PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-591

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 591

FEBRUARY 2002
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-591 - Page 4 of 33
FMTV…
Mounting Machine Guns
W
hen FMTVs start showing up in your unit for the first time, here’s what you
should know about mounting machine guns on the cab.
• The FMTV machine gun mount kit, NSN
1005-01-381-5431, consists of a wind-
shield/cab brace, a specially designed middle
cab seat and a platform assembly. It does not
contain a machine gun ring or mount.
• The M66 machine gun ring and mount
should be removed from the truck you turn in
when you get a new FMTV. The ring and
mount are TO&E items, not part of the truck
or the mount installation kit.
• The M66 machine gun ring is NSN 1005-
00-701-2810. The .50-cal machine gun mount
• Use tarp, NSN 1005-00-707-0725, to cover
the machine gun ring and mount when the gun
is not mounted. It’ll keep parts clean and dry,
including the cab, if there’s a leaky roof seal.
PS 591
FEB 02
4
M1000 HET Semitrailer…
T
o make sure you don’t miss that next tough 5-year service, you must now add a
stencil to your M1000 HET trailers.
The requirement is being added to TM 9-2330-381-14 in Para 4-75 for data
plates, decals and stencils.
Stencil the following two lines
to the curbside of the gooseneck,
above the gooseneck pivot pin
where it is clearly visible.
If you have already done a 5-year service, add 5 years to the year part of the sten-
cil to reflect the date of the next service.
If your trailer is not 5 years old, use the date of its delivery plus 5 years for the
service date.
The letters should be about 1 inch high, but no less than
1
∕
2
inch high. Use luster-
less Green 383 paint on a black background or lusterless black on Green 383,
depending on the camouflage pattern and location. Painting info is found in TB 43-
0209.
New production trailers will come with the stencil already applied.
The
next
5-year
service
is due
feb 07.
Tarp protects ring
and cab interior
without
this
mount
brace…
…you’d be
looking at
a
caved-in
roof!
591. 04-05 (X)
1/8/02
1:21 PM
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