PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1984

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 375

FEBRUARY 1984
PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1984 - Page 15 of 37
M149-Series Water Trailers .±²
.
tee/
Tanks Available
.±.² i·³,´µ
No ne to tu
I
yoUr M149 or M±49Al watEr tr²LEr jUst b³aUsE thE fbErgLass
tank is bEyond rEpaiR.
SUpport
c
now rEpLacE thE fbErg´ass TanK
w³
a sTainLEss stµ´ tank-at aboUt
onE¶third oF thE cost oF a whoLE nEw traiLEr. ·hE s¸ainLEss stEEL tank is ListEd¹by
NSN 25±0º0±»091¶5±67 -as a sEparatE rEp²r p¼rt in ·M 9º2330º267 ½±4&P ¾hE
fbErgLass tank is no LongEr avaiLabLE.
¿his convErsion tUÀs yoUr M149 or M±49Al into an M±49A2. InstrUctions
Ár changing thE idEntifcation pLatE and rEporting thE convErsion aÂE in ¾B
43½Ãıº39º5 (Apr 83), ÅagE 2º74. ALtho tHis inÁ mEntions convErsion oF onLy
thE M149Al, it appLiEs aLso to thE M149Æ
A coming ChangE to ¾M 9º2330º
267 º±Ç&Å wiLL cLEar Up conÈsion ovEr
iDEntiFYing traiLEr modELs by thE typE oF
taÉ. ¾hE Êcts arE: M149 anD M149Al
tr²LErs havE thE fbErgLass tank, and thE
M±49Ë (ÌSN 2330º01º108¶7367) has
thE stain´Ess stEEL tanK. ¾raiLErs pictUrEd
in thE
´
with a roUnd tank aÂE
M149A2'sÆ
M149A2 WateR Traileµs ¶·²
Clean Rusty TaNks
StainLEss stEEL tanks maDE by IsomEtrics UnDEr Íontract No. ÎÏÐ7º8±º
ͺ6±83 may rUst on thE insidE¹EspEciaLLy aLong wELd joints. IF yoU'vE got onE
that Fa´Ls prEy to a rUst attack, cLEan it oUtÆ
ScrUb thE insidE with a soLUtiQn oF watEr and scoUring poWdEr. NSÑ 7930º
ÒºÓ05º0Ô2 gEts yoU a 14ºoz can. MakE sUrE yoU UsE a nonmEtaLLÕc, nyLonºtypE
brUsh. ÖLUsh thE tank thorOUghLy with cLEan watErÆ ×EpEat iF nEcEss¼ry.
Coat the Drain PLug
ØhE pLastic pLUg in thE M149ºsEriEs watEr traiLEr has a nastÙ haÚit oF sEiziÛg.
¾hE tÜEads thEn strip whEn yoU try to takE it oUtÝ So, wrap thE thrEads with
¾EÞon tapE, NSN 8030ºÒº889º3534, or LÕghtLy coat with siLÕconE GEasE,
NSN 6850ºÒº880º7616.
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