MIL-T-2452 Trucks, Refuse Collection: Compaction Type, Rear Hopper Loading, With Tilt Cab, Diesel And Gasoline Engine Driven, 19,000 To 44,500 Pounds Gvw, 4X2 And 6X4, 10 To 25 Yard, CommercialThis specification covers diesel gasoline engine driven, 4-wheel, 2-rear wheel drive and 6-wheel, 4-rear wheel drive, commercial, compaction type, refuse collection trucks having a minimum gross vehicle weight GVW 19,000 to 44,500 pounds. The bodies shall be of 10- through 25-cubic yard minimum rated capacities with rear hopper loading. Vehicles procured under this specification are commercial items which shall be warranted by the manufacturer as specified in acquisition documents.

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3.7  Workmanship.  Defective parts and assemblies which have been required or modified to overcome deficiencies shall not be furnished.  All workmanship on the vehicle chassis-cab and on the body shall be in accordance with the highest standards of the chassis and body manufacturing industries.

3.7.1  Metal fabrication.  Metal used in the fabrication of the vehicle shall be free of kinks and sharp bends.  The straightening of material shall be done by methods that will not cause injury to the metal.  Shearing and cutting shall be done neatly and accurately in accordance with the standards specified in 3.7.  Corners shall be square and true.  All bends of a major character shall be made in a manner to ensure uniformity of size and shape.

3.7.2  Bolted connections.  Washers and lockwashers shall be provided and all bolts, nuts, and screws shall be tight.  Bolt holes shall be accurately punched or drilled and shall be

deburred.

3.7.3  Welding.  The surfaces of parts to be welded shall be free of rust, paint, grease and other foreign matter.  Welds shall transmit stress without permanent deformation or failure when the parts connected by the welds are subjected to proof and service loadings.

4.  QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS

4.1  Responsibility for inspection.  Unless otherwise specified in the contract, the contractor is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements as specified herein. Expect as otherwise specified in the contract, the contractor may use his own or ant other facilities suitable for the performance of the inspection requirements specified herein, unless disapproved by the Government.  The Government reserves the right to perform any of the inspections set forth in the specification where such inspections are deemed necessary to assure supplies and services conform to prescribed requirements.

*          4.1.1  Responsibility for compliance.  All items must meet all requirements of sections 3 and 5.  The inspection set forth in this specification shall become a part of the contractor's

overall inspection system or quality program.  The absence of any inspection requirements in the specification shall not relieve the contractor of the responsibility for assuring that all products or

supplies submitted to the Government for acceptance comply with all requirements of the contract.  Sampling in quality conformance does not authorize submission of known defective

material, either indicated or actual, nor does it commit the Government to acceptance of defective material.

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