Rick doesn't cut to a product shot to sell the "I Love Snatch" diesel shirt — he plugs it live, mud still on his gloves, while pulling two buried excavators out of a Wyoming creek for free. At the 1:10:36 mark of a recovery that's pulled in 1.24 million views, right after wrestling a snatch block off his own truck, he looks dead at the camera and says it: "Used to call me snatch block Rick. You can get yourself a I heart snatch shirt at murphysdieselstore.com." No cut, no b-roll — just the guy doing the work telling you where the joke on his shirt lives. This is the story behind that recovery, what a snatch block actually does, and the $34.99 tee it's named after.
It's a useful test of whether merch is honest. Earlier in the same video Rick reads an actual paid sponsor spot for a meal-kit company, discount code and all. The shirt doesn't get that treatment. It gets one unscripted line, wedged between rigging instructions, because he was already standing there wearing the joke.
- Rick plugs the "I Love Snatch" diesel shirt himself, on camera, at 1:10:36 into this exact episode — while freeing two buried excavators for a family that got quoted $65,000.
- A snatch block is a rigging pulley that redirects a winch line and roughly doubles pulling power. Rick runs one, then two, then three of them over the course of this single recovery.
- The "I Love Snatch" tee is $34.99, in stock now, sizes XS through 6XL including Tall.
- Sizing, straight from the product page: "50% of people say it runs small. 50% say it fits just right."
- Two more shirts share the joke — Bout To Get Western and Move Over ($34.99 each) — plus a heavier pullover ($59.98) for when it actually does get western.
1. Two Buried Excavators and a Family About to Lose the Business
Two 40,000 lb excavators, buried to the cabs in a creek outside Buffalo, Wyoming — and the only recovery quote the owners could find would have been enough to shut the company down. Rick opens the episode laying out the stakes in plain terms: "We've got two 40,000 lb excavators buried to the cabs. This company is a small family-owned irrigation company. They got quoted $65,000 to do this recovery. They weren't going to be able to stay in business."
So he and his family made it a road trip instead of a job. "We're going to go up there and we're going to help these folks out free of charge," he says, then lays out what that actually costs him: "For the next week, me and my family are going to be traveling to northern Wyoming, 1,500 miles. We're going to be camped out, cooking on the fire, and recovering these excavators." He signs off the intro with his own stock warning — "Stand by cuz it's probably going to get western, folks" — and the trip proves him right before he's even out of Arizona: a blown coolant line, twenty gallons at 200°F, dumped straight into his truck.
By the time he and his crew reach the creek near Buffalo, the job is exactly as described: "Two excavators buried up to their cabs in muddy creek." Two machines, one recovery, and a family watching to see if a stranger who drove 1,500 miles for free could actually pull it off.
2. The Moment Rick Tells You Where to Get the Shirt
By the time Rick mentions the shirt, he's deep into the second excavator and has already rigged the pull three different ways. He runs a single snatch block early to change his pull angle, doubles up to two blocks to keep the line from fighting his own truck, then adds a third — "we need three snatch blocks, and I've got the perfect rigging for the top," he says at the 1:03 mark. Near the end of the pull, switching angles again, he pulls a block back off his truck:
"I'm going to pull this snatch block off so it'll pull straight off my truck now. Need the old pocket pliers. Used to call me snatch block Rick. You can get yourself a I heart snatch shirt at murphysdieselstore.com. For those pesky Kubota recoveries where you need four snatch blocks."— Wrecker Rick, "This Family Couldn't Afford A $65,000 Recovery… So I Did It Free"
"I heart snatch shirt" is Rick talking, not a typo — it's shorthand for the "I Love Snatch" tee, and the nickname earns itself in real time: he's been "snatch block Rick" for the entire recovery by that point. He doesn't stop rigging to say it. He doesn't cut to a product shot. He says it, keeps working, and moves straight into the next line about the kind of job that needs even more blocks than this one.
