I bought TWO of the Ultimate Military Surplus 6x6 Cabovers for a DEAL!!!!

[@ethanturner5567]

By the way, 24V is for the starter, pretty much everything else is 12V. "CAB" hydraulic button is not a "release". CAB should be enabled so that the cab suspension is active. If you drive with it disabled,, you can pinch your cab airbags. The cap lock is a function of the "Raise" & "Lower" functions. The cab lock automatically disables when you "Raise" the cab, the inverse is true for "Lower". As far as your cab not raising, that's because you air/hydraulic pump needs a rebuild-easy job for a dude such as yourself. The "Mode" switch locks the transfer case into 50% torque to front wheels and 50% to the rear.... That's all it does. When the trans is not in "Mode", the transfer case is split 30% torque to front wheels and 70% to the rear.... The truck is basically all wheel drive and the xfer case has a "limited slip" clutch in it... You have no lockers, but you can buy a detroit lunchbox locker for it. You can also get "highway gears", aka 3.07:1 gears, which will net you 60MPH at 2150 RPM and a top speed of 70MPH.... quite a bit better than the stock 55MPH @ 2600rpm... Good luck, JH!

[@redsox63]

Great info! Hope JH sees it!

[@ianmangham4570]

Spitting KNOWLEDGE 😅👍😎

[@JHDieseland4X4]

Thanks for the Info!!

[@wes11bravo]

The 24v standard for military vehicles dates back to after WWII when they standardized everything (switches, bulbs, etc) to streamline the supply system. The 24v system also enabled tactical radios to be powered by any vehicle.

[@greythunder57]

@@JHDieseland4X4 the suspension setting in the hydraulic controls only compresses the suspension for line haul or air transport. Won't lift it up as your transport guy claimed. The hoses going between the axle and frame are common causes for flat tires.

[@garrettparks2745]

JH listen up my brother. I am diesel mechanic for the Army for the last 9 years. Since you have 2 of those vehicles do yourself a favor and buy some NATO cables. It allows you to jump start them without connecting to the battery. To the right of the battery box is where the connection is located. Those trucks are 24V systems, do not let them sit or the batteries will drain. Those hawker military batteries are crap, I've replaced hundreds. Once they die it's unlikely you'll be able to bring them back. Good luck!!

[@michaelbrashear6308]

Your CUCV also has a NATO receptacle on It too, it should supply 24v..... if its still connected to the batteries

[@handymansteve]

is that the round cap directly behind the battery box?

[@johnwilliams2566]

Do you know what website is the best to buy these?

[@TWATSON]

Tim is straight up crushing it as of late, great to see this bunch all supporting one another.

[@TheMrblack57]

All the lighting is 12v then the starting system is 24v. There is a LBCD (Load And Battery Control Device) underneath the spare tire carrier that distributes the 12v/24v power. Also the switch that Gentry showed you for the battery disconnect is the secondary battery disconnect. The main battery disconnect is underneath the small box to the right of the battery box.

[@nicholasspeke3808]

Looks like u need a proper trailer to go behind the tractor unit for when you take the rest of the fleet mudding :D

[@weareallbeingwatched4602]

It'll tow

[@lilkc54]

There's a data plate on the truck somewhere that will show you the exact model of the truck you can then use that to find a TM ( Technical Manual) that bad boy will show you everything you need to know about either truck. Repair procedures, nsn's for parts anything you need is in them and you can download them to your phone or computer.

[@Prillium]

It also has the "surrender instructions" that outlines how to destroy it cuz you know... military stuff. At least the TM's on our amtracks had that

[@Jlcgames513]

Cz H. Xl LYeah lol z

[@bruceleealmighty]

@@Prillium One of the fastest reviews during training ever seen is 'surrender and destroy instructions' Nobody wants to think about it.

[@nickandman1]

Looks to be an m1083a1 (troop carrier) and an m1088a1 (tractor) good ol MTVs

[@Honoer]

Hey JH if you have any questions about these mtvs let me know. I’m a miltech mechanic and work on these things about everyday and know my way around them alright. There real simple you can just about use any 12 batteries you want. I’d bet 4 red top optimas hooked up would be plenty enough. As long are there above at least 750cca

[@Matty.Hill_87]

Hopefully he sees this, bet you could save him a lot of headaches

[@Prillium]

I saw brown bottom black tops in the one with the cargo back. Those are notoriously unreliable and never last very long.

