Attachment 2 - Specifications - Broadcast Seeder and Flail Harvester.pdf
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This document is a Specifications file for a federal procurement by USDA-ARS outlining technical requirements for the purchase of agricultural equipment. The procurement requires delivery of two pieces of equipment: a 15-foot broadcast seeder and a 6-foot flail harvester, both in new condition, to USDA-ARS at 1211 Ethan Allen Highway, Charlotte, VT 05445 within 15 days of award.
The broadcast seeder must include an 18-22 cubic foot stainless steel hopper under 48 inches in height with rapid vacuum and cleanout door mechanisms. The metering system requires adjustable or replaceable metering wheels suitable for small seed, large seed, and fertilizer with electronic metering drive and rate adjustment capability from within the tractor, with an optional upgrade to ISOBUS-compliant software. Material delivery must be pneumatic through smooth tubes to toolbar-mounted deflectors, hydraulically powered at less than 18 GPM, with 12 deflector plate-style spreaders capable of dropping below the toolbar for even delivery into 18-inch standing row crops. The mounting toolbar must be 15 feet long, 5x7 or 7x7 construction, with Cat II/III 3-point mount and safety lights. Additional requirements include a load cell for monitoring application rates, calibration hopper, and platform with guardrail for safe material loading.
The flail harvester must feature a 6-foot working width, adjustable wheel spacing for tractor matching, and PTO drive capability at 540 or 1000 RPM. It must include an adjustable delivery chute for directing material to a forage wagon or leaving material on the ground, with a hitch suitable for towing a forage wagon. The cut height must be hydraulically adjustable within a minimum range of 3-8 inches, with at least 32 knives for even cutting, and total weight must not exceed 2000 pounds.
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Specifications
Project: Purchase of broadcast seeder and flail harvester
GENERAL INFORMATION
1.0 Scope of Work:
Provide a 15 ft broadcast seeder and flail harvester. The broadcast seeder must be suitable for cover crop and fertilizer applications into standing crops.
The hopper must be sufficient to plant 10 acres of small grain seed at normal rates, be able to accurately meter both small and large seeds, and to deliver seed along a toolbar for even application regardless of weather and crop conditions. Flail harvester must be suitable for collecting biomass and assisting termination of cover crops. It must have an approximately 6 ft working width, work directly behind a tractor, and be able to deliver chopped green biomass to a towed wagon or leave in the field.
CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS
2.0 Technical Requirements/Tasks:
2.1 Broadcast spreader
• Capable of even materials delivery across 6, 30-inch rows.
• Hopper o 18-22 cu ft hopper o Stainless steel or otherwise non-corrosive o Under 48 inches height from mounting location for visibility o Rapid and complete cleanout with vacuum and cleanout door or similar mechanism
• Metering o Adjustable or replaceable metering wheels suitable for small seed (forage legumes), large seed (cereals, grain legumes), and fertilizer o Electronic metering drive o Rate adjustable from in tractor o Option to upgrade to ISOBUS-compliant software
• Delivery o Pneumatic material delivery through tubes to toolbar-mounted deflectors o Hydraulically powered, <18 GPM o Smooth tubes to improve flow and minimize material retention o 12 deflector plate-style material spreaders o Deflectors can drop below toolbar at sufficient distance for even material delivery into 18 inch, standing row crops
• Mounting Toolbar o 15 foot o 5x7 or 7x7 to support additional attachments for future research o Cat II/III, 3-point mount o Safety lights for occasional on-road travel
• Additional Requirements o Load cell to monitor material application rates o Calibration hopper o Platform with guardrail to safely load bagged materials
• New Condition
2.2 Flail Harvester
• 6 foot working width
• Towed directly behind tractor o Adjustable wheel spacing to match tractor
• PTO driven, 540 or 1000 RPM
• Delivery chute capable of sending material to a towed forage wagon o Adjustable angle and direction o Can bypass or disable chute delivery to keep material on the ground
• Includes a hitch suitable for towing a forage wagon
• Adjustable cut height o Hydraulically adjustable o Minimum range 3-8 inches
• At least 32 knives for even cut
• Under 2000 lb weight
• New condition
3.0 Deliverables / Schedule:
Delivery to USDA-ARS, 1211 Ethan Allen Highway, Charlotte, VT 05445 within 15 days of award.
| Provide a 15 ft broadcast seeder and flail harvester. The broadcast seeder must be suitable for cover crop and fertilizer applications into standing crops. The hopper must be sufficient to plant 10 acres of small grain seed at normal rates, be able to... |
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