PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-696
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 696
NOVEMBER 2010
53
PS 696
NOV 10
In some cases, entire vehicle lots have been delayed from deployment by ship,
rail, air or highway due to errors in reported dimensions or weights. These mistakes
don’t make the headshed happy.
So, during deployment planning and operations,
before
shipping labels get
slapped on vehicles slated for shipment, check the following:
•±
Are you using your unit’s MTOE for accurate vehicle model information?
•±
Were the correct vehicle models entered into the database?
•±
Do computer-generated numbers match, or at least come close, to actual vehicle
measurements?
For vehicle specifcs, see TB 55-46-1,
Standard Characteristics (Dimensions,
Weight, and Cube) for Transportability of Military Vehicles and Other Outsize/
Overweight Equipment.
You can also check out the Transportation Engineering Agency’s (TEA)
handbooks and pamphlets. Visit the TEA website:
If you have questions about deployment-related shipping, contact John Newman
at DSN 770-5263, (618) 220-5263, or email:
john.d.newman@us.army.mil
•
± bench±stock
•±
electronic±parts
•±
weapons±parts
The other case has 24 plastic
drawers. Sixteen of them are
6" wide x 2" high x 5" deep.
Eight o± them are 6" wide x
4" high x 5" deep.
One case comes with 64 plastic drawers
3" wide x 3" high x 5" deep.
NSN 8115-00-663-0213 brings two transport and storage
cases. These are sturdy wooden cases with reinforced metal
edges and metal handles for storing:
•±
Keep±three±out±of±four±limbs±in±vehicle
±
contact—two±hands±and±a±foot±or
±
two±feet±and±a±hand
•±
Use±available±steps±and±handholds
•±
Go±slow—rain,±ice±or±sand±can±make
±
steps±slippery
•±
Remember±a±heavy±backpack±can±throw
±
you±off±balance
•±
Check±for±uneven±ground±before
±
stepping±down
•±
Don’t±jump±out!±Step±out.
Y
ou probably don’t think of combat vehicles
or your unit’s big construction equipment as
potential enemies. But rushing to dismount
from high equipment can really bring you
down—literally!
Falls and jumps are the leading cause of
non-battle injuries such as fractures and
dislocations. Too many Soldiers have already
been air-evacuated from Iraq and Afghanistan
because of this.
Safety
…
Look
—
But Don’t
Leap!
Containers…
The Things They Carried
how do you plan to
carry and store all the
little things you need?
things like nuts, bolts,
fuses and diodes.
here’s a simple
solution.
…fOllow
tHesE stepS
to
saFety!
are you deploying?
or just heading to the
field for a weekend?
so, when
you exit high
vehicles or
equipment…
hey!
careful
there--that
tickles!
careful is
right!
I don’t want
to end up like
my battle
buddy…
months of
physical
therapy for
a
busted
knee!
All
drawers
come with
dividers.
They also have
slots for
inserting labels
so you can easily
identify what’s
been stored.
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