TM 9--2350--292--10
0051 00--10
VEHICLE RECOVERY OPERATIONS -- CONTINUED
0051 00
PAY OUT MAIN WINCH CABLE BY BACKTRACKING FROM DISABLED VEHICLE -- CONTINUED
WARNING
140--ton (127,120 kg) snatch block weighs 220 lbs (99.8 kg). Use auxiliary boom to stow and
unstow. Use three people when lifting or moving. Do not lift above waist. Failure to comply
may result in injury to personnel.
CAUTION
Use of M88A2 tow cables as a sling leg on other than M88A2 will affect included angle of
sling leg force calculation.
6. Connect 140--ton snatch block to tow cable sling legs using two 50--ton shackles and two 18--ton shackles.
Attach one 50--ton shackle to 140--ton snatch block ensuring shackle pin (50--ton) is toward disabled vehicle.
Attach second (50--ton) shackle to first 50--ton shackle (pin against pin). Using two 18--ton shackles attach each
tow cable to second 50--ton shackle.
7. Move MAIN WINCH operating lever (2) to PAYOUT and pay out enough main winch cable to go through the
140--ton (127,120 kg) snatch block and return to the M88A2 winch lug.
8. Lower spade enough to connect main winch cable over top of spade to M88A2’s winch lug with 50--ton shackle.
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