PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-709
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 709
DECEMBER 2011
36
PS 709
DEC 11
37
PS 709
The frst rule oF canopy care is to protect it. IF you leave the canopy uncovered
day aFter day as it sits in the motor pool, blowing sand and dirt will scour its surFace.
Soon you can’t see through it and your unit has to spend big bucks replacing it.
IF
your
Avenger’s
canopy
cover is shot or missing, it’s hard
to get a replacement because it
doesn’t have an NSN. You’re
better oFF using an old Bradley
tarp, which will cover not only
the canopy but the entire turret.
A green Bradley tarp comes
with
NSN
and a tan one with NSN 2540-
01-330-8062. Either one will
set you back $150, so it’s much
cheaper to local purchase a tarp
or have your canvas shop make
one measuring 12x17 Feet.
One caution: Don’t tie oFF the
tarp inside the truck. That ruins
the door seals. The best way
to tie it oFF is to attach bungee
cords to the tarp’s ropes and
connect them to the underside
oF the HMMWV.
The right way to clean the
canopy is to frst ±ush it with
lots oF water. Then use your
bare hands (minus rings) and
liquid dishwashing detergent,
NSN
to
clean oFF dirt. ²lush the canopy
again with lots oF water and
blot it–don’t wipe it–dry with
a clean cloth.
Avenger Missile System…
The
ABC
s
of
Canopy
Care
Everyone knows how
difficult
and
irritating
it
is to try to see through
dirty, scratched
glasses!
it’s just
as difficult
and
irritating
to try
to see
through
your
Avenger’s
canopy if
you don’t
follow
the ABCs
of canopy
care.
that’s
what
I’ve been
trying to
tell ‘im!
wait ‘til
you try to
see through
My canopy!
and it’s a
lot more
expensive
to
replace than
your glasses!
I can’t see
AnyTHing
through
these glasSes!!
My
gosh!
Bradley tarp covers entire Avenger
Attach tarp to underside of truck
Use bare hands and
dishwasher detergent
to clean canopy
All that
protection is
for nothing
if you just
grab anything
to clean the
canopy.
Stuff like rags,
window cleaner,
and multi-
purpose cleaner
will
strip off
the canopy’s
infrared coating.
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