PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-564
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 564
NOVEMBER 1999
Sagging cover.
Use spacing plugs,
NSN 7105-00-935-0434, between the
end stick and the
frame to tighten
the cover. A new
cover may be nice
and firm, but
when it starts to
sag, you’ll need
the plugs. Be
prepared by storing
spacing plugs in
the hollow part of an end stick.
Bent bar on
tiedown strap.
When you pack the
cot to move out,
check to see if the
bar is bent on the
tiedown strap. If
it’s bent, the strap
tab can catch and
tear off. Straighten
the bar with a
screwdriver so the
tab will glide through easily.
f your cot seems more tired than
you are, here’s what you can do to
refresh it. Look for:
Broken or missing rivets.
There are
no replacement rivets for the alumi-
num cot. Replace each missing rivet
with a machine screw, NSN 5305-00-
050-9236; washer NSN 5310-00-933-
8120; and nut, NSN 5310-00-934-
9760.
oping in the NSNs needed to put
up concertina wire, NSN 5660-00-921-
5516, can tie you up in knots, espe-
cially since screw pickets have been
replaced by slotted posts. Untie your-
self and get the posts you need:
Pages 3-8 through 3-11 of FM 5-34,
Engineer Field Data
, have instructions
for putting up the concertina wire.
Wear barbed wire/tape gloves, NSN 8415-00-926-1674, when you’re working
with the wire. Your authority to order the gloves is CTA 50-900.
Mark the Drop Zone
H
aving trouble finding something to mark drop zones or landing areas? Go
with VS-17 panels, NSN 8345-00-174-6865. That gets you a 2x6-ft nylon-
laminated cloth panel that’s orange on one side and red on the other, at a cost of
about $18.00. The panels are authorized by CTA 50-970.
Cots . . .
Concertina Wire . . .
Slotted post
NSN 5660-00-270-
5 feet with 4 slots
1587
2 feet with 1 slot
1588
32 inches with 2 slots
1589
Replace
missing
rivets
with
machine
screws
you'll
rest better
when i get
some
pm
.
Damage to the rivet holding the
tiedown strap
. Replace it with self-
tapping screw, NSN 5305-00-432-
4251, and washer, NSN 5310-00-809-
3078.
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maybe i
should have
checked
the
field
manual
before
doing this.
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Check
tiedown
strap
Spacing plugs keep
cot from sagging
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