TB-43-0209
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL BULLETIN
COLOR, MARKING, AND CAMOUFLAGE PAINTING OF MILITARY VEHICLES, CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
OCTOBER 1990
CHANGE 1
TB-43-0209 - Page 25 of 406
TB 43-0209
(1)
The marking will be applied at the rear
area on the underside of the hood panel.
(2)
Letters of the marking will be 1 inch high
and white.
e.
Boom extension markings are required to assure
operation within boom radii limits specified on the crane
safe load data plates.
(1)
Boom markings will be applied in a
permanent method of marking.
Color will be the same
as the unit markings.
(2)
Procedure for truck wreckers M60 and
M108.
(a)
Retract boom and retain in horizontal
position.
(b) Measure, scribe, and mark a 3/4-inch vertical
stripe along the outer edge of the shipper, extending the
stripe onto the boom, Figure 17.
(c) To the right of and parallel with the stripe, mark
"8 Ft" in 2-inch letters.
(d) Mark a horizontal arrow on the shipper pointing
to the stripe.
(e) Extend the boom to its maximum length.
Figure 17.
Boom markings (boom retracted).
marked, and labeled "12 Ft." Each succeeding stripe will
be marked consecutively through "26 Ft."
f.
This paragraph applies to tactical transport
vehicles, and is intended to reduce the possibility of fuel
spillage due to fuel tank overfilling and subsequent fire
hazard, regardless of fuel type.
Figure 18.
Boom markings (boom extended).
(f) Measure from the "8 Ft" stripe.
Scribe and mark
3/4inch vertical stripes at intervals of 12 inches along the
boom (Figure 18).
(g) Mark the second stripe "9 Ft," and each
succeeding stripe consecutively through "16 Ft," in each
case to the right of and parallel to each stripe.
(3)
The procedure for Truck wreckers M62,
M936, and M543 is the same, except that the stripe will
be marked "10 Ft" and each succeeding stripe will be
marked consecutively "11 Ft" through "18 Ft." (4) The
procedure for Truck wrecker M246, Al, A2, and M819 is
the same, except that the first stripe will be marked "11
1/2 Ft." The second stripe is to be measured, scribed,
(1)
If the fuel tank filler cap is a relief valve
type, but does not bear a warning decal reading
"Pressurized:
Open Slowly," the warning note "Pressure:
Open Slowly" will be marked in 1-inch lusterless black
letters on the fuel tank near the filler pipe.
(2)
On fuel tanks, where a mark would be
readily visible, measure 2 inches down from the top of
the tank and mark a 1/4 x 8-inch line, with the following
note in 1-inch lusterless black letters:
"Caution:
Do Not
Fill Above Line to Allow For Expansion," Figure 20.
(3)
On vehicles where a mark on the fuel tank
would not be readily visible, mark the following note in 1-
inch lusterless black letters as near as possible to the
filler pipes: "Caution: Do not Overfill--Allow for
Expansion."
20
Back to Top
