Equipment

Town of Washington, New Hampshire
Department of Public Works

Equipment


Equipment
The Department uses a variety of heavy and medium duty equipment to perform road maintenance, solid waste disposal and other functions asked of the Highway Department. Some of the equipment has been obtained through military surplus at a great savings to the Town, and others have been purchased either new or pre-owned. Following are pictures and descriptions of the some of the equipment in our rolling stock. Others will be added as time allows.

This is the Osh-Kosh truck that was purchased by the Town through the Federal Surplus Property program. It was located in Italy and shipped to the United States and retrofitted into a plow truck. The right picture is the completed truck. The Highway Department removed the mixer and painted the truck. It was outfitted with a new stainless steel sander and plow hitches. Total cost for the truck and plow equipment was $45,000.00 dollars. This is well below the cost of a new truck. There are two Osh-Kosh's in our fleet, both obtained and outfitted the same way.

Pictured left is the 2004 Kenworth T-800 roll off truck with trailer purchased new in 2004. This truck hauls all materials accepted at the Transfer Station. The household trash and bulky waste is trucked to Berlin, NH and deposited in a landfill. The trailer allows us to haul 2 loads at a time and has proven to be very cost effective.

1986 Dresser 540 loader This was purchased through the Federal Surplus property program and put into service in early 2002. The loader was painted and also had a front quick attachment installed to facilitate a 11' power angle plow. Total cost of the loader with the plow was $24,500.00 dollars and is currently used by the Highway Department

2005 Cat 446D Backhoe

The Backhoe is a 2005 Cat 446D model. It has an extended hoe option which allows us to reach an additional 4 feet beyond a standard stick for cleaning out ditchlines, loading trucks, etc. The machine was purchased as a demonstration unit saving the Town about $13,000.00 Dollars thus allowing us to afford the extended hoe option at no additional cost. It will serve the Town highway department for 10 years.