Specifications include, but are not limited to: ▪ All excavator work under the terms of this agreement will be done with an excavator no larger than a Class EX6 (136 to 161 horsepower) with a weight of 60,000 pounds and equipped with: ▪ Bucket and thumb, clamshell, double rake head, or a masticating/grinding head w/thumb ▪ Roll Over Protective Structure (ROPS) and Falling Object Protective Structure (FOPS) ▪ Grousers ▪ Approved, serviceable spark arrester ▪ Fire extinguisher (dry chemical type 2.5 pound minimum) ▪ Shovel and Pulaski ▪ All dozer work under the terms of this agreement will be done with a dozer no larger than a D-6 equivalent and equipped with: ▪ Brush Blade ▪ Roll Over Protective Structure (ROPS) and Falling Object Protective Structure (FOPS) ▪ Grousers ▪ Approved, serviceable spark arrester ▪ Fire extinguisher (dry chemical type 2.5 pound minimum) ▪ Shovel and Pulaski ▪ On slopes >15 % an excavator will be required unless approved by the Contract Supervisor. ▪ Equipment used must be washed by the Contractor and inspected by the Contract Supervisor prior to commencement of work. ▪ Prior to operation, the Contractor and the Contract Supervisor will visit the harvest unit to be treated and agree on site-preparation needs. ▪ The Contractor will supply qualified equipment operator(s) at all times. ▪ The Contract Supervisor may temporarily suspend operations under weather conditions unsuitable for continuing work; the period of such suspension shall not be deemed a breach of the terms of this Agreement. ▪ The Contractor will leave 10 to 15 tons per acre of slash that is 3 inches or larger in diameter. ▪ Where site preparation is specified by the Contract Supervisor, the Contractor will expose bare mineral soil on 30 to 35 percent of the area. ▪ Operations will be conducted only under relatively dry soil-moisture conditions (20% or less soil moisture). ▪ The Contractor will scrupulously avoid damaging residual trees and displacing soil during piling operations.
