Chapter 5. HIGHWAY TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE

TM 55-2350-267-14

CHAPTER 5

HIGHWAY TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE

SECTION I. GENERAL

5-1. Scope

CAUTION

Do not allow the M992 FAASV to exceed

This chapter provides highway transportability

3 miles per hour during loading and un-

guidance for movement of the M992 FAASV. It

loading operations.

covers significant technical and physical char-

acteristics and safety considerations and pre-

scribes the materials required to prepare and

5-3. General

load the M992 FAASV on semitrailers.

The M992 FAASV is considered self-deliverable

5-2. Safety

only under appropriate tactical situations. Al-

In addition to safety precautions contained in

though the vehicle tracks are equipped with rub-

ber pads, movement over paved public highways

chapter 3, movement within CONUS is subject

will not be made without specific approval as

to all safety laws, rules, and regulations appli-

outlined in AR 55-162. The weight of the FAASV

cable to commercial carriers. In oversea areas,

is considered excessive for some bridges and will

movements are governed by the theater regu-

require special routing.

lation.

TRANSPORT BY SEMITRAILER

SECTION II.

porting the reduced FAASV. When this combi-

5-4. General

nation is used, the commander's cupola must be

The M992 FAASV can be transported by high-

moved by a cargo truck because it will not fit on

way mode. Major restrictions will be encoun-

the semitrailer. Restrictions for this combina-

tered when the M992 FAASV is moved by truck

tion are attributed to the width, tandem axle

tractor/semitrailer combination. The M992

load, and gross vehicle weight. Legal limits are

FAASV can be transported by both the M916/

exceeded for width, height, single axle load, tan-

M870 and the M123A1C/M172A1 truck tractor/

dem axle load, and gross vehicle weight. Most of

semitrailer combinations. When the M916/M870

these restrictions can be resolved with a permit.

combination is used, the commander's cupola

c. Materials. Adequate tiedown chains and

can be placed on the M870 semitrailer. When the

binders for securing the M992 FAASV are car-

M123A1C/M172A1 combination is used, a cargo

ried aboard the trailers and are considered as

truck will be needed to haul the commander's

basic issue items. Other required tiedown ma-

cupola.

terial is shown in table 51.

5 - 5 . Transport of M992 FAASV on

d. Loading.

t h e M916/M870 and M123A1C/

M 1 7 2 A 1 Truck Tractor/Semitrailer

WARNING

At no time during loading operations

Combinations.

should personnel be on the trailer bed.

a. M916/M870 Combination. Restrictions of

the FAASV for transport on the M916/M870

WARNING

truck tractor/semitrailer combination are ma-

Loading should not be conducted on the

jor. Both legal and permitted limits are ex-

side of a slope that exceeds 10 percent, or

ceeded for CONUS transport and are mostly

with a tractor-to-trailer offset angle

attributed to the gross vehicle weight and tan-

greater than 5. Loading should not be con-

dem axle load. Most of these restrictions are

ducted on a severe downgrade, because the

within the permit limits; however, some permit

payload may roll forward on the trailer.

limits are exceeded for tandem axle load and

gross vehicle weight.

(1) Position curbing assemblies on the

b. M123A1C/M172A1 Combination. The

trailer bed so that they will be against the inside

M123A1C/M172A1 truck tractor/semitrailer

edge of both tracks when the M992 FAASV is

combination is another alternative for trans-

aboard the trailer.

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