PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-415
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 415
JUNE 1987
Towing your Black Hawk or Chinook with the new SCAMP vehicle can be
costly if you're not migh± careFl making tURs.
Tm
tO sharp and the SCAMP's outriggers contact the Black Hawk's stabilator
or the Chinook's ²selage³ You know what happens when steel meets honeycomb
paneling-hiGh loss in dollars and in downtIe ´r your aircraµ.
But S¶C Steven
J.
Murphy at ¶t Campbell, KY, has come u· with tow bar
extensions that take ¸he guesswork out of towing your birds with the SC¹MP.
To make a pair of extensions ´r the tow bar legs, you need:
Two pieces of 21ºin »¼D¼ tUbing, ½6 inches long¼ »rder it by the ´ot, too,
with NSN 47½0¾¿¾278¾ÀÁ8¼
¶our nuts, NSN 53½0º¿Â062Ã4
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Two pieces of 3ÐiÑL »D aluÒÓnum alloy tubing, 3 feet long¼ »rder it by the ´ot
with NSN 47½0¾¿¾278¾
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DD ¶oÕm ½348¾6.
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Disconnect the tow bar's legs Öom its lune¸¸e
eye¼ ×nsØl a 36ºin extensÓon on each Ùeg usÓng
the tow bar's hardware. ÚeconÛect the extended
legs to the JunetÜe eye.
Ýhe extended tow bar wÓll let you maneuver
your bÓrds with the SCAMP without any danger
of daÞagÓng your aÓrcraµ.
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Tow Bar Tips
MovÓng a tow bar into positÓon ´r towing aircraµ can test a mech's skill and
patÓence¼ The
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things want to go Ón every direction but the right direction¼
To make those critters more manage¾
able, weld one of the swivel casters in
a straight line with the bar.
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doEsn't
matter which caster you weld, right or
leµ¼ 'Course, if the caster wheels are
cracked, broken or woß out, replace
'em. »rder on a DD ¶orm ½348¾6 usàg
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you need to replace ¸he whole wheel
assembly, use NSN ½730¾0½º½½½Ã4305.
×t's good ´r either Ôe right or leµ side.
Weld caster
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with bar
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