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Published by the Department of the Army for the informa·

tion of organizational maintenance and supply personnel. Distribution is made through normal publication channels. Within limitations of availability, older issues may be obtain ed direct from Preventive Maintenance Agency, Raritan Arsenal, Metuchen, New Jersey.

IN THIS ISSUE FEATURE ARTICLES Artillery Care in Cold Weather Carbon Tetrachloride Carbon Monoxide OA Form 478 (Cartoon Section) Power Steering (Cartoon Section'

10 21 26

How to Mount Smoke Generators Forklift Care and Operation

38 40

Tips for Shovel Operators

42

DEPARTMENTS 17 29 34 36

Connie Rodd Half-Mast Artillery Small Arms Chemical

38 40 42 46

Quartermaster

Engineer

Contributions Connie Rodd's Briefs

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Dear H alf-Mast, Because some people are downright stubborn, we have two vehicles sitting here dead lined. And, unless you can answer this question for us, they're going to stay deadlined. Here's the problem: A while back we received these two vehicles. They were not inspected before being signed for. Bingoboth vehicles have deficiencies that can be fixed up by the people who turned them over to us, Now, our shop says that it's not their responsibility to fix the deficiencies-it's the responsibility of the place where the vehicles came from. The p lace w here the vehicles came from says that it became our responsibility as soon as we signed for the vehicles -that we sho uld have inspected these vehicles when we got them, before we signed for them. I hope you have the answer.

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Published by the Department of the Army for the informa·

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tion of organizational maintenance and supply personnel. Distribution is made through normal publication channels. Within limitations of availability, older issues may be obtained direct from Preventive Maintenance Agency, Raritan Arsenal. Metuchen, New Jersey.

IN THIS ISSUE FEATURE ARTICLES Artillery Care in Cold Weather Carbon Tetrachloride Carbon Monoxide OA Form 478 (Cartoon Sedionl

8 10 21

Power Steering (Cartoon Sec:tionl

26

How to Mount Smoke Generators Forklift Care and Operation Tips for Shovel Operators

38 40 42

DEPARTMENTS Connie Rodd

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Half~Mast

29

Artillery Small Arms Chemical

34 36

Quartermaster

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Engineer Contributions Connie Radel's Briefs

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PS wants your ideas and .contributions, and is glad to answer your questions. Just write to: Sgt Half · Mast, PS, Raritan Arsenal, Metuchen, New Jersey. Names and ad· dresses are kept in confidence.

. Dear Specialist T. R., As long as your .c. O. signed for those vehicles, the responsibility is all yours-inspection or not. According to AR 735·5 (20 Dec 54), "A hand receipt is a signed document acknowledging acceptance of responsibility for terms of property listed thereon which are loaned or issued and are to be returned or documents produced showing other proper disposition." In other words, you accept responsibility when you for a piece of equipment, and that responsibility is transferred 'by the receipt you sign. There's one other point-"The commanding officer of a company, detachment or similar unit is by virtue of his assignment responsible for all the property of such unit regardless of whether or not he has signed receipts for such property. " This little statement, it appears, makes a signed receipt even more binding. -If a commanding officer asSumes responsibility for equipment by virtue of his command alone, regardless of whether he signed for the property or not, a signed receipt certainly would make that responsibility more binding. So, all you can do is get your boys to work on those vehicles and get them off deadline.

Dear Half·Mast, Because some people are downright stubborn, we have two vehicles sitting here dead lined. And, unless YOU can answer this question for us, they're going to stay dead lined. Here's the problem: A while back we received these two vehicles. They were not inspected before being signed for. Bingoboth vehicles have deficiencies that can be fixed up by the people who turned them over to us. Now, our shop says that it's not their responsibility to fix the deficiencies-it's the responsibility of the place where the vehicles came from. The place where the vehicles came from says that it be· came our responsibility as soon as we signed for the vehicles -that we should have inspected these vehicles when we got them, before we signed for them. I hope you have the answer. SP2 T. R.

· Dear Specialist T. R., As long as your .c. O. signed for those vehicles, the responsibility is all yours-inspecrion or not. According to AR 73;·; (20 Dec 54), ,. A hand receipt is a signed document acknowledging acceptance of responsibility for terms of propercy listed thereon which are loaned or issued and are CO be returned or docwnents produced showing ocher proper disposition." In other words, you accept responsibility when you for a piece of equipment, and that responsibility is cransferred 'by the receipt you sign. There's one ocher point-"The commanding officer of a company, detachment or similar unit is by virtue of his assignment responsible for all the property of such unit regardless of whether or not he has signed receipts for such property," This little statement, it appears, makes a signed receipt even more binding. -If a commanding officer assumes responsibility for equipment by vircue of his command alone, regardless of whether he signed for the property or not, a signed receipt certainly would make that responsibility more binding. So, all you can do is get your boys to work on those vehicles and get them off deadline.

