MIL-T-62498 Truck, Refuse Collection: Compaction Type, One Person Operation, Manual Side-Loading, 17, 29 And 39 Yard, Dual Right And Left Hand Drive, Low Entry Cab, Diesel Engine Driven, 32,000, 35,000 And 50,000 Pounds Gvw, 4X2 And 6X4, CommercialThis specification covers diesel engine driven, four-wheel, two-wheel-drive, and six-wheel, four-wheel-drive, commercial, one-person operation refuse collection trucks. The trucks shall have dual right and left hand drive, a low entry cab, and a minimum gross vehicle weight GVW of 32,000, 35,000 or 50,000 pounds. The minimum rated capacity of the body shall be 17, 29 or 39 cubic yards, and shall be side loading and rear dumping.

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2.  APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

2.1  Government documents.

2.1.1  Specifications, standards, and handbooks.  Unless otherwise specified, the following specifications, standards, and handbooks of the issue listed in that issue of the Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards (DoDISS) specified in the solicitation form a part of this specification to the extent specified herein.

SPECIFICATIONS FEDERAL

W-B-131                         -  Battery, Storage:  Vehicular, Ignition, Lighting and

Starting.

ZZ-T-381                        -  Tires, Pneumatic, Vehicular (Highway).

MILITARY

MIL-T-704                      -  Treatment and Painting of Material.

MIL-H-83282                  -  Hydraulic Fluid, Fire Resistant, Synthetic Hydrocarbon

Base, Aircraft, NATO Code Number H-537.

STANDARDS FEDERAL

FED-STD-297                 - Rustproofing of Commercial (Nontactical) Vehicles.

FED-STD-595                 - Colors.

MILITARY

MIL-STD-1223               -  Nontactical Wheeled Vehicles Treatment, Painting,

Identification Marking, and Data Plate Standards.

2.1.2  Other Government documents, drawings, and publications.  The following other Government documents, drawings, and publications form a part of this specification to the extent specified herein.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DoT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

(Application for copies should be addressed to the Department of Transportation, Federal

Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.  20591.)

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