TM-9-2350-277-10

CARRIER, M113A3, M577A3, M1059A3, M1064A3, M1068A3 AND M58

TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR’S MANUAL

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DRIVE CARRIER — Continued

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DRIVING PRECAUTIONS

1.

Use the 1-2 range until you get used to driving the carrier.

2.

Take care not to oversteer or go too fast, especially on hard pavement. You could lose control of the carrier.

3.

Decelerate as the carrier approaches the edge of a ditch or trench. Use gear range 1 or 1-2. Just as carrier bottoms

out in a ditch or trench, accelerate and use full power as the carrier starts to climb. Maximum width of trench safely

crossed is 5 1/2 feet (1.6 m).

4.

Accelerate as the carrier climbs a grade. Decelerate at the top of the grade and during descent. Use l range for 30% to

60% grades and 1-2 range for up to 30% grades.

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