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These winter months are important ones for a IOlto artillerymen.

In some places . .. the temperature drops' so fast and far you think the thermometer sprong a leak. The red stuff reaches the 20' below mark here and there. And that 's cold. Most of you guys in the outdoor refrigerators know how to toke core of yourselves ... the right clothes and so on. But what about your Qrtillery pieces? Do you treat 'em right in cold and snowy weather? If .you do, then you know they

should be kept protected-in a shelter if possible. Muzzle and breech covers are a must. The covers ore kept tight and should be . in good condition. Snow can load a barrel with a heap of flakes if the barrel has little or no protection. , It's all right to treat your weapon like a brother-up to a certain point. But keep it out of a worm shelter. You know whot'il happen if you toke a weapon from the cold into \,\","'~'-;-~::--~~~"!( a worm place. That's right ... condensation. When that happens, your piece will look like it's come down with a fever in the middle of July, what with all the beads of water.

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These winter months ore important ones for a lotto artillerymen.

In some places ... the temperature drops· so fast and far you think the thermometer sprang a leak. The red stuff reaches the 20-below mark here and there. And that's cold. Most of you guys in the outdoor refrigerators know how to take care of yourselves ... the right clothes and so on. But what about your artillery pieces? Do you treat 'e m right in cold and snowy weather? If ,you do, then you know they

should be kept protected-in a shelter if possible. Muzzle and breech covers are a must. The covers are kept tight and should be in good condition. Snow can load a barrel with a heap of flakes if the barrel has little or no protection. . It's all right to treat your weapon like a brother-up to a certain pol nt. But keep it out of a warm shelter. You know what'li happen if you take a weapon from the cold into c--"~JJI a warm place. That's right ... conIdensation. When that happens, your piece will look like it's come down with a fever in the middle of July, what with all the beads of water.

The condensation is caused by different temperatures banging heads. It happens when the temperature of an object-like on artillery piece-is lower than its new surroundings. Those drops of wate r can da a couple things. They can cau se rust fo r one thing. Or . . . if the condensation turns to ice .. . moving perts on the weapon may get jammed. -_ _ Rain and melted snow'lI give you the same headaches. Get rid of the stuff by wiping the wet area dry. If you run into a freeze-up, use hot oil to melt the ice and then wipe dry. Spread some Pl Special on the unpainted parts that have been wiped dry. Use the oil every day, but rem ember to first wipe away the "old" oil. That brings us around to cI~aning . .. the thing you do today to keep from doing more of tomorrow. First off . .. store the cleaning materials in a worm spot if possible. Keep the containers fl/II and tightly closed. Clean the bore and chamber while they're still warm from firing. Use rifle bore cleaner. .. wipe dry and swab in some Pl Special. Do this for the next two days, using warmed-up cleaner if it'll help.

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The condensation is caused by different temperatures bong ing heads. It happens when the temperature of an object-like an artillery piece-is lower than its new surroundings. Those drops of water can do a coupla things. They can cause rust for one thing. Or . .. if the condensation turns to ice .. . moving parts on the weapon may get jam med. -_ _"--"!.r'" Rain and melted snow'lI give you the same headaches. Get rid of the stuff by wiping the wet area dry. If you run into a freeze-up, use hot oil to melt the ice and then wipe dry. Spread some Pl Special on the unpainted parts that have been wiped dry. Use the oil every day, but remember to firs t wipe away the " old" oil. That brings us around to cI~aning ... the thing you do today to keep from doing more of tomorrow. First off ... store the cleaning materials in a warm spot if possible. Keep the containers hIli and tightly dosed . Clean the bore and chamber while they're still warm from firing. Use rifle bore cleaner . .. wipe dry and swab in some Pl Special. Do this for the next two days, using warmed-up cleaner if it'll help. From the fourth doyon, after firing, use Pl Special every day. Don 't mix anti-freeze with the bore cleaner.

When you're operating in real cold weather-like the Arctic-there's another side to the cleaning business. That's when you make sure you have a copy of FM 70-15 at your fingertips. I

anism daily with dry cleaning so lvent or mineral spirits. Follow with a light coat of Pl Special.

