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ispublishedfortheinformationand

sandservicesand ordnancemaintenance

ionofthebombtrailerM5, thismanual

ationrequiredfortheidentification,use,

y,andsuchrepairsasmaybehandledby

eundertakenonlyunder thesupervision

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atureoftherepair,modification,orad-

peorfacilitiesof theunit,theresponsible

einformedinorderthattrained personnel

pmentmaybeprovided,or properin-

mbtrailerM5(fig. 1)isa castered

designedtomeetlow loadingandeaseof

hefrontcasterwheelunitpermitsturning

ks.Trailersmaybeconnectedintrains

perationat fairlyhighspeed.Thefront

edwithareversiblelunettewhichmaybe

of anothertrailerora primemover.The

ectricbrakesandtruck-typetireswith

00pounds.

ds.

s.

s.

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inches.

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MENT

>.withrasteruiiit turned.

S

orothertrailer 5

atingthetraileritshouldbeinspected

.The numberoftrailerspermissiblein

operatingconditions.Underidealcondi-

ersmaybetowedbehindaprime moverat

erorother trailer.-a.Lunette.

rsibletoallowforavariationin theheight

mover.Whenattachingthelunettetothe

ein thepositionwhichpermitsthehitch

aspossible.

ntle. (1)Pulloutcotterpin.

aisepintlelockenoughto allow

atchand pullingforwardtolockin

eventaccidentalreleaseoflatch.

1Removecotterpinandnut (fig.4)

ailers whichhaveasquarepadonthe

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hestabilizer(fig.4)minimizestin-

o"pitch"onroughroads.The adjusting

easeor decreasethehitchloadontherear

justmentdependsonthe loadconditions

ybe operating.Generally,whenthe

dedtheadjustingscrewshould bedown,

dedtheadjustingscrewshouldbeup.The

slevel aspossible.Underaverageoper-

yokeshouldnotvarymore than5 from

unettetopintle.

heelectricbrakesystemandthelight-

reconnectedtotheprimemoverorthe

tingintrains)by anelectricconnecting

eliftupthe springcover(fig.5)onthe

ugintothe receptacleasfarasit willgo

ptaclearesodesignedthattheycanbe

erposition.Theplughas fourcontacts.

,onefor thebrakesystem,andonefor

bothsystems.Theconnectingcableis


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7) ateachend,whicharetobe connected

e vehicleahead.Theclipsontheendof

beproperlyattachedbeforeoperatingthe

lerhasasafetyswitchwhichapplies

aticallyincasethetowingconnectionbetween

moverisbroken.Ifthetrailer shouldbe-

owingvehiclethejunipercablewhichcon-

m.

sout ofthesocketontherear vehicle.

ulledforwardby thechainandclosesthe

cuitfortheelectricbrakes.Assoonas

y,applythehandbrakeandmovethe

othe"off"position,asthebreak-awayappli-

ut 15minutes.Anemergencybatteryis

entofthetoolbox.Thisbatteryoperates

break-away.Spaceforasparebatteryis

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.Thebrakesarecontrolledbythe

Whenapplyingthe brakes,exceptin

ntrolshouldbeadvancedgradually.Aload

rpermitsthe drivertoregulatethebrak-

ding,regardlessofloadand roadcon-

videdwiththe trailertofurnishcur-

rakesinemergenciesandincaseofa

brakeshouldneverbeusedinparking

ereceptacleandsafetyswitch.

rgencies,becauseoftherapiddrainonthe

ouldalwaysbeusedfor parking.

eleftside ofthetoolboxand shouldbe

ortrain isnotbeingmoved.Thehand

esetof brakesastheelectricservicebrakes

whenonanincline.Thebrakeis released

tremeforwardpositionandappliedwhen

eck.Torelease,pullbrakeleverback

own,andallowlever tomoveforward.If


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emergencyadjustmentmaybemadebyre-

onnectsatthelowerendof thebrakelever;

eright,andreconnect.Careshouldbe

pin;bend itovertheclevispin.

dingrampandasupportingstand

achtrailer toaidinloading.The ramp

ngramp.

engagingthe pinsontheside ofthedeck

mptothedeckchannelraise lowerend

ush rampforwarduntilramphookis

channels,thenlowertheotherendto.

rtingstandunderramptosupport center


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-.

on-

mechanicalefficiencyitisnecessary

yandsystematicallyinspected.Defects

ndcorrectedbeforetheyresultin serious

ngesindesignpromptedbychronicfail-

pertinentchangesini nspectionormain-

angesinvolvingsafety,efficiency,andecon-

otheChiefof Ordnance,throughproper

develop.Suchactionisencouragedin

onsmayprofitthereby.


