TM-9-2350-256-10
RECOVERY VEHICLE, FULL TRACKED: MEDIUM, M88A1
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
OCTOBER 2014
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PAYOUT MAIN CABLE FOR DOUBLE LINE RECOVERY USING HOIST WINCH (LEAD METHOD) -
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21.
Move HOIST WINCH operating lever (Figure 6, Item 1) to RAISE position and retrieve HOIST WINCH
cable, keeping tension on cable.
22.
Move MAIN WINCH operating lever (Figure 6, Item 2) to INHAUL position to recover disabled vehicle. Keep
MAIN WINCH operating lever in INHAUL position until disabled vehicle is as close as possible to main
winch. This will keep tension on main winch cable during inhaul.
23.
Release MAIN WINCH operating lever (Figure 6, Item 2).
Figure 6.
Double Line Recovery MAIN WINCH and HOIST WINCH Operating Levers.
24.
Chock disabled vehicle and move the MAIN WINCH to operating lever PAYOUT position to release tension
on the main winch cable.
25.
Disconnect cables and stow equipment.
26.
Rig the 25-ton snatch block on the boom or stow the 25-ton snatch block.
END OF TASK
PAYOUT MAIN WINCH CABLE BY BACKTRACKING FROM DISABLED VEHICLE
1.
Release spade lock, lower spade, and establish/excavate the spade emplacement location prior to moving
to disabled vehicle.
2.
Move M88A1 to disabled vehicle.
CAUTION
Use disabled vehicle tow cables as a sling leg for recovery operation (FM 4-30.31
(WP 0131)). The use of M88A1 tow cables does not allow accurate sling leg force
calculation. Improper angle will give false-use-of-shackle estimation. Failure to comply may
result in damage to equipment.
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