TM 55-1425-289-14
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Item
No. Required
Application
F
8
Wire rope, steel, 1/2-inch-dia, 11.5-ton. In-
stall cable angularly and form a complete
loop from the car stake pocket to the point
of attachment on the lading and back to the
stake pocket; at front of lading, extend one
cable through the lading lifting device,
around the main frame member, and back
through the lifting device; extend the other
cable under the bumper and around the
truck main frame member.
Caution: Do not
tie cable to lading lifting devices or
bumperettes.
Note: Cable of a larger size
may be used when specified cable is not
available.
G
44
Clips, wire rope, size 1/2-inch.
Use four per
cable joint of piece marked F and one per
thimble.
Note: A standard thimble as speci-
fied can be secured to a cable with a 1/2-inch
clip.
However, if desired, or if the 1/2-inch
thimble being used is of a type that cannot
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Item
No. Required
Application
be secured to a cable with a 11/2-inch clip, a
5/8-inch clip may be used.
Alternate: No. 14
gauge wire may be used instead of a clip, for
securement of the thimble to the holddown
cable.
H
12
Thimbles, standard 1/2-inch.
Use one per
stake pocket and one per tiedown device at
the rear of the truck.
Secure to cables
marked F with one clip per thimble.
Note
that an "open pattern" thimble is recom-
mended.
I
as required
Waterproof paper.
Paper must be of suffi-
cient size to position under and extend 2
inches above items marked B and D.
CAUTION
Do not allow vehicle to exceed 3
miles per hour during loading or
unloading.
Figure 7-6.
Isometric view of XM1058 truck transporter.
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