This isn't the most popular forum in the world, but I thought I'd give it a shot anyway. I've been chosen to head up the motorpool for a brand new company. We're so new we have no vehicles, tools, generators, not even a guidon. I'm trying to get as much of a headstart as I can. I'm a Specialist, so things like starting a PLL are very new to me. Here is a list of vehicles we'll be getting:

M1165A1 - 1 ea
M1152A1 - 5 ea
M1077A1 - 24 ea
M1083 - 2 ea
M984 - 1 ea
10K ATLAS - 4 ea
M1076 - 4 ea
M1095 - 1 ea
M1101 - 1 ea
M1120 - 4 ea
Floodlight set - 9 ea
5kw gen - 9
3kw gen - 4 ea
Army Space Heater - 1 ea

Any suggestions at all would be greatly appreciated.

Is there another unit, with the same TO&E, anywhere near you? If so, go to them and get a copy of theirs.

wifi, gumby has an excellent idea, you can also look in the -24p and find a list of service parts for those vehicles. Just remember that you have to limit it to a total of 150 lines. That is unless you can get your chain of command to authorize more. I noticed that you listed M1076 and M1077 but no M1074/1075. How are you supposed to tow the M1076's and or load the M1077's?

Wow,

How things have change over the years...Now way back when. When a unit started up, it had a MTOE and though that MTOE came your PLL.

To make a long story short, you should (or should I say, it use to be) get your PLL issue to you through the logistics channels.

After all everything is automated now right? Not like when I did it with a pencil and a 2765 or 2765-1 and I do believe (could be wrong) the PLL card was a 3318 (for some reason that number sticks to my head).

Anyhow, I do believe you should get your first PLL issue to you (unit), check with your S-4 or DMMC or now, your higher logistics chain.

Plus the S-4 should have what your PLL stockage is suppose to be...

Thanks for all the responses.

I was told today that it's up to me what goes in our PLL, so it seems like I have quite an adventure ahead of me. Maybe my higher ups have never dealt with maintenance and know about as much as me. TO&E's, MTOE's, -24Ps, S-4, someone on another site mentioned TACOM LAR (whatever that is)...... this should be very very interesting.

Maybe the M1120s will be pulling the 1076's. At least that's what an Army buddy of mine guessed. But then he added "Is there a reason for having so many flatracks (M1077) when each complete M1120 + M1076 syatem can only carry a total of 2? ". So , yeah, my unit seems to be going through some growing pains. What's life without a little drama to make things fun?

TACOM would be a good spot to go to for a first time start up.

Or find a sister unit and go off their PLL. Sorry to hear about that, like I said, the Army has change since my time (PLL clerk) back in the early 70's).

Plus I never started up a PLL from start. Thank goodness.

I started as a TAMMS clerk, then PLL clerk, then a BN PLL supervisor, then Supply Sgt, then Warrant, also work a DX in Panama.

But if it were me in your shoes, I would travel at least two roads, One TACOM the other tried and find a sister unit to stock my PLL. of course both at the same time, its check to see if you can chew and talk at the same time..hahahahahaha...

Good Luck in your adventure...Now think of the experience you will get out of this, i.e. starting up your own business...

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Originally posted by dman1948:
How things have change over the years...Now way back when. When a unit started up, it had a MTOE and though that MTOE came your PLL.

Thats what I thought too. There is supposed to be some sort of "template" for each MTOE. You start ordering stuff, the template modifies.