PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-685
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 685
DECEMBER 2009
55
PS 685
DEC 09
L
ogistics personnel, if you haven’t already heard, SB 710-2,
Combat Consumption
Rates for Armored and Aviation–Type Petroleum Products,
is rescinded. The
consumption rates were based on engineering projections which weren’t very
reliable, and it hadn’t been updated in more than 10 years!
So start using the Equipment User ProFle (EUP), a component of OPLOG Planner,
for unit-level consumption requirements. EUP’s consumption rates are based on
actual consumption data and will be updated annually.
You’ll need an AKO account to access OPLOG Planner. It’s on the following
website:
ArmyLogisticsPlanningData.HTM
Need more information? C
all
703-767-7649, DSN 427-7649,
or email:
or
jeffrey.wetherbee
@dla.mil
A link to the site is
also posted on the US
Army Petroleum Center
(USAPC) web page:
Inspection–
When your MLRS
is ready for its semi-
annual inspection,
clean it Frst. If it’s
caked with mud,
things like cracked
welds or frayed
cables will be
impossible to spot.
Boom racks and
gear teeth–
Check
weekly for grease.
If they’re not lubed
regularly, they jerk
going in and out,
which damages
the W75 and W76
cables. Use GAA to
lube the booms.
Test equipment–
When you
hook up test equipment to the
slave receptacle, don’t forget to
push the button at the bottom of
the receptacle. Otherwise, the
equipment won’t work.
Jury struts–
±irst of all, use them anytime
you’re working under the launcher. They will
prevent the launcher from falling on you.
Pay attention to the jury strut limit
switches. If they get too dirty, they will
indicate the jury struts are installed when
they’re not. If the limit switches are gunked
up, wipe them off with a clean rag.
POL…
OPLOG Planner
Replaces SB 710-2
why
the sad
face?
I’m being
replaced.
Check weekly
for grease
you expect me to
go to my inspection
like this?
Gimme a break
and clean me
first!
Push button
or test
equipment
won’t work
Make sure jury strut
limit switches are clean
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