Medium Wrecker

Maintenance of the M939 Series Vehicles
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deepwater fording kit and 78 inches with the kit.

Both trucks are

equipped with dual fuel tanks.

The maximum cruising range fully

loaded is 300 miles.

Without trailers, the trucks will cover 350

miles per tank of fuel. The turning radius of the M931 is 35 feet 6

inches. The turning radius of the M932 is 36 feet 6 inches.

(4) Special limitations.

The fifth wheel cannot pivot more than

21 up, 15 down or 7 sideways.

For this reason, semitrailer

operations cross-country are limited to easy grades over known

terrain.

Medium Wrecker:

M936 W/W (figure 6 on the following page).

(1) Purpose of the Vehicle.

The M936 medium wrecker is used to

recover disabled vehicles.

It is also used to free mired vehicles,

for crane operations, and to lift loads of up to 20,000 pounds. Some

examples of M936 crane operations are:

(a) Removing and replacing engines, powerpacks, and gun tubes.

(b) Loading and unloading of munitions, such as missiles.

(2) Performance.

With or without a towed load, the M936 medium

wrecker will reach a maximum speed of 54 miles per hour. The vehicle

is equipped with dual fuel tanks. The two tanks extend the vehicle

cruising range to 400 miles with a towed load and 500 miles without.

While towing, the vehicle will climb road grades as steep as 25. The

vehicle wrecker crane rotates 360 with 45 of elevation.

Turning

radius of the M936 is 39 feet.