TM-9-2320-431-10-1
TRUCK, WRECKER, 8X8, M984A1
TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR'S MANUAL; PART 1 OF 2
JUNE 2009
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INSTALL POWER PLANT - Continued
WARNING
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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.
•
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
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Refer to applicable vehicle technical manual to prepare vehicle for
power plant removal to prevent equipment damage.
•
Do not jerk HOIST control lever or load will bounce, possibly causing
damage to crane or load.
•
Maximum crane load limit and radius swing is:
6,000 lbs at 18 ft. 2 in. radius (2 700 kg at 5.5 m)
8,000 lbs at 16 ft. 5 in. radius (3 600 kg at 5.0 m)
12,000 lbs at 11 ft. 10 in. radius (5 400 kg at 3.6 m)
14,000 lbs at 9 ft. radius (6 300 kg at 2.7 m)
•
Make sure you refer to RANGE DIAGRAM located on either side of
equipment body to prevent equipment damage.
•
Do not go over maximum load limit. Going over maximum load limit
will cause electrical shutdown for six seconds, or until load is lowered.
•
Do not allow power plant to swing and come in contact with vehicle.
Power plant may be damaged.
NOTE
Chains are available on the M984A which can be used to guide the power
plant during removal.
6.
Operate HOIST control lever (4) and TELESCOPE control lever (5) to position power
plant (1) approximately 2 ft. (61 cm) above ground and 3 ft. (1 m) directly behind
crosstube (6).
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