PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-708
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 708
NOVEMBER 2011
44
PS 708
NOV 11
45
PS 708
NOV 11
T
he M33/M33A1 riot control disperser (NSNs 1040-00-450-6559
and 1040-00-148-9824; LIN G22348) is obsolete and should be turned in.
It has been replaced by the M37 riot control disperser, NSN 1040-01-463-0157, LIN
D20400. The M37 doesn’t need the M254 service kit like the M33 did. It comes with a refill/
repair kit and its replacement part NSNs are listed in TM 3-1040-287-13&P.
For instructions on turning in the M33/M33A1, contact TACOM’s Derek Meredith at DSN
786-1699, (586) 282-1699, or email:
derek.b.meredith.civ@mail.mil
T
he M26 decon’s TM 3-4230-
238-23&P says to use CLR to
decalcify if the M26’s water
pressure is low or the M26 has
operated more than 300 hours.
Unfortunately, the CLR NSN
was left out of the TM. Get a
5-gal jug of CLR with NSN
CLR should be mixed with a
CLR/water ratio of 1:8. Follow
the instructions in WP 0044 to
decalcify.
If you have questions, contact
TACOM’s Derek Meredith at
DSN 786-1699, (586) 282-1699,
or email:
derek.b.meredith.civ@mail.mil
T
hose months when winter turns to Spring at the worksite can fool you.
Mud is wet and soft during the day, but at night it can freeze as hard as concrete.
A vehicle left sitting in the mud at day’s end will be frozen in the mud by morning.
It doesn’t matter if you’re in the DEUCE, D5B or D7G tractors, or the M9 ACE—
don’t rock or bounce a frozen vehicle loose! You’ll end up with broken track and
snapped drive sprocket teeth, not to mention a vehicle that’s still stuck and going
nowhere.
•±
Park your vehicle on high ground if possible. Water drains
downhill, so the mud won’t be quite as deep.
•±
Avoid parking in
deep ruts worn by
other vehicles. Some
are deep enough to
bottom out your
vehicle’s hull. Leave it
there and you won’t
be moving until the
weather warms up.
•±
Use a shovel
to scoop out
mud that has
collected on
and around
drive sprockets.
If there’s no
mud, it can’t
freeze.
CBRN…
Decalcify with CLR
®
Construction Equipment…
sorry,
buddy.
your
time has
passed.
I’m
taking
over
for you!
look who’s
stuck
parked
in a rut!
says here I’m
supposed to use clr
to decalcify you,
but there’s no nsn
for the clr listed…
we better
turn to
ps!
here’s how
to
prevent
that
problem
before the
sun goes
down…
…so
we’re kinda
up a creek!
Use shovel
to scoop
out mud
Use board to
keep mold
board from
freezing in
place
M26
Decon…
Turn
in Riot
Control
Disperser
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