TM 9-2330-388-14
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Section I. GENERAL
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Scope
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Destruction of Army Materiel to Prevent
Enemy Use
This manual is for your use in operating and maintaining
the M1098 5000 gallon potable water tank dispensing
Refer to TM 750-244-6 for information and instructions
semitrailer. The water tanker engine and dispensing
on destroying this equipment.
equipment are unique in Army applications to this
vehicle. It also includes references, components of end
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Reporting
of
Equipment
Improvement
item lists, an additional authorization list, a maintenance
Recommendations (EIRs)
allocation chart, and an expendable supplies and
materials list.
If your semitrailer needs improvement. let us know.
Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one who
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Maintenance Forms and Records
can tell is what you don't like about your equipment. Let
us know why you don't like the design. Tell us why a
Equipment maintenance forms and procedures for their
procedure is hard to perform. Put it on an SF 368
use are contained in DA PAM 738-750, The Army
(quality deficiency report). Mail it to: Commander, U.S.
Maintenance Management System (TAMMS).
Army Tank-Automotive Command, ATTN: AMSTA-MP,
Warren, MI 48397-5000. A reply will be furnished to you.
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Preparation for Storage or Shipment
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Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC)
For information on preparing the M1098 water tank
semitrailer for storage or shipment, refer to chapter 4
Quality assurance inspections shall be performed in
Section XX.
accordance with requirements in TM 750-245-4.
Section II. DESCRIPTION AND DATA
c.
Construction The trailer has a stainless steel,
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Description, Fig. 1-1.
single compartment baffled tank of 5000 gallon capacity,
plus 3% capacity for product expansion. The chassis is
constructed of welded steel and is equipped with full
a.
Basic Configuration The trailer is designed to be
floating tandem axles and manually operated landing
towed by a truck tractor equipped with a fifth wheel.
gear.
Authorized 5-ton truck tractors are the M52A2, M818,
M931, M931A1, M932, and M932A1. When driving on
d.
M 1098 Water Tank Semitrailer The M1098
hard surface highways only, the 5-ton military-adapted
water tank semitrailer is equipped with pressure and
commercial 6X4 truck tractors, M915 and M915A1, are
vacuum vents, hose troughs, sealed manhole, bulk
also authorized.
hoses, and spare tire. A ladder is provided at the rear of
the semitrailer for access to the top manhole. It has an
b.
Common Operations The M1098 water tank
engine/pump combination unique to the water tank. The
semitrailer can be loaded through the bottom or through
one-cylinder, four stroke diesel engine, rated at 10 HP,
the top fill opening. The potable water tank is also
and centrifugal pump are the major pumping
designed to provide self-load/unload capability to load
components. At maximum engine horsepower, the self-
through a one-cylinder, four-stroke diesel engine, and
priming pump has a performance rating of 250 gpm at
unique pump assembly.
15psi and 50 gpm at 96 psi.
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