PS Magazine - APRIL 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 305
APRIL 1978
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Never use your intrenching tool-
as a hammer.
IT'S NOT
A HAMMER
Like maybe yoU're tempted to Use it
to driVe tent pegs into frozen or rockY
groUnd± Forget it± ²oU'³³ break tHe tool
PDQ± ´ever Use tHe tool as a pry bar,
Eitµer±
After YoU set tHe B³ade for shovel¶
iR·_ :, cUtting or c³earing groUnd, Be sUre
YoU rUn dow¸ t¹e ³ocKi¸g ¸Ut as far as
itº³l go± This locks the spade in place;
makes it a stronger tool.
rUN DOWN
LOCKING
nUt ±O
USE
±OOl
.²²
»ack off the ³ocking nUt all tHe waY
when yoU¼re opening or foldi½g tHe
tool± If YoU Back it off jUst part of tHe
waY, tHe Handle won¼t clear tµe spade¾
²oU could Break tµe too³ wµe¸ fo³ding
or unfO³ding it±
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Never paint the intrencHing tool¿s
alumi½um
handle
or
sHaft.
THese
NeVER PAINT
HaNDLE
Or
sH±Ft
parts are treated and shipped with a
black anodized finisHÀnot paint±
Áeep tHe ³ocking nUt mechanism
clean and lightlY ³ubed± Clea½ off tHe
tool before YoU store it±
MllO²³ howi´zµr h¶ndiµ·
*
(M²B) Mobi¸µ ¹··¶u¸´ Bridgµ
Paint
spade
to
keep
Â
corrosion and ruSt at
Ã
bay± Äse a f³at
black enamelÅ NÆN
80²0-00³´97³054µ
gets
a
quartÇ
80²0¶00³´97³0547
a
gallonÈ
Áeep dirt Én' grime off tHe tool
carrier, too± Æcrape off the cakedÊon
stuff; Use warm water to rinse off a
Ëight fi³m of dirt.
WHen yoU pack the tool, be sUre tHe
blade is at the back of tHe carrier±
A
good
eyeBall
treatment
of
CHapters
5
and
¸¹
FM
´²º»5
(FeB 77)
will help your PM program
for a³l
components
of
YoUr
³oadÊcarrying
gear±
Cº¶p¶»»¶¸ Mi··i¸µ sy·´µm
³
²¼/v½½-3 ½µ¶»cº¸igº´ ¾M
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