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2021 BUDGET <br /> REPLACEMENT FOR VEHICLE #224 <br />JOHN DEERE LOADER - $212,000 <br /> <br /> <br />#224 is a 2007 John Deere 544J Wheel Loader with 2,800+ hours of use. One of its primary uses <br />is to plow streets and cul-de-sacs for the Streets Department. It is also used by all of the Public Services <br />departments to move dirt/mulch, load trucks with gravel/rock, load and unload heavy items out of vehi- <br />cles/equipment and a variety of miscellaneous tasks. This is a very versatile piece of equipment that <br />gets used by all of the Public Services departments year-round. Unfortunately, the wheel loader is <br />starting to show its age. It was “out of service” for a period of time last winter due to some hydraulic <br />issues. One of the hydraulic valve segments on the machine failed and it cost $7,452 to replace. There <br />are still a handful of other valve segments in the same valve block that could fail at any time. <br />This unexpected down time left the Streets Department without one of its large pieces of equip- <br />ment for snow removal. The time that it takes Public Services to get resident ’s streets clear in a snow <br />emergency is greatly increased when one of the large pieces of snow removal equipment goes down. <br />Also, the repair costs on such a big piece of equipment are usually quite large. Over the last two win- <br />ters we’ve also spent around $2,000 in parts to repair the wing and the hydraulic cylinder at the rear of <br />the wing. We have been very fortunate and had few repairs on this machine, besides general mainte- <br />nance, until the last couple of years. Now we are starting to see a large increase in issues/repairs. We <br />recently had to install new batteries and a new alternator on #224 at a cost of $917. <br />As mentioned, this wheel loader is a crucial piece of equipment during snow events and any <br />amount of time that it is “out of service” greatly affects our ability to clear the streets in a timely fash- <br />ion. Due to the recent increase in large repair bills, the age of the machine, the rust and the potential <br />for large repair bills in the future, I am recommending the replacement of #224 for the 2021 budget <br />year. <br />