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Apache Junction Water District approves purchase of custom trailer and mini excavator
Summary
The Apache Junction Water District unanimously approved spending up to $25,000 for a custom tilt trailer and up to $190,000 for a Caterpillar mini excavator, citing field needs to handle caliche and reduce rental costs.
Apache Junction Water District trustees on July 15 unanimously approved buying a custom tilt trailer and a Caterpillar mini excavator to support water-line repairs and construction. The board voted to spend up to $25,000 on a Texas Pride custom trailer and up to $190,000 on a Caterpillar 308-series mini excavator under a City of Tucson cooperative contract.
Board members and staff said the purchases are intended to lower recurring rental costs and to improve the district’s ability to dig through caliche, a local hard soil that has limited the utility of the district’s existing backhoe. District…
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