PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-736

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 736

MARCH 2014
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-736 - Page 20 of 33
Not Documenting Maintenance
± Particularly±in±the±area±of±small±arms,±units±aren’t±documenting±maintenance.±
Soldiers±don’t±fill±out±DA±Forms±2404±or±5988E±when±they±do±PMCS.±They±
just±tell±the±armorer±what’s±wrong±and±the±information±is±never±entered±into±
SAMS.±Without±that±repair±info,±the±Army±can’t±track±what±parts±will±be±needed.±
And±when±armorers±don’t±document±the±quarterly±services±in±SAMS,±it±leads±to±
flunked±inspections.±All±services±and±repairs±
must
±be±entered±into±SAMS.±
Taking Jack Stands for Granted
± Considering±how±catastrophic±it±
could±be±if±a±jack±stand±collapsed,±
it’s± critical± you± do± jack± stand±
PMCS.± TB± 43-0156,±
Safety
Inspection and Operation of
Vehicle Support Stand,
± gives±
a±good±rundown±on±how±to±check±
out±a±jack±stand.±It’s±on±the±ETM±
website.±Jack±stands±also±need±to±
be±entered±into±SAMS.±
± Remember,±
a±
certificate±
of±
conformance± is± required± for± a±
commercial± jack± stand.± And± it±
must± be± tested± at± 150± percent±
of±its±capacity.±A±commercial±jack±
stand±rated±for±1,000±pounds,±for±
example,±must±be±tested±at±1,500±
pounds.±See±your±local±COMET±or±
TACOM±LAR±if±you±need±help.
Rafael±Miranda
Ricky±Sammons
Bobby±Hawes
Ft±Stewart,±GA
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Shortage of -10 TMs
± We±see±too±many±units±that±have±either±too±few±operator±TMs±or±none±at±
all.±Over±time,±the±-10s±disappear±and±no±one±bothers±to±order±more.±Plus,±the±
units’±pubs±accounts±aren’t±current,±so±they±don’t±receive±the±latest±updates±
to±the±-10s.±As±a±result,±operators±are±trying±to±maintain±equipment±with±either±
no±TMs±or±outdated±ones.±Equipment±suffers.±Your±unit±will±also±flunk±its±next±
inspection±because±you’re±missing±TMs.±
± Your±unit±pubs±clerk±can±order±the±TMs±you±need.±However,±due±to±budget±
constraints±fewer±TMs±are±being±printed-another±reason±to±take±care±of±the±
TMs±you±have.
± Many±new±Soldiers±don’t±know±how±to±fill±out±a±2404.±That’s±a±good±
subject±for±Sergeant’s±Time.±
Not Protecting Tools
± If±your±tools±are±in±bad±shape,±your±equipment±soon±will±be,±
too.±Keep±tools±out±of±the±elements.±Regularly±inspect±them±
for±corrosion,±broken±tips±and±rough±edges.±TM±9-243,±
Use
and Care of Hand Tools and Measuring Tools,
±has±lots±of±
good±advice±on±tool±care.±It’s±on±the±ETM±website:±
Editor’s note:
Experience is the best
teacher.
Thanks for all the good advice.
but the
armorer says
he doesn’t
have any -1os
anymore.
I sure don’t remember all
that STufF I learned in basic
about taking care of you.
say, I think this bad
boY nEeds a bolt.
how ‘bout takin’ care
of that for me?
whoa
there,
fella!
you’re s’posed
to fill out a
2404 for that.
the army neEds
to track repairs
like that.
then he neEds
to Talk To the
pubs clerk!
that’s why I
have a -1o TM!
{urgh}
I’m not
fEelin’ so
Hot.
hey!
put us
awaY!
yeah!
this
is whY they
made tOol
boxes!
I think you oughta
check me Out
before you put any
more trucks on me.
736 36-37.indd
1-2
1/28/14
2:58 PM
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