PS Magazine - AUGUST 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 393
AUGUST 1985
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Those bumperettes on
±he rear of your
5-ton
wrecker ±ruck are a Head²
ache w³en you try to Hook
uP to cer±ain ve´icles Fr
towing.
Wi±H your comMand's
OK,
you can get rid of
±he bumperet±esµ
they
don¶± serve anY good pur·
1"
Prime and paint
bare metal
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pose anyway, exceP± Fr
ÂÃÄÅ
stowing ±he rear wincH
chaiN and ³ook. ¸ou can
stow the chai¹ and hooK
iN ±he right rear s±orage
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box by cutting a piece ou±
of tHe box.
T³is whole deal
applies ±o the
º62, º»43·
series, º816
and º936
wreckers¼
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Remove Bolts and nuts
(1), (
3
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dumMy coupLing chain Bracket
¼2½
aNd bumpereTTe
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from BotH sides of wrecker. REinstaLl chain
Brackets wiTh nUts aNd Bolts± ²ighTen secureLy.
50
J±¶s not speed tha± KiLLs the CX ½ 1230
cable wHen you pay it out¾i±¶s the
sudden stop. Tha±¶s the stoP you ge±
wHen you coMe to the end of a 1/4·mile
reel beFre you¶re Ready Fr it¿ Àop!
goes ±he UGÁ1780 connec±or, and tHe
cable goes to suPport.
Save cables by going slow and keepÂ
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ÓrÔÕÖ×
ing an eye on ±he reel. Ãave a se± of
signaLs worked out with your driver.
Then you can let the driver kÄow when
±He end is near.
Go sLow when you reeL the cable in,
±oo. Ãave soMeone hold the connector
oÅ the ground, if you canÆ
PuT a LId
on
ºT
Another cabLe saver is Protecting the
connector w³en it¶s not hooÇed ÈP. Use
the caPs, ÉSÉ 5999Á00·Ê36·9040Æ Be
sure to use caPs w³en yoÈ reeL in the
cable. They Çeep dÈst and diËt out
when a cabLe sLides across t³e groundÆ
³roTEcT
connectors ´´´
Àrotect the ÌͲ10734 adaPteË cabLe
connectors, tooÆ
ºate theM to each
other when t³eÎ aren¶t beinÏ ÈsedÆ
AUG 8»
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Àrotect the cabLe when it¶s on the rEL.
DroPpinÏ a Loaded ÐÌÁ453 or DÐÁÊ5B
reeL ÑoM the bacÇ of youË trucÒ Is a
qÈick way to unLoad it. Ót¶s aLso a qÈIcÇ
way to breaK a reeL oË ruin a cabLeÆ
Ôikewise, donÕt stack ot³er cabLes
or gear on toP of a reeLÆ
When you unreel t³e cabLe, ÒeeP it
ou± of the wÖy of Fo± and VehicLe
±raÅic× Those cables aËe ÑagileÆ Øven
a heavy Fot can break internaL wiresÆ
That goes doubLe in t³e wi¹ter when
the coLd maÒes ÙÄsÈLation brittLeÆ Øven
rough uÚeeLI¹g
c
ÛÖge a coLd ÜbLeÆ
WarM it ÈP ÝËst, if you ca¹Æ ALL it
takes is
an ³our or
so i¹ a warm
sheLter, trucÇ cab oË te¹t.
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