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Utility Excavator and Trailer Purchase - Sourcewell Purchasing Cooperative Proposal
History
The 2024 Fiscal Year Budget includes the purchase of one (1) Utility Excavator for the Stormwater team of Public Works. This purchase will replace a twenty-year-old 2004 New Holland combination backhoe with a Kubota KX080-4S2R3A utility excavator. This excavator is the standard model that the Utilities Department currently uses. This model is extremely versatile for the Stormwater Division’s needs and the needs of the other Divisions within Public Works.
There has been an increase in demand for the use of the excavator within the Utilities Division. Tasks such as valve repairs, storm inlet repairs and pond restorations have increased, and other Divisions have routinely asked to use the current excavator to fill their needs on any given day. Adding another excavator will meet the needs of the Utilities Division, and can be used more regularly by other Divisions than the combination backhoe that it is replacing. All the attachments and buckets that would fit the new Excavator are currently part of the stormwater team, so there is no need to purchase any further attachments or buckets.
The Village owns two (2) air brake trailers with gross vehicle weight ratings capable of hauling the excavator. One of the trailers is a 1987 Dynaweld, Model 24TE. The manufacturer of Dynaweld trailers sold in 2005 and parts are becoming increasingly hard to acquire, and restorative maintenance has also increased.
A 2021 Felling deck over trailer equipped with a modern ABS airbrake system is utilized by the Utilities Division to haul the current excavator. This trailer can only be towed by a truck equipped with coupling devices to connect the service and supply air lines of the trailer to the truck. The Village has replaced six (6) class 7 plow trucks, and all of the replacement trucks are equipped with the correct coupling devices to tow the heavy-duty trailer.
The 1987 Dynaweld ...
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