TM 5-3805-264-14&P
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Section I. GENERAL INFORMATION
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Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance Forms, Records and Reports.
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Destruction of Army Materiel to Prevent Enemy Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Preparation for Storage or Shipment
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Official Nomenclature, Names, Designations, and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reporting Equipment Improvement Recommendations (EIRs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Warranty Information
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Safety, Care, and Handling
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Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPC)
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SCOPE.
NOTE
Refer to TM 9-2320-363-10, TM 9-2320-363-20, TM 9-2320-363-34, and TM 9-2320-363-
24P for operation, maintenance and repair parts and special tools list for the
M917A1 and M917A1 w/MCS chassis.
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Type of Manual. Operator’s, Unit, Direct Support, and General Support Maintenance Manual with
Repair Parts and Special Tools Lists.
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Equipment Name and Model Number. Truck, Dump, Heavy, Body: 6 x 6, 14 Cu Yd, On-Off High-
way, M917A1 and M917A1 w/MCS.
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Purpose Equipment. Used by engineering and construction units to transport and dump or
spread aggregate, hot mix asphalt or similar materials.
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MAINTENANCE FORMS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS.
Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment maintenance will be those prescribed
by DA Pam 738-750, (Functional User’s Manual for the Army Maintenance Management System) as contained in
the Maintenance Management Update.
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DESTRUCTION OF ARMY MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE.
Refer to TM 750-244-3 for procedures for destruction of Army materiel to prevent enemy use.
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