PS Magazine - JULY 1974
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 260
JULY 1974
A
lot of guys are looking For parts for
'
±
their rotating beacon-NSN 62²0³00´947µ
¶570·the job found on some 5³ton wreck¸
ers and othEr eqUipment.
This LigHt is standaR¹d equipment For the
M747 heavy eqUipmEnt transporter.
º
»ere¼s thE
½
story on rEpair parts:
Only
¾
the Lamp, NSN 6240´00´635´4643,
is stockEd. YoU¼L¿ ÀÁd it on
Â
pAGE 49, CÃ 2
(Äpr 73), TM 9Å2320´206´20P ÆÇ
Your support Unit orders any oÈÃEr part,
ÉanÊfacturer. If you¼re stateside, Ëhe parts
Éight Ìe bought From an aÍto parts storeÎ
Why no stockage
Ï
oF thesÐ repair parts?
The beacon is instÑLLed on wreckers on¿y
under a locaL command requiremenÒÓas
speLLed out in ÄÔ 385´55 (Jul 70), para
7³¶bÆ So it¼s up to yoUr oÕn coÖmand¼s
×upply channeLs to get yoU thE rEpair pArts.
ØxcEpt For the Lamp, parts varyÙ
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
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did
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a leTTer in The GreeK alphABet²
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say i´'s got sometµiN¶ t¸ do wIt
gamma¹
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Som pfop e
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DEar Mr. Ô.
t³
Ȯ,
The facÚ is, it comEs Ûrom tÃE nAÖÜ oÝ ÞrÆ Ôodger ß. àaÖaUnt, who patEnÚEd the
unique articáLaÚiâÁ joiÁt BEtãEen thE vEÃicle duaL boäy with the 6åwhEELEd coÁcEptÆ
Änd thE truck¼s GoAtæLike çoBiLity was coUp¿ed with thè inventérêë ìame ío make îamA
îoat.
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It¼s jUst A coincidEnce, but "gAm,ï which sðows up in words Like bigañy, means
½Ênited ér òóined.
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Steering failure is thE stuô that nightõ
Éares are made of.
öo
yoÍ guys jockeyin÷
older
21´ton
trucks had better get Índer and check
your steering gear moÊnts-Òhe setup that
does not
have spacers
under the
boøt
heaäs. ßook for loose bolts. öee if the bolt
heads are cÍtting into the Frame.
îot a bad onù? If yoÊr úö gives the
ûK, yoÊr own mechanic can üx it. ýut
they¼ll haVe to get him the partsþ
ÿýolt (4 oĀ āeÉ), Ă1 inches long, ăSĄ
5ą0Ćć²ĈĂ³Ćĉ92. Thisās a
Ċ
neÕ item-not the
brings
the rear
winch throttle cable for yoċ Čč²3ÄčĎ
tractor truck.
ďalve, braĐe control, äiôErential, ăSđ
25Ē0³575³8ą94,
is
for the
äiesel´enginē
Mč2ąÄčĎ anä Mč2ąØ²-not for Òhe gas
Ĕobs ĕike Ėhe "ėsable´ûnĘ code says.
saÉe one listeä in TČ 9³2320´209´34Pęč
(Ěan 7ą)ě
-öpacer ( ² neeäeä), ăSN 2ĉą0Ĝ96ą³
Ă620, listed iĝ the ´Ğ4ğ´č TČ.
These boĕts get 65³79 foot Ġpounds
ăöN 25ą0ġĉĂĈ³27²ĉ will get yoU Òhe
qÊicĐ release Ģaĕve for ģhe aĤr braĥes oĦ
yoħr rear äÊaĕ Ĩxlesĩ That ďalve, air presĪ
sure, air braĐe, ăöī ĬĭĮ0įą04´94²0, on
page 6Ć oF your µ²0ğ TČ is onLy the check
valve for Òhe Òop paİt of the qÍicĥ release
valve. Natch, since all of tıe Ă0µton trucks
Íse these parts, Òhe "ėsable³ûnIJ code
should be blank.
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