PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-738

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 738

MAY 2014
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-738 - Page 9 of 33
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Do not
± use± retreaded± or± re-grooved± tires± on± ASVs,± FMTVs,±
HEMTTs,±HMMWVs,±HETs,±MRAPs,±Strykers,±route±clearance±vehicles,±
PLS±trucks,±M915-series±trucks,±M939-series±trucks±and±certain±trailers.±
See±TACOM±MAM±13-047±for±a±complete±list:
message.cfm?id=MA13-047.html
± Also,±retreading±or±re-grooving±is±NOT±allowed±for:
•± non-directional±cross±country±(NDCC)±tires.
•± tires±on±trailers±or±systems±that±carry±munitions±or±missiles,±
including±the±prime±mover.
•± two-ply±tires±without±breaker±strips±or±belts.
•± tires±on±military±and±commercial±ambulances.
•± tires±on±the±front±axles±of±buses.
•± tires±on±any±vehicle±with±a±central±tire±inflation±system±(CTIS).
± Combat±and±tactical±vehicles±operate±both±on-±and±off-road.±Those±
off-road± conditions± are± much± more± severe± than± normal± highway±
usage.± For± that± reason,± the± tires± on± these± vehicles± have± specific±
requirements±that±retreads±don’t±meet.
Y
ou want your unit’s LMTVs to be fully mission capable. But if you forget something
as simple as a cargo bed D-ring, your M1081 trucks could be deadlined.
So remember to get rid of
any rust and dirt that you see on
the D-rings. Also, as required,
make sure you lube the D-rings
with
OE/HDO-10
lubricating
oil, NSN 9150-01-496-1962, for
temperatures above -15°F. Use
OEA lubricating oil, NSN 9150-
00-402-2372,
for
temperatures
between -15°F and -50°F. And
make sure the D-rings can turn
360 degrees.
If the D-rings are rusty or dirty, they won’t move so you can properly tie down a
load. And a bad or broken D-ring located above the cargo bed cross beams can’t be
replaced without costing your unit the price of a whole new truck bed!
Avoid that expense by pulling maintenance on the D-rings. Then your truck’s
D-rings won’t be “D” problem.
NoT
Combat±and±Tactical±Vehicles…
Retread Tires
Are
NoT
Allowed on Some Vehicles
M1081±LMTV…
the ASV is
right!
and that
applies to many other combat
and tactiCal VehiCles, too.
Get
familiar
with it,
and keep
these
rules in
mind…
AR
7
50-1,
Army Materiel Maintenance Policy,
(Sep 13) outlines the Army’s tire retread
program in Section 8-12 starting on Page 116.
you
need new
tires.
Guess I’ll
get you some
retreads.
don’t do that!
I’m not s’posed
to use retreaded
tires!
I need
tougher
tires to perform my
missions and keep
soldiers safe.
Remove±
rust±and±
dirt±from±
D-ring
wheeeeee!
I just love
all this
freedom of
movement!
{sigh}
I
used
to
be able to do
that… before I got
coated in
rust…
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