TB 750-105
Table 2. Inspection Standards - Continued
Item
Inspection standards
Belt, V, flat conveyor .....
Must be in place, tensioned correctly and not worn or cracked. On conveyor belting watch for inverted
assembly, bad fasteners, excessive wear. Multi V-belt application must be matched sets and not bottom in
pulleys. Tension adjustment shall be in accordance with applicable TM or manufacturer's manual.
*Body or hull, cab, deck,
Must be free of breaks and cracks. Doors, hatches, other enclosures and associated
floors, hoods, sides and
hardware must fit and function properly
enclosures, skidframe,
fenders, hand rails,
grab irons, steps and
footboards, ladders
Brakes and drums.........
Brake drums will be free of cracks, deep ridges, hub lubricant and brake cylinder leakage. Brake lines are
to be free of leaks; brake hoses shall not be weather cracked or show signs of any damage or
deterioration. Watch for leakage in wheel and master cylinder.
Brooms, brushes, cores, Check for missing or damaged parts on sweeper, spray, blower and magnet components.
spray system, magnets
Look for split, rotten or damaged broom core, worn out fibers or metal brushes.
Cable assemblies
Watch for insufficient lubricant, cables impregnated with sand or other foreign material. Broken or
misalined sheaves. Improper size, lay, for application, frayed ends or splices and missing or damaged
preformed eyelets or clamps. Length of cables will not be less than 90 percent of original length.
*Canvas, side and cab .
Must be free of tears, rips and unsightly or excessive patching: fit properly; and be in good usable
top
condition. Check for bad zippers.
Compass needles, level
Check for fogged, broken, etched or dirty lens prisms, vials; missing cross wires; damaged graduations
vials, compass ring
on vertical and/or vernier, horizontal circles, micrometer circles; missing, broken or damaged indicating
graduation's, lens,
hands, pointers, pivots. Missing accessories.
cross wires, prisms and
accessories
Controls ........................
Must not be bent or cracked: springs must be in place and control linkage properly tightened.
Cooling fan clutch ........
Must be properly fastened, in good serviceable condition so that it will operate only in land operation.
Counterweights .............
Must be fastened tight and be of correct size and weight for application. Weep holes in counterweight
boxes must be open.
*Cushions, seats ...........
Seats, back rests, steady rests and other cushions or cushion-like parts must have no sagged or broken
springs or parts, must be adequately supported and be free of ripped, torn, or deteriorated covering.
*Dunnage......................
Must fit properly and have no broken, loose or missing parts. Wood must have no indication of slivering,
dry rot or fungus.
Electric motors and .......
Starter switches shall not be burned, corroded or show signs of wear. Wiring terminals shall be clean
generator assemblies
and tight. Entire circuits shall be checked for frayed, missing, burned, chafed, broken, cracked, bare,
(other than engine
cut or deteriorating wiring. Connections must be tight and free from dirt, rust and corrosion. Contact
accessories), starter
point switches shall be correctly adjusted. Electric motors and generator assemblies shall not show
switches, switches,
excessive end play, excessive vibration, worn brushes or worn commutator. Frames shall not be
receptacles, thermostats,
cracked or broken, wiring and cables shall be free of dirt, grease and oil.
instrument and
interior lights
Electrical system or.......
Starter, alternator, switches lights, horn, instruments, circuit breakers, gages, relays, meters, wiring,
equipment
plugs; commutators, armatures, string-bands, brushes, pigtails, brush-holders, insulators, field coils and
insulation of all rotating equipment; throttle or controller contacts, air operated contractors, reverser,
relays, voltage and load regulators and interlocks of the control
*See footnote at end of table, p. 6
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