TABLE OF OPERATOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES (PMCS) -CONT

TM 5-2590-512-13&P 2-7. TABLE OF OPERATOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES (PMCS) Item Item to be Procedure Not Fully Mission No. Interval Checked or Capable If: Service 4. Before Auger Teeth Check for and tighten loose mounting Carriage bolt rest/ During hardware. lock surface After rounded or nut threads stripped. Check for missing or broken Auger Any teeth are teeth. Check each of four cutting teeth broken, missing, or for wear beyond 1/2 inch radius at worn more than 1/2 corner as shown. inch radius. Check if carbide insert is chipped or missing. Before Center Point Check center point for broken guide Center point or During points. Replace with BII spare if worn, hardware missing, After or defective. broken, or bent. NOTE NOTE In unusual operating Outside teeth will wear conditions check for out faster than inside Check for and tighten loose If hardware is teeth wear after teeth. Their useful life mounting hardware. missing, or bolt or every hole, otherwise may be extended by rota- nut threads after every 10^th hole tion of the inside teeth to stripped. the outside. Check teeth wear every third hole in hard soil. 2-8