First time OFF- ROADING my ELECTRIC HUMVEE

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  • Опубліковано 29 кві 2023
  • First time taking my home made DIY Electric humvee off road. This build has been AMAZING. Ive learned so much - thank you for joining me! Now its time to add some solar panels! (and doors, and paint, and a million other things)
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  • @jacobgatt
    @jacobgatt Рік тому +981

    Took my Accord up the same hill

  • @clintgossett1879
    @clintgossett1879 Рік тому +776

    As a fan of Matt's offroad recovery...that's not a mountain. That's a hill.

    • @Shaun-hp2yz
      @Shaun-hp2yz Рік тому +11

      usually stuff doesnt appear as steep as it really is on camera

    • @iamthefuss934
      @iamthefuss934 Рік тому

      No

    • @RockSolidStudios
      @RockSolidStudios Рік тому +2

      right? so wack and look at that tire pressure hahahahaha

    • @lancerevell5979
      @lancerevell5979 Рік тому +4

      The MORRVair laughs at this Humvee. 😆

    • @jackfairman7371
      @jackfairman7371 Рік тому +1

      @@Shaun-hp2yz Agreed, but that's really not impressive for off roading however. He probably made its climbing capability worse by adding more weight.

  • @twoguys1kid782
    @twoguys1kid782 Рік тому +356

    You know you live in the desert when you call that a mountain

    • @jameslaramie8041
      @jameslaramie8041 Рік тому

      You obviously have never lived in the desert. The mountains here in Arizona can be several thousand feet straight up. This little mole hill is not representative.

    • @sreypov562
      @sreypov562 Рік тому

      💪💪💪💪💪

    • @ejakathebeast
      @ejakathebeast Рік тому

      @@bob15479sorry I’m late but where is that at?im in Utah kinda looks similar

    • @ejakathebeast
      @ejakathebeast Рік тому

      @@bob15479 thank you, I live in tooele but I am not familiar with that area.

  • @error404blah
    @error404blah Рік тому +331

    A little suspension articulation would go a long way!!!!!
    Thing is as stiff as a supercar!

    • @TerjeNormann
      @TerjeNormann Рік тому +27

      Thought the same thing.
      This car is far too stiff...
      A wheel in the air does not do anything.
      There is NO Flex what so ever in that suspension.

    • @AtomicReverend
      @AtomicReverend Рік тому +27

      It's a HMMWV (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle AKA a humvee) They aren't exactly known for flexing, they were known for being teenager service man proof.
      Obviously This one isn't stock being electric but it looks like the suspension still is.

    • @GreenRanger090
      @GreenRanger090 Рік тому +5

      yea some softer springs or some extra weight would be super helpful

    • @sargera1
      @sargera1 Рік тому

      @@AtomicReverend needs the light rock crawler sus to compensate it, but be as agile as it be, still gonna ding his head without cushions on the seat

    • @firstnamelastname5820
      @firstnamelastname5820 9 місяців тому

      It's probably a lot lighter without the engine and trans, causing it to float like that.

  • @knobleindustries8106
    @knobleindustries8106 Рік тому +71

    Immediately I can see the springs are too stiff now for the weight you're carrying. I assume it's much lighter now. Need to look into some custom springs.

  • @GregHassler
    @GregHassler Рік тому +292

    Air the tires down and soften up those springs

    • @heavenleigh111
      @heavenleigh111 Рік тому +68

      Yeah really. that thing seems to have the flex appeal of a tank instead of a humvee

  • @HOLY_SPIRIT_GOD
    @HOLY_SPIRIT_GOD Рік тому +385

    I wish I had the time and money to play like this and get paid for it. You sir, are living the dream

    • @JerryRigEverything
      @JerryRigEverything  Рік тому +276

      Starting a youtube channel is free! I was going to school full time and working 30 hours a week when I started my channel... and now I work 100 hours a week. 🙃

    • @wdwerker
      @wdwerker Рік тому +94

      @@JerryRigEverything being self employed isn’t the path to working less hours. 40+years of experience speaking

