Description Type - Articulated frame steer with all-wheel drive; 6.2.2 Weight – Forty-four thousand five hundred (44,500) pounds with rippers and accessories specified. (The use of calcium chloride in tires and bolt-on counterweight is not acceptable.); 6.2.3 Paint - Manufacturer's color; Snowplows - Mounting of wing snowplow and a front plow are required, and; Unit must be frame ready to accept side wing and front V-plow, all required hydraulic valves and plow controls must be included on all units. Engine Type – Four (4)-cycle diesel, turbo charged, governed at two-thousand one hundred (2100) RPM maximum. Must meet Tier 4i Off-Road Federal Emission Engine Requirements and operate on low sulfur diesel fuel; Horsepower – Two-Hundred ten (210) (HP) in first (1st) gear, increasing to two-hundred sixty-five (265) (HP) in eighth (8th) gear with the front wheel drive system in the “On” position; Piston Displacement – Five-hundred forty (540) CI; 6.3.4 Oil Filter - Full-flow vertical replaceable type; 6.3.5 Oil Drain Valve - Environmentally friendly oil drain valve and hose; 6.3.6 Engine Oil Sample fitting – Block-mounted, accessible from ground, Titan Laboratories model OD1014; 6.3.7 Air Cleaner - Heavy-duty, two-stage, dry type with service indicator; 6.3.8 Cold Starting Aid - Designed to start engine in minus thirty-four ( -34° F) ambient temperature; Block Heater- A one-thousand two-hundred fifty (1,250)-watt electric with stationary receptacle; Engine Compartment Covers - Lock type; 6.3.11 Exhaust - Muffler and rain cap or self-draining muffler with curved exhaust pipe to prevent water from entering exhaust pipe; 6.3.12 Fuel Filter(s) -Fuel filtration system with water separator; 6.3.13 Fuel Priming Pump -Fuel priming pump to permit refilling of fuel filters (on the machine) and priming of fuel system during service intervals; 6.3.13 Radiator –Mounted at the rear of unit for repair and accessibility. Units with radiator mounted between cab and engine will not acceptable and; Engine Warning - Audible type for low oil pressure, high water temperature, and low coolant level. Transmission Type - Full power shift, direct drive; Speeds - Eight (8) forward and four (4) in reverse minimum; Transmission Control – To control direction and speed selection; 6.4.4 Inching Pedal - Provides precise control of machine movement through full range of pedal travel with hydraulic front wheel drive disengaged or engaged; Travel Speed – zero to twenty-five (0-25) miles per hour (MPH) forward and; 6.4.6 Transmission Guard. Cooling System Type - Designed to keep engine from overheating while operating at maximum output in one hundred-twenty-two (122° F) ambient temperature and; Antifreeze - Extended type protected to negative thirty-four (-34) ° F. Front Axle Type - Fully welded steel type; Steering Range – eighteen degrees (18 °) each direction with power assist; Oscillation – Thirty-Two degrees (32 °) degrees total oscillation; Drive - Hydrostatic, effective in gears one through seven (1-7) and capable of eighteen (18) MPH machine speeds; Front-Wheel Over Speed Sensors - Electronics to sense front and rear wheel speed to prevent front wheels from exceeding rear wheel speed; Front-Wheel Drive Torque Availability – The minimum theoretical torque must be four thousand five hundred (4,500) lbs. for the unit bid at eleven miles per hour (11 MPH) based on the following formula: Torque = Pressure x Motor Disp x FWD Torque Ratio x 2 Motors x Motor Efficiency 6.28 x Tire Radius; Motor Efficiency will be calculated at ninety-five percent (95%) and; Turning Radius – twenty-five (25) ft. maximum. Rear Axle Type - Full floating tandem drive; Steering - Hydraulic articulated frame type with cab mounted articulation indicator; Differential Lock - Operator controlled differential lock / unlock with cab mounted activation indicator. Brakes Service - Sealed self-adjusting wet-disc type, effective on all four tandem wheels. Must meet current SAE J/ISO 3450 requirement; Emergency/Parking - Internal to transmission, spring applied, pressure released capable of holding grader secure on a fifteen degree (15 °) slope. Must meet current SAE J/ISO 3450 requirement; Emergency/Parking brake must neutralize transmission and lock brakes when applied or can only be engaged with transmission in neutral and; Brake Lines – All exposed brakes lines armored or protected to prevent damage from the use of tire chains. Tires Type – All Season Snow/Ice radial type; Size – 14.00R-24/12, Fourteen point zero-zero (14.00) x twenty-four (24) twelve (12)-ply tires on ten (10) in. wide rims and; Goodyear Model AS-3A or Michelin Model X Snow plus M+S only.
