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County Tables Decision On New Graders

The Kimball County Board of Commissioners looked over bids for the purchase of a new motor grader at their meeting the morning of December 18.

The first bid was for a CAT M2 Motor Grader. The Grader would allow a trade in of a current grader for $34,000 with a $5,700 parts credit leaving the total cost of the machine at $191,143. The grader also has a 5,000 hour/5 year total machine warranty.

The second bid was for a John Deere 770G Motor Grader with a list price of $215,892. The John Deere bid would allow for a $47,000 trade-in. However, with the purchase of a 5,000 hour/5 year warranty and a...