"PatBateman" (PatBateman)
03/10/2014 at 19:28 • Filed to: Truck Yeah?
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"PatBateman" (PatBateman)
03/10/2014 at 19:28 • Filed to: Truck Yeah? | 3
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I was looking at some auto-related YouTube videos last night when I came across a clip about a company selling refurbished military equipment for cheap. Who wants an awesome zombie apocalypse backup vehicle for $12,500?!?!
Planbsupply.com is a company that kind of plays to "prepper" fears, kind of doesn't. In addition to selling Deuce-and-a-halfs, the website itself also hocks some dehydrated food canisters and tents that will come in handy when the inevitable nuclear holocaust/Ebola outbreak/[enter your favorite scenario for the fall of mankind] occurs. But if you can ignore the small button that forwards you to that link, you can enjoy realistically thinking about driving down the highway in your own military convoy of one.
Shucking the paranoia aside, the site has some pretty good offers. The aforementioned 6x6 fifth wheel tractor (not really a TRACTOR tractor) for $12,500, 6x6 cargo flat bed troop carriers for $13,500, and even an 8x8 fifth wheel Mad Max-esque semi for $42,500. But my favorite is their 6x6 expandable box command center for $18,500:
Add some air conditioning to the cab and the rear box and BOOM mobile apocalypse bunker, perfect for the family on the go. Realistically, it would be great for camping, hunting, or just a cool "conversation-starter" RV. This is the recreational vehicle for the person who wants to show the guy in the socks and sandals driving the Winnebago what a real badass travels in. The kind of badass that has a bowl of bourbon and a side of bacon for breakfast.
If the below video is accurate, the company sells the vehicles only after the military spends a metric shit ton of money putting in new engines and Allison transmissions. Some of the refurb jobs appear to be a couple of years old, but I believe we call those "break-in miles" here. The possibilities are just about endless on what you could do to the semi-blank slates up for sale.
Would you like your 6x6 in the off-road, camper, or alien invasion bug out variety?
Blondude
> PatBateman
03/10/2014 at 19:41 |
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I never knew I needed a Deuce and a half in my life until now.
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PatBateman
> Blondude
03/10/2014 at 19:43 |
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Me neither, but I sure as hell do now.
Jcarr
> PatBateman
03/10/2014 at 19:57 |
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You can get older M35s for even cheaper. A little less power, but still plenty stout and pretty easy to wrench on. Been my dream to get one of these someday.
http://www.easternsurplus.net/deuce.html
FJ80WaitinForaLSV8
> Jcarr
03/10/2014 at 20:20 |
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I've always wanted to get an M35 and install a semi truck drivetrain to get it to really cruise on the highway. I'm sure that'd be big bucks though. God its silly how cheap these are per pound of steel.
GRawesome
> Jcarr
03/10/2014 at 20:31 |
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I actually went to Eastern Surplus to look at their Deuce and a Halfs about a year ago. They must have had 150 there in different stages of tear down. It is a cool place if you ever get a chance to check it out.
TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
> PatBateman
03/10/2014 at 20:34 |
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Imagine what you could do with this. Turn it into a camper and use to to tow your trail rig. You could visit every awesome offroading location in the continental US and Canada. It would be amazing...
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PatBateman
> Jcarr
03/10/2014 at 21:04 |
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I need a lot of power to push cars out of the way enroute to my fallout shelter in deep East Texas. Plus newer Diesel engines and trannies make for less work.
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PatBateman
> TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
03/10/2014 at 21:05 |
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I was thinking that too. Plus, you could have the pullouts on the box equipped just like pullouts on high end RVs.
f86sabre
> PatBateman
03/10/2014 at 21:28 |
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You can find low miles and recent overhauled trucks for less here:
http://www.govliquidation.com/Trucks-and-Oth…
I went through same infatuation about 4 months ago. I stepped back from the ledge.
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PatBateman
> f86sabre
03/10/2014 at 23:30 |
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I looked through that site but didn't see any trucks that impressed me.