The City of Rio Dell has decided it no longer has use for this 1988 Koehring LRT 110, which they refer to as a “mobile war crane” in the subject line of this release they just issued. Do you need this? Details below!

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UPDATE: We reached out to Rio Dell City Manager Kyle Knopp to ask how the city came to possess a “mobile war crane.”

“I believe sometime in the 1990s the city acquired the crane from U.S. military surplus,” he explained. “It has ever since then sat in the [city’s corporation] yard, unused — unused for anything other than a conversation piece.”

Why did the city get it in the first place?

“I think the idea was that it might have some usefulness for Public Works,” Knopp said. “However, that never really panned out. I think it’s probably a learning lesson that just because something’s free through U.S. military surplus, it’s not necessarily something we really need to have.”

But hey, maybe you have something very heavy to lift without being spotted by animals or enemy snipers. Here’s your chance.

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City of Rio Dell release:

The City of Rio Dell is conducting an online auction of surplus property items that ends on Monday, January 31, 2022.

Members of the public will have the opportunity to bid on surplus City property including miscellaneous vehicles and equipment. The auction will take place online at GovDeals.com, and descriptions of items up for bid can be found at GovDeals.com/cityofriodell through January 31st.

All items will be sold as-is, where-is, and the City may reject any and all bids. Winning bidders will be required to submit online payment for items within five days after winning the item and to collect their items within 10 days.

To register to bid on items in this auction, please visit GovDeals.com. Bidder registration is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the City of Rio Dell at sanbornt@cityofriodell.ca.gov or call (707) 764-3532.