TM 5-4310-356-14
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Section I. GENERAL
1-1. Scope.
(b) One 1/2-pound charge between the
motor and the air receiver tank.
a. This manual is for your use in operating the air
compressor, Model HR2-6M-1. It provides information
on the operation, organizational, direct support, and
b. For additional data procedures for destruction of
general support maintenance of the air compressor, as
equipment to prevent enemy use, refer to TM 750-244-
well as a description of the main units and their
3.
functions in relation to the other components.
1-5. Administrative Storage.
applicable to this manual. Appendix B contains the
Maintenance Allocation Chart.
a. Storage Site.
1-2. Maintenance Forms and Records.
(1) Select the best available site for
administrative storage. Separate stored equipment from
Equipment maintenance forms and procedures for
equipment in use.
Conspicuously mark the area
their use are contained in TM 38-750, The Army
"Administrative Storage".
Maintenance Management System (TAMMS).
(2) Covered space is preferred.
When
1-3. Reporting Equipment Improvement Recom-
sufficient covered space for all items to be stored is not
mendations (EIR).
available, priority should be given to items which are
most susceptible to deterioration.
EIR's will be prepared on DA Form 2407,
(3) Open sites should be improved hard-
Maintenance Request. Instructions for preparing EIR's
stand, if available. Unimproved sites should be firm,
are provided in TM 38-750, The Army Maintenance
welldrained, and kept free of excess vegetation.
Management Systems. EIR's should be mailed directly
to U.S. Army Troop Support and Aviation Materiel
Readiness Command, ATTN: DRSTSMEM, 4300
b. Storage Plan.
Goodfellow Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63120. A reply will be
furnished directly to you.
(1) Store equipment so as to provide
maximum protection from the elements and to provide
1-4. Destruction of Army Materiel To Prevent
access for inspection, maintenance, and exercising.
Enemy Use.
Anticipate removal or deployment problems and take
suitable precautions.
a. Demolition of Air Compressors. Methods of
destruction should achieve such damage to equipment
(2) Take
into
account
environmental
and repair parts that it will not be possible to restore the
conditions, such as extreme heat or cold; high humidity;
equipment to a usable condition in the combat zone
blowing sand, dust, or loose debris; soft ground; mud;
either by repair or cannibalization.
heavy snows; earthquakes; or combinations thereof and
take adequate precautions.
(1) Mechanical Destruction. Using an axe,
(3) Establish a fire plan and provide for
pick, mattock, sledge, or any other heavy implement,
adequate firefighting equipment and personnel.
damage all vital elements.
(4) For further information, refer to TM
74090-1 (Administrative Storage).
the following for demolition with explosives.
(a) One 1/2-pound charge between the
compressor and the air receiver tank.
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