PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-584
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 584
JULY 2001
PS 584
JUL 01
55
Smart. . .
Don McDonald
Dan Johnsen
Roxanne Port
Ft Wainwright, AK
SGT A. Chamorro
Otis ANGB, MA
SFC John Burgo
Brockton, MA
SFC James Williams
Ft Polk, LA
SGT Tonya Hazel
Camp Dodge, IA
Modify HMMWV’s arctic cover to
replace zipper without removing
cover from vehicle.
Use standard 10-ton floor jack to lift
external fuel tank from UH-1 for
maintenance.
Install AOAP oil sampling valves to
transmission and engine assembly of
M915A1 like those added to M915.
When M551 Sheridan lap belt is
damaged, replace just the lap belt rather
than the entire seat belt assembly.
Change SMR code on Items 4, 5, 9, 10,
20, 39, 40, 40A and 54 of TA-312A/PT
telephone’s TM 11-5805-201-23P to unit
level (from separate suggestions).
$500
$500
$450
$250
$200
RECOMMENDED
AWARD
SUGGESTION
NAME
Submit your award-winning ideas online:
or
www.cascom.lee.army.mil/multi/Project_SMART/index.cfm
For info or assistance, call DSN 687-2435/2406,
(804) 734-2435/2406 or e-mail:
SMART@lee.army.mil
.
Charles Johnson
Ft Bragg, NC
SFC Jeffery Hazel
Johnston, IA
Peter Kohler
Vilseck, GE
Designed new template used to install
3-pt seatbelt kit MWO on non-armored
HMMWV’s rear seat.
Improved hydraulic hand pump hose for
M1/IPM1 tank’s elevating mechanism.
*Add OPEN/CLOSE drain decal to
88A1 RPSTL.
*Change stowage box locking clamps
on M88A1 recovery vehicle from
replacement item to repair item.
*Identify port for adding damper fluid
to M1-series tank’s manual elevation
hand pump.
*Change the SMR code for the M88A1
recovery vehicle’s oddment tray plate,
NSN 4940-01-421-0639, to PAOZZ.
$5,000
$100
$50
$40
$100
$75
RECOMMENDED
AWARD
SUGGESTION
NAME
Key Ring, ID Tags
K
ey rings and ID tags help identify keys and keep them from getting lost. For key
rings, use a 3/4-in diameter flat ring. NSN 5365-00-933-3596 brings 100. For ID
tags, NSN 9905-00-245-7826 brings 100 blank key tags with snap hooks.
New Pen Stays Put
S
ecurity pen, NSN 7520-01-448-4362, puts a stop to runaway writing instruments.
It’s attached to a permanently-mounted base by a 20-in vinyl-covered steel cable.
The base attaches to a counter with self-adhesive tape or hidden screws. Appendix
A of CTA 50-970 is your authority to order the pen.
I’ll tell
you
whassup!
It’s soldiers and
citizens earning
money by submit-
ting their ideas
and suggestions
to SMART.
So instead
of
asking
“Whassup?”-
tell
‘em to
“show me
the money!”
Sure is!
Whassup?
Hello…
Is this
the smart
office?
584. 54-55 (C)
5/25/01
6:46 PM
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