CHASSIS - Chassis provided shall be a new, tilt-type custom fire apparatus. The chassis shall be manufactured in the apparatus body builder's facility eliminating any split responsibility. The chassis shall be designed and manufactured for heavy-duty service, with adequate strength and capacity for the intended load to be sustained and the type of service required. WHEELBASE - The wheelbase of the vehicle shall be no greater than 181.50. Total Length of this Pumper shall be no greater than 30 Feet, 8 inches No Exceptions. TOTAL WIDTH OF APPARATUS TO INCLUDE CAB WITH MIRRORS - The Total Width of this vehicle, including the cab mirrors shall not be greater than 114” (9 Feet, 6”). No exceptions. GVW RATING - The gross vehicle weight rating shall be a minimum of 43,500#. FRAME - The chassis frame shall be built with two (2) steel channels bolted to five (5) cross members or more, depending on other options of the apparatus. The side rails shall be heat-treated steel measuring 10.25" x 3.50" x 0.375". Each rail shall have a section modulus of 16.00 cubic inches, yield strength of 120,000 psi, and a resisting bending moment (rbm) of 1,921,069 inch-pounds...
