C8, TM 9-2350-230-12
A VEHICLE WITH TRACK BLOWN OFF, DAMAGED ROADWHEELS, OR WITH BROKEN
IDLER WHEELS MAY BE SHORT-TRACKED ON ONE SIDE AND STILL BE ABLE TO
MANEUVER AT RESTRICTED SPEED SO LONG AS I DRIVE SPROCKET AND ANY
COMBINATION OF ROADWHEELS INDICATED IN STEP 1 . ARE INTACT
SHORT-TRACKING PROCEDURE
1. THE FOLLOWING ARE ROADWHEEL AND
6. DRIVE VEHICLE SLOWLY FORWARD, GUIDING
SPROCKET COMBINATIONS W/TRACK SHOE
TOP OF TRACK TO +30-5:
00 O'CLOCK
REQUIRED
(O
INDICATES
REMOVED
POSITION AT FRONT OF LEAD WHEEL (SEE
ROADWHEEL).
ILLUSTRATION ABOVE).
1-2-3-4-5-S (89R OR 91L)*
0-2-3-4-0-S (73R OR 75L)
7. USING TRACK FIXTURE, PULL ENDS OF TRACK
0-2-3-4-5-S (74R OR 76L)
0-2-4-0-S (73R OR 75L)
TOGETHER AND INSTALL TRACK PIN (FIG. 5-5).
0-0-3-0-5-S (59R OR 61 L)
0-2-0-0-5-S (73R OR 75L)
0-0-3-4-5-S (60R OR 62L)
1-0-0-5-S (88R OR 90L)
NOTE. . IN ORDER TO CONNECT TRACK, SOME
0-2-0-4-5-S (74R OR 76L)
1-0-0-4--S (88R OR 90L)
SLACK MAY BE REMOVED BY BLOCKING BEHIND
0-2-3-0-5-S (74R OR 76L)
1-0-0-4-5-S (47R OR 49L)
LEADING ROAD- WHEEL, BETWEEN WHEEL AND
TRACK.
STEER'AWAY FROM SHORT-TRACKED
* LEFT TRACK REQUIRES 2 MORE SHOES THAN
SIDE, AND VERY CAREFULLY APPLY:POWER IN
RIGHT TRACK DUE TO OFFSET OF TORSION
FORWARD GEAR TO TIGHTEN TRACK .
BARS.
8. TIE UP ANY REMAINING ROADWHEEL ARMS TO
2. SELECT SECTION OF TRACK TO BE USED
AVOID INTERFERENCE WITH OBSTACLES AND
(STEP 1).
IF TRACI IS DAMAGED, SELECT
DAMAGE TO SPINDLES AND ARMS.
LEAST
DAMAGED
SHOES.
REMOVE
OPERATION OF SHORT-TRACKED VEHICLE
REMAINDER OF TRACK AND STOW ON
VEHICLE.
1. DO NOT EXCEED 10 MPH FORWARD, 4 MPH
3. MANEUVER AND ALIGN THE SPECIFIED SHOE
REVERSE, OR 2 MPH OVER EARTHEN MOUND
SECTION IN FRONT OF ROADWHEELS.
OBSTACLE.
PIVOT STEER AND OBSTACLE
NOTE. IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO BREAK
CROSSING IS NORMAL EXCEPT AS IN- DICATED
TRACK INTO SMALLER SECTIONS FOR HANDLING.
IN EXAMPLES ILLUSTRATED IN FIGURE 5-5.2.
RECONNECT THE SECTIONS.
2. AVOID PIVOT TURNS TOWARD SHORT-
4. DRIVE VEHICLE SLOWLY FORWARD ONTO
TRACKED SIDE WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
TRACK.
3. GEARED STEER WILL REACT SLOWLY WHEN
5. AS SOON AS VEHICLE POSITION ON TRACK
STEERING TOWARD FULL TRACKED SIDE, AND
PERMITS, GUIDE REAR END OF TRACK OVER
QUICKLY TOWARD SHORT-TRACKED SIDE.
SPROCKET SO SPROCKET TEETH ENGAGE
TRACK(USE TRACK PIN OR DRIFT PIN TO GUIDE
TRACK ).
Figure 5-5.1. Emergency short-tracking procedure. (1 of 2)
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