When you have to ... shovel it.[ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] THE ENTRENCHING TOOL, NS 5120-00-878-5932, IS A COLLAPSIBLE, FOLDING TOOL USED AS A SHOVEL FOR DIGGING. YOU CAN ALSO ADJUST THE BLADE AND USE IT AS A MATTOCK mattock Picklike digging implement, one of the oldest tools of agriculture. It resembles the modern hoe but with a stone or wooden blade rather than a metal one, set at right angles to a long wooden handle. . THE IMPORTANT POINT IS, THE TOOL SHOULD BE USED FOR DIGGING AND CUTTING ONLY. NEVER USE IT AS A HAMMER. YOU'LL DULL THE BLADE. AND DON'T USE IT AS A PRY BAR TO DISLODGE dis·lodge v. dis·lodged, dis·lodg·ing, dis·lodg·es v.tr. To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied. v.intr. ROCKS. YOU'LL BEND THE TOOL AND THEN IT WON'T FOLD UP. NEVER JUMP OR STAND ON THE HANDLE IT WASN'T MADE TO WITHSTAND THAT KIND OF STRAIN. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TO KEEP ON DIGGING WITH YOUR ENTRENCHING TOOL, GIVE IT GENEROUS SCOOPS OF PM. FOLLOW THESE STEPS AFTER EACH USE ... 1. Clean it. Cleaning stops the buildup build·up also build-up n. 1. The act or process of amassing or increasing: a military buildup; a buildup of tension during the strike. 2. of rust, grease and dirt. They can dull the blade and make the tool hard to fold. Wipe the blade clean with a wet cloth. Rub off rust with sandpaper sandpaper, abrasive originally made by gluing grains of sand to heavy paper sheets. Today sandpaper is made primarily with quartz, aluminum oxide, or silicon carbide grains, and is graded according to the size of the grains. or a wire brush wire brush n → brosse f métallique wire brush wire n → Drahtbürste f wire brush n → . Let the tool dry. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2. Lube it. If the locking nut is hard to turn, oil the nut threads. Use WD-40 or the same oil you use on your weapon. 3. Tighten it. Tighten the locking nut. Make sure it holds the blade firmly in place. If it doesn't, replace the tool. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 4. Inspect it. Look closely at the tube at the blade hinge point. Make sure it's in good shape. If the tube hole is worn, you'll need to replace the entrenching tool. If the blade needs to be painted, make sure it's clean and dry first. Then spot paint it with flat black spray paint. Does your entrenching tool need more PM than what you see here? It's probably worn out. Time to turn it in and get a new one. If you're facing some heavy-duty digging, get your hands on a mattock. A mattock is a forged steel tool for digging, cutting and chopping. It's especially suited for use in hard or rocky terrain. NSN NSN National Stock Number NSN Nokia Siemens Networks NSN National Storytelling Network NSN NATO Stock Number NSN New Substances Notification (CEPA) NSN National Student Number (NZ) NSN Never Say Never 5120-00-243-2395 brings a 5-lb mattock head. Problem is, it doesn't come with a handle" you have to order that separately. NSN 5120-00-288-6574 brings you a wooden handle, and NSN 5120-01-432-3295 brings a plastic one. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] To gel a handle or to look for other mattocks or handles, go to the GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. Advantage website: https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/advasa/advantage/main/start-page.do Do a search on the word "mattock." CTA An abbreviation for cum testamento annexo, Latin for "with the will annexed." 50-900 is your ordering authority for the mattock. |
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