EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS, CAPABILITIES, AND FEATURES (CONT)

TM 11-5995-208-10

EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS, CAPABILITIES, AND FEATURES (CONT)

Has the same features as old type reel except that storage compartment

has been removed and replaced with 10 steel rods welded to outside

head.

MANUAL REELING UNIT (RL-31-(*))

BRAKE

UNIT

CRANK

Lightweight manual reeling unit used to lay and pickup twin coax cable

assemblies.

Can be used with either 100-foot or 1320-foot (1/4-mile) reels.

Designed to be installed on a vehicle, but can be used on the ground.

Some models have two cranks and two brake units.

Can be used to transport loaded cable reels, either by liter carry

method using four people, or by wheelbarrow method using one person.

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