Barton County to purchase new Bobcat track loader

By AMY RICKER
Great Bend Post

Barton County Road and Bridge will be purchasing a new Bobcat Track Loader from Bobcat of Salina. 

Barton County Road and Bridge will be purchasing a new Bobcat Track Loader from Bobcat of Salina.

The county currently owns two T650 T4 Bobcats that were purchased in 2014 and 2017.

County Works Director Darren Williams says the cost to maintain the equipment is $7,000 apiece, which is an increase covered under the municipal contract rollover.

“I’m asking the Commissioners to use that rollover option to utilize both Bobcats, which the cost this year is $7,000 for each machine, which is up about $2,450 from last year.”

Both units will be replaced with a 2021 model T76 as the other two models are no longer manufactured.

The county currently owns two T650 T4 Bobcats that were purchased in 2014 and 2017.  

County Works Director, Darren Williams says the cost to maintain the equipment is $7,000 apiece, which is an increase, covered under the municipal contract roll over.  

“I’m asking the Commissioners to use that roll over option to utilize both Bobcats which the cost this year is $7,000 for each machine which is up about $2,450 from last year,” says McManaman.   

Both units will be replaced with a 2021 model T76 as the other two models are no longer manufactured.