Tecmotiv offers full logistics support for the M109 series of vehicles. Our facilities are equipped with the required specialty tools and test equipment.

Tecmotiv can also offer propulsion system upgrades and repair + return service for all major components.

Our capabilities include full machine shop service, clean room facilities for hydraulic component assembly as well as complete repair and overhaul service.

Tecmotiv is an approved supplier of M109 components to the US ARMY and an approved supplier to the OEM (BAE Systems) of components and services.
From the manufacture of components to the supply of complete assemblies, the Tecmotiv group of companies can satisfy all of your requirements for M109 support.

XTG-411-4
PERFORMANCE Of all the upgrades associated with the M109A6 Paladin Program, one of the cheapest, most cost-effective upgrades is the upgrade of the XTG-411-2A transmission to the XTG-411-4 configuration. Although this was designed to handle the greater weight and horsepower of the Paladin, the Upgrade Kit has wide application to all M107s, M108s, M109s, and M110s. These are some of the more significant benefits: improved heat rejection, greater acceleration, better braking, and better hill climbing capabilities.

Superior friction materials have made the clutches, plates, and disks – used for steering, braking, and transmitting power – much more durable, which in turn has improved reliability and reduced life-cycle costs significantly. Furthermore, a redesigned torque converter improves the cooling characteristics to such an extent that the transmission is now capable of handling 60% more power. The Upgrade Kit is so cheap and effective that the US Army recommends that this upgrade be implemented whenever possible regardless of the model.

The Upgrade Kit consists of the Main Assembly and the Input Transfer Assembly Modification Kits (see the table below) and both of these can be supplied by Tecmotiv. In fact, Tecmotiv has been the principal supplier to the US Government for the Main Assembly Modification Kits, producing over 1000 kits.

Although the customer can certainly perform the upgrade as a separate activity, the cheapest and most effective way to do this is to stock the Upgrade Kits as spares and upgrade the transmission as a part of the regular overhaul procedure. This eliminates additional work and unnecessary downtime; it also avoids duplication of certain tasks and materials required by both the modification and the overhaul of these transmissions. It represents savings of 30 hours labour and only adds about US$1000 per kit to the normal costs of stocking the parts they replace. The reliability and maintenance enhancements alone more than compensate for these additional costs.