USDA Forest Service, Procurement Office, 1700 Bypass Road, Winchester, Kentucky 40391

38 -- TRENCHER, MODEL 3610 (DITCH WITCH) SOL RFQ 08-02-00-22 DUE 082500 POC Sharon R. Martin (606)745-3131 or JoDella H. Ritchie (606)745-3128 Trencher, Model 3610 (Ditch Witch). The Contractor shall furnish a Model 3610 Ditch Witch Trencher with trade-in of (Ditch Witch Model J-20, Serial Number 5140476, Spec Number 354545). Trencher shall be 4-wheel drive riding trencher with a 3 speed transmission with reverse. Power train shall be equipped with a diesel engine. Ground drive shall have a transit transmission with 3 speeds forward and l speed reverse with enclosed reduction to axles; crowd transmission shall have hydraulic drive infinitely variable from zero to maximum through enclosed reduction drive to axles; clutch shall be automotive spring-loaded, foot operated, friction drive with differentials being Dana 44, limited slip optional. Trencher drive transmission shall have 3 speeds with reverse, through shock absorbing clutch belt drive to right angle drive to headshaft. Trench depth maximum shall be sixty inches and backfill blade width shall be sixty-four inches. This equipment shall be delivered to the USDA, Forest Service, Morehead Ranger District, 2375 KY 801 South, Morehead, Kentucky. Approximate price range is less than $50,000. This item will be solicited using the Request for Quotations format. See numbered note 1. Posted 06/19/00 (W-SN466048). (0171)

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