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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SectionIll. UNITPREVENTIVEMAINTENANCECHECKSANDSERVICES(PMCS)
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4-8
General
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4-9
Service Intervals .
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4-3
4-10
Reporting
Repairs .
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4-3
4-11
General PMCS Procedures
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4-12
Specific PMCS Procedures
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Table 4-1
Unit Preventive Maintenance
Checks and Services (PMCS) for the M870/M870A1
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4-5
4-8.
GENERAL.
To ensure that the M870/M870A1
semitrailer
is ready for operation at all times, it must be inspected
systematically
so that defects can be detected and corrected before they result in serious damage or failure. Table 4-1 (p. 4-5)
contains
a tabulated listing of preventive
maintenance checks and services (PMCS) to be performed by Unit
maintenance
personnel.
4-9. SERVICE INTERVALS.
Perform the PMCS procedures
listed in Table 4-1 at the following intervals:
• Perform
Monthly
PMCS procedures
once each month.
•
Perform Semiannual
PMCS procedures
once every six months.
• Perform
Annual
PMCS once each year.
4-10. REPORTING REPAIRS.
Report all defects and corrective
actions on DA Form 2404. If a serious problem is found, report it to your supervisor
immediately.
4-11. GENERAL PMCS PROCEDURES.
WARNING
Drycleaning solvent is toxic and flammable. Always wear protective goggles and
gloves, and use only in a well-ventilated area. Avoid contact with skin, eyes, and
clothes, and DO NOT breathe vapors. DO NOT use near open flame or excessive heat.
a.
Keep equipmentclean.
Dirt, oil, and debris maycoverup
aserious
problem. Clean as youworkand
as needed.
Use drycleaning solvent (item 19, Appendix F) and rags (item 15, Appendix F) on all metal surfaces. Use
detergent
(Item 4, Appendix F) and water on rubber, plastic, and painted surfaces.
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