PS Magazine - MARCH 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 376
MARCH 1984
That's How-Now When .
..
Your retarder's mighty Handy. It
saves wear and tear on your air brakes.
And it lets you Hold your air brake
system in reserve for stopping and Fr
reaL heavy-duty sLowing.
But your retarder's not fOr all brak±
ing. It's not much
help
w²en you're
operating in high gear
ranges. It works best
Don't toss out the ³shkosH-´rµ
nished repLacement part o¶ your M9
l l
C-·ET.
They guarantee aLL tHeir replacement
parts 6 months or 6,000 miLes¸from
tHe date yoU received the part¹and you
may neeº to send in the part»
ALso, hold onto your copies of aLl
paperwork on those parts. You need to
include copies with cLaims sent to
³sHKosH.
in Lower gear ranges. ¼ike with your
transmission in f½rst¾ ³r, better yet,
your transm¿ssion in Àrst and your aux±
iLiary transmission in Low range.
³ne of the best times is w²en you're
traveling downHiLl.
Smart drivers use the same gear Áor
going downhilL tHat they used Fr clÂmÃÄ
ing the other side of the hill. THis gives
better controL of engine speed and vehi±
cLe speedÅso you won't "bLowÆ your
engine fRom overrevving and so you
won't wind up trying to stop a rÇnaway
rig!
So, with your trucÈ in one of the
Lower gear ranges, your retarder is a
good bet fOr keeping downHilL speed
under control.
Éor infO on warranty cLaims, check
,±²
·
out Appendix É of your Maintenance Management ÊPDATE No.
1.
Your Local
¼AË (¼ogistics Assistance Ëepresentative) can heLp too!
42
FEB 8³
.
I
the Air over
Lea
:
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THe PMÌS in tHe ÍqUipment Î10 TM's allow oÏeration wit² eit²er Ìlass I
oÐ Ìlass ÑI leaks oÒ oil, coolant or diesel ÓeÔÕ THere's no Question aÃout a Ìlass
III leakÅit deadlines tHe eQUiÏmentÖ
But the Air Éorce ²as di×erent Øles when it comes to air transÏort oÒ tHis
eQUipmentÙ T²e loadmasteÐ won't load eQUiÏment wit² any leaks at all.
So, Únd out wHat tHe rules aÐe ÃeFÐe you get to t²e lÛading point so ÜoU
can correct any ÝUlts tHat woUld keeÏ your eQUipment on t²e ground¾
Battery Caution Decal
CaUtion decal, ÞSN 7690-00Î912Î3504, reminds yoU
to disconnect battery caÃles ÃeFre cHargißg. Stick it
near tHe battery.
C±UT²ON
BOOSTER
OR
BATTERY NEG±(²) CABLE
MUST GO TO NEG± ( ²)
´
POS. (
+)
³O
POS± (
+)
DISCONNECT BATTERY
CABLES BEFORE USING CHARGER
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