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 19 of 524
TM 5-2330-378-14&P
SectionII. EQUIPMENTDESCRIPTION
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Equipment
Characteristics,
Capabilities,
and Features .
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1-13
Location and Description
of Major Components
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1-14
Differences
Between Models
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1-9
1-15
Equipment
Data .
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1-12.
EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS, CAPABILITIES, AND FEATURES.
a.
Capabilities
The M870and
M870Al
sernitrailersare
used to transport construction equipmentand
materiel and aretowed
by an M920 truck tractor.
Either semitrailer can also be towed by an M916 truck tractor using the adaptation
kit listed in TM 9-2320-270-34P.
b.
Features
(1) Forty-ton construction equipment transporter
(2) Cross-country payload: 80,000 lb at 20 mph (36,300 kg at 32 kmh)
(3) Highway payload: 80,000 lb at 40 mph (36,300 kg at 64 kmh)
(4) Fifth-wheel plate and kingpin coupling
(5)
Gooseneck
ramp for cargo or equipment
loading
(6) Three rear axles on leaf-spring suspension
(7) Spare tire on rear of vehicle
(8) Brake pressure and brake control supplied by truck tractor
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