Specifications
Proposal Number PSDF #P09-0004
ALTERNATOR
A LEECE-NEVILLE model LN4867J 270 Amp alternator shall be installed on the engine. This alternator is
internally rectified and regulated.
FIRETRUCK CAB
The cab shall be the manufacturers “Top of the Line” model.
The apparatus shall be designed to operate in emergency conditions. These conditions require the apparatus
to maneuver into areas at a high rate of speed. To facilitate in these operations a cab-over-engine design is
required in order to reduce the overall length of the apparatus thus increasing the maneuverability.
The cab design must be such to provide safe and efficient transport of emergency personnel. The cabin shall
be designed with four (4) side doors of the largest size possible and with a grab handle and step arrangement
to provide ease of entry and egress.
There shall be up to four (4) positions available for occupant transport with a minimum of two (2) forward
facing seating positions in the cab. The number of seats and seating locations are described in detail later in
this document.
The apparatus cab shall be of the latest in automotive design, styling and appearance.
CAB MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION
The extruded aluminum cab shall have the following material gauges as a minimum:
Cab floor - 3/16" (.190") aluminum
Front skin - 3/16" (.190") aluminum
Cab side panels - 3/16" (.190") aluminum
Cab rear wall - 3/16" (.190") aluminum
Cab driver's floor - 3/16" (.190") aluminum
Cab officer's floor - 3/16" (.190") aluminum
Cab crew area floor - 3/16" (.190") aluminum
Cab roof - 3/16" (.190") aluminum
Cab doors - 3/16" (.190") aluminum
Roof Rail Section Extending from the front to the rear of the cab above the doors the cab shall have and
extruded aluminum section. This section shall be designed to interlock with the roof sheet and incorporate
the door drip molding in one single piece.
Upper Transverse Member Amid ship in the cab there shall be a boxed beam header assembly located
transverse in the cab from left to right.
Front Door B-Post This vertical box section of the cab located behind each of the front doors provides the
slam post for the door latch assembly. This section also is a main member in the cab skeletal system. The B-
Post ties into the Upper Transverse Member to provide torsional stiffness in the open space design of the cab.
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