Matt’s Offroad Recovery rescues a Bronco by welding tie rods on the trail!

[They Call Me Bacon]

For those who don't know what JKS is (Google found Jinko Solar Holding Company, Ltd), here is the link to the tie rod sleeves: Steering Sleeve Kit | Ford Bronco – JKS Manufacturing (jksmfg.com)

I'm glad you found them. I've been thinking about adding a pair of factory tie rods to my off road kit.

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[BlueOvalBandit]

Agree, I feel he got lucky and the punishment he received was fair for his crime. Pay it back, pay a fine, do your probation, and the misdemeanor will clear in a few years and he hopefully learns his lesson.

I just worked a small portion of a gang and firearms case, involving prohibited persons in possession, evading arrest with a vehicle chase, etc... When I opened it up today it status was "Rejected by DA".

Lesson is, if a "normie" messes up you can bet that a lot of DAs will try to completely destroy their life, while at the same time letting real criminals go easy.

 

[Mybbackpacker]

The fix looks stronger than stock. Annoyed I had to buy BusterBraces, I don't trust the tie rods even with stock SAS and 35s.

Same here. It is just way too weak.

 

[GunninGopher]

The Morrvair is the bitchenist truck I've ever seen. That thing looks so sweet.

No doubt MORR did something wrong. I put most of it on the a-hole customer that was trying to pull a fast one with AAA. Used his buddies AAA membership to tow out a RZR. I'm surprised Matt even when for it. He doesn't need to make money on all his recoveries. The YT channel is a hit. I'm glad he didn't get hurt to bad over it. I doubt it will hurt his businesses. I was wondering if he had to do some time since he's been off the channel for weeks.

Cool people. Interesting challenges. Great skills. Awesome scenery. A little bit of "I don't want to be that guy" reminders. The channel is definitely worth a sub for anyone that wheels.

 

[Winger57]

Not sure, we haven't seen Matt for a while.

Noooooooo! I binged watched this channel over christmas. Seems innocent. Friend loans you his AAA card and you find out you have to bend the truth a bit… Matt and his gang just dont seem like malicious crooks.

 

[Roger123]

Can we please start to admit that this is a legitimate problem and Ford should have beefed these up?

We can, yes, Ford, not so much!!

 

[Ranbronc]

Nice to see them out there working again and avoiding jail time.

I figured that after the insurance fraud charges they would be done for. Typically an insurance company will simply needle you to death after they hit you successfully on some of these charges.


https://jalopnik.com/off-road-recovery-youtuber-to-serve-probation-for-fraud-1848682414

is roadside assistance insurance?

 

[tn3sport]

Meanwhile... back on topic.... It was actually a nice recovery. We all know the tie-rod is a weak link and they even mentioned it on the ride out saying the parts are back ordered. Thus, you can't carry an extra while out wheeling. It was a great field recovery from wiring up to vehicles in series to generate 24 volts for the welder to the actual slip collar design over the broken tie rod. That's the kinda guy you want around when you are stuck...
I think Litebrite has a good approach too (carrying the proper wrench and pre-installing a hose clamp where the factory clamp was) BUT,,, they were able to get extra tie rods to carry with them. Good news is this is less than a 1 hr fix on the trail, given forethought and planning. About what it takes to change a tire on a BMW GSA... Something that is inevitable and something to expect...but not something to discourage you from getting out and riding...

 

[BigGarnet]

is roadside assistance insurance?

Absolutely.

 

[srick76]

Wow, I had no idea there were less expensive options. I’ll grab these as I don’t feel like shelling out $400

WOW, The Busters are $400!!??

 

[Thiskers]

Has anyone heard of anyone snapping a tie rod using one of those braces/sleeves or does that seem to mainly solve the issue?

 

[JBlanco]

Can we please start to admit that this is a legitimate problem and Ford should have beefed these up?

Ford is doing so, all you have to do is upgrade to the Bronco Raptor!
If not...

 

[techdisaster]

WOW, The Busters are $400!!??

Someone has to pay the lawyer to keep his patent trolling going.

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