PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-420
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 420
NOVEMBER 1987
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You've got to be carefl as you go tOling cross-co
u
ntry. Those cargo trucks
used as troop caRriers do not have sea
t
belts oR roll oVer protection FR passengeRs.
The HMMW is a stable brute, but accide
nt
s do hapPn
±±±
most o²en because
so
m
e dRiVer just wasn't paying a³ent
i
on
.
Speed kiLls± NeveR speed wi´h a carRieR loadEd with tRoops± You may get away
with it onCe oR µ¶ice, but one day ·te wIll catc¸ up to you¹
S´Ay aleRº. Sa»e dRiving depends on knowing your vehicle and road conditions
at
al
times
±
NormaL spe¼ becomes excessive speed as road conditions change.
½t's up to you to Keep an eye on µhe weather ¾nD the resulting change
i
Road a¿
d
terrain conditions and dRive to match
.
TermÀÁ lugs on ´he slave rEcEp´acle o¿ some HMMW's
are so close together ´hey can touch and arc. That makes
´he rUbber boot a¿d cables on ´Âe recep´Acle Âot enoug to
Catc Ãre±
Most ÄÅ lugs
a
prÆ
AQE 'OUQ HMMWV±S
tectEd by shÇink insulation,
TEQmINAL LUGs
but don't dePnd on it alone.
INsTALLED QiGhT:J.²"³´
µ-
;¶j·¸¹º1» ¼½
You neEÈ some space, too.
Élay it saÊ. ËhecK out the teÌ lugs
and Íeir boots during your next ÉMËα
TÏe out the Companion se¾t. Ðyeball
the ÑbbeR boot coveRing Íe termÒnal lugs.
The boots must be 2Óply. The 2-ply sÔle
boots have t¶o Cords at either end. Õ» youR
HMMW has 1Óply boots, get your meÓ
chanÒc to replace Íem, pronto.
ÐxaÖine the lugs where they co×nect to
"±
the slaVe receptacle. Éosition ´he lugs so
there's the most spaCe bet¶een them.
NOV 87
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