A pleasure to help!

@JerryRigEverything

Жыл бұрын

The EV Master has arrived.

@bransonhill3229

Жыл бұрын

Gotta do a LMTV next!

@Ra99y

Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed your videos

@EyesOfByes

Жыл бұрын

I've got an idea: Find a Ford Excursion with broken engine, and turn that into an EV.

@stygianindustries8295

Жыл бұрын

​@@JerryRigEverything you're awesome bro

Off road projects are just that..........projects, they are never done. You can always find something to break or upgrade. Love seeing the journey and have learned a lot myself.

You definitely need a lot more suspension travel. But good to see it driving.

@TheTechwizGuy

Жыл бұрын

🔥🔥

@scottcarr3264

Жыл бұрын

Yes it was like driving a House Brick.

@Injunfarian

9 ай бұрын

HMMWV/H1's don't need as much suspension travel as other vehicles since they are so wide and a low centre of gravity design they are very stable they just tip with the terrain..

@lt9690

9 ай бұрын

​@@Injunfarianexactly. This comment is accurate. I own an humvee.

@Injunfarian

9 ай бұрын

@@lt9690Yeah I own a H1 and have put that thing on some pretty gnarly angles...

2 years! Dude I didn't realise I've been following this project for that long. What a success to finally get it out and up that hill. Very impressed bro

Jerry, do some research on Torsen differentials in the hmmwv. There is a method of using the brake to lock them up while ur on an obstacle. Once you master that this thing will be unstoppable. And lower your tire pressure. Going down to about 10psi will make it ride 5x softer and give you loads more traction. I’ve been following this project from the beginning and am both sad and happy to see it finished. Great job 👍

@zorintoto1167

Жыл бұрын

This needs to be higher ! Great tip!

@lBiFfMaNl

Жыл бұрын

I was going to say the same, Learned this Torsen trick back in the military.

@berto1014

Жыл бұрын

For those that don't know. Torsen differentials won't lock up if there is 0 torque in a wheel (when 1 wheel lifts off the ground). By applying the brake, this creates torque in the suspended wheel which lets the diff lock up and spin the tire with traction still. I totally forgot about the tire pressures though - great tip. That will definitely improve traction and ride. I still think he would need to adjust the spring rates a bit though in conjunction with this. Even when the truck landed down on the tires (which appear to be fully inflated), you could see very little articulation in the suspension. The lower tire pressure will help compensate, but he still needs the articulation on impact.

@DFPercush

Жыл бұрын

Lower pressure is fine (ATVs/quads use about 4 psi) as long as you're not cruising down the highway. At speed, it can result in a lot of friction in the rubber and heat the tire to the point of failure. So bring an air pump.

@kenschopshop

Жыл бұрын

i came here to comment the same stuff

You should totally paint a Helipad on top of the metal plate where the turret was. Have a nice landing spot for your drones.

@jonasvaleisa

Жыл бұрын

Exactly my thought! :)

@ricomon35

Жыл бұрын

That's where the solar panels are going to be mounted. He could make a frame that snaps into place, over the panels. Maybe out of some clear acrylic, with a circle and a big H graphic.

@SarahKchannel

Жыл бұрын

hahah i just left the same comment, or a D for Drone Pad ;)

@GardenGuy1943

Жыл бұрын

He calls this a mountain? Pathetic.

So cool to see the progress over these many months. Amazing to see it power through the climb. Congrats on making this milehill/milestone!

Congratulations! It's crazy how long these projects can take when you're doing it yourself and learning along the way.

I can’t believe Jerry made Zach do all this and didn’t even show up to help

@tretre1692

Жыл бұрын

I figured he made him stay at the base of the mtn!

@mjc0961

Жыл бұрын

Zack ditched Jerry at the end of the last video, so Jerry's probably grumpily walking home during this whole video.

@ttschannel875

Жыл бұрын

​@@mjc0961Jerry was his grandad right?

@licioussamuels

Жыл бұрын

​@@ttschannel875 lol.. 😂😂

@PierceTrey

Жыл бұрын

I think he is his own grandpa

Hey. Where is the second Jerry? I saw him go out with you last time with that portable cooler in the mountains. I hope he is fine🫣

@JerryRigEverything

Жыл бұрын

I left him behind. He's still on the mountain.

@youtu.behandle

Жыл бұрын

​@@JerryRigEverything you're a rude person

@MrScientific

Жыл бұрын

@@JerryRigEverything Is he?😮

@sangeethshan

Жыл бұрын

​@@JerryRigEverything what a sad 😅😂

@HoldYourSeahorses

Жыл бұрын

There is actually only one Jerry. Zack is the host of the show. It’s a common misconception I believe.🙂

One of the coolest projects I have seen on all of KZread. I loved following the progress and I hope there is more to come

2:38 cheers for mentioning Heul!! I’m a traveller in a camper and this would be awesome as I don’t have a fridge. Perfect!

