TM-9-2320-260-10
TRUCK, 5-TON, 6X6, M809 SERIES (DIESEL)
TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR'S MANUAL
JUNE 1985
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Vehicle Maintenance Forms and Records.
The forms and records that must be kept up to date by
operators are those prescribed by DA Pam 738-750.
Instructions for Equipment Destruction.
Follow procedures given in TM 750-244-6 for procedures
and destruction of tank-automotive equipment to prevent enemy use.
a. Equipment Improvement Recommendations (EIR).
If your vehicle needs improvement, let us
know. Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one who can tell us what you don’t like about your
equipment. Let us know why you don’t like the design or performance. The preferred method for
submitting QDRs is through the Army Electronic Product Support (AEPS) website under the
Electronic Deficiency Reporting System (EDRS). The web address is: https://aeps.ria.army.mil. This
is a secured site requiring a password that can be applied for on the front page of the website. If the
above method is not available to you, put it on an SF 368, Product Quality Deficiency Report (PQDR),
and mail it to us at: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command,
ATTN: AMSTA-TR-E/PQDR MS 267, 6501 E. 11 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-500. We’ll send you
a reply.
b. Equipment Improvement Report and Maintenance Digest (EIR MD).
The quarterly
Equipment Improvement Report and Maintenance Digest, TB 43-0001-62 series, contains valuable
field information on the equipment covered in this manual. The information in the TB 43-0001-62
series is compiled from some of the Equipment Improvement Reports that you prepared on the
vehicles covered in this manual. Many of these articles result from comments, suggestions, and
improvement recommendations that you submitted to the EIR program. The TB 43-0001-62 series
contains information on equipment improvements, minor alterations, proposed Modification Work
Orders (MWOs), warranties (if applicable), actions taken on some of your DA Form 2028s
(Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms), and advance information on proposed
changes that may affect this manual. The information will help you in doing your job better and will
help in keeping you advised of the latest changes to this manual. Also refer to DA Pam 25-30,
Consolidated Index of Army Publications and Blank Forms, and appendix A, References, of this
manual.
For those with access to the World Wide Web (WWW), the EIR MD can be viewed through
the Army Electronic Product Support. The site is http://aeps.ria.army.mil.
a.
Refer to table 1-1 to find your vehicle class number. Table columns are as follows:
E – Class number of vehicle with no payload.
C – Class number of vehicle with cross-country payload.
b.
Bridges along your route may be marked with a class number. The bridge class number shows
the safe capacity of the bridge. If your vehicle class number is equal to or less than the bridge class
number, the bridge will hold your vehicle. If your vehicle class number is greater than the bridge class
number, your vehicle is too heavy for the bridge: DO NOT CROSS.
c.
For more information, refer to FM 5-170, Route Reconnaissance and Classification.
1-5. VEHICLE/BRIDGE CLASSIFICATION
1-4. REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS
1-3. DESTRUCTION OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO
PREVENT ENEMY USE
1-2. FORMS AND RECORDS
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