TM 9-2320-269-10
Section III OPERATION UNDER USUAL CONDITIONS
The information in the following pages contains the procedures used in operating the M876 Telephone Maintenance, Utility
Truck, its components and equipment. Guidelines are also given for adjusting control settings, and what to do when
driving to meet changing road conditions. Make sure you know these guidelines as well as the operating procedures so
that you will be able to respond to different situations as they happen.
Air and Air Brake System
Initial Adjustments and
M876 Truck ......................................................... 2-82
Daily Checks..................................................
Alcohol Evaporator ....................................... 2-82
Driver Seat and Seat
Type of Air Brake System............................. 2-82
Belt Adjustments .....................................
Driving ...................................................................... 2-67
Parking ................................................................
Automatic Transmission .....................................
Putting the M876 Truck
Range Selector Position ............................... 2-69
in Motion ........................................................
Checking Gages ................................................. 2-68
Reviewing Driving Guidelines...............................
City Driving.......................................................... 2-74
Starting and Warm-up at
Driving Habits...................................................... 2-72
Temperatures Above 40F
Driving Positions ................................................. 2-72
(4.6C).....................................................
Highway Driving .................................................. 2-74
Starting and Warm-Up at
0
Temperatures Below 40 F
Hill Driving ........................................................... 2-75
Night Driving ....................................................... 2-70
(4.6C).....................................................
Operating Your Vehicle
Stopping and Shutting
Safely............................................................ 2-73
Down Engine .................................................
Responsibilities ................................................... 2-67
Understanding the FMVSS
Speed.................................................................. 2-73
121 Brake System (Antilock)
Steering the M876 Truck .................................... 2-72
Operation .......................................................
Unnecessary Idling ............................................. 2-68
Using the Power Divider
Using Engine Braking ......................................... 2-76
Locking System .............................................
Using Trailer Handbrake
Using the Trailer
Control .......................................................... 2-77
Emergency Control ........................................
Using Your Brakes .............................................. 2-72
Using 12 Volt and 24
Vehicle Master Light
Volt Converter................................................
Switch Control ..................................................... 2-70
2-58