PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-510
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 510
MAY 1995
Dear Wndy
A/mo±t eveRone who has worked with the ²viation ground power
uniT (AGPUJ h²s worked ³Ith one Th²t has ² dam´ged drawbar or
tonguE assembly or even a broken piVot bolt.
Some µ²Y the dam²ge comeµ fom vehicle tu¶s made ´t less th²n
the prescribed r´dius· Othe¸ saY the pLnTle oF the tow vehicle ¹s too
t´ll and
I
holdµ the dºwbar at too µh²rp ²n angle· ¹'ve also heard oF
some complicaTed
nxe
to µolve these pr»blems¼
But the truth ¹µ, boTh the p½blem and solution are µimple.
¾e problem ¹s b²cking up the AGPU wiTh a vehicle¿
Àhe µolution Ás to
never
back
the AGPU wiTh
a
vehlcleL
T
AGPU
i
seÂF-propelled ´nd Ãs made to be m²neuvered and po-
siTioned bY an oper²tor using onÄbo´rd poweÅ Æhen the AGPU
must be backedÇ the operator shouÈd do ¹t using that poweÅ
Ào remind troops oF thisÉ ¹ Êcommend stenciÈing
CAUt±ON-Do
No² Back w³²h VEh´µlE
on the fontÇ upper leË oF the AGPU on the
opposite side fom the Ìre exnguisheÍ
Mark B. Æadman
AÎCOM
¶ L·
time and a lITk Efrt
¸
pe big sav±ngS. ²u MaRK³ W´n
yoU sµ´nc±4 On´
¹º »
a gOod s¶ze FOr ·h´ wO¸d "C0n¹ and
¼ /2 ½¾H
º¸ µh´
r»st O¼ ·h´ LeµterS³
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M¿Y95
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