Table 4-5. Application of Materials for Securing Two Ml Tanks Facing the Opposite Direction from that Shown in Figure 4-2

TM 55-2220-058-14

Table 4-5. Application of Materials for Securing Two Ml Tanks Facing the Opposite Direction from that

Shown in Figure 4-2. (For location of "items, " refer to figure 4-2.)-Continued

Item

No. Required

Application

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 U-bolt clip. (Not

required if tank has operable external gun-tube

brace.)

Chains. Furnished with flatcar. Apply chains between tank tiedown fittings and anchor locations

on the

deck of the car, as described below.

2 per tank

Wire rope, 3/8-inch. If gun tube is not installed in t he turret, secure turret to hull with 3/8-inch

wire rope, to

prevent turret rotation, and secure each loop with two 3/8-inch U-bolt clips.

M1 TANK NEAR POSITION NO. 1

LT1

Chains. Attach chains to the left-front tiedown fitting shackle from chain anchors in D3, D2, and

D1.

RT1

Chains. Attach chains to the right-front tiedown fitting shackle from chain anchors in A3, A2, and

A1.

LL1

Chains. Attach chains to the left-front lift fitting shackle from chain anchors in B3, C2, and C1.

RL1

Chains. Attach chains to the right-front lift fitting shackle from chain anchors in C3, B2, and B1.

LT2

Chains. Attach chains to the left-rear tiedown fitting shackle from chain anchors in C23 and C24.

Chains. Attach chains to the right-rear lift tiedown fitting shackle from chain anchors in B23 and

B24.

Chains. Attach chains to the ring in the pintle from chain anchors in D24-2/5, D25-2/5, D26-2/5,

A24-2/5,

A25-2/5, and A26-2/5.

LL2

Chain. Attach chain to upper left-rear lift fitting from chain anchor in C26-2/5.

RL2

Chain. Attach chain to upper left-rear lift fitting from chain anchor in B26-2/5.

M1 TANK NEAR POSITION NO. 44

LT1

Chains. Attach chains to the left-front tiedown fitting shackle from chain anchors in D22, D20-

2/5, and D19.

RT1

Chains. Attach chains to the right-front tiedown fitting shackle from chain anchors in A22, A20-

2/5, and

A19.

LL1

Chains. Attach chains to the left-front lift fitting shackle from chain anchors in B22, C20-2/5, and

C19.

RL1

Chains. Attach chains to the right-front lift fitting shackle from chain anchors in C22, B20-2/5,

and B19.

LT2

Chains. Attach chains to the left-rear tiedown fitting shackle from chain anchors in D42, D43,

and D44.

RT2

Chains. Attach chains to the right-rear tiedown fitting shackle from chain anchors in A42, A43,

and A44.

Chains. Attach chains to the ring in the pintle from chain anchors in C42, C43, C44, B42, B43,

and B44.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. M1 tank brakes must not be set. Transmission se lector must be in neutral.

2. Turret gun must be in the aft travel position, lowered, and locked in the gun elevation travel lock used for all

modes of transportation, and a cable (wire rope) must be used to secure gun tube while in transit. (The gun travel lock on

the turret ceiling will be engaged to the gun breech to anchor the gun tube in zero elevation during vehicle transit, and the

internal turret lock will be engaged in the locked position to prevent turret rotation.) Turret rotation and gun-elevating

controls must be wire-tired, if feasible, to prevent movement of turret and gun.

3. Turnbuckles of front and rear chain tiedowns must be tightened at the same time to avoid disturbing the tank

position.

4. Also applicable are General Rules 4, 5, 7, 11, 15(g), 19, 19A, and 19C in Section 1 of the Rules Governing the

Loading of Commodities on Open-Top Cars and Trailers, published by the Association of American Railroads. These

general rules are also found in TM 55-2200-01-12.

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