PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 311
OCTOBER 1978
Driving Pointers
Of highway speed with the Goat/FAAR is 1 to 15 MPH. The rougher
the terrain the slower you go. These speeds will be in a reviseD FM 4±-6.
²on't join ³hose w´o µund out the hard way that speed over ¶he hig·¸
w¹y maximum oº 30 MPH causes accidents.
Iº you're in dune country, or iº
there are low hiLls or mounds, go
around them .
.. not over. »he
Goat t¼acto¼ ½ay make it over, but
chances are good that the FAAR
and ca¼rie¼ won't. Reason: »he
carrier tilts independently ¾om
the tractor.
There's a rule oº thumb taught
by people who
¿
know the Goat/
FAAR Best À
go around anything
that's high enough to t¼ip over.
Also, paras 4Á5 and 4ÂÃ oº FM
44ÂÃ (Feb 74) give you the dope on
saºety angles when emplacing the
FAAR and Goat Carrier on a
slope.
Ground Guides
Ground guiDes are a must when
you back the Goat/FÄAR, eSpeÅ
ciaÆly in close quarters anD when
you'¼e hauling the M101A2
3/4Áton t¼ailer.
The mast sticKs out and Çan
bash any nea¼by object, and you
caN tea¼ out cabLes iº the traiLer
jackkniºes.
You also need guides ahead oº
you c¼oss country, looÈing µr good
routes and Énding paths thÊt
avoid obstacles.
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Brake Aches
When ËoU need b¼akes on a Goat, Ìou really
need 'em.
Ío, e\en thouÎh the
Ï
ÐO says check the master
Ñ
cylinder every à months, you ÒEÓd to do it a lot
more oºten iº you're in desert count¼y. Maybe
even daily iº the sand's blowing or you're bouncÔ
ing cross country.
One daily checÕ you have to make is µÖ bra×e
Ø
Ùuid leÚÛs at the wheels.
»hat meaÜs check all wheels, not just the right
Ýont as you would µr chÞcking b¼ake shoes. The
Ýont wheel could be d¼y, but other wheels mighß
be leaking. You need ju
à
st 1 wheel cyLinder leaká
iâg to d¼ain all your ãäuiå. æº you haven't got Ùuid,
yoç haven't got b¼akes.
Shif
,
Friend
Íome drivers have a knack µr
it; some just do it. èower shiºting,
that
±²³
without beneét oº clutch.
êut, you can't powe¼ shiºt a
Goat without ruining the transë
mission. When you shiºt up or
down, Let you¼ tach ¼eading and
speed decide the gear
ì
range anD
´HIµ IT E¶´y wITH TlE CLUTCH
Wind ·hif
The Goat/FAAR combo is a
great target µ¼ winds, since it's
top heavy and high. Ío, the
stíonger the winD, the slower you
go. High winds aîect the stability
oº Goat/FAAR, so unLess you have
to be moving iï that kind oº weaá
the¼, wait µr the wind to die down.
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