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ent.Onreceiptofavehicle,athor-

madeasfollows:

reaks,orother damage.Innateto

ent,andspareparts.

yed,chafed,orbrokeninsulation,and

etight.Checklightsand brakesforproper

okeforstraightness.

ED

e

lstoseethat theyhavenotbentin service.

brokenormissingparts.

thoroughly.

ation.Beforeplacingthetrailerin

bemadetosee thateverythingisinorder

ent.Seethatfireextinguisheris filled

.

adilyaccessibleboltsaretight.

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orproperfunctioning(normaland

tudsfortightness.

tallhaltswherethere issufficient

cure.

heendofeachday'soperation,in-

sfollows:

aks,leaks,etc..andremoveanygravel

embeddedinthe treads.

mforlooseordirtyconnections,frayedor

rearpintleto :,eethattheyhavenot

ched.

ooseormissing parts.

Includedinthe inspectiontobeper-

enerifsubjectedtosevereuse orunusual

emslistedin paragraph15,andinaddi-

ghtnessandsee thatherringsarenot

andrechargeifnecessary.

esystem,replacingemergencybatteryif

stingifnecessary.

AREANDPRESERVATION

ricationchart(fig.9)showsthevari-

d,theperiodsoflubrication,andthelubri-

onfittingsandoilholeson thevehicleare

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No.100.Locatedattoolbox,onright sidepanel.

ve)WB5

WB5

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icatedarefornormalservice.Forextremecondi-

,mud,snow,roughroads,dust,etc.,lubricatemore

applyinglubricant.Lubricateuntilnewgreaseex-

on:Lubricateafterwashingtrailer.

kingpin.Turnwheels,sufficientlytoleftorright

drear).Removewheelandcleanandreplace

sespeciallyshouldbehand-packedwithnomorethan

easeadequateforlubrication.Caution:Nogrease

partoftheelectricbrake.

ateparkingbrakeclevisesandpintlehookwith oil,

00miles.

ation.Springs.

,andmudarethe sourcesofgreatest

tsof dirtandgritare allowedtoaccumu-

their wayintobearingsurfaces,causing

theconditionisnotremedied,willsoon cause

movingpartsorunits,inmakingrepairs

thecourseof inspection,workingjoints

e exposed,alldirtandgritthat mightfind

rfacesmustfirst becarefullyremoved.

dcare mustalwaysbetakentoeliminate

gdirt orgritintothe openingwiththe

clothing.Tocutoil-soakeddirtandgrit,

se solvent,dry-cleaning,appliedwith

h. Detailedinformationoncleaningis

omecloggedshouldbeopenedwitha

neverbeused forthispurpose,assplinters

permanentlyclogthepassages.Particular

anand decontaminatevehiclesthathavebeen

sectionVI fordetailsofthis operation.

ressureshouldbe maintainedat55

videdwith valvecapstokeepout

dfrequentlyforcuts,breaks,and snags

uchinjury shouldberepairedassoonas

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TMENT

ndto bedentedorbent,the tiresshould

straightenedwitha hammer.Arim

nedproperlyshouldbereplaced.

es125

ematerielispaintedbeforeissuetothe

enancecoatperyearordinarilywill be

butfewexceptionsthismaterielwillbe

hetic,olive-drab,lusterless.Theenamel

atsof longoilenamelandoil paintpre-

anceDepartmentiftheold coatisin

epainting.

