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Siskiyou County says it will continue plowing Ever Memorial Road after equipment failures; replacement machine expected in weeks
Summary
Siskiyou County public works told the Mount Shasta City Council that repeated gearbox failures on a snow-removal machine have delayed full clearance of Ever Memorial Road near Castle Lake but the county plans to replace the unit and continue plowing.
Siskiyou County public works officials told the Mount Shasta City Council that repeated mechanical failures have limited snow‑clearing on Ever Memorial Road but the county intends to continue plowing and expects a replacement machine within weeks.
Tom Deeney, director of public works for Siskiyou County, told the council that “the drive for the last 2 tries, to a prototype chain gearbox that also blew up. And then we got another chain gearbox that was supposed to be more robust, and it blew up as well.” He said the county’s broker, Pappay, will buy back the problematic machine and the…
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