Год назад

Hell Matt could easily use The Banana to block for his buddies running an illegal interstate beer heist 🤣

@forbeshutton5487 Год назад

At the least it's a good scout or pre-runner, and since the wrecker doesn't have enough seating it has a place as crew vehicle.

@dennispalmer6007 Год назад

Or to bring gas, or customers keys.

@Snakecggg Год назад

Just a click bait title, been a lot of those lately sadly.

@hitekredneck109 Год назад

It all depends on how strong of an asset it is to the business.

@NeoMK Год назад

I mean, I knew Tom was a nerd but wow! I didn't know he was a nuclear super nerd! Very impressive career and education. Props.

@DougBennettActs6-1 Год назад

I can't go with Tom and "nerd." His capabilities and courage take him out of nerd class.

@NickoBaggins Год назад

@@DougBennettActs6-1the meaning of nerd has changed over time from an insult to compliment. It basically means someone is really into something and usually implies they have a high level of competence or intelligence. Sure, some people still use it to tease each other, but not with any real malice that I've seen. In that context, he's definitely a nerd (and awesome).

@SooksVI Год назад

The Banana can always serve as a mascot even if it's not used as often.

@paulhunter1735 Год назад

The Banana is like a part of the family now man you gotta keep it and keep it in good shape. It deserves to be where it is doing jobs like it always has.

@joepilimai4604 Год назад

Tom. Literal rocket scientist bringing Matt’s dreams to reality.

@Farm_fab Год назад

The closest Tom might get to nuclear engineering today, is changing the battery in an ionizing smoke detector.😁

@doncyr3332 Год назад

Do we call him DR. Tom now?

@AndrewAMartin Год назад

@@doncyr3332 No, he has a Master's in Physics, not a PhD. He didn't say, but it's safe to assume the Nuclear Engineering degree is a Bachelor's degree. So you could call him Master Tom...

@jackmcclure6354 Год назад

If only he wasn’t always yelling

@jeffpower6473 Год назад

I still miss Trevor but yeah I see Matt’s wisdom in bringing Tom on the team.

@randywilliams5337 Год назад

Toms credentials are very impressive to say the least. I think you're lucky to have him on your team.

@bgee461 Год назад

It's the greatest combo when someone like that actually loves wrenching AND gets to do it for work too!! Look forward to his own build series

@MyLifeThai371 Год назад

I thought of Dolph Lundgren being a nuclear physicist.

@giovannicintolo89 Год назад

Being in love with the Banana is reason enough to keep it around. It gets the job done, and while you might not call on it as much, it's still the smallest rig in the fleet and can get into some tight spots.

@theadventureawaits Год назад

I feel like Tom is way happier doing this job, as to his previous jobs. He makes a very happy impression, smiling all the time

@kathrynlitchfield7140 Год назад

Love to know Tom’s background. The q&a element while driving was fun! I also hope that adding the “what’s in the tank” element will help keep you from being rescued by your customers…😂

@DeeJones285 Год назад

I love how, as soon as I put any of your videos on my 5 month old daughter will stop whatever she’s doing and just stare at the TV and watch until she either falls asleep or the video is over. Thank you Matt. Keep the content coming.

@pjdegiorgio8998 Год назад

I don’t think people realize how truly amazing of a driver Matt is like truly he’s talented

@jameseroh6544 Год назад

The banana is an integral part of Matt's toolbox. So many times, multiple tools/ vehicles are used to complete a recovery.

@uruzzo Год назад

NO - NO - NO - No Don't do it because that jeep is very well loved by all of us watching this You-Tube and needs to still be part of the Matt's recovery family. You can only squeeze 3 people in the wrecker so the banana could be along to hold the dogs and anyone that needs a ride.

@marvindebot3264 Год назад

he won't he needs it for the tight trails where the Morvair won't fit.

@NoirCordis Год назад

Possibly only 2 in the wrecker now it is getting a console in

@Santicabjolsky Год назад

The banana is the icon of this channel, is the symbol of this channel. You can’t sell it neither give it away. She is the coolest XJ in the world. And honestly I miss seen her around, and I was happy to hear that you are falling in love with her again.

