Additional Information for Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment
NATO Supply Group 38: Building the Infrastructure
What is it?
NATO Supply Group (NSG) 38, also known as Federal Supply Group (FSG) 38 in the US, is a standardized classification system for a wide range of equipment used in:
- Construction: Building and developing structures like houses, roads, bridges, and other infrastructure.
- Mining: Extracting minerals and resources from the earth.
- Excavating: Removing large amounts of earth or rock for various purposes, like preparing construction sites or creating mines.
- Highway Maintenance: Repairing and maintaining existing roads and highways.
What does it include?
NSG 38 is a broad category encompassing various types of equipment, categorized further into sub-groups:
- 3805: Earth Moving and Excavating Equipment: Bulldozers, excavators, graders, loaders, scrapers, and other equipment used for moving and shaping earth and rock.
- 3810: Cranes and Crane-Shovels: Mobile cranes for lifting and transporting heavy objects, and combination machines that can both dig and lift.
- 3815: Crane and Crane-Shovel Attachments: Buckets, forks, grapples, and other tools used with cranes and crane-shovels for specific tasks.
- 3820: Mining, Rock Drilling, Earth Boring, and Related Equipment: Drills, hammers, and other equipment used for breaking and removing rock during mining and construction.
- 3825: Road Clearing, Cleaning, and Marking Equipment: Snow plows, sweepers, pavement markers, and other equipment used to maintain and improve roads.
- 3830: Truck and Tractor Attachments: Plows, dump beds, mixers, and other attachments used to expand the functionality of trucks and tractors for various tasks.
- 3835: Petroleum Production and Distribution Equipment: Tanks, pumps, hoses, and other equipment used for handling and transporting oil and gas.
- 3895: Miscellaneous Construction Equipment: Equipment that doesn't fit neatly into other categories, such as generators, compressors, and concrete mixers.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for Federal Supply Group 38
- What is Federal Supply Group 38?
- FSG 38 is the Federal Supply Group (formally known as NATO Supply Classification Group NSG 38) in the USA for supply items codified in the category of Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment.
- What is NATO Supply Classification Group 38?
- NSG 38 is the NATO Supply Classification Group (also known as Federal Supply Group FSG 38 in the USA) for supply items codified in the category of Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment.
- Which Federal Supply Classes are in FSG 38?
- FSG 38 contains the following Federal Supply Classes (FSC) (formally known as NATO Supply Classification Class [NSC]): 3815, 3830, 3895, 3820, 3835, 3810, 3805, 3825
- Which NATO Supply Classification Classes are in NSG 38?
- NSG 38 contains the following NATO Supply Classification Classes (NSC) (also known as Federal Supply Class [FSC] in the USA): 3815, 3830, 3895, 3820, 3835, 3810, 3805, 3825
- When did the transition from Federal Supply Groups (FSG) to NATO Supply Groups (NSG) occur?
- The transition from Federal Supply Groups (FSG) to NATO Supply Groups (NSG) occurred on January 1, 1997. This change was implemented to align the classification and coding systems used by NATO member countries for military supplies and equipment. Federal Supply Groups (FSG) are now obsolete.
Top 20 Supply Items Included in Federal Supply Group 38
- What is a Roller Fairlead? 241 Items
- A Roller Fairlead (FAIRLEAD,ROLLER) is an item consisting of a framework with rollers (exclude flanged) fitted therein, so mounted as to provide an opening through which lines are passed. It is used to provide protection from chafing when oblique pull may occur, and/or to change direction of lines.
- What is a Surface Ripping Tooth? 598 Items
- A Surface Ripping Tooth (TOOTH,SURFACE RIPPING) is an item designed to attach to the end of a tooth shank of a scarifier, excavator bucket, dipper, or the like, and forms the cutting or ripping edge. It is used on a variety of earth moving, construction, mining, excavating, and highway maintenance equipment for breaking the hard surface.
- What is a Surface Ripping Shank-Tooth? 209 Items
- A Surface Ripping Shank-Tooth (SHANK-TOOTH,SURFACE RIPPING) is an item designed to be attached to a scarifier assembly, excavator bucket, excavator dipper, or the like, and forms the cutting or ripping edge. It may have a replaceable tooth. It is used on a variety of earth moving, construction, mining, excavating, and highway maintenance equipment for breaking the hard surface.
- What is a Roller Fairlead Roller? 367 Items
- A Roller Fairlead Roller (ROLLER,ROLLER FAIRLEAD) is a cylindrical item with an essentially crowned face used for guiding or changing direction of ropes, cables, wires, bands or like items. The item may form part of a FAIRLEAD, ROLLER or FAIRLEAD, ROLLER AND SHEAVE or may be used as a separate item Excludes PULLEY, FLAT; PULLEY, GROOVE and PULLEY, CONE.
- What is a Cable Reel? 300 Items
- A Cable Reel (REEL,CABLE) is a reel designed to accommodate wire, cord and/or cable. Excludes REEL, SOUND RECORDING WIRE. See also REELING MACHINE, CABLE (as modified).
