Specifications for 50 Ton Hydraulic Tail Trailer.docx

SPECIFICATIONS FOR 50 TON HYDRAULIC TAIL TRAILER

GENERAL: Trailer bid shall be a Trail-Eze Model TE100 (or approved equal) 50-Ton payload capacity, heavy duty hydraulic tail trailer. Trailer bid shall be of the manufacturer's current design and production. All vehicles furnished under this specification shall comply with the most current Nevada Revised Statutes, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, Federal Environmental Protection Agency Emission Control Standards for new trailers (current trailers certified prior to the current year requirements shall not be considered). Discontinued models or used trailers are not acceptable. All items normally furnished with this type of trailer shall be furnished whether they are specifically stated.

This trailer shall be used by the Nevada Department of Transportation for equipment transportation in altitudes up to 9,000 feet at road speeds up to 75 MPH at gross vehicle weight.

Specify Manufacturer and Model ______________________________

MODEL & ASSEMBLY: COMPLIES__YES NO___

Trailer must be a model that has been produced and sold to the commercial trade for the last three (3) years. All parts necessary to provide complete and functional Trailer must be provided. All parts must conform in design, strength, quality of materials and workmanship to current engineering practices and accepted standards of the industry. All parts must be the manufacturer’s standard unless otherwise specified.

Trailer must be assembled and adjusted per the manufacturer’s standards and be ready for operation upon delivery.

DESCRIPTION: COMPLIES__YES NO___

Type – Hydraulic tail Capacity – 100,000 lbs. distributed -OR- 70,000 lbs. concentrated in 10’ Length – 48’ Width – 9’ Weight – Approx. 21,000 lbs.

Deck Height – 37” Loaded

DESIGN: COMPLIES__YES NO___

Major structural I-Beams fabricated using materials having a minimum yield strength of at least 80,000 psi.

All structural components designed with a minimum safety factor of 2:1

UPPER DECK: COMPLIES__YES NO___

Length – 10’ King Pin Setting – 14” (2” SAE J700) Swing Clearance – 84” Unloaded 5th Wheel Height – 50” Landing Gear – Two speed with crank on driver’s side.

Crossmembers – Spaced on 8” centers Beams – 3/4 x 6 flanges / ¼” webs with reinforcements at high stress areas Decking – 1.5” apitong fastened with 5/16” screws 20,000 lbs. Braden winch mounted over king pin, 100’ x 5/8” winch cable, manual control located on drivers’ side of upper deck

(2) Toolboxes w/ ¼” lids

MAIN DECK: COMPLIES__YES NO___

Length – 26’ Beams – 1/2 x 6 flanges / ¼” webs / 22” OAH Crossmembers – 6”–3.9# I-Beams on 8” centers Includes recessed 8’ heavy duty hydraulic ramp to upper deck Decking – 2” Apitong fastened with 5/16” screws Fold down step at driver’s side front corner

RUNNING GEAR: COMPLIES__YES NO___

Suspension – Air ride with electronic dump valve (Hendrickson or equivalent) Specify Manufacturer ____________________________ Axles – (3) 25,000 lbs.

Axle Spacing – 49” Wheelbase – 32’-6” Tires – (12) 235/75R17.5(J) Cooper/Roadmaster Wheels – (12) 6.75 x 17.5 pilot mounted steel Seals – Stemco. Platinum Plus (7-year warranty) Brakes – 12 1/4” x 7 1/2” Air, outboard drums, auto slack adjusters and spring brakes.