@joshhamel5853 Год назад

Good to see Lady and Max out with you again. Now we just need Trevor, Tucker, and Skeeter back too

@johnathonfontenot8187 Год назад

Where has Trevor been?

@roberthudson1959 11 месяцев назад

@@johnathonfontenot8187 He found employment that both was closer to home and offered more stable hours. Hour-long commutes and getting called in just as dinner hits the table both get old VERY quickly.

@HarryHouspants Год назад

Please keep the Banana, it still has great utility as others have mentioned. Also, the Banana brought me to this channel and although I wouldn't leave if the Banana went away, it would not feel the same. Even as a view from the other side of the US, the Banana also holds a special place in my heart. The enormous growth in my interest in Utah, off-roading, recovery, and any of those combined can mostly be traced back to watching the Banana. Side note: with the awesome people around you, yours and their amazing attitudes and KNOWLEDGE, and your amazing contributions to the community, would you consider hosting/organizing a youth offroad learning experience?

@moparrtman6970 Год назад

It was the only vehicle to get to the Golden Nugget! Imagine taking the Morrvair and Heavy Wrecker through that forest to recover the Golden Nugget! You never know when you may need it again. Imo it’s just another tool in your towing arsenal. Keep it on the team! 🍌💪🏼🔥

@tdunn1907 Год назад

Tom Tom, I had no idea about your background but my respect for you has grown even more. I am but a humble electrician and now, knowing that about you, the last couple years of videos all make sense to me.

@TheAusGamer1000 Год назад

I think a lot of people love XJs because they're like underdogs, they're small and they've got the ol reliable but ancient 4.0, they've got a bunch of known issues that mostly aren't severe but kind of add character and charm in a way. They'll make you proud one day, doing something that you didn't think anything with 4 wheels could do, let alone the little rig. Next day they'll puke out their fluids and start making a new noise, but everyone thats had one has a story about how it brought them home running on 3 cylinders with a dented driveshaft and a trans with no oil in it. Absolutely gotta love em.

@TerminusVox Год назад

I think you should "re-tire" the banana whenever the tires wear out. It's way too useful to just park it!

@pipisugbo Год назад

Really enjoyed the time with just Matt and Tom in the banana chatting. The big production videos are fun, but these classic type are great.

@bryank7133 Год назад

Matt, grab yourself 3 of those inexpensive round metal lap counters, slap some velcro on it, and stick it on the dash or roll bar. Each time you get in the vehicle to drive off after disconnecting the customer's vehicle, give it a click. Make clicking the counter part of your filmed recoveries, and the comments section will never let you miss one.

@yenzen9112 Год назад

Gotta say Tom Tom has been such a great addition to the channel. These two make a good duo together.

@SpaceGalleria Год назад

👏 round of applause for Kyle

@kentuckywindage222 Год назад

Keep the Banana for tight spots and good ole backup! That Cherokee is Iconic for your channel. 🎉Keep the Banana going🎉

@CarswithNash Год назад

That first customer sure has a lot of faith in his motorhome’s off road capabilities!🤣

@Lizzy-bf3ny Год назад

I personally like the banana. So I'd say to keep it and keep using it. Its a great back up vehicle!

@TheBigHeavyKevy Год назад

Ok I haven’t watched yet and I’ll happily eat my words if the episode changes my mind, but… the show was at its best when it was Matt and the banana, and sometimes you weren’t sure if he was going to get it out, and maybe he had to call his friends once and awhile. The heavy wrecker takes all the ‘drama’ out of the show. I’m still watching, and I’m not complaining about where the show is at now, but I kinda have a little place in my heart for the Banana.

@Rags722 Год назад

I'm still waiting to see how he "modifies" the heavy wrecker boom system so he can't damage the customer vehicle on the way out.

@bobbydellaserra441 Год назад

Please don't ever stop using the banana. I came to the channel back when the banana was the fleet. I saw a thumbnail of the banana pulling something why bigger the it self and being an xj guy completely in love with these trucks I had to click. Watching you pull out full size pickups, RVs and even pickups attached to trailers in that legendary xj got me hooked to the channel and you and your team. The whole fleet is super cool, but the banana has a special spot in my heart.

