Amphibious?

[MaiNiaK]

This has probably been posted before.
National Gaurd running M1078's till they float.
No wounder they have so many issues.....lol..

http://youtu.be/C6b54bZepoA

 

[Mach Style]

those trucks dont even have snorkels do they? I dont see them anywhere on the out side unless they are in the cab or something.

 

[MaiNiaK]

Right behind the drivers side of the cab. The exhaust is underneath. They also have pugs for differentials for forging rivers. I don't believe they where ment to go that deep though.

 

[1951M1078]

It will be just "my" luck to get that one ! LOL

 

[bchauvette]

How stupid is that!!!! golden rule #1 before fording "Know what your getting into" literally. Not only are they are no longer part of the solution they now compounded the problem. Can't they tell how deep it is by comparing water level to surrounding structures? Is there not a deep water fording S.O.P. IE If you need scuba gear to continue you are too deep.

 

[MaiNiaK]

1951M1078 no wonder why so many people have electrical issues with thier trucks.

i thought it was Fording and not Forging. My friends are all Chevy and Dodge nuts and one lives right on a river. Last year one of them was crossing the river and I said "he was Fording the river" I was quickly corrected... "You Ford lover, it's forging not fording".... LOL I was right all along...

 

[Warthog]

That video has been posted many times here. Luckily no one drown.

 

[Suprman]

Does the exhaust have constant pressure or something? So water cant get it. Its pretty low but the engine does move a good volume of air. There is an air line from the exhaust to the intake filter box.

 

[RangerJake72]

I think it is safe to say that is stretching or exceeding the fording abilities of those vehicles

 

[NDT]

No electrical components in the cab are waterproof. Its amazing to me the Allison TCM functioned.

 

[dmetalmiki]

Did pretty good seeing where they were (not!) going.

 

[bchauvette]

That video has been posted many times here. Luckily no one drown.

The video that keeps on giving

 

[CARNAC]

Not this video again.

That tells me that it must be time again for the question about what the key code is for a CUCV

and

Hey everyone, check out this neat tool box that looks like a jerry can but it's a tool box.

Some stuff just won't goooooooo away.

 

[MaiNiaK]

Figures the new guy posts old media...

I'll be be sure to stay off the jerry can and CUCV key code topics.

 

[MuleMac01]

Someone will get ones of those sometime aka engine can not be started......

 

[Suprman]

One was sold off in PA a few months ago newer A1 all green one super clean truck other than the fact it had been completely submerged.

 

[Mike Wryley]

I think I own that truck, came from Picatinney, a 1078A1, not certain but there is silt on the sun visors,
have been using it for parts, but you're right the cab was real clean, seats still were water logged, have not had a chance to see if the engine is locked up or anything else, so far the CTIS computer and valve assembly were fine.

 

[Suprman]

Probably the one. All green. One of the only mtv trucks I have seen go thru PA. I remember it going for decent money for its condition.

 

[Tetz]

I'm just an amateur, but I don't think an LMTV would float. I think they either got too deep and flooded the snorkel, caused too much back pressure and killed the engine, or slowed down bringing the snorkel out of the wake of the cabin and causing the flooding. Once the engine stopped, either hydrolocking or backpressure, I don't think the turbo is going to keep the water out for long.

The exhaust location is a factor in your fording depth. The Marine Corps HMMWV has it's exhaust outlet at the same level as the intake snorkel and can almost ford deep enough to need scuba gear.