MIL-T-46797 Truck, With High Lift Dump Mechanism: Dump, Cargo And Stake Body Types, Diesel And Gasoline Engine Driven, 24,000 Gvw, 4X2, CommercialThis specification covers diesel and gasoline engine driven, four-wheel, two-rear-wheel drive, commercial trucks with a high lift dump mechanism. The truck has a minimum gross vehicle weight GVW of 24,000 pounds for normal operating conditions. Vehicles procured under this specification are commercial items which shall be warranted by the manufacturer as specified in procurement documents.

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MIL-T-46797B(AT)

*          3.5.3.2  Body frame.  Body framing shall be a completely welded structure with members of minimum gage thickness specified in table V for carbon steel; high tensile steel may be furnished in two gages lighter weight in accordance with US Standard gage sizes.  There shall be not less than a full width crossmembers, including ends and stub crossmembers as required for proper spacing over axle.  Crossmembers shall be of the full channel construction, reinforced by gusset plates, or brackets at points of attachment to longitudinal sills, and contact edges of

welded reinforcements shall be welded for not less than 50 percent of the edge-length. Longitudinal sills shall be constructed of structural steel channel or formed channels.  Formed channel sills shall be reinforced within the sill, at each crossmember or body mounting point, with formed channel reinforcements.

TABLE V.  Framing gages.

*          3.5.3.3  Flooring.  Unless a composite type of construction is specified (see 3.5.3.6), the platform shall be floored with wood or steel, at the manufacturer's option.  Wood parts shall be treated in accordance with MIL-STD-1223.

*          3.5.3.4  Wood floors.  Wood platforms shall be floored longitudinally with either ship-lap or tongue-and-groove joints.  Wood flooring shall be of hardwood or dense southern yellow pine not less than 1-5/16 inches thick (finished dimension).

*          3.5.3.5  Steel floors.  Steel floors shall be 1/8 inch thick, one or two piece diamond tread with additional lateral support provided at the wheel wells.  Two piece floors shall be spliced longitudinally and completedly welded the full length of the splice.

3.5.3.6  Composite floors.  When specified (see 6.2), composite type of floor construction shall be furnished.  Composite type shall include not less than eight steel flanged (hat shaped) channels extending the full length of the platform.  Channels shall be constructed of not less than

14 gage (0.0747 inch) steel, 1-1/2 inches wide at the top, of a height flush with or slightly below

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