suallyissued readyforuseandare

They maybebrushedonsatisfactorily

eoriginal packageconsistencyorwhen

ercentbyvolumewiththinner.Theenamel

enthinnedwith15percentbyvolumeof

otbe usedasathinnersince itwill

inthisenamel.)Ifsprayed,it drieshard

iny2hourand drieshardin16 hours.

npaintingiscontainedinTM9-850.

a.Ifthebasecoaton themateriel

oredesirabletostrip theoldpaintfrom

ding andtouch-upmethods.Afterstrip-

sarytoapplyaprimercoat.

ic,shouldbeusedonwoodas abasecoat

ybeappliedeither bybrushingorspray-

orilyasreceivedoraftertheadditionof

volumeofthinner.Itwillbe dryenough

dwillbehardin 5to7hours. Forspray-

hnotmorethan15 percentbyvolumeof

tbeappliedtothe primer,ground,syn-

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nhibiting,forbaremetal,shouldbeused

suseandapplicationis similartothat

gjob dependspartlyontheselectionof

argelyuponthecareusedin preparingthe

lparts tobepaintedshouldbefree

osene,oil,andalkali,andmust bedry.

s.Ifmetalpartsareinneed of

ashedina liquidsolutionconsistingof

artsofwarmwater,or anequivalentsolu-

waterandwipedthoroughlydry.Wood

shouldbetreatedinthesame manner,but

notbe leftonformorethan afewminutes

wipeddry assoonastheyare washed

nfairconditionand marredonlyinspots,

uchedwithenamel,synthetic,olive-drab,

odry.Thewholesurfaceshouldthen lie

lint,No.1,anda finishcoatofenamel,

erless,appliedandallowedtodrythor-

isused.If theequipmentisinbad con-

thoroughlysandedwithpaper,flint,No.'2.

ofprimer,ground,synthetic,andpermitted

.Itshould thenbesandpaperedwith

reefromdust anddirt,anda finalcoat

e-drab,lusterless,appliedandallowedto

materielisused.

Camouflageisnowa majorconsid-

cevehicles,withrustpreventionsecondary.

esentemployedutilizesthreefactors:color,

ntedwithenamel,synthetic,olive-drab,

sentoblend-inreasonablywellwiththe

namelmakesavehicledifficulttoseefrom

reatdistancesoverland.Avehicle

sypaintcanbedetectedmoreeasily andat

cilnumbersonvehicleshavebeenelimi-

ephotographedfromtheair.A blue-drab

whichcannotbeso photographed.Itis

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TMENT

. (1)Continuedfrictionorrubbingmust

oththesurfaceandproduceagloss.The

edmorethanoncea week.Careshouldbe

hingisdoneentirelywitha spongeorasoft

verberubbedor wipedexceptwhilewet,

vehiclespaintedwithlusterlessenamel

eswerekeptwhenglossypaintwasused.

easesthe camouflagevalue.Greasespots

lvent,dry-cleaning.Whateverportionof

ovedshouldbeallowedtoremain.

ax-treatedtarpaulinsonthesides ofa

gloss,whichshouldbe removedwith

intingwitholive-drabpaintwill be

thblue-drabpainttwiceyearly.

errepeatedpaintings,thepaintmay

kandscaleoff inplaces,presentingan

uchisthecase,removetheold paintby

on(seeTM 9-850fordetails)orremover,

portantthateverytraceoflyeor other

elyrinsedoffandthatthe equipmentbe

ntingisattempted.Itis preferablethat

limitedtoiron orsteelparts.Ifused on

tnotbe allowedtoremainonthesurface

ore beingthoroughlyrinsedoffandthe

s.Crevicesorcracksinwoodshould be

oodsandpaperedbeforerefinishing.The

ouldbepaintedaccordingtodirectionsin

vices.Oilcups,greasefittings,oil-

ng'devices,aswellasacircleabout% incli

f lubricationwillbepaintedwithenamel,

erthattheymaybe locatedreadily.


