High water/Fire Department M925A2

[BKubu]

I believe the fording kit also included stuff to pressurize the bell housing and other things. I don't have one on any current trucks so I can't check, but that is my recollection from my old M817 with a fording kit.

 

[Ferroequinologist]

An A2 truck will have come from the factory with ABS.

 

[LCFD]

Thanks for the help guys.

Keep um coming!

 

[quickfarms]

When you swim one of these trucks you have to check every thing after you are done to see if there was any water intrusion.

I know if one of the fire departments on the jersey shore has found out this the hard way after sandy

I have done stream crossings without an issue.

The fording kit also address the fuel tank vent and cap,

 

[LCFD]

Yeah we would immediately send it out to our mechanic to get it checked and serviced.

Is there anything we should have replaced? I know the military is good at keeping their equipment services but as we all know sometimes we have a budget and need to keep things low priced. I'm looking to make it so we won't have any issues with this vehicle

 

[Suprman]

Do you have any maintenance records. Look at the filters see if there is a date written on them sometimes they do that when they do the pm. Getting the oil changed is never a bad idea. I am planning on changing over to synthetic I think it's better especially with the turbo. Does the ctis system work?

 

[LCFD]

Is the CTIS system the tire deflation/inflation system?

 

[BKubu]

An A2 truck will have come from the factory with ABS.

That is false, my friend. I have had multiple A2s without ABS. HALFTRACK, on this list, bought an M925A2 from me that was like that.

 

[BKubu]

Is the CTIS system the tire deflation/inflation system?

Yes. CTIS stands for Central Tire Inflation System.

 

[LCFD]

Is there a manual on this site for removing the CTIS?

 

[Suprman]

Why would you want to remove it. It can help you in rough terrain. You can bypass it by putting standard scrader valves into the wheel stems where the valve hose connects to.

 

[LCFD]

The sergeant that was showing us the truck had nothing but bad thing to say about it. He said "someone sold the army a load of crap". Lol.

all the tired on the truck were flat from the system, he said it was a common occurrence with the CTIS

 

[Suprman]

I have several of these trucks all of my ctis systems work. It lowers the tire pressure giving you a larger tire contact patch on the ground. It is a proven system in many vehicles and the current military vehicles have these systems. It is a pretty simple system if you understand it's operation. I believe it got a bad rap early on by military techs and operators who didn't understand how to properly use it and its limitations.

 

[Suprman]

How long was it sitting for the tires to go flat? Since you filled them with air obviously have they gone flat again? Does the system appear to work after time the hwy light should go solid. You will hear an air release sound every time the system takes a tire pressure reading. Hwy setting should give you around 65psi.

 

[LCFD]

I don't have the truck yet. I assume they were sitting in the yard of the national guard for a decent amount of time. Maybe a week or more.

 

[caliber1]

Another thing would be to find out how long those tires sat flat, as that could do damage to the tires. Might think about replacing the two fronts. Just to be on the safe side.

 

[Suprman]

Don't try to move it with flats. It could have been sitting for months.

 

[Suprman]

When you go to get it see what spare parts you can get from them. If there are trucks headed to drmo to be auctioned see if they will let you raid the toolboxes and take an extra spare tire or two. See if they have the maintenance filters and seals sitting around.

 

[Burney]

If you are going to remove the CTIS. Would you be interested in selling it?
I would like to try to get mine in working condition. My controls
values in the floor of the truck I purchased was missing. Let me
know.. thanks

 

[Suprman]

I don't think a municipality can sell you parts off a truck given to them by the govt