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By 1st Lt. Herbert Karg
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq — Soldiers from the 716th Quartermaster Company, 80th Ordnance Battalion, 15th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), received and assembled a container mover recently at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.
The vehicle, which aides the 716th Quartermaster Co. in the Joint Base Balad Amnesty Yard, was built on the Soldiers on four Sunday afternoons from February through March.
Three 716th mechanics Spcs. Steven Miller, a native of Bellmar, N.J.; Michael Sanchez, a native of Jersey City, N.J.; and Christian Lebron, a native of Pasaic, N.J.; were the main effort for the job. They did most of the leg work for the assembly.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Anthony Potenzone, the Amnesty Yard officer in charge with the 716th and native of Belleville, N.J., said that the container mover was a challenge to assemble.
"We didn't have any instructions to tell us what went where," he said. "We basically went off what other similar pieces of equipment looked like and also used Google to find instructions."
Their first attempt at assembling the unit was unsuccessful.
"We had the pistons inverted," said Potenzone. "We had the pistons in place and the boom attached when we realized that the hydraulic hoses didn't quite reach to the other end."
This small mishap cost the team a few hours. However, after figuring it out, they made note of it for future reference.
"It was difficult to build at first," Lebron said. "On a scale of 1 to 10, it was a 9. But now, after putting one together, it will be much easier and take less time if we have to do it again."
Lebron said he contributed mostly to the hoses, cosmetics and electrical components.
"Sanchez and Miller did most of the heavy stuff, and I assisted," Lebron added. "We used the Kalmar and forklifts to hold the bigger items steady while they put the pins in place."
Even though it was hard work, Lebron had fun putting it together.
"I hope we can build another one," he said.
| Date Taken: | 04.10.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 04.10.2010 15:31 |
| Story ID: | 47957 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE BALAD, IQ |
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