PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-444
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 444
NOVEMBER 1989
he driven wind howls with
.
tHe voice of a thousand demons as tHe bottom
DROps out of the theRmometeR± YoU tRudge tHRougH boot-deep snow into a bloWing
wall of white±
It's winteR± It makes no diffeRence if you'Re bivouacked oN the ²an³be,
paToLling an Alaskan RadaR site oR scouting a cRossing on a MiNNesota stReam;
yoU´Re walkµ¶g aRm·in¸aRm with death±
As the theRmometeR goes down, tHe impoRtance of PReventive maintenance
goes up± ¹M is moRe impoRtant in winteR's extReme cold than any otheR weatheR
condition±
ºhy? »et's say
+ 75° F
is the aveRage ideal oPeRatiNg tempeRatuRe FR yoU
¼nd yoUR equipment½ If you'Re goiNg iNto a deseRt at
± 120° F,
you'Re
45
degRees
¾om the idea¿ temP½
Àn the otheR hand, at
²° F
you'Re
75
degRees Áom tHe ideal, and at
-25° F,
yo³ ¼nd yoUR geaR have a
³´
degRee ¿oss to oveRcome±
I
a stitch iN time saves nine, in co¿d weatheR a single stitch caN save
9´.
A
QUick chEck oR ¼n easy ÂM choRe done in faiR weatheR can head oà a twoÄhoUR
-
,±²³´µ¶"
RepaiR tHat caN stRetcH into a day's woRk
wHen you'Re woRkµng witH cold, bRitt¿e
¿iNes aNÅ numb ÆngeRs±
¹lan and pRePaRe youR equipmeNt's
¹M± ÇHe key is knowing tHe PRoblems
and staying on top of tHe littLe things±
Èave youR equipment Ready FR tHe
moment wHen youR ¿iÉ and youR outÊ
Æt's success may dePend on a sHeet of
canvas,
the dePendabi¿ity of a tent
stove, tHe PoweR in youR Radio's batteRy
oR a veHic¿e that must move±
¹Reventive
maiNteNaËce
cou¿Å
be
youR waRm ticket home±
NOV89
THE
PREVENTiVE
MAiNTENANCE
MONtHLY
TB 43-PS-444, the Preven±ive Main±enance Mon±hly² Is an ofFicial
publLca³ion o´ ±he Deparµmen± oF ±he Army¶ providing ·nFo
a±¸on
For all soldiers ass¹gned ³o Cmba± and Cmba± supºR un»±s and
all soldiers wi±h uni± main±enance and supply du±ies. All JnFoNaµion
published has been reviewEd and app¼oved by ±he agency respon½
s·ble For ±he equipmen±¾ publica±ion or ºlicy d¿scussed. Applica±ion
oF ±he ·nFoNa³Àon Is op±ionaÁ wi±h ±he usÂrÃ
µSSUe
4±
nOvemBer ¶·8·
GRoUnD moBIlI²y
Cold Weather Hazards
2
WinTeR PM Checklist
3
Extreme Cold
WeatheR ±ips
4, 5
Cold Sta²Ing
6³ 7
BaTte´y Check
b,
9
Cooling System
MaIntenance
10µ 11
OE vs DEA
12-14
FIRePoWeR
Combat Vehicle
Personnel Heater
20
Combat Vehicle Air
FIlTers
21¶22
M113·SerLes FOV
22, 23
¸ube foR WinTeR
¹5
Fuel ºcing »nhIbitoRs
¹6
¼own WIth Ether Cans 17
BewaRe of ¼eadly Gas
17
¼iesel
&
Mu½ti¾uel
¿ngines
18µ ¹9
M939·SeRies ±rucks
19
WInter ¼rIving
27-34
M2/M3ÀSerIes Bradley,
M¸ÁS
24µ 25
±OW, ±OW 2
40¶Â1
M¹67A1 Vulcan
42µ
³
M¹63A1 Vulcan
³
M60 MG
´µ
45
AIR moBIlI²y
Hangar SaÃeTy
Protect FÄIght
35
AHÅ1 Cobra
UHÆ1 Huey
36³ 37
38
39
39
Controls
35
UHÅ60A Black Hawk
AvIatIon Messages
35
±53 Engines
CommUnICA²IonS
Cold Weather PM
46¶47
ÇÈyÉCell BaÊeries
48-49
ËIre
&
Cable Cold
Weather ±ips
50¶51
MasÌÍ ±ype
AnTennas
52Î53
MKÀ255¹A GRounding
KÏt
54¶55
GeneraTor Set PM
56¶57
²RooP SUPPoR²
New Pubsµ SOU's
27
MoRe Cold WeatheR
Ðps
58¶59
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