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TM 55-2220-058-14
Table 4-1. Bill of Materials for Loading and Securing One M1 Tank
Approximate
Item
Description
Quantity
Wire Rope
6 x 19 IWRC, improved plow steel, preformed, regular-lay; table X, Fed Spec RR-W-410: 3/8 inch
40 ft
Clips
Wire rope, U-bolt clips, saddled, single-grip, steel, Crosby heavy-duty or equal; MIL-STD-16842:
4
3/8-inch
Clips
Wire rope, U-bolt clips, saddled, single-grip, steel, Crosby heavy-duty or equal; MIL-STD-16842
2
5/8-inch
Shackles*
1 -inch-diameter wire size, 4-inch diameter inside bow, 2 3/8 inch entrance to b ow, 1 3/8 -inch
6
thread pin, alloy steel heat-treated to 170,000 pounds minimum break strength; MacLean-Fogg
(M-F) 61284, or Midland Forge MK0267
Ring*
1 -inch-diameter wire size, 7-inch-diameter inside, alloy steel heat-treated to 300,000 pounds
1
minimum break strength, MacLean-Fogg (M-F) 61283, or equivalent
Thimbles
Standard, open type: 3/8-inch
2
*Furnished with flatcar.
Table 4-2. Application of Materials for Securing One M1 Tank (Fig 4-1 )
item
No. Required
Application
A thru D
Channels. For description, refer to paragraph 2-2c.
E
6
Shackles. At front of tank, attach one shackle to each tiedown fitting and one shackle to each lift
fitting. At rear of tank, attach one shackle to each tiedown fitting.
F
1
Ring. Attach to towing pintle at rear of tank.
G
2
Wire rope, 3/8-inch. Wrap gun tube with protective material. Place thimbles on lifting eyes and apply
wire rope in two complete loops: one around gun tube to left-rear lifting eye, the other around gun tube
to right-rear lifting eye. Pull loops hand tight and secure ends of each loop with two 3/8-inch U-bolt
clips. Secure each thimble to wire rope with one 5/8-inch clip. (Not required if tank has operable
external gun-tube brace.) See figure 4-3.
H
24
Chains. Furnished with flatcar. Apply chains between tank tiedown fittings and anchor locations on
the deck of the car, as shown in figure 4-1 and described below.
I
2
Wire rope, 3/8-inch. If gun tube is not installed in the turret, secure turret to hull wi th 3/8-inch wire
rope, to prevent turret rotation, and secure each loop with two 3/8-inch U-bolt clips.
LT1
3
Chains. Attach chains to the left-front tiedown fitting shackle from chain anchors in A35-3/5, A36-4/5,
and A38.
RT1
3
Chains. Attach chains to the right-front tiedown fitting shackle from chain anchors in D35-3/5, D36-
4/5, and D38.
LL1
3
Chains. Attach chains to the left-front lift fitting shackle from chain anchors in C36, B37, and B38.
RL1
3
Chains. Attach chains to the right-fro nt lift fitting shackle from chain anchors in B36, C37, and C38.
LT2
3
Chains. Attach chains to the left-rear tiedown fitting shackle from chain anchors in A9, A8, and A7.
RT2
3
Chains. Attach chains to the right-rear tiedown fitting shackle from chain anchors in D9, D8, and D7.
P
6
Chains. Attach chains to the ring in the pintle from chain anchors in B9, B8, B7, C9, C8, and C7.
4-9
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