I wanted a gov planet hmmwv and then after the research I decided against it. Fast forward two years after that I found an 89 k2500 chassis with a humvee body mounted it and I absolutely love it. Super easy to work on and parts everywhere. Because the frame sat below the inside tunnel i was able to cut out almost all of it. Also bored the 350 out to a 383 so she can get up and boogie 🤘
The early m998 without any suspension updates (most have been updated with stiffer springs, etc.) was much nicer to ride off road. The early tires were nice off road as well.
@@Kevin24Seven Fingers crossed brotha. I’m sure you’ll win a bid soon. I tried for months and pretty much gave up. Then in November I was like “here we go again” but to my surprise I won. You’ll get it, just keep at it.
Kevin I would like to touch base with you, I have a few questions and as you, I feel hounded and hit hard when asking questions on Humvee sites. I bought my truck for me and no one else but seems on the sites you can't do anything with the Humvee except what they want. Anyway I am in Louisiana and wheel in Arkansas and had a few questions for you. Thanks 👍
Hey Lynn, trust me I have some experience with this type of thing especially once my channel became a bit well know in the Humvee circles. Let me know what I can help you with.. thinking about making a segment where I just answer viewer questions so this would be the perfect start.
Interesting thoughts. For me the surprising perspective was the lack of reliability. You make it sound like they break down every time you drive them. While I don't think that's completely true, I guess I didn't think that was an issue (short of abuse when in the care of service members with an attitude.)
Trucks for a real man who can fix something Also after a attack you will not drive your Camaro or anything with a computer Let’s see who will go further
You are dead on with the "wierd uncle" perception, it's a good way to describe how normal people look at these things. On the reliability, I think you are off base. It's not a honda/toyota, but not fundamentally different than other 20+ year old vehicles, particularly diesels of that era. If you stay on top of stuff and proactively replace common problem parts, hmmwv's can be extremely reliable. If you were running a 20+ year old $40 fuel pump and were surprised when it failed, that's on you (sorry to be blunt). Most parts are relatively cheap and available. Start boxes are expensive and a bit fragile, but almost always fail because of poor maintenance (poor connections/voltage issues). Unless you like rolling the dice, you can't just buy a hmmwv from auction and fix things as they break. You need to go through it (spend a few grand on parts) if you want to make it reliable. Just consider it part of your purchase price. Again, not a toyota, but you are making a hmmwv sound like an 80's ferrari.
Thanks for your comment. I agree with you when it comes to the reliability aspect... The point I was really trying to drive home (no pun intended) is these aren't exactly a realistic "shtf" vehicle. They look cool and may give a false sense of security, but in all likelihood will just leave you stranded on the side of the road within a month or two looking for a ride from a prepper in a Tacoma. Yes, you can definitely see good results from proactive maintenance, but in all reality like you said we are talking about a 20+ year old truck level of reliability and in my opinion a whole lot worse due to the "military grade" aspect. Now this is the part where everyone asks me about an EMP scenario lol.
Actually they do phenomenal in the winter/snow IF you change the tires to something suitable. They have torsen torque sensing diffs which behave very nicely in the slick stuff and won't lock unless you apply brake pressure.
Just won a bid for HMMWV1165A1 for $33k . Only 113 miles on it. No doors though. One thing I missed - it sais Blow @idle visible. If it says visible does mean its a junk motor?.
This used to worry me too but most likely no actually. A lot of times there is moisture buildup that's burning off. Always avoid blowby if possible but with these Humvees thats pretty tough. The real thing you are gonna want to check is if when you place your hand on the oil filler if there is pressure vs just a little moisture.
Just noticed the spelling error on the first slide ahahah. We keep it real professional here :)
I like how you’re back on the hmmwv kick. There’s an audience for it!
Thanks bro. Its been fun and I'm looking forward to doing something way different than what I did before with the build.
