Table 2-1. Hour/Mileage Standards - Continued

Table 2-2. Inspection Standards - Continued

Item

Inspection standard

Heating and air

Inspect heaters and/or air conditioning equipment to insure satisfactory operation and freedom

conditioning equipment

from fuel or contaminated air leakage.

Hoist, winch,

Check for cracks in housings or covers, oil leaks, missing or broken control levers, sheaves,

capstan, windlass

pins, power control unit brake or clutch bands, cables, bolts, springs cams, etc.

and power take-off

Hubs and wheels

Must be in a safe and serviceable condition, free of any visible defects. Wheels shall not wobble in

excess of the following amounts measured by obtaining the difference between high and low

points on wheel adjacent to tread of tire while wheel is mounted on vehicle; up to and including

16 to 20-inch wheels-l/4-inch; play from 16 to 20-inch wheels-3/s-inch; play and wheels

greater than 20-inches-1/2-inch play.

Modification Work

Insure that all required MWO's have been applied and are properly recorded in accordance with

Orders (MWO's)

TM 38750.

Moldboards, cutting

Insure that moldboards are not bent or warped; cutting edges, end bits, teeth, tines, cutting

edges, bits, teeth, tines,

knives, sickle bars, etc., must be new or in like new condition.

knives, sickle bars, etc.

Oil consumption

Compute the oil consumption from the logbook entires for the period between the last oil changes.

(Do not include oil change in the computation.) Oil consumption must be no greater than

shown in table 2-5.

Paint

Painted and undercoated surfaces must be in good condition and free of rust, scratches, and

peeling. Organizational and nonstandard markings will not be permitted. Standard

markings will be as required by AR 750-58 and TB 43-0209.

Pintles, towing

Must be free of rust, cracks, and breaks or other obvious defects, and operating parts must

hooks, lifting and

function properly.

tiedown eyes

Pneumatic pontoon

Must be in good serviceable condition with all bulk heads intact and tested in accordance with

floats

change 1, SB 740-97-2. Emergency repair kit must be complete. Skirts, straps, and

connecting eye must be properly laced. The floats must be completely deflated, properly rolled,

and laced in carrying cases.

Racks and bows

Must fit properly and have no broken, loose, or missing parts. Must be sound and usable for the

intended purpose. Wood parts must have no indication of slivering, dry rot or fungus.

Roadwheels

Inspect roadwheels, idlers, and support rollers in accordance with TM 9-2530-200-24, and comply

with condition codes specified in table 2-6.

Roller circle,

Must be free of cracks, seized or damaged rollers, misalignment, missing or damaged grease

rollers, ring gear

fittings, and broken or damaged ring gear teeth.

Sawmill components

Check for damaged or missing conveyor, carriage, sawdust blower or trackway components. Saw

blades must not be cracked, warped, out-of-round or have loose damaged or broken teeth.

Screening and feed

All components must be in go(d serviceable condition and be free of any obvious or visually

mechanism, rools, jaws

apparent defects. Jaws and crusher rollers must be new or equal to new condition.

Sheaves, drum, cable

All components must be in good serviceable condition, free from any obvious or visible defects.

clutch and brake bands

Clutch and brake bands shall be in new or equal to new condition so as not to impair the

operation of the applicable crane/shovel components

Special purpose

Special purpose equipment, mounted on the vehicle must have at least 50% of its useful life

equipment

remaining and have all normal and/or special purpose modification kits and/or components

properly installed. If shipment/issue standards have not been published, insure that the

equipment will perform adequately. Special purpose equipment, such as a flame thrower,

mounted on the vehicle, must have at least 50% of its useful life remaining. If shipment/issue

standards have not been published, insure that the equipment will perform adequately. If

necessary, a test will be accomplished by qualified personnel to prove operation without

malfunction.

Suspensions

Must function properly and be free of cracked, broken, sagged or bent parts. Torsion bar

attachment must be firm. Shock absorbers must be free of leaks. Sprockets cannot have

been reversed.

Spray equipment

Check for damaged or clogged intake filter, broken or collapsed suction hoses, leaking seals,

and components

packing, gaskets, etc.

Steering system

Must be free of cracked, broken, sagged or bent parts. Steering gear must be free of leaks and

fastened securely. Check for correct caster, camber, toe-in, toe-out. Check for air and oil

leaks.

Wood components

Shall not be in such condition as to impair their structural strength. Those having cracks that do not

affect their strength are acceptable. Wood will crack and check from natural causes without

necessarily having its strength impaired.