@4wh3lz Год назад

Honestly, I first started watching these videos because it showed how well the small banana (giggity) did for its size. It's like the icon to your channel personally. I'd keep it.

@johnkruton9708 Год назад

Keep the Banana as a tool in your box. She brought me to your channel on that long drive to the mountain top for the sideways Chevy? The honesty and surprises you show along with your courtesy and even temperament is why I watch. I’ll keep watching too.

@user-qp2yn5ko8r Год назад

Don't ever get rid of the Banana!! I lover the Morrvair and the Wrecker but when I think of Matt's Off Road Recovery, the Banana pop's into my head first!! Even if it doesn't get used as much it's an AWESOME backup and trail vehicle!! Plus you just did all that work on it!

@stevenbaker8184 Год назад

Here and I thought the Banana was perfectly capable, given it's past performance. It's always done what was asked of it.

@flyguy8362 Год назад

No. It's the best recovery vehicle you have. Love watching the banana getting it done. ❤

@tdunn1907 Год назад

Matt, I've got to say that I love that you let the dogs run and be dogs when you're doing recoveries. A lot of dogs that ride along on recoveries in a big dangerous city like Phoenix never get to hop out and run alongside. Keep up the good work my friend.

@ernestpaul2484 Год назад

This is my take on the retiring the Banana angle. The Banana AND the Morvair, as vehicles, built this channel. The adventures and escapades of the recoveries you have accomplished with them brought your business attention AND kept it with the RU-vid videos. The build of the wrecker was fantastic and yet like the Golden Nugget build it had to come to an end. The Wrecker Games was such a success it has to be kept an annual event. Recoveries with the wrecker have been, and don't get me wrong, sort of "plain Jane and vanilla" due to its capabilities for which it was designed and constructed. I am not saying to ever stage any recovery just for "dramatic effect". I am saying that the recoveries with the Banana and the Morvair were more entertaining and educational. There will always be a time where the wrecker is not the right choice for a particular recovery AND you will always may need to have a "support vehicle" for the wrecker if not for just having extra needed personnel on the ground. With the console installed in the wrecker riding three abreast is not going to be an enjoyable ride of any distance. Riding on the back can become a hazard and unpleasant to say the least. That's my take on retiring the Banana. Back to the video.

@emer07jiffy Год назад

I agree, but i think the Banana Should Be a support vehicle to the Wrecker, Morvair is Fine by itself, with the age of the banana and the constant failures they had, with axles i think its better suited for support work

@ernestpaul2484 Год назад

@@emer07jiffy The "age" of the Banana has really nothing to do with its abilities to carry out various roles. I have an 20 year old 03' Z71 Tahoe with 328,000+ miles on the odometer and as long as I keep the maintenance up on it I imagine I'll get another couple of hundred thousand miles out of it. It is my daily driver, tow vehicle and play in the Gamelands here in NC. It is slightly mod'd, nothing extreme as I am now disabled and getting in and out of it is a little bit of a PITA. The thing is I know what has been done to it and what can be expected of it and what may fail in the future. The Banana is way more built than my Tahoe as it is a "tool for the business" as opposed to me having to make trips to WallyWorld, the VA and such at 64 years old. But yeah, it seems we both agree it needs to stay.

@emer07jiffy Год назад

@Ernest Paul the tahoes are great actually, im a mopar guy, i drive a 08 ram in the same situation as your tahoe, i work on mopars and ive seen some crazy stuff, the banana itself isnt bad because of age, its not bad at all really, it just seems the banana struggles at the bigger jobs, and manages it, from a content standpoint he should keep it, from a buisness standpoint it seems like it should be more of a support vehicle and for smaller jobs like the razors?

@ernestpaul2484 Год назад

@@emer07jiffy I am 64. I grew up in a garage of Mopars, from little fire breathing 273's to 440's with a coupe of Hemis thrown in. I stayed rather loyal to the camp with a few Chevys in the mix, but after my 97' Dakota and the wife's 98' Durango computers went south I was done with them. I ended up in a money crunch when my heart decided to start to play games and sold my two 86' and 87' Ramchargers along with my 88' 3/4 ton PowerRam. I would like to get the PowerRam back and I know where it is sitting right. Back to the Banana. It will and should continue to be of use for the business in whatever role it is regulated to. I have this thing about whatever built a following and brought in money to get something going should not be put out to pasture. Sort of like when NASCAR screwed over the fan base in the South, particularly N. Carolina, to set up camp in Texas and California.