    • @nithinnithin5585
      @nithinnithin5585 Рік тому +17

      ​@@JerryRigEverything you earned it 📈🤝🏻

    • @FarmerFpv
      @FarmerFpv Рік тому +10

      @@wdwerker Depends. I was working 40 hours a week sometimes overtime until 6 years ago. Now I work 4 hours a day running my eBay business making more than I could ever imagine working for someone else. You do have to have a special kind of work ethic & mindset to get started. I had tried to get my friends to start up their own and they would give up within a month or less. Even the ones that begged me for a lesson on how to get started so that they can eventually quit their 9 to 5 flopped pretty quickly. I guess that's why it's called the 1%. Most people are just not cut out to be self-employed.

    • @filip2812
      @filip2812 Рік тому +5

      ​@@FarmerFpvwhat are you doing on ebay?

  • @sneekysnake1239
    @sneekysnake1239 Рік тому +6

    Damn, hit that 2% grade like it was nothing 😂

  • @WaitWhat99
    @WaitWhat99 Рік тому +43

    Omg it flexes like a brick 😦 genuinely shocked at suspension

    • @larryhullinger4141
      @larryhullinger4141 Рік тому +3

      Exactly what I thought Its stiff as a board

    • @HOPPE23
      @HOPPE23 Рік тому

      It weighs like 2k lbs less now...

    • @larryhullinger4141
      @larryhullinger4141 Рік тому

      @@HOPPE23 with that electric motor and all those battery packs I dought it

    • @HOPPE23
      @HOPPE23 Рік тому +1

      @@larryhullinger4141 I see where you're coming from, but I'm still betting it's over 1k lbs lost. I've been all over in tons of hmmwv's and they flex. Unless you bottom out the suspense you almost never hang a wheel.

  • @Mense08
    @Mense08 Рік тому +204

    The torque must be insane

    • @huntereakright8988
      @huntereakright8988 Рік тому +29

      and the suspension is literally nothing

    • @Dat_Sun
      @Dat_Sun Рік тому +15

      No it's not. It's actually much lower than the original ice set up, you have to remember the internal combustion engine also uses gear reduction. The torque ratings given to an internal combustion engine are at the crank, rarely given in whp /tq. Also when one wheel is in the air spinning it's applying almost 0 torque for that entire axle unless it has a locker.

    • @dustin7970
      @dustin7970 Рік тому +12

      The electric motor he installed produces 516 lb-ft of torque at 0 RPM compared to the standard humvee that produces 380 lb-ft at 1700 RPM

    • @Dat_Sun
      @Dat_Sun Рік тому +6

      @@dustin7970 Thats un-certified electric tq rating. The ice was sae rated.. The tq claim is worthless without certification or same day same dyno comparison. The electric motor tq is likely geared not "at the crank".
      Additionally, without adequate amperage you will never get those numbers. Remember, fossil fuel is about 100x as energy dense as a battery, you cannot store enough battery to be up to the task without using up All the payload.

    • @airgliderz
      @airgliderz Рік тому +3

      ​@@Dat_Sun again your clearly wrong

  • @HCG
    @HCG Рік тому +21

    Looks like your racing suspension is doing well

  • @USERNAME1-x5u
    @USERNAME1-x5u Рік тому +4

    "Now where is the charging station? We have 5 miles of range left."

  • @jonyemm
    @jonyemm Рік тому +80

    Looks really rigid. Wouldn't think the original humvees werebuilt so rigid.
    Also, there doesnt appear to be much suspension travel. How much lighter/heavier is it now vs before?

    • @fiat1314
      @fiat1314 Рік тому +18

      It may have had armor as well. he could add 3 times the batteries and still be underweight for those springs.

