PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-725
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 725
APRIL 2013
46
47
PS 725
PS 725
APR 13
t
he MK 19 is not like other machine guns. The
best
thing you can use on weapons
like the M2 or M240 is good ol’ CLP. But for the MK 19, CLP is the
worst
lube you
can use. CLP is not strong enough to handle all the heat the MK 19 generates. An MK
19 lubed with CLP will soon be an MK 19 that won’t Fre.
Good lubing for your MK 19 begins with these:
LSAT
should be your Frst choice. NSN 9150-
00-949-0323 brings an 8-oz tube and NSN 9150-
01-109-7793 a 1-lb can.
Unfortunately, LSAT isn’t always available. The
next best choice is
GMD.
NSN 9150-00-935-4018 brings a 14-oz can, NSN
9150-00-223-4004 a 6.5-lb can, and NSN 9150-00-
965-2003 a 35-lb can.
LSA
is another choice. NSN 9150-00-935-6597
brings a 2-oz bottle, NSN 9150-00-889-3522 a 4-oz
bottle, and NSN 9150-00-753-4686 a 1 gal-can.
But if the temperatures drop below -10°±, use
only
LAW
. That’s the only stuff strong enough for
that extreme cold. NSN 9150-00-292-9689 brings a
1-qt bottle.
Dear Half-Mast,
With all the heavy up-
armored vehicles that
have been added to the
Army inventory, are there
any jack stands available
that can handle these
vehicles?
W.O.
Dear Mr. W.O.,
Yes indeed. You can order a jack stand for
around $150 that works with MRAP, supports up
to 40,000 pounds and can be adjusted from 30 to
52 inches. Use PN KTC S10001 to order the jack
stand with a credit card or MIPR at:
Dear Editor,
I work at the Army’s TMDE Activity Europe. We have had problems
with units marking or engraving the PRO 360 and PRO 3600 digital
protractors (NSN 5210-01-494-0899 and NSN 5210-01-418-0671).
They turn in the protractors to us for calibration, but we can’t calibrate
them because they’ve either engraved their unit ID or serial number on the
protractor’s measuring surface or applied a bar code with a thick protective
covering. Doing either ruins the protractor. And at around $400 and
$600, the two protractors aren’t cheap.
If you must mark your ID on the protractors, do it only on the
back
of
the protractor. Keep markings away from measuring areas.
Gilbert Atwood
TMDE Activity Europe
Editor’s note:
Marking the measuring
surface of a protractor is like plugging
up your M16’s barrel. Don’t do it.
Tools…
Tools…
STRONGER
JACK
STANDS
AVAILABLE?
marking ruins
protractors!
you’re
no
good for
mraps, only
jacks like
me
can handle
‘em!
MK 19 Machine Gun…
good lubing
begins
with these!
Hit the road,
buddy!
uh-
huh!
You’re
not strong
enough
for the MK 19!
yeah!
if you ever have
MK 19 lubing questions, see
either WP 0010 00-1 in TM
9-1010-230-10 or WP 0039
00-1 in TM 9-1010-230-23&P.
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