Intrepid Operations Crew Saves Time and Money Tackling Tough Repairs​

A desire to help the city of North Platte, Nebraska, motivates its five operators to tackle even complex motor and pump repairs. “We’re always listening for the whine of a motor bearing going out in the two aeration basins,” says Tyson Geisler, operator. Each basin has three 20-foot-wide channels with 54-inch-diameter rotating discs powered by four double-shafted 50 hp motors and four single-shafted 25 hp motors per side. The motors, too heavy to lift without renting a crane, are maintained from catwalks. Replacing a bearing requires two operators to remove the motor’s armature, then roll it on a pallet truck to