Border Patrol chooses Jeep

[haven]

I feel safer already.

Credit to "pixeldzn" on the www.jkboard.com site.

 

[jeffryscott]

they've been using Rubicons for a few years now down here along the border. At least with the 4-door versions they can fit some extra folks on board if need be.

Mark Stephens did an article for JPFreek about the use of the Jeep's in Nogales a few months back.

 

[calamaridog]

They use Jeep, Dodge, Ford, and Chevy. They also have atv's and horses I saw a BP F250 4x4 this morning.

My buddy HATED getting stuck with the Rubicons...

 

[goodtimes]

I don't see the jeeps in Border Patrol trim nearly as often as I used to. I hear they have had durability problems with them...I doubt the Jeep engineers had the border patrol in mind when they designed them. Sad to say, but BP is probably better off with military vehicles (like the original hummer), which were designed for the type of service they (BP vehicles) will see.

 

[calamaridog]

My best buddy worked BP until a few weeks ago. His main complaint about the Jeeps was low comfort level for the majority of the work they do and a lack of utility for carrying prisoners. He and his buddies seem to prefer the 3/4 ton 4x4 trucks with those prisoner cage inserts in the back.

The jeeps certainly have their uses for getting into more difficult terrain when you really have to.

All BP vehicles have very limited service lives and spend a good amount of time in the shop. They also wreck an amazing number of vehicles

 

[jeffryscott]

and I've been told by BP the Hummers really don't hold up well, which is why they don't have more in service.

They certainly put vehicles through the ringer and find all the weaknesses in them. For a while when they were using the Ford Expeditions, they had to modify each one to cover the oil filter, it was exposed from underneath, not a good feature for a 4x4 that is used in rough country. And they found out the frames on the Expeditions were subject to severe cracking.

 

[rmarz]

BP Jeeps

Here are a couple more pics of the new JK's that are coming on line for the BP. The one pictured has a cage for three prisoners and the rear seats removed. The TJ and LJ models fell short in the comfort dept. as sitting in them with a gun belt on left little room for comfort.

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/9388/documentmsgidinboxdelimcu5.jpg

 

[rmarz]

BP Jeep

Here is the other pic, darn lack of picture posting experience here.

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/2609/documentmsgidinboxdelimbw1.jpg

 

[Pskhaat]

As a tangent to make you cringe when you see it, the BP also drags dozens of sets of brand-new 37" MTRs to grade/level the sand roads.

 

[articulate]

What a trip! Right "up my alley."

I did ride along with the BP a few months ago and wrote an article about the experience. BP has a fleet of TJs, as well as Tahoes, Chargers, Humvees, and a few other vehicles.

1. The TJs are trashed after years of use (and abuse)
2. Agents are not trained on how to drive a four-wheel-drive
3. Agents are the current under-appreciated law enforcement segment

I, too, believe that getting the new Jeep is a significant improvement.

They use Jeep, Dodge, Ford, and Chevy. They also have atv's and horses

Mountain bikes as well.

 

[Scenic WonderRunner]

The Main BP Vehicle that I see in East County San Diego is the..............

Almighty..............

Dodge 4x4 Pick up............!

Who woulda known/thought.................>?

It actually does not matter because their new M~16's are pretty impressive!:shakin:........... :ar15:



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[goodtimes]

sitting in them with a gun belt on left little room for comfort

That is a darn good point....

 

[rmarz]

As a tangent to make you cringe when you see it, the BP also drags dozens of sets of brand-new 37" MTRs to grade/level the sand roads.

While I can not speak for the thousands of agents along the US/Mex border, I can say that tires are a hot commodity and any tire I have seen on a 'drag' was not usable as a tire mounted on a vehicle. Tires with tread on a 'drag' most likely have a punctured side wall.

 

[Willman]

Here are a couple more pics of the new JK's that are coming on line for the BP. The one pictured has a cage for three prisoners and the rear seats removed. The TJ and LJ models fell short in the comfort dept. as sitting in them with a gun belt on left little room for comfort.

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/9388/documentmsgidinboxdelimcu5.jpg

Where's the roof mounted 50 Cal.??????:shakin:

 

[IXNAYXJ]

Mark Stephens did an article for JPFreek about the use of the Jeep's in Nogales a few months back.

Don't believe anything he says. That guy's a total poser.

-----Matt-----