Daihatsu HiJet Jumbo Hunting Vehicle

Daihatsu HiJet Jumbo Hunting Vehicle - Complete Overview

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Жыл бұрын

Use the Code VARMINT10 on Brownells.com for 10% OFF your Purchase of 150+ ----- As requested, here is the complete overview of my Daihatsu HiJet Jumbo Off-Road Hunting Vehicle. The truck that I have is known as a “Kei Truck”. My Kei Truck has been christened with the name, Godzilla. Named that, because it is the baddest hunting off-road vehicle in the desert! Click here for the full specifications on the Daihatsu HiJet Jumbo Kei Truck: www.varminter.com/daihatsu-hi...
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@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

YES, it's legal. What do you think of "Godzilla", my Daihatsu HiJet Jumbo? Post your thoughts and comments below!! Please Subscribe, Like and Share! Thanks!

@TheDollarSportsman Жыл бұрын

Looks fantastic 😎; I particularly like the raised shooting level with the practicality of a full bench.

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

It is a perfect match!

@fattigla Жыл бұрын

That is awesome!! Definitely will be checking out your article

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@keithalbrecht4785 Жыл бұрын

Sweet ride!!! Being elevated make it so much better. When we go out to South Dakota we sit up in the back of my buddy's pickup. We have two shooting benches. In the last after noon - evening, sit with your backs to the sun & the prairie dogs have no clue what's going on!! Can't wait for the next video!!!

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

Nice! We are lucky to live in States that allow it while varmint, or non-game animal hunting.

@Tofazfou Жыл бұрын

Definitely interested! Loved the overview of Godzilla

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

You can ride in it when you're here. Your buddy's going to have to ride in the back... ;-)

@KPutubing Жыл бұрын

Howdy from Sacramento! Waay cool!

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@messagesystem333 Жыл бұрын

Love the truck!

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@mattmillerhill Жыл бұрын

Awesome setup!

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@blantant Жыл бұрын

Awesome setup

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@briankoenig8923 Жыл бұрын

Sweet rig! I whack groundhogs in the bed of my GMC Sierra on a Deathgrip and a Thermaseat on a 5 gallon bucket.

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

One of our crew swapped his bed out for a flatbed on his Dodge. It is really nice to shoot off of. Tons of room!

@mattstrohmeyer5839 Жыл бұрын

General grabbers, Keeper winch (Series wound winch), mud flaps and fender flares, Need diff lock if one isn't already installed. Transfer case gears if bigger tires installed.

@dennisholle1005 Жыл бұрын

Cool rig!

@Will7981 Жыл бұрын

I like the little truck.👍🏻

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

He's really cool!

@manishprasad8625 Жыл бұрын

That is so cool. I love it. Must be fun to drive.

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

You have to ride with me sometime! It's a blast.

@manishprasad8625 Жыл бұрын

@@varmintermagazine Definitely. You don't have to ask me twice. Let it get a little warmer. Like the color too, the whole thing is just badass.

@davekaylor458 Жыл бұрын

My '96 HiJet standard can is great so far. I've had it a month and put a 2" lift and about to install all led lights. I just received a snow plow for the front, which, I believe, add a 2" received to the front that I can also connect a winch. I wouldn't mind getting the jumbo, Mayville I will. Once you have one, it can turn into an addiction.

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

That's great! I would like to do a snow plow some day. Addiction is correct!

@Liberty4Ever Жыл бұрын

A 2" coil over lift with progressive springs and LED auxiliary lighting (front, bed and rear) are on my 96 4WD Hijet To Do list. I already have the LED lights so I just need to install them. The next big upgrade will be medium quartz gray Monstaliner polyurethane bed liner as a durable paint, inside and out. I have no need for a snow plow, but if you drive on salted roads, please use a good anti-corrosive coating underneath to prevent frame corrosion. I use lanolin based Surface Shield. Spray it inside the frame as well as outside.

@ae7v Жыл бұрын

Been wanting one of those for years. But I do the same thing with the bench in the back of my pickup. Lots of swing and great visibility for up hear in MT

@sidewalkhillbilly6636 Жыл бұрын

I do the same thing in my F150. Have been for years. Gives great visibility to spot gophers. This year I'm going to add a platform in back to get higher for safe shooting over the cab.

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

We also shoot off a Dodge Ram truck with a flatbed. Really handy!

@sid35gb 4 ай бұрын

Given that it’s a Toyota owned company you might not need to pull a fuse for the reversing alert you might be able to disable it through the cars system. Sometimes it’s a case of turning the engine off holding the trip button while restarting the engine and then options come up on the dashboard. There are Daihatsu certified mechanics online who might be able to help.