A WORD OF CAUTION: Keep cleaning materials away from gas check pads-that is if your piece is equipped with the pad. What you do is wipe the pad dry with a clean cloth and leave it dry . Another thing . .. the asbestos cov,.. ering on some pads becomes very brittle in cold weather. If the asbestos cracks ... and the wire mesh shows through ... get a new pad.

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As a f'rinstance . .. the lO for your weapon may say to use GAA on the cradle and gun slides. An lO for another piece may say to use Pl Special.

What about lubrication? That's where your lO comes in mighty handy. It· tells you what grease and

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a run-down on attaching the mounts to your transportation:

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Take oul the Jeep's ba,k seal. Take ,are here .. . fold up the seat and toke the retaining dip off one retaining b(ocket to ease out the seat. Put the retaining dip back 50 it won't !J9t misplaced. Then remove the frame spring retainer from eoth side and attach them to the seat for safe keeping. Put a tough identification tag on the seat and turn it in to compon~ supply for storage.

2.

Place the assembled M2 on your Jeep. Mark exactly where to drill the two ~ 6 -in holes in each fender to match two of the holes in the mount's end pieces. lRemember ... only two

:~~~\~:r each end!. Secur,:e~lh~e~~~~:I'

Drill X6 -in holes in the sides of the Irailer to match the holes in the end pieces of the mounts. Note: Drill only two holes at each end for the M2. The M3 takes four holes at each end.

s.the choir-and-load Anchor the fog oil drum to its mount with binder attached. Just hitch up your horsepower and you're ready to roll. 38

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Toke out the Jeep's bock seat. Toke core here ... fold up the seat and toke the retaining dip off one retaining b{acket to ease out the seat. Put the reloining dip bock so it won 'l get misplaced. Then remoYe the frame spring retainer from each side and oHoch them to the seat for safe keeping. Put a tough identj· ficotion tag on the seat and turn it in to company supply for storage.

Place the assembled M2 on your Jeep. Mark exactly where to drill the two Ji' 6 -in holes in each fender to match two of the holes in the mount's end pieces. (Remember . . . only two holes for each endl. Secure the mount to with the

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• N-E-V-E-R ... I N-/-X ... II N-H-E-R ... III

NEV'ER push another vehicle with a forklift truck. You ' ll damalc :::ec forks and p?ssiblYhth~ :a:~dr~ay: the hydrauhcf ~e~ a::~o asked for be even t~ f~l:k's made to hoist, a shove. k it's not for carry and seac .... shovin' stalled nelghbors. rr===~

NEVER

Operate a forklift truck without a DD 110 (Vehicle and Equipmenc Operational Rec. oed.) Like wirh any other vehicle, the DD llO's your only authority for using the fork. NEVER stare off or park a fork without performing the Operator's preventive main_ tenance duties

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a load wuh only onc Unbalanced hOisting wjJJ likely diStort the fork assembly or break it. Make sure your forks are equally spaced from the CCnter of the mast assembly. Then centcr youe load on the forks.

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take your warehouse forklift for a spin in loose gravel or a sandy court-yard. You 'll bring it back indoors with its solid cires minus big chunks of rubber. NEVER leave the forks raised when you stop or park the truck. It's just not s~fe.

NEVER push another vehicle with a forklift truck. You'll damage the forks and possibly the mast frame, the hydraulic mechanism and maybe even the friend who asked , ~or a shove. A fork's made to hOlst, carry and stack ... it's not for shovin' stalled neighbors.

NEVER

.h operate a forklift truck wJt .0Ut a DD 110 (Vehicle aod Equlpm~nt Operational Record) Like with any other veh1de, the DD 11O's your only authority for using (he fork. NEVER start off or park. a fork without perfor~mg the operator's prevenUve main_ ~eoance duties

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11ft a load with onl fork. Unbalanced h . . y one diston the fork asse%S~~ng wiUlike.'y Make Sure you f k Y or break Jt. spaced from th: ce~:e~ are equally assembly. Then center of the mast your load 00 the forks.

NEVER

take your warehouse forklift for a sp~n in loose gravel ?r a san~y court-yard. You'lJ bring Jt back mdoors with its solid tires minus big chunks of rubber. NEVER leave the forks raised when you stop or park the truck. It's just not s~fe.

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keep your foo~ on the " h·l operating your clutch pedal w 1 \t your foot but forklift. It m aY f re our clutch. it'S murder or. ~h range gear NE':'.~R ?se "th~u~lforkli£t. That'S for Inching v~ a low range gear what you ha h in high gear for. Slipp~ng,~hc clu~ents is sudden for "inching move and sure death for

NEVER travel

with h f r;ised mOre than a few in~h:s :..rks t em low enough that if . eep pen to hum you happalJet and p a s~ack, you~1l hit the Wh not t .e matenal 00 it. en your load 1S too high , 0 sec Over it, drive backwards.

