Section Il. CHARACTERISTICS AND RELATED DATA

TM 55-3805-262-14

Section Il. CHARACTERISTICS AND RELATED DATA

NOTE

2-4. General Transportability Characteristic

Those regulations and/or transportation

National stock number . . . . . 3805-01-150-4814

procedures normally associated with ship-

Line item number . . . . . . . . . L76556

ment of vehicles with diesel fuel will

apply.

Axle loads:

Front

Empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (12,9401b)

(5070 kg)

Loaded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(25,105 lb)

(11 388 kg)

Rear

Empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (13,600 lb)

(6169 kg)

Loaded . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. (9,515 lb)

(4136 kg)

Performance:

Maximum speed . . . . . . . . 21.2 mph (13 km)

Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . 58 gal (175 L)

Turning radius . . . . . . . . . . 43 ft(13.11 m)

Angle of approach . . . . . . . 45

Angle of departure . . . . . . 40

Ground clearance . . . . . . . . 17.5 in.

(0.4445 m)

Dimensions and shipping data:

Length, operational . . . . . . 276 in.

Width, operational . . . . . . . 107.5 in. (2.73 m)

Height, operational . . . . . . 134 in. (3.40 m)

Height, reduced . . . . . . . . . 105 in. (2.66 m)

Center of gravity . . . . . . . . 59.8 in. (1.52 m)

Tire size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.5 X 25 12-ply

Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . 40 psi (front

and rear)

Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,540 lb

(12 039 kg)

2-5. Unusual Characteristics

The vehicle has no unusual characteristics that

would require special attention be given to tempera-

ture, atmospheric pressure, or humidity variations

Figure 2-5. Rear view of MW24C scoop loader.

during its exposure to normal transportation

environments.

2-6. Hazardous and Dangerous

Characteristics

Unless the vehicle is shipped with ammunition,

under the provisions of the Department of Transpor-

tation Special Permit No. 3498 (applicable to ship-

ments in periods of a national emergency), it will not

present any special hazardous or dangerous charac-

teristics during its exposure to normal transportation

environments.

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