@JerryRigEverything

Жыл бұрын

Check out the portable fridge video I posted earlier this week! It's expensive but awesome!

I can tell you from my experience in the Army, going over 50 in a humvee feels like you're doing re-entry on a spaceship. You'll want to do something for suspension for sure.

@Speeder84XL

Жыл бұрын

I highly doubt that - unless it's on some gravel road in the forest or out on some battle field. Of course it's probably a lot bumpier and noisier than a regular car, but on normal highways, it's still just 50 mph (which is about 80 km/h for us non Americans), in a car! It seems like he is simply not used to high speeds, haha. I also base this from one of the earlier videos of this project when he talked about the the "torque converter" (or that's probably wrong word - it's not the type used for ICEs, but like a single gear gearbox put between the motor shaft and drive shaft) and started to tell that "without it, the top speed would be like 125 mph and this car would probably fall apart at that speed". That's in fact totally irrelevant to why it's needed. It's all about to get the right ratio between torque and rpm, to use the available power most efficiently. Without it and using the same motor, he would probably just get worse performance. He would get less acceleration, but the poor aerodynamics of that car would "suck" so much power at high speed, so he would probably not get much more usable top speed anyway (maximum current draw without overheating the batteries would probably be the limiting factor instead - and the range would drop to almost nothing). So the 80 mph (129 km/h) he chosed, is probably quite optimal (given the limits of that type of vehicle) for fast drivers on normal roads. But, he could probably change it again to get a top speed of just 55 mph / 89 km/h (he isn't going faster anyway), then the motor would run more efficiently during the off road driving.

@dirrology

Жыл бұрын

@@Speeder84XL 👀

@Budorb

Жыл бұрын

​@Speeder84XL As someone who's done drives from 29 Palms to Camp Pendleton and back (6+ hours of highway driving) as well as other drive on public roads/Highways in a HMMWV. These vehicles were not meant to be driven that fast on those kinds of roads. Maybe it's the turbo diesel making it feel like hell, but I honestly doubt that. If you really want to know, buy a surplus one for like $5000 and you'll see how heinous these things can be on roads/highways. Offloading though it does good.

@berto1014

Жыл бұрын

@@Speeder84XL I'm not sure you know what suspension does. The humvee has some pretty heavy duty suspension and as Zach mentioned they removed the turret plus he removed some other components. So the vehicle is lighter with a very stiff suspension. This negatively affects performance. You can clearly see as he traverses the hill that the suspension doesn't articulate much, especially over the bumps. This negatively affects the handling (especially offroad) and the ride quality (poor Zach is going to rattle his brains out). The suspension needs to be adjusted, keeping the natural frequency and motion ratio ratio constant, combined with a lower sprung corner mass (due to cutting the weight of the turret plus any potential mass loss/weight distribution changes associated with changing to the E-drivetrain), this ends up reducing the required spring rate. Because Zach said he has more work he wants to do (which will add some more weight again) he shouldn't adjust the suspension until he's done building the vehicle - as a final step - otherwise the suspension won't be tuned for the final weight/weight distribution of the vehicle and won't be optimal.

@Speeder84XL

Жыл бұрын

@@Budorb Yes, but then it's probably more a question about noise and vibration - of course, in that case, many drivers will go slow to make the ride more comfortable. Many parts in US also have quite bad roads with pot holes and bad pavements - that in combination with stiff suspension isn't the most comfortable. What really got me here is when he said "I don't know the 0-60 time, because I have never gone more than 55 mph". That means he would never have hit 60 mph (97 km/h) - not even for even a second. I get it, that car is not very comfortable at speed, but not even hit 97 km/h for one second, LOL! Last summer I had a car without working AC, so during hot summer days I had to drive with windows down - since I like speed and typically go at 160-200 km/h (99-124 mph) on the highway, the aerodynamic noise by the air current over the windows got ear damagingly loud - but I simply put earplugs on rather than have to chose between "cooking" in the car or crawl along at like 100-120 km/h to not get bothered by the noise. So earplugs also works if noise is the issue, haha

I'm definitely interested in a cost breakdown.

@MikeHarris1984

Жыл бұрын

Me too! I want to know how realistic this is... Seriously thinking about building an EV project.

@ericblanchard5873

Жыл бұрын

Same, I always wanted an old military hummer or even a deuce and a half to make electric. Can you imagine making a deuce and a half with 3 or 4 motors and a couple tons of batteries to push that thing? Would be soo cool!