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AS

a.Whenmaterielisinconstant

aintedmetalpartswillbe coatedlightlywith

eincludedamongtheitemsto beprotected

sorchemicalshells,butammunitionis ex-

hatthe oildoesnottouchleatheror canvas

willbeprotectedwithcoversasfaras

bekeptinsealedcontainers.

acticallynoprotectionagainstmustard

oilcloth,forexample,willbe penetrated

ger theperiodduringwhichtheyareex-

gerofwearingthese articles.Rubberboots

tedwithmustardgasmayoffer agrave

emseveraldaysafter thebombardment.

resistpenetrationformorethananhour,

ger thanthis.

ntedmetalpartsofmaterielthat

gasexceptmustardandlewisite mustbe

ewithsolvent,dry-cleaning,oralcohol,de-

partsshouldthen becoatedwithengine

nexposedtogasmustbe thoroughlycleaned

ocleanbombsuse agent,decontaminating,

t available,strongsoapandcoolwater.

mbsdrywithcleanrags.Do notusedry

minating(chlorideoflime)(usedfor decon-

fmaterielonornear ammunitionsupplies),

theuseof chlorideoflimeonliquidmustard.

rtheremovalofliquidchemicals

ommateriel,thefollowingstepsshouldbe

(1)Foralloftheseoperationsacomplete

ngandaservicegas maskwillbeworn.Im-

fthesuit,athoroughbath withsoapand

stbetaken.Ifany skinareashavecome

evena verysmalldropofmustardgets


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NT

orofmustardhasbeeninhaled,it isimpera-

measuresbegivenwithin20 to30minutes

structionsaregiveninTM9-850 and

mustardwillbe decontaminated.Ifthe

sbeenexposedtovaporonly,itmaybe de-

intheopenair,preferablyin sunlight,for

e cleanedbysteamingfor2hours.If

hasbeencontaminatedwithliquidmustard,

willberequired.Variouskindsof steaming

dfrommaterialsavailableinthefield.

mencebyfreeingmaterielofdirt through

,whichmustbe burnedorburiedimmedi-

terieliscoatedwithgreaseor heavy

dberemovedbeforedecontaminationis

ing,orotheravailablesolventsforoilshould

to endsofsticks.

ntedsurfacesofthematerielwithbleach-

gonepart agent,decontaminating(chlo-

twater.Thissolutionshouldbeswabbed

thoroughlywithwater,thendry andoil

tsexposedto mustardorlewisitemust

gent,decontaminating,noncorrosive,mixed

rtssolvent(acetylenetetrachloride).If

armwaterandsoap.Bleachingsolution

of itscorrosiveaction.Instrumentlenses

paper,lens,tissue,using asmallamountof

talsurfaceslightlywithengineoil.

contaminating(chlorideoflime),is not

etemporarilycleanedwithlargevolumesof

ardlyinginjointsor inleatherorcanvas

ythis procedureandwillremainaconstant

materielcan beproperlydecontaminated.

materielinthis mannerliesunchangedon

thatthecontaminatedareabeplainlymarked

abandonment.

aminatingofmaterielcontaminatedwith

ompoundsintothesoil,poisoningmany

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bingthathasbeen contaminatedshould

thbleachingsolution.Intheeventthis

maybenecessarytoburn orburysuch

ndecontaminationiscontainedinFM

8,W. D.,1941.

NMAINTENANCE

ofmaintenanceandrepairsbythecrew

garmsisdeterminedbythe easewithwhich

plished,amountoftimeavailable,nature

ditions,temperatures,concealment,shelter,

uipmentavailable,andskillofthe per-

ableand noexactsystemofprocedure

elwill,in general,beresponsibleforthe

semblies.

djustmentoperations.

ring,etc..withmaterialsavailable.

LTOOLS

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h.

ch.

ery.

pplicationoftheelectricbrakes.

2hooks.

(5-inchhandle).

(3-foothandle).

(forusewith channelchockblocks).

eslong.

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orbombtrailerM5.


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weldedconstruction.

edconstruction.

g,weldedconstruction.

k,10-footwith'2hooksand1 tnmbuckle.

mb.%13-NC-2.

hesby i!8feet.

es.

1carbondioxide).

ydraulic.

withchain.

inches.(Notillustrated.)