@emer07jiffy Год назад

@Ernest Paul oh i agree with you, they shouldn't just throw it out, still use it, just in less intensive jobs, also happy birthday dont know when that was , i lost my grandfather when he turned 61. He also sold a power ram and bought this 08 ram i now drive, to pay medical bills, which i am now looking for, ive been looking for 5 years now, it had about 15k on it and was pristine

@donnac.1609 Год назад

The Banana is the head of your recovery "fleet" and the inspiration to go for more.....And needs to keep on doing what it has always done! Always a good reminder to go back to the basics of recovery! I have always enjoyed how the Banana can work in so many dif recoveries!

@cortjampole9391 11 месяцев назад

Plz don’t retire the banana. It made you who you are today. The premier XJ owner. You and the banana changed the landscape of XJ value. Crawl on to the rescue brother. We’ll be watching.

@toaster3822 Год назад

Mechanical Engineer in training here, working as a project engineer - big respect to your career Tom! I always just assumed you were a mechanical engineer by the way you handle things! Loved to hear the background!

@jamesmadison6838 Год назад

Keep the Banana! Sometimes you need multiple vehicles on one recovery and sometimes multiple recoveries at once. It’s another tool in your tool box!

@flipzout100 Год назад

The fuel update with the weather is definitely a go for future recoveries Matt.

@JimBergman1 Год назад

I agree. Weather, fuel and if you've got the keys of the customer vehicle update on every video. The Q&A was great too.

@ChrisCEdwards07 Год назад

Toms a flippen genius! I love that hes experienced his career and has decided to do what makes him happy! I cant think of many jobs more fun than Matt and teams job!

@martinbroenkow4497 Год назад

probably one of the best episodes ever! a little q&a with a technical recovery

@S8BB Год назад

I remember watching when it was just the banana, the dogs, and ed. Miss those recoveries. I also remember asking at that time if you’d ever consider a big truck like a power wagon and you said it was too big for the trails. Now there’s the morrvair and wreaker 😂😂 so much too big

@robertwazniak9495 Год назад

Definitely keep it as a support vehicle for the wrecker. Between hauling extra manpower and the customer it will be handy as a pocket on a shirt.

@cbrown182 Год назад

The banana is always my favorite. It's the original MORR vehicle from when I started to watch :)

@davidcoxon1914 Год назад

Tom's credentials impressed me. Having started as an electrical engineer and ending up with a degree in digital technology I spent my career in IT because the engineering was too theoretical and I like making things. My hobbies 4WDing, photography and metal and timber fabrication - all self taught.

@jdhiv4 Год назад

I'm sure you guys are always watching but those dogs are greatly trained to keep up with you and avoid the trucks, I love it and I love them!

@marvindebot3264 Год назад

Thank you TOM! I've mentioned your background to people in the comments and they've laughed at me. A couple of people I know have worked with you in the past.

@zachmattison1294 Год назад

I'm just happy to see max out on a recovery again

@joemcintyre2090 Год назад

Haven't seen Ol Max for awhile. The Banana has sure taken a beating over the years, it's a testament to unibody durability. A lot of welding has been done to keep it together for sure.

@06colkurtz Год назад

Tom, I worked at Hanford for 4 years doing physical security system. Have been an aerospace engineer for 40 years. Rockets, radars, satellites, software, hardware. Spent 10 years running around in the desert in tanks. Lots of wrench time LOL. Enjoy watching your adventures. F=MA brother

@edwardsimmons3721 Год назад

It always amazes me the level of schooling that someone has and they abandoned their field to do something different. Great stuff.

@richarda996 Год назад

It’s called burn out. You just get tired of it and want to do something different.

@Rags722 Год назад

No need to retire anything. Your fleet is like a mechanics tool box. You have multiple tools that can do similar jobs, some better than others but all capable of getting a specific job done. If one of your tools is out of service for any reason, or out on another job, you have back ups. Besides, how often have you needed multiple vehicles on the same job?

