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ICALMANUAL
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NICALMANUAL
TB811-1dated22October1943.Thismanualalso con-
nfromTM10-1297,TM10-1335,TM10-1517,
andTM10-1607,and,togetherwith
A,supersedesthesemanuals.
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nuary1944
ks(DiamondTModels968ACargo,969A
d972Dump)ispublishedforthe informa-
cerned.
TARYOFWAR:
ls,seeFM21-6)
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RATINGINSTRUCTIONS
data
tion
age
NTENANCEINSTRUCTIONS
rd.
quip-
.
main-
d-
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MONDTMODELS968ACARGO,
NTON,AND972DUMP)
em.
rsal
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RATINGINSTRUCTIONS
spublishedfortheinformationand
personnelchargedwiththe operationand
riel.
ionofthe4-ton,6x6truck(DiamondT,
Wrecker,970APonton,and972Dump),
nicalinformationrequiredfortheidentifica-
materiel.Themanualisdividedintotwo
roughsectionVIII,containsvehicleoper-
o,sectionIXthroughsectionXLIII,con-
einstructionsfortheusingarmpersonnel
bilityofdoingmaintenanceworkwithintheir
atureoftherepair,modifications,or
copeorfacilitiesof theunit,theresponsible
einformed,sothattrainedpersonnelwith
entmaybeprovided,orproper instructions
ructionswiththemateriel,thistechnicalmanualhas
eofcompletetechnicalreview.Anyerrorsoromissions
es,or,ifextensive,byan earlyrevision.
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LATEDDATA
odelscoveredbythispublicationare
chassis,whichisa4-ton,6x6job, powered
lindergasolineengine.Afive-speedoverdrive
ndunderdrivetransferare usedonallmod-
vingaxlesofconventionaldouble-reduction
-wheeled.
hassisaresimilarin appearance,and
dclosed-typecabs.Thesevehiclesmaybe
fthecabs,the contourofthefenders,and!the
dradiator.Theaxlehousingsare clearly
ndmayberecognizedas thebanjotype.
velyidentifiedbythenomenclatureplate
deunder thehood.
els(figs.1,2,3,and4).
L968A).Thecargotruckisbuilton
assis.Specialequipmentconsistsofastand-
odywithatarpaulintopandtroop seats,a
edwinch,andtwosparetires.Thepower
transmission.
DEL969A)(figs.5,6,7,and8). The
e standard4-ton,6x6chassis.Special
eelwreckerbody,twinboompower-driven
ingtanksandequipment,agasoline-driven
er-drivenfront-mountedwinch,andtwo
e-offwhichdrivesthewreckerequipmentis
ndthepowertake-offwhichdrivesthe winch
EL970A)(figs.9and10).Theponton
whichisthesame asthestandard4-ton,6x6
a longerwheelbase(par.5).Specialequip-
d-typewoodenpontonbody,withatarpaulin
nt-mountedwinch.Thepowertake-offis
thetransmission.
972)(figs.11and12). Thedump
ard4-ton,6x6chassis.Specialequipment
dy,with power-drivenhoistequipment.The
tis mountedonthetransfercase.Thereis
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ATEDDATA
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LATEDDATA
sandtypedesignationssometimes
tothevariousunits, andsometimesare
iledinformationregardingthelocationof
chassisnomenclatureplate,showing
,make,model,weights,serialnumber,and
ndations,isattachedtotheleftside ofthe
serialnumberplateis locatedonthe
ock.
).Aplateis mountedontheleftside
whichlists theOrdnanceDepartmentnum-
ngtothesevehicles.
ate ismountedontopof thewinch
odeland serialnumberofthewinchassem-
dondumptrucks.
ate(fig.14).Aserialnumberplate
ssionpowertake-offshiftingcover.This
ptrucks.
Aserial numberplateisattachedto
kerframe.
rPlates(fig.14).Aserial number
rcompressorunitsusedonwreckermodels.
ons.
umberisstampedontheright side-
earhanger.
taxleserialnumber isstampedonthe
nd thatofthedifferentialcarrieris stamped
ardrearaxleserialnumberis stamped
he levelplug.Therearrearaxle serialnum-
singbanjoonthesideoppositethe fillerplug
erserialnumberisstampedona boss
erplug.
ansmissionserialnumberislocatedon
entificationnumberisstampedontop
RIES.Thegenerator,distributor,start-
ndsolenoidswitchhaveplatesdesignating
data.Generatorsalsocarryserialnumbers.
lateshowingmodelandmanufacturing
compressor.
owingtheserialnumberisattachedto
g.
esignationisstampedononeof thecell
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TON,AND 972DUMP)
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ATEDDATA
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ATEDDATA
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ATEDDATA
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ATEDDATA
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MONDTMODELS968ACARGO,
NTON,AND972DUMP)
6qt
4pt
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ferentials)each7V2pt
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er%pt
e1pt
DNTDN .4TQNIHOBX6
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ND-TMODELKSZffl
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CKER,liTON,6X6
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LATEDDATA
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NC.
ILLEVELBETWEEN
GE
NGSPEED
Co
NUMBIRS
8
ING.
TOTHISVEHICLE
LG -509
9-811
M9-1811A&B
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MONDTMODELS968ACARGO,
NTON,AND972DUMP)
OPERATION
nt5
eengine6
QUIPMENT(figs.15and16).
eemployedaccordingtotheusual
drivermustbecomethoroughlyfamiliarwith
controldevicesandinstrumentsbefore
vehicle.'
icleissteeredby aconventionaltype
onalpush-buttontypeofhorncontrol
terof thesteeringwheel.
everalplateswhichcontainspecial
obeobservedinvehicleoperationare
ethe cab.Theoperatorshouldreadthese
rwiththeircontentbeforeoperatingthe
entional-typewindshieldwipersare
hwindshieldglass.Theyarecontrolledby
nstrumentpanel.
ndcontrolvalveis mountedonthe
ocontrolairbrakeson atrailedunit.
ol.Aircontrolvalvesaremounted
controlthewindshieldwipers.
einstrumentlightsarearrangedat
inatetheinstrumentsfornight driving.
unger-typeswitchmountedonthedash.
witch,locatedatthe topofthedash,
tingcircuit.Whenthebuttonisflush withthe
ut.Whenpulledoutagainstthe latchstop,
toservice.Withthelatchdepressedand the
dout position,alltheservicelightscomeinto
thestoplights onlyareincircuitwith the
tposition.
eter,orenginerevolutioncounter,is
nmaintainingdefiniteenginespeeds,andin
rratiosinthetransmissionandtransfer case.
andwith alock,whichrecordsthemaximum
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OPERATION
nal-typeammeterislocatednearthe
efulincheckingoperationofgeneratorand
nger-typeswitchismountednearthe
roltheinstrumentlights.Itwill notturnthe
mainlightswitchisin thesecondoutposition.
r.Anindicatingammeter(without
ntheleftside ofthedash.Itindicateswhen
esnotregister ontheammeterinthecharg-
arged.
tergageismountedonthedashon the
ntgroup.Itindicatestheconditionofthe
viscosityisnotnormalonthe gageafter
armedup,it isanindicationofan improper
dition,ordangerouscrankcasedilution.NOTE:
htlyinexcessofidlingspeed.
ntionalmileagerecordingspeedometer
milesperhouris used.Itislocatednear the
sgageislocatedaboveandto the
h.Itregisterstheoperatingtemperatureof
e160Fto180F forgoodperformance.
hethrottlebutton,mountedatthe
whenstartingormakingadjustmentsonan
idlingposition(flushwithdash)during all
pressuregageislocatedatthe center
atoroftheefficiencyofenginelubrication.
lessthan5to 10poundsatidlingspeeds and
trunningspeeds.
controlbuttonismountedonthe dash,
switch.Thechokeisusedto assistinstarting
encold.Chokingtheengineresultsinan over-
slubricantfromthecylinderwallsanddilutes
easonthechokeshouldbe usedonlywhen
operatedignitionswitchislocatedat
unctionsthesameastheconventionalkey-
hatapermanentlymountedlevertumbleris
ed.
ypefuelgageismountedon thedash
eignitionswitch.
control,mountedonthedashto the
providedto'advanceandretardthespark
ant.Thesparkshouldberetardedwith the
tesparkknock.
gageregistersthe airpressure(in
vailableforbrakeapplication.Itprovidesa
eckingtheoperationofthecompressor,andis
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MONDTMODELS968ACARGO,
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NTROL
MPSWITCH
TER
mpTruck)
TE
nd
NDLE
TLEVER
R
LEVER
R
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OPERATION
s thebuzzer.IMPORTANT:Donotdrive
0 poundsairpressure.Ifthe gageshould
surewiththe vehicleinmotion,stopatonce
airpressure.
acceleratorpedalisoftheconven-
on thetoeboard.Itisoperatedwiththe right
dof.the enginebyregulatingtheamountof
pedalislocatedon thetoeboard,and
eairbrakingsystem.Thepedalshouldbe
oidslammingonthebrakes.
merswitch,locatedonthetoeboard
operatedwiththeleft foot,andcontrolsthe
wer headlampbeam.Pushingdownonthe
electiontotheother.
ntionalclutchpedalislocatedonthe
ssedtheengine isdisengagedfromthetrans-
etoshiftgears. Donotridewithfoot onthe
seexcessivewearontheclutchfacings.
hetransmissionleverislocatedinthe
isusedtoselectthe variousgearratiospro-
ccordingtotheshifting diagramabovethe
sselection( 5speedsforwardand1reverse)
orksandrails.
