TM-5-3805-254-14-P-2

TRUCK, DUMP, 20 TON, 6X4, ON-OFF HIGHWAY 71,000 GVW, IHC MODEL F-5070 (CCE)

TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR’S, ORGANIZATIONAL, DIRECT SUPPORT, GENERAL SUPPORT AND DEPT MAINTENANCE MANUAL (INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS INFORMATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS)

JUNE 1980

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MOTOR TRUCK SERVICE MANUAL

BODIES AND CABS

WELDING PROCEDURES, INSTRUCTIONS

AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

With the introduction of aluminum into the

manufacturing of truck cabs, bodies and cab under

structures, it becomes necessary for the operator of

welding equipment to understand a few special

precautions in order to assure satisfactory work when it

becomes necessary to perform any welding on

aluminum.

Generally, the operator of conventional steel welding

equipment will not find it difficult to handle the welding of

aluminum, providing he becomes familiar with the metal-

arc inert gas (MIG) method of welding.

This manual

covers basic principles in making repairs on