PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-577
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 577
DECEMBER 2000
Dear Editor,
Sling loading an M119A1 howitzer can be tricky and dangerous
business, especially when it comes to locking the sling chains in place on
the wheel hubs.
FM 10-450-4,
Multiservice Helicopter Sling Load:
Single-Point Load
Rigging Procedures
, tells you to lock the chains in place by tying the links
together with
1
/
2
-in tubular nylon rope.
Unfortunately, the rope can come untied. It can also stretch and let
the chains slip off the hub. Then it’s raining howitzers!
We found a clamp
that works much
better than nylon
rope. It’s made of
steel so there’s no
stretching and it
locks into the hub
groove, eliminating
any chance of
slippage. The clamp
can be used for both 10,000-lb and 25,000-lb sling loads.
There is no NSN for the clamp yet, so you have to order it on a DD Form
1348-6 using CAGE code 1CXX6 and part number (PN) S0156-HD08.
M119A1 Towed Howitzer . . .
Good job! The clamp has been approved for use by the US Army Soldier
Systems Center (Natick), the Quartermaster School and Tank-automotive and
Armaments Command-Rock Island. It will eventually be added to FM 10-450-4
and the M119A1’s TM 9-1015-252-20.
maybe
we can hitch
a ride!
hop on
,
guys! my
new sling
has got me
safe
and
snug
!
Each clamp costs about $22, but you get a discount by ordering
larger quantities. For details, contact the manufacturer, Suncor
Stainless, at (781) 829-8899 or e-mail them at:
sales@suncorstainless.com
You can also buy the clamps over the Internet using a government
credit card. Go to:
and click on
Rig
ging. Then click on
H
eav
y D
uty J
aw & J
aw Swiv
el.
Enter the quantity of clamps you want under PN S0156-HD08, click
on
CLICK T
O BUY, and follow the rest of the instructions.
SFC Mark A. Lee
HSB, 3/320th FA
Ft Campbell, KY
New
clamp
makes
sling
load
safer
Steel clamp won’t stretch
and locks inside hub groove
that
lucky
duck
has got it
made
!
i wish we got
free
transportation
!
PS 577
21
DEC 00
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