PS Magazine - JANUARY 1986

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 398

JANUARY 1986
PS Magazine - JANUARY 1986 - Page 2 of 35
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Just a reminder, mechs, when you get in the mood to switch track fom side
to side or to reverse track direction-FlLow the RuLes.
The Rules are simpLe:
1±
To even out track wear, you can switch Le±t and right side track on your
vehicLe, or you can use either side track o± another vehicLe, as Long as it's worn
about the same as the track you²LL be keeping on your vehicLe.
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2²
To even out shoe wear on a side
o± track, you can
smetiE
reverse the
direction o± rotation by turning the en³
tire track around. You can a´so move
that µack to tHe other side o± the vehicLe¶
3²
The exception to ·u´e
2
is tHat you
Cannot reverse the rotAtion o± track with
chevron grousers (track with ¸bBer that
is shaped sort o± LiKe a V)¶
¹y design, the chevron grouser track
must be mou
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nted so that the bottom o±
the V»shape hits the g¼ound ½rst when
the vehicLe moves Frw¾rd. That way
the track cLeans itseL± and gets the most
grip on the ground.
More in±o on track wear can be ¿und
in TM
9³2530´2µ³24¶
Standards ¿r In³
spection and ÀÁassi½cation o± Tracks,
Track Àomponents and SoLid ·ubber
Tires.
JAN 86
TH·
PREVENTIvE
MAiNteNaNCE
MOn¸HLY
Published by the Department of the Army for the information
of aLL soLdier assigned to combat and combat support units,
and aLL soLdiers with organiza±ionaL maintenance and suppLy
duties .
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from Editor, PS Magazine² cFo US Army Materiel ³eadiness
Support Activity´ µexington¶
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ISSU¹
398
FIREPOWER
jaºUaRY
±986
Ml Tanks
2-5
M109±Series
11,13
M60-Series TaNks
6²7
M³98 Towed
M39 AiRfLow TestoR 6
Howitzer
³2
M2/M3 Brad´eyµ
M 114A2 Howitzer
13
M¶·S
8¸9²10 M88A1 ·V
14±17
25-MM CanNon
1
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GROUND MOBILITy
STE/ICE
18±19 Tow PiNtLe ¹ip
CUCV
20º2³ Gama Goat
vinyL CaRe
2³
Misc. BR»eFs
M15³±SeRies
22
TROOP SUPPORT
23
24±25
26¸27
¼ew Pub
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SMA·T
28
Gas Can Parts
59
29-30½ A¶ICE
60
35-36 ¾ood ContaiNers
6³
HOT¿I¼ES
3³-34 M³³ Decon
62
MiÀ Std Engines
Chain Saw Pubs
ÁU ¶amps
±
54
M³7-SeRies Masks 63
55
M24 Mask
63
55
CaNÂas ¶itteR PaRts 64
55
SuppÃy Exce´ÄeNce
30¸KW Gen Set
Tent PM
ÅmmersioN Heaters
56¸57
Award
65
58¸59
AIR MOBILITy
SÄingÃoading
37
UH±1
38Æ40
AÂiation Messages 38
UH±60A
39
OH-58A&C
40²4³
COMMUNiCATIONS
A¼/G·C-106 ·adio 44-47
Crossed Antennas 48
MK-1069 Mast
49
TC 24-19
49
A¼/V·CƳ2 ·¹
50
CV±1548 CoNÂeRter 50
A¼/PD·±27·
·adiacmeter
51
AH-1 SeRies
CHÇ47C
Crash Kit ¹ape
Tow Bar Tips
SB¸3614
Switchboard
A¼/G·C±142
PP±2953 ¾use
AB¸22 Mast
IM±³74 SLiNg
42
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42
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