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Armor means a tougher lift.


1. Make sure all loose objects inside the cab are either properly fastened down or removed. Unsecured Unsecured

A loan or equity interest that is given without any guarantee of payment, performance, satisfaction or opportunity for return from the recipient. No property, interest or security is used as collateral in either a guarantee or a pledge.
 items will fly around when the cab is raised, damaging the inside of your truck.

2. Lock the machine gun ring mount in position. An unsecured mount--especially one with the machine gun still attached--can swing around abruptly a·brupt  
adj.
1. Unexpectedly sudden: an abrupt change in the weather.

2. Surprisingly curt; brusque: an abrupt answer made in anger.

3.
 during the lift. The sudden shift in weight can cause the cab to fall forward more rapidly, injuring someone standing in the way.

3. Make sure no one is still in the cab, then close and secure all doors. The hinges Hinges may refer to:
  • Plural form of hinge, a mechanical device that connects two solid objects, allowing a rotation between them.
  • Hinges, a commune of the Pas-de-Calais département, in northern France
 can be damaged if a door suddenly slams open as the cab tilts forward. And anyone standing in the door's path can be seriously hurt.

4. Loosen and lower the armored nose plate. To do that, you'll need to remove the bolts that lock the nose plate in position. If those bolts aren't completely removed, they keep the cab from coming up. And if the cab won't move, the lift cylinder cylinder, in mathematics, surface generated by a line moving parallel to a given fixed line and continually intersecting a given fixed curve called the directrix; each line of the family of lines forming the cylinder is called a ruling, or generator.  bends and can even damage the cab floor.

Forgetting to lower nose plate can result in bent lift cylinder ...

... and damage to cab floor

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5. Install the cab lift safety chains, NSN NSN National Stock Number
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 4010-01-5250947. Once the cab passes the center point of the lift, the extra weight from the AOA AOA American Optometric Association; American Orthopsychiatric Association; American Osteopathic Association.
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 makes it fall forward. That damages the lift cylinder and the cab hinges. The safety chains keep the cab from falling too far forward.

Just make sure you remember to stow the safety chains after you've lowered the cab. Leave the chains in place and they'll wrap around the vehicle's tires during operation.

Safety chains keep cab from falling too far forward

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WITH STEPS 1-5 COMPLETE YOU'RE READY TO SAFELY BEGIN LIFTING THE CAB.

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GET THAT CAB UP. WE'VE GOT A LOTTA WORK TO DO TODAY.

YOU GOT IT, CHIEF.

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YOU'RE GONNA gon·na  
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Contraction of going to: We're gonna win today. 
 HAVE A LOT MORE WORK NOW ... YOU DIDN'T RAISE MY CAB THE RIGHT WAY.

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LIFTING THE FMTV'S CAB FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IS ANYTHING BUT ROUTINE IF YOUR TRUCK HAS ADD-ON ARMOR armor, apparatus for defense of persons, horses, and such objects as vehicles, naval vessels, and aircraft. Body armor developed early as protective suits made of such materials as leather, shells, wood, and basketwork, later supplemented by metal.  (AOA).

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IN FACT, YOU CAN CAUSE ALL KINDS OF DAMAGE-INCLUDING A CRUSHED FLOOR AND A BENT CAB LIFT CYLINDER-IF YOU DON'T DO IT THE RIGHT WAY ...

... EVERY ... SINGLE ... TIME.

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TO PREVENT THAT DAMAGE, FOLLOW THESE STEP-BY-STEP PROCUDURES AS YOU PREPARE TO LIFT THE CAB ...

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Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Oct 1, 2005
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