The Team Heads Out to the Warner Valley for a Big Off-Road Recovery

We're heading out to the Warner Valley today to tackle a challenging off-road recovery job. Ed, our newest team member, is joining us on this adventure, and we're also excited to have Blue Steel back in action after its recent restoration by Robbie. We've got all the right gear and a solid plan of attack, but nothing can truly prepare you for the unpredictability of the Warner Valley terrain.

As we make our way down the dusty road, Ed takes a closer look at the rig we're using today, admiring its sturdy build and reliable performance. "This is a great read," he says, "you, Bill, have everything on it, and I don't think there's anything you couldn't pull out." With that, we gear up to head back to Ed's claim and begin our search for the lost mine.

Ed expresses some trepidation about tackling this project, but with a little nudge from us, he's ready to get started. We discuss our plan of attack and decide to take a more circuitous route to avoid the highway as much as possible. Colin takes the lead in Blue Steel, navigating the dirt road that will ultimately bring us to the site of the recovery. Meanwhile, Ed is heading back with Kong behind him, both of them excited for this first job together.

As we reunite at the agreed-upon meeting point, we find our customers waiting patiently, a bit anxious about the state of their vehicle. We reassure them that we're on top of things and ready to get started. The grocery store is not in the direction they expected, but we know exactly where we need to go.

We pull up to the site, and Ed assesses the situation, taking in the extent of the damage. "This is super slick," he notes, eyeing the vehicle's tires with concern. Peanut, our trusty canine companion, takes a close look as well, his tail wagging uncertainly. We decide to take it back out to its original entry point, rather than trying to climb up the bank.

Ed expresses some hesitation about tackling this particular recovery, but we're confident in his abilities. "It's kind of solid," Peanut notes, and Ed nods thoughtfully. "I think I got a plan," he says, outlining our approach. We'll use the same path it came in on, and try to coax the vehicle out from under the wreckage.

As we begin our recovery effort, the terrain proves more challenging than anticipated. The mud is everywhere, and Colin's car starts to get stuck in the muck. We realize that we need to work together to free him. I offer some words of encouragement as he struggles to steer his vehicle, while I provide support from behind.

With a bit of careful maneuvering, Colin manages to extract himself from the mud, but not without some damage to his car's front end. It looks like it's been through quite an ordeal. We breathe a sigh of relief as we realize that our plan worked – at least, for now. As we head back to the shop, Ed expresses gratitude for the experience and promises to learn more about off-road recovery.

As for Peanut, he emerges from the mud, looking a bit bedraggled but otherwise unscathed. We wonder what his next adventure will be – perhaps a nice, dry bath?

