TM-55-2320-280-14
TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE
M998 SERIES HIGH-MOBILITY MULTIPURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLES (HMMWV)
AUGUST 1988
TM-55-2320-280-14 - Page 17 of 44
25 August 1988
TM 55-2320-280-14
5598408-D UPPER BRACKET (2 REQUIRED)
55983734-C LOWER BAR (2 REQUIRED)
5598406-C TURNBUCKLE ASSEMBLY (2 REQUIRED)
559807-C 18-INCH WRENCH
5591543-B LUBRICANT
REAR SUSPENSION ONLY
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1.
INSERT UPPER BRACKET CASTINGS AS
SHOWN
2.
INSERT S-SHAPED LOWER BARS IN HOLE IN
REAR LOWER ABSORBER BRACKET AS
SHOWN
3.
APPLY GREASE TO THREADS OF TURN-
BUCKLE
4.
INSTALL TURNBUCKLES WITH EYE OVER, S-
SHAPED LOSER BAR AND WITH HOOK OVER
UPPER BRACKET CASTINGS AS SHOWN
5.
ROTATE TURNBUCKLE WITH WRENCH PRO-
VIDED UNTIL OVERALL HEIGHT OF VEHICLE
IS 102 INCH MAXIMUM AS SHOWN
6.
VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN ABOARD AIRCRAFT
AND SHIPPED WITH TURNBUCKLES IN PLACE
7.
AFTER ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION AND VEHI-
CLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN OFF AIRCRAFT, THE
TURNBUCKLE ASSEMBLIES MUST BE RE-
MOVED
REAR SUSPENSION ONLY
Figure 4-1.
Snubbing device for reducing height of shelter carrier.
4-6.
Typical Loads
The following diagrams (figs. 4-2 through 4-4) and tiedown data (tables 4-1 through 4-3) provide a guide for
securing the HMMWVs aboard US Air Force aircraft.
Actual placement of the vehicles on the aircraft and tie-
down procedures will be at the discretion of the loadmaster.
4-2
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