“We hired a company to maintain our parking lot in the winter,” he recalls. “Getting them to clean up the leftover sand turned into a hassle every spring. They were always busy. I live on a farm and had borrowed someone’s Bobcat loader to put in a couple miles of fence. I saw Bobcat had a sweeper attachment — just the answer to my parking lot dilemma. So I purchased a T190 compact track loader and sweeper attachment from Bobcat of Greater Springfi eld. It did great, both at the company and on the farm. I didn’t have to wait for jobs to get done or borrow a loader.”
When Whalley began developing the park, he borrowed a Bobcat excavator from Crestview Construction to do some soil testing.
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“It worked so well that I decided to buy my own,” he says. “At fi rst I tried an E35 for a project on my farm — digging a 4-foot-deep, 300-foot-long utility trench. Someone told me it would take four hours. I actually dug 500 feet in less than two hours.”
Deciding he wanted a heavier machine, Whalley purchased an E45.
“It’s an outstanding excavator,” he says, noting all the M-Series improvements that make it so comfortable to operate.
Today Whalley moves his Bobcat System — loader and excavator — around on a trailer, using the equipment on his farm, at his company and at the park putting in water and electrical lines.
“This equipment is a pleasure to operate and now I don’t have to depend on others,” he says. “Plus I get the satisfaction of doing some of this work myself.”
The day Whalley turns the $8 million park over to the town will be even more satisfying. It is dedicated to the memory of his son, John, who died four years ago.
“He loved the outdoors and grew up around the town’s recreation center, as have my 12 grandchildren,” Whalley says. “Now these facilities will be available for everyone to enjoy.”
Visit
www.MyWorkSaver.com/MX to read more about the benefi ts of the M-Series excavators. See related story on page 19.
THE CREW
John Whalley Ryan Whalley
Crestview Construction Aaron Dziengelewski
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“This equipment is a pleasure to operate and now I don’t have to depend on others. Plus I get the satisfaction of doing some of this work myself.” — John Whalley
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