PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-599
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 599
OCTOBER 2002
PS 599
OCT 02
13
PS 599
TOW 2 Missile System…
Keep ice and snow off clamp-
ing surfaces on the traversing
unit, sights, and the missile. Ice
and snow prevent a good electri-
cal connection. Clear the sur-
faces with your hands. Use a
plastic scraper if necessary.
When extremely cold air hits the
heat rising from the vehicle engine, the
night sight's vision is distorted. The
solution is to park so that the engine is
not on the same side as the target.
Wing nuts on the battery of the
MGS freeze solid and pop off when
the battery is installed. Without at
least 4 wing nuts, the TOW is NMC.
Prevent seized nuts by twisting each
one before loading the battery.
Rubber eyeshields for the sights freeze and
eventually crack. That leaves delicate optics
vulnerable to ice and snow and makes it dif-
ficult for you to sight. Is your night sight eye-
shield, NSN 5855-01-292-5639, or op sight
eyeshield, NSN 1440-01-050-4911, cracked?
Get it replaced as soon as possible.
It's a good idea to keep
extra
wing nuts, NSN 5325-
01-148-8601, and retainer
rings, NSN 5325-00-298-6564,
on hand in all weather.
keep on
your TOWs
in the
cold.
hey!
quit
warmin’ your
little tootsies
and take care of
your
big tow!
OCT 02
12
Don't breathe
on optics in cold
weather. That
fogs
and
ices
them.
Clear off ice and snow
Report cracked
eyeshields
Don’t breathe
on optics
Point TOW away from engine
Twist wing nuts
to make sure
they’re not
frozen in place
A frozen
TOW is a
no-go on
the battle-
field.
599. 12-13 (C)
8/28/02
2:59 PM
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