M578 RECOVERY VEHICLE– LEFT FRONT VIEW

TM 9-2350-238-10 LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF MAJOR COMPONENTS–CONTINUED M578 RECOVERY VEHICLE– LEFT FRONT VIEW– CONTINUED 5 6 7 8 9 10 CAB. Cab is an armor steel weldment which houses hydraulic reservoir; sup- ports boom, winches, and controls; and provides protection for crew members. It has provision for radio and intercom- munication equipment. Doors are pro- vided for access to cab and stowage compartments. MACHINE GUN. M578 Recovery Vehicle armament is a heavy barrel M2 Browning Caliber .50 Machine Gun. RIGGER/GUNNER CUPOLA. Rigger/gun- ner cupola consists of an armor-plate hinged cupola cover, traverse ring, six Ml 7 periscopes for external vision, and caliber .50 machine gun mount support. Cover is counterbalanced by a torsion bar. FLASHER LAMP. Flasher lamp warns on- coming traffic and personnel during travel and recovery operations. LEVEL WIND ASSEMBLY. Level wind assembly is a guide for winch wire rope and provides a perfect Iayup on tow winch drum. Sensing switches actuate cab traversing system to keep cab lined up with wire rope. SLAVE RECEPTACLE. Slave receptacle is used to receive or provide 24-volt power for emergency starting of vehicle, if bat- teries are discharged. 11 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 FIXED FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONTROL HANDLE. Control handle starts a fixed fire extinguisher system to protect vehi- cle and crew in the event of fire in engine compartment. ENGINE AIR CLEANER ACCESS DOOR. This door provides access to engine air intake filters for cleaning and replace- ment purposes. VISE. Vise is mounted on surface above air filter compartment. TRACK. Right and left tracks consist of rubber-padded steel track shoes and are driven by drive sprockets attached to final drives. SINGLE BOOM BLOCK. Single boom block is a sheave, block, and hook assembly used to increase capability of boom winch. BOOM. Boom is a box section steel plate weldment which can be raised and lowered by hydraulic cylinders for hoisting operations. TOW CABLES. Two 10 ft (31 m) tow cables are mounted on boom, one on each side. These cables have a safe operating load of 110,000 lb (49,940 kg). 1-5