PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 394
SEPTEMBER 1985
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Does your
MlLOA2
have a turret stop? You'd better know befre you go!
The turret stop prevents the turret Fom being traversed More than
30
degrees
to either side. ThAt±s good, because It saves you ²om two dangerous situations:
Without the stop, the gun could be traversed too ³r to one side fr sa´ µring¶
Past
30
degrees, the ·ring platfrm is not stable enough to keep the vehicle
Fom ¸ipping. Remember, you don't have a spade on the sIde¶
WIthout the stop, traversiNg too ³r will rip out the hydraulic hose and other
connections¶ ¹here's no slip ring in an
M110a2
to let the connections rotate
wIth the turret¶
Be sure the stop's
i
pLace every tiMe you prepare to traverse. ºt's just above
the hy»au¼c ½l¾r
I
¿e tUrret weLlÀ ÁOk Âr it duriÃg your ÄÂreÅoÆraÇon
PmCS.
ºÈ the stop is Missing, let yourÉMechanic Know¶ ¹he stop's listed as ºtem
18
in Êig
127
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TM 9²2350³3´µ20P¶
Ëlso let your mech know iÈ the turret deceLeratiÌn switches arenÍ't working
rIght. They slow
Î
the turret down just befre it hits the stop.
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Aid to Recover
Dear EditoR,
Injuries to recovery personnel can be Prevented if th±y don't
have to stand between vehicles to hook up towbars.
We Came up with an 11-ft bar made of 1 1²2³in steel pipe. It
has a 14-in tee mad´ oF the same 1²8-in thick pipe welded in the
center.
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4V"
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The operator of the disabled vehicle and the assistant driver
or ground guide for the recovery vehicle use the bar to hold the
towbar while the recovery vehicle driver makes the hookup. The
bar tee fits in the V³shaped end of the towbar.
Not only are the men out of harm's way, but they get to share
the lifting weight of the towbar.
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The bar works with all Army towbars and recovery vehicles
(5¶ton wrecker, M578 and M88A 1 ). Best of all, the bar costs only
a·out $26 to make, including labor.
Ground guidel
assistant
driveR of
Recovery
vehicLe
Operator of
disabLeD
vehicLe
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T¸ Scott W. Hyatt
¸W2 Thomas A. Delaloye
F
Sill,
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(E²IT³´'S N³µ¶·A ¸´¶¹T w¹Y º³ ,
´¶²UC¶ I»jU¼I¶S ¹N² S¹½¶ ¾I½¶S.)
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