TM-55-2350-215-10-15
TANK, COMBAT, FULL-TRACKED, M60-SERIES
TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE
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TM 55-2350-215-10-15
Table 7-5.
Application of Materials for Loading and Securing Two M60-Series Tanks, One with M9
Bulldozer, on 68-foot, 140-Ton, Chain-Tiedown DODX Flatcar (Fig.
7-3)-Continued
Item
No.
Required
Application
TANK NO. 1 WITH M9 BULLDOZER
Cushioning material. Place cushioning material between blade and tiedown chain, where
they may contact each other.
RT1
2
Chains. Attach chains from tiedown shackle to chain anchors in B40 and D40.
LT1
2
Chains. Attach chains from tiedown shackle to chain anchors in C40 and A40.
RUSA
3
Chains. Attach two chains by looping one chain around each top blade-attachment point of
RUSA to chain anchors in C42 and D43. Attach one chain by looping chain around RUSA
aft of structural cross member to chain anchor in C43.
RULS
1
Chain. Attach chain by looping chain around RULS to chain anchor in C44.
LUSA
3
Chains. Attach two chains by looping one chain around each top blade-attachment point of
LUSA to chain anchors in A43 and B42. Attach one chain by looping chain around LUSA
aft of structural cross member to chain anchor in B43.
LULS
1
Chain. Attach chain by looping chain around LULS to chain anchor in B44.
RT2
3
Chains. Attach chains from the right-rear tiedown shackle to chain anchors in D21-2/5,
D19-3/5, and C21.
LT2
3
Chains. Attach chains from the left-rear tiedown shackle to chain anchors in A21-2/5, A19-
3/5, and B21.
P
6
Chains. Attach chains from the oblong link in the pintle to chain anchors in B20, C20, A18-
3.5, B18-3/5, C18-3/5, and D18-3/5.
TANK NO. 2, NEAREST THE NUMBER 1 CHAIN ANCHOR
RT1-B
3
Chains. Attach chains from the lower right-front tiedown shackle to chain anchors in D24,
D25, and B25.
LT1-B
3
Chains. Attach chains from the lower left-front tiedown shackle to chain anchors in C25,
A24, and A25.
RT1-T
3
Chains. Attach chains from the upper right-front tiedown shackle to chain anchors in B26,
C24, and D26.
LT1-T
3
Chains. Attach chains from the upper left-hand tiedown shackle to chain anchors in C26,
B24, and A26.
RT2
3
Chains. Attach chains from the right-rear tiedown shackle to chain anchors in D4, D3, and
D2.
LT2
3
Chains. Attach chains from the left-rear tiedown shackle to chain anchors in A4, A3, and
A2.
P
6
Chains. Attach chains from the oblong link in pintle to chain anchors in C4, C3, C2, B4, B3,
and B2.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1.
Tank brakes should be set.
Transmission selector must be in neutral.
2.
Turret gun must be in the aft travel position and secured, to prevent movement.
Turret rotation and
gun-elevating controls must be wire-tied, if feasible, to prevent movement of turret and gun.
3.
Turnbuckles of front and rear chain tiedowns must be tightened at the same time to prevent uneven
tensioning.
Each chain must be tightened until the rubber pads of the compression unit are compressed, so
that the spacing between the metal rings is about 1/8 inch.
4.
General Loading Rules 4, 5, 7, 11, 15(g), 19, 19A, and 19C in section I of the
Rules Governing the
Loading of Commodities on Open-Top Cars and Trailers
, published by the Association of American Railroads,
provide applicable guidelines and are mandatory in application.
e
.
Chains, shackles, and links that are not in use
must be secured to the DODX 140-ton flatcar in a way
that will prevent them from becoming free, endangering
material or persons along the right-of-way of the
railroad.
As shown in figure 7-4, chain anchors must be
moved to A6, A1, A2, B1, B2, B3, C1, C2, C3, D6, D1,
and D2.
Chains from anchors A6 and D6 must be
placed across the flatcar so that one chain passes
through the link, attaching the hooks together about 6
inches from the centerline of the flatcar.
The necklace
chains should be pushed into shackles and shackle pins
should be reinstalled.
Then the necklace chain should
be drawn taut and the chain grabhook B1 should be
hooked onto link.
This process should be repeated for
each chain.
Each chain should be snugged by
tightening the turnbuckle, to assure that the hook on the
free end will not unhook from the shackles or link.
This
process should be
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