Section II. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION AND DATA

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Section II. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION AND DATA

1-8. EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS,

tow winch mounted in an armored cab. It is

highly mobile and maneuverable and may be

CAPABILITIES, AND FEATURES.

air transported. The vehicle is capable of

long-range, high-speed operation on improved

a. P u r p o s e . T h e

M578

Recoverv

Vehicle

roads. It can also traverse rough terrain, mud-

used to pick up or tow disabled mechanized

dy or marshy ground, snow or ice, and can

equipment, as a crane at repair base, and as

ford streams of a depth of 42 in. (106.7 cm).

a carrying platform for spare parts and

maintenance personnel.

(2) A suspension lockout system and a

spade assembly provide a stable platform and

b. Capabilities

and

Features.

increase lifting and winching capabilities of

the vehicle. Suspension lockout system,

boom, winches, cab, and spade are hydrau-

lically powered.

Do not ford water which exceeds

(3) A machine gun mount support is in-

42 in. (106.7 cm) in depth. Check

stalled on the rigger/gunner cupola to accom-

for soft mud or sandy bottoms.

modate a Browning M2 .50 caliber machine

gun.

(1) T h e M 5 7 8 R e c o v e r y V e h i c l e i s a

light, full-tracked, self-propelled, diesel-

powered vehicle with a 30,000 lb (13,620

kg) boom winch and a 60,000 lb (27,240 kg)

1 - 9 . L O C A T I O N A N D D E S C R I P T I O N O F M A J O R C O M P O N E N T S . Refer to TM

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for

location

and

description

major

components

not

listed

below.

a. Boom and Winches (1). T h e b o o m a n d

winch assembly includes a boom, boom

winch, and tow winch.

(1) The boom is a tapered box-like steel

structure pivot mounted at one end to the

cab. The outer end of the boom houses a

pulley over which the boom winch wire rope

travels. Two hydraulic cylinders are attached

to the lower edge of the base of the boom.

When the hydraulic cylinders are extended

the boom is raised. When the cylinders are

retracted the boom is lowered.

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