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keep your foot on the clutch pedal while operating your forklift. It may rest your foOt but it'S murder for your clutch. NEVER use the high r~nge gea,r for "incbing" your forkhft. That s what you have a loW .r.an~e gear for. Slipping the clutch In ~tgh gear fOf "inching'" movements IS sudden and sure death fOf

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;~lSCd more than a the forks em low enough hW l~ches. Keep pen to bump a s( [ at If you hap. paIJcr and not (hack, you'.n hit the When your 10 d ,e material on it ~ver ie, drive a IS too high to s~ ackwards.

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your carry to the dump (rud.t~ the more efficient your operation'lt be. First of all, keep i.n mind that you should load over the back of tbe tcuck. Take a look at Fig. 1 and sec how your shovel's , tracks are parallel to the bank of din it's moving. With the shovel located in rhisposirion,che trucks can wheel rigl;lt in, take 00 the load, and move out without having to back up. Then another truck can move into position"" with little or no lost time.

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[he dump truck, the more efficient your operation' it be. First of all, keep in mind

that you should load over the back of the truck. Take a look at Fig. 1 and see how your shovel's

. tracks are parallel to the bank of dirt it's moving. With the shovel located

in this position, the trucks can wheel rigin in, take on the load. and move out without having to back up. Then another t.ruck can move into position'" with little or no lost time.

In Fjg 2, the bank juts out shovel's tracks'are not parallel to the batik. In this operation, the' trucks have to back in and.y~ur

to tak6,on a load}b\).t there'sJ"OOID

for tW6 trud;s robe'in position at the same time. So, while one's being 1 loaded, the other's moving into r-ositiono\\ All tbe shovel operator has to do when he finisw filling one trUCk is swiog' his shovel to the opposite

side and load the other one. By using these twO methods you'll.notoniy-bc:\ooiog ,

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· In Fig 2, the bank jilts out and your shovel's tr~'c;:ks are not parallel to the bank. In this operation, the trucks have [9 back in to take'on a loadJ,but there's~m for tWo, truc~s tO',be positiOf;l at the same time. So, while one's being I loaded. the other's moving into J.A>sition.\\ All the shovel operator has to do whe~ he finish ... filling one uUck is swing his shovel to the opposite side and load the other one. By using these two methods. you'll not only he'doing

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nother mistake operators sometimes make is working into a pit on a downhill grade like in Fig 7. You might not have too much trouble in dry weather, but should the rains come, that pit'll soon look like a lakc. Besides building your own swimming pool as you go along, you're using the shovel wrong. It's not made to work downhill-and it's not designed to work uphill. Be on the level all the time, like in Fig 6. So, plan your job and you 'll get 'it done faster and easier, and you and your equipment'll come through with less wear and tcar. 44

WHOLE, NOT HOLEY HOSE Sure shouldn't be any more trouble with those rubber air hoses on the M200 trailer-not if you've done what MWO Eng 9057-1 tells you to do.

The MWO (it came out many reveilles ago) raises the hoses so they doo't get wedged between the trailer draw har and the bwnperettes of the prime mover

when 'you back up.

TAKE THE HIGH GROUND

When you're leaving your piece of heavy equipment for the day, make sure you've parked it in a high, dry spot where the rain can't form a pool around it. The reason this comes co mind is because of what happened to onc unit located down along the southern coast. One of the operators took a DB tractor down into a pit where a shovel was working to get fuel. (The fuel drums were down in the pie handy to the shovel.) After fueling the tractor, he left it there for the night. That'd 'probably been all right in most cases, but that was the night a hurricane came swooping along the coast. \Vhen all was said and done, all you could see of the D8 was its exhaust stack stickin' above the water that had filled the pit. This sa;ne unit loaned another outfit a tractor only a few weeks ago to doze out a trench. They got the trench dug all right, but they left the tractor in it the evening they finished. Along came three days of rain, but this time the water was only up to the Seat cushions. So, you see, smart operators park their equipment on high ground. Keep this in mind and you'll be classified as a smart operator, too. 4S

T I BUTI'ONS Dear Editor. Aftcr the power pack on a medium tank has been pulled a few times, you may find leakage starting in the main engine fuel line quick-disconnect coupling. When it's disconnected, that is. The leakage comes from deterioration of the flapper valve G-ring gasket. This D-ring isn't listed in the SNL's and can be mighty hard to get your hands on-in some field situations, at least. When no replacement'S available, we find the following fix takes care of the problem.