    • @twodollarking8009
      @twodollarking8009 Рік тому +6

      ​@@fiat1314 not to mention the engine and everything he took out of it. The electric motor weights waaaay less

    • @Plinian
      @Plinian Рік тому +1

      @@twodollarking8009 Electric motors alone weigh less, but EV batteries are incredibly dense. The Hummer EV battery is almost 3000lbs. I haven’t followed the build, so I can’t say whether he saved weight overall by removing armor and other things, but there was likely a considerable weight gain by switching from diesel to electric when looking only at those specific components.

    • @sargera1
      @sargera1 Рік тому

      @@twodollarking8009 he needs a real good 4L gear on it and make a ballast in back to compensate the old weight distribution.

    • @sargera1
      @sargera1 Рік тому

      when u need a recon light , this be a base study model, add a bit weight to balance it and the suspensions too

  • @Synthmilk
    @Synthmilk Рік тому +60

    I think you called a molehill a mountain there...

  • @unnikrishnannair6848
    @unnikrishnannair6848 Рік тому

    I worked in Hmvy for 8 years !
    It is with powerful V Engine !
    Nice vehicle !!

  • @GVChannel
    @GVChannel Рік тому

    Wow! Good job 👍 ❤!

  • @kylev.1163
    @kylev.1163 Рік тому +11

    So crazy to not hear anything from one of these. I'm in the military and these old things are notoriously loud. You can't even carry out a conversation inside contrary to popular belief. It's one of the most laughable things in movies for me personally.
    But to truly not hear a thing as this thing drives, it's insane.

    • @sargera1
      @sargera1 Рік тому

      only sound was tires lol,unless its doing donuts on asphalt (no bueno on ice models , too slow on low rpm)

  • @charlesjenkins1191
    @charlesjenkins1191 Рік тому

    Congratulations!!! That camera doesn't do the hill/humvee the credit deserved

  • @balajigovindarajan7382
    @balajigovindarajan7382 Рік тому +4

    With deeper grooves at ♾️

  • @chadhansen5057
    @chadhansen5057 Рік тому

    A beast of a rig supper neat Zac with everything u do

  • @jmoto1983
    @jmoto1983 Рік тому +4

    Just make sure that you bring a portable generator with you to be on there safe side. Heard a story of a guy who went off-roading in his Rivian in Utah and ran out of juice and he needed a diesel generator brought out to him in the middle of nowhere and he was hit with
    almost a $10k bill to get him charged enough to get back to civilization.

  • @nikocasual5126
    @nikocasual5126 Рік тому +30

    Chris Fix was shitting blood after he watched this video 💀

  • @brandsplanet4381
    @brandsplanet4381 Рік тому +2

    Tyres caught level 7 scratches.

  • @TerjeNormann
    @TerjeNormann Рік тому +2

    You have to do something radical with the suspension on that car. There is no flex what so ever in the springs.
    You have to replace the springs with something much more soft, so all four wheels can do their job all the way....
    You drive with only traction on two and tree wheels in the ground how it is now.

  • @4upkoB
    @4upkoB Рік тому +4

    All those electric vehicles are fine untill you get to soft terrain.
    Those electric things are extremely heavy.
    Ok for rocks, no good for mud

  • @captaindunsel5348
    @captaindunsel5348 Рік тому

    Watching you build that was amazing. Great work! Your other projects are just as fantastic and very informative. We appreciate you!

  • @335bye4
    @335bye4 Рік тому +3

    The real trick is to take that electric Humvee on a 4-5 day trek + 600 miles
    Overland style.

    • @sargera1
      @sargera1 Рік тому

      headache tho. he needs to recalibrate springs, and since it aint reg coilover this be a lot o homework lol.

