TM 10-4930-251-12&P
CHAPTER
1
INTRODUCTION
Section I. GENERAL
INFORMATION
1-1. Scope. Thisis
an operator and unit Maintenance level manual. Including
Repair Partsand Special
Tools List. This manual Supports the trailer Mounted Low Profile 500-gallon liquid dispensing tank unit,
which is aportable storage tank used for transporting
and
dispensingliquid
petroleum
products
.
1-2.
Maintenance
Forms and Records. Department of the Army. forms and procedures used for
equipment
maintenance
willbe those prescribed by DA PAM 738
750,
The Army
Maintenance
Management
_Systern(
TAMMS)
.
1-3. ReportingEquipment ImprovementRecommendations(EIRS).
If
yourunit
needsimprovement.
let
us know
.
Send
us
an EIR.You, the
user,are
the onlyone
who can tell us
whatyou
do
not
like aboutour
equipment
.
Let
us
knowwhat\
you
do
not like the design,put
it
ona
SF368(QualityDeficiency
Report).
Mail
it
to Commander
.
U.S.
Army Tank-Automotiveand
ArmamentsCommand,
ATTN:
AMSTA-TR-F/MPA,Warren,
Mi.
48397-5000
.
A
replywill
be
mailedto
you.1-4.
Destructionof
ArmyMaterielto
PreventEnemy
Use.
Referto
TM750-244-3
.
Procedures for
Destruction
of equipment to
PreventEnemy
Use.
1-5.
AdministrativeStorage
of
Equipment
.
a.
Placementof
equipmentin
administrativestorage
should
be
for shortperiodsof
tirnewhena
shortage
of
maintenanceeffort
exists. Items
Shouldbe
in
missionreadinesswithin
24
hoursor
timefactors
as
determinedbv
the directingauthority. During
the
storageperiod
appropriatemaintenance records
will
be
kept.
b. Beforeplacing equipmentin
administrativestorage,
current
preventivemaintenancechecks
and
services
should
be
completed,shortcomingsand
deficienciesshould
be
corrected,and
all
existingmodification
work
ordersshould be
applied
.
c. Storagesite
selection
.
Inside
storageis
preferredfor
itemsselectedfor
administrativestorage.
If
aninside
storagefacility
is
notavailable,any
typeor
stylecontaineris
suitableprovidingit
givescompleteshelter
from
the
elements
.
d. Referto
Chapter4.
SectionVI,
paragraph4-16
For
proceduresto
moveequipmentto
a new
worksite
.
Section II.EQUIPMENTDESCRIPTION
1-6. Equipment
Characteristics,Capabilities
and
Features
.
a. Portablestorage
500-gallontank,
equippedwith
skids,used
for
transportingand
storingliquid
petroleum
products.
Tank
assemblyis
weldedand
fabricatedfrom
aluminum
.
b. ModifiedM1061A1
seriestrailer used
to
transportvarious
equipment
.
c. Liftingeyes
on
topof
tankfacilitatesloading
onto
the
trailer
.
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