ake-offShiftLever.Thepowertake-
kofthetransmissionlever,andisused to
withthetransmissionforwinchoperation.As
ate,the powertake-offhasahighanda low
eutralpositions.
ehandbrakeleveris mountedinside
sk brakeinthedriveline. Itshouldbeused
mergencies.
edeclutchingleverislocatedbehind
disused toengageordisengagethedeclutch-
rive.
er.Thetransfercaseshiftlever is
issionlever,andisused tochangethegear
ccordingtothepositionsshownontheshifting
.Acrankingmotorswitchislocated
positionastobeconvenientlyreachedwith
pSwitch.Aplunger-typeswitchis
to themainlightswitch,andis usedtocontrol
NGUPTHEENGINE.
perhapsthe mostimportantrequisite
erviceofanyautomotivevehicle.Areal
hinewithonehandonthetransmissionlever
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MONDTMODELS968ACARGO,
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RM
TROL
TER
NTRO
ON
ON
R
FTLEVER
TLEVER
NDLE
ndControlsClosedCab
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OPERATION
ringwheel.Hemustbeableto thinkandfeel
zeanyunnaturalconditionsuchas vibrations,
sluggishness,etc.
s.Beforetheengineisstarted,make
outlinedinparagraph21.Tostart theengine,
erinneutralposition.
ackhandthrottleabout %open,andpull
fopen.Thesestepsmaynotbe necessary
f itisverycold,it maybenecessarytochoke
or andholdthereuntilafter engineis
onthe momenttheenginebeginsto
rbutton formorethan10to 15secondsat
otstartedaftertwosuch trials,allowthe
ute.Iftheenginefailsto start,ormakesa
estarterbuttonagainuntilthe enginehas
ailuretoobservethis precaution,especially
lt inabrokenstartermotor drivehousing.
arted,slowlyreleasetheclutch.Adjust
tthe enginefromracing.Assoonasthe
hthechokecontrol.Excessiveuseofthe
ftheengineoil andprobableenginefailure.
pperiod,operatetheengineat 800to900
ndicatedbythetachometer.Idlingis per-
periods oftime,nottoexceedfiveminutes.
LE.
onditions.Aftertheenginehasbeen
dcheckedforsatisfactoryoperation,the
ollowingthesteps listedbelow.NOTE:Be
sure(70 poundspersquareinchasshownon
uptoprovideadequatebrakingpower(figs.
toeboardtocompletelydisengagethe
edrive byshiftingthedeclutchlever
agram.(Whenextratractionisneeded,en-
rinto properposition.(Transfercase
avilyloaded,orwhenstartingonagrade,and
hen startingonlevelground.)
everinto firstspeed.
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ONDTMODELS968ACARGO,
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POUNDS
N LOWSPEEDOFTAKE-OFF.
ATWHENTHISWINCHIS USEDTO
WHEELSDRIVING,THETAKE-OFF
D,TRANSMISSIONIN|_OWGEAR.
OWRANGE.
RANTEEREQUIRETHATTHEWINCH
L TIMESASREQUIREDBY
ONS.
nc.DETROIT,MICH,
M
E
NG
R
R
ASPEED
.AS
ENT
E
EXCEED1000R.P.M.
D
HENSERVICING
FACTURER:
F.OESAE3O
O F.OESAE1O
F.OHHYDRAULICOIL
LLEROPENINGWITH
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OPERATION
e.
eleratorpedaltospeeduptheengineand
e clutchgradually.Feedsufficientgasoline
moothevenstart.Donot racetheengine.
)(figs.18,19and20).
rted,toincreasespeeditis necessary
ssionto thehighposition.
peed,releasethe acceleratorpedal,
movethetransmissionleverintoneutral,and
CargoandPontonVehicles
position.Thenreleasethe clutchpedal
timeacceleratetheengine.
p inthetransmissionuntilit isindriv-
eaccomplishedwithasmooth,positive,yet
etransmissionlever.
oreversethetruck,stoptruckandshift
transmission.
t everyshiftmadebecomplete,withthe
pleteshiftingleadsto unevengeartoothwear
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MONDTMODELS968ACARGO,
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halittle experiencethedriverwillfeelthe
rsarecompletelyinmesh.
cetodropa stepinthetransmission
omuch speedandtheenginestartsto latx"
chwhenshiftingintoalowergearas follov>_.
leaseacceleratorpedal.
erintoneutralposition.
WreckerVehicles
daccelerateengine tosynchronizeit
ce againandshiftintolowergear.
ywhileacceleratingtheengine.IMPOR-
ssionleverintopositionor shiftintolower
s.
).Itis goodpracticetooperatethe
hard-surfacedterrainwhenthereiseasy
remegrades,orwhenthe conditionsareso
traction,thelowrangeshouldbeutilized,
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OPERATION
aded,tohelptheengineto"hold on"inthe
Theshiftfromhightolow speedshould
sthevehicleisstanding still,orbeingoper-
ndmovetheshifting levertoaneutral
accelerateengine.
gain,andmovetheshift leverintothe
elerateenginetosynchronizewith
othly,neverforcingtheshifting
gear engagementislikelytodamagethe
ftfromlowto highmaybeaccomplishedat
hicleisin motionorstandingstill.Follow
edaboveexceptshiftintohighin thethird
nGear RatioSelection.
uableaid tointelligentgearratio
ion.Bestperformancewillbeobtainedwith
een1800and2300revolutionsperminute.
he vehiclecannotmaintainitsspeedinthe
downin thetransmissiontokeeptheengine
ommendedlimits.Whenshiftingupinthe
tahigherratio untilaftertheenginespeed
perminute.
e(fig.21)are basedonamaximum
utionsperminuteand henceindicatethe
obtainedonthetachometerandspeedometer.
atanytimethespeedat whichtheengine
e consideredasameasureoftheamount
g.Notethattheenginecandevelopits maxi-
sepowerforanygearselectionin thetrans-
hespeedometerontheother handindicates
tancethe vehiclemovesperunitoftime.
sethetachometerratherthan the
peration,especiallyinthelowgears.Inthat
ostoutoftheirpowerplant byselectingthe
t theenginetooperateinits mosteffective
2300revolutionsperminute.
eedratiotoanother,donot skippositions.
Thedriver'sfootshouldrest onthe
atingit.
tchsuddenly.Asuddenengagementis
mandmaystallthe engine.
lly,toavoidgear damageandshifting
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MONDTMODELS968ACARGO,
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ntaxle driveshouldbeengaged
ard-surfacedroadstonegotiatehazardous
heels,avehiclecantraversemud,snow,ice
negotiatewiththereardrive only.Thefront
olledbythedeclutchleverinthe cabasindi-
ams(figs.18,19 and20).
gementcannotbemadereadily,try
ehicletoright orleft.Thegearsinvolved
DRIVEWHENOPERATINGONDRYHARDSURFACEDROADS
DumpVehicles
eedswhilethe vehiclenegotiatestheturn,
dspermittingthemto engage.Donotforce
erallymoredifficultto disengagethe
gageit.Actionisaidedbyexertingmoderate
whilethevehicleisrollingslowlyin firstor
nshocktothedrivingparts wheninlowgear.
gagingtheclutchsuddenlyatanytime,and
sbackward,nomatterhowslowly.
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OPERATION
ytendencyforthe vehicletoroll
eelsbeforeattemptingtostart,andthen
eleratorcarefully.Ifitisnot convenientto
uldconditionspermit,byallmeansallow the
ercontrolofthebrakes,to astandstillbefore
d.Failuretoobservethesesimpleprecautions
riveshaftgearsandshafts.
ein thelowrangewiththe frontaxle
opsonthetransfercaseanddeclutchcontrol
ange,itispossibleto engageordisengagethe
vantageousundereasyrollingconditions
otrequired.
equippedwithair brakesproviding
ngcapacity.Apersoninexperiencedwiththis
secautionuntilquitefamiliarwith them,for
engers'comfortandsafety.
edalanddepressthebrakepedalgradu-
oothly.
is downtofromtentofifteen milesper
handshiftthetransmissioninto neutral.
mpletelystopped,releaseclutchpedal,
ebrakepedal.
ailedbehindthisvehicle,theair lines
the footpedalisdepressedthebrakesare
nd thetrailedunit.However,thehandbrake
trailer brakes.
ebrakesshouldcauseallwheelsto lock;
ximumretardingeffectoccursjustbefore
plicationwillreducewearofbrakeliningsand
begradualwithjustenoughforceto accom-
makefulluseoftheengine braking
utchintimetoavoidstalling theengine.When
ginebrakeby usingthepropergearratioand
metotime topreventover-speedingthe
ignition.Theenginespeedwhendescending
thanthespeed necessaryforascendingthe
iongearratio.Onsteephills,engagetheproper
tarteddown thehill.Attemptingtoshift
starteddowna steepslopemayresultina
water,setthebrakesslightlyand operate
anceuntilthebrakesaredry.
ginemaybestoppedby turningthe
intothe"OFF"position.Intheeventthat
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verheated,allowittoidle untilanormal
F)isreachedbeforeshuttingit off.
ouldalwaysbecarriedwiththe
ceableconditiontopermitinstallationwith
ovethempromptlywhentheyarenolonger
entunnecessarydamagetotiresand roads.
