PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-528

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 528

NOVEMBER 1996

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-528 - Page 5 of 52
Combat Vehicles .
..
M
ud that's soft during the day can Freeze as haRd as concRete at night. The
next morning, YouR vehicle is stuck ±aSt.
Don²t think you can Rock youR vehicle loose, either³ ´ouµLL end up with bRoken
tracK¶ snapped dRive Sprocket teeth· Bad U-joints¸and a vehicle that¹S
STILL
Stuck
in the mudº
»he time to pRevent the proBlem is the night Be¼oRe ½
.
PaRk youR vehicle on high gRound i¼ poSSiBle³ THe wateR dRains downhiLl so
the mud won¹t Be quite as deep
.
.
Avoid paRking in the deep Ruts wo¾ By other vehicles³ ¿ome aRe deep
enough to Bottom out youR vehicleÀS huLlÁ Âeave it ÃheRe and you may not Be
moving ÄtiL spRing
½
.
ÅSe a Shovel to scoop out mud thatÆs collected Between and on Roadwheels
and dRive sprocketS³ I¼ the mud¹s not theReÇ it canÈt ¼ReeZeÉ
P± 528
4
NOV96


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