PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-601
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 601
DECEMBER 2002
PS 601
DEC 02
55
If the handle is on a tool
stored outside, paint it to
protect against weather.
Follow the local SOP
for paint color, usually the
same as the vehicle’s basic
color–but not in camou-
flage pattern.
If the handle is on a tool
kept inside, rub it with lin-
seed oil. That’ll prevent
drying,
cracking
and
splintering. Order a gallon
of linseed oil with NSN
PS 601
DEC 02
54
Sets, Kits, and Outfits…
SKOs Covered by One SC
B
eginning in April, 2002, all of the different sets, kits, and outfits (SKO) became
covered by one big supply catalog, SC 9999-01-SKO.
Of course, all the tool kits didn't disappear. It's just the SC that disappeared from
the front of the number. When you look up an SC now on EM 0074, the CD-ROM
that contains SC 9999-01-SKO, or on the SKO website:
you'll find each SKO now listed as a "component list".
The date on each component list is the date of the last major review by the com-
modity command that manages the tool kit.
SC 9999-01-SKO will be published each April and September and will include
the latest changes to the component lists.
There is one other SKO news item. The general mechanic's tool kit (GMTK) and
the multi-capable maintainer tool kit (MCMTK), which both contain different
NSNs for the versions of the tool kit made by different manufacturers with different
brand names and part numbers, are now both available on the ARMY SKO web
page. They can be found under the Soldier's Bulletin Board icon as downloadable
files. See:
Don't forget to use the cross book search function at the SKO site when you need
to figure out which tool belongs to which tool set. The search engine lets you con-
duct a quick search by NSN, part number, or nomenclature for individual compo-
nent items. The search engine is also available on EM 0074.
Wood handles on
pioneer and engineer-type
tools splinter and crack,
especially when they’re
exposed to the elements.
To head off
damage,
keep these
PM pointers
in mind…
When a painted handle
shows exposed wood,
strip and repaint it.
When an unpainted
handle starts to feel dry,
give it another rub with
linseed oil.
Paint
handle…
…or use
linseed oil
no one did
PM on us.
now we’re
useless…
what’sa
mattah
with you
guys?
connie!
what’s going
on? are we
disappearing?
only
your
name.
[presto!]
you’re
now a
component
listing.
[sob]
Tool Maintenance…
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