TM-9-2320-209-10-1

2 1/2-TON, 6X6, M44A1 AND M44A2 SERIES TRUCKS (MULTIFUEL)

TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATION, INSTALLATION AND REFERENCE DATA; OPERATOR LEVEL

SEPTEMBER 1980

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TM 9-2320-209-10-1

b. Rigging the Tailgate.

(1) Rigging to swing open at bottom for dumping and spreading

operations.

1.

Pass free end of chains (1) through retainers (2) and through holes at top

of locking slots (3).

2.

Leave enough slack in chains (1) to let tailgate (4) swing open. Opening must

be wide enough for material to slip through when body is lifted.

3.

Lock chains (1) in place by slipping them down to bottom of locking slots ( 3).

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