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Dunn County staff weigh $49,000 grader repair against replacement amid limited fleet redundancy
Summary
Highway staff told the committee a remanufactured transmission for a county grader would cost roughly $49,000 (parts, oil cooler and labor), while the machine's book value is about $15,000; staff recommended repair and to consider surplus of older units to fund work, with further guidance to return to the committee for disposal approvals.
Brent, the Highway Department staff lead, reported to the Dunn County Highway Committee on March 11 that a county grader has experienced a transmission failure that threatens the machine's in‑service availability. Staff shared a vendor estimate for a remanufactured transmission and associated repairs in the range of roughly $30,000 for the core reman unit and about $49,000 when the oil cooler and labor were included.
Why it matters: the grader was listed at a depreciated book value of about $15,000, and buying a new grader would be vastly more expensive — roughly $400,000 by staff estimates. Committee members and shop staff…
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