Income, yeah why not? After selling them to the next user they would order replacement parts and lubrication for maintenance perhaps for another next 20 years.
I like the idea but this is ancient machinery 😂 and college use modern domestic market cars for students to practice on. And most people who own a MOD defender is probably working on it themselves
Yes exactly, give them to colleges or universities, to practise mechanics. Instead they are given to 3rd world countries, who later in times fight against us with our own vehicles.
Never met a guy who drove service vehicles carefully, just driven like we stole it. Most of our daily inspections on our MT vehicles were pen’d up from the crewroom tea bar without even checking.
I wish we'd keep all these vehicles in a handy stockpile somewhere. They might be obsolete, sure; but most are still fully capable pieces of hardware, and they would be make for useful reserves should we ever find ourselves in a war of attrition.
@@OldhamSteve52 Interesting thing Ukraine has gotten a lot of donated Military Equipment from people who buy them out of these depots If the UK ever finds its self in a pinch we can do the same thing.
I'll take a bedford and one of those Harley's....great mementos from my time as an r.l.c driver in the mid nineties when the army was worth joining!....
It’s a Harley Davidson MT500. Mostly likely built in Italy factory in the 70’s when Harley bought a Italian motorcycle company. www.designboom.com/technology/harley-davidson-mt500-miltary-motorcycle-01-22-2017/
They were great bikes (when they started!) I have fond memories of struggling to lift one back up out of the mud after givng it to much on the training area.... fun days....
These are the Armstrong/CCM built, Rotax 500 powered bikes- Harley branded because they were trying to sell them to the U.S. army. They were not a commercial success, and went out of production around 2000, if I remember correctly.
2:10 So you have to conduct sales "ethically" in terms of export. So basically, you just sell to middlemen that btw all have those "licenses and documentations...." , those middlemen "guarantee" they are legit, and then they sell that shit to third world countries and all are happy. Business as usual.
Who knows they probably do. Like if the place you work at is throwing away old stock and you're allowed to take it home. Sure it's not on the books but it happens.
Why not keep it in reserve or sell it to individuals, rather to a middleman who gives them to the taliban. Governments spending tax payers money, because they do not earn it. Just increase the taxes Christo from Toronto
Right?!! It isn't even valuable income, they are getting pennies from it and most can still be good for use of reserve. and TAKE THE WEAPONS OFF if selling to middlemen, only if selling to a smaller allied nation who needs it
Could you just imagine the balls on the arms dealer who tries to sell the Taliban Land Rovers.... At best he will be laughed out of town they want Toyota trucks and AKs.
ridicule35 They’re the Armstrong/CCM built Rotax 500 powered bikes- Harley bought some, put their name on them, and tried to sell them to the U.S. army. I think they started production around ‘84 and stopped around 2000...
And the water cannon could be sent to Australia - a shameful indictment of the MOD procurement process - btw there is still a designated unit that procures horseshoes.....
Won’t countries or groups that do have the right licenses and documentation then sell these onto the very people that the Government doesn’t want buying them?
Are those the 'low threat' Snatch Landrovers - 'Coffin on wheels' our soldiers died in after they dumped all our armoured vehicles as being too expensive to run ?
Prior to Falklands the UK military was primarily geared for nato warfare v Russia. This was a mistake. It's looks like UK again gearing up for one type of conflict, terrorist based, which is very risky.
None ever broke down I drove and that was for several years in the RAMC with lots of off-road abuse. I am assuming you are a civilian (or were) mechanic.
Having owned several over the years, I'd say the wiring can be a little bit flaky (although mine is so basic that it would happily run without an alternator or battery). As for the mechanicals, with a little maintenance and diving skill, they pretty much indestructible. There's no shortage of idiots who never change their engine oil and/or spin their tyres until something explodes... and then blame the vehicle.
As long as the main armament is deactivated in line with UK standards, a tank is nothing but an armoured, tracked, uncomfortable and expensive to run cab.
