This is a great setup. I have an M1009 that I have had for three years. Have bought several items from John. He's great to deal with. Keep us informed about further progress.
You have a front locker still? Do you like it? I had one in a Ford truck when I lived in Cali. But I wouldn't want one here in Montana, too much icy road. Ox locker is the way to go if you ask me.
@@VermontPrepper Does anybody use the bed topper? My poles were rusted together. I had to split the outside pole just to get them apart, and reweld the split and of course polish the rusty insides. Just wondering if people are using the top. On Steel soldiers it seems most don't care for it.
What about the wheels, you're using the Hummer beadlocks? I thought about those but tire stores won't work on them generally. It seems like a pain in the ass for a general use truck. I mean a hardcore rock bouncer sure I get it. I'm just thinking about trying to get some big steel wheels.
I live in MA. And am looking for the same thing you've got a killer truck man.I thought they came with front lockers..? I'm jealous man these trucks with a turbo on it makes them absolute beasts!
Throw these SYlvania Sealed beams into the Trash and get yourself some Vision X Headlights + Silverstar Ultra H4 Bulbs. You will not regret it. I could barely see at night with the sealed beams. Beautiful Truck you have!!!
I get the Chevy thing, but earlier F-Superduty, F450-550 for me, heavier frames, and Dana S135 rear on the 550 and 19.5 tires that are solid, extended or 4 door and STILL LONG frame rails. I have had few ..they work for me. I did drive one of the 1009/1008s in the Army in 1980s, we had both in our HQ G2 unit
Nice truck. It looks like you don't mind spending the money. I've had quite a few CUCV's and one thing you should be careful of is the harmonic balancer. Don't wait for it to fail. The result will be a broken crank. These trucks were not used a lot while in the service and the electrical connections become corroded. Your shift lever looked a little rusty, that corrosion goes on inside the steering column too. It often corrects itself by using it. Hillbilly Wizard was parting out CUCV's (pickups)for the axles especially the Dana 60. I would be willing to bet he is not a CUCV fan, but does have a lot of parts to sell!
WAS looking into one of these... But considering I live in NH and have many steep hilly areas and seeing you have to keep momentum to keep her going while pulling I guess this aint for me lol. Shit if I had the time and garage I would LS swap it if anything. But great vids. Even if i do not get one I enjoy watching your progress with this vehicle.
@@WintersKamp actually in my case it was not normal. I posted a video showing that my transmission bellhousing was cracked. Also, my transfer case brace bolt broke. Some bolts also came out of transmission. So I had to replace the transmission. Someone put bolts in there that was too short.
Vermont Prepper oh damn! I crawled under mine to make sure that wasn’t the case. Mine isn’t cracked but maybe I’m just hearing the Detroit Locker unload on deceleration.
I think a vehicle like that would be a good farm vehicle, me and some buddies help out on a few farms with horses and cows and a truck like this could help a ton until my buddies 7.3 get fixed
Lucky you. Such a Beautiful Truck and trailer you lucked out Big time. Luv the troop seats, Real keeper. If you wanted to make Money, you can drive this beautiful truck in a Parade, and load people in the back.
Vermont Prepper Thanks for the reply, Maybe one day God will Bless me too Back in the day I drove the M-1008 as well as the M-1009 We’d get the trucks ready on Thursday’s Cleaning ect. For massive move out On Fridays I’d go on Wednesday to local Car wash place and buy air fresheners So after I cleaned the trucks out and up If add a Air freshener Those was the days
is that paintjob roll on or sprayed? I mean the base green. I am concidering painting my landcruiser. I don't need it to look nice, I need the furure rust repairs to be nice and cozy under proper layer of paint - ideally rust stopping (no need for camo, just green or khaki or desert tan) - Your truck looks mazing =)
@@VermontPrepper That trailer was used by larger heavier vehicles in the military. It is air over hydraulic and not meant for a CUCV. A CUCV pickup should have a M101a2 trailer behind it.
@@doubledeuce5084 I hear ya, but it came with the truck. Pulled it cross country with no issues. Will need to do some mods, but still love it. Actually sits level with my truck.
