PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-708
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 708
NOVEMBER 2011
40
PS 708
NOV 11
41
PS 708
NOV 11
Dear Half-Mast,
Can the jaws for bolt cutters be
replaced? I hate the thought of having to
replace a whole set of bolt cutters just
because a jaw is chipped or broken.
SSG M.N.
Dear Sergeant M.N.,
It depends. The tool set for the Forward Repair System (FRS), for example,
has a bolt cutter with replaceable jaws. (The jaws can be ordered through the
replacement portion of the PM-SKOT website under PN 0313HCX.) The Standard
Automotive Tool Set (SATS) bolt cutters also have replaceable jaws that can be
ordered with PN S0183. They both have a one-year warranty, so if the jaws break
during the ±rst year you get replacement jaws free by accessing the warranty
portion of the PM-SKOT website.
So really the answer depends on which bolt cutter you have and if the bolt cutter
is still under warranty.
If you need help with a bolt cutter problem or with any Army tool problem, your
best bet is to contact PM SKOT. Go to
or email:
DAMI_PM-SKOT@conus.army.mil
or call 1-877-4PM-SKOT (1-877-476-7568)
Dear Half-Mast,
We have four LANDA SDHW7-35824E/M pressure
washers, NSN 4940-01-025-9856, that we use
constantly. Where can we get info on maintaining and
repairing them?
T.G.
Dear Mr. T.G.,
The LANDA has its own TMs, TM 9-4940-531-14 and
-24P, which are available on the LOGSA ETM Online
website:
LANDA also has a commercial manual that you can
order. Contact Philip Kircher at 800-984-
2612 or email:
pskircher@hotmail.com
Dear Editor,
CBRN specialists who are part of the Army National Guard and Army
Reserves have time limitations that active Army CBRN specialists don’t have
to deal with.
We are generally in our CBRN rooms only one weekend a month.
M40 and M42 masks are supposed to
have a thorough PMCS done every
six months by the CBRN specialist.
But if you are the sole CBRN specialist
at a big Guard or Reserve facility, you may be responsible for a large number
of masks.
There is no way you can PMCS a lot of masks in one weekend,
especially with your other duties.
What I suggest is that Guard and Reserve CBRN folks PMCS 1/6 of the
masks each month.
Record that those masks have been checked.
Then
PMCS another bunch the next month and so on.
That way by the time six
months have passed, you will have done the required PMCS on all your masks.
If you don’t have a
system like this, masks
will probably miss their
checks and services
and problems will go
undetected.
SGT Elijah Kramer
Camp Beauregard, LA
Editor’s note:
Now that’s a good plan, Sergeant.
If this plan works for you, CBRN specialists, use it.
But ultimately you need to develop your own SOP
for doing required mask PMCS.
And don’t forget
to record semiannual PMCS on DD Form 314 so
you can prove you did it.
PMCS for
Guard
and
Reserves
Tools…
Pressure Washers…
Can
Bolt Cutter
Jaws
Be ReplaCed?
where
to go
for
help
M40/M42-Series Masks…
PMCS for
Guard
and
Reserves
How am I going
to ever PMCS
all of you guys
in
one weekend?
you
need a
plaN!
sEe what
this
sergeant
from the
guard
sugGests!
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9/26/11
5:48 PM
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