MIL-T-62145 Trucks: Elevating Body, Diesel And Gasoline Engine Driven, 21,000 To 39,500 Pounds Gvw, 4X2 And 6X4, CommercialThis specification covers diesel and gasoline engine driven four-wheel, two-rear-wheel drive, and six-wheel, four-rear-wheel drive vehicles having minimum gross vehicle weights GVW of 21,000 to 39,500 pounds, for normal operating conditions. The vehicles are commercial trucks equipped with stake and platform or van bodies, capable of elevating the body and cargo to a specified height for loading and unloading the cargo into and out of aircraft. The vehicles procured under this specification are commercial items which shall be warranted by the manufacturer as specified in acquisition documents.

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MIL-T-62145E

3.4.22 Fire extinguisher. When specified (see 6.2), two ten-pound, dry chemical portable

fire extinguishers shall be furnished. The fire extinguishers shall be of the gas cartridge-operated type for class B and C fires. The fire extinguishers shall be in accordance with type II, class 2, size 10, of A-A-393, having a UL classification of 30B:C. Brackets for two extinguishers shall

be furnished, whether fire extinguishers are provided or not.

3.4.23 Engine hour meter. An engine hour meter having a totalizing mechanism of not less than 9,999 hours shall be furnished for the chassis engine to register accurately the number of hours of operating time. The meter shall be of rugged construction to insure trouble-free performance under severe operating conditions. The engine hour meter shall be mounted on the vehicle cab instrument panel or in the engine compartment in a readable location.

3.4.24 Back-up alarm. A back-up alarm shall be provided with an audible, pulsating, signaling device (electrical or mechanical) to caution personnel when the vehicle is in reverse gear operation.

* 3.4.25 Chassis mounted rear winch (type I, stake and platform). When specified (see 6.2), type I stake and platform vehicle shall be furnished with a winch assembly, mounted on chassis frame at the rear of the cab, forward of the body. The winch shall be powered by the manufacturer's standard power takeoff or shall be hydraulically driven. The winch shall conform to SAE J706. The winch shall be of the single drum type suitable for hoisting purposes and shall have one forward and one reverse speed. The winch shall have a rated single line pull capacity

of not less than 20,000 pounds on the bare drum. The winch shall be wound with not less than

185 feet of 5/8-inch diameter, preformed 6X37, improved plow steel, wire strand core wire rope and shall be equipped with an end chain and hook. An adjustable, automatic safety brake shall be provided. The winch shall be equipped with a 4-way roller guide assembly. Angles of the winch drive line U-joints shall be not more than 16-1/2 degrees. Two sets of winch controls shall be furnished. Each set shall include the following: throttle control; engine master clutch control (manual transmission only); controls for starting, stopping, and reversing the winch; and power takeoff control. One set of controls shall be located in the cab and shall be so located as

to provide no interference with the entrance or exit of the driver. The second set of controls shall

be mounted on the curbside at the rear. The second set of controls shall be recessed under the body, accessible with the operator standing on the ground at the vehicle curbside. All controls shall be identified.

3.4.25.1 Winch drum guard. A winch drum guard shall be furnished. The winch drum

guard shall restrict the cable to the area between the drum flanges. The guard shall consist of not

less than 1/4-inch vertical side plates, conforming to the outside radius of the drum flanges.

Six bars, 3/8 inch by 1-1/4 inches, shall be welded to the vertical side plates. Three bars shall be