PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-742
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 742
SEPTEMBER 2014
7
PS 742
SEP 14
C
rewmen, your MLRS is a big, heavy beast of a combat vehicle. Here are a few
safety tips to remember.
CAB:
When you’re cranking the cab
up or down, make sure to stay as low
and as far under the vehicle as possible.
If your head is poking out, the cab can
come crashing down on it. Talk about a
headache!
Always crank slowly. If you crank
too fast, the cab bounces and that can
break the lift mechanism. Any time you
feel the cab start to bounce, immediately
stop cranking! The cab is most likely to
bounce when its weight shifts forward
or
backward,
depending
on
which
direction it’s going. So that’s when it’s
especially important to crank slowly.
When you’re raising or lowering the cab, make sure no one else is in front of the
cab. You don’t want them getting hit by the cab either.
LAUNCHER:
It’s critical you install
both
jury struts before working under the
launcher. If the elevation actuators that hold up the launcher collapse without both struts
in place, the launcher will crush anyone underneath it. Remember both the launcher
drive system (LDS) and launcher engine have to be off before you install the struts.
But before you install those struts, make sure they’re ready to strut their stuff. Look
them over for cracks, deformities and loose or missing rivets. Ensure that both ends of
the struts can move freely and independently.
Also make sure they have the correct quick-release pins. Never substitute! If the
locking pins are broken or missing, order more with NSN 5315-01-394-0837.
When you open the M18A1
Flter’s
container,
it
exposes
you to two very large and sharp
edges. Those edges can badly
slice up your hands if you don’t
watch what you’re doing.
Your best bet is to wear cut-
resistant,
heavy-duty
gloves
while opening the container to
protect your hands. A good pair
of barbed wire handler’s gloves,
NSN 8415-00-926-1674, will do
the trick.
Get as far under vehicle as
possible when moving cab
Do both ends of struts move independently?
Wear gloves so sharp edges can’t slice up your hands
When you
get ready to
replace
the
M18A1 gas
filter in your
M1 tank’s M13A1
gas particulate
filter unit…
be careful!
MLRS…
Safety First
When Doing PM
M1-Series Tank…
Careful
with
M18A1
Filter
what the
heck you
wearing
that
thing for?
I have to
raise your
cab and I’m
not
taking
any chances!
You just
fumbled
this task!
look, if you
wanna be safe,
just follow
some simple
suggestions.
know
anybody who
wants to
buy a used
foOtbalL
helMEt?
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