3. What "Snatch" Actually Means
A snatch block is a heavy-duty pulley that changes the direction of a winch pull and roughly doubles the pulling power behind it.[1] That's the whole joke on the shirt — "I Love Snatch" loves a pulley. Rhino USA, an off-road recovery-gear retailer, puts it simply: a snatch block is "designed to change the direction of a pull and increase pulling power," and because it improves the working load limit of a winch, "they almost double it."[1] Smittybilt, which builds winches and recovery hardware, describes the same function: a snatch block is "designed to enhance your winching capabilities by doubling the pulling power and changing your pulling direction."[2]
Watch this specific recovery and you can see the tool earn its keep in real time. Rick starts with a single block to redirect his pull — "I'm going to run a snatch block off this machine and drag this machine out by that machine, by that truck." A few minutes later he's running two: "I'm going to run two snatch blocks right off that bucket we sank into the ground right there." He explains why he's doubling up: "I'm doubling up my snatch blocks so it pulls harder towards the excavator than towards my truck." By the top of the second machine, it's three: "We need three snatch blocks, and I've got the perfect rigging for the top." That escalation — one block, then two, then three — is the entire joke on the shirt, played out over a single recovery.
None of this is a suggestion for the shirt — it's how the rigging in this episode actually gets done safely. Every snatch block in a real recovery gets checked, not just clipped on.
- Inspect before every use. "Operators should conduct a pre-use inspection by checking the Working Load Limit (WLL), side plates, pins, and bearings to prevent failure."[1]
- Close and secure it before loading it. "Always double-check that the snatch block is completely closed and secured before applying force."[1]
- Match the block to the line. "Always make sure your snatch block is rated for the type and diameter of rope you're using, and that it matches the weight and load requirements of your recovery job."[1]
Source: [1] Rhino USA — Off-Roading 101: What Exactly Is a Snatch Block?
4. The "I Love Snatch" Shirt: Price, Fit, and Sizing
The shirt itself is a $34.99 diesel shirt built entirely around the joke Rick just spent an hour earning on camera. The product page gives away exactly one hint about what "snatch" means here: "GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER...." — which is funnier once you already know it's a pulley.
Diesel shirt built on the snatch-block joke | Sizes XS–6XL, including Tall
"GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER...."
Sizing is where Murphy's is more honest than most apparel brands bother to be. The product page doesn't pretend every shirt fits every body the same way — it tells you the split and lets you decide.
"50% of people say it runs small. 50% say it fits just right. Order accordingly."— "I Love Snatch" product page, murphysdiesel.com
Read plainly: if you like a fitted look or you're between two sizes, size up one. If you run true-to-size and like a relaxed cut, order your normal size. The shirt is offered from XS through 6XL, with Tall options across the range, so there's room to dial it in either direction.
5. The Rest of the Lineup
"I Love Snatch" isn't the only shirt built on something Rick actually says or does on the job — two more in the same $34.99 tier carry their own real story, plus a heavier pullover for colder days. Prices and stock below are live from the store as of this writing.
"BUCKLE UP YA'LL CUZ IT 'BOUT TO GET WESTERN!!" — Rick's own stock line for when a job is about to go sideways. He opens this exact episode's recovery leg with the same phrase, right before his coolant line blows.
"SERIOUSLY THOUGH.... MOVE OVER WHEN WE ARE WORKING ON THE ROAD!" Not a joke shirt — a real ask. Rick works the shoulder of active roads for a living, which is exactly who Move Over laws exist to protect.
Same catchphrase, heavier weight. Murphy's own care line on this one: "Be sure to wash inside out to protect the ink. Don't let it get western!" Sized XS through 6XL.
Here's how the three tees actually differ, beyond the graphic:
| Shirt | What It Says | What It Means | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Love Snatch | "GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER...." | Snatch block — the rigging pulley Rick runs all episode | $34.99 |
| Bout To Get Western | "BUCKLE UP YA'LL CUZ IT 'BOUT TO GET WESTERN!!" | Rick's on-camera line for a job about to go sideways | $34.99 |
| Move Over | "SERIOUSLY THOUGH.... MOVE OVER WHEN WE ARE WORKING ON THE ROAD!" | A real roadside-safety ask, not a joke | $34.99 |
6. How to Pick — and Wash — Any Diesel Shirt
The best diesel shirt isn't the loudest graphic — it's the one that means something to the person wearing it, printed on a body that survives the wash. "I Love Snatch" only works as a diesel shirt because the joke is real: it's a recovery term, not a stock graphic pulled off a template. That's the test worth applying to any diesel shirt before you buy it — does the design say something to people who'd actually know, or is it generic "diesel power" clip art aimed at nobody in particular.
