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TOWING DISABLED CARRIER — Continued

CAUTION

If transmission is inoperable, or if final drive or track assembly is missing, the transmission

oil pumps will not operate. Serious damage will occur inside the transmission. Do not tow

carrier with drive shafts connected. Unit maintenance should disconnect drive shafts before

towing carrier.

CAUTION

Carrier may be towed backwards a maximum of 1/4 mile at 5 mph or less when final drive to

transmission drive shafts are connected. Damage to transmission will result if carrier is towed

backwards faster than 5 mph or further than 1/4 mile.

NOTE

A small vehicle will not tow a larger one. Tow vehiclemustbethesamesizeorlargerthan

disabled carrier.

Personnel will disembark disabled carrier before towing operation begins when using tow bar.

When using tow cables, driver will remain with carrier during towing operations.

Two helpers, one at left front and one at left rear of recovery vehicle, act as road guides. Two

other helpers install tow bar.

INSTALL TOW BAR ON DISABLED CARRIER AND RECOVERY VEHICLE

Align rear of recovery vehicle with front of disabled carrier.

Remove two retainer clips and pins from tow bar.

Connect tow bar to towing eyes of disabled carrier and secure with two pins and retainer clips.

Remove cotter pin from tow pintle on recovery vehicle.

Pull up on pintle hook latch and open pintle.

Connect to w

bar to t ow pintle. C lose tow pintle o ver t ow bar. Check that to w pin tle latch

closed.

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