TM 3-4230-209-10
2-25. PREPARATION FOR MOVEMENT.
See table 2-4.
Table 2-4. CLEANING AND STORAGE PROCEDURES AFTER A SPRAYING MISSION
Expected Idle
Item
Procedure
Time
No.
Less than 24
Start the pump unit. Flush the interior of the tank, agitator
1
pipe, blender pipe, and prime-detergent tank with water.
hours
Unreel the discharge hoses from both hose reels and open
the gun assembly valves. Stop the pump unit. Open
VALVE NOS. 1,2,3, and 4, and the pump DRAIN valve.
Drain the hoses. Close the orifice-and-deflector assem-
blies on both slurry nozzles. Reel the discharge hoses
neatly on the hose reels. Stow the gun assemblies in their
brackets. When the pump is drained, close VALVE NOs.
1,2,3, and 4. Leave the the pump DRAIN valve open.
Install the hopper-blender cover. Disconnect and drain the
suction hose. Install the blender hose inside the suction
hose. Stow the suction hose and the blender hose on top
of the tank unit. Close the tank drain valve after all water
has drained from the tank unit. Install the foot valve
assembly in the bracket on the tank unit skid. Drain the
boiler of the water heater. Drain the fuel hose and the
water hose; stow them in the storage compartment. Stow
the exhaust extensions on the tank unit and lash them in
place. Install the cover panels and dust cover over the
pump unit.
Drain the slurry from the tank unit. Clean the M12A1 decon-
24 to 48 hours
2
taminating apparatus (item No. 1 above). Lubricate the
pump by pouring 3 pints of special-preservative general-
purpose lubricating oil (PL-M or PL-S) (items 19 or 20,
gent tank. Open VALVE NO. 4 and allow the oil-water
mixture to run into the pump. Start the pump unit and
operate it for 30 seconds. Stop the pump unit. Open the
pump DRAIN valve and allow the oil-water mixture to run
out. Check that prime-detergent tank is empty. Close
valve NO. 4 and leave pump drain valve open.
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