A06_Rental_Specifications_Groomers.docx

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

ALPINE 4 GROOMER REQUIREMENTS

Requirements :

Yellowstone National Park Fleet Maintenance will award a contract to a provider of a rental Alpine 4 Groomer for the duration of three month. The Scope of Work includes the terms and conditions noted within this document.

BACKGROUND:

Yellowstone National Park currently uses 6 each class 4 Snow Groomers to maintain and groom roads for visitors to use snowmobiles and snow coaches on during winter operations.

DESCRIPTION:

Yellowstone National Park will award a contract to a provider of an over the snow class 4 Alpine groomer for rent from 12/12/2022 through 03/12/2022 Price shall include pickup and delivery to West Yellowstone National Park Maintenance area.

22 Crowfoot ridge road West Yellowstone MT The Alpine Groomer rental shall be no older than model year 2017 with less than 3500 hours Class 4 Snow Groomer minimum requirements:

General Description:

Type of Vehicle:

Yellowstone National Park is interested in renting a tracked snow grooming vehicle. The vehicle must be class 4 Alpine Grooming, capable of traveling/grooming effectively in all depths and snow conditions. The vehicle shall have a towing capacity of no less than 10,000 lbs. The vehicle shall maintain a minimum ground speed of 11 miles per hour or greater in all snow conditions while towing at rated capacity.

MANUALS:

Manufacturer shall supply one sets of operating manuals. Manuals shall be authored only in English. Manuals shall contain all information required to operate vehicles, perform service and order required parts.

CAB / INTERIOR:

The cab shall be provided with two doors with key locking devices. Doors to be provided with sliding tinted glass windows. The front windshield shall have laminated safety glass and be heated. The vehicle shall have outside mounted heated rear mirrors. The cab shall include inside dome light and dash lights. Cab shall have a heater and defrost system. Cab shall be insulated for sound and weather. Cab shall have adjustable air ride operator seat and passenger seat with seatbelts. Cab shall be able to tilt to expose the engine compartment by either hydraulic or mechanical device. The cab tilt function can be mechanical or hydraulic; the requirement does not require both.

Cab shall be protected by a certified ROPS system (Certification required at time of award)

STEERING:

The vehicle shall be equipped with two hydrostatic drives independently controlling each track. Steering of the vehicle shall be through the use of an electronic microprocessor. Control levers or sticks shall be used to accelerate, steer and break the vehicle.

Radio;

AM, FM stereo receiver with, CD player, auxiliary port with a minimum of two speakers.

Fuel capacity:

The vehicle shall have a minimum fuel capacity of 90 gallons of diesel fuel.

Safety;

The vehicle shall be equipped with a minimum of six front xenon lights, two rear xenon lights and one swivel mounted halogen spotlight. Dash shall be equipped with full instrumentation. Vehicle shall be equipped with a horn, parking brake and fire extinguisher. The vehicle shall have a backup alarm and orange rotating beacon on the roof.

Xenon lighting package: headlights with low and full beam. Rear and working lights, as well as tree line and side finder lights, provide optimum illumination of working areas ahead and behind, the tracks and the areas to the sides.

POWERTRAIN:

Engine;

The engine shall be single diesel developing a minimum 345 horsepower at the manufacturers rated RPM. The engine provided shall be equipped with 12/24 volt started, alternator, voltage regulator, and 12/24 volt heavy duty battery, replacement element type oil filter, coolant system filter, air cleaner, engine temperature and oil pressure gauges, ammeter and tachometer, hour meter mounted on instrument panel, and 110 volt engine block heater installed in cooling system with either starting aid.

EGT Temperature gauge:

Engine shall be equipped with an EGT (exhaust gas temperature gauge) to measure turbine-in temperatures between the exhaust manifold and the turbine inlet.

TRANSMISSION:

Hydrostatic drive pumps and motors (Sauer/ Danfoss series 90 or equivalent) shall be used to propel and provide braking for the vehicle.

Tracks;

The vehicle shall be equipped with tracks. The tracks shall be a minimum of 58 inches wide. They shall be fitted with symmetrical heat-treated steel cross links. Ice Calks are not required. Vehicle shall be equipped with solid rubber bogie wheels.

HYDRAULIC:

Hydraulic ports;

The vehicle will be used to pull various types of grooming equipment. There shall be 4 hydraulic circuits with quick couplers located on the rear of the machine for operation of grooming equipment.

Multi- Function Joy sticks with power curl. (lift and curl simultaneously).

Ground speed;

The vehicle shall be able to maintain a minimum no load speed of 11 mph on flat ground on a packed road. Vehicle shall be able to maintain a minimum loaded speed (pulling a groomer attachment weighing 10,000 pounds) of 9 mph on a flat road.

BLADES AND ATTACHMENTS: FRONT BLADE

A hydraulically controlled 12-way blade shall be mounted on the front of the machine with an eye hook mounted in the middle for pulling purposes.

Vehicle shall have a pintle hook mounted on the back frame capable of pulling grooming attachments weighing 10,000 pounds.

The groomer shall be equipped with an Posi Tiller rear attachment