PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-676
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 676
MARCH 2009
52
PS 676
MAR 09
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PS 676
MAR 09
Driving
Remember that
both versions of
BIDS are top-heavy.
That means you
must drive with
extreme caution or
you could turn over.
* NSN is not on the AMDF.
Order on DD Form 1348-6 and
put “NSN not on the AMDF”
in the REMARKS block.
Jaws
NSN 5110-01-
Bolt Cutter
NSN 5110-
00-188-2524
00-224-7055
00-224-7056
00-224-7057
00-596-9155
00-596-9156
00-596-9162
01-491-7478
381-0808
380-5089*
381-0790*
380-5088*
380-5095*
380-5091*
378-4608
502-3253
M31E2 JBPDS
When you pull out the generator, just
tugging on the bottom locking handle
doesn’t unlock the generator. Sliding
out the generator by yanking only on
the bottom locking handle breaks the
slide stops. You could end up pulling the
generator completely off the van.
The correct way is to Frst lift up the
bottom handle and, while holding the
handle up with one hand, pull up on the
top locking handle. Now the slide is
completely unlocked. Gently pull out the
generator until it locks in place.
See WP 0007 in TM 3-6665-350-12&P
for more info.
Because some of
the BIDS equipment
uses bleach, it’s very
important to vent the
van when you shut
it up for storage. If
the bleach fumes are
trapped in the van
they can cause big-
time corrosion.
The best way to
vent the van is to
install the intake stack
on top of the shelter.
sooner
or later,
those
jaws get
dull and
wear out.
when they
do, you
need to
replace
them.
here are
some
nsns for
replace-
ments…
worried
about
jaws?
no, we
don’t
mean those
great white
sharks in
the movies…
we mean the
jaws on a
bolt cutter,
the ones used
for cutting
bolts, rivets,
rods, chains
and padlocks.
Unlock bottom handle frst,
then top handle, then pull
out generator gently
nobody
vented
me for
storage!
there’s going to be a real
corrosion surprise when they
open me up in a few weeks.
Bolt Cutters…
…the ones
that prowl
the oceans
accompa-
nied by
sinister
music…
…and sink
fishing boats
and munch on sea-
farers and terrorize
beach bums who lack
the good sense to stay
out of the water.
when pm
gets done,
all
bIDS
are winning
bIDS!
my jaws don’t
hold a candle
to
those!
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