RCI Plot Research Equipment
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2017 Product Offering and Company Information

• Business Created in March, 2004 • New Facility - January 2008 (Mayville, WI) • Warehouse Addition - Winter 2013/2014 • Newer/Larger facility - 2015 • Allied Supplier to John Deere for Attachments for Hay and Forage Equipment • Short line manufacturer of hay mergers, plot harvesters

RCI Services Offered Engineering Services - Product Development, concept to production - subcontract components - all assembly in-house

Custom Engineering • RCI can develop your research plot equipment from the ground up • From concept through testing to your site, RCI can develop the solution needed • Experience with products from 5 hp to 600 hp

Custom Engineering

Custom Engineering

Custom Engineering

Custom Engineering

RCI Plot Harvesters • Since 2007, RCI has been involved in the plot harvester business through: – Existing plot harvester modifications / specialization – Specialty harvesting machine development – Hay, Forage, and Biomass Plot Harvester Development and Manufacturin

1. Plot Samplers - Added to existing forage harvester — Allows for data and sample collection • NIR Data • Weights • Sub sample for lab 2. Plot Harvesters — Smaller units for smaller plots

Plot Samplers • 30A Plot Sampler

Plot Samplers • 130S Plot Sampler

Plot Samplers - cont. • 30A / 130S Plot Sampler — RCI will adapt to any of the following John Deere machines • 5000 - 8000 Series Self-Propelled Forage Harvester • 3975 Pull-Type Forage Harvester

Plot Samplers – cont. • 30A Plot Sampler – 3975 Mount

1250P Self Propelled Forage Research Plot Harvester

Operator Station • RCI Cab – Crenlo – Two person cab • Operator • Sampler – Allows for safe placement of sample operator if needed – Air conditioning, heat, reduced dust and noise – Can be operated by one person in long term » Reduce manpower in machine » Safer operating

Operator Station

Operator Station

Operator Station Sample Collection

Operator Station Sample Collection 1 – Discharge Tube 2 – Drive Unit 3 – Return Port 4 - Elevator

Header Options • John Deere 3-row narrow header • 30” rows • Will also fit: – RCI 7’ Hay Pickup – RCI 9’6” Hay Pickup – Future: RCI Direct Cut Header – John Deere 38” 3-row header – John Deere 4-row header – Kemper 4-r

Cutting Components

Accelerator 1 – Accelerator 2 – Kernel Processor 3 – Cutterhead / Feedroll Assembly

Plot Sampling • 130S Plot Sampler is integrated to the 1250P

130S Upper Hopper 1 – Upper Hopper 2 – Hood 3 – Sample Elevator 4 – Lower Hopper 5 – Door Cylind

130S Lower Hopper 1 – Auger Box 2 – Augers 3 – Sub-Sample Discharge 4 – Cross Auger Drive 5 – Conveyor Dr

130S Lower Hopper Top View

Bypass Chute • Crop flow can bypass upper hopper for opening of fields 1 – Gate (Bypass) 2 – Pivot Pin 3 – Actuator 4 – Upper Hopper Hood 5 – Upper H

Engine • John Deere 6068 Tier IV • 250 hp (current) – Future – 275 hp (when released) • No DEF – Meaning: no extra fluid in field

Cooling System

Service • Air compressor on board • Cab tilts on pins to RH side at 45 deg to open frame for service

Drive Information • Hydrostatic Drive – – – – – – Eaton pumps Auburn Gear Final Drives HydraForce Manifolds Wachendorf Controls Eaton Controls Funk Transmission (John Deere) • Components Chosen on Best Quality Available • Transmission Service available through De

Dimensions • Base unit (less header) – Under 8’6” wide for transport – 23’ long – Weight – TBD (est at 15,000 lbs with head) – Height – less than 10’ tall – All designed to be able to be pulled on gooseneck behind 1-Ton pickup tr

RCI specializes in turn-key plot harvesters that include the following: — Full rebuild of Forage Harvester — Installation of Plot Sampler — Calibration of Sampler — Calibration of NIR Unit — Configuration for Field Operation - Annual support and inspection plans

Advantages of RCI Plot Samplers • Dedicated hydraulic system including tank – Eliminates additional load on base machine hydraulics – More reliable • Better inclusion of NIR data • Simplicity of operation • Better integration to base ma

Plot Sampler Options • NIR Technology — RCI can adapt the John Deere HarvestLab or Zeiss Corona / Corona Extreme NIR unit to any plot harvester as desired by customer. — RCI has proprietary software to communicate with the NIR — RCI also offers data services for custom curves, calibration of units, and other support

Plot Sampler Options • Stationary / Laboratory NIR Bundle – Complete with RCI NIR Case, Software, Dish, Tamper – Allows NIR to be used for desktop applications throughout the year

PlotPro by RCI Control System for Research Plot Harvesters — Gathers data from different aspects and retains in one system • NIR Data • Weights • GPS (optional) — Simplifies electrical system — Import maps direct from PRISM — Combines the sampler control so only one tablet, one program is needed

• Handheld measurement of forages and grains – Multiple constituents – Fast, accurate results – Simply the best NIR technology in your han

Software The Aurora NIR software integrates InProcess (manufacturer) making data exportation customizable and applicable on different platforms, such as xmI, csv. Excel and pdf. In the Android mobile application, the report is customizable with notes and photographs of the sample.

RCI Research Plot Harvesters =3k RCI EngineeringLLC • RCI Specializes in Plot Harvesters for research plots for Hay, Forage, and Biomass - General Options • Width - 36" or 48" - 36A or 48A • Power Unit - Towable RCI Unit - Utility Tractor - John Deere Front Mower