I wanted a gov planet hmmwv and then after the research I decided against it. Fast forward two years after that I found an 89 k2500 chassis with a humvee body mounted it and I absolutely love it. Super easy to work on and parts everywhere. Because the frame sat below the inside tunnel i was able to cut out almost all of it. Also bored the 350 out to a 383 so she can get up and boogie 🤘
The early m998 without any suspension updates (most have been updated with stiffer springs, etc.) was much nicer to ride off road. The early tires were nice off road as well.
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Thanks Rob, hope these talking vids aren't boring. I'm looking forward to the actual build once I win an auction.
@@Kevin24Seven Fingers crossed brotha. I’m sure you’ll win a bid soon. I tried for months and pretty much gave up. Then in November I was like “here we go again” but to my surprise I won. You’ll get it, just keep at it.
@@Kevin24Seven and no, talking videos aren’t boring. The build videos are great or humvee chat is great too. Keep em coming.
@@robh3518 Awesome, thanks man and look forward to seeing your build as well. Definitely post some videos if you ever want to.
Looking forward to the build!
Thanks man! Subbed
I have mine 3 years nothing broke till today
1989 m998 top speed 72
But beautiful cruising 45 without doors absolutely super fun great
I’m thinking I’ll paint mine pink.
Kevin I would like to touch base with you, I have a few questions and as you, I feel hounded and hit hard when asking questions on Humvee sites. I bought my truck for me and no one else but seems on the sites you can't do anything with the Humvee except what they want. Anyway I am in Louisiana and wheel in Arkansas and had a few questions for you. Thanks 👍
Hey Lynn, trust me I have some experience with this type of thing especially once my channel became a bit well know in the Humvee circles. Let me know what I can help you with.. thinking about making a segment where I just answer viewer questions so this would be the perfect start.
Great vid. Agree with everything you said. 👍
Interesting thoughts.
For me the surprising perspective was the lack of reliability. You make it sound like they break down every time you drive them. While I don't think that's completely true, I guess I didn't think that was an issue (short of abuse when in the care of service members with an attitude.)
Trucks for a real man who can fix something
Also after a attack you will not drive your Camaro or anything with a computer
Let’s see who will go further
You are dead on with the "wierd uncle" perception, it's a good way to describe how normal people look at these things. On the reliability, I think you are off base. It's not a honda/toyota, but not fundamentally different than other 20+ year old vehicles, particularly diesels of that era. If you stay on top of stuff and proactively replace common problem parts, hmmwv's can be extremely reliable. If you were running a 20+ year old $40 fuel pump and were surprised when it failed, that's on you (sorry to be blunt). Most parts are relatively cheap and available. Start boxes are expensive and a bit fragile, but almost always fail because of poor maintenance (poor connections/voltage issues). Unless you like rolling the dice, you can't just buy a hmmwv from auction and fix things as they break. You need to go through it (spend a few grand on parts) if you want to make it reliable. Just consider it part of your purchase price. Again, not a toyota, but you are making a hmmwv sound like an 80's ferrari.
Thanks for your comment. I agree with you when it comes to the reliability aspect...
The point I was really trying to drive home (no pun intended) is these aren't exactly a realistic "shtf" vehicle. They look cool and may give a false sense of security, but in all likelihood will just leave you stranded on the side of the road within a month or two looking for a ride from a prepper in a Tacoma.
Yes, you can definitely see good results from proactive maintenance, but in all reality like you said we are talking about a 20+ year old truck level of reliability and in my opinion a whole lot worse due to the "military grade" aspect.
Now this is the part where everyone asks me about an EMP scenario lol.
What about as a winter vehicle?
Actually they do phenomenal in the winter/snow IF you change the tires to something suitable. They have torsen torque sensing diffs which behave very nicely in the slick stuff and won't lock unless you apply brake pressure.
Just won a bid for HMMWV1165A1 for $33k . Only 113 miles on it. No doors though. One thing I missed - it sais Blow @idle visible. If it says visible does mean its a junk motor?.
This used to worry me too but most likely no actually. A lot of times there is moisture buildup that's burning off. Always avoid blowby if possible but with these Humvees thats pretty tough. The real thing you are gonna want to check is if when you place your hand on the oil filler if there is pressure vs just a little moisture.
M1123 here 70-75 ease