@charlesmullins3238 Жыл бұрын

The og 1985 movie I’d love to find….I know you cried too when he fell in that volcano…awsome awsome rig man

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm so OG, I go back to the original from 1954!

@Liberty4Ever Жыл бұрын

I got a 1996 4WD Hijet so I could drive it on the roads. I should have probably held out for a locking rear differential and air conditioning, but I love my kei truck. I've been driving it for over a month and have only driven my 4Runner twice, mostly to keep the battery charged. I've done a few small upgrades, as well as some repairs and overdue maintenance (it's a 27 year old Japanese farm truck). I'll be slowly doing upgrades all spring and summer - 2" coil over lift, new DOT rated mud & snow tires, Monstaliner bed liner "paint" job inside and out, ATOTO double DIN Android stereo with back up camera, etc. Heading out now to install the tiny front/rear dash cam. I try to do something on the mini truck every day. I don't hunt but I'm a bit of a gun nut, so you've given me something to ponder. 🙂

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! I always chuckle when folks think these trucks won't last. There are so many that are going strong and are being fixed up. I just subscribed to your Channel. I'll be interested to see yours when you've got it complete!

@Liberty4Ever Жыл бұрын

@@varmintermagazine - As is often the case with a solid well built vehicle, and is particularly true with the 4Runner, the Hijet can generally be maintained indefinitely if the frame can be protected from rusting. It's sad that these mini trucks live productive lives with nothing but routine maintenance in Japan for 25+ years, and are shipped to the US and are scrapped in five years from frame corrosion because they were driven on our salted roads. I'll be spraying the frame and undercarriage of my Hijet with Surface Shield, a non-hardening lanolin based anti-corrosion coating after painting the truck, before driving it on salted roads. It's messy stuff so not very pleasant when working under the truck, but IMO much better than the frame rusting. I hate frame corrosion. It's car cancer. Due to a Toyota manufacturer's defect, the frame rusted through on my new 4WD Tacoma at 91,000 miles and rusted completely in half at 137,000 miles. The psychotic weasels at the Toyota stealership laughed at my misfortune and Toyota Motor Manufacturing provided no compensation for their manufacturing defect.

@Cachecarlson Жыл бұрын

Godzilla is so cool! It’s very strange to drive on the right side though.

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

I still hit the wipers, when I'm supposed to hit the turn indicator!

@ephjay6t87 Жыл бұрын

Looked like 50 cal mounted back there! 😄 Great trucks. They need reinforcement to that low front bumper. Angle iron will work. We got the 5-speed (not jumbo) but with 2-speed transfer case. We get 30 mpg's off road with AC.

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks for the heads-up!

@6202chiyo Жыл бұрын

良い軽トラに乗ってますね。私も日本で乗ってますが、軽トラって使い勝手が良いんですよね👍️

@NotLeftarded1 11 ай бұрын

It's the perfect truck for fire roads and fuel economy. Don't regret getting rid of my Silverado. I never pulled anything heavy enough to make it worthwhile anyway.

@excitationofstereocilia2103 5 ай бұрын

😂I'm leftarded and reading your comment made my day!!!😂

@NotLeftarded1 5 ай бұрын

@@excitationofstereocilia2103 I'm glad it made your day but I don't like that you're a racist who hates Europeans .

@dustinmittel348 5 ай бұрын

Also a track system for when it snows out there

@tacocin Жыл бұрын

nice!

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jerrybarrick2859 Жыл бұрын

Love it. What is the bench you’re using

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

That is the Caldwell BR Pivot. It is one of the designs they bought from a varmint hunter out of Oregon years ago.

@dustinmittel348 5 ай бұрын

I think a canvas enclosure on the back would be awesome

@TheGoodTheBadTheRowdy Жыл бұрын

Thats funny, similar to mine! Have the 2023 imported from Philippines so mines left hand drive, my son owned a hot rod shop, still had all his machines and etc, built an alum and ss camper box similar to the delivery box hijets in japan. side door setup to work with a side awning and encloseable tent area for summer camping. My son has the van version of these, and he built out a honda monkey into a bobber that rolls into a small trailer meant to look like an airstream hahaha, and he goes to events and cruises around on the little monkey. I need to find out where he got a front end kit to make it look like a little vw bus front end, very cool! His van hijet was also imported from the Philippines so its left hand drive too.

@panhandlepilgrim Жыл бұрын

Seriously considering selling my Honda Pioneer to buy one of these.