@hawaiiguy1640 Год назад

Matt - you do not cease to amaze me with your mad skills. And Tom Tom - wow, you have an impressive background.

@I.no.ah.guy57 10 месяцев назад

As an "engineer" myself, listening to Tom saying he loves working with his hands rather than theoretical stuff is exactly how i feel. I love building and fixing whatever i can, and it got me into cars, ive been a passenger vehicle mechanic for about 8 years now and i love it. But knowing Tom was a nuclear engineer and physicist is crazy! Definitely a good member of the team! I love watching you guys and it inspires me to build cars like you guys do, even though i dont have a shop or any money... yet lol

@Anonymous-it5jw Год назад

Thanks for taking the 3 dogs and giving them the opportunity to run free and scout ahead. With them around, you probably don't have many problems with snakes, and letting them run free shows the world you are a true dog lover. I'll bet they can even find gasoline, when you run out of gas in the middle of nowhere.

@adrian15041994 Год назад

As a mathematician who also recently fell in love with a ton of practical stuff, Toms' trajectory is incredibly cool to hear!

@michaelf8302 Год назад

That was an incredible recovery

@user-ts5dx7qm4z Год назад

Respect to Tom, a lot of us engineers spend our free thinking time planning our escape but most of us never do.

@mattsstuff1268 Год назад

Matt, I know exactly what you meant regarding the "Right in Reverse" R/C cars and got a good laugh from that. I bet you didn't realize you were training for your future profession when you were a kid. 🙂 BTW, the Banana is the coolest recovery vehicle you have. Anybody can recover a rental car with a V8 heavy wrecker on 40" tires, but pulling a diesel truck or stuck RV out of the sand with a 4.0L XJ at a fraction of the weight - that's an achievement! I love it when the customer says "You're going to pull me out with THAT?".

@ricosanto6533 Год назад

I’m a 72 yr old from Melbourne Australia and I just love watching all the episodes. All you guys especially Matt seem genuinely glad to be helping people. Keep up the good work and hope to see “Ed” back on the recoveries giving his weather updates.

@Dlutheran Год назад

He hurt his neck so maybe in a few weeks he might be back in the videos

@toddwilliams5905 Год назад

@@Dlutheran He said a few months, a few weeks ago. You Tube time is distorted.

@Dlutheran Год назад

@@toddwilliams5905 oh ok

@jameshealy4594 Год назад

Not often I see someone else from Melbourne on a US channel! Don't have much to add, other than hi there neighbour.

@ischmidt Год назад

@@Dlutheran In the last video he said the neck brace should come off "on the 7th". I don't know how far behind RU-vid is, but I would assume that means May 7th.

@justinlynch3 Год назад

Keep it. You can never have to many spares. Besides as soon as you retire it, something will come up where you need it. That's Life 101 right there. So definitely hang onto the Banana.

@lockedin60 Год назад

Matt, The escapade with the Rubicon that would not turn left is like taking one step forward and then two steps backward. You made it work. At least on the camera you showed a heck of a lot of patience. But I know in reality that no one person can "make you mad". You bring that all on yourself. It is a choice or a mindset. Something I need to remind myself more of. Like your attitude when it is cold!

@DiegoDiazRocks Год назад

I remember being so excited to have an r/c car that could finally turn with a servo, now it was finally like a real car... But no, apparently it was a decade of training in the 80s for this moment. Amazing driving Matt!

@braaaaaains Год назад

The banana is a great 'tight' trail recovery vehicle. I get that it's losing some of it's gumption out on the rocks compared to the others, but in the tight scrub mountain-trails out here that thing would be a godsend.

@whiteouthamstra Год назад

Don’t retire the banana, long time viewers like myself enjoy watching it pull out rv’s. That’s what brought me here and will keep me here, the wrecker and morvair are just bonus content

@lindavaughn1927 Год назад

Lots of us were brought to this channel due to the Banana!! We've watched you due things with that Jeep that we Jeep lovers are very proud of!! PLEASE DON'T retire it! ✌🐢

@grahamquigley8818 Год назад

No! Make it the crew vehicle. The wrecker is a 2 seater and yet, there's always more people in need of a ride. :)

@imagseer Год назад

It's one of your icons so it really deserves to stay and promote the business. Sometimes it can still save the day. Maybe also take it to schools and shows to educate everyone about what you do, why you do it and how it's a load fun.