@SEAN INGRAM No, hoops like dealing with the DVLA and getting it insured without a number plate to drive it to the MOT centre. What's more it was registered as a van meaning cheap road tax for a petrol V8 :D
well if they are not using it again and it good enough to be sold the so be it, that way atleast parliament keep its hands of the equipment and ships we are using .
Imagine using it as farmer but if they been I war zone are they radioactive.flying school an instructor can use it as that and air ambulance, you could use that tank in house build road construction etc on farm.
If they are still fit for use why sell them?!! "Valueble source of income", not really since you are making pennies off of them, could get more or just keep using them,
No longer required. Vehicles are costly and time consuming to maintain. It is difficult to justify this expenditure on vehicles that are no longer needed. Some (like the Snatch Land Rover) are no longer used, particularly with security operations in NI closing down and them no longer being regarded as fit for service in the Middle East.
You know these vehicles are just sat there until sold. And we get one bit of snow and the country stops. But these vehicles are still sat there. Is it me or can these it least help in some of the problems in the uk like floods snow land slides hell the uses are endless
These vehicles are indeed just sat there. This means that most of them aren't capable of running without work. Keeping them in running order takes a lot of work and money - Ask any VM from REME.
Gunslinger Yup. While the overall shape is similar (if you removed the turret from a Sherman), the Sherman went out of production at the end of WW II, and Shermans were made of steel. As stated in the video, these tracked recovery/engineering vehicles were made from aluminum (or aluminium, if you’re not American), and if I remember, were designed/produced in the ‘80s & ‘90s. I can go to my books and look up some specifics if you’d like?
INCOME? No, it's liquidation of assets, income is when you make money, the government doesn't make ANY money, lets get this correct.
Income, yeah why not? After selling them to the next user they would order replacement parts and lubrication for maintenance perhaps for another next 20 years.
No you are racist and islamofobick
Lol, I don't know if this is a joke or not
José Álvarez That doesn’t mean the purpose should be to lose it.
When you sell something for money, any accountant worth their salt would classify that as "income".
Should give some vehicles to mechanical and engineering schools to learn and practice on!
Great idea!
@Big Wheel you serious? Combustion engine technology and cars hasnt changed much in the last few decades.
@Big Wheel well they need to learn the basics first.
I like the idea but this is ancient machinery 😂 and college use modern domestic market cars for students to practice on. And most people who own a MOD defender is probably working on it themselves
Yes exactly, give them to colleges or universities, to practise mechanics. Instead they are given to 3rd world countries, who later in times fight against us with our own vehicles.
The bloke interviewed said “I live in London so I want something to get me to Lincolnshire where I live.” He’s just grassed on himself to the wife.
You tube with gun info
Yeah got that too😂
Adam Brickley he’s obviously using rent boys !
That's almost 250 miles a day round trip just to shag his mistress
ZolaMagic25 only if he commutes everyday. He could beast the mistress from Monday to Thursday then go home weekends. That’s what I used to do.
Never met a guy who drove service vehicles carefully, just driven like we stole it. Most of our daily inspections on our MT vehicles were pen’d up from the crewroom tea bar without even checking.
Sssshhhhhhhhh you’re giving the game away
I'd like to buy tanks, so i could have something to use to crush my neighbor's vehicles parked outside
I wish we'd keep all these vehicles in a handy stockpile somewhere. They might be obsolete, sure; but most are still fully capable pieces of hardware, and they would be make for useful reserves should we ever find ourselves in a war of attrition.
You can buy lots of ex army vehicles on line if you search.
All ukrania to
@@OldhamSteve52 Interesting thing Ukraine has gotten a lot of donated Military Equipment from people who buy them out of these depots
If the UK ever finds its self in a pinch we can do the same thing.
I'll take a bedford and one of those Harley's....great mementos from my time as an r.l.c driver in the mid nineties when the army was worth joining!....
In the nineties..... When we HAD an army.......
I live so close to this place I love biking up there and having a look
Where is it mate??
0:31 I have driven one of those and it is great fun with a little stick in the middle to steer
I'd buy a Landy if it was cheap enough :D
....
