HOW TO MAKE A SECOND JOB PAY OFF Three government employees have built successful part-time businesses using compact equipment
A Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (DOT) engineer might be planting trees this weekend, while a Minnesota police offi cer could be making sure he is ready for the next snow removal season, and a California fi reman may be digging footings for a room addition on his day off. They are among the tens of thousands working at and enjoying the benefi ts of a second job with Bobcat®
equipment.
In spite of their different careers and locations, the three people featured on the following pages have a lot in common: They are hard-working and successful; they are forward-thinking and customer-oriented; they are excellent managers of their time and their businesses; they like the change of pace and the extra income; and they depend on reliable, versatile Bobcat equipment and strong dealer support.
ENGINEER SETS BAR HIGH FOR EQUIPMENT AND DEALER
To make his part-time landscaping business succeed, Bill Davis has high expectations for the equipment he owns and for the dealer that sells it to him.
A civil engineer with the Pennsylvania DOT, Davis has been in property maintenance and landscaping for 20 years and knows what it’s like to own both underperforming machines and best-in-class models. He much prefers the latter.
“I have limited time available, so when I get into a machine I want it to operate correctly and be productive,” says the owner of Bill Davis Landscaping, New Cumberland, Pa. “I don’t have time to deal with something as simple as a door not closing properly.”
He actually had a malfunctioning door on a loader he
previously owned. That new machine, within the fi rst 40 hours of use, also had an air conditioning system that went bad. At that point he visited the Best Line Leasing store in Mechanicsburg and discovered the Bobcat difference.
“My Bobcat equipment has never let me down,” Davis says. “Better machines and a better dealer. Other products and other dealers are okay, but once I began working with Bobcat and Best Line Leasing, I quickly noticed a night-and-day difference.”
Looking for opportunities
Switching to Bobcat equipment was just one of the decisions Davis has had to make as he built up his part- time business. “I was always looking ahead,” he says.
After mowing neighbors’ lawns while in high school, he decided in order to take on more work he needed a commercial mower. That allowed him to handle larger properties.
“As I was able to expand what I could do, more and more business came my way,” he says. “I purchased additional mowers and hired people to help me. Clients asked me to do more, so at that point I had to decide to stay small or grow in order to do projects that
“Two of the most important things you need when operating a loader — visibility and comfort — are where the T630 really excels. The cab-forward design, with substantially larger windows, moves me closer to the work area. The visibility is phenomenal.” — Bill Davis
14 WorkSaver Fall 2010
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