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

They are nice. I had a choice of spending more on a SxS, or this. I don't regret it at all.

@ExF1Guy Жыл бұрын

Hi Eric, would you be willing to share your thoughts on shooting benches? I am considering the Stable Table and would like to know how it compares to the BR Pivot. I'd like to get the BR, but up here in Canada they run $1150, while the Stable Table is around $320. Also, is the Stable Table usable for a lefty? My gf is left-handed. Thanks in advance!

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

We are working on a shooting table overview that will be released in May. In the meantime, the Stable Table will be the only one with a rectangular top that works for both right, or left-hand shooters. The Stable Table is not bad, when compared to the BR Pivot (I bought my BR-P from someone here locally at a very low price). The only thing lacking on the Amazon version of the ST, compared to the old style, is the cushioned seat. With regards to handling, the ST and BR pivot can both have issues with being 100% solid. There are small things you can do to lock them down more, but it never really goes away. However, compared to some of the other tables available on Amazon, either one is far better. IMO, I'd get the Stable Table first and use it for a bit before you spend the money on a BR Pivot. We have other options here in the States from custom table makers that blow everything away. Check out the DOA Shooting Benches, then give them a call and ask what shipping would be to your location. They are one of the best ones made out there. They would be priced in the range of the BR Pivot.

@ExF1Guy Жыл бұрын

@@varmintermagazine Great, I think for the time being I'll probably go with the ST and then get in touch with DOA when it comes time to upgrade. Thanks for your advice! I'll be looking forward to the May video.

@cjswei735 7 ай бұрын

How do these handle slope? I've got some trails with a few steep sections and the price of UTVs are absurd.

@varmintermagazine 7 ай бұрын

They do well, when you're not hauling a real heavy load. Since it is an automatic, I just shift to a lower gear and go!!

@williambyast7791 9 ай бұрын

Can these Beasts be given more Power!!

@GeographyNerd48 Жыл бұрын

Who makes the bench? Im looking for something better than my stable table.

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

It is the Caldwell BR Pivot. Made by the same folks who make the Stable Table. I don't like the ST light, but the original is decent. Though, they made some changes that cheapened them up.

@kirkmartin2223 Жыл бұрын

I've wanted one of these for 20 years. Out here in west Texas the dust is horrible year round. So bad that any lubricant on a firearm becomes a magnet for red dust that quickly turns into coarse lapping compound.

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

I bought mine from Weatherford Mini Trucks out of Weatherford, TX. I hear you on the dust out there. I've spent time hunting in West Texas and the dust is gritty!! If it's windy, I always come back with whiter teeth though! ;-)

@kirkmartin2223 Жыл бұрын

@@varmintermagazine the Weatherford mini truck guy is 300yds away from my dad's office! Small world

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

@@kirkmartin2223 - Wow! That's awesome! I had mine transported up here, but the next time I'm near Dallas, I'm going to stop by. The new trucks have a lot better stereos, push button start, etc. It's crazy how much they pack into these little things.

@kirkmartin2223 Жыл бұрын

@@varmintermagazine I have 1 stand that might be hard to get to with one of these mini trucks. The other 90% of the ranch can be accessed by pickup 355 days a year. The polaris and canam buggy's are the best at getting around the ranch but they are dusty, loud and expensive

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

@@kirkmartin2223 - Yep. My last ride in a CanAm was thermal predator hunting in the dead of winter (Nevada). Although it wasn't as dusty as most, it still let in some and I had a hard time not coughing during the stands.

@theegg2414 Жыл бұрын

Are they Street legal?

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

Depends on the State that you reside. I discuss a little bit about it in the video.

@phineasNBJ Жыл бұрын

Is that 2020 HiJet? Just in case, you can't buy HiJet that new for $6,000 even in Japan. (Maybe if high mileage and 2WD) Also, currently, Daihatsu and Suzuki are the only ones that make mini trucks on their own. Yes, other Japanese compnies sell them, but they are re-badged Daihatsu or Suzuki.

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

When I made that comment, I was meaning ing to speak in general terms on cost, not specifically about my 2020. The newer ones are around $10k-$13k, but the older ones that are in the price range I mentioned. Good to know about the manufacturers.

@jayjudd6518 Жыл бұрын

Ho Lee chit Miss Molly that is crusty looking 👀. I’d get a satellite phone just you get broke down out in the wild. How fast is it in the bush.

@varmintermagazine Жыл бұрын

Nope, this thing goes and goes. It's a 2020 with 1740ish KMs on it. Rutted main roads, I can go 50ish. Off-Road I go slower because I'm looking for targets.