CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION - TM-5-4320-240-150012

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Section l. GENERAL

1-1. Scope

d. Report of errors, omissions, and recommendations

a. These instructions are published for use by

for improving this publications by the individual user is

personnel to whom the pumping unit, Carver Model

encouraged. Reports should be submitted on DA Form

K906MP, is issued. Chapters 1 through 3 provide

2028 (Recommended Changes to DA Publications) and

information on operation, preventive maintenance

forwarded direct to Commanding General, U.S. Army

services, and organizational maintenance of equipment,

Mobility Equipment Command, ATTN: AMSME-MPP,

accessories, components, and attachments. Remaining

4300 Goodfellow Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63120.

chapters provide information for direct and general

support and depot maintenance. Also included are

1-2. Record and Report Forms

descriptions of main units and their functions in

a. DA Form 2258 (Depreservation Guide for

relationship to other components.

Vehicles and Equipment).

b. Appendix A contains a list of publications

b. For other record and report forms applicable to

applicable to this manual. Appendix B contains the list

operator, crew, and organizational maintenance, refer to

of basic issue items authorized the operator of this

TM38-750.

equipment and the list of maintenance and operating

supplies required for initial operation. Appendix C

Note. Applicable forms, excluding Standard Form

contains

the

maintenance

allocation

chart.

46 (United States Government Motor Vehicles

Organizational, direct and general support and depot

Operators Identification Card) which is carried by the

maintenance repair parts and special tools will be listed

operator, shall be kept in a canvas bag mounted on

in TM 5-4320-240-25P when printed.

equipment.

Numbers in parentheses following

nomenclature callouts on illustrations indicate quantity;

number preceding nomenclature callouts indicate

preferred sequence.

Section II. DESCRIPTION AND TABULATED DATA

1-3. Description

Engine.

The Waukesha engine Model

c. Front of Unit. The radiator is designated as the

190GLCU is a 265 Cubic inch displacement engine

front of the pumping unit. Any reference to left or right

which is governed at a speed of 2250 RPM (revolutions

hand views shall be taken facing radiator end.

per minute) when centrifugal pump is producing 1120

GPM (gallons per minute) at 100 feet.

1-4. Identification and Tabulated Data

Centrifugal Pump.

The Carver Model

K906MP-01 centrifugal pump is driven directly from the

a. Identification. The centrifugal pump, model

engine flywheel. It is a 6 inch, self-priming, centrifugal,

K906MP, has two major identification plates. The

petroleum pump. The pumping unit (fig. 1-1 and 1-2) is

information contained on the plates is listed below.

skid mounted and equipped with hose connections on

suction and discharge.

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