Figure 4-1. Snubbing device for reducing height of shelter carrier.

25 August 1988

TM 55-2320-280-14

5598408-D UPPER BRACKET (2 REQUIRED)

55983734-C LOWER BAR (2 REQUIRED)

5598406-C TURNBUCKLE ASSEMBLY (2 REQUIRED)

559807-C 18-INCH WRENCH

5591543-B LUBRICANT

REAR SUSPENSION ONLY

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

INSERT UPPER

BRACKET

CASTINGS

SHOWN

INSERT S-SHAPED LOWER BARS IN HOLE IN

REAR LOWER ABSORBER BRACKET AS

SHOWN

APPLY GREASE TO THREADS OF TURN-

BUCKLE

INSTALL TURNBUCKLES WITH EYE OVER, S-

SHAPED LOSER BAR AND WITH HOOK OVER

UPPER BRACKET CASTINGS AS SHOWN

ROTATE TURNBUCKLE WITH WRENCH PRO-

VIDED UNTIL OVERALL HEIGHT OF VEHICLE

IS 102 INCH MAXIMUM AS SHOWN

VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN ABOARD AIRCRAFT

AND SHIPPED WITH TURNBUCKLES IN PLACE

AFTER ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION AND VEHI-

CLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN OFF AIRCRAFT, THE

TURNBUCKLE ASSEMBLIES MUST BE RE-

MOVED

REAR SUSPENSION ONLY

Figure 4-1. Snubbing device for reducing height of shelter carrier.

4-6. Typical Loads

The following diagrams (figs. 4-2 through 4-4) and tiedown data (tables 4-1 through 4-3) provide a guide for

securing the HMMWVs aboard US Air Force aircraft. Actual placement of the vehicles on the aircraft and tie-

down procedures will be at the discretion of the loadmaster.

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