For over a half century, Hutchinson runflats have ensured the mobility of wheeled combat vehicles. TThe Hutchinson family of runflats with the VFI™ (Variable Function Insert) and VPPV have become the “gold standard” in military runflat applications. Hutchinson’s Countermine VFI™ is specially designed to increase protection and survivability from mine blast.
To increase the mobility of a wheeled vehicle operating in soft terrain such as sand, mud or snow, it is necessary to increase the footprint of the tires. This is achieved by the crew decreasing the tire’s air pressure. For example a 4x4 at low pressure can easily exceed the footprint of an 8x8 at service pressure. This mobility is only achievable if the wheels are equipped with a tire bead locking device.
All types of vehicles can be subjected to the dangers of explosion caused by gunfire, mines and IED’s and various security threats. To increase survivability, a vehicle with the appropriate protection is required. Vehicles equipped with SAFETANK have a greater chance to complete missions and return crews safely.
Vehicle builders have special needs when it comes to adapting their platform to their customers’ demands. Hutchinson proposes a turnkey solution, from concept to production. Hutchinson is flexible and can adjust to accommodate special demand regardless of the potential production quantities.
The tire’s sidewall represents one of the most vulnerable part of wheeled vehicles. It is essential to protect the tires in order to prevent the risk of immobilization caused by sidewall damage, destruction, fire or enemy detection.
When a tire deflates, air pressure reaches a low point providing insufficient pressure to hold the tire in the correct position on the wheel. The tire bead can move around freely and drop into the wheel well resulting in loss of traction, braking and mobility. Sudden air loss can cause you to lose control of your vehicle resulting in catastrophic consequences.
The LINKEO® exhaust flexible coupler provides optimum filtration of structure-borne vibrations from the Powertrain to the exhaust line. This composite flexible exhaust coupler is capable of absorbing large relative displacements between the powertrain and the vehicle body, with low stiffness.
Vehicles that are subjected to the dangers of explosion caused by gunfire, mines and IED’s and various security threats require fuel tank protection to increase survivability. The Flex Fit Tank Wrap provides field mountable light weight fuel tank protection.