TM-9-2350-238-10
RECOVERY VEHICLE, FULL-TRACKED: LIGHT, ARMORED, M578
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
APRIL 1990
TM-9-2350-238-10 - Page 210 of 291
TM 9-2350-238-10
CHAPTER 5
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF
SPECIAL PURPOSE KITS
ARCTIC TRACTION KIT . .
DRIVER’S HEATER KIT . .
Driver’s heater operation
GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . .
WINTERIZATION KIT . . . .
Cab heater operation . .
Coolant heater operation
CHAPTER INDEX
Page
5-11
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5-1
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..5- 2
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5-1
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5-2
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5-6
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5-5
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Driver’s enclosure operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Immersion heater operation.
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Installation of driver’s enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..5-9
Removal of driver’s enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Winterization kit covers, plugs, boots, and trays operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-9
Winterization kit maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
GENERAL
Special purpose kits consist of driver’s heater
kit, winterization kit, and arctic traction kit.
Driver’s heater kit provides warm air for
driver’s compartment. It is authorized for
issue when low temperatures require
heating of driver’s compartment.
Winterization kit provides warm air for the
crew in cab, maintains engine coolant and
battery temperatures at level required for
starting engine, warms hydraulic oil, and
provides warm air below cab to warm slip
ring and hydraulic pumps. It is authorized
for issue when vehicle is to be operated in
arctic regions.
Arctic traction kit provides special track
pads that increase traction of vehicle on ice
and snow.
Special purpose kits are installed on M578
Recovery Vehicle by support maintenance
personnel. Pages 5-2 thru 5-12 describe each
kit and provide instructions for operation and
crew maintenance of each item.
DRIVER’S HEATER KIT
Driver’s heater kit uses hot engine coolant to
provide warm air for driver’s compartment.
Hoses allow hot coolant to circulate through
heater and an impeller, driven by an electric
motor, blows air through heater. Heater is in-
stalled above driver’s feet. A deflector assem-
bly allows heated air to be directed as
desired.
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5-1
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