@GardenGuy1943

Жыл бұрын

I hate this. Don’t comment it. No one asked you for your input.

@rkan2

Жыл бұрын

Is about 10-15k$ for each part + labor.. The HMMWV, the Tesla pack, the drivetrain+charger and ancilleries. So around 60k$ if you count 15k$ in to labor.

Congratulations on getting to the "Mountain Top"! Very informative video. Great to see the progress you have made throughout your adventure. And we know their is more to come!

I have had a ton of time in the diesel version of that rig. Anything over 45 and the thing always felt like it was going to rattle apart! BUT I also took it places where I was sure it would get stuck and it never did! Thank you for the videos! They are great!

You have to drag the brakes to get them Torsen diffs to work when one tire leaves the ground. They work great when you get used to it. Cool build so far. Interested to see what else you do with it.

@Icel4nd3r

Жыл бұрын

Looked it up and yeah you use your brakes enable Diff lock

@zachmoyer1849

Жыл бұрын

cant believe he didnt google that

@daemn42

Жыл бұрын

@@Icel4nd3r The Hummer only has a diff lock in the center. If you're on moguls then can end up with no traction at opposite corners, and thus the need to drag the brake while on the throttle. It has Torsen diffs front and rear, so this trick is more effective than it is with open diffs (although it can be used to some degree even with open diffs, as I used to do have on my old 4runner).

@UncleKennysPlace

Жыл бұрын

@@daemn42 Yeah, I did that back in the seventies in Mom's Comet; a little brake drag makes a huge difference.

@josephdecesaro1528

Жыл бұрын

Yeah at some of the Hummer driving schools they teach you a technique called "modulation" AKA... drag the brakes.

The ideal electric hummer would have one motor per wheel. With this scenario you wouldn't need locking differentials since you can control the speed of each wheel individually.

@illuminati229

Жыл бұрын

Like a rivian?

@berto1014

Жыл бұрын

Ideally, but this chassis was designed around an ICE, so it's not possible without a completely different chassis, or heavy modification (which is not recommended for someone who doesn't at least model it first in CAD and perform FEM to ensure there aren't any high stress areas).

@everettstormy

Жыл бұрын

​@@illuminati229this chasis has dif locks he doesnt know how to use them

@callumkingunderwood

Жыл бұрын

It doesn't. The original transfer case had a locking center but the front and rear differentials are torsen differentials without lockers. Torsens are a variation of limited slip but do not work well when unloaded. The thing he didn't seem to know and genuinely would have helped, dragging the brake really helps torsen diffs when they get a wheel in the air, that can help on open diffs too but the torsen style diff magnifies the effects of that drastically

@andybrice2711

Жыл бұрын

On this vehicle, I suppose it would be feasible to install an individually controllable brake on each wheel.

Love watching every step of this project and I’m very excited for continued work on this monster!

I am glad you are back at this project again, had been a while and I loved the building process. Keep at it.

Soft suspension that brings the tires down to contact the ground will make it feel like a whole new vehicle. It looks really uncomfortable on road and worse offroad. Let some tire pressure out when your offroading to let them squish around rocks and drag the brakes for the Torsen diffs to stop spin

@hungryhungryhummer

Жыл бұрын

Definitely. Knowing how to work those Torsen sons will be key!

@sh614

Жыл бұрын

Yeah true, i think the suspension is best fix to ground contact. You can see at around 4:20 - 4:30 theres very little suspension travel, vehicle is balancing between wheels

Watching this project come along is so great!

Man I hope the pace picks up a little on this thing, you have me so hyped. I would love simple updates, fixing the B pillar, buying and adding the doors, paint prep, painting, etc.

i started watching this series in high school and now im finishing my first year of college!! its crazy how far you've come

This series has been impressive, would love to see a breakdown of all the time and costs for this project.

Wow! Been with you on this journey and this felt like a personal achievement! 🎉❤

5:23 That is a lovely view of the snow-capped mountains, lake, and open fields. 🌞

2 years already!! Well spent, I'll say!! I can't wait to see it done, but i have to be honest.....I love watching your videos specially Project Whisper!! Thanks for sharing with us.

the journey is what that matters, we are watching this video because u took something so ambitious and made it a reality 💯

Definitely interested in a price breakdown

@CrypidLore

Жыл бұрын

I'm guessing the down payment on a nice house.

