MIL-T-62735 Trucks And Truck Tractors: Modified Commercial, General Specification ForThis specification covers general requirements for the classes, models and types of modified commercial trucks indicated in the specification title above and in 1.2 below. This specification is intended only as a document to be referenced in detail specification sheets that must, as a minimum, cover detailed truck body requirements and specify the model and class required from table I.

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3.2.4 Low speed. Low speed for vehicles with a manual transmission shall be calculated with the engine operating at not less than 35 percent of recommended governed speed. Low vehicle speed shall not be more than that specified in table VI.

Table IV. Low speed.

No. of forward speeds

Max low speed km/h (mph)

4 or 5

7 or 8

9 or 10

13 to 20

7.2 (4.5)

4.8 (3.0)

4.0 (2.5)

3.3 Standard commercial cab and chassis requirements. The cab and chassis shall be produced from an established production line. The production line shall produce commercial truck cabs and chassis of the same model as furnished to the Government sufficient in quantity to support establishment of a factory authorized commercial dealer network. The dealer network shall be in place at the time of bid and shall have been in place for not less than the preceeding

5 years. Further, the manufacturer shall cause to be published and distributed to his dealers

catalogs, service and detailed parts manuals fully describing his product line for the purposes of sales and service through the dealer network. All features listed in the subparagraphs of 3.3 and furnished to the Government shall be standard or optional from the cab-chassis manufacturer's production line facility and serviceable by that manufacturer's dealer network. The dealer network shall be capable of servicing, repairing, providing parts and performing warranty repairs for any and all items described in all subparagraphs of 3.3 and furnished to the Government. The dealer network shall consist of not less than 100 fully franchised, qualified dealers.

3.3.1 Cab style. Unless otherwise specified, the chassis manufacturer shall furnish any type of his standard or optional full width non-sleeper cab. When specified (see 6.2), the cab on class 19 and larger shall have a forward tilting hood and fender assembly; or a butterfly hood and bolt on fenders that can be removed or swung forward when unbolted. Tilting shall not interfere with present of future installation of additional equipment, such as a snowplow or a front

mounted winch. When specified (see 6.2), class 24 through class 62 4x2, 4x4 and 6x4 models

shall have a tilt cab. Tilt cabs shall have provisions to facilitate cleaning the windshield. Provisions shall include a bumper step, or bumper step cutouts, and a grab handle located under the windshield.

3.3.1.1 Cab access. The cab shall have secondary steps when cab entry step height otherwise exceeds 610 millimeters (mm) (24 inches). The cab on class 24 and larger trucks shall have safety grips or grab handles on each side to assist personnel in entering and leaving the cab.