TM-9-2320-341-10

TRUCK, TRACTOR, LIGHT EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTER (LET), 8X8 M983A4 LET

TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR'S MANUAL

OCTOBER 2008

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Always wear protective gloves when handling winch cable. Never let

cable run through hands. Frayed cables can cut severely. Failure to

comply may result in injury or death to personnel.

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Never operate winch with less than five wraps of cable on winch

drum. Failure to comply may result in injury or death to personnel.

CAUTION

Gradually apply power to avoid high impact loading of winch cable.

NOTE

Maintaining a safe distance, visually recheck your rigging once light ten-

sion (slack taken out of winch cable) is applied to winch cable.

4.

Push in winch control lever (3) slightly to slowly tighten winch cable (4).

NOTE

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Expect vehicle air suspension system to continuously adjust during

loading procedure. This is a normal condition.

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Assistant should be in a position to safely monitor the loading

operation and advise the operator of progress.

5.

Push in winch control lever (3) and load equipment.

NOTE

Pull winch control lever just enough to allow adequate slack in winch ca-

ble to disconnect from equipment.

6.

When equipment is fully loaded, pull out winch control lever (3).

DISCONNECT WINCH CABLE AND STOW

1.

Ensure Cable Hold Down control (1) is engaged (pushed in).

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