MIL-T-62518 Trucks, Maintenance: With 9 To 37 Meters 30 To 120 Foot Multi-Position Aerial Platform, Modified CommercialThis specification covers diesel and gasoline engine driven, four-wheel, two-rear-wheel drive; four-wheel, four-wheel drive; and six-wheel, four-wheel-drive trucks having minimum gross vehicle weights GVW of 6800 kilograms kg 15,000 to 22 700 kg 50,000 pounds, equipped with maintenance bodies and 9 to 37 meters m 30 to 120 foot multi-position, articulating, boom type aerial platforms. Vehicles procured under this specification are commercial items which are warranted by the manufacturer as specified in acquisition documents.

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upholstery shall not be furnished. Interior lighting shall be provided. Two pairs of seat belts shall be installed. Outboard seats shall have combination pelvic and upper torso restraint seat belts.

* 3.4.12.2 Crew cab. When specified (see 6.2), a four-door, full width crew cab shall be furnished in lieu of the standard full width cab. The cab shall be equipped with two upholstered full width seats and backs. The front seat shall be adjustable. Three pairs of seat belts shall be installed for both the front and rear seats. Outboard front seats shall have combination pelvic and upper torso restraint seat belts. The cab doors shall be equipped with locks operable from inside the cab through mechanical linkage, with both front doors equipped with external

key-operated locks. Cab doors shall have windows with crank-operated window regulators. A

rear window shall be provided. Interior lighting shall be provided. The cab roof shall be of

one-piece construction; or, if welded, the roof shall give the appearance of one-piece, with weld seams being continuous, waterproof, and free of visible bumps or protrusions. Full length drip moldings shall be mounted above the doors. When a crew cab is furnished, the cab-to-axle dimension shall be measured from the back face of the crew cab.

3.4.12.3 Crew cab seat spacing. With the front seat adjusted to the extreme forward

position, there shall be not less than 760 mm (30 inches) measured in a horizontal plane, between the front of the rear seat-back and the rear of the front seat-back. A kick-space height of not less than 70 mm (2.75 inches) shall be maintained between the floor and the rear of the front seat in

all positions of adjustment. Leg room and space forward of the front seat shall be equivalent to

that provided ahead of the seat in a two-door standard cab.

3.4.13 Steering. Power steering shall be furnished.

3.4.14 Windshield wipers and washers. The vehicle shall be equipped with dual windshield wipers and windshield washers. Windshield wipers shall be multispeed type operated by air or electric motor(s). When specified (see 6.2), and if electric motor wipers are furnished, intermittent wipers shall be furnished.

3.4.15 Bumpers. Unless the front bumper is an integral part of the vehicle cab, a channel type front bumper shall be provided, except when a front mounted winch is specified, a pipe type front bumper may be furnished (see 3.4.22.2). The rear bumper shall conform to 3.5.1. Rear end protection shall be provided and shall be in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulation 393.86.

* 3.4.16 Tool stowage. Stowage space of sufficient size to accommodate a vehicle jack, hand tools, antiskid chains (for outside tires on duals only) and emergency reflective triangles shall be furnished for retaining equipment during vehicle operation. Stowage space for these tools may