Portion of a field manual covering vehicle recovery techniques

[miljeep]

I will type more here later, but for now, this will have to do to get the chapter from the field manual online.

Just right click on the link below and save it to your computer.

http://www.militaryjeepers.com/files/recovery-fm.pdf (http://www.militaryjeepers.com/community/../files/recovery-fm.pdf)

Thanks Rabies99 for the good information.



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[Nick]

kewl thanks for the info

[healerdoc1]

Thanks for the info. Here is a link for additional recovery operations> http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/Recovery/index.html

[E5EDDIE]

Thanks!

[buckshot]

i've used a few of those b4... the timber skid be careful johnny law does not like wood used as tires

[Jacob]

Here are three chapters from FM 4-30.31 that cover Principles of Recovery, Rigging, and Recovery Operations. Alot more detailed information and advanced techniques. You can right click each attachment and choose 'save target as' to save them to your computer. This FM is approved for public release with unlimited distribution.

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SEPTEMBER 2006
DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION:
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

[Allium]

I like the last bit about the fan belts. I remember coming from AP hill headed back to Bragg and the Goat shredded the belts. Figuring we did not want to spend the first night back from 2 weeks in the weeks on the side of rt 95 we used boot laces - and it made it.

[miljeep]

Good info, thanks.