@bucky716 Год назад

Great to see all the dogs along for the recovery! Seems like it's been a while.

@urs7288 Год назад

Keep it - best horse on the show. Manily because it does more than anyone would ever suspect. The heavy wrecker is a fun vehicle but the amazement factor of it pulling someone out is not nearly as big as with good ole banana.

@life_ontheranch Год назад

That’s a nice diesel wrangler, he’s put a lot of money into that excited to see it back on the rocks. Glad everyone came out all right.

@isaacfortner Год назад

Wow, I had no idea Tom was a nuclear physicist. I had much the same dilemma as him, where nuke was interesting to me, but I liked working with my hands. I got my masters in mechanical engineering. Definitely the right choice if you enjoy hands on work.

@williamcassidy685 Год назад

Each of the three vehicles you’ve been running all have jobs that are suited for each vehicle. And I think I heard you saying you’re building that Suzuki samurai to do side-by-side recoveries. So I think you have a well-rounded fleet of vehicles that if one breaks you always have a vehicle able to do the job.The only thing you need now is a fueling station set up at the yard and with that hopefully you never run out of fuel again.

@DougBennettActs6-1 Год назад

Love the idea of a Bulk tank at the yard. I believe it is time for this and will pay for itself in fuel costs quickly. They could put a refrigerator beside it and buy food in bulk, another big savings in time and money. A small ice chest in each vehicle would be wise too. I wonder if they could mount a seat ice chest on the back of the wreaker with a seat belt?

@dmelson7502 Год назад

@@DougBennettActs6-1 I see the video now- the vehicle slowly rolls to a stop, Matt looks at Tom. Tom looks at Matt. Here's where Jamie edits in the footage of them driving past the bulk tank.....

@DougBennettActs6-1 Год назад

@@dmelson7502 Lizzy has to check equipment I think daily. With bulk tank in yard, equipment check would be done while the filling the vehicle tanks.

@joshshelton796 Год назад

I think you should keep the banana working cause it is a legend of the channel! I want to see it around forever! Awesome video guys!

@batmanlives6456 Год назад

Very impressive Tom !!! And you are so humble and a realist with sooo much practicality… Please don’t retire the Banana She’s such a capable rig !!!

@phantom714 Год назад

Keep the Banana going, it's purpose built and gets the job done surprisingly well. You don't need to run it every day but it's an awesome piece to have when you need it, besides that, you've just recently rebuilt it from one end to the other!

@ATLOffroad Год назад

Thanks for bringing the dogs. It’s great to see all of them living their best life again.

@professornuke7562 Год назад

It gripes my gizzard that people reported Matt being cruel making them run! See little Peanut wanting to get out of the window so she can go for a rip? That's a happy doggy right there. I guess they're going to have a massive moult soon, especially the Borders. Please Ed, stop over feeding them! Don't let the big soulful brown eyes fool you!

@grant6173 Год назад

Just posted a comment on the Fab Rats site. Mom & I watched both channels & traded opinions on builds. For years. She wouldn't watch your shenanigans till after, though. She passed away September last year. Thank you for the content. That's some reality, more or less.

@340jd Год назад

Great to see Max and Lady out on a recovery. I do miss seeing them regularly.

@jamesfloyd4712 Год назад

It was good to see a lot of recoveries in the Banana after all of her upgrades

@christopherweise438 Год назад

I know. I kept listening for the bang we've become used to (axle, U joint, etc).

@codered7453 Год назад

Keep the Jeep! The whole reason that I and probably alot of other people started watching your show was seeing the Jeep and hearing that Straight 6 sing. I'm also a nuclear/mechanical engineer (only a bachelor's in nuclear chemistry and modern physics but I have my masters in mechanical engineering. I love my ZJ and enjoy living vicariously through you guys. Great video with the Banana!!

@ozzy7926 Год назад

The Banana is what started it all and it was the only vehicle that could get to ed golden nugget. I say keep it! Its always good to have a back up sitting arounf too.