PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 397
DECEMBER 1985
M1 Tanks .
.±
Doing It in the Mud
Mud and the Ml 's air intake do not mix.
What you end up with is poor air circuLation, Leading to an overheated or rUined
engine±
SinCe you can't cAL² of your mission just because oF the weather, you've got
to do your best to reduce the mud buiLd-up±
Make sure the rear skirts and mud guards are in pLace when you go mudding.
Otherwise, mud gets thrown up on the deck, cLogging the air intake.
³²ean out the mud buiLd´up around the skIrts and µna² drives at ha²ts.
¶oL²ow the good word on driving in mud. EyebaLL Pages 2·370 thru 2-372 oF
TM 9-2350-255-10¸2±
De
Editor,
The driver's backrest in an
m²
tank takes quite a beating
.
when drivers use it as a step
between the tuRet and their
compartment±
Instead of replacing the
bacKrest every time it starts
coming apart, we tu² it from
top to Bottom³ That saves
money and weeks of back
aches for the driver, who must operate the tanK without it until a new
one comes in³
The backrest´s mounting holes aLgn either way, so all it taKes is
the tu²around³
(Editor
's
note
-
Tanks for the backsaving
tip! I the bacKres±'s mounting holes won't
aligN
,
tRiM the ²unded edge to Ft
.
)
³4
Sam Vuleta
&
JoHn Guyton
Ft µnox
dEC 85
M1 Tanks ±.
.
Am±O: Han²le wit³ Care
.±
"
_ ²
S²oppy hand²ing oF 105-MM ammo can be deadLy.
Because primers and ¹ses are sensitive to shock, one good hit cou²d set them oº.
Never Load a dented round.
A
dented cartridge case couLd jam in the chamber± »F it's too Hard to remove,
your tanK's out oF co¼mission unti² higher maintenance can remove it.
What's the right way to Load ammo? ½and a round ¾om person·to¿person.
Àower it projectiLeÁend µrst tHrough the Loader's hatch and pLace it projectiLeÂ
end µrst in the swing racks±
¶or more inÃ, see Pages 5-3 and 5-4 oF TM 9-2350Á255-10Á3±
Never drop, drag or throw aÄo around. Your µrst mIstaKe cou²d be your Last±
dEC 85
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