| Front Panel |
.048" thick pre-painted white aluminum sheets with five (5) 1 5/16" deep galvanized
steel hat shaped posts. Aluminum three-piece front top rail with 4" radius corner
castings. Sheets fastened to posts with one (1) row of solid 3/16" rivets on 2"
centers at seams and 4" centers at intermediate locations. Foam sealing tape at
all sheet seams. |
| Side Panels |
.048" thick pre-painted white aluminum sheets with 1-5/16" deep galvanized steel
hat shaped posts on 24" centers. Extra posts over kingpin and landing gear area.
Sheets fastened to posts with ONE (1) row of solid 3/16" rivets on 2" centers at
seams and 4" centers at intermediate locations. Foam sealing tape at all sheet seams. |
| Bottom Rails |
8-3/4" deep heavy extruded aluminum alloy 6061-T6 with floor sealing lip. |
| Top Rails |
5-9/16" deep heavy duty extruded aluminum alloy 6061-T6. |
| Kingpin Structure |
3-1/8" deep steel structure automatically welded. AAR tested and certified. 5/16"
thick formed channels welded to 5/16" thick steel bottom plate. 1/4" thick by full
width front pick-up plate. Kingpin is of crosshead design located 36" back from
front. Front wrap is shotblasted, primed, painted white and oven baked prior to
installation. Strick uses a zinc epoxy primer with urethane top coat. |
| Landing Gear |
Jost #A401, two-speed, low profile CUSHION FOOT sandshoes, inboard mounted with
sixteen (16) 5/8" diameter bolts to a formed steel mounting gusset spanning five
(5) crossmembers. Fabricated angle bracing - fore, aft, leg-to-leg, and leg to cross
brace. Located 141-7/16" back from front. Roadside crank handle painted. |
| Floor |
1-3/8" nominal laminated oak flooring, pre-undercoated. Shiplap joints with crusher
bead between floor board joints. Three (3) 5/16" diameter torx head screws per each
inner board and two (2) 5/16" screws in each edge board. |
| Crossmembers |
4" hot rolled steel ‘I’ beam on 12" centers throughout. Steel end clips are pre-welded
to crossmember ends. Crossmembers are coated with corrosion resistance copolymer
prior to installation. Steel clip is separated by plastic tape from the aluminum
bottom rail to prevent electrolysis. Crossmembers attached with four (4) 3/8" diameter
solid rivets on each end. |
| Air & Electrical Lines |
A split wire harness body ground system incorporates a modular PVC encased 14 ga.
copper wiring, 12 volt system. Terminates on roadside of front panel with 7-way
ATA receptacle and fixed gladhands. Quick release style gladhand on blue service
line. Air and electrical lines are run externally on front. Synflex air lines and
electrical harness are routed along bottom rail above the crossmembers. |
| Roof |
.040" thick one-piece tensioned aluminum sheet. Full length aluminum edge strips
rolled over top rail leg in rivet area. All fasteners outside of cargo area. |
| Roof Bows |
One-piece 3/4" deep galvanized 16GA steel "spring type" on 24" centers connected
with two (2) huck bolts at ends and adhesive tape to roof sheet. Extra bow at front
and rear to help with racking stability. |
| Rear Frame |
High tensile steel sections, fixture built, all welded construction. Protection
from dock abuse is afforded through the sill section which recesses the lights within
the sill. Heavy duty ICC bumper features bolt-on perforated bumper tube with vertical
gussets and ‘K’ bracing bolted to suspension structure and rear frame. Bumper conforms
federal standards. Rubber dock bumpers installed between stop/tail/turn lights.
Entire assembly is shotblasted, primed, painted white and oven baked prior to installation.
Strick uses a zinc epoxy primer with urethane top coat. |
| Rear Doors |
Swing type, 3/4" plymetal construction. Dual durometer seals. Pre-painted white
aluminum exterior, galvanized steel interior. Five (5) aluminum hinges per door.
One galvanized steel anti-rack locking bar per door. Door hardware is protected
from electrolysis by foam gaskets. All fasteners are large head bolts. Chain type
door holdback with chain in rail and hook on door. |
| Front Lining |
1/2" thick structure wood installed full height, horizontally. |
| Front Scuff |
Non-galvanized 7GA X 12" high flat steel scuff |
| Side Lining |
1/4" plywood installed full height, horizontally above scuff liner. |
| Side Scuff |
18 ga. x 10" high galvanized corrugated 80psi steel with 1/4" deep ribs fastened
directly to posts. |
| Crashplate |
15" smooth galvanized steel. |
| Lighting |
Conforms to FMVSS #108 and all D.O.T. requirements. Truck Lite #19 marker, clearance and I.D. lights. Truck Lite #19 license light at rear under sill for protection. Truck Lite #40 stop/tail/turn lights recessed in rear sill along with vertical and horizontal light protector bars. Truck Lite #60 lower mid marker/turn light mounted both sides under bottom rail. Incandescent lights thru out. All lights mounted with stainless steel screws. |
| Sliding Subframe |
Variable position sliding tandem with full length bolt-on slide pads. Slide range from 69" to 149". Tubular steel stop bars are welded in place front and rear with solid end bar inserts. Subframe is locked in place by four (4) self-locating spring loaded solid steel pins to insure positive engagement. ‘EZ’-PULL locking pin mechanisem. There are four (4) bolt-on holddown clamps for additional safety. |
| Suspension |
Air-ride |
| Axles |
5" round ArvinMeritor #TN4670Q with 16-1/2" x 7" ‘S’ cam brakes. Quick change ArvinMeritor #MA-212 non-asbestos lining. ArvinMeritor automatic slack adjusters. |
| Brakes |
“ABS” 2S/1M without external diagnostic cable |
| Chambers |
Ranger Type 30/30 |
| Oil Seals |
Stemco seals and caps with oil bath wheel bearing lubrication |
| Hub & Drums |
Hayes 10-stud hub piloted with outboard mounted cast drums. |
| Wheels |
22.5 x 8.25 hub piloted steel disc powder coated white with #TR-572 valve stems |
| Tires |
295/75R22.5 low profile radial |
| Mudflaps |
Strick, white mounted behind tires in conformance with regulations
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| Conspicuity Tape |
Full length both sides, across bottom of rear doors and full width of bumper cross tube per federal regulations. Reflexite is standard. |
| FHWA |
Safety inspection and decal installed on front.
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| Undercoating |
To insure top-quality corrosion resistance the understructure, kingpin, landing gear, and running gear are sprayed with ‘BLACK’ undercoating. Floor boards and crossmembers are purchased with corrosion resistance copolymer applied. |