@sagarbisht9649

Жыл бұрын

@@CrypidLore I am curious to know what's the complete ownereship cost of a moderately sized decent house in USA

@CrypidLore

Жыл бұрын

@@sagarbisht9649 Highly depends on where you live, the average price of a 3 bedroom house goes from 90,000 to 1.2 million. The price variance by state is insane, my comment was based off a 20% down payment on a $475,000 house, so like $95,000

There’s a whole ton of pride and fun in building something and making it go up some sketchy shit. Way more fun in building it, testing it, breaking it, fixing it, building it again, making it better along the way!

Awesome to follow up from the get go. Please keep updating Project Whisper I can't wait to see more.

I have a feeling that you'll need to lighten up the springs a bit to compensate for the lighter weight up front.

Amazing build! love how it's come along. Looks like it needs a suspension upgrade though.

Always inspiring, the world needs to have more Jerrys working on diverse initiatives.

From the looks of things, you definitely need to lighten up the spring rate to keep your wheels on the ground where they'll do some good! It's definitely not hurting for power, just getting that power to the ground.. This is what's needed to ferret out the suspension gremlins. Glad to see you finally got all the CAN bus issues worked out and all the modules are talking to each other now!😉👍

It'll interesting if you add some unique features into this car that other EVs don't have. Keep this car as a continuous project it'll be fun to see how far you can push it and how advanced or unique it can get.

@timjacobs1083

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I am also interested in that

Yes, I definitely want to see a cost breakdown. That high pitched electrical whine would make it undriveable for me. Can you not hear it?

i watched all episodes of this project from the very beginning 🎉 and im glad to see that car running and functioning well as we all expected 😄 looking forward to see the modifications and other developments on it. Well done 👍

I hope u keep throwing money at this. Insane how long I’ve been following this project and I love it.

We hear so much about how heavy EVs are... is this one actually LIGHTER than the original, since so much (ie: the turret) was removed?

@rcbaylor

Жыл бұрын

theres one video he shows how much space it was taking up and how big the diesel drivetrain was as well

What could ever go wrong in a massive 30 year old Hummer converted into electric in jerrys garage and taken off roading.

I can’t believe I’ve been keeping up with this series for two years 😧 totally worth it!!

Looking at the footage from under the vehicle. there was not much suspension movement at all, leading to wheels lifting off the ground and loss of traction. Softer springs would help with keeping wheels on the ground / traction as well as comfort. As per a previous comment, I believe that Humvees have Torsen diffs, and if you briefly touch the brakes while keeping the accelerator depressed, that partially "locks" the diffs.. I am not an expert on that, but research it.. apparently it is quite effective. And yes, rebuild the B pillar or add a real roll cage. If you ever tip it or roll it (not likely with the width and low centre of gravity, but not impossible) it would be good to have a strong structure to prevent the bodywork crushing.. Great to see it driving.. thanks for taking us along for the ride.

I'd love to see you drive the Rivian through the same road for comparison.

I'm wondering if you could add electronic lockers to the HMMWV to reduce that wheel spin? Also, you should paint up the circle on the roof to resemble a helicopter landing pad, but with a large " D " for DRONE!

@therepairgod

Жыл бұрын

It has a much better system than lockers, he just hasn't learned how to utilize it yet.

See this up and running doing off-road the feeling only ppl who watched the Hummer taken inside the workshop with the electronic robot can relate Was very very excited for the project

I loved watching all the build vids a little while back. Awesome to watch and still awesome. Love it.

7:53 "there is a million things left on the to do the list" Legend has it Jerry will refuse to die until he does all the things he has on the list

To increase efficiency, put on some doors and add a sloping cover to the back (like the CyberTruck). It would increase efficiency significantly over 30mph.

Have been watching along since the beginning, glad to see its finally out n about!

Nice to see Huel doing collaborations with big youtubers. My commute to work was just pass their Tring UK headquarters for the last 5 years. Unbelievable small building for such a big brand.

good work brother

@jagmeetsingh4401

Жыл бұрын

Love From Punjab India❤❤❤

keep up with the diversity in your channel, really enjoying watching your content especially electrical car series, if you can, please do more of it.

FWIW, the trick with Torsen diffs is to apply the brakes while on the "throttle" at the same time. Torque biasing diffs (which the Torsen is) multiply the torque applied to the low traction side by the torque biasing ratio (determined by the angle of the teeth in the worm/wheel inside the diff) and send it to the high traction side. The TBR could be say 2 or 3:1. Obviously if the low traction side takes zero torque to spin, then zero * 3 = zero.. but.. if you apply the brakes and put some load on the low traction side, it'll send 2-3x that to the high traction side. This is a well known "trick" for getting the Hummer unstuck. Now if you've got a safety cutoff circuit that prevents you from applying brakes and throttle at the same.. well, then you're kinda stuck, literally and figuratively. Most modern vehicles just use the ABS to brake the spinning wheel and that sends 1x the torque through to the high traction side (via a regular open diff).