Even the scrap landrovers are a fortune
those harley davidsons and land rovers.... goddamn 👊👊👊
Really surprised to see them with Harley’s in the fleet.
It’s a Harley Davidson MT500. Mostly likely built in Italy factory in the 70’s when Harley bought a Italian motorcycle company.
www.designboom.com/technology/harley-davidson-mt500-miltary-motorcycle-01-22-2017/
They use Armstrong’s too with the rotax engine.
@@iMadrid11 u
They were great bikes (when they started!) I have fond memories of struggling to lift one back up out of the mud after givng it to much on the training area.... fun days....
These are the Armstrong/CCM built, Rotax 500 powered bikes- Harley branded because they were trying to sell them to the U.S. army. They were not a commercial success, and went out of production around 2000, if I remember correctly.
2:10 So you have to conduct sales "ethically" in terms of export. So basically, you just sell to middlemen that btw all have those "licenses and documentations...." , those middlemen "guarantee" they are legit, and then they sell that shit to third world countries and all are happy.
Business as usual.
Lmao
A CET that isn't broken down on the side of the road. Remarkable!
Lol.....CET first parade checklist....turn on bilge pump....check for hydraulic oil being pumped out....called A Mech😂
One of those snatch land rovers would look really badass in my driveway.
You can buy one 👻
why not give x service personal first take at a cut down price,it may make up for the shit pension the goverment pay,
Who knows they probably do. Like if the place you work at is throwing away old stock and you're allowed to take it home. Sure it's not on the books but it happens.
They don't give service personnel any type of reduced first in line deal . Most of the kit ends up abroad
Wow, remember seeing a lot of this on Top Gear a couple of years back, on a demolition episode.
Yea me too!
Top gear season 17 episode 5 2011
Would have been interesting to have some prices.
Landrover or a one of them bikes :p
Land rover
Your mum's a land rover
@@bikelifewill6483 Land Rover.
Once we'd get to rough terrain we used to stand on the middle bench of the four tonner and surf while singing Wipeout.
I'll take a Gazelle!
Why not keep it in reserve or sell it to individuals, rather to a middleman who gives them to the taliban. Governments spending tax payers money, because they do not earn it. Just increase the taxes Christo from Toronto
Right?!! It isn't even valuable income, they are getting pennies from it and most can still be good for use of reserve. and TAKE THE WEAPONS OFF if selling to middlemen, only if selling to a smaller allied nation who needs it
Chris Ramdohr Where have you seen British Army vehicles being given to the Taliban....?
@@markhepworth4804 in Britain......
Could you just imagine the balls on the arms dealer who tries to sell the Taliban Land Rovers.... At best he will be laughed out of town they want Toyota trucks and AKs.
@@casey9559Do you seriously think these machines are farmed out for sale still equipped with weapons.........?
Is hard to drive on right side of the vehicle and shifting with left hand, when most of countrys drive on left side of the vehicle
Hey little guys, depends what you accustomed with,for me left hand and shifting gear with right hand is witchcraft in the first case
Post men delivery guy in America would love that right side drive truck.
The old CET is an amazing bit of kit.
I think those motorcycle might be the Harley diesel bikes . Rare and very good
In California north of Victorville , there’s a liquidation yard with a few hundred hummers and cargo trucks for sale. Bring a check book.
Did the terrier even reach service?
Where can you register to buy one??
Witham Specialist Vehicles
TO ALL OUR TROOPS PAST AND PRESNT WHEREVER YOU MAY BE THANK YOU AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY AND PEACEFUL NEW YEAR
Yes I agree I can identify having a lonely Xmas so I hope they have a proper laugh are they allowed booze
Just off to the shops in my tank I’ll tell you how it goes
Who has a link of where you can buy these?
Is there a website to look at? Do you deliver to Mexico?
I would like to get one . Can you guys help me what to do ,,
Great and interesting, Krung Angkor prefer to use a lot of these.
