Requirements Quantum Plus Small Grain Research Combine.docx

REQUIREMENTS

QUANTUM PLUS SMALL GRAIN RESEARCH COMBINE FOR WHEAT, BARLEY, AND OATS RESEARCH PLOTS

The USDA/ARS/SEA, Plant Science Research, Raleigh, NC location has a need for a small new grain research combine to harvest small grain (wheat, oats, barley) research plots.

The requirements needed for this combine stated below.

ENGINE

· The engine size minimum hp should be 75 horsepower diesel motor

· Engine needs to be installed in the rear of the combine to reduce noise from inside the cab

· Engine needs to be accessible easily on all 4 sides for easy maintenance

CABIN

· Cabin with curved windows to help with safety visibility

· Cabin needs to be tip over certified to provide additional operator safety

· Cabin needs to include A/C, head lights, blinker, height adjustable steering column

· Cabin noise needs to be at or below 80 dB inside the cabin

· Cabin needs to have a dust filter

· Cabin inside needs to be a minimum 1.8 meters wide for 2 people

· Cabin must have conveyor belt that runs from the inside to the outside for unloading samples

· Cabin needs a backup camera for loading, unloading, and to see personnel behind the equipment

· Cabin will need a tablet to store data for weighing and test weight by the combine.

· Must be able to bag entire plot from inside the cabin as well as taking samples and keep the stored samples correctly as they were harvested.

· Ladder to the cabin must fold up during harvest so that it doesn’t interfere with neighboring plots

TABLET

· At least a 10’’ touch screen

· Sunlight readable

· i5 core processor with 4 GB RAM, 128 GB hard drive

· Windows 10

· Blue tooth

· Integrated with rear camera and front camera

COMBINE SOFTWARE AND ELECTRONICS

· Combine needs to have Harvest Master Mirus software

· Automatic cycle management software to relieve stress from the driver and provide more consistent harvest results.

· Automatic blow out of cutting table, cutting table position, reel position blower to clean sieve area, start of weighing and sampling cycle, and stop / go

· The cycle of following tasks can be programed individually:

· Automatic blow out of cutting table, cutting table height position, reel position blower to clean the sieve area, start of weighing and sampling cycle

· 12V connectors for auxiliary devices, 4 USB connections

· Operate electronics on the display by the driver (concave adjustment, reel speed)

· Electronics for controlling the sampler and weighing system

· Docking station for tough pad tablet

WEIGHING SYSTEM HARDWARE

· Harvest Master H2 Classic in combination with MIRUS Software measuring plot Weight

MEASURING CAPABILITIES

· Bucket weighing system with a volume of least 19 liters

· 2,3 liters are necessary for gathering test weight and moisture

· Grain weight accuracy of +/- .1lbs (+/- 45g)

· Test weight accuracy of +/- .8 lb./Bu (+/- 1 kg/

· Moisture accuracy of +/-.5% for 0% to 27%

· Automatic measuring for unlimited seed quantities in strip mode

· Should include weights for Calibration of the weighing system

HEADER

· Crop lifters for lodged plots

· Cutting width 60’’

· Conveyor belt with intake auger + feeding roller

· All Hydraulic drives are direct for zero maintenance

· Pneumatic cleaning left to right

· Automatic adjustment of reel speed to driving speed

· Be able to take the header off Combine in less than 15 min

· Stepless adjustable hydraulic knife device

· Minimum of 6 crop lifters for harvesting lodged plots

THRESHING DRUM

· 6 rasp bars, 0400mm

· Speed 240-1680 rpm stepless adjustable by the variator

CONCAVE

· 12mm

· Wrap angle 117 degrees and ,35 m2 separating for best results

· Hydraulically adjustable, operated electronically on the display by the driver

SHAKER

· Graepel type sieve 20mm

· Equipped with one step and metal slope guides

· Top sieves need to be adjustable

SAMPLE STORAGE

· Conveyor from inside the cabin to the outside for sample taking. Conveyor needs to be able to store boxes that are accessible by the cabin. This will allow us to keep samples stored and keep all the packets organized by how they were sampled.

· 1100 Liter/ 30-bushel grain tank mounted in the middle of the combine for equal weight distribution

· Grain Tank should include level sensor display on the operators display

DRIVE

· Must be 4-wheel drive

· Hydrostatic on the front and rear axles with a differential Lock

· Hydraulic steering at the rear axle

PNEUMATIC SYSTEM

· It will need to have a compressor with 143 liter/min

SAMPLING

· Be able to gather test weight, plot weight, and moisture

· Hydrostatic drive, 0 - 25 km/h with multi-function lever

· Height and inclination-adjustable steering column

· Multifunctional lever integrated to arm rest

· Powerful Opti Flow threshing unit

· Stepless threshing drum variator (240-1680 rpm)

· Speed indicator for threshing drum speed on the operator display

· Single- and double sieve device for biggest flexibility

· Central hydraulic concave adjustment

· High wrap angle = high grain separation

· Mix-free pneumatic grain feed system

· Pneumatic blow out of the cutting system

· Threshing house conveyor belt

· Stepless adjustable axial cleaning fan

· Handlebars on top grain tank for safety

· Time Controlled sample taker for homogeny samples

· Volume 0-20 liters

· Accuracy of repeatability +/- 5%

· Air foil separator for efficient seed transport without seed damage

· Pneumatic delivery from the weighing system in the grain tank

· Defined sample taken by weigh or volume.

TROUBLE SHOOTING AND REPAIR

· Factory Technician is available to call at any given time for trouble shooting and be within 1 day of driving for emergency repairs

· Remote access module for service and trouble shooting