7/28/1987 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

,JUL 2 81997'a BOOK 69 F'" JL e�01.1 Manager Dean advised that it is necessary to clean the burner out every day and then move that material up onto the Landfill itself. The small wheeler loader takes the material out and puts it in the area where we are hauling with the large pan scraper. Commissioner Bird asked why the big loader can't empty the _incinerator once a day, and Manager Dean explained that it is too large to get inside the incinerator. Chairman Scurlock believed we also have to be careful not to damage the equipment in the bottom of the incinerator. Commissioner Bird asked if the reasoning behind recommending going with Caterpillar for the large loader with guaranteed repairs and total cost buy back is that with the heavy use that machine gets, it is believed its life expectancy is only about two years before it will have to be replaced. Manager Dean reported that in going to meetings around the state, he has found that they have gone to a standard of 6,000 operating hours before replacement. Chairman Scurlock felt the emphasis from the administrative level has been to turn equipment over a little faster rather than experience the huge repair bills we have had in the past. Administrator Balczun confirmed that in some cases, it would appear that we can replace the equipment for what we have been paying to maintain it. Commissioner Bird wished to know what the cost works out to per month if we go with a straight lease, and Manager Dean advised that.if we leased the Fiat Allis for 24 months, it would work out to $5,882 per month. With the Caterpillar on the straight 24 month lease, it works out to about $7,010 monthly; with the Trojan $4,324 a month, and with the Dresser $5,180; and those are without total cost repairs. We don't know what it would cost us to maintain the equipment. He calculated that in 24 months on the guaranteed buy-back with total cost repairs, we 32 J