How much did you pay for it? I whould like to have a 1976 model chevy military truck (Canadian army) I love that truck can old military trucks make good bug out vehicles. That truck will last a long time
@@VermontPrepper That's very surprising lol, anything I see on Craigslist is old & clapped out. Are there any other sites you know of that are good for finding military vehicles other that govplanet, ebay, craigslist, etc?
MOS 3522. I had the misfortune of working on these POS's in the Marines. Hundreds of broken glow plugs . Dozens of broken transfer cases. Burnt wiring harnesses.
Haven't had any issues at all with this or the Blazer version which I have had for years. They are the most reliable vehicles I have ever owned. That said, I dont put them to extreme use like the military. Would have been better to approach from that angle instead of slinging mud outright.
I ran one for 15 years as my daily driver and do everything rig, it got overloaded plenty of times towing bigger rigs but this thing only let me down once when the starter broke. I put a humvee starter on and never had any issue since. Super reliable rigs if taken care of. Way better than all the new crap they make they days.
you can decode (pick) that lock with a strip of plastic from a bottle, the newer version doesn't even need a tool. master locks are shit so are many combination locks. this is how you decode it by the way just in case you are still using it - th-cam.com/video/bfDPtt-bnAI/w-d-xo.html
@VermontPrepper I own, and drive 4 M1009 CUCV's that I've customized, on my own in every way from creature comfort to off-road tank. You're a 🤡...😆😆😆😅😅🤣🤣🤣
@VermontPrepper and I forgot to mention the 2 in OEM military spec that we use for VFW and veterans parades...videos?? I have better things to do than seek attention from others due to my lack of popularity in high school and low self confidence levels as an adult....
This is a great setup. I have an M1009 that I have had for three years. Have bought several items from John. He's great to deal with. Keep us informed about further progress.
Thanks Tommy. Will be regearing soon to 4.88s. Check out my other videos for my M1009. Love that Blazer.
I have a M1028A3. Cant wait to start restoration.
Nice truck
Thx for watching
Banks still has a turbo kit for the 6.2 GM Detroit
Cool truck. I'm currently cleaning up a set of M1008 axles to go under my K30.
Nice
That's one clean truck! I'm hoping to pickup a m1008 before the end of the year
You have a front locker still? Do you like it? I had one in a Ford truck when I lived in Cali. But I wouldn't want one here in Montana, too much icy road. Ox locker is the way to go if you ask me.
Did you get a top cover for the bed? If so do you like it? Like the truck, boy that's a nice one.
4.88's really wow, with the 3 spd. Did you really do that. I'm going to stay with the 4.56 and the 37, and the 4l80
Yes, I only lock one side in the winter. It keeps me from going in a ditch, lol
@@VermontPrepper Does anybody use the bed topper? My poles were rusted together. I had to split the outside pole just to get them apart, and reweld the split and of course polish the rusty insides. Just wondering if people are using the top. On Steel soldiers it seems most don't care for it.
What about the wheels, you're using the Hummer beadlocks? I thought about those but tire stores won't work on them generally. It seems like a pain in the ass for a general use truck. I mean a hardcore rock bouncer sure I get it. I'm just thinking about trying to get some big steel wheels.
I live in MA. And am looking for the same thing you've got a killer truck man.I thought they came with front lockers..? I'm jealous man these trucks with a turbo on it makes them absolute beasts!
They don't come with front lockers
Now I'd like to see you drive this into a Service Bay at a local Chevrolet Dealership to see their reaction lol
Throw these SYlvania Sealed beams into the Trash and get yourself some Vision X Headlights + Silverstar Ultra H4 Bulbs. You will not regret it. I could barely see at night with the sealed beams. Beautiful Truck you have!!!
