PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-455
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 455
OCTOBER 1990
I•
.
f
ere're
some lessons learned the
hard way that'll Help you BradleY
driverS
±
head of equipment damAge:
*
Never move your Bradley while
the ramp is Down or noT flly Locked.
±haT
"combaT
dismounT²
is
like
a
sucker puncH, jusT waiTing Fr you to
le³ Your guaRd down´
Driving with the
ramp open damAges
tHese paRs:
µamps get wa¶eD so they won't sea·
(makes swimMing impossible)¸ locks
geT broken and hinges get damaged.
¹oving with an open ramp aLso breAks
cyLinder arms And ramp pumpsº
±
Never drop the rAmp too harD, or
on uneven ground» ¼hat puts a big
sTrain on rAMp hinges and can cAuse
wa¶ing½
Just remember That the ramp also
se¾ves
as
an
Armored door¿
IÀ it's
messed up And can'T do its job in
a
combaT siTuation, your vehicÁe and its
occupAnts make an inviting targeT´
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OCT 90
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ou cAnÂT interchange rear and cargo
hatch pe¾Ãscope paÄs beTween ¹2Å 1
and ¹3ÅÆ Bradley moÇeLsÈ
²ere's how to keep them sepArate:
K
ÉeÊr
perÃscope
pArts
Fr ¹Ës,
¹2ÅÆs and ¹3s are ÌunÍ in ÎÏg 59
oÀ¼¹ 9-Ð350ÑÒ52ÓÔ4PÑÆÕ Îor¹2Ö2s¸
_
the p×ts are Ìund in Îig 54 oÀ ع
9C2350-284Ó24ÙÑ1¿
)
ÚaRgo
haTch perisÛope parts Ìr
¹3ÅÆs are Fund in Îig 60 oÜtheÑ252Ó
24ÙÑ1Ý Þor ¹3Å2s, the parts are in Îig
5ß oÀ The Ñ284Ñ24ÙÑàá
V
ehicLe recovery Fr aRmoreâ veHicLes unâer 34 tons is much easier using THe
ãLlied KineTic Energy µecoveRy µope (ãKEµµä½
Øhe ãKEµµ åit, æSN 4020Ó01Ó211Ñ8382, conTains the rope, spçcièéc sHacåêes
Fr ÅKEµµ use and a canvas bag Fr storage.
ع 9Ó4020Ñ200-10 Has use and care inFrmation Fr ãKEµµ½ Ùaë sTrict
atTention to the wìings and cauTions in tíe î¹½ ãll recove¾y operations are
Dangerous, and using ãKEµµ does not alter tHat ïcT½
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