Once it's done build a off-road camper trailer loaded with batteries and solar panels to extend the range along with charge while you camp

Awesome as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along

Super cool project , really enjoyed it from the beginning to the end . Also thanks for adding metric units to your range specification in the video very helpful 👍

@TheTechwizGuy

Жыл бұрын

💯

You should paint that Hatch in your roof with a Helicopter Pad symbol. Nice drone work!

the biggest reason why i love the military hummers is because of their GIGANTIC GROUND CLEARANCE!

It's been a while! Nice to see Whisper back. Looking forward to more updates. 😁👌

I am very happy to see that your project was successful. Congratulations! Keep up the good work. Sending love ❤️!

i would die for knowing all the insights of this project, every expenses, every data about efficiency and so on, i'd love to see a video covering them

bro plz dont stop working on this project its the best thing ever looking forward for more

Congratulations on completing the goal of getting to the top of that hill. I've been watching from the start, brother, and it's been a ride. Thanks for sharing, my friend!

Dang! It looks so cool in his environment >rough terrain< for which it was built! 🤩

damn it was already 2 years ago that i watched the 1 first video on this !??!! wild how time flies

Yes, following up this project from beginning interested to the cost breakdown... Really looking forward new changes for the humvee .

Hi zak. I am from India and following this project of yours from the start. Getting this beast on the mountain top is some another thing. Happy to see the efforts.

I truly can not wait for "season 2," aka the episodes of refining the rest, visually and functional.

how satisfying it is to finally achieve things we work with our heart and soul right

I have thoroughly enjoyed every video of this project! The videos of this project on your channel and on Electric Super Car showcase how stunningly difficult it is to MAKE an EV. Thank you!

Man the project of a lifetime....and we get to follow it along with zach. this is connectivity

Always love to see a advert for something I use/love(Huel) love it!

Jebus, 3:50 those mountains man. I wouldn't be able to stop looking at them, one day I hope to move to a place like this.

Awesome! I'm happy to finally see it rolling. Congrats

That is one cool ride. Good job on all who made it happen.

Proud of ya bud. Good news. Torsten does brake acceleration modulation. Since you didn’t put a motor at each wheel and the diffs are active, you can depress the brake pedal when you have wheels pin and it will stop the spinning wheel and trick the rest into thinking it has traction. The. Other wheels will pull. Drive two footed off-road.

OMG making that circle on the roof be painted like a HELI PAD would be perfect!!!

Good luck Zack! Looking forward to the day this Humvee project's gonna be finished.

Hearing the hummer drive through that terrain reminds me of an excavator during construction. Just blasting everything in its path.

Of all the EV conversions I’ve seen, I enjoy this one the most!

I for one would like to see a cost breakdown. And I hope you keep us updated on the continuing phases of this build.

Jerry, you are amazing! I cannot believe how much you accomplish in such a short time! Really impressive!

This is one of the coolest series I’ve seen! Awesome job!

That is so cool. Even if not efficient, it's been fun watching you build it.

I was wondering when you were going to take it offroad. I love the project and wish I could do the same. For now, at least I can enjoy my H3 Hummer. Wish I could convert it, but not enough money to get that done. However, watching your EV Humvee conversion is good enough for me. Excellent job!!!

That was a beautiful test backdrop of Utah lake and snowcapped Wasatch Mountain range.

ive been waiting so long for this so glad to see it in action!

Congratulations !!! Loved this conversion series.

Hey! That wasn't Jerry in the background doing drone stuff! Also... Still the best project on the Internet ever. Love it so much

True even the noise from another world

Oh my goodness my back hurts just watching, that suspension needs to be softened up! Looks like driving a steel workbench up a mountain. :D Love this project, i have a 4x4 converted ambulance rv. I hope that in a decade its way more feasible to do a swap like this all thanks to the awesome work you do!

all you have to do is adapt it so your lady can take it out, can you imagine the look on her face? the smile would be bigger than when you built the all terrain wheelchair, lol. nice one, keep up the good work my friend.

Love your videos my dude keep up the hard work, cant wait to see more of your videos for these types of things...congrats on that mile :)

Definitely need lockers and some suspension work to get better articulation. Incredibly cool project.

Definitely need a cost break down! Love the channel and build, Zach! Been watching since day 1

That squeak (or scream) from the power train while driving would drive me crazy. Cool vehicle!

Coolest build on KZread! Glad to finally see it taking a charge and running under its own power!

Great vid again Zack!!! Please keep em coming on the Whistler, great project!!!!