TM-55-2350-215-10-15
TANK, COMBAT, FULL-TRACKED, M60-SERIES
TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE
TM-55-2350-215-10-15 - Page 40 of 66
TM 55-2350-215-10-15
b.
Shoring.
Shoring is not generally used
beneath the treads of most tracked vehicles equipped
with rubber tread pads; frictional forces between the
tread pads and the deck are sufficient to make it
unnecessary.
However, deck surfaces should be dry
and free grease or debris.
c.
Blocking
.
M60-series tanks may be adequately
blocked and braced by 6- by 8-inch timbers.
If the load
orientation permits, blocking may be installed as a
separator between the vehicle track and the barge
bulkhead.
Blocking is usually installed in front of and in
rear of the tracks and the bracing part force-fitted to the
bulkhead.
Loading, blocking, and bracing proceed from
the outer areas of the barge toward the center, which is
loaded last.
A single separator timber is installed
against the tracks of the loaded vehicle, and the next
vehicle to be loaded is placed firmly against the timber.
The void area, which remains in the center of the barge
after the final vehicle has been loaded, is filled (figs 6-4
and 6-5) by cut and force-fitted blocking.
6-8
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