TM-55-2320-280-14
TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE
M998 SERIES HIGH-MOBILITY MULTIPURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLES (HMMWV)
AUGUST 1988
TM-55-2320-280-14 - Page 26 of 44
25 August 1988
TM 55-2320-280-14
Table 5-2.
Application of Materials for Tiedown of HMMWV on Semitrailer (Fig. 5-1) - Continued
Item
No.
Required
Application
B ........
8
Thimbles.
Place one under wire rope where wire rope contacts bottom of stake
pocket.
Place another where wire rope goes through shackle.
Secure each
thimble to wire rope with one U-bolt clip (detail 3).
C ........
24
Clamps.
Place four on each item D at overlap area.
Space clamps 2-1/2 inches
apart, with a minimum of 6 inches from ends of wire rope (detail 3).
Place
one clamp on each item E as indicated above.
Tighten clamps so wire rope
cannot slip.
D*.
......
4
Chains.
Attach one end of each chain to each front tiedown shackle.
Pull chains
straight back and attach their ends to the semitrailer side stake pockets.
E*.
......
4
Load binders.
Tighten front chains with load binders.
*Chain and load binders may be substituted for wire rope, clamps. and thimbles.
5-3
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