PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-664
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 664
MARCH 2008
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PS 664
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Dear Half-Mast,
I need some help with a tow
bar for our Strykers.
We’re stationed in Iraq, so all
our vehicles have slat armor.
Our problem is that the regular
tow bar, NSN 2540-00-936-
7801, is too short. When we try
to use it, the tow bar damages
the slat armor.
Any ideas?
SSG B.J.H.
M
echanics, what you do with your Bradley’s unserviceable assets can have a big
impact on whether or not repair parts are available when they’re needed.
If you don’t turn them in, the depot won’t have them to repair. Pretty soon, the
supply pipeline dries up. That means your equipment is NMC, new replacement
parts have to be bought, and the Army’s out a whole lot of money.
So, if you have any weapon system code E7 items on hand that are Condition Code
F (unserviceable/reparable), turn ‘em in now!
These items are in especially short supply:
Dear Sergeant B.J.H.,
You bet! There’s a new, two-piece tow bar available for Strykers with slat armor.
The tow bar, NSN 2540-01-517-9227, measures 9-ft 5-in long, so it won’t interfere
with the slat armor.
To attach the tow bar to your Stryker,
you’ll also need the items in this table.
You should already have the pintle and
lock pin. The pintle is part of your COEI
and the lock pins are
listed with your BII.
NSN
Qty
Item
Pintle
Towing kit
Clevis
Headed pin
Lock pin
1
1
2
2
2
NSN
Part
Number
Recoverability
Code
Item
TOW II basic sight
assembly (BSA)
Hybrid BSA
TOW II periscope
head assembly
Bradley eyesafe laser
rangefinder (BELRF)
periscope head assembly
TOW II integrated
sight unit (ISU)
BELRF ISU
13160758
13265516
13225608
13225608-1
13160659
13492497
D
D
D
D
A
D
Stryker…
Too Short to Tow
M2/M3-Series Bradleys…
Don’t Forget Your Returns!
boy, am
I glad
you’re
here!
I
need
a
tow!
but your
tow bar is
too short!
I can’t do
it without
damaging
your slat
armor!
I can’t get a
replacement
periscope head
for that dead-
lined bradley.
there aren’t any
available in the
supply system!
hmmm.
maybe we
should turn in a few
of those unservice-
able ones that have
been piling up!
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