PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-443
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 443
OCTOBER 1989
Tracked Vehicles
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lave-staring tRacked vehicles de±
maNds that you be ve²y caRefl. You
can be seRiously injuRed oR kiLled wheN
slaving³
The key to slaviNg is saFety´in poµ
sitioning, in pRepa²atioN¶ iN hook·up¶
in staRtiNg and in disconnecting¸
Positioning
For self-propelLed howiters, park
'em side by side facing iN opposi±e
direc±ions.
For ±anks and ALL o±her ±rackE v²
hicL³s´ park ±hem sidµby side, facIng
in ±h³ SMe Dir¶±Ion·
When ±h³ v³hic¸e you wan± is
sandwiCheD B¹ºn o±her DeaD v²
hicLes, pu± ±h³ Liv³ one In fron± o
AnD
a± righ± angLes ±o ±he dead veh»CLe·
¹eveR put a lIve vEhIcLE hEAdº»O-heAd
wi»h a dEad oNe´soMEbody coULd get
hur I¼ eI»hE² vehIcle JUMpEd ½EAd¸
SA¾ ¿LAviNG MEAN¿ ÀIÁnG »hINGs
ou» ²s»¸ S»udy ÀE sLAvINg iNà IN yoUR
-10 T
BeÃRE yoU bEGINÄ ANd ALwAys
havE a G²OUNd gUIdE ovE²sEEINg »He OpÅ
E²A»ION¸ Æho¿E ExÇA PAI² O¼ EÈEs cAN
¿AvE
É
LivE¿¸
ÊE ÃLLOwiNG »IP¿ APPlÈ ËO ALL cOMÌ
BA» vEhIcLE¿ ExcEP» ÍÎ-¿EÏE¿ »AпÑ
SEE ÀE ÍÎ ¿LAvIÒG ¿ËOÓ OÒ ÔAGÕ
12.
8
OCT
89
ÖheRe aRe thRee things you must do
beÃRe Vou hook u× the cabØe:
¼heck ±he ½a¾eries o¿ ±he deaÀ
ÁeHic¸e for damAge. Ls ÂHe e¸ec±Ro¸yÂe
leÁeL OK? Ãre ±he caÄles, leadÅ aNÀ
ground s±raps ±igh± aNd ¿irm? Ge±
your mechaNic oN ±He ÅceNe ±o Æake
any Nºded repairs
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Çake sUre bo±È veÈicles are iN
P
(park)É
Çake ÅUre ±Èe ParkÊNg brake is
ÅËÂ aNd ±he mas±er swi±ch aNd al¸
elec±rÊca¸ aNd elec±rÌNÊc eqUipÆeN±
swi±cÈes iN bo±È ÁeÈic¸eÅ are OFFÉ
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