November 3rd, 2011.
CM Automotive:
Gentlemen:
Permit me to extend my thanks to you for the folks on here that have M35A3's, as their trucks are apt to have more issues on many systems as they are inherently more complex machines then the M35A2 or Unimog which I own. There is a fair chance that our members will be preserving and driving these vehicles much longer then Uncle Sam ever calculated for, so your engineers are very likely to obtain life cycle information on the CTIS components that you would not obtain any other way. Having seen some of the Russian CTIS designs, they do tend to overbuild things, which according to most modern engineers is inefficient design, but then few engineers are getting shot at dealing with CTIS failures.
The system does need to be maintainable beyond the Army's original specifications, and most of us are not able to match Uncle Sam's bankrolls, but you might also want to examine some of KIA's military trucks, as they are often designed around uprated or improved versions of our technology of twenty five years or so ago, with the advantage of having figured out what were the weak links in the original engineering or assembly work.
Again, Thank you for your willingness to assist our members when the system has its off days, as if we cannot repair it, we often will have to scrap out otherwise excellent vehicles and systems.
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