Hi there. Would like to know more about the motorcycles featured..
Search it up
ridicule35 They’re the Armstrong/CCM built Rotax 500 powered bikes- Harley bought some, put their name on them, and tried to sell them to the U.S. army. I think they started production around ‘84 and stopped around 2000...
And the water cannon could be sent to Australia - a shameful indictment of the MOD procurement process - btw there is still a designated unit that procures horseshoes.....
Won’t countries or groups that do have the right licenses and documentation then sell these onto the very people that the Government doesn’t want buying them?
that could happen
I want a defender
Same, I think they're called snatch
Are those the 'low threat' Snatch Landrovers - 'Coffin on wheels' our soldiers died in after they dumped all our armoured vehicles as being too expensive to run ?
"I'll take your entire stock!"
This is how taxpayer money is waisted bigtime.
WHY DON'T THE GOVERNMENT SELL THESE VEHICLES DIRECT TO BUYERS AND CUT THE MIDDLE MAN OUT , IT'S TAX PAYERS MONEY THEY ARE WASTING,,
William Redfern No need to shout ...what do want free postage on eBay?
Prior to Falklands the UK military was primarily geared for nato warfare v Russia. This was a mistake. It's looks like UK again gearing up for one type of conflict, terrorist based, which is very risky.
Correct.
Why sell them if they could be used in reserve or training
Paul jones Is that why they've put their money into 2 new aircraft carriers and are upgrading all their Challenger 2 tanks?
Yes My father said in the Second World War Italian tanks had one forward gear and five reverse
Will you be able to park one in front of your flat? And will they develop a boot for a tracked vehicle?
Anyone please tell me any website where I can buy jeep
in Philippines
How can i get one price
Catch up top gear told us this years ago
I was a Landover mechanic, they're a breakdown waiting to happen, for m'way use?make sure you have full recovery in your insurance.
None ever broke down I drove and that was for several years in the RAMC with lots of off-road abuse. I am assuming you are a civilian (or were) mechanic.
Landover? Hardly.
Are you mad? Land Rovers just keep going.
No land rovers are crap
In comparison to a land cruiser
Having owned several over the years, I'd say the wiring can be a little bit flaky (although mine is so basic that it would happily run without an alternator or battery). As for the mechanicals, with a little maintenance and diving skill, they pretty much indestructible.
There's no shortage of idiots who never change their engine oil and/or spin their tyres until something explodes... and then blame the vehicle.
Shameful procurement strategy in the first place...
So you cannot own a gun ..but you can own a tank? I love loopholes
As long as the main armament is deactivated in line with UK standards, a tank is nothing but an armoured, tracked, uncomfortable and expensive to run cab.
But the Land Rover's are amazing! If I had enough I'd buy one, how much for a really good condition one?
@SEAN INGRAM You can get an MOT on a snatch it's the same process as getting an MOT on an imported car
@SEAN INGRAM Strange considering I owned one that I got registered and road legal after jumping through a few hoops.....
@SEAN INGRAM No, hoops like dealing with the DVLA and getting it insured without a number plate to drive it to the MOT centre. What's more it was registered as a van meaning cheap road tax for a petrol V8 :D
@@armchairgeneralissimo how did you do that ?
I think they should most in reserve rather than not have when needed
Why? I wonder why ...is this in my recommendation 8 years later...
Sales ethically? ???????lol
well if they are not using it again and it good enough to be sold the so be it, that way atleast parliament keep its hands of the equipment and ships we are using .
GAZELLES SO WHERE ARE THE LIONS ELEPHANTS CROCODILES ETC ETC
Save one of those khaki Harley's for me 😃👍
The tone of the report makes it sound all nice and fluffy - a real wonderful thing that the're being given a new war home. East Africa?
Egypt or Ethiopia?
Mark On The Way I'm sure that those East African countries can access old second hand trucks elsewhere...
I am interested in land rover ....if it suits my pocket...
I interest military landy can i buy sir
Beautiful Cars!!!👏👏👏👏👏
hold up isn't that where top gear went a while back to get vehicles to destroy a house?
