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C A R R I E R D I P C H E C K (cont) - TM-9-2350-261-10_397

TM-9-2350-261-10 Recovery Vehicle Full Tracked: Medium M88A1 NSN 2350-00-122-6826 Winch Power Takeoff and Hoist System Manual
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TM 9-2350-261-10 6. 7. Place range selector lever in range 1 and enter water at crawl speed (slow walk). Once earner is floating, shift range selector lever to range 1-2 (page 2-8). During dip exercise, check earner for leaks. When bilge pumps provide a steady stream of water for more than 30 seconds, move carrier to nearest exit. Notify unit maintenance. WARNING Carrier can sink and personnel can drown when maxi- mum load (weight of personnel cargo) is exceeded and/or not properly distributed. Do not attempt wa- ter operations with water above the water level strip on trim vane. 8. 9. Determine carrier freeboard, and check amount of freeboard available at each corner of carrier. Adjust personnel/cargo as required to obtain the following minimum freeboard. a. Front freeboard is 8 inches (no more than 2–inch difference between right and left sides). b. Rear freeboard shall be higher than front freeboard per the following table. FRONT FREEBOARD M113A2/M1059/ M577A2/M1068 8-9 inches + 4 9-10 inches + 5 10-11 inches + 7 11-12 inches + 8 12-13 inches + 9 13-14 inches +10 REAR FREEBOARD M113A2/M1059 M577A2/M1068 inches = 12-13 inches +24 inches = 32-33 inches inches = 14-15 inches +25 inches = 34-35 inches inches = 17-18 inches +27 inches = 37-38 inches inches = 19-20 inches +28 inches = 39-40 inches inches = 21-22 inches +29 inches = 41-42 inches inches = 23-24 inches +30 inches = 43-44 inches 2-288 Change 3

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