Attachment 001 Plot Combine Specifications.pdf

Attachment 001 Plot Combine Specifications

1 Each Plot Combine – Brand Name or Equal to ZÜRN 150

Salient Characteristics:

• Cab: Two-person air-conditioned cab, dust filter, fan, security glass, windshield wipers, interior and exterior lights, air ride seats for driver and passenger, access to the engine through cabin, controls and joystick integrated in armrest, foot and hand brakes, adjustable steering column

(inclination as well as height), hydraulic steering, Camera System with 3 cameras (rear, weighing system, shaker), fire extinguisher, emergency shut off. Cabin must be OSHA approved with official OSHA certificate. The plot combine for the USDA in Fargo needs to have a Roll-Over

Protective Cabin structure as required by OSHA 1926.1001 for operator safety.

• Grain tank: Minimum 23bu volume, auger, unloading height minimum 11.5 ft, grain tank needs to tilt back for safe access and cleaning, step ladder and platform next to grain tank for safe excess of engine platform.

• Threshing drum (cylinder): Minimum of 350mm diameter, width minimum of 780mm, minimum of 6 rasp bars, electrically or hydraulically adjustable stepless threshing drum variator, Mechanical or hydraulic reverse of threshing drum including necessary key/wrench, mechanical concave adjustment from driver’s seat to ensure no movement of concave even in high yielding plots.

• Threshing concave: Must match threshing drum; angle of contact minimum of 118 degrees.

• Engine: 4-cylinder water cooled diesel engine, 65hp -75 hp, min. 240 Nm torque, with rotating dust separator at radiator, meets tier 4 (EPA) standards; no DEF (Diesel Exhaust fluid) needed.

Engine location in center of combine for ease of maintenance and stability of machine.

• Ground drive: Hydrostatic drive with two-speed options, speed from 0 to at least 12 miles per hour, front and rear tires, hydrostatic steering, hydraulic differential lock.

• Cleaning System: 3-level cleaning system (including 1 shaker and 2 sieves) o 3-step surface shaker with minimum of 19 sq ft cleaning surface o Double sieve system with minimum of 21 sq ft (combined) o Middle sieve adjustable, bottom sieve as round hole sieve, include needed bottom sieves for Oats o Shaker needs to be quick attached for fast cleanout and made from heavy-duty steel o Hydraulically driven cleaning fan with quick adjustment, RPM of 450 - 1800

• Grain transport: Must have pneumatic conveying system.

• Header: Cutting width approx. 5ft m, hydraulically driven cutting knife with adjustable speed, conveyor belt, feeding auger (one complete auger for even feeding), feeding roller, lateral blow-out system of header, 4-bars on reel, hydraulic drive reel with variable speed adjustment, manual horizontal adjustment of reel, row dividers (left and right side), crop lifters for picking up lodged crops, floating header with adjustable skid plates, brush or rubber bars mounted on the reel.

• Sample Storage area: Outside of cabin to reduce dust. Cabin needs to have a possibility to reach box and place samples. Frame needs to be removable for transport and ergonomic for removing of full box.

• Weighing system: Machine must include a HarvestMaster H2 Classic GrainGage data collection system with moisture analyzer and Mirus plot management software (must provide official

HarvestMaster Reseller Certificate).”

• Ergonomics: For ergonomic use, subsampling system must be close to bagging person, a bagging/subsampling system in the back wall of the cabin is not ergonomic and therefore not preferred.

• Transport: Tie Down Rings on front wheels for easy transport.

• Maintenance: Must have operators manual, spare parts catalogue, maintenance schedule, all filters available locally, combine needs to have a maximum of 6 belts to reduce break downs –

Attachment 001 Plot Combine Specifications hydraulic solutions preferred. A simple “electric over hydraulic” system is preferred to a complicated electrical canbus system.

• Measurements and weight of the basic machine (to use existing hauling equipment):

o Length: With header but without row dividers: approx. 16 -17 feet o Width: 5.5-5.8 feet o Height: Approx. 8.2 ft, less than 9.8 feet.

o Wheelbase: 8.2 ft o Weight: Maximum of 8,000 pounds including weighing system, cabin and grain tank.

• Training:

o A minimum of 2-day training by a technician of plot combine vendor o A minimum of 1-day training by a technician of weighing system vendor

• Warranty:

o Offered price includes set up and delivery to Fargo o Minimum of 24 months warranty