We can backfi ll 10 to 20 feet of basement wall without moving the excavator. Using an excavator for this type of work allows us to do a better job and one that is easier on the landscape. T e waterproofi ng projects have really worked out well.”
Steiner, who previously owned a Bobcat 331 excavator and still owns a 435, says the M-Series improvements available in the E45 makes it the “best machine available on the market today.”
T e E45 is a 41.8-horsepower machine that has a dig depth of 10 feet 10 inches, and a reach of 18 feet 7 inches.
“T e fi rst thing I noticed was the swing speed of the boom,” he says. “It’s amazingly quick. I also like having the boom-swing control located on the leſt joystick. T at’s a big improvement.”
In evaluating the M-Series excavator, Steiner says it has more digging power, a much nicer, roomier cab and superior controls. “And considering all the grading and backfi lling we do, the angle blade option has really helped improve productivity,” he notes.
Steiner equips his excavators with 12-, 18- and 24-inch buckets, as well as a grading bucket, and he likes the fact that his Bobcat dealer has such a large inventory of attachments for rent. He has rented a hydraulic breaker, clamp, plate compactor and auger.
“All of the Bobcat products I’ve used have done a good job,” he says. “Without them I wouldn’t have this amount of work.”
Mike Lallo, L & S Concrete
New excavator substantially increases production
T e decision of Mike and Jason Lallo to build their concrete business around a compact excavator has proven to be a blueprint for effi ciency. T e cousins own L & S Concrete of Mentor, Ohio, a company that specializes in replacing existing driveways, sidewalks and parking lots, as well as repairing streets.
“We needed something that could work quickly and was versatile,” Mike says. “An excavator seemed like the best for what we needed a machine to do — ripping out, grading and trenching. It was just a matter of which brand to buy.”
Mike Lallo, L & S Concrete
T eir choice was a Bobcat 331 compact excavator, purchased from the Bobcat of Cleveland store located in Bedford Heights, Ohio.
“Once we got the Bobcat excavator our business increased, as we could take on more jobs, especially those in limited access areas,” Mike says. “Previously we did this work by hand, rented an excavator or subbed it out. Now we could do more work with one machine and our overhead costs went down because we eliminated rentals and subcontractors. T e excavator worked out great.”
Within three years of purchasing the excavator, business at L & S Concrete increased 25 percent.
“T e Bobcat excavator enabled us to rip out 1,500 to 1,800 square feet of concrete a day, haul it away, and sometimes even pour the new driveway the same day”
L & S Concrete co-owner Mike Lallo appreciates the roomy comfort of the cab and good visibility when he’s working in his new M-Series E42 excavator.
Mike says. “As our volume of work increased, the jobs became bigger and we needed to be even more effi cient.”
T ey accomplished that goal with the addition of an E42. T at 41.8-horsepower M-Series excavator has a dig depth of 10 feet 6 inches, and a reach of 17 feet 3 inches.
Did it make a difference?
“We increased production 30 to 40 percent,” Mike says. “T e E42 is unparalleled. It gave us a bigger machine with more liſt ing capacity and the ability to use larger buckets. We can take out driveways faster and load quicker. In fact, we had to purchase another truck to keep up with the excavator.”
He says the E42, about the same size as the 331, has three times the power. T at’s why they can take on jobs such as ripping out 8-inch-thick parking lots and load 8-foot-by-8-foot blocks of concrete.
“In this economy, pricing is critical,” Mike says. “T e E42 allows us to compete because we can do more work in less time.
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