Loading M88 Recovery Vehicles

TM 55-2220-058-14

b. Two M88 recovery vehicles can be loaded onto the flatcar by being driven or lifted onto the car.

Both vehicles must be centered over the centerline of the car so that the track overhang is about equal on both

sides. Both vehicles must be facing the same direction and secured as shown in figure 6-2. Each vehicle must

be positioned so that the center of the roadwheel nearest the end of the car is lined up with the white mark on

the side of the car. The application of chain tiedowns for two M88 recovery vehicles is explained in table 6-3.

Front, rear, and between vehicles chain arrangements are shown in figures 6-3 through 6-5, respectively.

If one or two M88 recovery vehicles are loaded facing the opposite direction from that shown in figures 6-1 and

6-2, the chain tiedowns for one M88 recovery vehicle will be applied as explained in table 6-4; or for two

6-3