- What is a Scoop Type Loader Bucket? 398 Items
- A Scoop Type Loader Bucket (BUCKET,SCOOP TYPE LOADER) is a broad concave steel receptacle having a cutting edge and/or teeth, designed to be used with a loader unit which is attached to a tractor, truck or the like. It is used primarily for handling and placing bulk materials such as earth, fertilizer, snow, gravel, and the like.
- What is a Roller Fairlead? 241 Items
- A Roller Fairlead (FAIRLEAD,ROLLER) is an item consisting of a framework with rollers (exclude flanged) fitted therein, so mounted as to provide an opening through which lines are passed. It is used to provide protection from chafing when oblique pull may occur, and/or to change direction of lines.
- What is a Linear Actuating Cylinder Assembly Parts Kit? 277 Items
- A Linear Actuating Cylinder Assembly Parts Kit (PARTS KIT,LINEAR ACTUATING CYLINDER ASSEMBLY) is a collection of various o-rings, seals, sleeves, wear rings and gaskets to repair actuating cylinders. May include cylinder and mounting hardware.
- What is a Surface Ripping Tooth? 598 Items
- A Surface Ripping Tooth (TOOTH,SURFACE RIPPING) is an item designed to attach to the end of a tooth shank of a scarifier, excavator bucket, dipper, or the like, and forms the cutting or ripping edge. It is used on a variety of earth moving, construction, mining, excavating, and highway maintenance equipment for breaking the hard surface.
- What is a Surface Ripping Shank-Tooth? 209 Items
- A Surface Ripping Shank-Tooth (SHANK-TOOTH,SURFACE RIPPING) is an item designed to be attached to a scarifier assembly, excavator bucket, excavator dipper, or the like, and forms the cutting or ripping edge. It may have a replaceable tooth. It is used on a variety of earth moving, construction, mining, excavating, and highway maintenance equipment for breaking the hard surface.
- What is a Moldboard End Bit? 220 Items
- A Moldboard End Bit (END BIT,MOLDBOARD) is a metal blade specifically designed to be bolted to either corner of the lower face of a dozer, grader or snowplow moldboard. It is used to form part of the cutting edge and may be either right hand, left hand and/or left/right hand.
- What is a Moldboard Cutting Edge? 531 Items
- A Moldboard Cutting Edge (CUTTING EDGE,MOLDBOARD) is a metal blade specifically designed to be bolted to the lower face of a dozer, grader or snowplow moldboard to form the cutting edge. Excludes scraper bowl and scoop loader type cutting edges.
- What is a Roller Fairlead Roller? 367 Items
- A Roller Fairlead Roller (ROLLER,ROLLER FAIRLEAD) is a cylindrical item with an essentially crowned face used for guiding or changing direction of ropes, cables, wires, bands or like items. The item may form part of a FAIRLEAD, ROLLER or FAIRLEAD, ROLLER AND SHEAVE or may be used as a separate item Excludes PULLEY, FLAT; PULLEY, GROOVE and PULLEY, CONE.
- What is a Motorized Roller? 206 Items
- A Motorized Roller (ROLLER,MOTORIZED) is a self-propelled, power-operated machine with one or more steel drums for smoothing and compacting earth, rock, asphalt, or similar materials in the construction of roads and other smooth-surfaced areas. For items with pneumatic tired rollers, see ROLLER, MOTORIZED, PNEUMATIC TIRED.
- What is a Hand Cable Reeling Machine? 417 Items
- A Hand Cable Reeling Machine (REELING MACHINE,CABLE,HAND) is an item designed to accommodate, support, and actuate one or more wire and/or cable reel(s) for dispensing and/or recovering of wire, cord, or cable. It includes devices for cranking, or in other ways manually controlling the rotation of the reel(s). It may or may not include electrical connection(s), such as pigtail lead(s), stud terminal(s), and the like. It may or may not include reel(s) with or without electrical connection(s). See also REELING MACHINE, CABLE (as modified) by power drive mechanism(s), and PAYOUT REEL, CABLE.
- What is a Cable Reel? 300 Items
- A Cable Reel (REEL,CABLE) is a reel designed to accommodate wire, cord and/or cable. Excludes REEL, SOUND RECORDING WIRE. See also REELING MACHINE, CABLE (as modified).
- What is a Truck Mounted Crane? 291 Items
- A Truck Mounted Crane (CRANE,TRUCK MOUNTED) is a crane, consisting of a full revolving superstructure complete with boom and mounted on a heavy duty, self-propelled truck or truck chassis suitable for highway travel. It is primarily designed for weight lifting operations. The crane is self-powered or may derive its mobile power from the power unit of the truck chassis in connection with a hydraulic system. The crane is not convertible to shovel or backhoe operations. For truck mounted cranes convertible to shovel and backhoe operations in addition to performing weight lifting operations, see CRANE-SHOVEL, TRUCK MOUNTED. For items specifically designed for the recovery of disabled vehicles and equipment, see TRUCK, WRECKER.