Anaccuraterecordoftoolsandacces-

derthattheirlocationandconditionmay

s becominglostorunserviceableshould

Alltoolsandequipmentshouldbecleaned

further usebeforebeingreturnedto

spectionandoilingoftoolsis necessary

sshouldbeusedonly forthepurposes

d.

EM

tingsystemforthebombtrailerM5

nationstopandtail lightofstandardauto-

sarywiring.Thesystemisshownschemati-

suppliedforthelightingsystem,as

mtheprimemoverthrough theconnector

e systemisinsulatedandenclosedin

eisno provisionforemergencyoperation

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flightsfailto functionwiththecon-

nected,acheckshouldbemadeasfollows:

lbstosee iftheyareburnedout.

nectionstoseethattheyare tight.

eaks orshortcircuitscausedby

ectorcableandplugs areingoodorder.

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dtrailerreceptacles.

allycausedbya looseconnectionora

kenwires.Brokenwiresshouldbe

pedwithelectrician'stapeandperma-

practicable.

taillightand stoplightassembly(fig.

gtwonuts fromtheboltswhichextend

ge,anddisconnectingthewiring.Itis

ngthetwowiresandboltingtheassembly

llows:Removethetwoscrewsin the

oor.Graspeitherbulbbetweenfingers,

boutaquarterturn, andwithdrawthebulb.

erofremoval.

connectorcablemaybetemporarilyre-

peinthesamemanneras withtheother

ectorcableplugsare notreplaceablein

rredtoabaseshop forrepair.

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TMENT

ctricbrakesystem.Theelectricbrake

yofthebrakedrum,acircularbrakeband,

dappropriatewiring.Electriccurrentfor

upplied (exceptincaseofabreak-away)

emover.Theelectricbrakecontroller,

stat,ismountedon theprimemoverand

earmatureisattachedto androtates

magnet,whichisstationarywhenthe

ngstothearmaturewhencurrentis ap-

tatewiththearmature(fig.13).As the

slugsonthe brakebandwhichexpands

ngingthevehicleto astop.

Theparkingbrakelinkageisconnected

tingmechanismoftheelectricbrakesystem.

ountedonthe leftsideofthetool boxis

bymeansof aconnectingrodandclevis.

shaftisalever whichisconnectedtoa

connectingrodandclevis.Whenthe

wardthebrakebandexpandsagainstthe

anneras whentheelectricbrakesare

efollowingtablecontainsthetrou-

unteredwiththeelectricbrakesystem,and

emedies':

enwireina.(1) Checkentire

systemforbro-

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ng.Allwiringshouldbeinspected

tshowssignsofwear,scuffing,orbreaks

rician'stapeandthe causeforwear

nceforthemagnetislimitedtoremov-

ingontheoutsideofthe magnet.Remove

ha mediumgradeofemerycloth.Donot

cesofmagnet.Brokenwiresontheout-

repairedwithelectrician'stape.

eused withanoldmagnetbuta new

with anoldarmature.

tperformancethebrakebandmustbe

rroundnesswhenserviceworkis doneor

andshouldfitsnuglyto thespecialband

3),witha lighttensiontoholdit inplace.

d)ofthebandis bentawayfromthegage,

"grabby."Iftheleadingendis bentin

kewillbe weak.Adistortedbandmay


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he bandlaythebandon aboardor

kethebandwhereit isnecessarywitha

,placeitin abenchviseandclosethe

donebetweenrivets.

rakesrequirenoadjustmentforwear

mentofthe magnetduringapplication

self-adjustingtowearthe brakesdown

curs,anautomaticstoppi-eventsthe

m.However,thisis allbasedonthe

tafterthebrakeshavebeenrelined.

epressedabout%ginchagainsttin-

mountedin runningposition.Thiscan

drumis placedontheaxle,byusingthe

arnertoolNo.4680).

fthegageagainstthemagnetface.

instbearingshoulder andtighten

ameofgageand tightenthumbscrewin

gage.

ngin hub.

he circumferenceofthearmature

mto itsfullesttravel.

eagainstarmatureface.

instwheelbearing andtightenthumb-

tofmovementoftheadjustablerod

edepressionafterassembly.

earmatureisgreaterthan%2i nch,shim

ringshoulderoftheaxleshaft(A).If this

ch,shimoutthearmatureringby using

mNo.3516is y16inchthickwhileNo.

tweenthearmaturering andthedrum

sedimensionsmustnotexceed%4inch.

estsindicatethatthe break-awayswitch

placedas follows:

ctricalleads(fig.5).

tingbolts.

