PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-668
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 668
JULY 2008
42
PS 668
JULY 08
43
PS 668
JULY 08
Dear Half-Mast,
Can the Volcano be mounted on a HEMTT? And is there a way to use
pallets for easier mounting?
MAJ S.P.,
Change 6 to TM 9-1095-208-10-1 authorized that. But to put the Volcano on
the FMTV dump truck you need an adapter kit, which you can get free from the
Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) by emailing:
jim.krajewski@us.army.mil
Mounting the Volcano on the FMTV 5-ton
cargo
truck is
not
authorized, though.
Dear Major S.P.,
Yes and no and yes.
Change 2 to the Volcano’s TM 9-1095-208-10-1 authorized the installation of the
5-ton and M548A1 ground mounting kits onto HEMTTs beginning on Page 2-110.1.
But you can’t install the 5-ton or M548A1 mounting kits onto pallets or the M1
flatrack used on the HEMTT-LHS. That is not safe for soldiers or for the equipment.
There is a palletized mounting kit, however, that uses one DCU and two racks.
It can be mounted only on the M1 flatrack used on the HEMTT-LHS. Change 9
to TM 9-1095-208-10-1 authorized this mounting kit installation beginning in
Para 2-110.37.
EM 0209 (Jan 06), IDN 401174 and PIN 080807-000, includes all Volcano TMs,
plus training videos. The Volcano TMs are also on the ETM website:
Make sure your unit has EM 0209.
Exercise
Remember that your Volcano
needs exercise at least every 12
months. If it sits longer than that, the
dispenser control unit and launcher
rack electrolytic capacitors lose
their charge and develop permanent
shorts. The best way to track when
your Volcano was last exercised is
on a DA Form 2408-4,
Weapons
Record Data
card. Put on the card
Volcano ±ring dates and when direct
support
charged
the
capacitors.
Then you can easily tell when the
12 month deadline is coming up.
Questions?
If you have any Volcano questions, contact ARDEC’s Peter Giotis at DSN 880-
5651/(973) 724-5651 or email:
peter.giotis@us.army.mil
M139 Mine
Dispenser…
HEMTT and Pallet
Mounting
M139 Mine
Dispenser…
Volcano
+
FMTV
Dump Truck
=
OK!
some volcano
units may not
have received
the word that
it’s ok to mount
the volcano on
the fmtv 5-ton
dump truck.
looks like
a year is
about up.
time to give
the volcano
some exercise!
we’re gonna
be a great
match for
one another!
hey, that’s
not
the
volcano I
asked to
be mounted
on me!
oOps…
my bad!
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