- What is a Wheel Mounted Crane? 246 Items
- A Wheel Mounted Crane (CRANE,WHEEL MOUNTED) is a crane complete with crane boom and attachments mounted on a wheeled carriage chassis which may derive its mobile power from the crane power unit or from an independent power unit. Not convertible to shovel front, backhoe, or skimmer operations. Excludes truck mounted cranes, cranes mounted on a wheeled tractor, and warehouse crane trucks.
- What is a Linear Actuating Cylinder Assembly Parts Kit? 277 Items
- A Linear Actuating Cylinder Assembly Parts Kit (PARTS KIT,LINEAR ACTUATING CYLINDER ASSEMBLY) is a collection of various o-rings, seals, sleeves, wear rings and gaskets to repair actuating cylinders. May include cylinder and mounting hardware.
- What is a Motorized Road Grader? 204 Items
- A Motorized Road Grader (GRADER,ROAD,MOTORIZED) is a self-propelled, power-operated machine, with an adjustable horizontal cutting blade mounted on the underside of the chassis. It is used for leveling, ditching, clearing, and the like.
- What is a Scoop Type Loader? 445 Items
- A Scoop Type Loader (LOADER,SCOOP TYPE) is a self-propelled, wheeled vehicle with a hydraulic operated scoop type bucket, designed for shoveling, hoisting and discharging bulk materials such as earth, aggregate, snow and the like. It may include additional attachments such as fork lift, crane hook, snowplow and the like. Excludes TRACTOR, WHEELED (as modified) with attachments.
- What is a Loader Scoop Cutting Edge? 335 Items
- A Loader Scoop Cutting Edge (CUTTING EDGE,SCOOP,LOADER) is a metal blade designed to be bolted to the bottom of the scoop of a scoop type loader to form the earth cutting edge.
- What is a Linear Actuating Cylinder Assembly Parts Kit? 277 Items
- A Linear Actuating Cylinder Assembly Parts Kit (PARTS KIT,LINEAR ACTUATING CYLINDER ASSEMBLY) is a collection of various o-rings, seals, sleeves, wear rings and gaskets to repair actuating cylinders. May include cylinder and mounting hardware.
- What is a Moldboard End Bit? 220 Items
- A Moldboard End Bit (END BIT,MOLDBOARD) is a metal blade specifically designed to be bolted to either corner of the lower face of a dozer, grader or snowplow moldboard. It is used to form part of the cutting edge and may be either right hand, left hand and/or left/right hand.
- What is a Moldboard Cutting Edge? 531 Items
- A Moldboard Cutting Edge (CUTTING EDGE,MOLDBOARD) is a metal blade specifically designed to be bolted to the lower face of a dozer, grader or snowplow moldboard to form the cutting edge. Excludes scraper bowl and scoop loader type cutting edges.
- What is a Self-Propelled Rotary Sweeper? 324 Items
- A Self-Propelled Rotary Sweeper (SWEEPER,ROTARY,SELF-PROPELLED) is a self-propelled machine with a power or traction driven rotating brush or brushes, designed for cleaning streets, sidewalks, warehouse aisles, and the like. See also CLEANER, VACUUM, SELF-PROPELLED.
Stock Items for FSG 38 Page 1 of 280
- FDC5J
- RNCC: 3 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: 6
- FL7B
- RNCC: 3 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: 5
- 3100314
- RNCC: 5 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: 5
- 710R
- RNCC: 3 | RNVC: 1 | DAC: 4
- 06149077B
- RNCC: 3 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: 6
- 2714085M4
- RNCC: 3 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: 6
- PL15020
- RNCC: 3 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: 6
- 47500
- RNCC: 5 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: 6
- 3-198
- RNCC: 3 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: 1
- 3083.3049
- RNCC: 3 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: 4
- MIL-001-1001
- RNCC: 3 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: B
- SAMPSON 2 CUFT PORTABLE CONCRET-
- RNCC: 3 | RNVC: 1 | DAC: 4
- 2030 K 24 V
- RNCC: 2 | RNVC: 1 | DAC: 3
- PALACAPRI200
- RNCC: 5 | RNVC: 3 | DAC: 5
- 1665574M91
- RNCC: 3 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: 6
- EJQ1B
- RNCC: 3 | RNVC: 1 | DAC: 5
- 12742628
- RNCC: 5 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: 4
- 1875697M1
- RNCC: 3 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: 6
- 101107
- RNCC: 3 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: 6
- ALC/0700ECPC/B
- RNCC: 3 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: 4
- E3-1-1/02-7
- RNCC: 2 | RNVC: 1 | DAC: 3
- 7844566
- RNCC: 5 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: 1
- 960452
- RNCC: 5 | RNVC: 9 | DAC: 5
- 501490
- RNCC: 5 | RNVC: 9 | DAC: 6
- 4600002952
- RNCC: 3 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: 4
- S239198
- RNCC: 3 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: 6
- 9170 9224 20
- RNCC: 3 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: 6
- MODEL 753
- RNCC: 3 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: 4
- KM 85/50 W CONFORT/PACK
- RNCC: 3 | RNVC: 2 | DAC: 3