PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-720

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 720

NOVEMBER 2012

PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-720 - Page 27 of 33
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PS 720
NOV 12
•± U.S.±Army±Training±and±Doctrine±Command±(TRADOC)±Regulation±350-29,
Prevention of
Heat and Cold Casualties.
You’ll±find±it±at±the±TRADOC±website:
•± TM±10-8415-236-10,±
Extended Cold Weather Clothing System Generation III.
You’ll±find±it±
at±the±USAMC±Logistics±Support±Activity±Electronic±Technical±Manuals±Online±website:
Vehicle±Recovery±Strap
A 3-in x 27-ft vehicle recovery strap with shackles is now available with NSN
Thebreakstrengthofthe
recovery strap is 43,000
pounds.
It’s
designed
to be used as a cargo/
vehicle recovery strap for
short
distance
recovery
operations only—not long
distance
towing.
Also,
this strap is not intended
as a replacement for the
Army’s ofFcial tow bars.
MILVAN±Strap±Kit
The MILVAN strap kit,
NSN
is
designed
speciFcally
for
the
20-ft
MILVAN.
One storage bag comes
with eight 1-in cargo tie-
down straps, and sixteen
1-in x 14-ft ratchet straps.
The
kit’s
second
storage bag has eight 1
3
/
4
-
in cargo tie-down straps
and eight 1
3
/
4
-in x 20-ft
ratchet straps.
Cargo±Tie-Down±Kit
To
secure
a
load
in
place, use a 1-in cargo
strap
tie-down
kit
that
comes with NSN 8145-
01-522-8344.
This
kit
includes
a
storage
bag,
four green nylon 1
3
/
4
-in
straps with Fxed double-
bar D rings and a 2-in
snap hook.
Also
included
with
this kit is a 1
3
/
4
-in x 20-ft
nylon ratchet strap with a
Fxed 2-in snap hook. All
of these items Ft quickly
back into the storage bag
after each mission.
Winter Reading
Scattered cargo
is the last thing
a driver wants
to see in his
rearview mirror.
Cargo tie-down
kit can be used
to secure load
to a vehicle or
flat rack
Vehicle recovery strap is for short distance recovery only
MILVAN
strapping
kit secures
load inside
MILVAN
this winter, do you
plan to
boldly go
where no soldier
has gone before?
do you plan to venture
into a world of
wind,
snow and falling
temperatures?
then catch up
on your winter
reading!
here are
two
essential
publications…
1
2
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