TM-5-2330-378-14-P
SEMITRAILER, LOWBED: 40 TON CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTER M870 AND M870A1
TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR'S, UNIT, DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE MANUAL (INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST)
JUNE 1999
TM-5-2330-378-14-P - Page 12 of 524
TM9-2330-378-14&P
HOWTO USETHIS MANUAL
SCOPE.
1.
This technical manual provides you with the information you will need to operate and maintain the M870 or
M870Al
40-ton semitrailer.
You must read and understand this manual BEFORE operating the M870 or
M870Al
semitrailer.
2.
The information
contained
in this manual is presented in five chapters and 11 appendixes,
one of which is a
repair parts and special tools list (RPSTL). Each chapter is divided into sections covering operating procedures
and/or other information
for specific systems or components.
3.
Note that Appendix A of this manual gives the full title of everymanual,
form, pamphlet, orotherdocument
referenced
in this manual.
INDEXING.
Four indexing procedures
are used to help you locate information quickly:
•
Cover index. Lists chapter titles and important
parts of this manual, with corresponding
page numbers.
Each chapterorpart
listed is boxed in, with a black outer edge that is in linewith the first page of that chapter
or part.
•
Table of contents. The table of contents follows the summary of warnings. The table of contents lists all
chapters and sections numerically,
with corresponding
page numbers.
•
Section indexes.
Each section starts with a numerical listing of all paragraphs
in that section.
•
Alphabetical
index. The alphabetically
arranged subject index starts on page Index-1 .
TEXT AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
1
. Each chapter is divided into sections; each section begins with a numerical listing of all paragraphs.
2.
Each paragraph in the maintenance
chapters (3,4, and 5) contains thefollowing
information,
as appropriate:
•
The common or special tools and test equipment
required to perform the procedures are listed underthe
heading "Tools/Test Equipment." Information (e.g., part numbers and national stock numbers) for all
common and special tools is given in Appendix B.
•
Materialsand
mandatory
replacement
parts that will bediscarded
during performanceof
the procedureare
listed under the heading
"Materials/Parts."
A materials/parts
list does not contain
items that
may
be
replaced if found defective during inspection.
Also, the list does not contain the item cited in the paragraph
title.
Information
on materials is in Appendix F, and information
on the mandatory
replacement
parts is in
Appendixi.
•
If more than one person is required to perform the procedure, the number is specified under the heading
"Personnel Required."
•
Procedures that must befollowed
priorto performing a maintenance
procedure are listed underthe heading
"Equipment Conditions."
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