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
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TM5-2330-378-14&P
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Section I. GENERALINFORMATION
Paragraph
Page
Number
ParagraphTitle
Number
1-1
Scope
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1-1
1-2
Maintenance
Forms, Records, and Reports
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1-1
1-3
Destruction
of Army Materiel To Prevent Enemy Use
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1-1
1-4
Preparation
for Storage or Shipment
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1-1
1-5
Quality Assurance
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1-2
1-6
Nomenclature
Cross-Reference
Index
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1-2
1-7
List of Abbreviations
and Acronyms .
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1-2
1-8
Reporting
Equipment
Improvement
Recommendations
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1-3
1-9
Warranty
Information
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1-3
1-10
Safety, Care, and Handling
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1-3
1-11
Corrosion
Prevention
and Control
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1-4
1-1.
SCOPE.
a.
This technical manual describes Operator's, Unit, Direct Support, and General Support instructions and
maintenance
and includes the repair parts and special tools list (RPSTL) for the following trailers:
M870, 40-ton lowbed semitrailer
M870A1, 40-ton lowbed semitrailer
b.
Throughout
this manual, the terms "curbside" and "roadside" are used to describe views of the M870 and
M870Al semitrailers.
1-2.
MAINTENANCE FORMS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS.
Departmentof
theArmyformsand
procedures used for equipment maintenancewill
bethose
prescribed by DA Pam
738-750, The Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS).
1-3. DESTRUCTION OF ARMY MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE.
Refer to TM 750-244-6
for procedures
on the destruction
of military vehicles to prevent enemy use.
1-4. PREPARATION FOR STORAGE OR SHIPMENT.
For information on preparing the M870orM870A1
semitrailer for storage orshipment,
referto Chapter4,
Section XII
of this manual.
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