ABS – 4 sensors / 2 modulators (Haldex or equivalent) Specify Manufacturer ______________________ Beams – 1/2 x 7 flanges / 3/16 webs / 16.75” OAH Wheels are covered with ¼” steel tread plate and 5/8” x 12” traction aids on 12” centers Mechanical air scale

TAIL: COMPLIES__YES NO___

Main tail hinge pin between axles 2 & 3 Load Angle – 10° degrees Main Tail Length – 11’ 3” Flip Tail Length – 5’Main Tail Cylinders – (2) 5 x 17 (capable of lifting 20,000 lbs. 4’ behind hinge pin) Flip Tail Cylinder – (2) 4 x 15 ¼ Both tail sections are automatically locked in transport position (requires no additional actions from operator) Includes main tail locking mechanism Entire tail is covered with ¼” perforated traction material and 5/8” x 12” traction aids on 12” centers Stainless steel pins in main tail and flip tail hinges

ELECTRICAL: COMPLIES__YES NO___

LED lights (Grote or equivalent) Specify Manufacturer ______________________________ Sealed harness system (Grote Ultra Blue or equivalent) (7-year warranty) 7-Pole Socket (SAE J560) Angled strobe lights (1 each side of main tail – visible while in loading position)

HYDRAULICS: COMPLIES__YES NO___

Maximum Pressure = 2,200 psi Specify Maximum Pressure ________________ Maximum Flow = 12 GPM Specify Flow ______________________ Control Valves (Prince or equivalent) – Located on drivers’ side of upper deck Couplers:

Return Line – Female (Holmbury IA-19-F-12N) Pressure Line – Male (Holmbury IA-19-M-12N)

TIE DOWNS: COMPLIES__YES NO___

Chain slots on 24” centers D-Rings on 48” centers (where possible)

ACCESSORIES: COMPLIES__YES NO___

Mud Flaps – Anti-sail type Wireless remote control for winch, main tail and flip tail (6 function)

(1) Spare tire & wheel (to be shipped loose) Air shift control for winch drum Winch protector Winch cable roller (at rear of upper deck)

FINISH: COMPLIES__YES NO___

Trailer to be media blasted to a “white” metal condition.

Trailer to be primed with an epoxy type primer (PPG or equivalent).

Specify Manufacturer __________________________ Trailer to be painted white with a two-part polyurethane paint (PPG or equivalent).

Specify Manufacturer __________________________ Conspicuity Striping (per 49CFR 571.108)

GENERAL BID REQUIREMENTS

NOTE: THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS PERTAIN TO ALL ITEMS LISTED WITHIN THIS BID SPECIFICATION.

DELIVERY/PAYMENT: Delivery shall be considered complete and ready for payment process once all ancillary, allied, optional equipment, and manuals have been received, all systems checked against the specifications and the complete unit is deemed operational.

LINE SHEET: Two (2) Line set tickets shall be furnished with each vehicle.

MANUALS:

For each vehicle being built, including cab and chassis, ancillary, allied or optional equipment purchased as built, the following manuals shall be available in hard copy, online or Flash Drive format.

· Two (2) Parts Catalogs

· Two (2) Shop Manuals

· Two (2) Operator's Manuals

· Two (2) Training DVD’s

· Two (2) Electrical System Schematics/Drawings

· Note: Vendor to provide all information and / or hyper-links for access to manufacturers online manuals and training.

PRE-BUILD MEETING: Awarded vendor shall schedule a Pre-Build meeting within two weeks of bid award, prior to manufacturing/fabrication, to confirm all build specifications and dimensions.

PRE-DELIVERY SERVICE: Awarded vendor shall perform a complete pre-delivery service prior to delivering the unit to NDOT.

· All Fluids filled to proper levels.

· All lights shall be checked to confirm they are in working order.

· All functions of this unit, including all ancillary, allied and optional equipment shall be checked and in working order prior to delivery to NDOT.

SPECIFICATION CONFIRMATION: Factory confirmation of specifications ordered required ASAP after order is placed.

TRAINING: The successful bidder shall be requested to provide a qualified factory authorized service representative to provide four (4) hours mechanical and four (4) hours operator training at the following end users location(s) in Ely for an estimated 5 to 50 employees.

NOTE: Any exceptions to specifications must be noted on a separate document and uploaded into NevadaEPro with your proposal.