PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-664
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 664
MARCH 2008
49
PS 664
MAR 08
For those of you still holding canvas, it means you won’t ±nd canvas replacement
parts in the Army supply system—and that includes covers and skirts for the MKT. It
also means direct support will no longer repair canvas.
You
are now responsible for
maintaining it.
When canvas becomes too worn out for your unit to repair, turn it in through
normal supply channels. Learn more about turn-in policies by reading AR 710-2,
Inventory Management Supply Policy Below the Wholesale Level
, and AR 750-1,
Army Materiel Maintenance Policy.
And to gain even more canvas savvy, read the canvas article on pages 50 and 51 of
PS 627. It’s also on the PS website:
Whether you have polyester or canvas, you need to clean and care for it. TM
10-7360-206-13 shows you how. While you’re at it, make sure to do the 1 1/2-ton
chassis trailer PMCS in TM 9-2330-213-14&P.
And remember, just because you’ve added the improvement kit to the MKT
doesn’t mean you can store camouflage netting on the roof. Don’t stand on the roof
either. The supports are not made to hold up under the extra weight.
A better choice is yellow traf±c paint, NSN 8010-01-019-1776. It’s designed
for marking air±elds, streets, highways and other traf±c-bearing surfaces made of
asphalt or cement.
It’s a water-based latex paint. That means
it’s easy to clean up and doesn’t require
paint thinners. It’s non-flammable and
presents fewer health and safety hazards.
Before disposing of any paint, paint
thinner or cleanup materials, talk with your
unit’s HAZMAT of±cer or NCO or the
environmental of±ce supporting your unit
or installation. They’ll advise you about
state or local regulations on getting rid of
hazardous waste.
NSN
Qty
Item
Travel cover assembly,
left side (green)
Travel cover assembly,
left side (tan)
Travel cover assembly,
right side (green)
Travel cover assembly,
right side (tan)
Travel cover assembly,
front (green)
Travel cover assembly,
front (tan)
Travel cover assembly,
rear (green)
Travel cover assembly,
rear (tan)
Cold weather skirt assembly,
roadside (green)
Cold weather skirt assembly,
roadside (tan)
Cold weather skirt assembly,
curbside (green)
Cold weather skirt assembly,
curbside (tan)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Cold Weather Skirt Components
Travel Cover Components
•
It’s flammable.
•
It pollutes the air.
•
It requires paint thinner
for cleanup.
•
Leftover paint and
thinner must be treated
as hazardous waste.
Shop Safety…
A Better Paint,
a Safer Paint
do you still have
the older mkt-
7
5
through mkt-95
models with
canvas
covers and
skirts?
the army’s
replacing canvas
with vinyl-coated
polyester.
you need to know
that the army is
getting rid of
canvas (cotton duck)
tents, tarps and
vehicle covers.
the reason you
paint guide marks
and warning lines
inside your motor
pool can be
summed up in one
word:
safety
.
those yellow
stripes on the
floor help
separate the
vehicles from
the pedestrians.
as long as you’re
thinking safety,
make sure your
paint is safe.
for many years
the army has used
yellow paint, nsn
in motor pools.
but this paint has
some drawbacks…
Choose
water-
based
latex for
painting
guide
marks
and
warning
lines
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2/4/08
12:38:38 PM
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