PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-731
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 731
OCTOBER 2013
10
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A-
B
-C-
D
-E-F-G…
The alphabet is simple enough. But when it comes to
condition codes for wheel assemblies, those letters can seem more like alphabet soup!
That’s because not everyone knows which condition code letter to use to correctly
classify unserviceable wheel assemblies used on tactical wheeled vehicles. Some
have given unserviceable assemblies condition code “H - unserviceable, condemned,”
when the code should have been “F - unserviceable, reparable.”
Here are a few tips to help you ±gure out which condition code to use:
H Coding
F Coding
It’s More Than Just the Tire
The condition of the tire itself isn’t the same as the condition of the complete
assembly. So don’t use just the tire to determine the condition code for the entire
wheel assembly.
Need more help deciding which condition code to use for your unit’s unserviceable
wheel assemblies? See if Table C-38 in AR 725-50,
Requisitioning, Receipt, and
Issue System,
helps you out. Or contact TACOM LCMC’s tire and wheel assembly
team at 586-282-8342 or email:
usarmy.detroit.tacom.mbx.ilsc-tire-assemblies@mail.mil
Tactical
Vehicles…
For basically
all
other
issues that
would make the
wheel assembly
unserviceable, the
condition code
should be
“F.”
if there is
serious rim
damage,
such
as rim gashes,
major bends
or kinks,
excessive
rust damage,
cracks, or
lots of wear
around lug
nut holes,
the rim is
unusable and
the condition
code should
be
“h.”
This includes
conditions such
as a flat tire,
expired shelf life,
tread depth that’s
past its wear
point, tire damage
like cracking or
holes, and valve
or nut damage.
all right! I haven’t had
this since I was a Kid!
I know! let’s
spell words!
eh, I was only
able to get
antediluvian.
I got
ubiquitous.
jones, what’d
you get?
what? oh, I
didn’t think you
were serious!
what about
you, genaro?
A
few
minutes
later…
whataya
got,
scotty?
hey, coOl!
alphabet
soup!
I can’t tell
those guys all
I could get
was
‘cat’
and
‘dOg.’
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