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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10 gage (0.1345 inch) thick. A bottom hinged door shall be furnished, with corrosion-resistant stay chains to provide a shelf when horizontal. A hasp with latch and provisions for a padlock shall be furnished. The inside corners shall be reinforced. The cabinet shall be supported and bolted to the chassis frame rails by use of corrosion-resistant bolts and nuts. Gussets shall be provided. The cabinet shall be capable of being removed by the use of wrenches. The cabinet shall be electric arc welded.

3.5.8 Telescopic ladder. When specified (see 6.2), a telescopic ladder for access to the body loadspace on type I and type II vehicles shall be furnished. Type I stake and platform ladder shall be located at the streetside rear of the body. Type II van ladder shall be located at the curbside front for access onto the front overcab platform. The ladder shall be constructed of aluminum members and shall be designed to prevent injury when ascending or descending and when the body is being elevated or retracted. The ladder shall not extend over the top of the

roof of the body in any elevated or retracted position of the body. Each ladder rung shall be capable of accepting a 600-pound load imposed at its center without evidence of deformation.

* 3.5.9 Safety. All equipment or exposed portions of the equipment which create extreme temperatures or that are subject to damage from inclement weather, and all rotating or reciprocating or elevating parts, which are of such nature or so located as to become a hazard to operating personnel, shall be insulated, fully enclosed, or properly guarded. All sharp or protruding edges shall be eliminated, enclosed or properly guarded.

3.5.9.1 Safety devices. The following safety devices shall be included:

(a) A device to prevent sudden lowering of the body through failure of any component

of the mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical system other than the hydraulic cylinder(s) (b) A manually operated locking device to positively retain the body at not less than

8 feet above ground level to the body floor for maintenance purposes

which the body is located

(d) A device with actuating controls and with an indicator installed in the vehicle cab, to

preclude movement of the vehicle when the body operating system is being activated, and to prevent operation of the body operating system when the vehicle is in motion. The device shall be controlled from the vehicle cab and shall be accessible to the operator when in a seated position. The device shall be installed so that the control cannot be operated unless the clutch pedal is depressed or when an automatic transmission is furnished, when the detent is placed in the drive position.