PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-706
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 706
SEPTEMBER 2011
50
PS 706
SEP 11
1.
Before you transport the shelter by Fatbed truck or railroad car, make sure the
shelter is secure. To ship by Fatbed, attach chains and binders from the shelter’s ISO
±ttings to the Fatbed’s retaining brackets. Make sure to wrap padding around the
binders so they won’t damage the shelter’s doors.
²or more on transporting and setup of the two-sided shelter, see Chap 2 of TM 10-
5411-200-14. ²or more on transporting and setup of the one-sided shelter, see Chap
2 of TM 10-5411-201-14.
²or more on the M1022 dolly set, see TM 9-2330-379-14&P. TM 9-2330-390-
14&P covers the M1022A1 dolly set.
To ship by rail, tie
1
/
2
-in diameter wire rope from the shelter’s ISO ±ttings to the
railroad car’s retaining brackets. Para 2-10 of TM 10-5411-200-14 and TM 10-
5411-201-14 shows you how.
If you want the added
security of rachet straps,
use them. Just make sure
you strap the shelter
through or over the ISO
corner
±ttings.
Never
put a strap anywhere
else over the shelter’s
roof; the strap will dent
and mash the edge of
the roof cap into the
roof’s seal. If the seal
gets deformed, cut or
punctured, the roof ends
up leaking.
2.
When the shelter arrives at the setup site, put some dunnage (4 inches x 4 inches
x 10 feet) on the ground. Place the dunnage so they lie underneath each end of the
container. Then maneuver the container into place with an M1022 or M1022A1
dolly set. The dunnage help make it easier to connect the dolly to the container next
time you move out.
All the
Right
Moves
Expandable Shelters…
All the
Right
Moves
when you transport your
one-sided or two-sided
tactical, expandable shelter,
remember these two points…
Chains go from ISO fittings to retaining brackets
Use padding to protect
the shelter’s doors
Use only the ISO corner fittings to strap the shelter
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