PS Magazine - MARCH 1979
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 316
MARCH 1979
Backing
a
Gama
Goat/M167 Al
towed VuLcan combination is a tricky
job under anY circumstances.
Backing that rig Without a ground
guide to heLp you can onLy Lead to grief±
In short, you need your eYes and the
guide's eYes .
.± 4 eyes .
.. to keep from
mashing the Goat or the Vu²can.
Most common damage: The toWed
VuLcan jackCknifes, the Goat carrier
hits the ²ifting bracket ³.
. tHe bRacket
breaks or the carriage frame is bent.
Bent carriage frames are shoWing
uP at depot For overhauL .
.. because
drivers tried their Luck and not ´heir
guidesµ It gets expensive and it sure
shoots hoLes in operationaL readiness.
As it saYs in para 2-8 of TM 9¶2320·
242¸10 (n¹ce big "ºA»NING¼), you
use a guide even ½f You¾re just backing
the Gama Goat.
Diesel
Dear Sergeant
C. F±
S.
,
¿our supportÀs probab²Y right. That
Wetness is usuaLLy nothing more than
ÁdieseL sLobberÂÃunburned fueL and
condensation, pretty common When
humidÄtYÀs
high
and
temperaturE'Å
LoW.
BeÆre you toss the baLL to Your
Çupport, pu²L the same test they do.
Give your vehicLe a good road run. Or,
iF itÀs some diese²Èengine stationary
equipment, ruÉ the engine at about
haLF-ÊaY betËeen id²e and Fu²² speed
For a FeW minutes.
·THEN StOP ²he ³nGI´µ
A¶D Lo¸K f¹R º»a¼
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