I was watching youtube, and a video showing a humvee and tank graveyard. So what is going to be done with all the scrap humvees overseas? Is there any chance we could see these back over here? Who would you contact to find any info out?
__________________
No parts are meant to last a life time, but the life they have been living will tell you there end.
No HMMWV will ever be sold thru DRMO/GL. The DEMIL for it is total destruction. There were a few that got out a while back, thats all that will get out legally.
No HMMWV will ever be sold thru DRMO/GL. The DEMIL for it is total destruction. There were a few that got out a while back, thats all that will get out legally.
Dude, did you even read. SCRAP! BONEYARD! GRAVEYARD! An just for your info, about 2 months ago a brand new body was sold on GL.
__________________
No parts are meant to last a life time, but the life they have been living will tell you there end.
Knowing the military - nothing in the scap lots on the bases overseas will make it back here. It would be too costly to ship.
But I would venture to say some will get out as scap overseas.
Ours was a great places to scavenge parts to repair vehicles in Kuwait in 03.
If you ever remember seeing the milemarker winch add of the guys installing winches in the field...I was there and saw those guys doing it on Camp Doha.
What kind of scrap yard are we talking about? Privately owned scrap yard, just like the ones we have here in the states, or yards the the U.S. Govt. owns? You can get stuff from privately owned yards. Cost $$$ to get it back to the states and if its whole vehicles sometimes you cannot bring it back or get it registered. (depending on what it is) If your talking about U.S. owned stuff, forget it you'll never see it brought back or surplused out.
HMMWV parts are sold thru GL. But you wont see a complete HMMWV thru GL like you do with CUCV's/M800/M35 series...
I know what Boneyards are... Officially called Canibalization Points.
No one has said one word about a whole truck. Nor have I said any thing about titleing of one. Lets just say that a damaged body is on a frame, there picked over pretty well to have no useable parts other the repairable frame and body. An they do come out like this. 2 where sold by austin last month. Not a complete truck, Residue of a truck.
__________________
No parts are meant to last a life time, but the life they have been living will tell you there end.
Ryan,
The demil requirements for HMMWV bodies is that they be cut diagonally from corner to corner then, that the suspension mounting points be cut out too. I think they even insist that they be torch cut, not sawn, so that there's even less of them being put back together.
Doing it by the book says that an inspector will check the demil before they even leave the yard.
That's not to say that one may escape occassionally but the chances are pretty slim.
The M-151's roll-over problem and resulting liability started the ball rolling with total destruction.
Alot of those trucks are also supplying rebuild parts to the re-set shops in Qatar and Kuwait...They will take parts off them, rebuild them, and reinstall them on other trucks...Lets say a control arm for instance, it will get new bushings, ball joint, fresh coat of paint and its good to go back on another truck...Same with frames, engines, transmissions, and about everything else, except expendable parts...ITT is one of the biggest companies doing this and they pay good money...
Or work for customs in Germany like my friend did (german born american dual citizen courtesy of father in US army) and slowly amass parts through wheeling and dealing with the US Military...He almost has enough to build a complete HWWMV...
__________________
KBR LOGCAP III WHEELED HEAVY BATTLE VEHICLE MECHANIC...
IF IT HAS BROKE, I HAVE FIXED IT...
LOSER'S WHINE ABOUT DOING THEIR BEST, WINNERS GO HOME AND NAIL THE PROM QUEEN...
Question about boneyards overseas?
