PS Magazine - MAY 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 354
MAY 1982
Jack stands can sink inTo loose or
sandy soils when They're used To
support heavy loads during main-
teNance operAtions in The field.
Dear Editor,
square plate±bigger if The ground's
really sofT²
Weld A 1³in piece of 2³in Angle iron,
´Sµ 9520³00¶277·49¸1, At each cor¹
ner of The plate² ºhe legs oF The jack
sTand shouLd just FiT between them²
Use This plate To spread The weighT
over a Larger area when you're work-
ing on sofT ground. µever use it on
concrete or asphalT; it co»ld slip!
The preheater supply and retuR fueL ±nes on the M75² and M656 trucks
may melt and cause a fire iF they touch
the exhaust mani³ld.
To prevent this, looseN the glow
plug Wire at the p´eheaµer and the
gLow plug¶ ·eroute µhe wire uNder the
supplY and retuR fuel lines¸ Make sure
the fuel ±nes don't touch the manifoLd¹
·etIghten the glow plug leadº
When you¼re hooking up for a winching operaTion, AlwAys aTtach the hook
with its "ThroaT½ up±noT down²
It's shown wrong¾Throat down±in q¿iTe a few places in ºM 9·2320³242³
10³1, ºM 9¶2320³209·10·1, ºM 9³2320³21À³À0³À And ºM Á³2320·260·10·Â²
So what's the diFference? ÃM 20·22, Vehicle Recovery Operations, Para 34,
telÄs The story:
"A
hook used in rigging should be posiTioned with The open part (Throat)
upward. IF The hook should straighTen ouT from overload, The Tendency wilL be
for the rigging to be forCed downward. If The hook were posiTioned with the
open part ÅThroaTÆ down, The rigging could travel upward unresTrained²½
Mu ltifuel Engines .±²
Extend
Cran/±ase Breather
You don't have To put up
crankcasE glop on the sTarter, engine
and frame of yo»r multif»el Truck.
Çxtend the breather tube with a 1ȳ
to·12³Én piece oF
l
Ê·in ID rubber
T»bing, µS´ 4720Ë00³541³8358, anÌ a
hose clamp, ´S´ 4730³00·585³8394²
WEU, IF Ya'D eXT±Nd My
BR²³tH´r 16µ¶ L wOu·¸n¹º
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