IDENTIFICATION MARKING AND
hood that will permit checking of
DATA PLATE STANDARDS". The
normal maintenance items such
nameplate/data
plate
shall
be
as oil and water with the snow
completed
in
accordance
with
plow attached shall be supplied.
requirements of receiving military
The front GAWR shall be not
service and attached to the vehicle(s).
less than the load imposed by
No other exterior military markings
the furnished snowplow in raised
shall
be
furnished.
position plus the front axle
2.
DD Form 250 "MATERIAL
portion of the required payload
INSPECTION
AND
RECEIVING
for the Federal Standard Item
REPORT" furnished in lieu of a GSA
No. plus the chassis and body
form 308.
front axle curb weight.
The
MPP
POWER ANGLING OF SNOW
snowplow shall be complete with
PLOW
a moldboard, a tripping device, a
When code MPP is specified, the
hitch, a hydraulically operated
snowplow (MPS) moldboard shall
lifting mechanism, a set of
be power angling with controls
auxiliary lights, a snow deflector
located in the cab.
or radius curve edge and all
other necessary mounting and
MPR
SNOW PLOW PROVISION
operating apparatus. The plow
When code MPR is specified to
shall be shipped in the load
accommodate future installation of
a snowplow, a chassis hood that
space and lights shall be
will permit checking of normal
shipped within the cab when
maintenance items such as oil and
possible.
Brackets
and
water with the snow plow attached
connections shall be installed on
shall be supplied. The front GAWR
all vehicles to enable ready
shall be not less than the load
installation of the lights and
imposed by an 860 kg (1,900 lb)
snowplow at the destination.
load located 1520 mm (60 in)
Snowplow and lights shall be
forward of the centerline of the front
installed on the first vehicle to
axle plus the front axle portion of
assure proper operation, and
the Federal Standard Item No.
they may be removed for
required
payload
uniformly
distributed over the load area plus
shipment after Government
the chassis and body front axle
inspection.
weight. The rear GAWR shall be
The moldboard assembly of the
not less than the load imposed by
reversible
type
snowplow,
the Item No. required payload
exclusive of the snow deflector,
without the snowplow plus the
shall have a vertical height of
chassis and body rear axle weight.
not less than 810 mm (32
Note: when code MPR is specified,
inches) for classes B through E
a significant increase in the chassis
and 910 mm (36 inches) class F
GVWR may be required.
The
and G, and shall be capable of
increased GVWR could possibly
clearing a path of not less than
change a non-CDL or a non-FET
2620 mm (8 feet and 7 inches)
chassis to a chassis that
at a blade angle of 30 degrees,
requires the operator to have a
plus 2 degrees, minus 0
CDL or to be subject to FET.
degrees. The actual length of
MPS
SNOWPLOW, REVERSIBLE
the moldboard shall be not less
When code MPS is specified, a
than 3050 mm (10 feet). The
hydraulically operated snowplow
moldboard shall be of not less
shall be provided. A chassis
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