• Steel Soldiers now has a few new forums, read more about it at: New Munitions Forums!

  • Microsoft MSN, Live, Hotmail, Outlook email users may not be receiving emails. We are working to resolve this issue. Please add support@steelsoldiers.com to your trusted contacts.

How to keep your humvees safe

General Hood

Member
712
2
18
Location
Fort Towson, OK
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--
I think you may be the guy that sold a 5 ton to one of my work associates this week. Rich lives in Toms River as well
 

Awol

Well-known member
535
527
93
Location
MA
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----
They're protecting them! lol

Do you sell 5 tons? I thought I saw someone who had a fleet of 5 tons in NJ selling them on CL.
 

Mario

Active member
315
87
28
Location
Rio Rancho, NM
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----
I really like the wet paint look on those.
Here in NM it never rains so I have not seen mine wet yet.
I may have to toy with the idea of making mine shine like that.
 

Awol

Well-known member
535
527
93
Location
MA
If you're planning on selling some Humvees, I'll probably end up coming to you lol.
 
Top
AdBlock Detected

We get it, advertisements are annoying!

Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website like our supporting vendors. Their ads help keep Steel Soldiers going. Please consider disabling your ad blockers for the site. Thanks!

I've Disabled AdBlock
No Thanks