*TM 3-1040-255-10
CORRECTED COPY
ARMY
TECHNICAL MANUAL
THE
DEPARTMENT OF
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
MOUNT, SMOKE GENERATOR, M2
AND
MOUNT, FOG OIL DRUM, M3
Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C.
29 May 1969
WARNING
Exercise care while placing a fog oil drum in or removing it from trailer.
The trailer has neither tailgate nor dropsides, so drum must be lifted over
sides or end.
Paragraph
Page
Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Record and report forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service upon receipt of mounts . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installation of M2 and M3 mounts in 1/4-ton trailer . . . . . .
Transporting two smoke generators in l/4-ton trailer . . . . . .
Installation of M2 mount in l/4-ton truck . . . . . . . . .
Cleaning and painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Shipment and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
APPENDIX. REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. Record and Report Forms
1. Scope
The reporting of errors, omissions, and rec-
These instructions are for use by the operator.
ommendations for improving this manual by
T h e y apply to the M2 smoke generator mount
the individual user is encouraged. Reports
and the M3 fog oil drum mount.
s h o u l d be submitted on DA Form 2028 (Rec-
o m m e n d e d Changes to Publications) and for-
warded direct to Commanding Officer, Edge-
wood Arsenal, ATTN: SMUEA-TSE-TP,
2. Use.
E d g e w o o d Arsenal, Md. 21010.
The adjustable M2 and M3 mounts provides
4. Description
a secure base for transporting M3-series smoke
M2 smoke generator
g e n e r a t o r s (TM 3-1040-202-12) in M 100 (TM
a. General. T h e
mount (fig. 1) and the M3 fog oil drum mount
9 - 8 7 1 A ) or M416 (TM 9-2330-251-14P) cargo
trailers, and in M38 (TM 9-8014) or M151
(fig. 2) are rectangular frames, consisting of
(TM 9-2320-218-10)
1/4-ton trucks. The
t w o side angles and two end angles that are
held together with capscrews. Adjustment slots
mounts are also used to transport 55-gallon
drums of fog oil in M 100 or M416 cargo
in the end and side angles are used to lengthen
or shorten the mounts.
trailers.
q This
manual supersedes TB 3-431-1, 20 March 1957, including all changes.
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