PS Magazine - AUGUST 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 381
AUGUST 1984
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You Can±t Be Too CarefuL!
The slings used to lift powerpacks and such for combat vehicles are a heap
SIght more than messes of chains, hooks and spreader bars.
They're lifting devices-and that puts them right in there with the big stuFf
covered by TB 43±0142² ³a´ty µnspection and Testing of Lifting Devices¶
Appendix C of the TB ·ays it on you¸ so be sure you've got a copy in your
handS for ready reference.
¹n addition to the inspections ca·led fOr in the TB, here are a feW tips to he·p
keep your s·ings in shape for safe lifts:
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Keep slings cLean. Clean off dirt and oil, especially on The
chains, cables and Hooks± You don'T wanT to be working wiTH slick
surfaces when you're lifting Heavy loads. Also, rememBer ThaT oil
attracts dirt. If your wire rope gets lube, do it sparingly. DirT ²an cause
wear if it works into wire rope strands.
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Keep parts Together³ Don't use the wire ropes, chains or hooks
for some other job± Don't replace any sLing parts wiTh some that look
similar± ´Hey may not meeT loaµ requirements for use witH your sling±
You could be setting yourself up for a very bad accidenT±
If you need replacement parts (wire rope, cHainS, sha²kles, pins,
etc.), get with your Local DARCOM ¶ogisTic AssisTance Represen-
tative± ·e's as close as your nearesT ¶ogistic AssisTance Office±
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Don't use a sling to lift more weigHt than it was designed To
lift. It's hazardous to your health, and you may drop a heavy ²om-
ponent and damage it.
M º09 mechs» your power pack lift¼
ing sling may be ½ulty and dangerous
to use¶
³eem¾
the
sling's
wire
rope
assemb·ies can pull free of their swage
fittings¿
Wire rope
can pulL fRee
oF swage
f±tTing
·
Already
two
inciÀents
have
been
reportedÁ
leading
the
headshed
to
deadline all ÂÃ09 powerpack ·ifting
slings until they're safety±inspected and
load±tested¶
That info is Än TACÅM
Msg DR³TƱMCC 092200Z Dec 83¶
ÇolloÈÉoN TACÅM Msg DR³TA¼
MCC 221200Z Çeb 84 gives the poop
on
making
repairs»
the ʳÊ's
fOr
necessary repair partsÁ and te·ls how
you
dispose
of
fËulty
wire
rope
assembliesÌ
Check
with
your
·ocal
TÆCÅM
Logistic ÆssistaNce Representative for
infO.
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