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Fall 2012 • www.bobcat.com • Vol. 36, No. 4 STAFF PUBLISHER


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Kali Andersen and Michael Ten Clay CONTRIBUTING WRITERS


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CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Ernest Feland and Brett Neal


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20 | Industrial Products and Services It started with an M444, and for more than 40 years, a Bobcat skid-steer loader has played a part in a Rhode Island recycling center, helping the family-run business remain successful and celebrate 100 years in business.


22 | Landscaping


Lanoha Nurseries has become one of the premier landscape supply and installation companies in the Midwest. Read about its history and use of Bobcat compact loaders, excavators and attachments for landscape and hardscape projects. A trio of Bobcat equipment — compact excavator, compact track loader and mini track loader — was instrumental in giving Pensacola’s Port of Call a new look. In the tree service business, Bobcat skid-steer loaders are workhorses, complementing larger tree care equipment.


28 | Rental


Armando Margan turned a one-man rental company into a thriving independent rental store in the New Orleans, La., area. Today his fl eet of compact equipment consists of 32 Bobcat excavators and loaders.


29 | Recipes 30 | Bobcat Pause


Transport Programs. The ink contains ABOUT THE COVER


A Bobcat E50 compact excavator helps fi nalize the interior of the new Port of Miami tunnel.


FALL 2012 | WorkSaver 3


5 | Agriculture A commercial hay operation improved its productivity when it switched from another brand to a Bobcat®


T870 compact track loader.


Two brothers from North Dakota are carrying on their family farm tradition, with some help from a new Bobcat T750 compact track loader and attachments.


8 | Buildings and Grounds Grounds maintenance professionals at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and the University of Michigan have an arsenal of Bobcat machines and attachments to handle year-round tasks. An A770 all-wheel steer loader is at the center of the UNO equipment lineup, while more than two dozen ToolcatTM campus looking its best.


machines keep a Big Ten


12 | Construction At one of the largest infrastructure projects in the United States, Bobcat compact excavators, loaders and utility vehicles are center stage, helping with the Port of Miami tunnel project. Concrete meets its match when contractor Bernardo Flores breaks it with his Bobcat excavators, loaders and breaker. At a new library in North Bend, Neb., a Bobcat compact track loader helps install a geothermal heating and cooling system.


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