PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-547
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 547
JUNE 1998
M88A 1 Recover Vehicle .
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Loc Out Suspen±
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t's SometimeS hard To Tell tHe difFerence be±ween lIgHT and Heavy load² ³or youR
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recovery vehicle, operators. Yet that diSTInctIon can mean tHe dI´eRence
Between an eaSy liFt and equiPmenT damageµ
LigHt load²
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ss ±han ²ix tons·are u²ua¸¸y a BReeze. ¹eavy ¸oad²ºsIx to
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Ton²»¼an p¸ay Havoc wIth ToR²Ion baR²½ ²hock aBsoRBer² and ROad arm²¾
Always use locKout BlocK² w¿en
liÀting heavy loads and when youÁre
not ²Ure juSt How heavy the
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load i²Â ÃockoUT b¸ocK² take
THe exce²² stre²² oÄF THe front
install and u²e Åockout blocK²Æ
DonÇt ThinK youÈre in the c¸earÉ tHoughÊ even
´f
the ¸oadȲ le²² than six TonsÆ
Ëome operator² leave tHe engine deck on the ground Between tHe tank and the
Recovery vehIcle wHi¸e Pulling a powerPacKÌ ÍHe M88AÎ ²traddleÏ THe deck as It
geT² Ready To lift THe PacKµ
A² the pacK goes uPÐ The weIghT compre²²e² the SuspensÑon enough THaT THe
hull bottomS out on the decK γ yoUÒRe lucKyÊ onÓy THe trave¸ ¸ocK Ôs BROkenÊ but
The Pre²sure can a¸So warp the decKÆ
Õ¸ay it ²aFE on lIgHT ¸oads. ÖiTHer u²e The ×ockoUT B¸ock² or keeP anything THaT
might Be damaGed out o³ thØ wayÙ
PS 547
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JUN 9µ
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