PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 310
SEPTEMBER 1978
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Ramp cable on your M113-type
vehicLe broken?
In most outfts when this hap±
pens the ramp is raised a
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locked so the vehicle can stay
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operation.
This works Fine until some±
body ²orgets and unlocks the
ramp handle which Lets the
whole, ²At, 400 pounds o² the
ramp go crashing down on any±
body who happens to be under it.
Here are some tips to keep you
³om having ´at ³iends:
µ²ter you latch the ramp in
the closed position, stretch the
vehicle tow cabLe so it'll Catch the
ramp and keep it ³om ¶lling·
you stretch the tow cAb¸e ¹om
the ºe²t towiNg eye to the right»
Li²ting eye¼ µ strap or wire wilL
help remove the tow cABLe slAck
by using the pin aNd c¸ip ³om the
right tow hook to AttAch to the
center o² the tow cab¸e½ The tow
hook itseL² is not used in this
method·
¾² your ra¿P cAB¸e iS workiÀg, check it o²ten to mAke Sure it is going
to stAy tÁAt wAY ¾² tÁe cAB¸e is ¹Ayed with BrokeN wire strAÀdS, Get it
rep¸AcedÂ
¾² you ÁAve to run your vehic¸e witÃout A rAmP cAB¸e, PoSt A sigN on
tÁe ramp wArniNg about the danger. µ¸so, tAg the rAmP ¸ocking hAndle
so the driver wi¸¸ know what caN hAppen i²he uÀ¸Ocks the rAmp.
M60A 1
(RISE} NSn Cha±ge
That engine starter reLay solenoid comes with
NSN
2920-00Ä487-
9461Å Jot it down in your TM 9-2350Æ257-20Ç-1 (Dec 75), page 140, Èig
75, Item 10½
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