MIL-PRF-83812 Forklift, Truck, 10,000 And 13,000 Pound Capacity, Adverse TerrainThis document covers a standard commercial, diesel-engine, four wheel drive, adverse terrain forklift truck, which is air-transportable in C-130, C-17 and C-5 aircraft. The truck will be used primarily to load and unload palletized cargo to and from military aircraft. It will also be used to handle loads of various sizes and weights, up to the rated load. The truck will operate on hard paved surfaces, soft soil, mud, snow, and sand, on level and hilly terrain.

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MIL-PRF-83812D

11 NOV 2011

SUPERSEDES

MIL-PRF-83812C

08 Aug 2006

PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION

FORKLIFT, TRUCK, 10,000 AND 13,000 POUND CAPACITY, ADVERSE TERRAIN

This specification is approved for use by the Department of the Air Force and is available for use

by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense

1. SCOPE.

1.1 Scope. This document covers a standard commercial, diesel-engine, four wheel drive,

adverse terrain forklift truck, which is air-transportable in C-130, C-17 and C-5 aircraft. The

truck will be used primarily to load and unload palletized cargo to and from military aircraft.

It will also be used to handle loads of various sizes and weights, up to the rated load. The

truck will operate on hard paved surfaces, soft soil, mud, snow, and sand, on level and hilly

terrain.

1.2 Classification. The forklifts should be one of the following types as specified (see 6.2):

Type I - 10,000 pound capacity at 48 inch load center

Type II - 13,000 pound capacity at 54 inch load center

2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

2.1 General. The documents listed in this section are specified in sections 3, 4, or 5 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 requirements of documents cited in sections 3, 4, or 5 of this specification,

whether or not they are listed.

2.2 Government documents.

Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to 642 BSG/GBEC,

460 Richard Ray Blvd, Suite 200, Robins AFB, GA 31098-1813. Since contact information can

change, you may want to verify the currency of this address information using the ASSIST

Online database at https://assist.daps.dla.mil/.

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DISTRIBUTION A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited