02 Spec-017565 WHEELED TREE TRIMMER, ALL WHEEL DRIVE REF; JARRAFF 5-13-25.pdf

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Tree Trimmer AWD Boom Saw State and local contract opportunity
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6100063756
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Dauphin County, Harveys Lake Borough, Pennsylvania

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This document is a set of specifications for a wheeled tree trimmer issued by the Pennsylvania Department of General Services for PennDOT, specifically detailing procurement requirements for a 75-foot, all-wheel drive tree trimming vehicle (Reference: Jarraff model). The specifications outline a comprehensive procurement for a specialized tree trimming vehicle with specific requirements including a 130 horsepower Cummins QSF 3.8 Liter four-cylinder diesel engine, hydrostatic transmission, 24-inch carbide-tipped saw blade, 20,000 lb hydraulic winch, and advanced features like a rotating ROPS/FOPS certified cab with touchscreen controls, camera systems, and Bluetooth radio. The vehicle must be delivered within 180 days of purchase order receipt, with the specification dated April 13, 2025.

The procurement includes extensive additional requirements such as a two-year bumper-to-bumper warranty, a 500-hour maintenance kit, two fire extinguishers, and comprehensive training provisions. The vendor must provide both in-person and virtual training sessions for mechanics and operators, with a training plan to be submitted within 45 days of the purchase order. Pricing options include the manufacturer's standard yellow paint scheme and a specific PennDOT yellow paint option. The specification references PCID No. 1075 "General Requirements for Bidding PENNDOT Vehicles/Equipment" and requires a factory-certified dealer located within Pennsylvania to provide delivery and service support.

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SPECIFICATIONS

M-57-FJ-L

017565

WHEELED TREE TRIMMER 75’, ALL WHEEL DRIVE WITH SAW BLADE REF. JARRAFF

INDEX

I. GENERAL TRIMMER SPECIFICATIONS:

A. Intent Statement B. Tractor Components C. Boom Components

II. DRAWINGS:

III. MANUALS:

IV. TRAINING:

V. WARRANTY:

April 13, 2025 JKF

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A. INTENT STATEMENT:

The purpose of these specifications is to describe a 130 horsepower, approx. 25,000 lbs. 4-wheel drive, 75-foot boom reach saw tree trimmer. This unit shall be equipped with a Hydrostatic transmission, push blade, 24 inch saw blade for trimming, and 20,000lb winch.

NOTE: Pennsylvania Department of General Services, PCID No. 1075, “General Requirements for Bidding PENNDOT Vehicles/Equipment”, most current version effective at the time and date of bid opening, is included as a part of this specification. PCID No. 1075 may be reviewed and downloaded from the Department of General Services website, http://www.dgs.state.pa.us.

Delivery as required per Department of General Service PCID NO. 1075 Section “G”. All units must be delivered within 180 days after receipt of the purchase order by the successful bidder.

Equipment must be delivered at ground level (stacking is unacceptable).

Warranty per PCID 1075, Section E 1, Construction Equipment – 2 years bumper to bumper with an additional 2 years on drive train and engine components including Emissions components.

A factory certified delivering and servicing dealer must be located with the state of PA for the entire unit.

A metal identification tag stating manufacturer’s information, model number, serial number and date of build shall be permanently attached to the frame of the unit.

I. GENERAL TRIMMER SPECIFICATIONS

B. ENGINE and DRIVE-TRAIN COMPONENTS:

ENGINE: Unit shall be equipped with a Cummins QSF 3.8 Liter Four-cylinder Diesel. Requirement of stage 5 emissions. Minimum 130 HP

Transmission: Transmission shall be a fully Hydrostatic transmission capable of continuous infinitely adjustable speeds to all four driving wheels. Unit shall be equipped with full time 4x4 capabilities fully functional in forward and reverse applications. Unit shall be have a maximum speed of not less than 12.4 MPH.

Wheelbase: Unit shall utilize a 140” wheelbase with a total length of 41’6”. Height shall not exceed 11’6” with boom in lowered position. Maximum machine width shall be 10’4” to outside of tires.

Tires: Tractor style tread shall be utilized with a 28L x 26 tire size. Tires shall be Primex

Logstompers minimum 20 ply.

WHEELS: One-piece rims. Wheels shall be properly sized within all requirements and ranges to meet the unit weight requirements.

http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/

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I. GENERAL TRIMMER SPECIFICATIONS

B. ENGINE and DRIVE-TRAIN COMPONENTS:

LIGHTS: 12 volt All lights shall be LED, rubber mounted, with sealed wiring harness. All harness pass-through locations shall be protected by a grommet. All wiring shall be protected within a frame-rail, metal enclosure or conduit. There shall be a Truck-Lite Model# 36140C LED license plate light with light bracket PN# 36710 installed and properly mounted to accept a full-size license plate. 3M type (Scotch Lock) crimp connectors are unacceptable and will not be accepted. All electrical connection shall be coated with dielectric grease. Unit shall be equipped with factory standard flashing LED warning lights Amber warning lights.

A Whelen L31 beacon light1-PN# 01-0685953CPFP (L31HPF) AMBER/GREEN shall also be provided and operate in conjunction with the other factory standard warning lights.