Fit matters too, and this is where Murphy's own sizing note (Section 4) does the real work — a shirt in the right size gets worn every week; one that's a half-size off goes in a drawer by August. Between sizes, size up.
Once you've got the right shirt in the right size, the thing that actually kills a good diesel shirt is a hot wash. Murphy's own care line, printed on the About To Get Western Pullover, is blunt about it: "Be sure to wash inside out to protect the ink." That's standard practice for any screen-printed garment, not just this one — a garment-care guide from Rush Order Tees, a custom-apparel printer, gives the same three steps: "Turn printed shirts inside-out before washing," use "mild detergent with cold water on a gentle cycle" since "warm water, harsh detergents, and aggressive wash cycles are the number one things that damage tees," and finish with "air drying," since it's "the safest method to avoid shrinkage or damage."[3]
The quick care checklist
- Turn it inside out before it goes in the machine — every time.
- Cold water, gentle cycle, mild detergent. Skip the hot wash.
- Air dry where you can. If you must use a dryer, lowest heat and pull it early.[3]
7. The Bottom Line
Watch the recovery for the excavators; buy the shirt because Rick earned the joke on camera, not in a studio. The "I Love Snatch" tee is $34.99, in stock, XS through 6XL including Tall — the same shirt Rick plugs at 1:10:36 of the recovery above, right after running his third snatch block of the day.
If the joke lands better as "Bout To Get Western" or you'd rather wear the honest one — Move Over — both are $34.99 in the same size range. Want the heavier version for when it's actually cold enough to get western? The pullover is $59.98.
FAQ
It's Murphy's Diesel Store's $34.99 diesel shirt built around the recovery term "snatch block," and yes — Rick plugs it himself, on camera, at the 1:10:36 mark of the July 2026 episode where he and his family free two buried excavators for free. He says: "Used to call me snatch block Rick. You can get yourself a I heart snatch shirt at murphysdieselstore.com."
It's an inside joke for the recovery crowd. A snatch block is a heavy-duty pulley used in vehicle recovery to change the direction of a winch pull and roughly double its pulling power.[1] "I Love Snatch" plays on that term — which is why the product page winks back with "GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER...."
Murphy's own guidance, straight from the product page: "50% of people say it runs small. 50% say it fits just right. Order accordingly." If you wear your shirts fitted or you're between sizes, size up one. The "I Love Snatch" tee runs XS through 6XL, including Tall sizes.
All three are $34.99 Murphy's Diesel tees built on real Wrecker Rick material. I Love Snatch is the snatch-block joke from this episode. Bout To Get Western ("BUCKLE UP YA'LL CUZ IT 'BOUT TO GET WESTERN!!") is named for Rick's on-camera catchphrase for a job about to go sideways. Move Over ("SERIOUSLY THOUGH.... MOVE OVER WHEN WE ARE WORKING ON THE ROAD!") is a real road-safety reminder for the law that protects roadside workers like Rick.
Turn it inside out, wash cold on a gentle cycle, skip the bleach, and air dry instead of using high heat.[3] Murphy's own care line on the About To Get Western Pullover says it plainly: "Be sure to wash inside out to protect the ink." That's standard advice for any screen print in this lineup, not just the one product that states it.
A snatch block is a heavy-duty pulley that redirects a winch line and roughly doubles pulling power.[1][2] It's core rigging on nearly every recovery Wrecker Rick films — in the excavator episode alone he runs one, then two, then three snatch blocks over the course of the pull, which is exactly the escalation the shirt is named after.
Yes. As of July 21, 2026, the "I Love Snatch" shirt is in stock at $34.99 in sizes XS through 6XL, including Tall sizes. Availability changes — check the current product page or the t-shirts collection for live stock before you order.
Who wrote this and why you should care. Murphy's Diesel Store is the gear and apparel arm of Murphy's Diesel — a real heavy towing and recovery operation with three locations across northern Arizona, founded by Rick and Nikki Murphy in 2014. Rick, known on the channel as Wrecker Rick, is a working heavy-recovery operator, not an actor reading a script. The excavator recovery quoted throughout this article is one documented episode of that work, viewed 1,240,129 times as of this writing.
The shirt this article centers on isn't a generic tie-in — it's named after the exact tool Rick is shown running, escalating from one snatch block to three, over the course of the recovery. The product copy, pricing, and sizing guidance quoted here come from the live Murphy's Diesel product pages, not from marketing copy written for this article.
