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Highway administrator delays expensive chipper rental, purchases replacement tires
Summary
Highway Administrator Bobby Shomper reported ditch and tree work, purchased eight drive tires for $5,050.08, was charged $793.13 for a trial Caterpillar woodchipper that proved insufficient, and the board declined a $6,000/month Morbark rental pending cost review.
Bobby Shomper, Highway Administrator, updated the board that crews worked on ditch clearing on 4th Road and multiple tree jobs within county right-of-way, completed equipment maintenance, and prepared for incoming winter weather. The department purchased eight 11R22.5 drive tires from Kansasland Tires for $5,050.08 to outfit one truck and hold an extra set in inventory.
Shomper said the county trialed a Caterpillar woodchipper for several days but experienced issues; the vendor charged $793.13 for the trial. He told commissioners the machine was insufficient for county needs and identified a Morbark Eeger Beever 1821 through Kirby-Smith as a potential replacement at an estimated rental cost of $6,000 per month. The board elected to delay renting the higher-cost machine.
