scope:

This specification covers road wheels track support rollers, and idler wheels for use on military track laying vehicles. These are metal wheels with bonded solid elastomer tires.

(See 6.5.)

The documents listed in this section are specified in sections 3 and 4 of this specification. This section does not include documents cited in other sections of this specification or recommended for additional information or as examples. While every effort has been made to ensure the completeness of this list, document users are cautioned that they must meet all specified requirement documents cited in sections 3 and 4 of this specification, whether or not they are listed. Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions, deletions) and any pertinent data which may be of use in improving this document should be addressed to: U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, ATTN: AMSTA-TR-E/BLUE, Warren, MI 49397-5000, by using the Standardization Document Improvement Proposal (DD Form 1426) appearing at the end of this document, or by letter.

The following specifications, standards, and handbooks form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these documents are those listed in the issue of the Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards (DoDISS) and supplement thereto, cited in the solicitation (see 6.2).

SPECIFICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MIL-T-45301 - Tread Elastomer: Solid Rubber Tire, for Track Laying Vehicles.

(Unless otherwise indicated, copies of the above specifications, standards, and handbooks are available from the Standardization Document Order Desk, 700 Robbins Avenue, Building 4D, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094.)

The following other Government documents, drawings, and publications form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues are those cited in the solicitation.

DRAWINGS ARMY 5636637 - Disc and Tire Track Support Roller. 7013976 - Disc Assembly, Road Wheel, Complete. 8706067 - Wheel Assembly. 8762739 - Wheel, Rubber Tire. 8763030 - Wheel, Rubber Tire. 8763350 - Wheel, Solid Rubber Tire. 9092158 - Wheel, Solid Rubber Tire. 10887252 - Wheel, Rubber Tire. 10891631 - Wheel, Solid Rubber Tired. 10919004 - Wheel, Road. 10925778 - Wheel Assembly, Road. 10954693 - Wheel, Road. 11636140 - Wheel, Road. 11678270 - Wheel, Solid Rubber Tire. 12269415 - Wheel, Solid Rubber Tire. 12274482 - Wheel, Rubber Tire. 12290876 - Wheel, Rubber Tire. 12292059 - Wheel Support Roller. 12296928 - Wheel Support Roller. 12313083 - Wheel, Rubber Tired. 12324548 - Wheel, Assembly. 12358464 - Wheel, Solid Rubber Tire. 13211E9207 - Wheel, Solid Rubber Tired.

(Copies of these drawings are available from the U.S - Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, AMSTA-TR-E/BLUE, Warren, NH 48397-5000.)

The following documents form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of the documents which are DoD adopted are those listed in the issue of the DoDISS cited in the solicitation. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of documents not listed in the DoDISS are the issues of the documents cited in the solicitation (see 6.2).

AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 - Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes (DoD Adopted).

(Application for copies may be obtained from the American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036.)

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS (ASTM) ASTM D412 - Rubber Properties in Tension (DoD Adopted). ASTM D518 - Rubber Deterioration - Surface Cracking (DoD Adopted). ASTM D573 - Rubber Deterioration in an Air Oven (DoD Adopted). ASTM D575 - Rubber Properties in Compression. ASTM D624 - Rubber Property - Tear Resistance (DoD Adopted). ASTM D792 - Specific Gravity and Density of Plastics by Displacement (DoD Adopted). ASTM D945 - Rubber Properties in Compression or Shear (Mechanical Oscillograph)(DoD Adopted). ASTM D1149 - Rubber Deterioration - Surface Ozone Cracking in a Chamber (DoD Adopted). ASTM D1415 - Rubber Property - International Hardness (DoD Adopted). ASTM D2137 - Rubber and Rubber-Coated Fabrics - Brittleness Temperature by Impact (DoD Adopted). ASTM D2240 - Rubber Property-Durometer Hardness (DoD Adopted). ASTM D3182 - Rubber - Materials, Equipment, and Procedures for Mixing Standard Compounds and Preparing Standard Vulcanized Sheets (DoD Adopted). ASTM D3183 - Rubber - Preparation of Pieces for Test Purposes from Products (DoD Adopted). ASTM D3677 - Rubber - Identification by Infrared Spectrophotometry (DoD Adopted).

(Application for copies of ASTM publications may be obtained from the American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959.)

In the event of a conflict between the text of this document and the references cited herein, the text of this document takes precedence. Nothing in this document, however, supersedes applicable laws and regulations unless a specific exemption has been obtained.

intended Use:

The wheel assemblies described in this specification are intended for vehicle or track support on track laying military vehicles.