PS Magazine - MARCH 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 244
MARCH 1973
Dear SergEant ±.
J
.S²,
Only if it's required by your command
For its own usE²
Para D-2B(L)
of AR 220³1 (Sep 71)
limits
required
±SC
status
ratings
to
equipment that's reportable on DA ´orm
µ406²
That limit,
o'course, applies only to
r¶ports to DA² Reports within a com·
mand may include other items² So check
it wIth your command before dropping
an itEm from your ±SC rating list²
´or an item that requires an ±SC rat¸
ing, you can save time by doing the ±SC
rating
at
thE samE time you make the
bef¹rE (or aftEr) oºeration check on the
±SC due datE² Use a seºarate DA 240»,
natch²
Ha/-1°t
80
· "±²
.
-"±·²³
±²³
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NO ESC RATING
E
1 REQUiRED BY DA
e
-
´
;
±3
Stil
'81²
If you're having trouble making DA
Label 76, "A Good Driver,± st²ck on
the
soft
but
rough-surfaced
v²nyl
dasHboard ²n some New veh²cles, try
this: Leave the label's backiNg oN. Use
double-s³ded pressure-seNsit²ve tape,
FS´
7510µ904µ2663
(36
yards)
oN
the back.
It'¶l hold t·e label to the
v¸nyl.
:efroster 1Ix
Does your Gama Goat have the per¹
soNnel heater (µ25°F)? To keep the
defroster from crack³ng the wiNd¹
sh³eld, see the fix in TB 750-98ºµº
(dated JaN 73). It's good for either the
M56 » » jµton truck or ¼792 ambu½
lance.
:vt
)aIntenance
SoLd±rs
Every soldier who is ²Nvolved with
maintenaNce ought to take a stroNg
look at DA Circular 700µ18 (´ov 72)
"Logistics
ImprovemeNt¾PreveNtive
Log²stics.±
¿t
g²ves
some
rea¶
good
thoughts ²N its º8 pages oN how your
ma³nteNance can be ²mproved. Take a
gOOd
¶ook at À·e
parts
ÁÂ
th²s cir½
cular oN P¼ and thiNgs You caN do to
keep your gear from Âal¶¸Nà apart. If
your unit d²dN't get a copY v²a ÄiN½
ÄoiNt, order it Ârom Àhe Balt²more PubÅ
¶icat²oNs CeNter.
True, the ¼ º5A » blank fir²ng atÆ
tachment¾BFA¾is
the
latest model
for
M 16/ ¼Ç 6A »
r¸Âles.
But
Sweet
SixteeN
users
should keeÄ their o¶d
model BFAs unti¶ they wear out. ReÈ
place
'em
with
the new
oNe¾FS´
Ç 005-078-º792.
Koug² and KeadU
Éou
sure
can
get
rough
service
bulbs
Âor
the
exteNsion
lights.
T·e
»ÊÊW,
l
º5V frosted ¶amÄ comes with
FS´ 6240Ë824µ467ÌÍ It's ¶isted in Fed
Cat C6200µILµA (JUÎ 72). Ïthers are
there, too.
StArteR SwItc²
EngiNe inertia starÀers Âor the Bea¹
ver (Uµ6A) are becoming as scarce as
heN's teeth. WheN the suÄply is goNe
ask for the direct craNkiNg type start¹
er used oN the Ïtter (Uµº A) Para 5µ285
o TM 55-º5º0µ203µ20 (Aug 70) clues
you oN ·ow to iNstall iÀ.
Ve/ow 1I³-,InE
For brighteniNg up the ²l¶-l²Ne oN
your
M
ºº porÀab¶e decoN You Need yel¹
low markiNg ²nk, FSÐ 75º0µ224-673Ñ
(» piNt). Forget FSÐ 75º0µº79-04Òº,
listed
uNder
pa¸ntiNg
²NstructioNs,
page º5, TM 3-4230-Ó04-Ô3 (ÏcÀ Õ9).
It covered a ºµgal caN; it's No ¶onger
stocked.
Wou
ld YoU Stak³ YoUr Lif³
on
th´ CoNditIon of yoUr µqipm´Nt?
*±,s.
GOVERNMenT PrIµTUiG OFfICE:
1q73 ¶
759·¸03/8
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