CONSTRUCTION COMPACT TRACTOR INCREASES


IDEAL COMPLEMENT TO SKID-STEER LOADER AND EXCAVATOR


Duane Silvia knows that versatility is one of the best ways to increase business.


“My experience demonstrates that the greater the variety of jobs you can do, the busier you will be.”


Silvia, who owns D. E. Silvia and Daughter Construction in Taunton, Mass., built his company around Bobcat®


loaders,


excavators and attachments. You can’t get much more versatile than that, right?


ABOVE: Duane Silvia and his daughter Paige. Silvia says his Bobcat compact tractor has been a nice addition to his Bobcat compact loader and excavator, for minimal ground disturbance.


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Actually you can, as Silvia discovered when he added a Bobcat CT235 compact tractor. “The compact tractor complements my larger equipment — an S220 loader and a 331 compact excavator,” he says. “Every machine has a purpose. I use the compact tractor with the backhoe attachment on jobs where ground disturbance could be a problem.


“The CT235 allows me to do this type of work without damaging lawns,” he says. “And to do it much faster.”


As a certifi ed Title V inspector, Silvia has found the compact tractor very valuable. In Massachusetts, if you are selling or putting an addition on your home, and you do not have city sewer service, you need your septic system inspected.


Title V inspection involves digging down as deep as 4 feet to expose the D (distribution) box. Silvia often had to dig by hand because his excavator was too big to get into a backyard or his loader posed a risk of crushing a pipe.


“Using the compact tractor makes the work a breeze,” Silvia says. “No more repairing pipes or yards. I am saving many man hours, moving more quickly onto the next job and expanding my services. While the CT235 may not be as fast as the other equipment (on large projects), the time I save on Title V inspections has paid for the tractor.”


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