As an former army mechanic most everything you described isn't from high mileage. That's all from local short trips. They do have again computer. Under driver dash with harness flat facing up on drivers fender under hood. And a common failure for glow plug system
Hoping to pull the trigger on one of these in the next year or so to eventually be delivered to the St Charles/St Louis area. I’ll be watching this video on repeat once I get the wife to approve it!! Thanks a bunch for this.
I'd use that black goop water seal to paint mine and hire a sail maker to make a soft top and doors. This was so informative. So ready to start my process.
I have looked at a hundred of them. One of these days I'll bite. I'm in FL and lots of them come out of Georgia. This is good information. I'm retired mil and the time thing is totally understandable
Repaint is normal on these if anything I would choose one of them, it means the vehicle was inspected a lot, meaning good maintenance and whomever it was assign to took pride wanted to make sure it looked good. I personally remember a lot of plp doing so in my unit.
Technically you're not supposed to repaint them with anything other than CARC paint, but more than a few motor sergeants have tasked privates to make the line look good for the VIP's visit with a few cans of Krylon Camo...
When you place a priority bid is that like set in stone? Like if you're the high bidder with a $7000 priority bid and next guy below you bid $5500 will you still pay $7000? Do you have to place a priority bid?
Things have changed. California & Florida ARE now pulling on road titles from people (2022) . Once a On Road rig changes hand it gets the on Road changed to Off road only. They are NOT issuing on road titles. Not sure about other states. Do your due dillagence on G503 or Steel soldiers. I have 5 rigs from GP that I have legally put on the road with clean titles and registration. The most obvious sign of wear is the brake and has pedals.
In some states it’s impossible to register a street legal Humvee, on your SF 97 Or even the title you get from govplanet, says OFF ROAD USE ONLY. Be careful
Hello, great video very explanatory but is it possible to import a humvee or an American army truck in France and if so what would be the procedure with regard to the sf97 and the road inspection. Thank you in advance for your answer
alot of times if we are swapping busted door for good doors and say one is solid and we have spray paint tape & paper ( yes we had them in the warzone ) we would match the design and spray on the design onto the replacement door ... it dont gotta be perfect its not a show truck after alll .... we beat them we ride them hard we flood them etc , yeah the frame seats suck no air ride in the seats like the civlian version but most Civilian Versions didnt have a 6 ft long muffler sticking up over the unit or a 4 ft airfilter stack
@24:39 minutes about the EUC & making sure it doesn’t go to the taly boys everyone in the world pretty much knows they won’t be buying large inventory or any at all in the foreseeable future since they got the family hook up with a decent stock of everything under sun military related for that part of the world & environment. They are happy & grateful beyond words for all the stuff & have a special chant for us called “death to merika” but they say it really harmonic, with passion & nicely they are also very welcoming. This has all been verified as accurate information by ol’Joe & the hand picked all star squadron of misery, agony & disgust. Basically the good folks that the marine who stepped down was referring to when he made the video uploaded a couple days ago
Hi there! I'm from St. Charles County here in MO!!! Great job on your videos, very informative and easy to understand. I have a few questions, do you happen to know anything about LMTV? I want to buy one and build it as an Overlanding vehicle. While researching, I came across your channel and you interested me in Humvees. Therefore I did some digging and noticed there are some boxes you can add to the back of the Humvee, what do you know about it? are they easy to install? Do you have a mechanic or know someone that could come with me to inspect any of the vehicles I am interested in buying? I'll pay for it the help (Within the MO area). And last but not least, is there any other way I can get in touch with you? I would like to pick in your brain regarding Military vehicles...thanks
Thanks for the great video. I'm in the St Louis area, too. Can I reach out to ask you about the whole registration process? I'm going to pick mine up next weekend.
The cost of soft top kits has increased considerably since this video was made and Breton Industries, the primary manufacturer of the tops has stopped manufacturing them. Something to consider...
I JUST BOUGHT M1123A1, 80% of the humvees, have blow by, I was trying to find one without blow by, so I get one with blow by, $ 5,700. Everything was there, but the light switch.
So with mine I chose to have them do it and have it registered in Utah then get it transferred over. I haven’t received it yet still waiting on the EUC but how will this change vs how you did yours?
I saw this website thought this is not legit but after watching this video I feel much comfortable, How hard is to get the title to get it registered in NY?
Engine is a GM 6.5l v8, but with a mechanical injection pump which does not meet federal emissions requirements and 24 volt electronics. Cannot be registered in California or a few other states except as a parade vehicle, but not a problem in others.
Idk where he go the info about it should crank right up from but I spent 3 years holding a piece of cardboard to the tail pipe while someone else cranks the engine hoping for enough back pressure to build up so it would run, didn't mater heat or cold
They are pretty much complete with very low mileage. You can tell by looking at the up armor data plate. Also the tires, the harry nubs on tires. Highest I saw was about $32,000
People want the idea of having a "ready to go" Humvee... In reality it's not possible. If you are not good with a wrench definitely do not buy one. The original tops and hard doors are highly desired too.
The 30 second delay you describe is to level the playing field for those who do not have high speed connectivity. Yes it drags the bidding out but it ensures that everyone that wants to bid is able to bid. It also ensures that the seller (the govt) can recieve the most money that can be got for the merchandise.