evehiclebecomesmired.Installthemprop-
orrectrelationto thedirectionofrotation
belost.Fairlylooseadjustmentgivesbetter
han tightadjustment.Installchainsonall
Ifmechanicaldifficultiesmakeit
clewiththe startingmotor,thiscangenerally
OADSPEEDS
Speeds
gthevehicle.Runachainorcableover the
per,and attachitsecurelytothetowing
ntolowrangeand thetransmissioninto
.Whenthe towingtruckstarts,thedriverof
isengagetheclutchuntilstartingspeedi s
esaremovingfrom10to15 milesperhour,
edslowlytoengagethe engine.Whenthe
ouldbereleased,and thehandthrottlepulled
engineat800to 900revolutionsperminute
er.Thedriverof thetowedvehicleshould
toneutral,and signalthedriveraheadto
estopped,thetowchainmay bedisconnected.
thismanner,alwaysreportitto theproper
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OPERATION
ldalwaysnotethereading oftheair
ehicleistowed.If lessthan70-poundspres-
rakesarenottobe dependedupontostop
ditionofthehandbrake,andif itissatis-
estoppedwiththisdevice.If airpressureis
einchand thehandbrakeisin pooradjust-
emadeto startthevehiclebytowingit.
e.Ifavehicleis disabledwithno
ror thesteeringapparatus,itmaybe towed
escribedfortowingtostarta vehicle.(Seesub-
rethatthe vehicletobetowedhasbrakes.
eor therunninggearis damageditwillbe
rtotowthe vehicle,makinguseofaV-type
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YEQUIPMENT
PoppetHandle
edwinchisusedonall cargo,wrecker
winchispower-drivenandmaybeused for
g.Thewinchispower-driventhrougha
offmountedonthesideofthevehicletrans-
eistransferredfromthe powertake-off
ithuniversaland slipjointstothe winch
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YEQUIPMENT
eis300 feetlong,andhasa safepullcapac-
firstlayerofcable.
operatedfrominsidethe cab.Ithas
ewhichwillsustaintheloadwhile thepower
inchpullingspeedsarebased onamaxi-
0revolutionsperminute,whichshouldnot be
on,asexcessivespeedwillresultinstrains
he instructionsonthewinchcautionplate
ake-offShiftLever
wclutchby shiftingthepoppethandle
22).
umbyhand.Thedrag brakewillkeep
areshouldbe exercisedtoavoidkinkingthe
eloadandhookon.Takecarenot to
ngon.Itisbest towrapachainor cable
achthewinchcabletoit.
h,makingsurethat thepoppetsare
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ssthe clutch,shiftthetransmissioninto
rtake-offintohigh orlowspeed.Seevehicle
e-offleverpositions(figs.18,19, 20and23).
uallyandaccelerateenginetopickup
orexceed1000enginerevolutionsper
ng itisnecessarytoreleasethe clutch
e-offintoneutral.
SING.Toreversethewinch,itisneces-
h,slipthe take-offleverintoreverseandto
Whenreversingitis notnecessarytoaccel-
wertake-offhasahighand lowgear
tingtwodifferentwindingspeeds.Use the
inglightloads,andthe low-speedgearsfor
eenginewhenwinching,especiallywhen
ingina rope.
eshouldneverbewoundon the
nit. Ifnoloadis available,theropeshould
anchoror treeandthevehiclepulledfor-
ght pressureonthevehiclebrakewill
nd.Itisimportantthatthe firstlayerofrope
sary,itshouldbehammeredorpushedinto
to insurethefirstlayerbeing closely
rytosee toitthat eachadditionallayer
mproperly.Incase ofemergencywhere
ethiscare,theropeshould bewoundonto
bleandthenshouldberewoundat thefirst
se.
inneutral.
erlockmustbe inplacetopreventthe
thrownintogearaccidentally(fig.23).
mustbeinmeshwithdrum clutchsothat
brationorweightof chains.
ecurelywrappedaroundbumperhooks
seanddrag.
versaljoint ofthewinchpropeller
nchdriveshaft bymeansofashearpin. It
rialsothatitwill shearbeforepartsfailwhen
OTE:Neversubstituteotherrivets,bolts
earpin,asto dosomayresultin damageto
Whenashearpinfails, removethebroken
e.(Extrashearpinswillbe foundinvehicle
toverloadbeforeagainoperatingwinch.
blockisprovidedforuse inwinch
sveryheavy,or wherelowpullingspeeds
enginetorque.Whenusingthesnatchblock,
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YEQUIPMENT
roughtheblocksheavefreeoftwistsor kinks,
blebroughtbacktothevehiclebumperhook.
enattachedtothe load,andwinchingis
described.
eckerequipmentof5-toncapacity
atchblockisused)isinstalledon all4-ton,
eequipmentismadeupofa wreckerframe
hichsupportsthewreckertransmission,the
hetransmissionhasaforwardand areverse
hat itcandrivethe winchesseparatelyor
hesareeachprovidedwith200feetofcable.
thattheymaybeswungout toapositionat
eandmayberaisedorloweredas desired.
acelegismountedoneachside sothatthese
thevehiclegreaterstabilityinwreckingoper-
hors,blocks,towbars,clamps,etc.,arefur-
.24).
tubularsteeltelescopingindesign,the
ngpinnedto aswivelmountedontheend
owerorsliding memberisequippedwith
ainisattached.Thechain,withagrabhook
imitmovementofthebracelegwhenin use,
underload.In travelingpositionthebrace
tweldedtobaseofwreckerframe.Thesliding
estedpositionbyaspringpin nearthebottom
sesthrough acorrespondingholeintheinner
inpositionforoperation,operator
onthefoot clearofcarryingbracketand
idingportionto moveout.Swingbraceleg
ryout towardstheloadasfaras isneces-
ottothe groundandlockingpininupper-
ioncannotslideandthetwosectionsbecome
haintoloopinthe baseofthewreckerframe.
adsideonlyof thewreckershouldbe
arside fromtheloadis alsolowered,thestrain
willtipit towardstheload,andthebraceleg
n towardsthewrecker,sothatwhenstrain
ckerwouldnotreturntoitsnormalposition,
the bracelegs.
mplete,raisebracelegandreplaceinhold-
vehicle.
drumis thrownoutofgearbymeans
ding pinionwhichmesheswiththebullgear.
scableunwindingwhenthereisnopull on
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ON
ORT
CHAIN
T
ANDPAWL
pment
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asedit maybeslackedsufficientlytounhook
kerbodyso thatitwillbe freeforworkat
ith theboomwhenthelatteris unlockedfor
at analongsideposition.
peratingmechanism.Thecablebacklash
keappliedposition.Tensiononthecable
gthe loopintoaverticalposition,releases
ntric.
n runningoutthecable,thepinion
dpulledoutwhenit isdesiredtoagain
powermechanism.
loweredmanuallybythehandoper-
theratchetwheelshaft.Thesamecrankmay
mwhentighteningcablefortraveling.
thewinding(cable)drumscanbe con-
erebeing twohandlesoneachside.The
eardrums,whilethe innerhandlescontrol
ofthewrecker.Theinnerhandlesare also
chcanbetwistedto accelerateordecelerate
throttlecontrolonamotorcycle.
26).
rinto neutral.
irectspeed,as normaloperationscan
.Allthespeedsin thetransmissionmaybe
exceptoverdriveandreverse.
owertake-offbypullingupthe leverat
olleversincab,toengagedpositionas shown
tingthepowertake-offwiththewrecker
nowin operation.Toapplypowertothe
lowering,theloadoperatorshouldstandon
trolhandlesareheld inneutralbya heavy
ressureisreleasedthey returntoneutral,
mandcable,theloadbeingheld byself-
ft.Toraiseload,bear downonhandle
eup onhandle.Besurethatthese shifts
ventfaultyengagementofthetransmission.
olledby sleevethrottlecontrolaspreviously
800 revolutionsperminutewhen
racetheengine,especiallywhenwreckeris
with averylightload.
peedswhenpullingheavyloadsuntil
hground wherepossibleusecrowbars
otherobstructions.
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P
atingMechanism
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YEQUIPMENT
urna wreckonitswheelsthisshould
erationaspossible.
eetheydo notchafeonsharpedges.
s.
ysbeat leastasstrongas aserviceor
ewoundtighton drums.Wherever
erload.
ontrols
lster(fig.27).
pmentisnotin use,theendsofthe
othesafetyrings ontherearbolsterof the
gnedsothat ifanexcesstensionis placedon
strapwill openupandreleasethering before
r.
propertensiononthe cableswhennotin
nshouldbeplacedin oneofthelowergears
edand thenbymeansofthe winch-operating
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woundup untilthebacklashbrakeloopis
sonlyVi-inchto 3/4-inchbendinthecable
hisbacklashbrakeloop servesasanexcel-
ion,and isinclearviewof theoperator.
esecablesbekeptunderaslight tension
movementoftheboomsonroughroads.
s.28and29).
dentaircompressorunitismounted
ein tireinflation.Theunitconsistsof abelt-
Bolster
olineengine,anairreservoir,anautomatic
ve,asafetyvalveandapressuregage.The
llyshutsofftheenginewhenthereservoir
ndspersquareinch.Thecheckvalvepre-
romflowingbackwhenthecompressorstops.
tshouldbekept inproperadjustment
gbelts besurepulleysareproperlylined up.
enoughtopreventslippage.Heatingofmotor
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orUnitKellogg
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orUnitDeVilbiss
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YEQUIPMENT
TION.Openthescreenchamberdrain
rydaywhilethecompressorisrunning to
ascondensedinthepipe andtubing.
