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Hydrant Cut Off Tool <br /> Made By: Steve Dazenski and Bill Hanggi <br /> Made At: City of Mounds View, 2466 Bronson Drive <br /> This device is used to repair cracked and broken barrels. <br /> (Waterous Hydrants) <br /> This device can be used to make barrel extensions of any length. <br /> The tool was developed to repair hydrants where the hydrant barrel <br /> The tool will cut off the broken end of a hydrant leaving a square <br /> smooth edge for the gasket. The blade is then changed on the saw <br /> and replaced with a 1/4 inch thick blade. The tool is then lowered <br /> 1/2 inch and a groove is cut in the barrel to receive the snap <br /> ring. The hydrant can then be reassembled using extensions equal <br /> to what was discarded from the hydrant, bringing the barrel length <br /> back to its original length. <br /> This tool has helped us to reduce the time and size of the hole, to <br /> a minimum. The tool will allow us to work in confined areas. <br /> Example: A hydrant with 9 feet of bury, 6 inches from a sidewalk. <br /> Had we not had this tool, we would have had to take out four (4) 5 <br /> foot sections of sidewalk and dewater. Our repair does not take <br /> out any sidewalk and we only need to dig a hole, 3 foot by 4 foot <br /> by 4 feet deep. Total time from start to finish was four (4) <br /> hours. <br /> Comparison <br /> Old method: <br /> Items: <br /> 20 feet of sidewalk <br /> 20 feet B618 curb and gutter <br /> 3 yards concrete = $185.00 <br /> 7 tons of asphalt = $154.00 <br /> 1 hydrant barrel = $150.00 <br /> Labor and Equipment to dig and remove (Total of 8 hours) : <br /> 3 men = $433 .44 <br /> Skidloader = $400.00 <br /> Loader = $600.00 <br /> Dump Truck = $400.00 <br /> -Replacement-Labor: - - <br /> 3 men for 9 hours = $487.62 <br /> TOTAL COST $2,810.06 <br /> New method: <br /> 2 men for 4 hours = $144.48 <br /> TOTAL COST $144.48 <br />