PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-593

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 593

APRIL 2002
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-593 - Page 3 of 32
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oldiers, do not use the side
panel tiedown hooks to tie
down cargo on HEMTT
cargo trucks.
The side panel tiedown
hooks are only strong
enough to hold cargo covers
in place, not cargo.
The tiedowns will break
under a heavy load, which
can cause injury or death to
soldiers and damage cargo
or the truck.
Only the tiedown eyes in
the cargo bed floor are
strong enough to secure
cargo. The floor-mounted
eyes are
designed to hold as
much as four missile pods
or eight pallets.
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HEMTT…
HMMWV…
T
he self-sticking backing on the insulation liner in armored HMMWVs isn’t always
up to the job. It often doesn’t stick around long, letting the liner droop.
If your hardtop HMMWV
has a droopy liner, glue it back
in place with adhesive primer,
Mix up the adhesive accord-
ing to instructions and apply it
to the roof with a brush. Then
hold the liner against the roof
for about 3 minutes while the
primer dries.
Next time you have to
install entire liner pieces,
spread some primer on the roof
before you install the liner. It’ll
stay put longer.
Drooping liner?
Glue it back in place
Cargo cover (tarp)
tiedowns are not
strong enough to
secure cargo
When hauling
cargo, use cargo
floor tiedowns
we’d better
get that
stuff picked
up
quick.
good thing we
weren’t standing
there when those
hooks gave way!
I can fix
this insulation
later
… I can see
enough to know
where I’m going!
593. 04-05 (C)
2/20/02
6:18 PM
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