TM 5-5420-280-10
OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS
RAPIDLY EMPLACED BRIDGE (REB)
NSN 5420-01-481-3959 P/N 12480471
LOCATION OF BASIC ISSUE ITEM (BII), COMPONENTS OF END ITEM (COEI),
AND ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION LIST (AAL) ITEMS
1. The following items are stowed on pallet or in BII toolboxes:
a. Two ratchets for operating supporting cylinder winches (one per toolbox)
b. Four marker poles for marking roadway of emplaced bridge (two per toolbox)
c. Two unlocking rods for unlocking bridge quarters (one per toolbox)
d. Four fastening rods for securing bridge halves to pallet (two per toolbox)
e. Two 50 mm wrenches and two 36 mm/41 mm wrenches for tightening pallet
hold-down bars and launch boom locks (one each per toolbox)
f. Four ratchet straps for anchoring bridge to ground and for tie down of pallet
on PLST (two per toolbox)
g. Four hold-fasts for anchoring bridge (two per toolbox)
h. Key for opening RCU stowage box. Retained by chain in toolbox adjacent to
RCU stowage box.
i. Two transload rollers for transloading pallet to PLST. Stowed on fixed axle
bracket when pallet is on PLST. Stowed in toolboxes when pallet is unloaded
to ground (one per toolbox)
j. Transload roller bar for transloading pallet to PLST. Stowed in either BII
toolbox.
k. Two 19-mm wrenches used for removal and installation of transload roller
bar and shoring pads (one per toolbox)
l. Two retrieval positioning aids used for positioning CBT prior to retrieval of
bridge (one per toolbox)
m. Hydraulic pump handle for operating pallet support wheel hydraulic pump
(stowed on pallet A-frame)
n. Tanker bar for bridge alignment and for measurement of REB distance from
gap (stowed on pallet A-frame)
o. Two soft-nosed hammers for locking/unlocking catch on bridge lower coupling
receptacles (one per toolbox)
p. Two pallet lifting brackets for sling lifting pallet and chocking pallet wheels
(stowed on pallet A-frame)
q. Drain valve hose for draining LPU fuel tank. Stowed in either toolbox.
