By MIKE COURSON
Great Bend Post
Big machinery sometimes carries a big price tag. At Tuesday's Barton County Commission meeting, Solid Waste Director Jennifer Hamby asked for approval from the board for repairs on one of the compactors at the Barton County landfill.
"Back in December, the pump to our hydraulic cooling fan motor on our 826K compactor went out, causing damage to the shaft roller bearing, all pistons, and the swash plate, which are all mechanisms inside the pump," she said. "This damage caused brass shavings to enter the hydraulic system."
Foley Industries installed a new fan pump, reconditioned the hydraulic fan motor, and flushed the hydraulic system.
"It took about a month to complete this whole repair," Hamby said. "They had to come several times, and they flushed it more than once. Before we called Foleys, we flushed it and we worked with them over the phone on different things we could do. It just became too much for our mechanic to handle."
The commission approved the repair for $18,811.