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skid-steer loader. It’s been Bobcat equipment ever since for me. We’ve probably had eight to 10 different loaders over the years. We had one skid-steer loader with more than 7,000 hours on it and never did much to it aside from basic servicing. Bobcat equipment is dependable and built to last.”
When Nuttelman showed up with a Toolcat™ utility work machine — just for a trial run — after a visit to his Bobcat dealer — Central Nebraska Bobcat — located in Grand Island, Neb., his three boys met him in the yard with surprised reactions. “What are you going to do with that?” Jason asked with a hint of cynicism. But after three days of putting the Toolcat machine to the test and discovering a multitude of uses, the three sons insisted that the utility work machine wasn’t making a return trip to the dealer.
“We can use most of our Bobcat attachments also on the Toolcat 5600,” Nuttelman says. “It gives us an extra bucket when we need it. We also put up a lot of 3x3x8-foot rectangular alfalfa bales and I can go out in the fi eld with the Toolcat machine and move bales around more quickly than I could with a loader. The suspension is well-suited for this and the Toolcat machine doesn’t scuff up the fi eld as much.”
Makes doing chores … fun?
In addition to moving and stacking hay bales, the Toolcat machine is also handy for scraping feedlots, alleyways and the milking parlor. Nuttelman also has a sprayer that fi ts in the cargo box that he uses to mist-spray cows for controlling fl ies. In winter, the snowblower attachment is a lifesaver.
“We have to get the roads open and clear access to barns and the milking parlor,” Nuttelman says. “We only have enough milk storage capacity for one day, so after a blizzard the transport trucks have to be able to get in and out of our place. Cows don’t stop producing milk just because Mother Nature dumps a foot of the white stuff on us.”
Nuttelman uses the S185 and S650 skid-steer loaders for light manure work, scraping feedlots and alleyways. He also uses the
Bobcat V417 telehandler to do all the feeding of the dairy cows, calves and feeder cattle, transport large round bales and load the feeder truck.
“The telehandler is a workhorse,” Scott says. “It is tough, yet easy to operate, and has the bucket extension (reach) and capacity we need to load the feeder truck quickly.”
“We can do so much with each Bobcat model we own,” Nuttelman says. “They get in and out of tight spots easier and the visibility’s good. I also like them because they’re quiet and easy to access for servicing … although we’ve had very few breakdowns. Swapping out attachments is also a breeze. In my opinion, there isn’t a more versatile machine on the market.
“Sure, this is hard work,” Nuttelman says. “But I love the land and livestock; there is new birth all the time, and producing food and being a good neighbor is all worth it. Plus, I think it’s the best environment to raise families. My wife Gloria and I have fi ve grandkids, and if they want to keep the dairy farm running, we’ll make that happen. My oldest grandson just turned 10 and he’s had a timecard here for a couple of years.”
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TOP LEFT: The newest addition to Nuttelman Farms is a Bobcat S650. TOP RIGHT: The Nuttelmans fi nd many uses for their Toolcat 5600. ABOVE: Jason, Scott, Greg and father Doug Nuttelman (from left to right).
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