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Turn over O·ring ond put back on flapper valve {there's one on each valvel. Before puming O-ring in plMe, insert a piec:e of ordinary wropping twine 1.030 10 .050 diaml between ring tlnd brm, seat.

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For added insurance against leakage, a couple of extra touches will help: (1) before replacing the ring on the valve, smooth up the deteriorated side with an emery; and (2) while you've got the coupler apart, stretch the pressure spring a little-to give it more force for sealing. OCMT Boyde C. McClinlock Fort Stewart, Ga. (Ed Note-Your expedient's OK in a pinch, but only in a real fJirwh. Can't string

along with it unless 'Youiust can't get the repaW kit that's desi.gned for that coupler ;ob.It's Ord Stock No G244·8720219.) 46

Dear Editor,

DUMP BRACER

Working under the dump body of your dump truck can get mighty dangerous, especially if the safety braces can't be raised into position to hold that body. There is always the chance that the body'll decide to come down-and you can see what wo~ld happen to a guy working under there if he had no safety braces in place to hold it. Now, the question is-when is it that you can't use the safety braces? The answer -when you can't raise the body high enough to pull those braces into place ... like when you're working inside a shop with a low ceiling that limits the dump body height. We've made up the following fix to stop those accidents:

INSERT SMALL PIPI INTO LARGI

Now, when a guy runs up his dump body, he can put this safety gadget under the body so the base is resting on the subframe cross member and the other end is resting against the underside cross sill of the body. Raise or lower the dump bed to provide a snug fit for the safety gadget, so it won 't slip and maybe crown a guy. Mr. Arlo P. James

Fort O,d, Calif. (Ed Note-When you've got special local conditions like you describe, this Safety. First extra should do the trick.) 47

CLIP FOR YOUR PLUG

TARP HOOKS

Dear Editor, Dear Editor. I've had toes of failures on the GMC You had a good idea in Issue No. 46 of PS Magazine-the one about clipping M13S's and M211 '5, where the hook, a clothes-pin on the Nike booster igniter tarpaulin lashing, G 7 49- 7064246 cord so's the cord won't hang across the nozzle. We (ook the idea a step further.

breaks at the upper eiyer h61e. We find that running an inch of electric weld bead on each side of the hook above the hole will prevent this. Or, if the hook bas already broken, we replace it with the Dodge hook, G7417032641, which is made of stamped metal and is mueh stronger. These hooks

are still holding for ·us. WO Robert 8. Phillips JeHerson Barracks, Mo.

First ... we got a sheet of aluminum (Ord Stock No HOl1·0B02250 gets you 3-sq it worth), then we cue out some strips - Y2-in by 3-in - and formed S-shape dips. We were all set once we fastened the bead chain by slipping the dip between the shroud and the nozzle. \Ve made enough dips for every missile in the battery, naturally. Now the cord won't move when the rail is raised and the red Hag is always in plain sight.

MSgt l. J. G. (Ed Note-Looks good to 11S, but don't forget to file the rough edges of the alumin11m strips to save wea'r and tear on your fingers.)

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(Ed Note-That Jemmy hook is in,herently weak at the rivet hole, but have you tried to get the "new" hook (Ord Stock No H017·0587499) listed in Gronp 1810 of Ord 7 and 8, dated /nly 55? The new hook is mtlch stro!,!ger than the 01' one.) 48

You men who've been looking all over for a stock number for shock absorber fluid hod better jot this where you 'll find it. It 's now called Castor Oil, technical: heavy, shock absorber. FSN 9150-261-7456 will get you a gallon of the stuff.

The right paint for interiors of combat vehicles is Enamel, synthetic, gloss, white. FSN 8010·298·2286 get. you a quart; FSN 8010-286-9087, a gallon. Note the change in nomenclature and stock numbers in the " OD 'S OUT" artide, PS 47, page 32.

Yoo, who've been in a dither tryin' to figure out what the M185 and M238 trucks are, can relax. They're Signal Corps Repair Shop Trucks. The MISS is the 2 V7 ton, 6x6, M109 with load applied , and the M238 i. the M220 with load applied. TB O rd 444·11 and C1 gives you the dope on this.

You light-tonk crewmen (M41 and M41Al) can still get copies of that special light-tonk edition of PS. It's PS Issue No. 14. Just send S9t Half·Mast a card telling him how many copies you need.

Bearings 700015 and 700026 are probably to blame if the M96 telescope mount on your M44 selfpropefleci.ho¥,itzer is on the blink, Some of 'em may not have been lubed during manufacture. For good

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