PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 395
OCTOBER 1985
You can ful up your ML49, ML49AL or M625 waterTrailer by let±ing wa±er
Feeze in the pipes and ²ucets.
³o prevent Feeze-up:
´Shelter the tank, especially iµ the ±empera±ure is below 0°¶· Iµ you can't
shelter i±, cover it wi±h a canvas and keep air circulating wi±h a Herman¸Nelson
heater.
·
¹Keep the manhole cover closed.
º
»A¼er each use, close the valve at ±he ½on± oµ the ±ank and drain the pipes
through the ¾Uce±s.
¹¿se the M67 iÀmersion hea±er in ±he steel tank. Never use it in ±he ÁBerglass
tank. You coUld melt the taÂ.
¶ollow ³M 9-2330¸267¸14&P fr the ±ank, ³M 5Ã4540¸202¸12&P fr the
heater, and ¶M 21Ä305 fr extreme cold wea±her use.
2
1/2-
&
5±n Trucks .²
A Step Up on Your Truck
No need to slip, slide and bang your shins climbing up on the Font bumper.
A bumper step makes tha± Årst s±ep up a lo± saÆr.
NSN Ç540Ã01È149Ä1389 gets a s±ep ki±, with installation instrÉctjons.
Get a
Step Kit,
N³N ´µ40·
0¶¸¹49·
¶389 oR º»»
º º¼ USe tRUC½ tailgate Step,
N³N ´µ¶0¾00¾¹¶9¾3903
Or, use trUck tailgate step, NSN 2510¸00¸119Ä3903, on the Font bumper. It'll
do ±he same Job fr less money.
Whichever step you use, pu± skidprooÊpaint, NSN 5610Ä00Ä141Ë7838, where
you'll be stepping.
±±
OT 85
Iµ yoUr 20¸±on dUmp trUck is sluggÌsh when dumping, resis± the ±emp±ation
±o rev Up ±Íe engine.
HÌgh revving´over 1,500 RPM¹damages the P³O. α also makes fr higher
pressure in ±he hydraulÌc systems and leaks!
Here are two reminders to keep your RPM's down: ¶irs±Ï either paint a red
band around ±he gage or geÐ a danger decal, NSN 7690Ñ00Ä924Ä4318. Second,
a
¿
tach a "P³O ÒA
' label next to ±he danger area.
ÀemIÁd
yoURSelf to
½eep ÀPM'S
dowÁ!
IÊ dUmping gets sÓow a± 1,500 RPM,
check ±he hydraUlÌc oÌl ÓeveÓ. WÌth the
body down, ±he sÌgh± tUbe sÍould be
ÔÓl. Õdd oÌÓ Un±il i± is.
Iµ yoU have enoUgh oiÓ, coUld be a
cloggeD hydraulic ÅÖ±er. ³hat blocks ±he
oil Fom the pu×p and sÓows ±he dUmp.
Ge± yoUr mecØanic ±o check.
oCt ²³
±3
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