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 CHAPTER
5
SHIPMENT AND STORAGE AND DESTRUCTION OF
MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE
Section L DOMESTIC SHIPMENT AND LIMITED STORAGE
114.
Domestic
Shipping
Instructions
a. Preparation For Shipment. When shipping the 12-ton 4-
wheel wrecker low-bed semitrailers M269, M270, and M270A1
by
rail,
the
officer
in
charge
of
preparing
the
shipment
will
be responsible for furnishing the semitrailers, including on-
vehicle materiel (OVM), to the carriers in a serviceable con-
dition,
properly
cleaned,
preserved,
painted,
and
lubricated
as
prescribed in SB 9-4. For instructions on loading and block-
ing the semitrailers on flatcars, refer to paragraphs 116 and
117.
b.
Removal
Of
Preservatives
Before
Shipment. T h e
removal
of preservatives is the responsibility of organizations receiving
shipments. Personnel withdrawing the semitrailers from stor-
age for domestic shipment must not remove preservatives other
than to insure that materiel is complete and serviceable. If
it has been determined that preservatives have been removed,
they must be restored to the prescribed level prior to ship-
ment.
Prepare
all
Army
shipping
c.
Army
Shipping
Documents.
documents accompanying
the
semitrailers
in
accordance
with
TM 38-705.
115. Limited-Storage Instructions
a. General.
(1)
Semitrailers received for storage and already processed
for domestic shipment must not be reprocessed unless
inspection performed on receipt of semitrailers reveals
corrosion, deterioration, etc.
(2)
Completely process semitrailers upon receipt directly
from manufacturing facilities or if the processing data
recorded on the tag indicates that preservatives have
been rendered ineffective by operation or freight ship-
ping
damage.
TAGO 1321B
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