FEATURES
CONTENTS 4 | Flood-fi ghting efforts
Bobcat Company and the local Bobcat dealer in Fargo provided a fl eet of 75 loaders and attachments to help the cities of Fargo and Moorhead prepare for a third consecutive year of major fl ooding.
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5 | 700 frame-size feedback Two long-time Bobcat®
compact
equipment owners weigh in on the new 700 frame-size loaders. Iowa concrete contractor Bud Maas and New Jersey landscaper and snow removal specialist Steven Jomides describe the benefi ts of their new M-Series compact track loaders and skid-steer loaders.
33 | Attachments
Read what attachments are popular for compact equipment owners in agriculture, buildings and grounds, construction and landscaping market segments. Symbols give you an idea of what additional online content is available at
Bobcat.com.
SUCCESS STORIES 8 | Agriculture
A Bobcat utility vehicle and a compact tractor help two different horseback riding programs. The PowerLeaseSM
fi nance
option is just what dairy farmer Bruce Schneider needed to help him keep his costs in check.
12 | Buildings and Grounds Multiple ToolcatTM
5600 utility work
machines and attachments are the ideal grounds maintenance combination for the University of Rhode Island.
14 | Construction
A Bobcat compact tractor complements contractor’s Bobcat loader and excavator. Massachusetts businessman uses his Bobcat compact equipment to build an $8 million park in memory of his son. Excavating and grading contractor assists with park development. Son carries on his father’s legacy as Sherwood Kimmel grows his business with a new Bobcat E60. Asphalt contractor upgrades its skid-steer loaders with six S650 loaders. Attachments give Illinois contractor an advantage.
23 | Landscaping Texas-based fence installer prospers with three dependable Bobcat loaders. Paving contractor Rod Steele creates unique hardscapes with three Bobcat loaders and attachments.
32 | Rental
Superior Rental has customers waiting to get their hands on a new M-Series excavator.
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Summer 2011 •
www.bobcat.com • Vol. 35, No. 3 STAFF PUBLISHER
Leroy Anderson EDITOR
Ryan Johnson
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Emily Shendelman
PHOTO EDITOR Chad Halverson
PRINT PRODUCTION MANAGER Megan Hoover
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Alicia Prendergast
DEALER COORDINATORS
Kelli Paskert and Kali Fryklund CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Paul Posel and Randy Happel
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Ernest Feland and Van Garmon
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FARGO FLOOD PREP A Bobcat compact track loader helps with distributing sandbags to Fargo, N.D., residents prior to the Red River crest in April.
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