Columbus Council Approves Request To Purchase Tilt Deck Trailer

(Columbus) The Columbus City Council approved the Department of Public Works request to purchase a tilt deck trailer from Mid-State Equipment at a recent meeting. The cost of the trailer is $15,445 dollars, and it will haul the cityโ€™s skid steer, tool cat, roller, future mini excavator and replace the current one that is old and undersized.

Quotes from two other dealers, Brooks Tractors Incorporated ($24,450 dollars) and Miller-Bradford and Risberg Incorporated ($16,962 dollars) were also considered. There is $20,000 dollars in the approved 2024 city budget to buy the trailer.ย