DCOMPRESSORCLEAN.Seethatnodirt
goil orgasoline.Alwayswipeoffthegaso-
,aswellasaroundthem,beforer efilling.
teriscondensedintheexhaustafterit
fterstoppingmotor,placeexhausttubeso
oexhaustportof motortocorrodethe
Unit.
pressorandtheengineareproperlylubri-
olinein thefueltank.
ntorelievethe backpressureonthe
rting.
uicklyon starterleverthreeorfour
pen chokeabouthalfwayandagain
rtmotor.Aftermotorisstarted,closecheck
toreservoirtank.
adjustthechokeuntilthemotoroper-
okeinthesame waythatthechokeonan
rtlyafterhavingstoppeditby choking,
ullthestarter leverthreeorfourtimes with-
start,primeasexplainedabove.Awarm
muchpriming asacoldone.
artafterareasonablenumberoftrials,
ty.
springclipagainstthespark plugto
yisattachedto ahoistsubframeby
arandiselevatedbya power-drivenhydraulic
erit.Pressure isdeliveredtothehoist cylin-
venfrom adriveshaftconnectedtoapower
ransfer.Thebodyisofall-steel construction
bicyards.Astopchainisprovidedto pre-
magetoequipment.
einstalledin thecabasshownin fig-
ratingthesecontrolsare showninfigure20.
VER.Thedumpbodypowertake-off
mely,"engaged"and"disengaged."Whenit
edposition,powerfromtheengineistrans-
omthe transferpowertake-offtothehoist
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YEQUIPMENT
tthatthe operatorkeepthepowertake-
oistisnot beingoperatedtopreventdamage
arebeing equippedwithawarningdevice
noise whenthetruckisin motionwiththe
ged.Whenthisnoiseisheardthe operator
sengagethe powertake-offbeforeproceed-
ctionwerenotequippedwiththis device
e exercisedtobesurethelever isalwaysin
henthevehicleisin motion.
islevermaybeshiftedto anyoneof
amely,"raise,""hold"or"lower."Withthe
,the pumpvalvesaresoarrangedthatfluid
rand thebodyisraised.(Whenthe body
velitautomaticallystops.)Whenthelever
ebodyremainssuspendedinwhateverposi-
erwasshifted.Withthelever inthe"lower"
out ofthecylinderbytheweight ofthebody,
.
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Thetailgateiscontrolledbya lever
nerof thebody.Whentheleveris against
oksarelocked,butwhenitis awayfromthe
e openandthelowerendof thetailgateis
glever.Startengine ifitis notrunning.
ttransfertoneutral.Shifttransmissionto
gedforSpreading
ertake-off.Releasetheclutchpedal.
forwardandacceleratetheengineto raise
nenginespeed of1000revolutionspermin-
hebodywill automaticallystopwhenithas
vel.
yintermediateposition,shiftthedump
sition.It isnotnecessarytousethe clutch
cheditsfullstroke,depresstheclutch
owertake-offtopreventwearandtear onthe
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YEQUIPMENT
thedumphoistleverto the"lower"
eturn toahorizontalposition.It isnot
eduringthis operation.Locktailgatelever.
sher.
uippedwitha largecarbondioxide
herightrunningboard.It isheldinplaceby
yremovedinemergencies.Tousetheextin-
s:
fireandthenopenvalve.Carryit inone
atthehoseendof thehandlewiththeother.
ofire.Do notstandata distance,as
ost.
the edgenearesttheoperator,orifon
moffire.
yincreasethedischargeasflameis ex-
ardlydirectdischargeovervarioussections
offirecompletelybeforeattackingother
erflamesareoutto coathotmaterial
rassoonaspossibleafteruse.
xtinguisher.Allvehiclesareequipped
trachlorideextinguishermountedonbrack-
nguisheris operatedbytwistingthehandle
en pumping,directingthedischargeatthe
samemannerasdescribedinsubparagrapha
sherassoonaspossibleafteruse.
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SUALCONDITIONS
14
t17
yterrain18
MECOLD.
anceofautomotivevehiclesatlow
torsnotfoundatnormaloperatingtempera-
devotemoretimeto protectivemaintenance.
vicewillresult inactualdamage,unneces-
ense,andfailuretostart.
endividedintotworanges:above0F,
ubricantsundergochangesintheir physical
bzerotemperaturesaccessoryequipment
e,fuel,oil, andintakeairisrequired.
ratures.
ntergradeofgasolineprocuredunder
-103,gradeC,latestrevision.
stalsfromsmall quantitiesofwaterin
sconsiderabletrouble.Tokeepwateroutof
ollowingprecautions:
ugha filterpaperoranyother typeof
epassageof water.CAUTION:Besureto
contactbetweenfuelcontainerandgasoline
andcontainerare independentlygrounded.
ayskeepthefuel tanksfull.Thiswill
bovethe fuelfromwhichmoisturecanbe
turedalcohol,grade3,tofueltankat
one pintpermonththereafter.Thiswill
rmationin thefuel.
drumsunless theyarefreefromrust
cleaned.Iftimeis notanurgentfactor,do
o vehicleuntilithassettledfor 24hours
drum.Keepportablefuelpumpscleanand
rost.
nopened,besuretocovertheopening
epoutsnow,frost,orotherforeignmatter.
building,orcoverthemwithatarpaulin.
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mperaturesabove0Fiscoveredin
ricationGuide.Thefollowinginstructions
on,andapplyonlytoinstanceswherethe
Fforlongperiods.
epingengineoilsufficientlyfluidfor
eraturesbelow0Farelistedbelow.Give
odsintheorderlisted accordingtoavailable
eatedenclosurewhennotinoperation.
,drain crankcaseoilwhileitishot,and
vehicleistobeoperatedagain.If warmstor-
e oilbeforereinstalling.(Avoidoverheating
intwherethebarehand canbeinserted
vehicleina conspicuousplaceinthedrive
sonnelthatcrankcaseisempty.Closeboth
floodingofthecarburetor,andcrankcase
umulationofgasolinevaporpressureinthe
withgasolineor Dieselfuel,withpref-
orsatisfactorystartinginsubzerotempera-
wingtwoprocedurestoprovidetheenginewith
T.
othe"FULL"markwiththegrade of
eat temperaturesfrom+32Fto0F.Add
each5quartsofcrankcaseoilcapacity.
capacityof10quartswill require3quarts
nt.
minutestomix thelubricantanddiluent
e thatthelevelofthe dilutedoilis
markontheoilgage.This levelshouldbe
ure reference.
percentageoflightdiluentwillincrease
atreason,theoil levelshouldbechecked
ofengineoil prescribedforusebetween
theoilleveltomanufacturer's"FULL"
peration.
edfourhoursormoreat operatingtem-
necessaryifit isanticipatedthatthevehicle
ectedforfive hoursormore.Thiscanbe
ngineoilprescribedforusebetween+32F
er's"FULL"mark;thenaddinggasolinetothe
escribedin subparagraphc(3)(c)above.
NT.Drainthecrankcasewhilethe
fillusingengineoilprescribedfor tempera-
Fdilutedwithgrade XDieselfueloilin
tsofDiesel fuelto5quarts ofengineoil.
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centageofdiluentwill increaseoilconsump-
evelwill becheckedfrequentlyduringopera-
hedilutedoil tomanufacturer's"FULL"
CaseandDifferentials.
10engineoilis prescribedforuseat
F,itwillbe usedundilutedforoperation
bricant,whereprescribed,is suitable
ow as20F.Ifconsistenttemperature
rainthegearcaseswhile warm,andrefill
arlubricantwhichis suitableforoperation
(-32F.If grade75universalgearlubricant
versalgear lubricant,dilutedwiththefuel
roportionof1part fuelto6parts SAE80
hallbeused.Make-upoilwill bedilutedin
eitis addedtogearcases.
armedup asprovidedinsubparagraph
chandmaintainenginespeedatfastidle for5
engaged.Puttransmissionin low(first)
100yards,being carefulnottostallengine.
tsto thepointwherenormaloperationcan
0FlubricatechassispointswithNo.0
arlyonnewvehicles,haveatendencyto
ld.Alwayshavea blowtorchhandytowarm
whenyouareattemptingto movethevehicle.
ebrakereleasedwilleliminatemost ofthe
betaken,underthesecircumstances,toblock
eventmovementofthevehicle.
uently.Shockresistanceofmetals,or
ng,isgreatlyreducedatextremelylowtem-
ehiclesonhard,frozengroundcausesstrain
in screwsbreakingornutsjarringloose.
edspeedometercablesatthedriveend
ttemperaturesof30Fandbelow.These
operlyat thesetemperatures,andsometimes
edragcausedbythe highviscosityoftheoil
ted.Grease-lubricatedcablesshouldoper-
peratures,providedtheyarecoatedwith
seandthere isnoexcessgreasein thehousing.
emwithantifreezecompoundforoper-
zecompound,besurethecoolingsys-
yfreefromrust.
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SUALCONDITIONS
placeifdeteriorated.Inspecthose
ks,andtightenifnecessary.Makesureradi-
ddingantifreezecompound,andthatno
tothecoolingsystem.
mis cleanandtight,fillwithwaterto
Thenaddantifreezecompound,usingthe
ompoundtothecoolingsystemcapacityindi-
ompoundantifreeze
coolingiytmcapacity
compound,fillwithwatertoslightly
startand warmtheenginetonormaloperat-
be stoppedandthesolutionchecked
antifreezecompoundifrequired.
eklyforstrengthandcolor.Rusty
hecoolingsystemthoroughlycleaned,and
dstrengthadded.CAUTION:Useanaccu-
hydrometeruse1 partantifreezecompound
tionshouldproduceahydrometerreading
s.
singif possible,orusesuctiongunto
aspossible.Refillwithgrade75 universal
ailable,withSAE 80universalgearlubricant
eengineinthe proportionof1partfuelto
earlubricant.Make-upoilwillbediluted
oreit isaddedtothe housing.
eengineoilisprescribedfor above0F,
catingoil.