I get the Chevy thing, but earlier F-Superduty, F450-550 for me, heavier frames, and Dana S135 rear on the 550 and 19.5 tires that are solid, extended or 4 door and STILL LONG frame rails. I have had few ..they work for me. I did drive one of the 1009/1008s in the Army in 1980s, we had both in our HQ G2 unit
I have a 1009 as well. It's all stock except for a 3 inch left and 35 in tires
Nice truck. It looks like you don't mind spending the money. I've had quite a few CUCV's and one thing you should be careful of is the harmonic balancer. Don't wait for it to fail. The result will be a broken crank. These trucks were not used a lot while in the service and the electrical connections become corroded. Your shift lever looked a little rusty, that corrosion goes on inside the steering column too. It often corrects itself by using it. Hillbilly Wizard was parting out CUCV's (pickups)for the axles especially the Dana 60. I would be willing to bet he is not a CUCV fan, but does have a lot of parts to sell!
WAS looking into one of these... But considering I live in NH and have many steep hilly areas and seeing you have to keep momentum to keep her going while pulling I guess this aint for me lol. Shit if I had the time and garage I would LS swap it if anything. But great vids. Even if i do not get one I enjoy watching your progress with this vehicle.
I may put a Cummins in it
That hole on the trailer top, would be a good place for a diesel heater outlet
Definitely. Good advice
Your lucky to have one... something like that...wow...oooman.. nice 👍💪😉
Bad ass rig man! Makes the same noises as my M1009.
I own an M1009 as well. Getting ready to switch out gearing
Vermont Prepper The grinding noise or rattle noise on deceleration or half throttle when going 40/35 mph, is that normal? Mine does the same thing.
@@WintersKamp actually in my case it was not normal. I posted a video showing that my transmission bellhousing was cracked. Also, my transfer case brace bolt broke. Some bolts also came out of transmission. So I had to replace the transmission. Someone put bolts in there that was too short.
Vermont Prepper oh damn! I crawled under mine to make sure that wasn’t the case. Mine isn’t cracked but maybe I’m just hearing the Detroit Locker unload on deceleration.
Maybe. There's a lot of noises these things make - lol.
That's a sweet military squarebody I want one so bad now
Thx, fun ride
Beautiful trucks ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
that guy lives right down the road from me, I'll have to see if i can get some parts for my 08.
Awesome video! Super nice truck!!
I think a vehicle like that would be a good farm vehicle, me and some buddies help out on a few farms with horses and cows and a truck like this could help a ton until my buddies 7.3 get fixed
Lucky you.
Such a Beautiful Truck
and trailer
you lucked out
Big time.
Luv the troop seats,
Real keeper.
If you wanted to make
Money, you can drive this beautiful truck in a
Parade, and load people in the back.
Thx. Yea was looking at this truck for about 8 months before I bought it. Just wasn't in a position to do so until recently. Timing and luck
Vermont Prepper
Thanks for the reply,
Maybe one day
God will Bless me too
Back in the day
I drove the
M-1008
as well as the
M-1009
We’d get the trucks ready on
Thursday’s
Cleaning ect.
For massive move out
On Fridays
I’d go on
Wednesday to local
Car wash place
and buy air fresheners
So after I cleaned the trucks out
and up
If add a
Air freshener
Those was the days
I've got a pretty clean 86 M1009 I've bought a few small parts from Hillbilly Wizard to complete mine It came from the Alabama National Guard .
I have an 84 M1009 as well. Love it. Very easy to scoot around as compared to the 1028
I would put a fuel tank toolbox combo in the bed and ditch the side saddle tank
That's exactly what I did. I have a video about it as well
is that paintjob roll on or sprayed? I mean the base green. I am concidering painting my landcruiser. I don't need it to look nice, I need the furure rust repairs to be nice and cozy under proper
layer of paint - ideally rust stopping (no need for camo, just green or khaki or desert tan) - Your truck looks mazing =)
Original paint, some spray from repairs
Gen2 light didn’t come on at start up
Can you post a link to which locker hubs you bought? I can't find those lockers
I got problems with my M1009..May have roached the starter. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. I can explain. If and when you have time.
Looks like a real beast. Did you put hydronic brakes on the trailer ?
Not yet. Just got it home last night. Need to probably do it. Pretty heavy.
@@VermontPrepper That trailer was used by larger heavier vehicles in the military. It is air over hydraulic and not meant for a CUCV. A CUCV pickup should have a M101a2 trailer behind it.
