PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-713

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 713

APRIL 2012
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-713 - Page 2 of 33
H
ere are two good questions:
•± How±much±of±the±-10±operator’s±manual±is±needed±to±operate±a±piece±of±equipment?±
•± Will±PMCS±charts±alone±sufFce,±or±should±the±vehicle’s±-10±TM±hard±(paper)±copy±
manual±be±on±hand±at±all±times?
Some feld maintenance pub clerks have already answered these questions by not
bothering to order hard copies oF the -10 operator’s manuals anymore. Some have
decided to put CD-ROMs on their pubs distribution accounts, citing the “paperless
Army” as the reason not to order the hard copies.
Now, here’s the problem: An operator is not going to run back-and-Forth to the
motor pool or pubs oFfce to look at the vehicle’s -10 TM on a computer just to
perForm checks and services. No way, no how.
Also, what happens when an operator is in the feld doing his checks and services
under unusual conditions, like a wet climate or below-zero temperatures? PMCS
charts on a computer won’t do him much good in the middle oF nowhere… iF you
catch our driFt.
An operator’s manual is more than just PMCS charts. It contains lubricating,
cleaning, inspection and operating instructions. PMCS charts alone won’t give
you the lowdown on equipment characteristics and data, descriptions and use oF
vehicle controls.
The operator’s manual contains inFormation needed to keep equipment mission-
ready. So play it saFe, be smart and make sure there’s a hard copy oF the manual in
the vehicle at
all
times.
By order of the Secretary of the Army:
RAYMOND T. ODIERNO
General, United States Army Chief of Staff
Official:
JOYCE E. MORROW
Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
1204101
Operator TMs . . .
Keep a Hard Copy
These PMCS
charts don’t
cover
‘operations
under unusual
conditions’.
mAn, I
really need
the
WHOLE
operator’s
manual!
M1129A1 MCV Stryker Mortar Replenisher
M1A2 SEP Tank BFT Connector
M1-Series Tank Feed Tray Cover
Fire Bottle Safety Step
M777A2 Towed Howitzer Stabilizer Arms
M777A2 Towed Howitzer Lubing Tips
2
3
4
5
6-7
8-9
COMBAT VEHICLES
2
10
WHEELED VEHICLES
HEMTT -A4 Maintenance Allocation Chart
HEMTT -A4 Ground Wire Clamp Replacements
Tactical Vehicles Tire Shine Is Wrong
Fuel Can Stowage Clarification
HMMWV Tire Pressure Corrections
10
11
12
13
14-15
16
MRAP/ROUTE CLEARANCE
CH-47D/F Cockpit Fire Detection Lights
UH-60 Series Blade Pin Removal
All Aircraft Hardware Reminder
UH-60A/L Helmet Placement
HGU-56/P Unauthorized Stickers
22
23
24
25
26
Irobot 510 Packbot Robotic PM
19-21
MRAP Fording Safety
MRAP M-ATV Floor Mats
16-17
18
MISSILES
35
CBRN
42
38
39
39
40
41
MK 19 Machine Gun NSN Change
M203 Grenade Launcher Gaging Reminder
M2 Machine Gun M19 BFA TM Now Available
M67 GLPS Power Up Reminder
M16-Series Rifle, M4/M4A1 Carbine New Magazine
42-43
43
44
M40/M42-Series Masks Expired MWOs
ICAM Battery Choice
M26 Deconning Operating Tips
49
50-51
Tactical Quiet Generators Wanted
Tactical Quiet Generators Bung Check
Hellfire Missile System PM Tips
35-37
SMALL ARMS
38
AVIATION
22
ROBOTICS
19
Equipment Loading in SAMS-E
SAMS-E Upgrade Improves Recordkeeping
New Doctrine Divides FM 7-0
Get SMART at New URL
CALL Website Gets Makeover
DA PAM 220-1 Released
DA Form 2404 Submission Choice
MICH Chin Straps Inspection, Replacement
Military Packaging Courses Available
Operator TMs.
.. Keep a Hard Copy
52-53
54-55
56
56
56
56
57
58
59
IFC
LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
52
SOLDIER SUPPORT
45
45
46-48
ULCANS Use Reduces Fuel Consumption
DRASH Medium Shelter Trailer PM
COMMUNICATIONS
49
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procedures,±questions±on±maintenance±and±supply±problems±and±
questions±or±comments±on±material±published±in±PS.
Just±write±to:
±
MSG±Half-Mast
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PS,±the±Preventive±Maintenance±Monthly
±
USAMC±LOGSA±(AMXLS-GP)
±
5307±Sparkman±Circle
±
Redstone±Arsenal,±AL±35898
Or±email±to:
±
logsa.psmag@conus.army.mil±
or
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half.mast@us.army.mil
Internet±address:
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PS,±The±Preventive±Maintenance±Monthly
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ISSUE±713±±±±APRIL±2012
TB 43-PS-713, The Preventive Maintenance Monthly,
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to combat and combat support units and all Soldiers with unit maintenance
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