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Skid loader (Cat 279D)

Compact track loader for public works, used for small loading, grading, and snow work. It runs the snow-blower attachments listed in the records.

PW08, Public Works Office
1,205.2 hrs as of September 18, 2026

In service.

AttachmentsCAT SR121 snowblower attachment (2022)$8,600source p.83

City equipment planReplace in 2029 at $93,500

Paper trail

  • October 9, 2018DecisionCouncil directed staff to get replacement quotes, with trade-in, for the old skid loadersource p.1
  • February 11, 2019PurchasePurchased for $49,850 from Ziegler CATsource p.3
  • February 11, 2019RepairRepair/parts portion of the same Ziegler claim (account 100-43101-221), $4,735.48 (Ziegler CAT)source p.3
  • October 14, 2022EquipmentSnow blower attachment for the skid loader added, $8,600 (Ziegler CAT)source p.83
  • June 9, 2026PlanThe adopted plan schedules replacement in 2029 at $93,500source p.83

Repair lines are claims of $2,000 or more, hand-transcribed from the claims registers. Smaller bills exist but are not itemized, so this is not a complete maintenance history. Amounts are labeled by transaction type, because an estimate or authorization is not money spent.