@@doubledeuce5084 I hear ya, but it came with the truck. Pulled it cross country with no issues. Will need to do some mods, but still love it. Actually sits level with my truck.
How's the truck these days
Where in Vermont are you??
I found a M1028A2 for sale in the Chicago area if anyone is interested. It has 18,000 miles on it.
Awesome! Do you know how much they want for it or if it's online somewhere?
How do I get a hold of this guy I have an m1010 ambulance and I need parts for it
Hillbillywizard.com. Tell him Vermont Prepper sent you.
Id mount a winch on the front of that truck
I did mount one. It's a 25,000 lb
I'm looking to get a working, unmodified, m1009 cucv, but cant find any. any tips for finding one?
Try ebay. Its where I got mine
Check Craigslist and Facebook market place
@VermontPrepper 😆😆😆 an ebay CUCV?? Explains everything...
And also for the rear tires do you have spacers
Yes I do. I did a video on them as well.
How much did you pay for it? I whould like to have a 1976 model chevy military truck (Canadian army) I love that truck can old military trucks make good bug out vehicles. That truck will last a long time
How does it do with the larger tires versus 4.56 gears ?
Getting it regeared in Nov to 4.88s. Will be better
How much did you get that bad boy for?
Do you still have the truck? Want to sell it?
What size lift
6"
Beautiful truck, you find it on Craigslist?
Thx, Ebay believe it or not. I watched it for about 8 months
@@VermontPrepper That's very surprising lol, anything I see on Craigslist is old & clapped out. Are there any other sites you know of that are good for finding military vehicles other that govplanet, ebay, craigslist, etc?
@@realMichaelScottPaperCo not really. Found both the m1028 and m1009 on Ebay, and my 2013 passat tdi on craigslist. Just gotta hit it right I guess
@@realMichaelScottPaperCo check Facebook market place
MOS 3522. I had the misfortune of working on these POS's in the Marines. Hundreds of broken glow plugs . Dozens of broken transfer cases. Burnt wiring harnesses.
Haven't had any issues at all with this or the Blazer version which I have had for years. They are the most reliable vehicles I have ever owned. That said, I dont put them to extreme use like the military. Would have been better to approach from that angle instead of slinging mud outright.
I ran one for 15 years as my daily driver and do everything rig, it got overloaded plenty of times towing bigger rigs but this thing only let me down once when the starter broke. I put a humvee starter on and never had any issue since. Super reliable rigs if taken care of. Way better than all the new crap they make they days.
Ready to sell it yet?
Lol
@@VermontPrepper Can you at least tell me what size lift this truck has under it?
6"
you can decode (pick) that lock with a strip of plastic from a bottle, the newer version doesn't even need a tool. master locks are shit so are many combination locks. this is how you decode it by the way just in case you are still using it - th-cam.com/video/bfDPtt-bnAI/w-d-xo.html
I like that car I want buy one car like tgis
This
is she all prep up
Hi Brooke. Absolutely. Ready for anything ;)
Qwantwz hp??
That truck would pull much better with 4.56 gears than those 4.10s
Since this video, I switched to 4.88s :)
Truck
Real men drives manual transmission...
I know how to drive manual as well. These trucks dont come with a manual option.
I should learn how to back up and stay off of peoples lawns
Some of the easiest vehicles to work on, on planet 🌏 and this dude pays everybody else to do everything for him...😂😂😂... 🤡
Hey know it all, I'd like to see you switch gears on it. Where's your videos?
@VermontPrepper I own, and drive 4 M1009 CUCV's that I've customized, on my own in every way from creature comfort to off-road tank. You're a 🤡...😆😆😆😅😅🤣🤣🤣
@VermontPrepper and I forgot to mention the 2 in OEM military spec that we use for VFW and veterans parades...videos?? I have better things to do than seek attention from others due to my lack of popularity in high school and low self confidence levels as an adult....
Says the dude who lives in his mom's basement clicking his sticky 1982 Compaq computer keyboard. Move on little man. U don't have any game.
@VermontPrepper yeah you nailed it...😁😆😅...maybe 30 years ago... 🌈 🏳️🌈 🌈 🏳️🌈 = Y O U