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City of Nashua, Public Works Division
Board of Public Works Meeting Date: November 19, 2020
Jon Ibarra, Superintendent Street Department
Purchase of (2) Trackless MT? Articulated Tractor and Attachments
To approve the purchase of (2) Trackless MT7 Articulated Tractors from H.P.
Fairfield of Hopkinton, NH for the total price of $305,855, pursuant to the HGAC
contract number GRO1-20. Funding will be through Department: 161 Street;
Fund: Trust; Activity: CERF,
Quote, Vehicle history report
The City of Nashua uses articulated tractors for use in winter sidewalk
maintenance and street maintenance. The quote includes accessories that we need
to do sidewalks and road maintenance such as snow blowers, spreaders, plows, an
angle broom and an asphalt cold planer. They will also be purchased with a deep
reduction gearbox for use with the asphalt planers and the angle broom as they
require a slow vehicle speed when in use.
The new MT7 Trackless Tractors will be replacing #14-141 with 4200 hours and
#15-056 with 2400 hours. Both of these machines and blower attachments show
signs of fatigue: harness related electrical problems from corrosion are common,
breakdowns and repairs are frequent due to the demands of snow and ice removal.
These machines will be kept and used in a back-up capacity until it reaches a
point where repairs cannot be justified.
