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This specification covers lubricating and pumping units, air, electric-motor, and battery powered, for dispensing and transferring general purpose, fibrous, heavy- and light-bodied lubricants from standard open- and closed-top containers for maintenance of trucks and field equipment.

Federal specifications do not include all types, classes, sizes, and styles of lubricating units indicated by the title of the specification, or which are commercially available, but are intended to cover only those types, classes, sizes, and styles which are suitable for Federal Government requirements.

The lubricating and pumping units shall be of the following types, classes, sizes, and styles as specified (see 6.2):

Type I - Lubricating unit, air pressure operated (with container cover). Class A - High-pressure grease (40 to 1 ratio, minimum). Size 1 - 25-pound container. Size 2 - 35-pound container. Size 4 - 60-pound container. Style a - Dolly or chassis mounted. Style b - Truck mounted.

Beneficial comments, recommendations, additions, deletions, clarifications, and any data which may improve this document should be sent to: USA Belvoir Research, Development, and Engineering Center, ATIN: STRBE-TSE, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5606.

Size 5 - 120 container. Size 6 - 400-pound container. Class B - Low-pressure gear oil (2-to-1 to 8-to-1 ratio range). Size 3 - 40-pound container. Size 5 - 120-pound container. Size 6 - 400-pound container. Class C - High-pressure, high volume. Size 6 - 400-pound container. Type II - Lubricating unit, electric-motor-operated (with container cover). Class A - High-pressure grease Size 1 - 25-pound container. Size 3 - 40-pound container. Type III - Lubricating unit, battery-powered (with container cover). Class A - High-pressure grease Size 1 - 25-pound container. Size 2 - 35-pound container. Size 3 - 40-pound container. Type IV - Pumping unit, pressure-lubricating, for drum mounting, air operated. Class A - High-pressure grease (40 to 1 ratio, minimum). Size 3 - 40-pound container, open top. Size 5 - 120-pound container, open top. Size 6 - 400-pound container, open top. Class B - Low-pressure oil (2-to-1 to 8-to-1 ratio range). Size 3 - 40-pound container, open top. Size 5 - 120-pound container, open top. Size 5 - 120-pound container (with bung opening). Size 6 - 400-pound container, open top. Size 6 - 400-pound container (with bung opening).

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