    • @danstubbs5032
      @danstubbs5032 Рік тому

      I love my Jeep

  • @1whoDoesSimply
    @1whoDoesSimply Рік тому +1

    Nice! Next step for the vehicle would be somehow getting rid of whatever causes that high pitched ringing sound

  • @kfmckay
    @kfmckay Рік тому +3

    I am sure your suspension is stiff. It looks like you are not able to get full articulation out of it and keep going on 3 wheels on obstacles that are not too big

  • @RhinoMotorsAbj
    @RhinoMotorsAbj Рік тому +3

    Ok, now let's do a river crossing! Deep river crossing! Should be fine, it's electric, no snorkel needs 😂

  • @jpcuenca8533
    @jpcuenca8533 Рік тому +9

    I think the suspension doesnt have enough down travel lower arms already drop down too much

  • @reptile6102
    @reptile6102 Рік тому +3

    Looks like its too light for its suspention

    • @PineappleOnPizza69
      @PineappleOnPizza69 Рік тому +1

      indeed it is i think its the origonal suspension when he bought that unit

  • @emdm16
    @emdm16 11 місяців тому

    Once the military adopts this and paints them in orange stars green clovers blue diamonds and purple horseshoes… we are sure to be a super flower on the world stage!!
    Love your content Matt!❤

  • @veronicavansing666
    @veronicavansing666 Рік тому

    The under the car shot was perfect lol

  • @edwardhendersen5643
    @edwardhendersen5643 Рік тому

    It's got the torque!!! 😎 Cool

  • @I_HateClickBait
    @I_HateClickBait Рік тому +5

    Everest is a mountain, that was a speedbump.

    • @DeathSc00p
      @DeathSc00p Рік тому

      A speedbump is a speedbump, that was a small hill

  • @goracks69
    @goracks69 Рік тому +7

    Hey, fun fact: we use your tour of the F-150 Lightning plant as course material for our union training videos mandated by the Ford/unifor contract. So every Ford employee (at least in Canada) has watched your tour. Crazy, right?

    • @sargera1
      @sargera1 Рік тому

      imagine a link there to this vid, extra 2k view instant a day

  • @ricardofrancescotrewhelapa7096

    Congratulations 🎉

  • @christhut8140
    @christhut8140 Рік тому +1

    Gotta love that IFS with absolutely NO droop whatsoever and that's not even gnarly terrain lol

  • @csfabricationllc2252
    @csfabricationllc2252 Рік тому

    Glad your purse fits in the back next to the cooler of bud light.

  • @amanlohchab86
    @amanlohchab86 Рік тому

    Congratulations🎉

  • @mohamedossama5666
    @mohamedossama5666 Рік тому +1

    متينة و سريعة و تتحمل الأثقال و هى صناعة أمريكية مميزة

  • @satyarthkushwah7885
    @satyarthkushwah7885 Рік тому +1

    We are also waiting for this bro ...

  • @xcelorams_just_box
    @xcelorams_just_box Рік тому

    I've been there with your whisper project since the first day, jerry! I love trucks too!❤️😇

  • @JerawatBatu888
    @JerawatBatu888 Рік тому

    Smooth and quiet

  • @BabyGirl0723
    @BabyGirl0723 Рік тому

    Long time coming! What a great project. I enjoyed every minute of it. Congrats

  • @zinanzine7674
    @zinanzine7674 Рік тому +3

    a durability test?

    • @Dat_Sun
      @Dat_Sun Рік тому

      Nope

    • @domenik8339
      @domenik8339 Рік тому

      It's all fun and games till your 50-100K electric car needs a new 25K battery in 5 years. I used to work for some very rich clients, absolutely none of them use an electric vehicle despite having travel expectations and income that would make them a perfect fit. It's a terrible investment.

  • @scottneal2738
    @scottneal2738 Рік тому

    Definitely amazing and happy for you on succeeding.

  • @mitkopitko
    @mitkopitko 11 місяців тому

    10 tons of pure freedom

  • @izakarya4258
    @izakarya4258 Рік тому +7

    is this weightless? how come it is levitating so easily?

    • @kalibisaboss7232
      @kalibisaboss7232 Рік тому +3

      It weighs a lot less so the factory springs are a little too strong.

