PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-600
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 600
NOVEMBER 2002
PS 600
NOV 02
5
M113A3 FOV…
M113A3 FOV…
I
f your M113A3 is equipped with an tow pintle extension, NSN 2540-01-458-
4846, you’re going to have a hard time towing an M105-series trailer.
That’s because the trailer’s towing chains, NSN 4010-00-741-1027, are only 25
inches long. They’re too short to make a hookup and it’s never safe to tow the trail-
er without chains.
The solution is to use the longer
chain assembly, NSN 4010-01-447-
0753, from the M200-series trailer.
Connect the chains in an X pattern
to the two shackles, NSN 4030-01-
369-7612, that are attached to the
carrier’s ramp tiedowns.
When the mission is completed,
make sure you go back to the origi-
nal chains for the trailer. They are
the correct length for towing with
anything other than the M113A3
with a tow pintle extension.
PS 600
NOV 02
4
S
top using NSN 5310-00-241-6664 to order new, self-locking roadwheel nuts for
your M2/M3-series Bradley and MLRS carrier.
That NSN brings one of two different style nuts. The first, which has a nylon
insert, is OK. The second, however, uses crimped steel threads for locking. The
crimped nut chews up the threads on the roadwheel lugs.
To get only the nuts with the nylon insert, use NSN 5310-00-175-2710. Make a
note until the parts manuals are updated.
trust me.
without the
right nut,
my
lugs won’t
last!
you may
think we’re
nuts…
…but
our nylon
inserts
are better
than
steel!
If you want to
use me, the tow
chains from
your m105-series
trailer come
up
short!
Hook up chains
in X pattern
M2/M3-Series Bradleys, MLRS Carrier…
M2/M3-Series Bradleys, MLRS Carrier…
600. 04-05 (C)
9/28/02
11:36 AM
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