PS Magazine - JANUARY 1977
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 290
JANUARY 1977
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(Jun 76) has
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most of the poop you need to know to .±
be safe 'n² Happy b³ehind the wheel of a
Goer ´µ
And driving any Vehicle calls for
your soaking up FM 21-305 ¶Apr75),
·anual For the Wheeled ¸ehicle
DriVer¹
But there²re some special tricks to
operating a ºoEr»
EMERGENCY!
F²rInstance, what do you do if your
ºoer rUns off the Toad and onto the
sho¼lder
½
when you²re cruisin² along?
Do you slam on the brakes and yaN
the wheel oVer to g¾t back onto t¿e
road quick?
Àot on your life!
You don²t do that with any VehicleÁ
You can flip it oVer»
Cool it, man! Panic is your worst
enemy when you rÂn off the road with
your ºoerÁ
½
Keep ÃraVeling on the shoulder
until you can ease back onto the road¹
Slow ²er down easy by downÄ
shifting¹
Watch it! Åeep your engine speeÆ
aboVe 1500 RPM to keep hydraulic
pressure up in yo¼r steering» YoÇ can²t
steer without that hydraulic pressureÁ
Downshift to the next lower gear if
ÈÉM drops to 1500Á
Êf you²Ve got to use your brakes, just
p¼sh the pedal down easy» Ào
slamming on the brakesËyour Ìheels
will lockÍ and yoÎ can²t stÏer¹ Your
eSCAPe ROUTe
Suppose ÐHÑÐ sHouldeÒ slopes doÓÔ
from tHe roaÕ¹ And maybe it²s muddy,
too¹ Èemember wHat it says in yoUÒ
³
10 ÖM, page iV, 5th para¹ Yo¼Ò ºoeÒ
mÑy slide on muddy side sLopes oÒ
wheÔ you²re ÐÒying to tuÒn in mUdÁ
Yo¼r best bet may be to steer ri×HÐ
oÔ doÓÔ Ðhe slopeËinstead of tÒyin×
to geÐ bÑcØ onÐo the roadÙ Öhis²ÚÛ Øeep
you ri×htside upÁ
When yo¼ get stopped ÑÐ tHe
bottom, yo¼ cÑÔ woÒry about geÐÐin×
back ¼p and onto the ÜoadÝ ÖhÑt²s a LoÐ
easier than trying to get out from
¼nder Ñ ºoer that²s tUrned oVer on top
of you»
All maÞor commÑnds aÔd all outfits
witH ºoeÒßs got tHe word on "ºoeÒ
¸eHicle System Opàrator SafeÐyá from
the âãSã Army ÖankäAutomotiVe
Materiel Èeadiness Command iÔ
ÖAÈCOM
message,
DÈSÖAäMÖ
åæ5171çZ May 76Á
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