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Office of: <br />JOSEPH G. CHLEBECK, Clerk <br />515 Little Canada Road <br />Little Canada, Minn. 55117 <br />484 -2177 <br />January 22, 1985 <br />CITY OF LITTLE CANADA <br />RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br />TO: CITY COUNCIL <br />,l �,` / t <br />FROM: ROGER GLAIZER—'� / /vv <br />RE: JACOBSEN N0'AR REPAIR <br />MAVOR <br />Raymond Hanson <br />COUNCIL <br />Michael Fahey <br />Beverly Scalia <br />Dennis Forsberg <br />Mugs Nardinl <br />In July of 1983, the City purchased a Toro 72" Croundsrnaster mower <br />for $8,549.00 to replace the 72" commercial Jacobsen mower. We also <br />keep the Jacobsen mower to be used as a back up mower. The Jacobsen mower <br />was used regularly at the city garage cutting the large lot to the south of <br />the building and to cut the city lot on Lake St.,. as well as to assist <br />in cutting Spooner Park when needed. Last fall the engine on the Jacobsen <br />mower started to knock and used 2 qts. of oil per hour, so we parked it <br />until we could have the engine checked out. Last week I received prices <br />on rebuilding the engine two different ways and also a whole new engine. <br />Garceaus's Hardware: Rebuilt $1093.25 parts & labor <br />11 <br />New short block & <br />rebuilt heads $1401.15 parts & labor <br />R. L. Goulds: New engine $ 1425.11 <br />Koller engine made only <br />for Jacobsen, our public <br />works dept. would install <br />the engine. <br />I would not be confident with a rebuilt engine and the difference in cost <br />between a new short block and a new engine is small. <br />By installing a new engine, I feel this mower could be used on a regular <br />basis, so that if the Parks Department were to purchase more park <br />property or ball fields, we would not have to buy an additional mower <br />for cutting grass. We do need a back up mower to be used when the Toro <br />breaks down or the weather prevents us from keeping up with our mowing <br />schedule. <br />I5 <br />