[@Honoer]

@@Prillium they originally came with the hawker grey ones that are like 1000+cca but we now put the 6tmf brown bottom and back top, lead acid ones there lower cca and are junk. We replace them all the time and have an awful time getting them to come back to life. That’s what the humvees Come with too.

[@Prillium]

@@Honoer we swapped our amtracks over to hawkers whenever we could too

[@fiddynutz68]

@@Honoer is that why we were constantly jump starting humvees?

[@blake3887]

Tim gentry is a good god honest person. Grinds to take care of his family. Keep it up man

[@nianauren2711]

THE SEXY GIRLS ARE BIGTITITS.UNO THREE IN ONE KZbin: THIS IS FINE. SOMEONE: SAYS ''HECK''. KZbin: BE GONE Life's story is a short journey so have fun before sleeping forever #Чо #эт #делает #на #2 #месте #в #тренде #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков .#垃圾.

[@justinphillips1673]

My favorite KZbin channel by far. Hes doing florida man stuff and doesn't even realize it. I'm still waiting to drink beer with you guys JH. Lol

[@Gentryandsons]

These trucks are insane!!! Congrats brotha..

[@LogicBeforeAuthorityOFFICIAL]

NO NEED TO BUY NEW BATTERIES JH! All you need to do is to pull the maintenance covers off the batteries fill up the chambers with distilled water and then leave the covers off and put the battery on a charger and you will start to see bubbles come up, do this until you do not see any more bubbles coming up. Then let the battery is rest for several hours and then repeat the process again. Once you get to the point where you're trying to charge it and there are no bubbles that will come up, you will have completely brand new batteries again. There are videos on KZbin that show how to do this. This is all they do to batteries when you turn in the cores, they refresh them with this method and then resell the batteries as new again. Trust me it works and I have done it. Daniel

[@TetraHydroCannabinolTHC]

Clown

[@garrettparks2745]

Negative they are sealed batteries. The military stopped using servicable batteries awhile back when I first joined.

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Clown.

[@scottcol23]

@@garrettparks2745 yeah aren't they sealed gel type. Not sure but they look like it

[@billblumenthal4144]

I know this is late. I was project manager for the FMTVReset program. Red River Parts and equipment co. Hoops, Tx has all the surplus parts and accessories you could want.

[@TexasIslander]

Have you ever had to haul these from Hawaii?

[@unsaved013]

So JH got the deuce and a half then the CUCV and now these 2 beasts. Dude is putting together an awesome toy collection. JH a few years into the future: Dude i an M60 tank and its a unit!

[@liam.da.ghostboy]

The flat bed would make a cool off road RV build.

[@nianauren2711]

THE SEXY GIRLS ARE BIGTITITS.UNO THREE IN ONE KZbin: THIS IS FINE. SOMEONE: SAYS ''HECK''. KZbin: BE GONE Life's story is a short journey so have fun before sleeping forever #Чо #эт #делает #на #2 #месте #в #тренде #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков .#垃圾.

[@neong]

Yeah as soon as I saw it I thought it wouldn't take much to make that a family overlander. I'd love to see it out on trail with a bunch of Lexus/Toyota rigs, a couple of Delica's and this beast.

[@eriklarson9137]

Cleeter was literally just talking about doing the moving jumper cable game in his last video. Florida man goan Florida man. Love it!

[@ShadowDragon246]

Hey JH, we have Oshkosh plow trucks at my airport, the ones with the rear engines, have a hood thats raises. what I do is use the hand pump to "prime" the air actuated hydraulic pump, then I use the air button to raise the hood.

[@purplebooger6410]

I would build a wrecker out of the tractor trailer one for mud recoveries!

[@nianauren2711]

THE SEXY GIRLS ARE BIGTITITS.UNO THREE IN ONE KZbin: THIS IS FINE. SOMEONE: SAYS ''HECK''. KZbin: BE GONE Life's story is a short journey so have fun before sleeping forever #Чо #эт #делает #на #2 #месте #в #тренде #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков .#垃圾.

[@jengafet5893]

Not nearly big enough for the mud trucks. Might as well just use one of them

[@lance3857]

I would love more shop content. Like you going over what trucks are in the shop and why. You also showing how to fix the problems trucks are having that come into the shop!

