PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-684
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 684
NOVEMBER 2009
22
PS 684
NOV 09
A
new cradle is now available for the M197 pintle mount that handles both the
M249 and M240B machine guns.
The cradle, NSN 1005-01-553-0683, provides the gunner increased stability and
support for mounting the machine guns. The cradle includes a spent brass deflector,
a 200-round 7.62mm ammo container bracket, a 200-round 5.56mm ammo container
bracket, a travel lock arm, and a standard small tapered pintle to integrate with the
standard vehicle pintle adaptors.
The bracket containers let the ammo
remain in-line with the weapons feed
tray so you don’t have to resort to Feld
Fxes like duct-taping ammo containers
to the vehicle.
The
pintle
includes
a
locking
mechanism to sync the cradle with the
pintle adaptor so that the weapon/cradle
rotates with the front gunner’s shield.
The cradle can also move forward
or rearward 1
1
/
2
inches with the pintle/
toggle quick-release pin.
M249, M240B
Machine Guns…
New Cradle for
Pintle Mount
1.
Insert the pintle into the mating pintle
adaptor.
2.
Secure the pintle within the adaptor
with the
3
/
16
-in pin that’s part of the
pintle adaptor. Be sure the pin is fully
inserted through the pintle adaptor.
3.
To sync the weapon cradle to the
pintle adaptor, tighten the pintle
standoff to the pintle on the weapon
cradle.
4.
Place the weapon on the cradle and
insert the forward and rear quick-release
pins
completely
through the weapon
and cradle. Be sure the pins are fully
inserted.
5.
Adjust the cradle position by removing
the pintle/toggle quick-release pin and
rotating the cradle about the pintle
forward or rearward for best gunner
positioning.
6.
To travel lock the weapon and cradle,
secure the travel lock arm to the collar
using the hex head cap screw, self-
locking nut, and washer.
7.
Remove and insert the travel lock
quick-release pin to connect the opposite
end of the travel lock arm to the weapon
cradle. Make sure the quick-release pin
is fully inserted. The cradle is now ready
for travel.
here’s how
to mount the
cradle…
hey,
I think
you guys are
going to make
our job easier.
that’s what we
cradles are
here for.
Pintle
Mating
pintle
adaptor
Pintle standoff
Pintle
Collar
Quick-
release pin
Travel lock arm
Cradle in
forward
position
Pin
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