HiO List Fround some info on the new type Military tool Trailer. Link has
the picture. Wayne
By Tom Knotts
The Army's old Pioneer Tool Set has a new look and a new name. Formerly
known as the Set, Tool Outfit, Pioneer (Portable), line number (LIN) W58486,
it has been updated and given a new designation-the Hydraulic, Electric,
Tool Outfit (HETO). It is mounted on a 3 1/2-ton M353 trailer and pulled by
a 5-ton truck.
HETO Improvements
The old system has been transformed from a marginally acceptable end item
into an outstanding piece of equipment. The HETO boasts several
improvements:
It can be used with its onboard hydraulic or electric tools, which include a
portable hydraulic motor generator, drills, saws (including a chain saw),
lights, an impact wrench, sockets, and pumps. The HETO can simultaneously
power one electric and one hydraulic tool or two hydraulic tools.
The trailer is outfitted with six molded plastic boxes, two on each side of
the trailer and two across the back. To minimize the cleaning associated
with hydraulic fluid, all the hydraulic tools are packed in one box. They
are mounted on a plate and secured with tie-downs, thus making it easier to
remove and return them for stowage.
Access to the power panel is more convenient, which simplifies maintenance
on the power unit. The radiator opening is protected by a screen, and the
engine cover on the opposite side of the controls is modified with vents.
With these changes, the HETO can be operated without removing (and possibly
losing) the panels. The power unit is rotated on the trailer and mounted
with the radiator and fuel openings in front of the trailer. This
configuration prevents spilled fuel or hydraulic fluid from falling on the
trailer bed, which could cause the trailer deck to become slippery or fuel
to drip off the trailer onto the ground and damage the environment. The
position of the power unit also eliminates possible environmental damage
from leakage when draining the radiator or refueling the motor.
The hydraulic motor generator is mounted on a plate and fastened in one of
the plastic boxes, making it portable.
Halogen lights on the HETO have roughly 10 times the life expectancy of the
floodlights on the old system.
Fielding of the HETO will begin in the first quarter FY98.
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