TM 9-2330-203-14&P
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Section I. GENERAL INFORMATION
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Destruction of Army Materiel to Prevent Enemy Use ...................................................................................................... 1-1
Maintenance Forms, Records, and Reports ................................................................................................................... 1-1
Preparation for Storage or Shipment............................................................................................................................... 1-1
Reporting Equipment Improvement Recommendations (EIRs) ...................................................................................... 1-1
Scope .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1-1
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SCOPE.
a. Type of Manual. Operator's, Organizational, Direct Support, and General Support Maintenance Manual
(Including Repair Parts and Special Tools Lists).
b. Equipment Names and Model Numbers. Dolly, Trailer Converter: 6-Ton, 2-Wheel, M197 and M197A1; Dolly,
Trailer Converter: 8-Ton, 2-Wheel, M198 and M198A1.
c. Purpose of Equipment. Converts semitrailers to full trailers so that semitrailers can be towed by vehicles
without a fifth wheel.
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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, The Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS).
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DESTRUCTION OF ARMY MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE.
For information on destruction of Army materiel to prevent enemy use, refer to TM 750-244-6.
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PREPARATION FOR STORAGE OR SHIPMENT.
For information on preparing the trailer converter dollies for storage or shipment, refer to Chapter4, Section XIII.
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REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIRs).
If your trailer converter dolly needs improvement, let us know. Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one
who can tell us what you don't like about your equipment. Let us know why you don't like the design or performance. Put
it on an SF 368 (Product Quality Deficiency Report). Mail it to us at: Commander, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive
Command, ATTN: AMSTA-MP, Warren, MI 48397-5000. We'll send you a reply.
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