System.
RTER.Inspectthebrushes,commutators
commutatorsareclean.Thelargesurges of
startingacoldmotorrequiregoodcontact
mutators.
eanallconnections,especiallythebat-
hatnoshortcircuitsare present,orthatthere
s,wiring,orother electricalequipment.
perfunctioning.
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horoughly,andcleanorreplacepoints.
y.Incoldweatherthecurrentis heavier,and
rnmorethanusual.
estandreplaceifnecessary.Ifit isdiffi-
e,reducethe gap0.005inches.Thiswillmake
cedvoltageslikelyto prevail.
y.Takecarethatthesparkis not
ed.
iesdecreasessharplywithdecreasing
espracticallynilat40F.Donot attemptto
batterywhenithasbeenexposedto tempera-
e batteryhasbeenwarmedunlessawarm
will notfreezeattemperatureslikely
climates,whileafullydischargedbatterywill
F.Seethat thebatteryisalwaysfullycharged
between1.275and1.300.
atterywhenit hasbeenexposedtosub-
thebatteryisto bechargedimmediately.If
tterynotputoncharge,thelayer ofwaterwill
beforeithasa chancetomixwiththeacid.
ugsopen.Keepterminalstightandclean.
acoatingofgeneral purposegrease,No.0,
mpound.
arefully.
vygreaseordirthas beenleftonthe
ism.Heavygreaseordirtmaykeepthe
orcausethemto remaininmeshafterthe
thestarter.
l thewayouttosecurethe air-fuel
therstarting.Makesurethe butterflyvalve
the wayandotherwisefunctionsproperly.
enoappreciabletroubleatnormaltem-
esatisfactorilyatlowtemperatures.Afuel
oughgasolineatnormalstarting speedsof
emayhaveleakyvalves,ora diaphragm
eliveringa sufficientquantityoffuelat
0 revolutionsperminute.Anothersourceof
valvewhich,althoughaclosefit,mustmove
nsofthemetalsusedinthe needlevalveparts
vetostickat extremelylowtemperatures.
quently.Shockresistanceofmetalsor
ngisgreatlyreducedatextremelylowtem-
ehiclesonhard,frozengroundcausesstrain
nor breakboltsandnuts.
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ters attemperaturesbelow30F,
notflow freelythroughthem.
terandtachometercablesatthedrive
attemperaturesof30F andbelow.These
operlyat thesetemperatures,andtheysome-
xcessivedragcausedbythehighviscosityof
mentbulb,strainer,etc.,atfrequent
solineengineswithbatteriesat tem-
,if theenginesareproperlylubricatedand
tion.
newillstarton thefirstattempt,proper
svery important.Shouldtheenginefirea
vapor,whichisa productofcombustion,may
onchamberandmakeit impossibletostart
etoabove32 F.Prolongedstartingefforts
thewayoutforstarting,and keepit
e enginehaswarmedup.Sinceonlythe
egasolinevaporizeina coldengine,avery
Depresstheclutchpedalto easethestarting
rt,turn theengineoverasrapidlyas
acriticalcrankingspeed,i.e.,the enginemust
nrateofspeedbeforeanystart atallis pos-
mechanicalcondition,thiscriticalrateof
70revolutionsperminute.Belowthisspeed,
verfuelfastenough.
ted,idleitat 800to1,000revolutions
medupenoughtorun smoothly.Donot
onunderits ownpoweruntilitsoperating
beenreached.Maintainthistemperatureby
tersduringoperation.
aulin,tent,orportable shed.Placeoil
fiveordinarykerosenelanternsunderthe
spriortostarting time.
edareasshieldedfrom wind.Cold
ficulties.
nespeedbeforeturningoffignition.
releasethrottleatthesametime.As the
willblowoutallthe residualproductsofcom-
apor,andleaveonlyairand gasolinevapor
es.
commonlyusedaccessorieshavebeen
gsections.These,togetherwithotheracces-
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edsuccessfullyinnorthernclimates,arelisted
cessoriesisnot mandatory.Theyaregiven
reto beusedatthe discretionofofficersin
lapsibleshedsareuseful forcovering
engines.
or VanPragblowtorches,ordinary
kerosenelanternscanbeusedforheating
itiesfor changingbatteriesquickly
emetal standsareusefulforheating
nehelpspreventiceformationinside
rovisedlocally,helpkeeptheenginerun-
es.
whendrivingoniceorslipperyterrain,
specialcareinorder toavoidskiddingand
zardsofthistypeof operationaregreatlyin-
oorandwhenequipmentis trailedbehind
edriver'sability,his judgment,andhis"feel"
omotivevehiclesshouldbeoperatedon ice
eelsdriving.
ngonIce.
deadstopallavailabletractionis re-
arythatthefrontaxledrive beengaged.Tire
asier,butwill notpreventthewheelsfrom
to highrange,andselectagearratio
phigher thanthatrequiredfora normalstart
otobe selectedwilldependontheloadthat
hestartshouldbemadewith thetransmission
ehicleis loaded(andwiththetransmissionin
eis unloaded).
propergearinthetransmission,acceler-
ethan wouldbenecessaryforanormalstart
oadonit,and releasetheclutchveryslowly
thewheelsstarttospin,immediatelyrelease
ain.
toavoidspinningthewheels.Shiftup
ng gear,andacceleratetodrivingspeed.If
t tospin,immediatelyreleasetheaccelerator
graduallytopickuptheload.
possibletodriveasfast onslippery
vement.Thespeedatwhichthevehiclemay
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dsontheskill ofthedriverandthe conditionof
at suchaspeedthatit isundercontrolatall
indthevehicleaheadso thatitwillbe pos-
houthittingit.Avoidanytendenciestoward
onorspeed.Makeallsharp turnsatavery
mpttoapplythe brakesandmakea
ement.Thisisnot possible.Thewheelswill
dand morethanlikelyspin.Thissituation
clesequippedwithairbrakes.Theideal
perypavementisto stopwithoutanybrake
mesbepreparedto starttostopwell
ssity.Hemust watchtheroadaheadand
fhaltingthevehicle.
ostop,startwellinadvanceandutilize
sabrake.Shiftprogressivelydownin the
eslowsup.If brakeapplicationisnecessaryit
otreleasetheclutchwhenbraking,unless
w.If thebrakeslockandthewheelsskid,
ately.Ifpossibleavoidstoppingwhereitwill
.
opped,shifttoneutral,shutoffthe engine
f thevehicleisina precariousposition,block
dents.
penunderextremelybadconditionsthat
dandspinin spiteofthecareexercisedbythe
thatheunderstandthepropermethodto
nasthewheelsstartto spinorskid,the driver
setheacceleratororthebrake,whicheverhe
sthiswillbeall thatisnecessary.Intheevent
or spinning,thedrivermuststeerin front
muststeerinsucha directionthatthefront
ard.If thebackendswingstothe left,steer
e right,steertotheright. Straightenoutthe
ctsitself.Donot applythebrakes.
edbehindthe vehiclethereisalways
ng."Intheeventthisoccurs,do notapplythe
eengineslowlyandtryto stayaheadofthe
theaccelerationbegradualenoughsothat
plythe trailerbrakeslightly.Thepossibility
rdydependsonthealertnessof thedriver,
htenoutoncethetrailer hasswungouttoofar.
icleis stoppedonanincline,ina rut,
rbsothat itisimpossibletodrive thevehicle,
spinthe wheels.Extratractionmaybeob-
ashes,gravel,etc.,underthewheels.In
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todriveout onblanketsortirechains placed
wheel.Whenthelatterexpedientsareusedit
cetoavoidspinningthewheels,elsetheblan-
tfrom underthem.
al,tirechainsare ofgreatvaluewhen
ozenground,andmaybeindispensable.
ecautiouslyandavoidholes anddeepruts
ostimpossibleforautomotivevehicles
oniceor slipperypavements.Wheredis-
d wheresuitableanchorsareavailable,
beaccomplishedtoraiseorlowerthevehicle
his type,careshouldbeexercisedtoprevent
vent ofaccident.
ofoperationinsnowvarywith its
eral,operationsinlight snoworslushare
orheaviersnow,thedriver shouldavoid
avydriftswheneverpossible.Whenasnow
be usedtoclearar oadwayforothervehicles.
gonlight snoworslush,tirechains
ethevehiclewithcaution,stopandstart
cautionsoutlinedinparagraph14.
wheelsdriving,and withtirechains
operatesuccessfullyinsnowupto18 inches
velinginconvoyallvehiclesshouldfollow
.Itisimportantto keepthetruckgoing;select
etransmissiontopermittheengineto operate
300revolutionsperminute)toavoidstall-
cleisstalled,donotattemptto startagain
kupinthevehicletracksfarenoughbefore
will haveacquiredsufficientmomentumto
thesnow.
driftsthevehicletransmission
rbeforeenteringthedrift,andshould have
oreithitsit.Onceinthe drift,keepthevehicle
nguptochangegearsin adriftwilloften
hevehicleisso badlystalledthatit
thevehicle(alternateshiftingfromforward
ershouldget outanddeterminetheserious-
E:Donot makemorethanafewattempts
s willonlycausethevehicletodig inand
Digoutaroundthe wheelsandmakeapath
e notinstalled,putthemon.Driveout cau-
ehiclemovingto avoidfurtherstalling.