    • @ttkddry
      @ttkddry Рік тому

      Not enough travel in the suspension arms

    • @Dat_Sun
      @Dat_Sun Рік тому +4

      ​@@kalibisaboss7232 The battery is extremely undersized for the vehicle weight. Probably needs somewhere around 5000 pounds of battery storage to be at all practical. The problem is high weight and off road tire vehicle don't mix well.
      He was quick to claim a 100 miles range but those tires alone will restrict him to 50 miles range on the road. Everything about this electric hummer is an embarrassing failure.
      As a rule an electric vehicle is roughly half battery and drive to rain components by weight. This Humer is not even close to that, it has an extremely undersized motor and battery bank.

    • @izakarya4258
      @izakarya4258 Рік тому

      thank you gentlemen for the answers,
      so it is combination of low weight and weak suspension that leads to that

    • @dank5816
      @dank5816 Рік тому

      When you take out the original motor, I don’t remember if it was a diesel or not, it changes the center of gravity.

  • @c.pinson8857
    @c.pinson8857 Рік тому +1

    You got there and then was looking for a charging station lmao!!!

  • @JakeTheBear1
    @JakeTheBear1 Рік тому +5

    Made it easy without even decreasing tire presure eiii

  • @jusacsuryanata4651
    @jusacsuryanata4651 Рік тому +1

    You're the He-man of He-men. That's the sickest project ever from another hmmwv owner.

  • @MyHouseOnTheMoon
    @MyHouseOnTheMoon Рік тому

    I saw my mountain in there, right at the end!

  • @mcsenn
    @mcsenn Рік тому

    well doing off roading can be a real meditation for me! and then in total silence, Nice!
    but! then again... a V8 or a TDI engine does make a lovely noise in a 4x4 truck. 😉

  • @Mrider-mi5eb
    @Mrider-mi5eb Рік тому +1

    Cool but the deep rumble of the diesel motor in those is way better in my opinion

  • @DursunX
    @DursunX Рік тому

    an effective 3 wheel drive 😉

  • @Daymon_Music
    @Daymon_Music Рік тому

    I want one!

  • @arifhazmi21
    @arifhazmi21 Рік тому +2

    i would suggest better suspension for the humvee

  • @uniqueautocare70
    @uniqueautocare70 Рік тому

    Great brother

  • @SnoozeBoy1700gaming
    @SnoozeBoy1700gaming Рік тому +1

    You should put the lockers on

  • @Daniel-iy1ed
    @Daniel-iy1ed Рік тому

    🔥🔥 well done. Enjoyed every video of your car journey

  • @TheGreenNewSteal2025
    @TheGreenNewSteal2025 Рік тому

    That is one badass golf cart.

  • @Skuxxoffroad
    @Skuxxoffroad Рік тому

    There's something up with the spring rates on your suspension. It should be cycling way more than that to keep wheels on the ground with such an easy obstacle

  • @Inferno45
    @Inferno45 Рік тому +5

    You need differential lockers. Your wheels that lift off the ground keep spinning and are not help at all. With differential lockers they can send that unused power to the wheels on the ground to help you get unstuck.

  • @LunaSol-bi5hz
    @LunaSol-bi5hz Рік тому +1

    From 100% battery to 15% real quick 😂

  • @supert812
    @supert812 Рік тому

    Just went here a few days ago! Fun hill!

  • @jimtamim1708
    @jimtamim1708 Рік тому +11

    I think a Honda Fit can climb that too

  • @kennymarketplace
    @kennymarketplace 8 місяців тому

    I love it man

  • @zachariahadams
    @zachariahadams Рік тому

    I don't think the intent was a rock crawler but great job!

  • @joemikey278
    @joemikey278 Рік тому +1

    Where is the location with that beautiful lake ?

    • @sk8terboi510
      @sk8terboi510 Рік тому

      I’m wondering the same thing!!! Looks a lot like Walker Lake, outside of Hawthorne NV. Matter of fact, this setting looks reminiscent of any high desert location over here in Northern Nevada 😄❤️👌

  • @shannonp7911
    @shannonp7911 7 місяців тому

    WWWHHHYYY DID YOU MAKE IT ELETRIC!!!!

