PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-425
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 425
APRIL 1988
Tie Down Ammo
Cargo truck sidewalLs and endgate
are not strong enough to hoLd a Load of
amMo. That Means t-r-o±u±b²1±e if the
load's not tied down. Every curve or
buMp in the road wilL shift the load³
and sPill aMmo everywhere.
Tie down amMo rIght with web strap
tie±downs. Get Proper tie±down
procedures FoM:
US Army Defense Ammunition
Center and School
ATN: SMCAC-DEO
Savanna,
IL
61074
No-Spill Parking
You've got to be care´ul how you park a µlLy loaded ´uel tanker on uneven
ground.
¶f you park headed downhiLl, fuel can leak Fom the vent valve that's located in
Font of the tank.
·revent sPillage by KeePing the trUcK's Nose heaDed uPhill when the tanK's ´ull¸
PaRk this way .
..
... not this way
Use Mirror tor Ba±±ery Check
The back set of batteries
Is a bear to check each
month. You can't see down
into the filler hoLes.
¹se hand Mirror, ºSº
5»20-00¼892-5709. ¶t's the
extra set of eyes you need to
Look ½r cracks, leak¾ and
Low electrolyte Levels in
those
hard-to-get¿
to
pLaces.
ApPendiX A of CÀA 50¼
970 is your authorization to
order the MiRror.
1 CAN'T $Ee ±²
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Support each
´uµRiggeR pad
with tW´
2x³2x24-In
boaRds
28
25
The weight class sign Kit, ºSº 9905Á
00-Â65-6267, is on ·ages 43-50 of ÀB
43±0209.
Ãour authority Äo orDer is
APPendix A of CTA 50-970.
Board-up Cargo Til±
Outrigger Pads sink in soft or sandy
soil when you load or unload your
Å9Æ7 or Å985 HEÅÀT. This can Jet
your trucK roll over when you lift a
heavy Load, Like an ÅÇÈS rocket pod or
a Pallet of aMMo. SÄoP this ProÉÊeM by Placing a couple of 2x
i
2x24±in boards
under each oËt riggeÌ Pad. Or Use semitraiLer ground jack boards, ºSº 25»0-00-
74Í-7585. Center the boards be½re lowering the oËtriggers. They spread the
weight and KeeP your HEÎTT FoM coming ËP À-ϱÇ-T!
WheÐ the job's done, store the boards in the cargo bed.
Big Foo± De²³r´µ±io¶
One of the Éig hazaRds to the Å983 's
ÄraNsMission is a Size Í3 Éoot.
ÀheRe's eNough room on Ähe bacK
DecK ½R a Big½oÄ to cross wiÄhout
hurting a thingÑ BËt if yoË PÊant yoËr big
ºËMÉer Í3 on the traÐsmission oil
lines, yoË
ÅÆÆ
breaK the ·ÀO seÐding ËniÄ
or bËsÄ the ÄransMÒssion oiÊ teMPerature
sendiNg Ënit.
Óeet are Made ½r waÊkiNg, anD that's
what yoË
ÇÈÉ
Ée doing if yoU don't watch
where you steP on the Å983.
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