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inesareencounteredwhicharetoo
heavysnow,winchingoperationsmaybe
ameprecautionsasareobservedforwinching
MEHEAT.
olingsystemwillrequirecarefulatten-
ossofcoolingwaterwillcausesevereengine
ationofthevehicle.Inadditionto themost
olingsystem,theoperatormustexercisespe-
ionstopreventfailureofcriticalparts.
erheatingitisessentialthatall unitsbe
rmita cool-runningengine.Coolingsystem
verypossibleopportunityinorder toprevent
mportancethatallwaterleaksbe discov-
heycancausedamagetothe engine.Check
atingasfollows:
ater.Repairleaks.
radjustment.
t iscloggedup.
properlyfunctioning.
aultyaction.
ctiverubberhose.
omradiatorairpassages,andcleandirt
ator shroud.
vel.
openallthewayto preventarich
eckfloatleveltopreventa leanmix-
ktoofarretarded.
rictions.
ing.
olabor.Driveinproper gear.
benecessarytopermitfree circulation
mumcoolingeffect.Thismaybeaccomplished
atandblockingoffthethermostatbypass
commendedthatthevehiclebetaggedcon-
ngeovermaybereversedifthe vehiclemoves
ondensersareavailablefor vehicles
tregions.Theseareusedin connectionwith
andserveasa reservoirforwaterwhichwould
oolingsystem.
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nsin thecoolingsystemoccurmore
perationsinextremeheat.Rust inhibitors
olingliquid.Useonlycleanwaterandavoid
galkalisor otherharmfulsubstances.
erpreventivemaintenancechecksmust
ossible.Rubberhoseand diaphragmsdete-
sedtoheat.
utandflowpastseals morereadilythan
xcessivelyhot,withthedangerofgall-
andinflationmustbecheckedmore
ausevaporlock,anditmaybenecessary
rtoinstallspecialpressure capsonthegaso-
urs,pourwateroverthe linesandaffected
oloff.
nthebatteryshouldbe checkeddaily
ary,withdrinkingwater.
TORSANDYTERRAIN.
callsforgreat individualskillonthe
of thenecessityfordispersionandforavoid-
vehicles.Ittakesconsiderableexperience
ecessarytopickthe bestgroundandthe
rtoperations,itis importantthatall
practicesoutlinedinparagraph17be followed.
eplacedonthoseaspectsofpreventivemain-
nedwiththecoolingsystemaswaterisat a
wayssandin theairinthe desertand
indandby thepassageofvehicles.Inorder
ngine,the aircleaners(engineaircleaner,
randauxiliaryunitair cleanerswherepro-
entattention.Underextremelybadcondi-
ytocleantheaircleanerseveryhouror so.
nersalwayscheckthebreathersonthe
axles.
tiresmustbesuitablefor almostevery
stdifficultieswillbe encounteredinsand.
nribtreadandof roundcrosssection,astires
raisedflattreadswill breakthroughthecrust
underneath.Airpressuremustbevariedto
rface.
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r softpowderedclay,thetiresshould
possible.Bydeflatingthetires,theareain
ncreasedandhencethe unitgroundpres-
tire fitsitselfintothe-irregularitiesofthe
oughthecrust.Ithas beenfoundthattire
byrunningsoftoversandygroundwhich
mbeddedboulders.
es mustbefullyinflated.Softtires
uselessfromchafingagainsttherocks.
archwill takeavehicleoverdifferent
isciplineis necessary.Thesevehiclesare
o thatairfromtheair brakereservoirscan
s.
ctions.
houldbemadewith thefrontaxle
caseinlow range.
sandygroundshouldbe madeslowly
ningorskiddingthewheels.Whenchanging
raduallytopreventsuddenchangesinvehicle
ecautionswillcausethevehicletobreak
omestuck.
gearsatthepropertime soasnotto
setheengineto labor.Hemustlearnto make
eepfrombeing stuckanymoreoftenthan
hetruck shouldneverbeparkedfacing
hasbrokenthroughthe sandcrustand
ptshouldbemadeto getthevehicleoutunder
ycausethevehicletosink deeperintothe
ntofthewheelswhichare dugin,makingit
nd asdeepasthe wheelsaresunkenin.Place
wheelsandplaceasinglespar betweenthe
sothatitwill functionasarail)and driveout
remecasesitmaybe necessarytoattempt
ofanautomotivevehicleovermud
e utmostinskillandjudgmenton thepart
st avoidbadholesanddeepruts, andshould
egroundwhichaffordtheeasiestgoing.
sinmudrequireallavailableflotation
notverybad,itmaynot benecessaryto
ons,butfordeepmudit maybedesirable
on thefrontaxletoprovideduals alltheway
andtoinstall tirechainsforextratraction.
ive andshifttolowrange inthetrans-
oughthemud.
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ndupanddo notpermititto labor.Select
upordownin thetransmissiontokeepthe
(1800to2300 revolutionsperminute).
gtomakefull useofitsmomentum.
boggeddown,donot attempttodrive
ewheelstodig indeeper.Digthewheels
and,branches,etc.,infront ofthem.Itmay
inchingoperations.
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NTIVEMAINTENANCESERVICE
21
22
lyservice24
ficiencyitisnecessarythatthevehicle
edatintervalseachdayitis operatedand
ediscoveredandcorrectedbeforetheyresult
e.Certainscheduledmaintenanceservices
designatedintervals.Theservicesset forth
erformedbydriverorcrew,beforeoperation,
ndafteroperationand weekly.
enanceServicesarelistedontheback
PreventiveMaintenanceServiceRecord,"
vehiclesofall typesandmodels.Items
es,butnotlistedonW.D.Form No.48,are
uresundertheitemswithwhichtheyare
dontheform thatdonotpertainto the
natedfromtheproceduresaswrittenintothe
onmustthoroughlyschooleachdriverin
nceproceduressetforthinmanuals,whether
onW.D.FormNo.48 ornot.
D.FormNo.48thatapplyto thisvehicle
alto providespecific,proceduresforaccom-
nsandservices.Theseservicesarearranged
conservethetimeofthe driverandarenot
mericalorderasshownon W.D.FormNo.48.
er,areidenticaltothoseshownonthat form.
ofeachitemappliesalso toanysupport-
,andgenerallyincludesachecktosee
odcondition,correctlyassembled,secure,or
condition"isusuallyan externalvisual
hethertheunitisdamagedbeyondsafeor
mgoodconditionisexplainedfurtherbythe
rtwisted,notchafedor burned,notbroken
yed,notdentedor collapsed,nottornorcut.
toseethatit is"correctlyassembled"is
nspectiontoseewhetherit isinits normal
vehicle.
todetermineifitis "secure"isusually
ation,ahand-feel,orapry-barcheckfor
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tionshouldincludeanybrackets,lockwash-
s,orcotterpins usedinassembly.
beunderstoodtomeanworncloseto,or
s,andlikelytoresultina failureifnotreplaced
inspection.
ctoryoperatingcharacteristicsbeyond
o correctmustbereportedattheearliest
tedindividualinauthority.
ERVICE.
eisdesignedprimarilyasa checktosee
en tamperedwith,orsabotagedsincethe
asperformed.Variouscombatconditions
hicleunsafeforoperation,andit istheduty
ewhetherornotthevehicleisin conditionto
ichit isassigned.Thisoperationwillnot
nextremetacticalsituations.
erationServiceconsistsofinspecting
ngtotheproceduredescribed,andcorrecting
es.Uponcompletionoftheservice,results
tlytothedesignatedindividualin authority.
DDAMAGE.Lookforinjurytovehicle
equipment,causedbytamperingorsabotage,
hellfire sinceparkingvehicle.Lookunder
gof sabotage,suchasloosenedordamaged
orwaterlines,disconnectedwiringorlinkage.
essories,ifnecessary,tofacilitatestarting.
SHERS.Inspectforcorrosion,clogged
otest),andsecuremounting.
WATER.Observeamountoffuelin
eraircompressorandsparecans;addfuelif
eoillevel(also oillevelofcompressoron
ary.Inspectwaterlevelandconditionof
dconsiderablewaterduringperiodwhen
drometercheckmadeofcoolantandadd
stigateandreportanyappreciablechange
astAfter-operationService.
ANDDRIVES.Examineallaccessories
ator,regulator,starter,fuelpump,fuelstrainer,
oseconnectionsandmountingsorleaks.
engagedandthat cableisproperlywound
nchtransmissionrollerchain(wrecker)for
alfinchdeflectionfromverticaloppositeidler
rgoodconditionandone-inchdeflection
aftpulleys.
KS.Inspectairbrake valveassem-
ppliedand released;checkconnections
ethatdummycouplingsareinstalled.Exam-
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sfor damageandsecurityofmounting,also
tness.Besurewater(condensation)is
UTION:Closedrainvalves.
AL.Lookundervehicleandonground
ater,andgear oilleaks.Examineradiator
ankcase,fueltankandfuel andoillinesfor
ort.