[@JDGeorge240sx]

I was just looking at some other military trucks just last week. Can’t wait for more videos to come

[@anesthetized7053]

dude that automatic tire pressure system is siiiiiick. This truck is like a luxury military vehicle, it basically does everything for you

[@nathanielsouza312]

I like how everyone is forgetting that he also does truck Tug-Of-War’s which he’s got two “ Tractors” to dominate with now. I am absolutely looking forward to everything JH comes up with to do with these monstrous machines.

[@ls_812]

None of those "mall crawlers" (compared to these) will wanna hook up lol

[@anthonycastruita2492]

Those little doors on the passenger side below the bed are the storage compartments for the side board/ troop seats.

[@Kmortisk]

Sick purchase! Cant wait to see more videos on these bad units!

[@patt20b]

You can use the tractor trailer one to hall all of your trucks around. That would be cool. Cain hard guys.

[@Tmil1035]

Look above the visor, tires pressure setting is called Central Tire inflation system. It only has heat

[@dylanryan3111]

I work on these things every day. Take the air filter out and the turbo is stupidly loud. And the red button by your foot in the seat is the emergency kill switch. Not necessarily the master power switch. There may be a battery disconnect switch to the right side of the battery tray. Some models have it. Some don’t. That’s your master power switch.

[@CCDzine]

Looks like the same platform as that apocalypse rig the Goonzquad built a year or so ago; same cab controls and spare tire mechanism.

[@Lotek117]

That trucker Tim is such a cool dude, he really goes out if his way for all you guys and i love when hes got his little man with him its like hes got a little clone lol.

[@lesthiele4921]

Congratulations on the new 'boys toys' I am extremely jealous, one would make a great overland camper, I will subscribe to see what you do with these two beasts, best regards from Australia.

[@Rob_1212]

I don’t know if anyone already mentioned this (530 comments and I don’t wanna read through all of them) but if you plan on taking it through water that is deep enough to reach the radiator fan blades make sure you use the ford switch. It manually turns off the fan so you don’t bend or stress anything. Just make sure you turn it back on once your done fording otherwise you end up with an overheated motor. Using the ford switch and having a snorkel so tall the trucks only limitation in water is how long the driver can hold his or her breath. I drove every variant of that truck while I was in the Army so I am very jealous.

[@JHDieseland4X4]

Thank you!!

[@anthonyestevez118]

You should be able to make a party mud truck with the one that has the cargo bed! Looks like so much fun! Thanks for sharing!

[@nianauren2711]

THE SEXY GIRLS ARE BIGTITITS.UNO THREE IN ONE KZbin: THIS IS FINE. SOMEONE: SAYS ''HECK''. KZbin: BE GONE Life's story is a short journey so have fun before sleeping forever #Чо #эт #делает #на #2 #месте #в #тренде #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков .#垃圾.

[@SupaSargeakaQ]

There’s also a service starter switch underneath the the cab on the passenger side. I’m look to get a M1086 with a matching trailer. Just have to get home from this fourth deployment to make everything happen

[@paullane7489]

I love em!!! Can’t wait to see what they’ll do off-road!!!

[@rickeyburke2596]

Those trucks are kickin, 6x6 ass kickers. Drove them when i was in

[@baldhead7705]

I dig them both but I really like that six-by-six tractor-trailer one, have to say very awesome purchase

[@nianauren2711]

THE SEXY GIRLS ARE BIGTITITS.UNO THREE IN ONE KZbin: THIS IS FINE. SOMEONE: SAYS ''HECK''. KZbin: BE GONE Life's story is a short journey so have fun before sleeping forever #Чо #эт #делает #на #2 #месте #в #тренде #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков .#垃圾.

[@michaelfranks4687]

I’ve been in the army for 9 years now and I have beat the crap out of these trucks! I can’t wait to see what you do with them man!

[@DixielandRC]

Im building a R/C version of this truck right now over on my channel. These things are so rad. The detail in the rc kit is wild as well. Lots of little parts to be glued together.

[@eriklarson9137]

I love our government. We leave thousands of these for ISIS for FREE to use against our own troops, but a US citizen? Nah bro. You need a background check to own a truck. Biig oofs.

[@MX304]

It is required because of ITAR laws. They want to make sure you aren't going to export them to other countries. It only applies to certain vehicles.

