TM-9-2320-285-10
TRUCK TRACTOR, YARD TYPE, 43,500 LB GVW, DED, 4X2, ARMY MODEL M878A1
TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR’S MANUAL
JUNE 1985
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TM 9-2320-285-10
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REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIR’s)
If your M878A1 tractor 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.
Tell us why a procedure is hard to
perform.
Put it on an SF 368 (Quality Deficiency Report).
Mail it to us at:
Commander, US Army Tank-Automotive
Command, ATTN:
DRSTA-MP, Warren, MI 48090.
We’ll send you a reply.
1-4.
WARRANTY INFORMATION
The M878A1 tractor is warranted by Ottawa Truck Division, Ottawa, Kansas for 15 months or 1500 hours of operation.
Warranty starts on the date found in block 23 on DA Form 2408-16 in the logbook.
Report all defects in material or
workmanship to your supervisor who will take appropriate action.
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ORIENTATION
In this manual, right and left sides of the tractor are from the viewpoint of the operator when sitting in the operator’s seat
facing toward the front of the tractor.
1-6.
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
A
Ampere
AR
Army regulation
ATTN
Attention
DA
Department of the Army
DD
Department of Defense
DED
Diesel engine driven
EIR
Equipment improvement recommendations
F
Fahrenheit
FM
Field Manual
FSCM
Federal Supply Code for Manufacturers
LO
Lubrication Order
MAC
Maintenance Allocation Chart
MPH
Miles per hour
N
Neutral
NSN
National stock number
Para
Paragraph
PSI
Pounds per square inch
R
Reverse
RPM
Revolutions per minute
TAMMS
The Army Maintenance Management System
TM
Technical Manual
V
Volts
Vac
Alternating current voltage
PTO
Power takeoff
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