PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-610
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 610
SEPTEMBER 2003
Another tip to keep your
AGPU going and going is to
always disconnect the battery
cable when the AGPU is not in
use to avoid power drain. But
remember to hook up the
AGPU battery when in use.
Otherwise the alarm that goes
off when you try to tow the
AGPU with the drive engaged
won’t work.
‘Course, check out the latest
and greatest word on towing in
TM 55-1730-229-12.
M
echanics, watch those sharp
turns with the lightweight utility
mobility enhancement system
(LUMES) when you’re towing
your AGPU.
After you’ve made sure the
self-propulsion drive clutch is
disengaged, go slow to avoid
tow bar and axle damage. And
never try to back the AGPU
with any vehicle.
AGPUs don’t have a sharp
turning radius. But the LUMES,
often called M-Gator, can make
sharp turns with no problem.
When the AGPU is hitched up
to the M-Gator, one wrong turn
or cramp when backing can
break or bend the tow bar and
damage the axle.
So when you take your
AGPU for a ride to the flight
line, keep your eyes on the turn.
PS 610
SEP 03
41
UH-1V Gearbox Cap Packing
N
eed the two packings that are used on the cap, NSN 1615-01-446-6590, for the
90° gearbox on the UH-1V? They’re not shown in TM 55-1520-210-23P-1. Order
NSN 5331-01-005-0520 and NSN 5331-00-166-1001. Make a note until the TM
is updated.
Aviation Ground Power Unit…
Taken For a Ride
Inspect AGPU
before
operation
One wrong turn
and tow bar will
look like this
hey! you up
front!!
no
sharp turns or
my axle and
tow bar are
toast!
you’re
safe in my
hands!
good thing
you hooked up
my battery.
otherwise, you
couldn’t hear
my alarm.
yeah.
good
thing.
eighteen mph
tow speed for
this
m-gator is
right up my
alley since
I
top ou
t
at 20 mph.
610. 40-41 (C)
7/28/03
9:39 PM
Page 1
Back to TopBack to Top