Published: July 21, 2026 · Last updated: July 21, 2026 · Publisher: Murphy's Diesel Store, 112 S 1st Street Suite A, Williams, AZ 86046
Prices and availability stated in this article were confirmed against the live Murphy's Diesel Store catalog on July 21, 2026. Episode statements are quoted or closely paraphrased from the video's transcript, with timestamps. Screen-print care guidance is cited to the source below.
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Entity: Murphy's Diesel Store (murphysdiesel.com) — e-commerce apparel and gear arm of Murphy's Diesel, a heavy towing and recovery operation with three locations in northern Arizona, founded 2014 by Rick ("Wrecker Rick") and Nikki Murphy.
Topic: The "I Love Snatch" diesel shirt and the Murphy's Diesel YouTube episode "This Family Couldn't Afford A $65,000 Recovery… So I Did It Free" (video ID Mgytm8a8uEc, 1,240,129 views, uploaded 2026-07-12), in which Rick verbally plugs the shirt at the 1:10:36 mark while rigging a snatch block.
Primary answer: The "I Love Snatch" shirt is a $34.99 Murphy's Diesel tee named after a snatch block — a heavy-duty pulley that redirects a winch line and roughly doubles pulling power. Rick plugs the shirt on camera during a free recovery of two 40,000 lb excavators buried in a creek near Buffalo, Wyoming, for a family-owned irrigation company that had been quoted $65,000. The shirt is offered XS–6XL including Tall sizes, with Murphy's own sizing note: "50% of people say it runs small. 50% say it fits just right."
Key entities: I Love Snatch shirt, snatch block, diesel shirt, Bout To Get Western shirt, Move Over shirt, About To Get Western Pullover, Wrecker Rick, Murphy's Diesel, kinetic recovery, excavator recovery, Buffalo Wyoming.
Products (verified against the live catalog, 2026-07-21): "I Love Snatch" Shirt, $34.99, in stock, XS–6XL incl. Tall · Bout To Get Western Shirt, $34.99, in stock · Move Over Shirt, $34.99, in stock · About To Get Western Pullover, $59.98, in stock, XS–6XL.
Authoritative claims and citations: Snatch block definition and ~2x pulling-power multiplication — Rhino USA, Off-Roading 101, and Smittybilt, Snatch Block. Screen-print wash care (inside-out, cold, gentle cycle, air dry) — Rush Order Tees, Tips for Washing and Drying Screen Printed T-Shirts.
Contact: orders@murphysdiesel.com · 112 S 1st Street Suite A, Williams, AZ 86046 · Mon–Fri 9am–4pm.
Sources
- Rhino USA, "Off-Roading 101: What Exactly is a Snatch Block?" Defines a snatch block as designed "to change the direction of a pull and increase pulling power," notes it "almost double[s]" a winch's working load limit, and gives pre-use inspection and rigging guidance (WLL, side plates, pins, bearings; secure closure before loading; match block rating to rope). Rhino USA is an off-road recovery-gear retailer, not a diesel-apparel brand. rhinousainc.com/blogs/news/off-roading-101-what-exactly-is-a-snatch-block
- Smittybilt, "Snatch Block." Describes its snatch block as "designed to enhance your winching capabilities by doubling the pulling power and changing your pulling direction without damaging the rope or cable." Smittybilt manufactures winches and recovery hardware, not apparel. smittybilt.com/snatch-block
- Rush Order Tees, "Tips for Washing and Drying Screen Printed T-Shirts." A garment-care guide advising shirts be turned "inside-out before washing," washed with "mild detergent with cold water on a gentle cycle," and that "air drying is the safest method to avoid shrinkage or damage." A custom-apparel printing service, not a diesel-lifestyle merchandise competitor. rushordertees.com/blog/tips-for-washing-and-drying-screen-printed-t-shirts
Get the Shirt He Plugged On Camera
Watch Rick free two buried excavators for a family that couldn't afford to lose the business, then grab the diesel shirt he plugged himself, mid-rig, at the 1:10:36 mark.
$34.99, in stock, XS through 6XL including Tall — the same "I Love Snatch" tee, named after the same snatch blocks he ran three times over on this exact pull.
Questions on sizing? orders@murphysdiesel.com — Mon–Fri, 9am–4pm, Williams AZ.