  • @zasafreedom2431
    @zasafreedom2431 Рік тому

    hasta la vista…. BABY😂🤣

  • @ConnorSchurr
    @ConnorSchurr Рік тому

    it's not quite heavy enough. suspension isn't compressed at all. Very cool.

  • @kerrygibbs8198
    @kerrygibbs8198 Рік тому

    You need to wait for a charge outlet now. Lol

  • @nicktillman
    @nicktillman Рік тому +3

    Bro, put on racing helmet next time please, world needs you in one piece

  • @TrailnTriggerTV
    @TrailnTriggerTV 9 місяців тому

    That literally looks like my driveway.

  • @richfarfugnuven6308
    @richfarfugnuven6308 Рік тому

    Despite what people think, they were not great offroad because of the weight(especially when armored up). They can be made really good with the Hall racing suspension and added power.

  • @lesilestivany7839
    @lesilestivany7839 Рік тому

    City slicker with his E-Toy

  • @MuhammadZeshan
    @MuhammadZeshan Рік тому

    Impressive

  • @ÆSH379
    @ÆSH379 8 місяців тому

    Hummers ftw!!!

  • @SathishKumar-pq2cz
    @SathishKumar-pq2cz Рік тому

    Congratulations man🎉

  • @franciscojavierlopez9256
    @franciscojavierlopez9256 Рік тому

    En el desierto es muy práctico, sobre todo cuando te quedes sin pilas, se lo enchufas a un cactus....

  • @BladeDoomer86
    @BladeDoomer86 Рік тому

    Best of both worlds, real Humvee without the horrible fuel consumption, my DREAM.. I'd take that over most cars anyday here in Canada, if it was reliable and in production.

  • @9a3eedi
    @9a3eedi Рік тому +1

    Definitely needs a difflock

  • @arunsubramanian7949
    @arunsubramanian7949 Рік тому +1

    Then roll downhill and recoup all the charge by regen

  • @theodorehyatt1782
    @theodorehyatt1782 Рік тому +1

    Now you have to install a charging station up there to get down

  • @IberianCraftsman
    @IberianCraftsman Рік тому +2

    now solar panels on that flat roof for some extra power

  • @Rena152
    @Rena152 Рік тому

    That's got to be the tiniest "mountain" I have ever seen

  • @TrainTruck
    @TrainTruck Рік тому

    As long you got power to the wheels, any vehicle can get anywhere. It just doesn't matter how the power is made, it's just need enough to move the vehicle itself as it'll be ether fast but slow in one area or slow but fast in another area.

  • @olysean92
    @olysean92 2 місяці тому

    Deleting the combustion engine really lets you hear the chassis 😂

  • @RexWort
    @RexWort Рік тому

    I love watching these electric converter videos
    Both how impressive electric motor can be easily swap a gas engine vehicle and perform
    And seeing angry diesel head comments 😂

  • @Nupa-bb1xs
    @Nupa-bb1xs 2 місяці тому

    You must remove center bump which consumes whole space of passenger seats keeping it diesel engine. It would be revolution.

  • @keithonline20
    @keithonline20 Рік тому +1

    The fact that the motor in that thing is barely any bigger than my head....

  • @nxtgen2b416
    @nxtgen2b416 Рік тому

    Well done sir !

  • @shaneculhane4431
    @shaneculhane4431 Рік тому

    Look at that articulation

  • @Sean-xu5ti
    @Sean-xu5ti 8 місяців тому

    Hill never be trying that again.
    Hill always remember that one
    Hill …..

  • @Cam-gb1cu
    @Cam-gb1cu Рік тому

    Jeez, without the sound of the engine you can hear all the backlash in the cv axles and all the other general drivetrain torture 😮

  • @arfainbaihakki2242
    @arfainbaihakki2242 Рік тому

    god job jeep

  • @danielboyd5186
    @danielboyd5186 Рік тому

    I didn’t know Bas Rutten went off roading!