PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 396
NOVEMBER 1985
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The brakes wilL usuaLLy hoLd, but why
take chances? Carry chocks, NSN
2540±01±052²6234, on your 2 ³/2´or
5µton truck. These chocks wiLL be show¶
ing up in the
AAL
of the ´³0 TM Fr
your truck· Your CO can authorize
them.
It
doesn't cost much to carry chocks
on a¸ trUck! and trailers-your shop can
make them ¹om scrap Lumber.
A
chock on hanD wiLL do as a pattern
Fr size and Locating boLt hoLes. Here's
the hardware neeDed:
iTem
Nuts
Washers
Bolts
NSN
5310·00-809-3078
5306-00-358-±518
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Whether you're chocKing a truck,
two´wheeLed traiLer or a semItraiLer,
aLways use two chocks.
On LeveL ground when you're chockº
ing a trailer that's not hoo»E to a trUck,
set chocks
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¼ont of and behInd wheeLs
on each side½
If
your truck or trailer is parkeD on
a sLope,
pLace both chocks on the
dow¾hiL¿ side.
BeFre you get on the move, stow the
chocks in their Àrackets, tooL stowage
comparÁents or a¾Â other handy pLaceÃ
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nOV 85
.
Silence Your Backup AlaRm
bLaring backup aLarm on your
construction equipment or truck can
give away your position in a tActicaL
situation.
On M916±M920 ÄUcks, use the switch
on the dash to shut oÅ your aLarm.
On CaterpiLLar 130G±series graders,
tuRng the Light switch to a B.O. posiÆ
tion or OÇÇ kILLs the aLarm.
Some commerciaL ÈonsÉÊction equip¶
ment has a Ëse Fr the aLarm system.
PuLL the Ëse and store it in an unused
spare sLot.
Ì
ÍÎ Âour vehicLe Does
Ï
n't have either a
switch or a separate Ëse, check the
wires at the aLarm Fr a connector. PuLL
the connector apaÐt cÑÒ so you can
put it back together Later.
When you're operating your gear
with the bacÓp aLarm shut oÅ, use a
ground guide and Lots of extra caution
when backIng.
ÂOV 85
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