Garrison Diversion Conservancy District Selects Felling Trailers for Transport Needs

The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District was created by the state of North Dakota in 1955 to develop the Garrison Diversion Unit (GDU) project which serves 28-member counties across North Dakota. Garrison Diversion focuses on irrigation, recreation, agriculture and natural resources and municipal, rural and industrial water supply. They are also responsible for operations and maintenance (O&M) of the federal GDU project facilities consisting of canals and pumping plants. This all entails the need to transport equipment from location to location and their quad axle detach trailer was at the end of its life cycle.

Having a long-standing relationship, GDU looked to Ed Kinvig of Titan Machinery,a Felling Trailers dealer, to assist in the acquisition process of a new 65-ton hydraulic detachable gooseneck.

Garrison Diversion needed a custom 10’ (2.54 m) wide trailer, capable of hauling several different pieces of equipment like excavators and dozers.

“We needed a custom-built wide trailer and wanted it with a gooseneck lock with a pin style connector for unhooking the trailer bed, and a paint coating that would last,” said Darren Murray, O & M Superintendent GDU.

Felling’s hydraulic detachable gooseneck locking design and coating system had Garrison Diversion sold. They had dealt with other brands that were not as functional, and the paint did not hold up. Kinvig and Garrison Diversion worked with Felling’s Jake Meyer, inside sales, and their engineering team to spec the trailer to Garrison Diversion’s needs.

With the design process completed the hydraulic detachable gooseneck moved on the production floor. The custom detach incorporated a knuckle trough in the rear of the main deck, 45° full height trunnion approach with bolt-on wheel covers to provide a full-length load bearing flat modular top, air lift axles, amber strobe lights, flasher kit, and an oversized load sign. Upon completion of the trailer build, Ed Kinvig and the Garrison Diversion team made the journey to the Felling Trailers manufacturing facility to tour the plant and pick up their new trailer.

“If it’s something you will have for a long time, check out Felling Trailers, their coating (paint) on the trailer and the warranty is better than other brands. We have had a lot of different brands, and the paint just falls off,” replied Mr. Murray when asked what advice the Garrison Diversion team had for other entities looking to purchase a trailer for their own fleet.

“Buy a Felling, the quality is there, the professionalism with the knowledgeable staff is second to none, working with Jake is great! They take care and build a high-quality product!” according to Ed Kinvig of Titan Machinery.

Source: Felling Trailers, Inc.

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