MIL-T-62032 Trucks, Tank: Fuel Servicing And Aircraft Fuel Servicing, 1,000 To 4,000 Gallon, Diesel And Gasoline Engine Driven, 16,000 To 50,000 Pounds Gvw, 4X2, 4X4, 6X4, And 6X6, Modified CommercialThis specification covers diesel and gasoline engine driven, four-wheel, two- or four-wheel drive, and six-wheel, four- or six-wheel drive, single or dual delivery fuel servicing and aircraft fuel servicing tank trucks, with product capacities from 1,000 to 4,000 gallons, having minimum gross vehicle weights GVW of 16,000 to 50,000 pounds for normal operating conditions. Vehicles procured under this specification are commercial items which are warranted by the manufacturer as specified in acquisition documents.

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to ensure complete fusion with minimum distortion of the shell and in all cases, in all areas, the gap shall be no greater than 0.063 inch or the thickness of the thinner member, whichever is less.

3.12.3 Welding procedures. The contract will require welding procedures to be recorded prior to production of any weldment, but no procedure qualification other than workmanship specimens will normally be required.

3.12.4 Factors. The factors listed below shall be included in the recorded welding procedures:

(a) Joint sketch

(b) Joint type and preparation

(d) Filler metal, size and type

(e) Position of welding

(f) Arc-voltage, current range, and polarity

(g) Manual or machine weld

(h) Travel speed, machine only

(i) Pre-heat and post-heat.

3.13 Servicing and adjusting. Prior to acceptance of the vehicle by the Government inspector, the contractor shall service and adjust each vehicle for operational use including at least the following: alignment of lights, adjustment of the engine and brake systems, filling and charging of battery, alignment of front wheels, inflation of all tires, complete lubrication of chassis, engine, and running gear with grades of lubricants recommended for the ambient air temperature at the delivery point, servicing of the cooling system with a solution of ethylene glycol type antifreeze and water in equal parts by volume, and servicing of the windshield washer reservoir with water and appropriate additives.

3.14 Workmanship. Defective components or parts and assemblies which have been repaired or modified to overcome deficiencies shall not be furnished. Welded, bolted and riveted construction utilized shall be in accordance with the highest standards of the metal fabrication industry. The entire vehicle shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the best

known and available practices (see 49 CFR, Paragraph 178.340-2). Surfaces shall be free of

visible grinder marks, rough cut edges, hand hammered edges, and dents. The body shall be free of body filler materials. The tank shell shall be free of ripples except in those immediate weld areas where the heads and baffles are attached to the shell. Permissible ripples in these areas shall be limited to the following:

* (a) Ripples shall deviate from the surrounding true shape of the shell (see 3.5.3) not more than 0.125 inch, protruding outward from the true shell shape or depressed inward from the true shell shape, but not both immediately adjacent to each other on the same tank shell.