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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of not less than 12 inches in width by 18 inches in height. The glass shall be safety plate grade. The windows shall be located midway between the roof and the longitudinal centerline of the body.

3.7.8 Window guard. Window guards shall be furnished on the inside of each window. The window guards shall be enclosed in an aluminum frame, and hinged to the body. A cam type latch shall be furnished. Screening for the windows shall be aluminum and shall have openings of not less than 0.437 inch.

3.7.9 Roll-up overhead rear door. A roll-up overhead rear door shall be provided. The door shall provide a clear opening of not less than 80 inches in width and not less than 72 inches in height. The door shall be of the sectional type having not less than six sections. Door sections shall incorporate joints of a tapered tongue-and-groove or shiplap type. The door shall be

plastic-covered or aluminum-covered 3/4-inch marine plywood construction. Door section corrosion-resistant hinges shall be mounted on the inside of the door, not less than four hinges at each section joint. The door track shall be manufacturer's standard corrosion-resistant type equipped with a positive stop at the end of the track. Door rollers, a counter-balance unit, and cables of corrosion-resistant construction shall be provided. The door shall be weather-tight and shall close not less than 1/4 inch below the floor level. A heavy duty corrosion-resistant

cam-operated lever type key lock shall be provided. One heavy duty corrosion-resistant grab handle, closed type, shall be provided on the left outside bottom of the door. One nylon double loop pull-down strap not less than 2 inches wide and 12 inches in length shall be provided and located adjacent to the door lock. The door shall be capable of being locked and unlocked from inside and outside the body.

3.7.10 Roll-up overhead front door. A roll-up overhead door, centrally located at the front

of the body, shall be furnished. The door shall provide a clear opening of not less than 48 inches

in width and 72 inches in height. The door shall meet the requirements of 3.7.9, except as specified herein. A structural frame member covered with flattened expanded metal shall be installed in back of the vehicle chassis cab in alinement with the front door of the body. The expanded metal shall be not less than 16 gage (0.0598 inch) and shall have an opening of not more than 1-1/2 inches, measured across the narrow part of the opening. The perimeter of the expanded metal shall be provided with a moulding to cover the raw edges. Frame height shall be up to the chassis cab rear window.

* 3.7.11 Front platform. A platform shall be furnished for front-end loading. The platform shall extend far enough forward so that the vehicle operator, seated in the driver's seat in the vehicle cab, can see the front edge of the platform when the platform is at the extreme elevated height specified in table V. The platform shall be the same width as the elevating body. The