PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-604
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 604
MARCH 2003
PS 604
15
PS 604
MAR 03
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M149A2 Water Trailer
…
keep water
flowing
Manhole Seal Reminder
It takes just a moment of carelessness to poke a hole in the manhole cover seal
on the water trailer.
If you don’t get the
cover latches out of the
way,
any time the
cover closes the seal
takes a poke. Any hole
in the seal can lead to
contamination of your
unit’s drinking water.
In addition to mak-
ing sure the latches are
out of the way, lock the
cover open while fill-
ing the tank. That way,
the cover can’t close
unless you want it to.
Morale can take
a
real plunge
when the WAteR
in a unit’s waTer
buffalo
tastes
funny
or
goes bad.
Add these
PM pointers
to your mini-
checklist
before
the trailer
heads out to
the field.
why did
you give
that to me
to drink!?
you
were
s’posed to
clean out
the tank!!!
c’mere.
check
out this
water!
Water Faucet Update
Use NSN 4510-01-
433-0396 to get a faucet
made
to
dispense
potable water from the
water trailer. The stock
number shown for Item
1, Fig 28, in TM 9-2330-
267-14&P cannot be
used for potable water.
Stop the Drip
A leak around the plastic plug, NSN 4730-01-086-1620, under your water trail-
er probably means it was overtightened when last installed.
Overtightening strips threads,
causing leaks. It also makes the
plug hard to remove.
So head off leaks and
removal problems by wrapping
every new plug’s threads with
antiseize tape, NSN 8030-00-
889-3535, and by lightly snug-
ging it in place. That way, the
plug can be used several times.
wait ‘til
they get
a
taste
of me!!
Keep latches
away from
manhole
Lock cover
open when
filling tank
Wrap plug with
anti-seize tape
we may
look
similar
-
but I’m
safe and
you’re
not!
hey, rob!
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