PS Magazine - MARCH 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 376
MARCH 1984
Towing aN M1 with an "88±
When you tow an M1 tank wiTh an
M88A1 recovery vehicle, you need to be
VeRy caReful with speed, tow bar or cable
hookUp, and tuRning and stopping.
±he M1 weighs moRe than The "88;'
and thaT creates safety probLems.
•
Always use a thIRd vehicle-anoTheR
²1³as a hold´back vehIcLe when you tow
an ²1 down a hill, even though you Use
a tow bar.
•
Allow no one to ride in or on an M1
while It's being towed.
•
±ow at 5 MPH oR sLower when using
a tow bar.
•
±ow at 2 MPH or sLower when using
tow cables.
•
NeveR make sharp tURns In 1st gear.
Make gradual, wIde turns.
•
NeveR make sudden stops.
µF you don¶T do these Things, the M1
Tank
you¶Re
towIng
may
push
you
sideways, may run Up over yoUr reaR,
may Ruin yoUR tRansmission or bRakes, and
mIght even flip you over.
M332 ²railer ²owIng
Hazard
±ACOM Msg D·S±A´M¸A 231000Z
Sep 83 puts These restri¹tions on towiºg
²332 ammo traIleRs in tandem:
•
»se a 5´ton truck for towing.
•
Don't tow more than 2 traileRs in
tandem.
•
¼ow in tandem only in oFf½Road con¾
ditions aT no more than 10 mph.
•
H¿ghway tow¿ng in Tandem is not
authorized.
Safety consideratIons make towing
moRe than tÀo M332 trailers in Tandem
dangerous.
³urret Motor Goof
We dropped the baLl on Page 5 of PS
373 when we showed the traverse mechÁ
anism lube plug Instead oF the turret
motor hydraulic fLuid dipstick. ±he check
to see If the flUid level is low is made aT
the top of the hydrauLic ReservoIr. Some
vehicles have a liquId sIght gage instead
of a dipsTIck.
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