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Category: Tactical Vehicles

FMTV: M1082/M1095 Wheel Assembly Updated NSN
May 20, 2020 — The NSN listed for the wheel assembly on the FMTV’s M1082 2 1/2-ton and M1095 5-ton cargo trailers on Page 13 of PS 766 (Sept 16) is wrong. NSN 2530-01-500-4619 gets the wheel assembly for both trailers. ... MORE

HMMWV: Kinks Offer Hose Protection
May 11, 2020 — Dear Half-Mast, I’m trying to find an NSN for the metal cover designed to protect the upper radiator hose from damage by the generator belts. But I’ve had no luck finding it in the IETM, TM 9-2320-280-13&P. Can you help?... MORE

LTAS FMTV: Restraint System Pull Tab
May 7, 2020 — Say it once, say it twice. Make sure the driver’s side restraint system is inside the cab before shutting the door. It’s no secret the belt’s restraint latch can easily get slammed between the door and door jam. This not only damages the door and jam, but the heavy doors often ruin the safety pull tab (latch guard) on the restraint latch... MORE

JLTV: Door Hazard Requires Caution
May 7, 2020 — Soldiers are understandably excited to use the new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), the Army’s replacement for the HMMWV. But don’t let the excitement cloud this caution: use the handhold bar, not the B-pillar, when entering and exiting the JLTV! Click MORE>> to discover more safety tips... MORE

Wheeled Vehicles: Dry Lead-Acid Batteries No Longer Supported in CONUS
March 26, 2020 — The following dry lead-acid batteries for the Army’s wheeled-vehicle fleet are now obsolete: ● 6TMF, NSN 6140-01-469-9184; ● 2HN dry, NSN 6140-00-057-2553; ● 4HN dry, NSN 6140-00-059-3528. Under the DLA Land and Maritime Vehicular Wet Battery Program (VWBP), Exide will stock CONUS supply support activities (SSAs) with wet-cell batteries approved for CONUS units... MORE

M967A1 Fuel Tanker: Vapor Integrity Test Set
February 28, 2020 — Get a vapor integrity test set that’s used on the 5,000-gal fuel tankers with NSN 2590-01-438-8806. A breakdown of the test set is shown in TM 9-2330-339-23&P (Dec 15), but the NSN is missing, and the part number for the set in the TM is wrong... MORE

HMMWV: Slave Start = Smart Start
February 5, 2020 — This article initially appeared in Issue PS 804, pages 10 - 12.Dead HMMWV batteries? Think twice before you grab that handy ground power unit (GPU) for a jump start! The ONLY approved method to jump start a HMMWV is with a NATO slave cable, NSN 6150-01-390-7058, attached to another HMMWV... MORE

M989A1 HEMAT Shock Absorber NSN
January 29, 2020 — Use NSN 2510-01-674-7408 to get a shock absorber for the 11-ton heavy expanded mobile ammunition trailer (HEMAT). This NSN replaces NSN 2510-01-289-8286 shown as Item 2 in Fig 22 of TM 9-2330-383-14&P (Dec 91, w/Ch 1, Jan 02). ... MORE

PLS Maintenance Question?
January 28, 2020 — Have a repair part, TM or general maintenance question about the PLS and PLS trailers? Get an answer from the PLS equipment specialists at TACOM LCMC. Just send an email to the email address in this article... MORE

HEMTT A4: Wiper Blade NSN
December 19, 2019 — If you have a HEMTT A4 with the bolt-on style wiper blade, NSN 2540-01-262-7708, you’ll need to upgrade when changing blades. The first time you change to clip-on blades, NSN 2540-01-482-2300, you’ll also need to upgrade to the new wiper arm, NSN 2540-01-626-2374... MORE

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