[@Ada-zn3pw]

@@MX304 I mean our current administration just handed 85 billion dollars worth to the freaking Taliban without a background check.

[@TheUncommonKIBBLES]

We didnt vote for them. Fake G Men

[@milo8425]

Oh don't over-react. The Taliban's free LMTVs were wayyyy newer and in perfect condition.

[@howardhowe3453]

@Lew Rodd How much of it was intact? How much was combat lossed as we left? How much will be running in a year in ten years? I give it five years before most of the equipment is just more junk on the side of the road. Its not that they lack mechanics or at least enough mechanics. But that they lack any of the infrastructure needed to maintain a modern country or the economy to support one. The Taliban may have been winning prior to intervention but that was becasue the Saudis where spending more on the Taliban then Iran or Russia could spend on their Enemies. War is waste. It is taking mountains of money and thousands of lives a burning them up fore some sort of gain you can call Victory. You hope.

[@jordang94]

Take the frame off a camper trailer and put the camper on the flat deck 6x6 , soo cool

[@NaClSandwich]

Those are awesome, you gotta go through 'em doug demuro style and show us all the features once you get it figured out. Id watch the shit outta that!

[@taylorteresi5476]

EPA already dont like jh now he has 2 military diesels lol i love this channel

[@sirmonkey1985]

government got it's money one way or another.. ;)

[@niceguybille]

He has more than two. At least four by my count. 🙂

[@wobblysauce]

Can't say anything... as they were not road registered... so no EPA compliance, things of war being clean... nope.

[@bigmf6602]

All Military vehicles are exempt from those silly regulatory fools.

[@Realdealwill4022]

trucks got 24v for accessories and those exide/hawker batteries are good for I believe 300 recharges as long as the cca don't go to low

[@209_zerocool]

I drove them for a few years in the ARMY. It was and still is my favorite vehicle I drove in the military! Everyone always talks about humvee's being badass but these trucks will out perform a humvee everytime!

[@tedmusgrove8394]

Depends on who is driving. Ha!

[@colinl5951]

Too wide and heavy

[@umustbbornagainActs2-38]

There is a fella down the street from me in Gonzales Louisiana selling a tractor trailer version that you mentioned in the beginning if you're still looking. He just slapped a for sale sign on it a couple weeks ago. He's had it for several years and it looks nice.

[@godzilla7382]

the LMTF/FMTV platform is quite spicy when they are working correctly. the biggest issues with these vehicles are that they slowly die when they sit unused. you can park them in perfect working order and come back 2 months later to have 20 issues after a road test. if you relocate some of the stuff under it to above the frame you'd more than likely be able to put the old deuce to shame keep in mind the 2.5 ton and the 5 ton are different animals in their own right.

[@jamiegrace7541]

Love it been Aus military for 8 yrs and can't wait to see some soot! choo choo.

[@Taco-Mike]

you should get ahold of the diesel brothers before they come into town for the race....they know their stuff about those 6X6's and they would walk you through those trucks and be able to help you out by buying one if you ever sold it lol

[@alexadams4132]

Great vid. First making it over to the JH channel. I love military trucks. So I’ll def be following these two.

[@pjofurey6239]

Enjoyed that, and welcome to the wonderful world of military vehicles.those really are sweet .wave goodbye to the civvy stuff, tracks next

[@malinus3023]

So the horn on the turn signal stalk is your air horn, should be mounted above the tire on the passenger side, there should also be a mast power switch by the battery box, most of the non armored LMTVs don’t have AC, and if the do make sure to have the air circulation switch set to pull air from outside, can’t say if it has the hazmat filters still installed.

[@j.p.1576]

One of your gladhands on the front is loose. Rotate the blue one until it is pointing straight like the red one. Until then, your pneumatic system will not pressurize correctly. There’s a mount on the door for the tech manual and its bag, both of which which are missing. That manual is what you need to properly operate and maintain the vehicles. The tractor coming from NC could be a problem, if it does not have frame doublers. There’s a drop zone which it may have commonly driven into, surrounded by a berm. When the rig drove over the berm, the trailer would fix the rear and suspend the front, bending the frame rails. Don’t jump from the cargo bed, it will wreck your back, knees, and feet. It is supposed to have a ladder which fits into two holes at the back. It is stored in one of the latched compartments under the bed. Run it for one hour once a week and you will have significantly fewer problems with the batteries and hydraulic/pneumatic system. The vehicles sat in a transfer pool without crew for too long. The NATO slave system will provide power for most jump starting and camp electrical needs. You have some very nice vehicles there, but they will have to settle into being called “trucks”. Where they are from, trucks only exist at the tops of flagpoles.

