PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-692
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 692
JULY 2010
16
PS 692
JUL 10
17
PS 692
JUL 10
Winches need to be reeled in with
some resistance and they need to
be spooled evenly. Otherwise, you
can damage the spool, or damage
or
crush
the
cable.
Improper
spooling on wreckers, or on other
vehicles with recovery winches,
also can injure or kill people
if
the
cable breaks.
If you see that the winch on your
wrecker isn’t spooled correctly, Fx
the problem by re-spooling it right!
Take the time to spool the way the
TM says.
And
remember
this
sober
warning: Your body can’t stop the
whip of a broken cable! Everybody
should stay clear of the cable when
there’s a load on it.
W
ho wants their M1083 or M1093 FMTV to separate from the M777A2 howitzer while
towing? Too easy…nobody!
But chances that this separation
could happen are increasing with
older versions of the M1083 or M1093
pintle hooks that use a staked latch
pin assembly. You can identify these
old-style pintles by the four staking
marks on each side of the latch pin.
They make sure the pins stay in the
latch assembly.
Prevent
separation
while
towing by getting the upgraded
pintle latch kit. This new RK-775
latch kit, NSN 2540-01-579-6710,
replaces the upper pintle hook
latch assembly with a non-staked,
positive retention assembly.
It’s available as a one-time,
±rst-come, free issue to units who
use M1083s or M1093s as prime
movers for the M777 howitzer.
Quantities are limited, so act
now! Just order through the
supply system.
Instructions and the items to
the right come in the RK-775 kit:
Not shown:
Never-Seez®
2 Zerk fitting caps
XB-02967
XB-767-10
FMTV
Wrecker…
don’t be a fool
when reeling spool!
FMTV…
Get Upgraded M777 Howitzer Latch Kit
I pity the fool
who doesn’t reel in
the winches on his
fmtv wreckers the
right way!
we’ve got
all the info
you need
to keep you
from being
that fool!
Fix improper spooling
Proper spooling has even appearance
Older pintles
have 4 staking
marks
Cotter pin
XB-E-552-1
Latch assembly
XA-764-5A
Secondary
lock
cotter
pin
XB-757
‘S’ link XB-127
Pivot bolt hole
Pivot bolt
XA-766-2Z
Slotted nut XB-120-2
well,
somebody
forgot to
upgrade
their pintle
latch kit.
I thought
this howitzer
was going on
a mission?
come
back!
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