PS Magazine - MAY 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 390
MAY 1985
Ribbon
Bridge Bays .±²
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Look Before You Launch
Launching your ribbon bridge bay when you don't know the water depth is
asKing fr trouble.
IF the water's toO shallow, or iFthere're rocKs lurKing Below, the bay is going
to be damaged±
²or a Good ³ee launch, you need at least 36 inches o´ water fr the interior
bayµ A ramP bay needs water at least
4
inches deep-at the rear oF the trucK
and fr 50 ¶et or so behind the trucK·
IF the water's not that deep,
_
maKe a contro¸led launch. That way, the bay is
eased into the water¹ IF yOu taKe it sloºOºoºw and easy, you can launch in as
little as 17 inches oF water±
ChecK out »ara 2¼8c(½) in TM 5¼5420¾209¼12 fr the Ntty¿gritty on maKing
a controlled launch.
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MAY85
A ³ayed or KiÀKed rear winch cab¸e
on your M812AÁ ribbOn bridge transÂ
pOrter not oÀly maKes it ÃMC .Ä. it's
aÅso dangerous!
A damaged cab¸e can snap during a
Åaunch
or
recovery. YouÆor
yOur
buddy-could be hurÇ By the ÈyiÀg
caBÅe. The
Boat
or
bay
cOu¸d
Be
daÉaged when the caBle BreaKs.
The caBle is made Up OF 6 strands oF
Ê9 wires each. Rep¸ace the cab¸e iF it's
KiÀKed or iË 12
or more wires are
BroKen iÌ the distÍnce that it taKes one
strand to maKe a complete turn arOund
the cable.
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Îne ÏOmÉon pÅace fr BroKen strÐds
is
around
the cÅevis,
sO ¸OOK
extra
c¸ose there.
If
the on¸y damage is around the
clevis, Ïut oÑ the daÉaged ÏaBleÄ
·
You Ïan reuse the clevis and tapered
plug iF they are ÎÒ. IF the pluÓ is
daÉaged, get a new one with ÃSÃ
4030º00Ô001º9952.
Õhe
plug is not on
the AMD².
Îrder it on a DD ²orÉ 1348¼6Ä The
rC
is M»Ö and the price is $×. Ø8.
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