MIL-T-11663 Truck, Materials Handling, Container Hoisting, Rear Hoist, 21,000 To 32,000 Pounds Gvw, 4X2This specification covers diesel or gasoline engine driven, four-wheel, two-rear-wheel drive materials handling trucks having gross vehicle weights GVW of 21,000 to 32,000 pounds, for normal operating conditions. Vehicles procured under this specification are commercial items which shall be warranted by the manufacturer as specified in acquisition documents.

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chassis items shall be as represented in the chassis manufacturer's technical data. Special bodies, mounted hoist-haul unit, and equipment shall be as represented and rated in the body and equipment manufacturer's technical data. Technical data shall be limited to specifications and technical material identical to that furnished to the authorized company representatives for selection of vehicle models and components, and shall be available to the engineering offices of the procuring activity prior to delivery of the items. The chassis model furnished shall be not older than the chassis manufacturer's current model on the date of the invitation for bids.

3.1.1 Special requirements. In addition to the standard vehicle and components specified in

3.1, the vehicle shall be furnished with special equipment as specified herein.

* 3.1.1.1 Treatment, painting, marking and data plates. Treatment, painting, marking and data plates shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-1223. The exterior color and the identification markings shall be in accordance with the requirements of MIL-STD-1223 for the military service identified by the procuring activity (see 6.2).

* 3.1.1.2 Rustproofing. When specified (see 6.2), the vehicle, except the truck body, shall be rustproofed in accordance with FED-STD-297. When specified (see 6.2), tropical rustproofing in accordance with FED-STD-297 shall be furnished.

3.1.1.3 Drain plugs. Drain plugs installed in the manual transmission and rear axle(s) for draining lubricants and drain plugs installed throughout the vehicle for draining hydraulic fluids shall be of the permanent magnet type.

3.1.1.4 Towing devices. Not less than two hooks, loops, pins, or a single, center-mounted towing eye for towing the vehicle shall be furnished on the front of the vehicle.

* 3.1.1.5 Wheel splash and stone throw protection. The vehicle shall have rigid splash shields ahead of the rear wheels and rubber mud flaps to the rear of the rear wheels. All tilt cabs shall have rubber mud flaps to the rear of the front wheels. A metal strip not less than 1/8 inch thick and not less than one inch wide, extending the entire width of the mud flap, shall be installed to prevent the bolt heads or bolt nuts from damaging the mud flap. All splash shield and mud flap installations, front and rear, shall conform to SAE J682.