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ASSEMBLY

BLY

cbrakearmaturespacingj;age.

CASTERUNIT

ristowedbymeansof ahitchyoke

providedwithastabilizerspringarrange-

nt"pitching."Instructionsfortheadjust-

containedinparagraph6.

ofthedualwheeltypewith afriction

e adjustedtoprovideadragor dampening

mmy."Theloadonthefrontcasterunitis

supportedat eachendbyaspecialadapter

screw.Thesecapscrewsshouldbekepttight.

ovethehitchyokefromthetrailer,

by astandorblocksandrelease the

ring byturningthestabilizerhandle

whichboltthroughthehitchyoke.

atrearof hitchwheretheyboltthrough

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T

e checkedoccasionallytoseethatit is

ntorstretchedinservice.If theboltshows

hedit shouldbereplaced.

G

"

g.

ts.

unitwithonewheelremoved.

xcessivetirewear.Thetiresonthe

checkedoccasionallyforexcessivewear.

teswheelmisalinement,looseorbentwheels,

econditionsshouldbereportedtohigher

Whenawheel"shimmy"condition

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5).Thisadjustmentshouldbecheckedat

herechelonpersonnel.

hecasterwheelandtireassembliesmay

hefiveinnerbolts (fig.16).Thewheel

ountedfromthehub.

emoval.

Toremovethetirefromthe wheel,

removethe10outerbolts(fig.17) todisas-

dto allowthetireandtube toberemoved.

tthetubein thetireandinflateuntil

out. Placethetireonone wheeldisk,

sk,andtighten thebolts.Caremustbe

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rwheelsforthebombtrailerM5are

heelsandaredemountableinthe usual

cketwrenchisprovidedinthe toolkitfor

emoval.

hewheelnutsaremarked"R"and"L"to

thread.The tubesareofthepuncture-

aintenanceisordinarilyrequiredbythe

okenwheelshouldbereplaced.

mounting. (1)Removethewheel

efivenutsas showninfigure18.

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ee thelockingringbypryingit out

thenberemovedfromthewheel.This

ierbycoatingthe baseofthetire bead

easemustnot beused.

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ountthetireonthe wheel,proceedasfol-


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pinthe tireandinflatethetube until

hetubeshouldcontainverylittleair pres-

will makemountingdifficult.Theflap

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ARTMENT

urfacewiththe guttersideup(fig.20).

withthevalvestemin linewiththeopening

eandslidethe tireovertherim.

hatone-halfisin therimgutterand

houldbedrawnup tightlybyinserting

ofthecrescent-shapednotchesoftheside

bepriedoverintothe gutter.

veposition,hammeratthe pointwhere

rand progresstowardtheoppositeclear-

ntirelyontherim.

undspersquare inchpressure.

enininflatingthetireas animproperlyinstalledring

uryto personnel.Thewheelshouldhepositionedso

of thewheelnexttotheground whileinflating.

T

47

use,trailersshouldbe storedinclosed

s,ifavailable.Ifno coveredshedorbuilding

oredin theopenandcoveredwithtarpaulins.

sreston plankswhicharefreefromgrease

eshouldbesolocatedthattrailers willbe

oodorfire.

e.a.Trailers.Whentrailersareto

elengthof timetheprocedurebelowshould

lpoints,usinglubricationchart.

aresubjectto corrosionorotherdeteri-

yedwithcompoundrust-preventive,thin

Alltoolsandaccessoriesshouldbecleaned,

ust-preventive,thinfilm,andplacedin tool

shouldbepackedin thetoolboxwithcor-

ableprotection.

ge.Tiresshouldbeinspectedfordam-

eddedpebblesorforeignmattershould be

Tiresshouldbeproperlyinflatedand each

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leshouldbeblockedupso astotakethe

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