PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-414
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 414
MAY 1987
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Skids Save Hoses
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Dear Editor,
Our Rfueling pe±onnel d²g higH PRssure fuel ³oses
40
feet eve´
time tHey Rfuel an aiµ²Ft. THis
-±²³´µ
quickly wea± out a Hose. THat's
expensive and a safety Hazard. So
¶
we made skids. We put
PVC
com-
ps
coupLinGs eve´
18
inCHe·
along tHe ¸os¹º N»w t¼e coupLings
take tHe wea½ and tear, tHe Hoses
last longe¾ and tHe ¿ope²tion Is
sAfer
ÀÁ
Mr. ÂobeÃ
L.
ÄaÅis
Mƺ Çavid
A±
ÈHoLson
Ét Äood, TX
(Editor's note: Yu've smoothed out a rough
siTion for hOses that aren't re±eved with a reel.
FiN couplings, FSC
²73³,
in the Federal Item
²enti³ca´on List.)
5´
MaY µ¶
D7E, D7F TractoRS .±.
Worn to the Limit?
Here's how to tell when youR dozeR needs new tRack pa±ts.
ÊoËËeÌ
&
Link²
Use caliPR, NS² $210-³-229´3035µ to measuRe
t
diameteR of Te tRack
±olleRs and tRack caRRieR RolleRs¶ ·eplace tRack RolleRs if they measuRe less Ta¸
· ·/¸
inches¹ ·epLace Te cAº RoLLeR when it»s less than
6
¼/½inches¾
³´Aµk ¶hOe·
¿se bRoadÀbaseD depth gage, ²SN
ÁÂ1ÃÄ221Å1Æ,
T
mEsuRe Te height
oF the gRouseRs. Set Te base acRoss two
adjacent g±ouseRs and measuRe down to
Te plaÇeÈ
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it»s less than 1 1É2 inches,
Replace the shoeÈ
YouR auToRIÊ to oRdeR Te caLiËR Ìnd
gages is Íppendix Í of
C¹
Í 50À970.
MaY µ¶
5º
¶¸´Oµke¹ WeA´
Use a dRive spRocket weaR gage Ço
check spRocket weaR. Get one that»lL
measuRe
D·» D¸
and
D9
spRockets wiT
NSN 5210À0Î-225-1132È
Ïet the point of Te gage maRked ÐR
the
D·
between the teeth of the dRive
spROket. Ñf the Òint doesn»t touch botÓ
tom, the spRocket»s
OK¼
Ñf it Çouches,
get suppoÔt to RepLace it¹
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