Garrison Diversion Conservancy District Selects Felling Trailers for Transport Needs
The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion) 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 (16 year), 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’ 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, 45º 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, Kinvig and the Garrison Diversion team made the journey to the Felling Trailers manufacturing facility to tour the plant and pick up their new detach.
110–4 HDG.
Meyer, Felling Trailers with the Felling XF-110–4 HDG.
About the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District
The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District (Garrison Diversion) is a political subdivision created by the North Dakota state legislature in 1955. The district serves 28-member counties across North Dakota, focusing on irrigation, recreation, agriculture and natural resources and municipal, rural and industrial water supply. Garrison Diversion is also responsible for operations and maintenance (O&M) of the federal Garrison Diversion Unit (GDU) project facilities consisting of canals and pumping plants. Our mission is to provide a reliable, high quality and affordable water supply to benefit the people of North Dakota.
O&M is completed on the GDU facilities under an Operations, Maintenance, and Replacement contract with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. These facilities consist of the McClusky Canal, New Rockford Canal and Snake Creek Pumping Plant, all located in central North Dakota.
