TM 55-2320-260-15-1
MARINE AND TERMINAL TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE
stowage may be used provided they will in-
sure safe delivery without damage.
This chapter provides marine and terminal transporta-
A. Lifting.
bility guidance for movement of the M809-series
(1) Installed lifting shackles should not be used on
t r u c k s . It covers significant technical and physical
the front bumpers of 2-1/2-ton 6x6 trucks. Instead, a 6-
c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s and safety considerations; prescribes
foot length assembly of 3/4-inch diameter or larger,
blocking materials; and provides guidance required to
6x19, IWRC wire rope with a loop in each end should
prepare, lift, tie down, and discharge the trucks.
be used. Each loop will have a thimble. The loop with
Safety
thimble may be made with a splice or a swage fitting
or may be replaced with zinc poured fittings with an
I n addition to the safety precautions contained in
eye large enough to fit the sling leg hook or shackle.
chapter 3, the
following precautions should be
taken
One loop should be placed in the sling hook or shackle.
as applicable:
The wire rope should be passed down the front side of
a. All vessel's equipment and gear should be inspect-
and under the bumper, up and over the frame, and un-
ed before use.
der and up the front side of the bumper. The other loop
b. All stevedore slings and other items used in load-
should be placed in the sling hook or shackle with the
ing and discharge operations should be inspected for
first loop. The existing lifting shackle maybe used as a
their condition and adequate capacity.
cable guide only with the pin removed and the wires
c. All personnel should be cautioned not to walk un-
should be placed in the shackle and the pin reinstalled,
der vehicles being lifted.
a s shown in figures 6-1 through 6-4. These proce-
d. Lifting rings and shackles on each truck should
dures should be repeated for the opposite front-lifting
be inspected to insure that they are complete and not
attachment. Malleable sheet metal or hard cushioning
damaged.
strips should be used at sharp corners and edges to pre-
e. All lifts should have at least two tag lines at-
vent the wire rope from being cut or frame edges bent.
tached to control the swing of the truck while suspend-
NOTE
ed.
O t h e r methods such as chains of adequate
General
size and strength may be substituted provid-
e d they will not damage truck components
Whenever possible, trucks should receive the protec-
and can be readily adapted to sling leg, A lift-
tion of below-deck stowage. In general, good stowage
ing bar of adequate size and strength also
of vehicles means having the vehicles placed fore and
may be substituted provided it does not con-
aft as close together as practical, with minimum spac-
tact any component of the truck beneath the
ing between outer vehicles and sweatboards (about 4 to
f r a m e , such as the winch, engine, steering
6 inches); breakable parts protected; spare parts
gear, or so forth.
stowed in or near the parent vehicle; brakes on, with
NOTE
brake lever wire-tied; transmission in neutral, with
N y l o n slings of adequate capacity may be
control level wire-tied; battery terminals disconnected
substituted for the wire rope looped around
and taped; and fuel drained. To secure vehicles, the
the frame and front bumper. A rubber hose,
wheels should be blocked in front, in rear, and on both
such as a piece of used fire hose, should be
sides; also, the vehicles should be lashed with wire
rope or chains to bulkhead, stanchions, or padeyes.
lon sling and the truck frame.
NOTES
CAUTION
1. When trucks are loaded on vessels that are
The two front shackles on top of the front
adequately ventilated by power blowers, such
bumper must not be used for lifting.
as roll-on/roll-off vessels, gasoline need not be
drained.
( 2 ) The rear lifting points are located on the
2. The methods described in this chapter for
spring saddle and pin assembly located on top of the
lifting and securing the trucks are suggested
rear springs. Bodies are reinforced near the spring and
procedures. Other methods of handling and
pin assembly. The sling leg is passed through the cable
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