Last Updated: 25 April 2022
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The framing material for various vehicle categories is as follows—
(1) 1 to 2 ton weight
- material — galvanised pipes
- grade — B
- material sizes
- transverse bars — 20 mm
- total number of transverse bars — 3 to be equally spaced
- longitudinal bars — 20 mm
- total number longitudinal bars — 7
- longitudinal bars spacing — use guideline for various vehicle sizes
- drop bars — 20 mm
- luggage compartment frames — 15 mm
- emergency exit frame — 15 mm
- gusset — scale to size
- mesh wrapping — HRC 228 size
(2) Above 2 to 2.5 ton weight
- material — galvanised pipe
- grade — B
- material sizes
- transverse bars — 25 mm
- total number of transverse bars — 5
- transverse bars spacing guideline — not less than 1.3 metres
- spacing
- longitudinal bars — 25 mm
- total number of longitudinal bars — 9
- drop bars — 25 mm
- luggage compartment frames — 20 mm
- emergency exit frame — 20 mm
- mesh wrapping — HRC 228 grade/size
- gusset — scale to size
- frame mounting plate — 50 mm x 6 mm flat bar
(3) Above 2.5 to 4.5 ton weight
- material — galvanised pipe
- grade — C sizes
- transverse bars — 32 mm — total number of transverse bars = 5
- transverse bars spacing guideline — not less than 1.3 metres
- longitudinal bars — 25 mm
- total number of longitudinal bars — 9
- drop bars — 25 mm
- luggage compartment frames 25 mm
- emergency exit frame — 25 mm
- mesh wrapping — HRC 228 grading
- gusset — scale to size
- frame mounting plate — 50 mm x 6 mm flat bar
(4) Above 4.5 to 7 ton weight and above
- material — galvanised pipe
- grade — C
- sizes
- trasverse bars — 32 mm — total number of transverse bars = 6
- transverse bar spacing guideline — not less then 1.3 metres
- longitudinal bars — 32 mm
- total number of longitudinal bars — 9
- drop bars — 32 mm
- luggage compartment frames — 32 mm
- emergency exit frame — 25 mm
- mesh wrapping — HRC 338 size
- gusset — scale to size
- frame mounting plate — 50 mm x 6 mm flat bar
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