PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-684
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 684
NOVEMBER 2009
56
PS 684
NOV 09
Problem:
Steering gear box on the ATEC has been damaged by
the steering wheel security chain.
Solution:
Here at UTES, Camp Atterbury in Edinburgh, IN, we
have fabricated a device to secure the gear shift in the neutral
position, making the ATEC totally secure, and with either lock
removed being operational. Cost of this fabrication is under $50.00,
compared to $13,000 for a replacement steering box.
Got a Solution?
Get
SMART!
soldiers and
department of army
civilians, have you
found a solution
for a task that is
a problem for you
and your peers?
does your solution
reduce labor and
material costs or
enhance safety?
why not share
your solution
with the
rest of the
army, and be
rewarded for
your idea at
the same time?
the only cost for you is
the time it takes to jot
down and submit an idea,
so consider making the
effort to submit your idea
to the army supply and
maintenance assessment
review team (smart).
remember: chances are that if one
soldier is having a problem with
supplies, equipment or maintenance
procedures, so are others!
now’s the time
to share
your
solution.
your ideas
on supply,
maintenance,
transportation,
food service
or any other
aspect of army
logistics are
welcome and
encouraged.
twenty percent of
suggestions submitted
to smart in 2008 were
approved, netting the
winners an average
award of $625.00.
in 200
7
, 15.5 percent
of submissions were
approved with an
average award of
$
7
5
7
.00.
and seven awards
exceeded $10,000!
one Soldier
developed a
smart solution
for a 422t atec
crane steering
gear lock that
saved the army
a substantial
amount of
money.
he was awarded
$11,660 for his
efforts.
this was his
suggestion…
hey,
putting a securing
chain on my steering
wheel might damage my
steering gear box!
calm
down,
big
buddy!
we’ll use
the
smart
solution
instead!
Winning SMART solution for securing
422T gear shift in neutral position
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