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Category: Tactical Vehicles

M871 Semitrailer: Drill Drain Holes in Storage Boxes
May 24, 2022 — Dear Editor, we support a transportation unit with 120 semitrailers. The semitrailers carry a mounted storage box that holds all the BII tools, chains and binding equipment. The storage box costs about $680 and the stored equipment about $1,000. Here's some need to know info... ... MORE

M149A2 Water Buffalo: Master Cylinder NSN
May 24, 2022 — Order a replacement master cylinder for the M149A2 water buffalo trailer with NSN 2530-01-339-8620. Read on to learn what models are affected... MORE

HEMTT A4: NSN for Headlamp
May 6, 2022 — Mechanics, need a headlamp (headlight) for your HEMTT A4 truck? Get the NSN here... MORE

M969A3 Fuel Tanker: TM Lists Wrong NSN for Shutoff Valves
May 5, 2022 — Refuelers, Item 1 in Fig 107 of TM 9-2330-330-23P (Dec 15) lists the incorrect NSN for the shutoff valves for the retail hose reels. They’re shown as R and P in Item 1, Fig 107 below. Get the info here... MORE

M1117 ASV, M1200 AK: Say Goodbye. It’s Turn-in Time!
May 4, 2022 — Maintenance leaders, the Army added the M1117 armored security vehicle (ASV) to the Master Divestiture List (MDL) in April 2019. ASVs have been replaced with the M-ATV. That means as of September 2021, all ASVs are considered excess, and should be directed for turn-in to Sierra Army Depot (SIAD) RIC: B2F, DODAAC: W62G2X. More info here... MORE

FMTV A1P2: Always Engage Combat (Safety) Latches
April 29, 2022 — HOT: Warfighters, according to TACOM ground safety action message (GSAM) 22-010, a recent accident investigation discovered there’s some confusion in units as to when to engage combat latches on up-armored FMTVs. Read about it here... MORE

MRAP: Rev-up MaxxPros with Particle Separator Cleaning
April 22, 2022 — Operators, a few years ago in TACOM Maintenance Action Message (MAM) 19-012, TACOM evaluated the particle separator used on all three (3) models of the MaxxPro and decided that annual replacement was no longer necessary. Instead, the particle separators just need to be cleaned every year with a couple sprays of compressed air to blow out any debris. Here's the info you'll need... MORE

M1102 Trailer: Marine Corps LTT Brake Drums Different
April 21, 2022 — Marines, the brake drums on your light tactical trailer (LTT) aren’t the same as the ones used by the Army. That’s because of the screw-on style of the grease cap that the Marine Corps opted to use on their M1102s. Get what you need to know here... MORE

FMTV: Watch that A1P2 LTAS Seatbelt
April 21, 2022 — Operators, when exiting the LTAS FMTV, make sure your four-point seat belt is fully inside the cab before shutting the door. If not, the belt’s restraint latch gets slammed in the door jam. Read on... MORE

FMTV: Interconnecting Box NSNs for GEN IV and GEN V Transmissions
April 18, 2022 — On Page 14 of PS 753 (Aug 15), we let you know that for FMTVs from serial numbers 100,001 or above, you could get an interconnecting box using NSN 5895-01-591-7887. There's more to the story... MORE

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