PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-439
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 439
JUNE 1989
•
enjamiN Franklin tells iN his autobIo-
graphy about a man who bought an ax fom
a blacKsmith and then asKed hIm to maKe
the whole head as brighT as the edge. ±he
blacKsmith agreed to griNd the head I² thE
buyer would tuM the grINdstoNe. As the
turning became harder anD harder, the
buyer Kept sToppiNg the grINdstoNe to see
what progress was beIng made. ³INalLy,
compLetely woR out, he told the bLacK´
smith he would taKe the ax Just as It was.
But the bLacKsmith asKed hIm to Keep oN
turNIng siNce the ax head was Not brIght
but only speckLeD. "Yes,µ said the ¶aN, "but
I
thINK
I
LiKe a specKled ax best.µ
FaceD with the endLess grINDINg ·eeDed to Keep equipme·t ¸Lly maINtaINed,
It's Not surprisIng that a Lot o² co¶maNders have DecideD they lIK¹ speckLed
equIpment best. ±hey maKe sure the cuttiNg edge Is brIght aNd shINy (Fully
ºissioN Capable), but any polIshINg beyoNd that becomes a catch»as¼catch´
caN proposItIoN. ±hey ²aiL to taKe INto coNsIderatIon aNother ³raNKlIN obser´
vatIon: "A littLe negLect ¶ay breed ¶IschIe²: ½r waNt o² a NaIL. .
.. µ
¾quIpme·t that Is Not ¿uLly ¶aINtaINeD sI¶ply wears out be²Ore Its
tI¶e, creating enormous replace¶eNt costsÀ
WheN maIntenance that Is supposeD to be puLLeD at the LowestÁ
aND cheapestÂleveà Is passed ÄN to
OS
aND hIgher, the costs
escaLateÅ
¾quIpmeNt that has gotteN by as ³ºC usuaLLy requIrÆs
tre¶eNDous expe·dItures to brINg It up to traNs²er staNdarDs.
Çhe oNLy way these uNNecessary costs caN be reDuceD Is Èor
the uNIt commaNder to I¶pLe¶eNt a ¶aI·teNaNce poLIcy that
says iN e¿²ect: "±hese bucÉs stop here!µ As ³raNKLIN wouLd say:
"A stItch IN tI¶e saves NiNe.µ
As expLaINeD oN Pages
27-34,
the co¶¶aNder Now has a ÊrecIse DeËINItIoN
o² the DesIred ÌaINteNaNce goaLs. WIth everyoNe pLayI·g fo¶ the saÌe
sheet o² ¶usIcÍ success wILl be ¶easureD by the resuLts achIeveD rather
thaN the eÎort expeNDeDÏ Ðt couLD ÑeLL be that the days o² "specÉLeDµ
equIp¶eNt are ·u¶bereD.
JUN 89
THE
PREVEnTiVE
MA±nTEnAnCE
MONTHLY
TB 43-PS±439, The Preventive Mainlenance MonthLy, ²s an officIaL
pubL³cation of the DepaRment o´ the Army, providing ³nformation
For aµL soLd³ers assigned lo Ombal and Cmbat suppoR un¶ts and
aL so·diers with unit maintenance and suppLy du lies. ALL ¸nfor¹ation
pubLished has been rev³ewed and approved by the agency resºn»
sibLe for the equ³pment¼ pubL²cat²on or º·icy discussed½ Appµ ¾Ea ¿ion
of the informat³on Às optionaL wilh 1he userÁ
ISSUe 439
JUne 1989
FiR±PoW±R
M1-Series Tanks
2, 3
M48A5 or M6p-SerIes
M109·SeRIes HowItzeR/
M992 Am±o
Tanks
M54B CaRgo CaRrIers
M90 ²adar
M
±
I
²
s
AImIng
7
'
8
³
9
CIRcle
HowItzers
GNLLD
ChRonogRaPh
5
M198 Towed HowItzeR
6
GRou²D moB³l³ty
HAWK
M16´SerIes µIfle
10. 1¶
¶1
¶2¸ 13
14¹ ¶5
¶6¸ ¶7
TIRes
18º20
M939»SerIes Trucks
24
c´cv
2¶
M313 ExPansIble
Shear ¼Ins
22¸ 23
Van
24
5½ton WReckers
23
Canvas CoveRs
25
AiR moB³lity
AH-¶ CobRa
35
F¾Ight SuIt
UH-¶ Huey
36
¿amePÀates
41
CH-47Á ChInook
37
Attack He¾IcoPters
42
A¾Â AIrcRaÃt
3ÄÅ 39
Cargo ¿et µePaIR
43
AvIatIon Messages
39
¿e
:
M
SlIng-LoadIng
ElectRIca¾
43
Connectors
40¸ 4¶
tRooP suPPoRµ
¿ew ¼ubsÆ SOUÇs
26
AUTOVO¿ for GSA
²Ibbon ÈrIdge
Hot¾Ine
52
TransPoRters
44É45
TwIst DrIll Cases
52
MW24 ScooP ÊoadeRs
46
TooË Sets
53
²T ÌoRÍÎIÏ
46
SuPPly
54º55
15´KW Generator
47
Cots
56Ð57
60ÑKW DIese¾
Wash ÈasIn ¿S¿Òs
57
GeneRators
4ÄÉ49
ChIgger ²ePeÀlent
57
MBA ¶ -SeRIes
¿omex ClothIng
5ÄÉ59
AlaRm
50Å 5¶
M2 Co±Pass
59
mA³¶µ·²A²C± uPDAµ±s
TM Ó10Ô20 ¼MCS
Excellence Awards
6¶
Standard
1Æ 27º34
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The Pr1enli±e MO²nLenOnce M³n´µ¶y
·uing¸¹n,
K ¸05¹¹-5¹0¹
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