Can't wait for some challenger 2s to go up for sale in a few decades
Give those cars to Ukraine
It's not income it's disposal of assets. Income would be if they were renting or leasing them. This is basic accounting.
can i swap my 2007 x-trail for this?
Imagine using it as farmer but if they been I war zone are they radioactive.flying school an instructor can use it as that and air ambulance, you could use that tank in house build road construction etc on farm.
When the tank tried to look cool and drive away ten car stopped
Lol, beat up land rovers can get 30k+ in the USA.
If they are still fit for use why sell them?!! "Valueble source of income", not really since you are making pennies off of them, could get more or just keep using them,
we have no money whatsoever.
No longer required. Vehicles are costly and time consuming to maintain. It is difficult to justify this expenditure on vehicles that are no longer needed. Some (like the Snatch Land Rover) are no longer used, particularly with security operations in NI closing down and them no longer being regarded as fit for service in the Middle East.
can these be bought direct and cut out the dealers?
Direct and through dealers
I'll take a helicopter for $500
I'll take the tractor for $450, 4×4 for $350 and 2 of the Harley for $200.
I'll take Two...at that Price.
I’ve been to this place
Really
its the war mongers who fear others would start a war
Big hello to any fellow Frog Ops out there.
ERFPO
Why are they driving the tank backwards
ALL NEW EV ARMY TRUCKS NET ZERO REMEMBER
You know these vehicles are just sat there until sold. And we get one bit of snow and the country stops. But these vehicles are still sat there. Is it me or can these it least help in some of the problems in the uk like floods snow land slides hell the uses are endless
These vehicles are indeed just sat there. This means that most of them aren't capable of running without work. Keeping them in running order takes a lot of work and money - Ask any VM from REME.
I wonder how many tanks have fluffy dice
LMAO OR A CHRISTMAS TREE AIR FRESHENER
ANDREW WILKINSON
ANDREW WILKINSON what does lmao mean
I want that motorcycle, or two
Nice, then buy one
SELLING ALL HOW MUCH TO REPLACE AND WHERE THE MONEY COMING FROM OLD PEOPLE ARE FREEZING OVER WINTER BUT ARMY SMALL NOW SO WILL EV ARMY CARS AND TRUCKS
I'm surprised they didn't donate them to the local police forces.
Local police forces dont want 20 year old land rover wolf, they got brand new BMW 5 series to be driving around in
They wouldn't catch a thing
Bedfords are beasts :) MOD sell good stuff
Still in demand in Africa and Asia;you can't kill them.
Just your taxes.. ridiculous taxes
If they'd offer free shipping and import fees, I'd buy something here in the US.
Can you imagine there are humans who dont have food... what a waste of money pffff
Prices..
Ukraine needs equipment
To go against/gold off Russia
Just look at all that gear just sold off its really sad ! Those motorbikes shouldn't have been sold like that they are just damn support vehicles !
That first one was a Sherman chassis
Gunslinger Nope.
Erik Arneberg you sure? It looks like several inches of been cut off the top of it
Gunslinger Yup. While the overall shape is similar (if you removed the turret from a Sherman), the Sherman went out of production at the end of WW II, and Shermans were made of steel. As stated in the video, these tracked recovery/engineering vehicles were made from aluminum (or aluminium, if you’re not American), and if I remember, were designed/produced in the ‘80s & ‘90s. I can go to my books and look up some specifics if you’d like?
Looked more like an M113
Yes..... Just give it to the Philippines there's more useful that leaves for nothing there, we basically need it to.
The rover,come to papa.
Land Roover...I wish I could get one
Rick harrison said he would give 1000 pounds for the lot and hes taking all the risk
beach boys music
GOOD JOB THERE!
I need one of those bikes.... gonna barter my left kidney and left nut...
Use ebay or amazon.
Me pueden regalar un jeep de esos para trsbajar por favor.
Just goes to show the shameful procurement strategy that the MOD adopt..