[@mattzuker]

DUDE i cant explain how stoked i am to see these things rip

[@eformance]

You need to drive it across Drew's pond to prove to Cleetus that it can be done!

[@Monty4G63]

I used to work on these when I was in the Army. Fun trucks! Though they can be a little scary on the freeways lul.

[@christophercastaneda9013]

Hell yea!!!!!! Can’t wait to see what your going to do with them!!

[@djmastawillyb]

Xc=cross country. To lift cab you have to unlock then move switch to the right position. There should be a main breaker switch at the battery box and another power switch under the cab.

[@Danny-nz9fh]

Can't wait to see what kind of content and shenanigans this 2 units will bring to the channel. Thanks for the video JH.

[@oneknight55]

You know Cleetus is going to want one of these. haha. Great video.

[@jordansrc8483]

HAHA JH @ 5:50 “no DPF’s on them” but wait those are surplus government vehicles?! Shouldn’t all government vehicles be EPA compliant 😱😂😂😂😂😂 Even the armed forces knows the harm of choking a diesel up !! #FREETHEDIESEL

[@kornaros96]

Who cares about diesel particulates when you spray 30mm depleted uranium bullets by the thousands?

[@herbhippler293]

So if your batteries are not up to par. You will have transmission issues. The transmission controller is very picky with voltage. Hold the up and Dow. Arrows on the shifter to show cods if the transmission has issues. Press mode to view next code

[@TheRussellmoody]

Dont know if anybody told you. But on the transmission button panel there is a “mode” button that will illuminate red when activated. This mode button will engage the air lockers in the axles for party time… oh and you gotta turn the lights on for the brake lights to work

[@peterfrebold]

..... desulphurize the batteries .... paid for it's self the first battery it reconditioned ... bought mine years ago, probably even better ones on offer these days .... some say they don't work if the battery totally, not my experience .... got six years out of last battery, did not put the multimeter on it before I changed it, the battery was not the problem .. Damn it ....... dead awesome acquisitions ..... never stop dreaming, just dream bigger .. have fun be safe, save our oceans ....

[@alexvogt5961]

Just subcribed great channel JH(justin) cant wait to watch the previous videos and whats next to come

[@HelicoolsHelipad]

It is worth the wait... you will enjoy these rigs. I've had mine for going on 3.5 years. If you need any help/advise, let me know. Cool stuff!

[@erasedfromgenepool.4845]

As a retired msgt in the Army I have put these trucks through they're paces .. Let me tell you they are animals in the woods, mud, mud snow mix!

[@mitchellholroyd2837]

Can't wait to see you test them rigs out.

[@tommymann69]

Gentry & sons brought me here. I'm also friend of bruce Wilson. Blue collar trucking

[@UncleHillBillyBob]

I used to drive one just like it, older tan model for work. Shit was fun.

[@jeremyorozco169]

Justin, if you need any tips on these vehicles, I was an ARMY mechanic for 10 years on these things I'd be glad to walk you through some stuff

[@paulwilliams7816]

Can't wait to see these trucks in action. IV always liked military vehicles

[@freedommachine6857]

For all wheel drive you hold down the mode button on the gear selector switch

[@p-rob6275]

As far as I remember, the models that were fitted with armor got AC, but the standard stateside models didn't.

[@bruceleealmighty]

SGT Johnson A & SGT I SON (I think the latter was scraped off) would be a good photo op if you can track them down. Knowing the history of the truck is just as important as running them. Looks like you have enough 91B (Mechanics) and 88M (Drivers) on this channel to give you all the help you need. I'm betting someone near by has the experience to give you all the help you will ever need. There are entire organizations and groups that gather for military truck sorties.

[@kurtiswickliffe7638]

You can get the square military style batteries from napa. If you need a part number let me know

[@ericpettyfishing]

this is my dream truck. They're so bad ass dude. Imagine a sweet camper in the bed. Id quit my job and just go drive all over the west and hit up all the deserts. Id fish every lake. Id become a mobile desert hermit. starlink and a few extra generators, maybe a aux fuel tank. man. Dream life.

