PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-671
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 671
OCTOBER 2008
26
PS 671
OCT 08
27
PS 671
OCT 08
Dear Half-Mast,
We are required
to use ratchet
straps when we
carry MLRS missile
pods on the back
of trucks. We think
we’re supposed to
use ratchet straps
rated for 10,000
pounds, but the
only NSN we can
find is for straps
rated for 5,000
pounds. Can you
help?
SSG M.S.
Dear Editor,
I work in the Javelin direct support shop at Ft Lewis where we often see
damaged command launch units (CLU) because they are not kept in their
protective cases.
The components usually broken are the hand grips, the crossbar, and the
a-focal cover. Repairs can add up to big dollars.
When we tell units they need to keep CLUs in their cases where they’re
protected with padding, they tell us they’ve lost the case and don’t know
how to get a replacement.
PS would be doing a big
favor for Javelin folks if you
gave them the NSNs for
the cases.
SGT Gerald Morton
296th MSB
Ft Lewis, WA
Editor’s note:
We’re glad to do that favor.
For the M98A1, order a case with NSN 8145-
01-442-8471 (PN 13305402-509). For the
M98A2, order a case with NSN 8145-01-551-
5310 (PN 13305402-819).
Dear Sergeant M.S.,
Sure can. You can use either 5,000- or 10,000-lb straps.
If you use 5,000-lb ones, you need to use eight straps.
If you use 10,000-lb straps, use four. NSN 3990-01-204-
3009 brings straps rated for 10,000 pounds.
Why Those Rumors
Won’t
Die
Javelin Missile System…
The Case of
the Missing
NSN
Why Those Rumors
Won’t
Die
MLRS…
How Many Ratchet Straps?
Use
either
four
10,000-lb
straps
or eight
5,000-lb
straps
ahh…this is
more like it.
last
time I
was sent in
a cardboard
box
and it
resulted in
a big repair
bill!
for more than
5
7
years we’ve
been telling
soldiers the
best ways to
take care of
their rifles,
machine guns,
and pistols.
but some
soldiers just
won’t believe
us. they think
there’s a
better way
and they’re
ready to
believe any
rumor that
comes along.
I want you
three to go
out to the
field and track
down these pm
rumors and
kill them for
good!
we can’t let
these rumors
continue
to destroy
weapons.
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3:42:10 PM
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