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TM 9-2320-260-34-1

1-7. REPORTING QUALITY DEFICIENCIES, IDEAS, AND EQUIPMENT

IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS

If your 5-ton, 6x6, M809 series 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. Put it on an SF 368 (Quality Deficiency Report). Mail in accordance with DA PAM 738-750.

1-8. EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT REPORT AND MAINTENANCE DIGEST (EIR MD)

The quarterly Equipment Improvement Report and Maintenance Digest (EIR MD), TB 43-0001-39

series, contains valuable field information on the equipment covered in this manual. The information

in the TB 43-0001-39 series is compiled from some of the Equipment Improvement Reports (EIR) that

you prepared on the vehicles covered in this manual. Many of these articles resulted from comments,

suggestions, and improvement recommendations that you submitted to the EIR program. The

TB 43-0001-39 series contains information on equipment improvements, minor alterations, proposed

Modification Work Orders (MWO’s), warranties (if applicable), actions taken on some of your DA Form

2028’s (Recommended Changes to Publications), 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, in this manual.

Section Il. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION AND DATA

1-9. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION AND DATA

Detailed descriptions covering the 5-ton, 6x6, M809 series vehicles are in TM 9-2320-260-10 and

TM 9-2320-260-20.

1-10. EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS, CAPABILITIES, AND FEATURES

Detailed descriptions and data covering the 5-ton, 6x6, M809 series vehicles are described in

TM 9-2320-260-20. Equipment configurations with dimensions and weights (tabulated data) follow.

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