[@godzilla7382]

also when driving these things buckle up. when they get to bucking around it can/will throw you out of your seat. some times the trans can lock in gear and while its fighting with itself to shift it can get gnarly. if you ever get an armored version of this unit the cab can/will snap off the frame and roll down the road if you hit something fairly stout. ask me how i know.

[@hardmack]

I still have fucking nightmares driving the uparmors we had as guntrucks... at least the newer ones with the full armored cabs had the right suspension and sway bar setups versus the kits we got and our poor WVM's had to install in the FOB. hooah and that shit ;)

[@nickcarvelli9275]

Them 3126 cats are good motors have one in our sterling dump truck. Good running motors and sound amazing with a big stack eh

[@OutsideCleaners]

Thanks for sharing this! Love you’re can-do attitudes 👍🏼

[@titopacheco8616]

I can't believe how nice a condition those things are those animals are sweet Justin congrats on those purchases!!🤙🦅

[@jasonfoster4930]

I took the dump truck version of the M1090s down the tank trail a few times when i was up on fort Leonardwood. They're pretty sweet rigs

[@winstoncryer7606]

Damn that was pretty good Matt......, Only thing is I didn't write this so everybody out there think about that

[@simongreen247]

Really looking forward to the coming videos JH sweet rides

[@calebowens8001]

Wish you lived closer to NC, could get you a deal on the Hawker 6TAGM Batteries for them rigs!

[@timothykeefe2009]

That blue square body truck in the background is nice.

[@vintagekyoshodotcom]

OMG I love both those trucks! You need to bring one to Cleetus's shop! Great purchase man!

[@mrimpalarider1606]

I entered into motor pool in 1999. Ran transport 2000-2003. Might have drove one of those new in 2001. They are great rigs. Kinda crazy you have to back ground on a truck with out a turret

[@mrimpalarider1606]

We did have a sergeant Johnston in our company. Damn that’s crazy

[@Rick_Dunaway]

24 Volt runs the Hydraulic pump... Just do like any semi and buy 4 or six big 12 volt batteries and wire them in pairs to get 24 volts, then wire each pair in series.

[@RyanGlenn810]

Those trucks are sick! Dont go wild with modifications though. They should be super capable as they are. Putting a camper on the cargo one might be cool though.

[@malachikidd6592]

So funny seeing how excited JH is over something I drive often in the Army 😅 LMTVs are badass

[@fiddynutz68]

Loved driving these things

[@westcoastrider3008]

24 volt system is on all nato country vehicles, something about higher volts less amps for the same watts. So it makes for a tougher electrical system. Pain in the ass for light bulbs!

[@wesleytruax2469]

Those are cooler than the square body. I like square body chevys but you have enough projects I don't think you need that. Can't wait to see what you do with these.

[@danielpeck6269]

I can't wait to see what project those become donor axles for!

[@carrierguy1]

Awesome! Cant wait to see you get them up and going and boggin or using them for the channel

[@christophercrowley6707]

For the bed truck I would buy a RV camper and mount it on back. Would make awesome backcountry fishing truck. Weld a deck on that rotates up 90* when transporting

[@davidbeers5949]

Nice purchase SGT Johnson!!

[@1975brody]

You need to track down a “slave” cable. There are posts on the front and usually rear of the vehicle that connect to the batteries so you can use the cable to interface with the other’s batteries. It would be super helpful being a 24v system and all. Those batteries should require maintenance. They may just be low on distilled water...should prob check em.

[@robertrich663]

The NATO Inter Vehicle socket is just below the batteries, get your self the cable, they come in different lengths & thus different NSNs.

[@jacobfoulds7618]

Your life is like my garage on snow runner those are two awesome trucks great find

[@masong55]

Tug of war at the barn with them!

[@harryschneider1760]

This content is gonna be nuts. We already know jh diesel will definitely 👍 see what these things can do. Put it up against ff army hummer. 😆

[@MrJanZko]

So nice machines! That is super great! How come the army vehicle does not stay running without the battery? Seems odd to me

[@handymansteve]

probably an electric fuel cutoff... no batteries, no running vehicle... strange, i'd think the alternator would be enuf to power the ecu and the cutoff