How to keep your humvees safe

[gem1410]

I bought some humvees from Fort Dix and had to get them off the base in order to be checked out--Across the street was a friends parking lot--I had to leave some there over night and had a bad feeling someone might make off with one of them--So I chained them all together--Looked like sad dogs but they were there the next day----

 

[3jacks]

Dang! That's sexy...how many did you buy?

 

[gem1410]

15---its been cheap the last 3 GP auctions

 

[Bravojmc]

dang! That's sexy...how many did you buy?

enough!

 

[orgnal]

15---its been cheap the last 3 GP auctions

Fifteen ! That is awesome !

McReddy

 

[Bulldogger]

15 HMMWVs...either I'm covered in overspray or I'm green with ENVY!! Heck I'd be tickled to have that much CHAIN

Bulldogger

 

[gem1410]

I charged them to my credit cards---almost all were under $5k with the fee ---bad news is I owe $73k due next month--

 

[Awol]

I've been watching the ones coming out of Fort Dix, and they certainly look like great trucks for the money!

Congrats!

 

[infidel got me]

That's why euc's are taking so long you had the whole system clogged up---- lol

 

[grayparatrooper]

I charged them to my credit cards---almost all were under $5k with the fee ---bad news is I owe $73k due next month--

last i looked the trash ones were 8k guess i need to look again lol.

 

[jeffy777]

Fantastic! So can I ask what the plan is? My thougths:

1. Start you own small military
2. Start Crazy GEM1410's used Humvee Emporium
3. Start prepping for the coming apocalypse
4. Start Plan O Supply (O is 15th letter in the alphabet) -- a place for real planners (props to orgnal [I could not have thought that one up on my own])

They look great!

 

[orgnal]

Fantastic! So can I ask what the plan is? My thougths:

1. Start you own small military
2. Start Crazy GEM1410's used Humvee Emporium
3. Start prepping for the coming apocalypse

They look great!

Or compete with Plan B .....

McReddy

 

[Jakob1944]

I charged them to my credit cards---almost all were under $5k with the fee ---bad news is I owe $73k due next month--

It's just numbers on a computer....

 

[Sintorion]

Scrap value has to be more than $5K. I have noticed prices trending down myself. Must be people busy with summer. All it will take to drive the prices back up is something in the news about the auctions.

 

[Wire Fox]

I'm baffled as to what you'll do with 15 HMMWVs as well, but more power to you! I hope you share how these develop in the coming weeks/months.

 

[1 Patriot-of-many]

Brand new they were 40K on up, so you are Wayyyy ahead of the game!!!!

 

[gem1410]

I ended up with 22 total over the last 3 months---the prices seemed to be getting low and in NJ they were selling 35 humvees or more in back to back sales--in the past when there were more then 15 similar vehicles in one place being offered for sale at the same time the prices bottomed out--the prices were $3800 to $4800 before fees--I have driven each one and wrote notes on the windshields--all engines ran well--half 6.2 half 6.5--of the 22 five have bad alternators most likely from running with dead batteries--1 alternator caught fire--4 have bad control boxes where the glow plug relay is always on frying the glow plugs--most of these were advertised as needed either to start--all but 6 humvees have bad batteries--When I drove these I disconnected the center battery cable and ran them off my jump box--the tires averaged 65%-- 6 of the hoods had damage on the front corners--the humvees with the armoured vents on the hood ran 10* plus warmer then the open vents--most of the doors were missing--the gauges were all in good shape--bodies were in mostly good condition--drivetrains all functioned--some were noisy compared to others--I towed all home with my flatbed--one at a time--27 miles each way--took a long time but was like Christmas the whole time------------first 3 pics are my back yard--others are at pick up--

 

[orgnal]

I ended up with 22 total over the last 3 months---the prices seemed to be getting low and in NJ they were selling 35 humvees or more in back to back sales--in the past when there were more then 15 similar vehicles in one place being offered for sale at the same time the prices bottomed out--the prices were $3800 to $4800 before fees--I have driven each one and wrote notes on the windshields--all engines ran well--half 6.2 half 6.5--of the 22 five have bad alternators most likely from running with dead batteries--1 alternator caught fire--4 have bad control boxes where the glow plug relay is always on frying the glow plugs--most of these were advertised as needed either to start--all but 6 humvees have bad batteries--When I drove these I disconnected the center battery cable and ran them off my jump box--the tires averaged 65%-- 6 of the hoods had damage on the front corners--the humvees with the armoured vents on the hood ran 10* plus warmer then the open vents--most of the doors were missing--the gauges were all in good shape--bodies were in mostly good condition--drivetrains all functioned--some were noisy compared to others--I towed all home with my flatbed--one at a time--27 miles each way--took a long time but was like Christmas the whole time------------first 3 pics are my back yard--others are at pick up--transportation specialist Andy in the last pic

That is so cool ! Congratulations !

McReddy

 

[gem1410]

thanks----just moving them around is great--I live in a wooded swamp area and box turtles must be attracted to them--before I move anything I usually have to move a turtle----

 

[infidel got me]

A 27 mile recovery !! Man, you are lucky.. I would be in big trouble if my recoveries were that close.