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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of cooling system in accordance with 3.4.23.1; and servicing of the windshield washer reservoir with water and appropriate additives.  Cable, where used, shall be lubricated with proper lubricants to resist corrosion.

*    3.4.23.1  Engine coolant.  The engine coolant shall be a solution of ethylene glycol antifreeze and water or propylene glycol antifreeze and water, in equal parts of antifreeze and water by volume.  Ethylene glycol antifreeze shall conform to ASTM D 4985 with not more than

250 parts per million silicates.  Propylene glycol antifreeze shall be in the specific formulation

approved by the engine and cooling system manufacturers.  When specified (see 6.2), the percentage of antifreeze in the cooling system shall be increased to provide protection against freezing down to -54°C (-65°F).

3.5 Body.  The vehicle shall be equipped with a line maintenance and construction type body having the minimum dimensions and loading requirements specified in table XIII for the applicable cab-to-axle (see 3.2.8, table VI).  The minimum cabinet space length in table XIII, for vehicles with a crew cab, shall be increased not less than 890 mm (35 inches) unless the outriggers are mounted ahead of the cabinet space just behind the crew cab.  The body shall include weatherproof cabinets on each side of a center loadspace with a front bulkhead, a hydraulically operated aerial platform assembly, and other equipment specified herein.  Cabinet space may be utilized to accommodate hinged type outriggers or access steps.  Cabinet areas are cut to provide clearance for A-frame telescopic type outriggers shall be covered with sheet metal to provide a completely enclosed and weatherproof cabinet.  Safety tread steel or aluminum plate shall be furnished on the top of the cabinets, the floor and the platform extension.

TABLE XIII.  Body dimensions.

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