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enI'm gonna stay right in here so we got a call for I believe it's a Toyota that's stuck out here in Warner Valley we're gonna head out here and see if we can get it we got Ed with us today yeah hi everybody nice and clear day no wind not gonna be too hot but Matt find it we'll get it done so yeah we're taking the wrecker out there over the road we got Kong behind us in Blue Steel this is the first job for Ed in the record and also the first job for blue steel since we got it back from Robbie so Ed what do you think of this rig this rig hey this is a great read you Bill we have everything on it rides good I don't think there's anything you couldn't pull out so Ed's gearing up to head back to his claim and do a little poking around I'm thinking that we should go back down there and take one more Step at trying to find the lost mine what do you guys think about that we're going the back way in here because we want to avoid the highway as much as possible now I don't know if we've made the right choice all right I don't know how we missed it all right we found the road that we wanted to be on Lots further we can make better time now so Colin went around the highway in blue steel he's meeting us there where the customer is mean peanut have been hanging out here waiting for my dad to get here we took the shorter way he took the dirt he's right there customers right over there so we'll go pick him up and go get their rig out it's all coming together all right we met back up with Colin and now we are headed down to the site of the off-road recovery hello hello the grocery store is not in that direction yeah so this is yours all right we'll get it out of there so they're gonna ask me what you were thinking I was following him he wasn't we weren't uh all right well we'll just pull they're pretty good we'll go down there and look at it and then start working on it which way are you gonna go it gave me a name backwards we'll go back out with it they already got a strap hooked up that'd be good no I'm not gonna use that strap not in a million years oh yeah all right let's go look at this and see what we're up against this is super slick hey peanut what do you think of this it's kind of solid yeah oh my goodness all right I think I got a plan we're just gonna go back out with it the way it came in I don't expect it to want to climb up on this bank really bad I think it's going to want to stay in the bottom so we're gonna have to fight that but we'll figure that out as it unfolds stay right in here okay yeah what do you think Ed it's a mess that four-wheel drive I don't know it might be I've never done anything like that I wouldn't even do that in this one what's your plan of attack we're at this is it this is it you're looking at it I think this is gonna go it's pretty good your feet wet yet no keeping my boots oiled so they don't get wet all right the only one enjoying this peanuts all right if it starts that's one step closer I believe it's going to get muddy in here yeah I'll do my best to keep it off the headliner go back you're spinning that front tire happens here all right we've broke suction so yeah we got a little recovery here Collins all crippled up and now he's stuck in the mud can't get out okay that work huh I look like the car now yeah this is stinky Colin tell me if you see something happening that I need to stop for I don't see anything yet right about that you're starting to pick up the car I'm just gonna start driving you're gonna help a little bit and try to swing your front end up over so don't try to steer the back when we steer the front the wrecker will steal I think I've done it what do you feel peanut huh yeah I did just what I thought like it did not want to climb up out of there I figured that but we put it on a short enough leash that it was uh it was coming no matter what you get a little bit of a bully I think peanut you got it all muddy what are you gonna do huh let me watch you all the time on YouTube every day thank you appreciate it thanks for letting us do this for you all right we got that done we're heading back to the shop see you next time thanks for watching everybody I don't know what you're gonna do with peanut I don't think we have a yeah I think it's we don't got nothing well we got washed once it'll get washed again sorry Robbie okay peanut let's get you up in there dudeI'm gonna stay right in here so we got a call for I believe it's a Toyota that's stuck out here in Warner Valley we're gonna head out here and see if we can get it we got Ed with us today yeah hi everybody nice and clear day no wind not gonna be too hot but Matt find it we'll get it done so yeah we're taking the wrecker out there over the road we got Kong behind us in Blue Steel this is the first job for Ed in the record and also the first job for blue steel since we got it back from Robbie so Ed what do you think of this rig this rig hey this is a great read you Bill we have everything on it rides good I don't think there's anything you couldn't pull out so Ed's gearing up to head back to his claim and do a little poking around I'm thinking that we should go back down there and take one more Step at trying to find the lost mine what do you guys think about that we're going the back way in here because we want to avoid the highway as much as possible now I don't know if we've made the right choice all right I don't know how we missed it all right we found the road that we wanted to be on Lots further we can make better time now so Colin went around the highway in blue steel he's meeting us there where the customer is mean peanut have been hanging out here waiting for my dad to get here we took the shorter way he took the dirt he's right there customers right over there so we'll go pick him up and go get their rig out it's all coming together all right we met back up with Colin and now we are headed down to the site of the off-road recovery hello hello the grocery store is not in that direction yeah so this is yours all right we'll get it out of there so they're gonna ask me what you were thinking I was following him he wasn't we weren't uh all right well we'll just pull they're pretty good we'll go down there and look at it and then start working on it which way are you gonna go it gave me a name backwards we'll go back out with it they already got a strap hooked up that'd be good no I'm not gonna use that strap not in a million years oh yeah all right let's go look at this and see what we're up against this is super slick hey peanut what do you think of this it's kind of solid yeah oh my goodness all right I think I got a plan we're just gonna go back out with it the way it came in I don't expect it to want to climb up on this bank really bad I think it's going to want to stay in the bottom so we're gonna have to fight that but we'll figure that out as it unfolds stay right in here okay yeah what do you think Ed it's a mess that four-wheel drive I don't know it might be I've never done anything like that I wouldn't even do that in this one what's your plan of attack we're at this is it this is it you're looking at it I think this is gonna go it's pretty good your feet wet yet no keeping my boots oiled so they don't get wet all right the only one enjoying this peanuts all right if it starts that's one step closer I believe it's going to get muddy in here yeah I'll do my best to keep it off the headliner go back you're spinning that front tire happens here all right we've broke suction so yeah we got a little recovery here Collins all crippled up and now he's stuck in the mud can't get out okay that work huh I look like the car now yeah this is stinky Colin tell me if you see something happening that I need to stop for I don't see anything yet right about that you're starting to pick up the car I'm just gonna start driving you're gonna help a little bit and try to swing your front end up over so don't try to steer the back when we steer the front the wrecker will steal I think I've done it what do you feel peanut huh yeah I did just what I thought like it did not want to climb up out of there I figured that but we put it on a short enough leash that it was uh it was coming no matter what you get a little bit of a bully I think peanut you got it all muddy what are you gonna do huh let me watch you all the time on YouTube every day thank you appreciate it thanks for letting us do this for you all right we got that done we're heading back to the shop see you next time thanks for watching everybody I don't know what you're gonna do with peanut I don't think we have a yeah I think it's we don't got nothing well we got washed once it'll get washed again sorry Robbie okay peanut let's get you up in there dude\n"