Hard Time

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         2.  Inqine~rivgtrain

             * The iuaaers generally have cooling problems at high
~OadS, especially in a~dnst eavironient.    DuOt settles tnto that
flat radi~tor~ and starts blocking it. off.            I
             *  Other probleas with ~fl tncl~de air dropping
thea.
             *  There are still a few probI~ with the *xhauat
system.    Zt gets Thry hot, and crew a~bore sitting in the tsar
seat, next to the ~uffler1 can act~ally get burned due to' the metal
in the sarrounding areas ~~ting npT
             * There also have b~n problems with ti-~oints and ball
joints.    ~~known if this is still a big probIsa.
             *  Zn dust environnants, keep an eye on the brakes,
windshield vipers scratching the windshield,   and watch the tires
for cuts caused by sharp rocks.

    g.   ~~as

         1.  rilter System

             *  ~irs           The 5-Ton does pretty well in the
~ust.    The air cleaner will last *e~ral thousand miles in rock
terrain,   due ~stly to the fact that it#B intake is so far above
the ~round.   lione on a pcwdery courac, li~e the ~G dust course,
the vehicle will go 12-16 hours (at 15 ~h) before the air cleaner
plugs.     Zf  the  vehicle  is  in  convoy  soda,  it  will   last
approxi~ately 230 ~inutes.   The service life goes down abOut 30
sin~tes for each time the filter is cleaned (with ~ompressed air
Mowing the dust off the outside s~rface with a no:zle on the clean
air side).   I reco~end cleaning the filter no more than 6 times.

             *  ~~el Filters

                -No ma~or probl~s with fuel filters.

         2.  T~re~/~us~sian

             *  If possible, use the x939Al series truc~s,   due to
the fatter tires.    Those wider tires.  especially in the front,
provide much more mobility in the soft sand.   The :aileage of these
tires is als~ about 5-times greater than the older, narrow tires
found on the 93~ base ~hicles, and older SQO series trucks.


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