PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-600
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 600
NOVEMBER 2002
Any vehicle used to haul ammunition,
or one that even goes near ammunition,
must be in proper working condition.
The vehicle must be clean and free of
leaking fuel, grease, or anything else
that could create a fire hazard.
Crew-level maintenance may be per-
formed on a vehicle loaded with ammu-
nition without unloading the ammuni-
tion. Higher-level maintenance and
maintenance involving heat or flame-
producing devices require that the
ammunition be off-loaded and moved at
least 50 feet from the operation.
Fuel your vehicle
before
you load it
with ammunition. If you must refuel a
loaded vehicle, do so in an isolated area.
When tactical situations permit, refuel-
ing a loaded vehicle should be delayed
until the engine has cooled for at least 10
minutes to lessen the danger of fire from
spills or overflows.
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PS 600
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Motor Vehicle Movement
If a forklift won’t do the job or isn’t avail-
able, use a crane such as the one on the M977
HEMTT and a chain sling, NSN 3940-01-209-
6008. Loop the two chains under opposite
sides of the pallet and hook them to the two
hooks on the chain sling ring.
For best results, hook the length of chain so
it makes an angle of 45 to 60 degrees with the
top of the pallet. If you hook the chain too
long, you might not be able to lift the pallet
high enough to position the load on the truck
or trailer. Hooking the chain too short will
create added pressure on the top edge of the
containers and may damage them.
Although you can lift pallet units of sepa-
rate loading projectiles with the chain sling, a
specially designed six-legged sling, NSN
3940-01-241-7400, is the best way to go. It
lets you lift three pallets of 155mm projectiles
at one time. Since 155mm projectiles usually
come banded together in bundles of three pal-
lets, leave them that way for ease of handling.
Before lifting wooden pallets, make sure the
banding is not broken or missing. If you’re lift-
ing the metal field artillery projectile pallet
(FAPP), make sure the top locking handles are
seated firmly in place.
The six-legged sling’s legs are too short to
lift 120mm tank ammunition pallets. Since
these pallets have four lifting rings attached to
the metal top adapter of the pallet unit, use the
four-legged sling, NSN 1398-01-348-4670.
You’ll need to order the sling on DD Form
1348-6 and put “NSN not on AMDF” in the
REMARKS block. Just make sure all banding
is present and tight on 120mm pallets.
Use chain with
HEMTT crane
Six-legged sling works
well with projectiles
Use four-legged sling
to lift 120mm rounds
OK, I’m
full! let’s
go get some
ammo!
Is that
an
oil
leak!?
ammunition
and oil leaks
don’t mix!
You can also use the four-
legged sling to lift palletized
projectiles, but you can only
lift two pallets of 155mm
projectiles at a time.
600. 30-31 (C)
9/23/02
12:02 PM
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