UP.Startengine.Observeanytend-
gspeed,andimproperornoisyengagingor
gcontrolisoperated.Setthrottleto give800
ute(tachometerreading)andwarm-up
withthefollowingBefore-operationService.
m-uplistenforunusualnoisesandobserve
dengineperformance,suchasmisfiringand
lpressure doesnotreadatleast 5to10
yafterstarting,STOPENGINE,andreport.
ng,test operationofchoke.Asen-
oketopreventoverchokhigandengineoil
Inspectforsecuremounting,prbper
properreadings.
malgagepressureis 5to10pounds at
mat runningspeeds,withwarmengine.
oreenginewarmsup.
estartsandisrunning at800to900
stidle),bothammetersshouldshowa high
r shortperioduntilbatterycurrentusedin
zeroorslightpositive( +)charge,with
edoff.
rapproximateamountoffuelin tank.
adingshouldincreasegraduallyasen-
80Foperatingtemperature.
whethertachometerindicatesengine
houtunduenoiseorfluctuation.
eandWarningBuzzer.Gage should
beforestartingtruck.Warningbuzzershould
oundspressure.If70-poundspressureisnot
ewarm-uptime,investigatesystemforfaulty
umgovernedpressureis105pounds.
mayindicate"heavy"duringwarm-up
deal"afterwarm-up."Thin"indication
WINDSHIELDWIPER.Iftacticalsitua-
eratewindshieldwipers,andobservefor
fullarcofoperation.
EARVIEWMIRROR.Inspectfordam-
ddiscoloredglass.Cleanwindshieldand
daimproperly.
TS)ANDREFLECTORS.Tacticalsitua-
tchesandsee thatalllightslight.See that
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nsesoflightsandreflectorsare cleanand
FLANGENUTS.Examineallwheel
nutstosee theyaresecure.
ordamage.Seethat thereareno
gnobjectsimbeddedin treadsorcarcass,or
rpresenceofvalvecaps.Airpressureshould
DSUSPENSIONS.Seethattheyare
ifted.
NKAGE.Inspectsteeringgearcase
forgoodconditionandsecurity.Makesure
ricantleaks.
DBUMPERS.Inspectforloosenessor
cansandbracketforgoodconditionand
NNECTIONS.(Pintleandtwotowhooks.)
nsaresecureandnotdamaged.
DANDTARPAULINS.Inspectforgood
enloaddistribution.
NATOR.Inspectforfullcharge(shake),
mounting.
EQUIPMENT.Inspectforpresence,serv-
age.
RATION.Engineshouldidlesmoothly
pressed.Accelerateanddecelerate,and
atmay indicatecompressionorexhaust
ose,orinadequatelylubricatedengineparts
nusualsmokefromexhaust.
MITANDFORMNo.26.Drivermust
andmakesurethat StandardAccidentRe-
cleOperator'sManualarein thevehicle,
.
ERATIONSERVICE.TheDuring-opera-
mediatelyaftervehicleisput inmotion.
ERVICE.
on,listenforanysoundssuchas rattles,
hatmayindicatetrouble.Lookforindica-
systemandforsmokefromanypartof the
detectanyodorofoverheatedcomponents
r,brakes,clutch,fuelvaporfromaleakin
rothersigns oftrouble.Anytimethebrakes
vehicleturned,considerthis atest,andnotice
sualperformance.Watchtheinstruments
tlyanyunusualinstrumentindicationthat
einthe systemtowhichtheinstrument
erationServicesconsistofobserving
ngtotheproceduresfollowingeachitem,
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cationsofserioustrouble.Noticeminor
edorreportedatearliestopportunity,usually
ANDBRAKES.Footbrakeshouldoperate
withoutpullingvehicletorightorleft Free
ionshouldbeVito 1inch.Whenvehicleis
dholdvehiclesatisfactorilyonareasonable
of levertravelmustbeavailable.
stclutchpedalforone tooneandone-half
sengagement.Clutchmustnotchatter,
N,(POWERTAKE-OFFONCARGO,PON-
CKS).Gearsmustshiftsmoothly,operate
of meshduringoperation.
OWERTAKE-OFFONDUMPTRUCK).
y,operatequietly,andnotcreepout ofmesh
ONTROLS.Bealertfordeficienciesin
aslackofusualpower,misfiring,unusual
rheating,orunusualexhaustsmoke.Note
tocontrolssatisfactorilyandwhethercon-
adjustment,andnotloose.
S.Observeallinstrumentsforindica-
ofsystemstowhichthey apply.
rmaloperatingtemperatureis160F
maloil pressureis5to 10poundsat
mat runningspeeds.Anyunusualdrop,
mediatestoppingofengine.
dindicatezeroorpositive(+)reading
gemayindicatefaultygenerator,regulator
rouble.
ateapproximateamountoffuelin
meter.Thespeedometershouldindicate
erse)withoutnoiseorfluctuation.Odometer
ngtripandtotalmileage.
gisterenginerevolutionsperminute
n.
uldindicate85 to105poundsduring
ernedpressureis105pounds.
uzzer.Indicatesdangerouslylow
sorless).
ow"ideal"afterengineis fully
AR.Testforlooseness,binding,pulling
ander,shimmy,orunusualnoises.
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R.Listenforanyunusual noisesfrom
onparts,thatmayindicateloosenessor
AILER.Bealertforshifting load,
ofvehicle,loosetop,presenceand condi-
,unusualweavingof towedloads,loose
equipment.
regardedasminimummaintenancepro-
formedunderalltacticalconditions,even
aintenanceservicesmustbeslightedor
vicesconsistofinvestigatinganydefi-
ration,inspectingitemslistedbelowaccord-
wingtheitems,and correctinganydeficien-
otcorrectedshouldbereportedpromptlyto
nauthority.
DWATER.Replenishasrequired.Fuel
e.
ES:HUBS,BRAKEDRUMS,TRANSFER,
ES.Feelforoverheating.Transfertempera-
othergearunits.Lowerthanaveragetem-
yindicateinoperativebrake.
RANSFERVENTS.Wipeventscleanand
oggedcondition;removeandcleanifneces-
HAFTS.Examineforlooseness,dam-
SUSPENSION.Inspectforbrokenor
agedorlooseclips,U-bolts,eyebolts,shackles,
ods,andtorquerodpins.
KAGE.Examinesteeringcontrol
kageforloosenessordamage.
FLANGENUTS.Allnutsmustbepresent
ust have65poundsmaximumpres-
eforflatsordamage.Removeforeignmat-
etweenduals.
RAL.Lookunderhoodandunder
el,oil,water,orhoist fluidleaks.
ESANDBELTS.Examineforlooseness,
ement.Fanbeltmusthavetensiontogive
eenfanandcrankshaftpulley.Wreckerrear
musthaveone-halfinchdeflection.
RS.Cleanersmustbesecureandair
eratingunderextremelydirtyorsandycon-
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NTIVEMAINTENANCESERVICE
sandbreathercapsfrequently.Cleanand
d:carburetorandcompressoraircleaners,
leanersonaircompressorofwrecker.
DBUMPERS.Examineforloosenessor
NNECTIONS.Makesurealltowingcon-
cked.
DANDTARPAULIN.Inspectvehicleload
orsecurefasteningand goodcondition.
EANDGLASS.Cleanwindshield,door
ewmirror,andlamplenses,andinspectfor
DWEEKLYSERVICE.
ngisparticularlyimportant,becauseat
shis vehicletodetectanydeficienciesthat
correctsthoseheispermittedto handle.He
hedesignatedindividualin authority,the
his scheduleisperformedthoroughly,the
roll againonamoment'snotice.TheBefore-
ewexceptions,isthennecessaryonlyto
icleisinthe sameconditioninwhichitwas
eAfter-operationService.TheAfter-opera-
beentirelyomittedevenin extremetactical
ucedtothe barefundamentalservicesout-
eif necessary.
ormingtheAfter-operationServicethe
dconsideranyirregularitiesnoticedduring
eration,During-operation,andAt-haltServices.
ceconsistsofinspectingandservicingthe
msoftheAfter-operationthataremarked
dditionalweeklyservices,theprocedures
ubparagraph(b)of eachapplicableitem.
ATION.Testforsmoothengineidle
teanddecelerateengine,notinganytendency
lnoises,or vibration.Investigateanyun-
tingcharacteristicsnotedduringoperation.
TS.Beforestoppingengineinspectin-
on,securemountings,properconnections,and
ressureshould be5to10 poundsat
poundsatrunningspeeds.
mperatureshouldrangebetween160F
dreadzeroorslight positivechargeat
accessoriesturnedoff).
indicateapproximatecontentsoftank.
gisterenginerevolutionsperminute
cator.
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cate"ideal"(normal).
eshouldindicatein excessof50pounds
th buzzerNOToperating.(Pressuressub-
rminus variation.)
DWATER.Fillvehiclefueltank(and
ecker,ifrequired) andsparecans.Readen-
pressoroillevelonwrecker)andfillto
oil.Notelevelof coolant,observeforcon-
rifneeded.Ifnecessarytoadd considerable
eriodwhenantifreezeis used,havehydrom-
ntifreezeifrequired.
NDSHIELDWIPERS.Inspecthornfor
erconnections,wipersforgoodcondition,
keandcontact.
EAR-VIEWMIRROR.Cleanandexamine
uremounting.Coverexposedglasstoavoid
irescamouflage.
S)ANDREFLECTORS.Observewhether
rated.Inspectalllensesand reflectorsfor
essary.
ISHER.Inspectforgoodcondition,
s.Ifextinguisherhasbeenused reportfor
ATOR.Inspectforgoodcondition
odcondition,securemountingandcon-
televel,andleaks.Ventcapsmustbeclean
topof batteriesandremovecaps.Add
essary.Whenterminalsorpostsare cor-
htly.Tightenterminalboltsandmounting
paintbatterycarrierifcorroded.