PAINT/PREPERATION: Prior to painting, all metal surfaces shall be cleaned utilizing a phosphate wash procedure, sandblasted or shot beaded to ensure proper paint adherence and rust prevention, with all edges and holes de-burred, and all weld splatter removed the unit shall receive a minimum of (2) coats of paint, (1) shall be a zinc-based epoxy primer, and

(1) coat of finish paint.

Pricing shall be provided for Manufactures standard paint and PENNDOT yellow paint.

COLOR: Unit shall be painted manufactures standard yellow paint scheme.

Option: Paint Penn Dot yellow. Reference DuPont F9885, PPG 85246, Sherwin Williams 73266, NAPA

73266 and Sikkens 4017 shade only.

BRAKES: Unit shall be equipped with factory fail safe internal wet disc brakes on all four wheels with service brake.

COLD WEATHER PACKAGE: Unit shall be equipped with a factory installed cold weather package to

Include a 120-volt block coolant heater and oil heater both of which will operate from the same plug.

CAB: Cab design shall be a certified ROPS, FOPS, OPS structure. Cab shall rotate and angle with the boom structure in all manners.

A touch screen control center and joystick design shall provide unit operation and monitoring capabilities to include engine parameters in real time, time logs and maintenance schedules.

Door access shall be equipped with a lock and two sets of keys for both cab access and unit operation.

Unit shall be equipped with factory heat and AC.

Cab shall be equipped with a monitor displaying a backup and left side camera system and alarm system to notify operator when an object is close. This monitor shall be incorporated into the central control center.

Unit shall be equipped with factory Radio kit to include Bluetooth capabilities.

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I. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS: (Continued)

C. BOOM COMPONENTS: (Continued

BOOM ARM: The expandable boom shall have a closed length of 41’ and extend for a maximum height reach of 75’. Boom shall be designed to meet ANSI 92.2 Cat. C non-conductive ratings and have full 360-degree rotation abilities. Boom shall sit on a swiveling slewing ring to allow the 360-degree rotation.

Boom shall also swivel sideways up to 40 degrees in both directions during operation to adapt to changing terrain.

SAW BLADE:

Unit shall be equipped with a 24” Carbide tipped saw blade that has a lateral rotation of 180 degrees on the end of the boom. Blade shall be designed to operate at approx. 3000 RPM.

I. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

WINCH: Unit shall be equipped with a 20,000 lb. Hydraulic Winch on the rear of the unit with 150’ of cable. Winch operation and controls shall be located within the cabin as well as a wireless remote.

All pivot points shall be of the "heavy duty" design and shall incorporate easily accessible zerk fittings.

zerk fitting location/s shall be stenciled though out the machine to allow easy servicing.

Unit shall be delivered with two mounted fire extinguishers easily accessible and sized accordingly to the manufacture’s requirements.

Unit shall be delivered with a 500-hour Maintenance kit and a one-year consumable kit to include 2 new 24” saw blades and one set of hoses.

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III. MANUALS

The successful vendor shall furnish all applicable manuals per unit:

1 Operator's

1 Parts

1 Service

1 Engine

Transmission (Automatic or Manual)

1 Body and Sub-frame (Parts and Service)

1 Complete set of manuals for any additional items/equipment added to a piece of equipment.

The manuals listed shall be official O.E.M. publications supplemented with technical manuals for all components as published by sub-vendors/manufacturers.

Parts Manual presented must be a relative to "all" items utilized to build these units, with appropriate part numbers.

Delivery of these manuals shall be completed within a maximum of 90 days after the pilot model is accepted.

There shall be paper Operator, Maintenance and Repair manuals along with an electronic form of each manual on a USB thumb drive in Adobe PDF format.

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IV. TRAINING

Mechanic:

The successful vendor shall provide services of qualified factory trained technicians for not more than __1_ training sessions of not more than __7.5_ hours at __1__ PennDOT locations to train personnel for in-depth preventive maintenance, overhaul and review of the proper usage of parts and service manuals, as well as component/system adjustments that need to be monitored at specified service intervals. Only 1 training session may be in person. The other training session will be virtual and PennDOT may record the training for internal use training additional staff.

Operator:

The successful vendor shall provide services of qualified factory trained technicians for not more than __1__ training sessions of not more than __7.5__ hours at __1__ PennDOT locations to train personnel in the proper operation, safety and servicing of the equipment. Only 1 training session may be in person.

The other training session will be virtual and PennDOT may record the training for internal use training additional staff.

The successful vendor shall submit a training plan to the Fleet Management Division for approval within 45 days after receipt of the Purchase Order. The training plan shall consist of course outline and class schedule.

All training must be completed within 60 days after the dates established in the approved training plan unless an extension is mutually agreed to in writing by the Chief of the Fleet Management Division.

All training shall be coordinated with the District Equipment Managers, with the exception of Asphalt related training, which must be coordinated with the Statewide Training Coordinator (717) 787-4836, Fax (717) 783-4438.

V. WARRANTY: Per PCID No. 1075

Unit shall be provided with a two-year bumper to bumper warranty per PCID No. 1075 requirements.

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