TM 5-2590-512-13&P
2-7. TABLE OF OPERATOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES (PMCS)
Item
Item to be
Procedure
Not Fully Mission
No.
Interval
Checked or
Capable If:
Service
4.
Before
Auger Teeth
Check for and tighten loose mounting
Carriage bolt rest/
During
hardware.
lock surface
After
rounded or nut
threads stripped.
Check for missing or broken Auger
Any teeth are
teeth. Check each of four cutting teeth
broken, missing, or
for wear beyond 1/2 inch radius at
worn more than 1/2
corner as shown.
inch radius.
Check if carbide insert is chipped or
missing.
Before
Center Point
Check center point for broken guide
Center point or
During
points. Replace with BII spare if worn,
hardware missing,
After
or defective.
broken, or bent.
NOTE
NOTE
In unusual operating
Outside teeth will wear
conditions check for
out faster than inside
Check for and tighten loose
If hardware is
teeth wear after
teeth. Their useful life
mounting hardware.
missing, or bolt or
every hole, otherwise
may be extended by rota-
nut threads
after every 10th hole
tion of the inside teeth to
stripped.
the outside.
Check teeth wear
every third hole in
hard soil.
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