H1640 caster tool development report

Technical Report · Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1997

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/658148· OSTI ID:658148

Brown, L A

This report describes the development and certification of the H1640 caster tool. This tool is used to rotate swivel caster wheels 90 degrees on bomb hand trucks or shipping containers. The B83 is a heavy bomb system and weighs close to 5,600 pounds for a two-high stack configuration. High castering moments (handle length times the force exerted on handle) are required to caster a wheel for a two-high stack of B83s. The H1640 is available to the DoD (Air Force) through the Special Equipment List (SEL) for the B83 as a replacement for the H631 and H1216 caster tools.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Handling Equipment Engineering Dept., Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 658148
• Report Number(s): SAND-97-8291; ON: DE98052588; TRN: AHC2DT06%%32
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Dec 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
BOMBS
WHEELS
ROTATION
HAULAGE EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
TOOLS
CERTIFICATION