CONTENTS
NEW PRODUCTS 4 BOBCAT®
ASPHALT
PRESERVATION TOOLS 6 BOBCAT UTILITY VEHICLES 8 UTILITY VEHICLE ATTACHMENTS
FEATURES
9 FIRST IMPRESSIONS: 500-FRAME-SIZE LOADERS Read what four Bobcat customers have to say about the new 500-frame-size skid-steer loaders.
14 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT FIELD TEST: T590 Included in this issue is a reprint from the popular trade publication, Construction Equipment.
20 DAKOTA MEYER, MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT Read about this military hero and his use of a Bobcat compact track loader.
SUCCESS STORIES
21 BLACK FARMS A ToolcatTM
5600 utility work
machine and attachments are making everyday farm chores easier and more enjoyable for cattle and row crop farmer Ricky Black.
22 WOLF CREEK RANCH Year-round grounds maintenance projects keep a Toolcat 5600 busy at the remote ranch situated in the mountains in Utah.
23 WOODLAND RESORTS For two decades, rising waters at Devils Lake, N.D., have threatened a four-season resort. A Bobcat skid-steer loader and attachments help the owners stay on top of fl ood protection and land improvements.
24 KRACHT LAND IMPROVEMENT A full-time fi reman turned a part- time construction business into a very successful venture, with some help from Bobcat loaders.
25 RIGHT CHOICE ELECTRIC Out with the old and in with a Bobcat System. That was the approach of an electrical contractor who replaced heavy equipment with compact, more effi cient Bobcat machines and attachments.
26 DENCHFIELD LANDSCAPING Landscaping company fi nds new ways to recycle natural resources for better control of mulch and topsoil supplies. Also, switches from another brand of compact loaders to three Bobcat skid-steer loaders.
28 LANDSCAPES AND FEATURES A former mechanic shares his story about starting his own excavating company. Kenny Williamson explains why his fi rst compact equipment purchase was a Bobcat excavator and the benefi ts of his new E42 M-Series compact excavator.
IN EVERY ISSUE
29 BOBCAT PAUSE Comments and pictures submitted by Bobcat customers. New Bobcat scale models.
30 RECIPES Try two tasty snack recipes submitted by WorkSaver®
readers. ABOUT THE COVER
New M-Series loaders like the S590 skid-steer loader provide improved performance, visibility and operator comfort.
SPRING 2013 •
WWW.BOBCAT.COM • VOL. 37, NO. 2
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}EDITOR Ryan Johnson
}ART DIRECTOR Emily Shendelman
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}DEALER COORDINATORS Kali Andersen and Stephanie Heckroth
}CONTRIBUTING WRITER Paul Posel
}CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Ernest Feland, Wendy Bennett and Michael Stoklos
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