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UTILITY WORK MACHINE SUCCESS STORY


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PENNSYLVANIA ACREAGE OWNERS DOWNSIZE TO ONE TOOLCAT UTILITY WORK MACHINE I Toolcat 5610


For even more versatility, check out the Toolcat™ 5610 with front-mounted attachments and rear- mounted implements. Three rear-mounted kits incorporated on the 5610 include: a 3-point hitch; PTO; and rear remote hydraulics. Combine front- and rear- mounted attachments to maximize your productivity. Visit www.MyWorkSaver. com/5610 to learn more about this model.


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If you’ve ever questioned what the word “versatility” means and how it applies to compact equipment, Toolcat™


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work machines defi ne it. Susan Gumpher’s experience with her Toolcat 5600 on her Pennsylvania acreage is a perfect example.


Susan and her husband, David, live on 4 acres that include their home, the offi ce for Gumpher Electrical Contracting — which they’ve owned and operated for 30 years — and their many perfectly manicured landscapes with numerous annuals and perennials. Landscaping is something Susan has fashioned into a serious hobby, complete with her own garden planting shed.


One machine outworks three


The Gumphers previously owned three pieces of equipment to manage their property, particularly in the winter for snow removal and in the spring for delivering mulch to the many plant beds on the property. Last year the couple opted to replace their three machines with one Toolcat 5600 and attachments from their local Bobcat dealer, Best Line Equipment. The reason for such a change was that they could get more productivity out of one machine with multiple attachments than they could with three machines, and the new 5600 is much more comfortable than the previous equipment, according to Susan.


“The Toolcat machine has a lot more power than the equipment we previously owned, and the 5600 is easier to maneuver, especially in the all-wheel steer mode,” she says.


The Gumpher’s Toolcat utility work machine is usually in one of three places: at the Gumpher acreage, helping Susan move mulch, haul dirt or carry water to her fl ower beds or transport materials in the cargo box; on an electrical jobsite where it complements


other construction equipment; or on a hunting expedition with David.


“My husband will remove the front-mounted attachment and take it on hunting trips,” Susan says. “With the cab, heat and radio, he can sit in the woods, and when someone is ready, they’ll call him and use it to transport the deer in the cargo box.”


Attachments = Productivity


Beyond two buckets, the Gumphers purchased multiple Bobcat®


attachments, including a


snowblower, snow blade, pallet forks and an auger. When the machine is on an electrical jobsite, they’ve rented a trencher attachment and a grapple from their Bobcat dealer.


Around the acreage, it’s easy for Susan to change attachments, and if they’re non- hydraulic attachments, like switching between buckets, she can do so from inside the comfortable Toolcat cab without even stepping outside. Their 5600 includes the optional Power Bob-Tach™ attachment mounting system, which allows her to push a button, raise the Bob-Tach levers, disengage one bucket, drive up to another bucket, engage it, activate the Bob-Tach levers again, and she’s connected to the next attachment. It’s as simple as that. Add up attachment changes every day, week and month, and pretty soon you’re saving a lot of time and energy.


When asked how it compares to other equipment she’s operated in the past, Susan says it’s considerably more comfortable and easier to operate. “The ride is much


“The Toolcat machine has a lot more power than the equipment we previously owned, and the 5600 is easier to maneuver.”– Susan Gumpher


18 WorkSaver Homeowner with Acreage | EARLY SPRING 2011


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