PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-581
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 581
APRIL 2001
PS 581
APR 01
6
FMTV.
..
M809-Series Trucks…
sing the right tires on your M809-series 5-ton truck is the only safe way to go.
That’s because mixing bias and radial tires or using tires of the wrong size can cause
loss of driver control, poor handling and possible damage to vehicles.
So be sure your trucks use only the tires noted here:
Item
NSN
Bias tire with flap,
14.00 x 20, 12 ply
with inner tube
Radial tire, 14.00R20,
tubeless
For all models
except the M812
chassis and M821
bridge truck—
For the M812
and M821—
All tires use:
valve extension, NSN 2640-00-250-2472,
and cap, NSN 2640-01-098-2029.
M35A3 Alternator Bracket
FMTV Woodland Camo Covers
I
f your FMTVs are getting woodland camouflage paint jobs, you’ll be needing one
of these woodland camouflage cargo covers:
2
1
∕
2
-ton cargo—NSN 2540-01-385-9462
5-ton cargo—NSN 2540-01-386-2952
5-ton cargo (long wheelbase)—NSN 2540-01-387-5734
5-ton dump—NSN 2540-01-420-5985
NSN 5340-01-444-9149 gets the 2
1
∕
2
-ton truck’s alternator bracket. The NSN is
missing from Item 12 in Fig 51 of TM 9-2320-386-24P.
Item
NSN
Bias tire, 11.00 x 20, 12 ply
with inner tube
and flap
Radial tire, 11.00R20, 12 ply
(including flap)
with inner tube
581. 06-07 (C)
3/3/01
12:43 PM
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