Agriculture, Department Of- Agricultural Research Service- Usda Ars Afm Apd
Row Crop Planter - Pre- solicitation notice in accordance with the attached memorandum.
row crop planter provide rowcrop planter for planting multiple kinds of row crops in research plots and small production fields. must be flexible to quickly change crops, varieties, and populations. it must include rowunit monitoring for blockages, singulation, and populations. units and openers must work in heavy, wet, and stony soils with both minimal and extensive tillage and moderate residue. can be used. split row configuration: o 6 rows at 30 inches spacing o **** rows at 15 inches spacing 3point mount or drawn 2 bushel or smaller individual unit hoppers o hoppers removable without tools for quickly changing seed and deactivating individual units electronic or mechanical drive no row markers units: flexibility for multiple crops in heavy, stony soils and varying tillage conditions o independent shutoff or hopper removal. o 0. 5 to 2 bu hopper capacity for individual units o toolfree hopper removal for variety changes o ground speed or gps calibration o mechanical, hydraulic, or electronic drive o incab
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