PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-695
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 695
OCTOBER 2010
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PS 695
OCT 10
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PS 695
OCT 10
T
he Bradley’s ground hop kit, NSN 4910-01-115-6283, is in great demand. It
allows you to test run an engine to ensure proper operation
before
reinstalling it in
the vehicle. Potentially, that can save a lot of time and money.
Combat units with Bradleys are allowed
two kits for every Feld unit and two for
every sustainment unit. But as Bradleys
are transferred from unit to unit during
deployment, the ground hop kits are being
left behind. That’s led to a big-time shortage
of the ground hop kits Army-wide. In fact, it
won’t be long before the kits can no longer
be requisitioned.
So, if your unit has excess serviceable
ground hop kits, they need to be transferred
to another unit in need of the kit or returned
to Red River Army Depot for redistribution.
If the kit is unserviceable (coded E-H), return
it to Red River for repair.
C
rewmen, the left and right side personnel doors on your M88A2 recovery vehicle
are quite heavy. But they’ll feel a whole lot heavier and harder to open if you don’t
lube the hinges regularly.
TM 9-2350-292-10 (Nov 05 w/Ch 1, Jun 07) doesn’t specify an interval for lubing
the hinges. It’s left up to you on an “as required” basis.
So when the doors start getting stiff and hard to open, lube the top and bottom
hinges of each door with GAA. It’s probably a good idea to lube the hinges after
hitting the wash rack, too.
Ground Hop Kits Needed!
Opening
Doors
Hinges
on
lube
for more information,
contact tacom’s larry
ruehlen, dsn
7
86-48
7
1,
(586) 282-48
7
1, or by email:
larry.ruehlen@us.army.mil
it won’t
start!
oh man!
now we’ll
have to pull
the engine
again!
if only
we had a
ground
hop kit!
Lube fittings at top…
…and bottom of each door
these doors
are getting
pretty stiff.
guess I’d
better lube
the hinges.
yeah!
they’re
heavy enough
as it is!
M2/M3-Series Bradleys…
M88A2 Recovery Vehicle…
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