PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-428
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 428
JULY 1988
Safety Catch is Enough
Dear Half-Mast,
Sometimes we have to haul
troops in our dump trucks. Para
2·17b(2) of
AR
385-55
says we
need a posiTive locking device to
haul troops±
Does the ²aFety catch on the
dump Control lever meet the re³
quirements?
S´µ
L.B.P
Dear
SFC l±b²p³,
Yes, the safeT catCh on the dump con±rol lever is a poSitive locking device. It
meets the requirementS oF the
a´
·
Never take a Shortcut and uSe a boL or pin to lock the dump bo²y to the ³ame´
BoltS workµ but ¶ the driver forgets it's there and raises the be²· the bedand tHe
hydraulic ¸SteM get damage²¹
.
/a-'
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JUL±±
M9²9³Series ´µTon .¶·
Procedure ChanGe Save± ²yelets
tHE K¸Y
T GµNV¶s
In·t¸¹º»¼iO½ ¾¿ ÀÁ ÂHE
ÃoÄÅÆÇÈÉ
OF ¹hI
mºV»ABl¼ CR½¾¿bÀWÁ
Â
Ã,Ä
If you install the M939s cab canvas cover l±ke ²t sAys ±n Para 2-19 of TM
9-2320-272-10, you could r²p the eyelets out.
³n update w±ll change the TM, bUt Unt±l ²t's Felded, here's how to install the cab
canvas:
´oLow µe ±nstallat±on procedUre ±N Para 2-19 on Pages 2¶94 and 2-95 of the
TM Unt±l you get to Step
hÊ
Once you've placed the cab top on the hood and sl±d the cab top's ·ont edge ±Nto
the w²ndsh²eld chanNel, place the movable crossbow Upr±ght¸l²ke so¹
´ollow ºteps
Ë
through
ÌÍ
Reverse Steps
m
and
n.
Be»re
you do Step
n,
though, remember th±s:
DO ¼OT pUll too hard draw±ng the top
t²ght.
Cont±NUe to »llow steps out½±ned ²n
the TM.
JUL±±
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