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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MIL-T-62735

All truck tractors, regardless of class, shall have safety grips or grab handles to assist personnel in climbing onto the truck tractor deck plate.

3.3.1.2 Seats. Unless otherwise specified, the cab shall have an upholstered, full-width, adjustable seat and back or an individual, adjustable driver's seat and an individual passenger seat. When specified (see 6.2), the driver's seat shall be individual, adjustable and of the Bostrum Viking T-bar type and an individual passenger seat shall be furnished. When specified for vehicles with air brakes (see 6.2), the driver's seat shall be an air ride suspension type. The color of the upholstery and the interior finish shall be compatible with the exterior color

(see 3.10.1 and 3.10.2). Upholstery shall not be white. Outboard front seats shall have combination pelvic and upper torso restraint seat belts.

3.3.1.3 Special cab features. The cab shall have rubber fender extensions when the front tires extend beyond the normal cab fenders. The rubber fenders shall extend at least to the outside of the tire tread. When a snowplow or snowplow weight provision is specified, the cab shall have service hatches or access hoods. Hatches and hoods shall provide access for routine servicing (see 3.11) with a snowplow attached. When a maintenance truck with the optional equipment racks is specified, the cab shall have a sliding type rear window.

3.3.1.4 Crew cab. When specified for 4x2 and 4x4 vehicles and up to class 52 6x4 and class 46 6x6 (see 6.2), the vehicle shall have a four-door, full width cab. The cab shall have two full width seats and backs and seat belts, all according to 3.3.1.2. The front seat shall be adjustable fore and aft. There shall be three pairs of seat belts for both the front and rear seats. All cab doors shall have locks operable from inside the cab through mechanical linkage. Both front doors shall have external key-operated locks. Cab doors shall have windows with

crank-operated window regulators. There shall be a rear window. The cab shall have interior lighting. The cab shall conform to 3.3.1.1 through 3.3.1.2.

3.3.1.5 Crew cab construction. The crew cab roof shall be of one piece or the roof shall give the appearance of one piece. Roof weld seams shall be continuous, waterproof, and free of visible bumps or protrusions. The cab shall have full length drip moldings above all doors.

3.3.1.6 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. There shall be a kick-space height of not less than 70 mm (2.75 inches) 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.