RIESANDBELTS.
cleaner,compressor,generator,regulator,
mpforlooseconnectionsormountings.Inspect
dwaterpumpforleaks.Testfanbelt forone"
anandcrankshaftpulleys.-
essary,allaccessoriesandinspectfor
eaks.
LWIRING.
ndoutsideof sparkplugsanddistributor
s,cleanliness,andgoodcondition.
essiblelowvoltagewiringforgoodcon-
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NTIVEMAINTENANCESERVICE
ERSANDBREATHERCAPS.
eaner,crankcasebreathermesh,air
cleanifnecessary,accordingtoparagraph
reoilair compressoraircleanersac-
3).
ER.
condition,securityofmounting,andleaks.
plugfromfuelstrainerunderleft front
notthecenterbowlnut), allowwaterand
owlandreplaceandtightenplugsecurely.
TROLS.Examineforwear,damage,dis-
operlubrication.
tersuchasnails, glass,orstonesfrom
s.Inspecttires forsignsoflowpressure,ab-
s.Replacemissingvalvecaps.Inflateto65
esarecool.
ywornorunserviceabletires.Inspect
outsideduals; stemsshouldbediametrically
sidedualandfrontwheel valvespointaway
spointtowardvehicle.Changewheelposi-
rwear.
NDSUSPENSIONS.
ormalsag,brokenor shiftedleaves,loose
yebolts,U-bolts,orshackles.Inspecttorque
rbersforloosenessordamage.
ensecurelyasnecessary.
NKAGE.Inspectsteeringlinkagefor
adequatelylubricatedparts.Examinesteer-
SHAFTS.Removeexcessdirtandgrease
versaljoints.Removeanyforeignmaterial
spectforlooseconnections,lubricantleaks,
RANSFERVENTS.
ng,andtransferventsfor presence,good
erventsofobstructions.
ERAL.Lookunderhoodandbeneath
el,oil,andwaterleaks.Inspect'around
eaks.Examineaxles,transmission,trans-
gearoil leaks.Inspecthoistandhoistpump
fluidleaks.Traceallleakstosourceand
VELS.Inspectdifferentials,transmis-
tsfor correctlubricantlevels(fromViinch
olelevel,whenhot).
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TANKSANDCONNECTIONS.
about truckforindicationsofairleaks.
frombothairbraketanks,andclosevalves
rakechambersandlinkageforsecurityof
andall air-lineconnectionsthatare
DBUMPERS.Inspectforsecurityand
NNECTIONS.Inspecttowinghooksand
age.Besureany towedloadissecureand
rly.
DANDTARPAULIN.Inspectbodiesfor
ngparts.See thatloadisevenlydistributed
stbesecureandnot damaged.
ting,axleflange,andspring U-bolt
icleassemblymountingnutsorscrews
eedtobetightened;besure totightenbody
EASNEEDED.
hinspectionhasrevealedneedlubrica-
ngsbeforeapplyinglubricant.Reportany
eallpoints indicatedonvehicleLubri-
ttentiononweeklyor mileagebasis.
GINEANDVEHICLE.
ominsidecabandbody.Removeex-
mexteriorof vehicleandengine.
andremovealldirtand excessgrease.
e,wipeascleanaspossible usingcaretoavoid
hwouldcauseglare.CAUTION:Donot
hennecessary.Cleanengineandaccessories
EQUIPMENT.Checkalltoolsandequip-
gainststowageliststo makecertainthey
roperlymountedand stowed.Seepara-
hismanual.
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icationisanessentialpart ofpreven-
miningtoagreatextenttheserviceabilityof
tructionsforthismaterielareconsoli-
e(figs.33, 34,35,and36).Thesespecify
d,theperiodsoflubrication,andthelubri-
ntotheitemson theGuide,othersmall
esandlatches,mustbe lubricatedat
maynotbe possibletosupplyacom-
antscalledforbythe LubricationGuideto
ns.Itwillbenecessarytomakethebest
ecttoinspectionbythe officerconcerned,
nsibleordnancepersonnel.
ollowingnotesapplytotheLubrica-
35).AllnotereferencesintheGuide
raphbelowhavingthecorresponding
eapplyinglubricant.Lubricateuntil
mthebearing,unlessotherwisespecified.
spointsafterwashing.
DAREFORNORMALSERVICE.Forex-
,heat,water,sand,mud,snow,roughroads,
by%or/(>,or moreifconditionswarrant.
checklevelandrefillengineair
dlevelwith usedcrankcaseoilorOIL,
Every2,000miles(dailyunderextreme
rcleanerandwashallparts. CAUTION:
onscleanandtight.Every1,000miles
conditions)removecrankcasebreather
n SOLVENT,dry-cleaning,andreoil
dlevelwithusedcrankcaseoilorOIL,
Washcabventilatoraircleanerfilterscreen
,andrenewfilter every15,000miles.
eekly,wash,dryandreoilcurledhairin
withusedcrankcaseoilor OIL,engine,
ailyunderextremeconditions.Weekly,
air andairstrainersin wreckeraircom-
compressorengineaircleanerwithused
e,crankcasegrade.Kellogg-typeair
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ONDTMODELS968ACARGO,
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vethinfelt layerinsteadofwashing.Proper
rsisessentialto prolongedenginelife.
ywhenengineishot. Refillto"FULL"
afew minutesandrecheckoillevel.
egageindicatesoil iscirculating.The
dbeinnormalrangewith enginecompletely
eedslightlyinexcessofidling.
00miles,or moreoftenifnecessary,
in plugs.Removefilterelementandclean
rmoreoftenif filterbecomesclogged,
LUBRICANTSTOBE USED
MPERATURE
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andrefillcasesto correctlevelwith
e.
DSLIPJOINTS.ApplyGREASE,gen-
de,touniversaljointuntil itoverflowsat
ntuntillubricantisforcedfromvent at
e.
ONTWHEELS).Withtruckonlevel
npluginrearofjoint, andpluginstub shaft.
andfilluntil lubricantcomesoutinspec-
gs.
ONTANDREAR).Tocleanandpack
ustberemovedfromthehub.Followthe
hub(par.138)and washinSOL-
alltheoldlubricantis removedfromboth
sideto dryandwashinsideofhub
ingsolvent.
oughlydry,coatlightlywith OIL,
andpackraceswithGREASE,generalpur-
einhub. Tosatisfactorilypackabearing
ricantin byhandorto packintospace
errace.Coatinsideof hubandspindlewith
eventrusting.Thelubricantpackedin
oprovidelubricationuntilthe nextservice
ultinleakageoflubricantinto thebrake
ustbearingsaccordingtoinstructions
0to1,000miles,dependingon
ovepluganddrain.Every1,000miles,re-
element.
ING.Attimeofdisassemblyofclutch
ntoroverhaul,cleanandrepackbearingswith
aring.
Every6,000miles,removecranking
eBendixdrivewith6or 8dropsofOIL,lubri-
cial.Whencrankingmotorisdisassembled,
OIL,engine,crankcasegrade.
2,000miles,wipedistributorbreaker
generalpurpose,seasonalgrade,and
otwithoneor twodropsofOIL,engine,
very20,000miles,removecoverplate
dunderhood,andlubricatethevalvestem
ervative,special.
RESSORCRANKCASE.Drainonlywhen
correctlevel.TheKelloggmodel hasa
eroil level.Thecorrectlevelforthe
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evelat fillerplug.TheDeVilbissmodel
RESSORENGINECRANKCASE.Drain
efillto leveloffillerplugon Johnsonand
es.
HSNATCHBLOCKS.Every1,000miles,
fittingsonsnatchblockswithGREASE,
lgrade.
ry1,000miles,lubricatethrottleand
ertake-offcontrollinkage,transfercaseshift
nchclutchcontrolhandle,ratchetandpawlon
ckerblockandtackle,hinges,latches,air
ntle,wreckercontrolsandlinkagewithOIL,
Every1,000miles,applyFLUID,
shacklesandtorquerodbushings.CAU-
oLUBRICATIONSERVICE.Springs,
chreleasebearing.
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TOWAGEONVEHICLES
nt31
with asetoftools,equipmentand spare
formakingminoradjustments,changing
dothermaintenanceoperationswhichmay
in thefield.
ofeach) aresuppliedwithallDiamond
7):
tment*
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eToolbag
andle,
olbag
Toolbag
motive,15-in.Toolbag
.and7/ie-in...Toolbag
n.andl%2-in...Toolbag
n.andHie-in..Toolbag
.and2%2-in...Toolbag
.and%-inToolbag
frontReartoolcompartment*
rearReartoolcompartment*
toolcompartment*
hReartoolcompartment*
tooli ssuppliedwithDiamondT4-ton,
ksonly (fig.38):/
head,No.4..Toolbag
partmentonthedumpbody,andsoall itemsmarked
din acartoninthe cab.
s-typewaterpump.
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UTWRENCHI
NUTWRENCHJ
NDLEM
x7/8* N
8"x25/32"O
6"x11/16"P
x19/32*
x7/16*
EWRENCH
RENCH
withaff4-Ton,6x6Vehicles
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STOWAGEONVEHICLES
tools(one ofeach)aresuppliedwith
clesequippedwiththeopen-typecab
ead,No.2..Toolbag
ead,No.3..Toolbag
tooli ssuppliedwithDiamondT4-ton,
38):
2-in.square)Toolbag
tools(one ofeach)are