TM-55-2320-280-14
TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE
M998 SERIES HIGH-MOBILITY MULTIPURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLES (HMMWV)
AUGUST 1988
TM-55-2320-280-14 - Page 35 of 44
25 August 1988
TM 55-2320-280-14
Figure 7-3.
Blocking, bracing and tiedown material for standard flatcar.
Table 7-1.
Materials Required to Ship HMMWV on Wood-Deck Flatcar
Item
Description
Approximate
quantity
Lumber.
..................................
Douglas-fir, or equivalent; straight-grain, free of material de-
fects; Fed Spec MM-L-751c: .
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2 x 4 x 36 in .
............................................................................ .
2 x 6 x 26 in .
.............................................................................
6 x 8 x 24 in .
.............................................................................
12
4
8
Nails.
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Common, steel; flathead; bright or cement-coated, table X1-b,
Fed Spec FF-N-105a: .
........................................................
12d .
..........................................................................................
40d .
..........................................................................................
80
64
Wire rope .
..............................
6 x 19, IWRC; improved plow steel; preformed, regular-lay; ta-
ble X, Fed Spec RR-W-140C; 1/2-inch.
...............................
52 feet.
Clamps.
..................................
Wire rope, U-bolt clamps, saddled, single-grip, steel, Crosby
heavy-duty, or equal; Fed Spec FF-C-450c, 1/2-in. dia.
.
24
Thimbles .
...............................
Standard, open-type, 1/2-in.
......................................................
8
Turnbuckles.
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Standard type, FSN 5340-01-121-1961, 3/4 x 12 in.
..................
2
Cushioning material.
Waterproof paper, burlap, or suitable material.
..........................
As required.
Come-along.
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Tool, tensioning device, mechanical .
.........................................
1
(2)
Step 2.
Fabricate four tire sidewall blocks in accordance with blocking pattern 89 in figure 7-3.
Place cushioning material between tire and sidewall block and between railcar floor and sidewall block.
Follow
the instruction in figure 7-3 for nailing sidewall blocks to railcar.
c.
Tiedown of the HMMWVs will be as follows:
NAIL PIECE A TO PIECE B WITH
12d NAILS, THEN NAIL TO CAR
FLOOR THROUGH PIECE B WITH
FIVE 20d NAILS.
NAIL THE OTHER
2” X 4” PIECES EACH TO THE
ONE BELOW IN THE SAME
7-4
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