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Military Blazers (M1009) still used?

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Can anyone tell me if the Military, (Including National Gaurd or Reserves) still use any of the older style M1009 blazers? or basically, are any still in government inventory? I know that over the last ten years many of these have been made availible to State and local police agencies as part of the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS). Also, what is the last year these were made for military, 1987?

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Pretty sure they are still used, but I don't know to what extent. I know for sure that the National Guard and Reserve groups around here still have them because I see them at their bases and on the road in convoys.

I believe '86 was the last year they were made????
 
A friend of mine in the Army said they are still used, but have a certain classification (don't remember the actual classification) that states that no more money is to be spent to maintain or repair them. Because of that, the number of usable CUCVs is dwindling. If something breaks, they pull a part off another truck.

This is just what I was told, and could be limited to the particular fleet he was referring to or the region...I have no idea, since I'm just a civilian. :D

He did offer up a CUCV to me that was no longer on the books...just a cab, frame and axles.
 
You didn't take it?:eek1:
We still have 'em in service here and in some units in MO, Ark. & TN.
 
BulldogK5 said:
You didn't take it?:eek1:
We still have 'em in service here and in some units in MO, Ark. & TN.
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It's still sitting there... I have no way to get it. The problem is, I have to take the whole thing.

It's missing the front clip, and front wheels. So the front of it is laying on the D60. Still, it should be rebuildable, and it does have the 14BFF in back with the Detroit and 4.56 gears in both I'm sure...

I have to get the K5 running and then maybe I could trailer the whole thing up here, cut out the parts I want, then scrap the cab or something. I just don't have much property, and my 2 car garage is more like a 2 Geo garage. My K5 takes up most of it. :(
 
Still used. They are classified as non-tactical now (NTV), HMMWV being tactical. There are always exceptions though. :)

There is some amount of money you can spend on them for repairs, but at a point they become uneconomical to repair, and are turned in to DRMS. (DRMO) Other government agencies get first crack at them, then they are released for DRMS to sell at auction.

You see a fair number of these now being used by government civilians, painted black, in the course of their duties.
 
jonrpick said:
It's still sitting there... I have no way to get it. The problem is, I have to take the whole thing.

It's missing the front clip, and front wheels. So the front of it is laying on the D60. Still, it should be rebuildable, and it does have the 14BFF in back with the Detroit and 4.56 gears in both I'm sure...

I have to get the K5 running and then maybe I could trailer the whole thing up here, cut out the parts I want, then scrap the cab or something. I just don't have much property, and my 2 car garage is more like a 2 Geo garage. My K5 takes up most of it. :(
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Dude if you don't get it, you are crazy! Pay to have it towed, then call up some buddys and chop it up in your driveway, one good weekend and you should be good to go! You provide the plane ticket and I will be there :D
 
muddermilitia said:
Dude if you don't get it, you are crazy! Pay to have it towed, then call up some buddys and chop it up in your driveway, one good weekend and you should be good to go! You provide the plane ticket and I will be there :D
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Ha! Actually, the plane ticket would be the cheap part since my G/F is a flight attendant.

I think the back tires are good enough to tow with, so it could probably just be pulled provided the front end was off the ground. I don't even think the front hubs are there, so I doubt front wheels/tires could even be installed.

I do need to check up on it though. After I get a few things taken care of I could probably get it here on a trailer and cut the drivetrain out. The TH400 and NP208 are still there as well. So I could possibly sell them for enough to piece the D60 back together.
 
jonrpick said:
He did offer up a CUCV to me that was no longer on the books...just a cab, frame and axles.
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is it an m1009 (blazer) or m1008 (truck)?

the 09 has 10 bolts while the 08 has the 60/14.
 
Ugh, you gotta REALLY watch the GL folks. Lots of stories over on www.SteelSoldiers.com of people having difficulties with them. Paperwork BS to misrepresented items to stuff disappearing off of their stuff between when they bought it and when they picked it up and more.

The CUCV's were made from 1984 to 1987. For the most part they are basically a 1983 or early 84 model truck. The military accepted them based upon the '83-84 parts so to save money and not have to recert or change the parts lists every year GM basically used up a bunch of their old stock and built the trucks with stuff meant for that year. Just a heads up as I discovered the hard way a while back that just because it was made in '86 doesn't mean it'll actually use civy '86 parts.
 
I paid 1600.00 for a d60, 14ff , and a 205 out of a m1008. The 14 had a detroit the 60 was open and both had 4:56's. If you can get it for free its a no brainer.
The guy i bought my junk from said the 205 was out of the same truck but I dont know.
 
Definitely buyer beware on DRMO sales, but it's not their fault. Government has untold millions of items, no way someone could possibly know and catch all the stuff that is turned in by the military and mis-labeled.

Pretty tough to do that with serial numbered and vehicles that have VIN's, but very few people would know the difference between a 205 and 208, if they didn't take it as a transmission!
 
1008 will have a TH400/NP208. If it's one of the heavier or special purpose trucks it should be a 205. At any rate it's a hell of a deal.


Go read some of the crap people at SS have been dealing with.

GL was recently selling a bunch of genuine 1 ton axles...the 3.08 geared 6 lug kind...all sales final! Some of the guys tried to communicate their error to them but were pretty much told to F-off.
 
Again, I'm sure that is what they were accepted as, and changing the data in whatever systems they use would be painful. Not to mention you start dealing with things like monetary credit to the agency that turned the items in, can you imagine trying to reverse all that?

Maybe it's just something that comes from dealing with bureaucracy, but the amount of layers in the reutilization process are enormous.

Again, it really comes down to people turning the stuff in who are at fault, I couldn't look at a pile of networking components and tell you what they are, I'd have to rely on you. And for stuff that they are only getting something like 20% of the profit on, how much time do they REALLY want to spend checking or correcting something that might sell for $200? (as an example) They've got to move that stuff, they don't have the space either.
 
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