DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL BULLETIN

*TB -9-2300-281-35

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL BULLETIN

STANDARDS FOR OVERSEA SHIPMENT OR

DOMESTIC ISSUE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES,

COMBAT, TACTICAL, CONSTRUCTION, AND

SELECTED INDUSTRIAL AND TROOP SUPPORT US

ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE MATERIEL READINESS

COMMAND MANAGED ITEMS

Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, DC

6 August 1977

REPORTING OF ERRORS

You can improve this manual by recommending

improvements using DA Form 2028 (Recommended

Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) and mail the

form direct to Commander, US Army Tank-Automotive

Materiel Readiness Command, ATTN:

DRSTA-MTP,

Warren, MI 48090. A reply will be furnished to you.

SECTION I.

INTRODUCTION

Paragraph

Page

Purpose .................................................................................................................... 1

Scope ..................................................................................................................

II.

SHIPMENT/ISSUE STANDARDS

General................................................................................................................

Hour/Mileage standards .......................................................................................

Inspection standards ...........................................................................................

Operating standards................................................................................................. 6

III.

LOGBOOK

Logbook entries .................................................................................................... 7

IV.

SHIPMENT OR ISSUE

Organizational spare parts, tools, and equipment .................................................... 8

Publications ............................................................................................................ 9

Documentation....................................................................................................... 10

DEVIATIONS. ......................................................................................................... 11

Requested deviation .............................................................................................. 12

VI.

DISPOSITION

Disqualified vehicles ................................................................................................ 13

APPENDIX

REFERENCES

SECTION I

INTRODUCTION

sion without early failure or major maintenance

1. Purpose. This bulletin establishes standards for

problems.

overseas shipment or domestic issue of combat,

2. Scope. a. The standards prescribed by this bulletin

tactical, and special purpose vehicles. These standards

are provided to insure that the user is furnished

provide for a high percentage of remaining life in vehicle

equipment which will perform its mis

equipment; therefore, equipment desig

*This bulletin supersedes TB 9-2300-281-35, 4 December 1970, including all changes.