Hi I have a question I looked at the ones that have already sold and they are going for around 25000 and above some close to 40000 I didn't see a single one for under 18000(for ones that aren't torn apart) how did you find one for that price? Thanks
Mine did not have a roof, doors, or rear seats. It also had apparently a "soft brake pedal" but that turned out to be false. In general Humvee prices are probably through the roof in light of the recent election scandals.
Can anyone tell me the process of selling one of these to a private buyer? I have the SF97 and it is not registered for road use. I live in California and am selling my 92 m998. Thank you!
It’s very hard since a sf97 isn’t transferable, you really needed to get a title. They can maybe get it though some states like Montana with a bill of sale.
What was the condition of yours when you got it? Were you able to fix it up? If anyone reads this I'd like to know what the condition was of yours when you got it. I am thinking of getting an old postal truck on Gov planet but have my concerns. Some forums say they are mostly junk and that's why they end up in an auction.
I never got to make it that far I bought one awhile back before things went crazy with the prices as soon as it got to my driveway some old guy came by and offered to much to refuse but it was in really poor condition nasty as can be to was a no top no door 4 for
When you purchased from govplanet did you have any taxes or transaction fees added on because now they have a lot of these types of fees, about $3000 added to your winning bid amount. I know Biden passed a legislature making internet companies charge tax, but I don’t know about the transaction fees.
Hi bro. I have a question, can I to buy a hmmwv from another foregin country? What do you know about it? Thanks very much for your video vlogs and greeting from Dominican Republic.
The reason for this is likely due to single fuel policies. Most Humvees, like other diesel engine vehicles in the military are run on JP8, which is an aviation fuel. While convenient, it has a lower lubricity than diesel fuel. The DOD has commissioned studies that indicate that the use of aviation fuels in compression engines results in premature wear and deterioration of the engine and fuel system components. When I was overseas the big failure point on those was injection pumps. The lack of lubrication combined with the intense heat meant they went south in a hurry. Didn't have to replace that many engines though-a little blowby and the engine will still run fine for a long time.
I’ve looked at these vehicles for years and want to buy one but after some research I live in Michigan found out they are not legal on the street and they refuse to make them street legal here people have told me that they got them legalized and licensed in Michigan but never prove that they did and show me how to do it
They are legal in South Dakota and you do not need to live in SD to get a vehicle plated there. The SD plates would be legal to drive in any other state, if you leave it sitting in view all the time the local police may question it though.
@@badgerpa9 thanks for the reply the big problem is there are no insurance companies that will put insurance on them and I don’t wanna have to worry about leaving my vehicle in the open and hiding it so the police don’t see it.But thanks a lot for the advice
I don’t know anything about cars but i want to get one do you guys know someone that can get one of those with four door and hard top fix everything and sell it to me i would gladly buy it
I would just search online for one, make sure it's a 4 speed (3 speed will struggle to do 60mph). You are lrobabmy going to be paying close to 50 or 60 grand for that configuration though if it's well built.
@@haykkirakosyan5057 Really all the same places you would look for any other car. Facebook Marketplace, Craig's List, Ebay, etc. I personally wouldn't buy one from a dealership (they know nothing about how to maintain or work on a Humvee) and there are certain companies that build out these trucks but most charge far too much in my opinion. A nice soft top M1123 shouldnt go for more than 35k - 45k, a hard top probably no more than 55k and a slant back no more than 60k. This is good working condition and cleanly build. You could get a basic rig with little to no mods and a soft top for more like 30k.
I would say you go to Afghanistan and with a couple of grand you buy one chosen from hundreds left behind by our troops (courtesy of sleepy Joe) with shipment and everything you probably spend 6-8 grand including airfare and end up with a top of the line Humvee. (Don't show your US passport though)
It is comical really.... buying back vehicles that out taxes paid for from a government that our taxes pay for and then spending a 6 month - year long process filling out forms and following requests to make the vehicle that you bought back from the government legal on the roads that our taxes also paid for.
I guess the only way to feel slightly better about it is to think that individually you already paid taxes for a tiny slice of that Humvee, and the auction is basically just you buying out all the other taxpayers that have an ownership share-except that the government gets the money and just wastes it on something else.
humvees do not always start on the first crank especially when its cold out the engines are no different than civilian engines i was a mechanic in the marines, it all depends on how cold it is and how old and beat up the truck is
I appreciate your expertise, I guess I should rephrase that honestly, MY humvee and my FRIEND's always started on the first crank even in very cold weather (when everything was working properly). When I had bad glow plugs for instance starting was tough in the cold.
@@Kevin24Seven if they have been well maintained or fixed up they most likely will crank over first try but its not always a guarantee especially when buying surplus, honestly they are most like a typical diesel pickup and the engine at least the one in the older ones is basically a 350 modified to run on diesel. I had a lot when I was in that took up to 15-20 seconds of cranking before they would kick over. theses things get used and abused. they are treated worse than rental cars. and they are designed to break in a way that a simple part swap will fix them. I would recommend honestly doing an engine swap and dropping a Cummins or Duramax in them with the matching trans so they will be a bit more reliable and fuel efficient with the ability to drive at highway speeds with out the thing sounding like its going to explode. aside from the engine and trans in these things they are figuratively bullet proof when it comes to their capabilities
@@MegaChevy25 I agree 100%, the only major weak point of the platform from my own personal experience is the motor. Not that it's super unreliable but rather just unbelievably slow and noisy. Once I blow this one up I will put a Cummins in it but we are talking several hundreds of hours of work for that so I'm gonna just enjoy the 6.5 for now lol.
