Figure 5-31. Windshield boxed for protection during shipment.

TM 38-400/NAVSUP PUB 572/AFMAN 23-210 MCO 4450.14/DLAM 4145.12

item, place it over another, and strap the two together

tubes or artillery pieces to a horizontal position,

removing soft-top cabs from vehicles, lowering and

with steel banding (fig 5-17). All parts removed or

exposed by such action will be preserved and packed to

boxing the windshield to protect it from damage (fig

531), and, in general, removing or lowering all cube

the extent necessary to protect them from the hazards

inherent to shipping and from exposure to the elements.

consuming parts on the item being shipped. Another

method of reducing cube is to invert one lightweight

Figure 5-31. Windshield boxed for protection during shipment.

Normally, one of two types in quantities commensurate

(6) Cranes are not generally well suited to

with workload will suffice, especially if these are made

handling operations within confined spaces in a

more versatile with a carefully chosen selection of slings

warehouse except where the warehouse has been

and spreader bars (fig 532). The use of slings and

specially designed. Cranes are particularly useful in

spreader bars will also protect the surfaces of the lifted

handling vehicles and artillery in loading and unloading

item from marring or crushing. All of the general types

operations. While a large variety of crane types are

of cranes discussed briefly below are available in a wide

available, this does not imply that a large variety are

range of lifting capacities.

required at any installation.

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