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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 491902" data-attributes="member: 14668">Re:Seatbets; 3 point vs 2 pointEXHIBIT B:&nbsp;Here we have another 1996 P-1000, vehicle ID# 135645. It is also an International, with a Grumman/Olson body. It is identical in every way to #136100 in the previous post. Same year. Same model. Same assembly line. The only difference between them is that #135645 only has a lap belt. It was built earlier in the calendar year, prior to the DOT madate for 3 point belts taking effect.&nbsp;You can see in the center of the photo that, just like the previous vehicle, it too has the upright &quot;rib&quot; and horizontal cross piece that frames the door and serves as the anchor point for the 3 point belt. The 3 point belt simply was not installed on this particular unit.&nbsp;A replacement 3 point belt assembly...inluding the black steel mounting plate... could be attached to this vehicle with nothing more than a set of socket wrenches and a correctly sized drill bit. It was designed from the factory to be able to mount a 3 point belt; UPS simply decided that the life of the driver was not worth the small additional expense.[ATTACH=full]1223[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1224[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 491902, member: 14668"] [b]Re:Seatbets; 3 point vs 2 point[/b] [SIZE=4]EXHIBIT B:[/SIZE] Here we have another 1996 P-1000, vehicle ID# 135645. It is also an International, with a Grumman/Olson body. It is identical in every way to #136100 in the previous post. Same year. Same model. Same assembly line. The only difference between them is that #135645 only has a lap belt. It was built earlier in the calendar year, prior to the DOT madate for 3 point belts taking effect. You can see in the center of the photo that, just like the previous vehicle, it too has the upright "rib" and horizontal cross piece that frames the door and serves as the anchor point for the 3 point belt. The 3 point belt simply was not installed on this particular unit. A replacement 3 point belt assembly...inluding the black steel mounting plate... could be attached to this vehicle with nothing more than a set of socket wrenches and a correctly sized drill bit. It was designed from the factory to be able to mount a 3 point belt; UPS simply decided that the life of the driver was not worth the small additional expense. [ATTACH=full]1223[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1224[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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