PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-413
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 413
APRIL 1987
Militar Load Class
.±²
ApPndix C can
b
confsing, so here's an example oF how it wor
M915 tractor Truck pulling an M872AL 34-ton semitr±iler.
TRACTOR tRUCK
²ON³he b´ic MµC
¶r The ·actor ¸ck
i
lIs¹
ºn ³able C»3, WEled Ve¼
hicles½ ¾or the M915, this
is 8½ Stencil 8 on The right
¿
door oF the trUck. Wen
STencI³ "8´
On ThE DOOR
ÀÁ
youÂre
running bob»TÃil
-µ¶
17
;:·¸¹
º
(less seÄtrailer), you also
·
put
±
numBr on Åe Æont
changeable sign, but wiTh»
Ç
È
out the C at The top.
-.±
,
SEMER
²ON³he MµC ¶ÉThe semItraiÊer is listed in Ëable C»Ì
<-
ËowÍ Vehicles½ YouÂll Îd Åe M872AL Has a load class oF
4
at
fl
gross (loadÍ
)
»
_.,
±
,
Your vehicleÂs ÏiliÐry µoad ÑlassiÒcation (MµC) number tells you iF that
bridge up ahead is strong enough to carry your vehicleÂs weightÓ ÔF your vehicleÂs
MµC is less ThanÕor equal toÕThe bridgeÂs rating, itÂs
ok
to cross.
MµCÂs are listed in ApÖendiX C oF ¾M 5»36, Route Reconnaissance ±nd ClassiÒ¼
cation, ¶r tracked and wheeleD vehicles, towed vehicÊes, construction equipment
±×d sØandarD combination vehicles (prime mover and trailer)Ó
ÔF your vehicle or combination is not listed, that aÖÖendix tells how to get the
inFo Æom ÙSA Úelvoir Research, Ûevelopment a×d Üngineering Center. Úe sure
to give Them Øhe dat± called ¶r in CharTs CÝ
²
C6 ¶r your vehicleÓ
18
aPr 87
¼_
,
weight½ Stencil 40 on Øhe right Æont coÞer.
±
,'
²
COmIA³ON VHCLen
ow go to Ëable C»7, Combination Vehicles,
1
³
where yoU Ònd that the M915/M872AÝ combination has an MµC oF 14 empß
½
and Ì6 loadÍ. ³he number That appliesÕdepending on whether youÂre empty or
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