Vehicle Type Ford F-550 4WD crew cab truck equipped with flatbed, snow plow, and salt spreader Quantity One (1) GVWR 17,500 pounds minimum Engine Minimum 7.3 Liter V8 335HP and 468 ft./lb. torque gasoline engine Electrical System Heavy-duty alternator, 105-amp minimum; dual heavy-duty batteries 600 CCA minimum each Transmission Ten (10) -speed automatic minimum; electronic four (4)-wheel drive; heavy-duty cooler required; PTO is NOT required Cooling System Heavy-duty trailer towing radiator and cooling system with ethylene glycol coolant tested to thirty degrees below zero Fahrenheit (-30F) Cab-to-Axle Sixty inches (60”) Wheelbase Minimum of one hundred seventy-nine inches (179.7”) Axle Front Rear Ratio 7,500 pounds minimum 10,000 pounds minimum Geared for trailer towing capacity at posted highway speed at lowest possible RPM Suspension Heavy-duty stabilizer/sway bar on front suspension; rear suspension shall be equipped with a heavy-duty stabilizer/sway bar and adequate auxiliary overload springs capable of safely handling material up to the unit’s carrying capacity Trailering Class V receiver type trailer towing package with Pintle/Lunette type hitch including two-inch (2”) and two and five-sixteenths inch (2 5/16”) balls, heavy-duty flashers; heavy-duty electric brake controller installed in cab and wired to the rear of the truck including a seven (7)-conductor RV plug and power wire for electric trailer brakes. Brakes Power-assist four(4)-wheel disc with antilock braking system (ABS) Steering Power-assist required Air Conditioning Factory fresh air with cab filter Fuel Tank Thirty (30)-gallon minimum
