PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-730
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 730
SEPTEMBER 2013
SEP 13
35
PS 730
SEP 13
Pay close attention to the measurement. If it seems too high or low for the age and
condition of the tube, measure again. If the measurement still seems off, get help
from your supervisor. Sometimes if you accidentally bump the gage before you pull
it out of the tube, you’ll get a false reading.
Follow the inspection criteria in TM 9-1000-202-14 and the pullover gage
procedures in TM 9-4933-258-13&P. If you have any doubts about the measurements,
contact your local TACOM LAR or one of the equipment specialists listed at:
If you believe the measurements are accurate, record them on the mortar’s DA
Form 2408-4 and at the TULSA site above.
If you have any mortar questions, you can call the mortar experts at DSN 786-
1224, (586) 282-1224, or email:
usarmydetroit.tacom.mbx.ilsc-mortar-systems@mail.mil
Mortars…
Pull Down Bad Pullover Inspections
HMMM.
..OKAY.
LOOKS LiKE THE
MEASUREMENT
I WOULD
EXPECT FROM A
FOUR-YEAR-OLD
MORTAR TUBE.
WHA.
..?
SHUT YOUR
MOUTH!
DO I
REALLY
LOOK THAT
OLD!?!?
NO…
WAiT…
DON’T
ANSWER
THAT!
MAYBE A
DiFFERENT
SHADE OF
LiPSTiCK
WOULD HELP!
OHHH,
ME.
..
CHEERS!
Hey, are
you feelin’
all right?
Maybe
you oughta
try some
decaf.
uhhH…
feLlas?
TACOM has noticed that
some mortar pullover gage
measurements posted on
the TULSA website have
not
been consistent with the
age of the mortar tube.
Getting the
measurement wrong
can either reduce
the life of the
tube
or the lives of the
mortar crew.
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