Section II. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES (PMCS)

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Section II.

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES (PMCS)

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General

Preventive Maintenance Checks

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GENERAL

To ensure that the tractor is ready for operation at all times, it must be inspected within designated intervals so that defects

may be discovered and corrected before they result in serious damage or failure. All deficiencies and shortcomings will be

recorded as well as the corrective action taken on DA Form 2404 at the earliest

possible opportunity.

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PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES

The item numbers of the table indicate the sequence of the PMCS. Perform at the intervals shown below:

(1)

Do your (A) PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE once each year.

(2)

Do your (H) PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE at the hour interval listed.

(3)

Do your (MO) PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE once each month.

If something doesn't work, troubleshoot it with the instructions in this manual or notify your supervisor.

Always do your preventive maintenance in the same order so it gets to be a habit. Once you've had some

practice, you'll spot anything wrong in a hurry.

If anything looks wrong and you can't fix it, write it down on your DA Form 2404. If you find something seriously

wrong, report it to direct support maintenance as soon as possible.

NOTE

Use your PMCS table Item no. column to get the number for the TM ITEM NO. column of DA Form 2404

(Equipment Inspection and Maintenance Worksheet) when recording the results of PMCS.

When you do your PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, take along the tools you will need to make all the checks.

Take along a rag, you'll always need at least one.

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