THE BOBCAT SYSTEM
THE T770 WILL DO JUST ABOUT THE SAME WORK AS OUR DOZER, BUT IT IS THREE TIMES FASTER AND A LOT EASIER TO MOVE FROM ONE JOBSITE TO ANOTHER.
— LYNN BAKER, DK MANUFACTURING CONSTRUCTION AND CULVERTS
“This Bobcat System allows us to get more work done and do it in a much better work environment,” Lynn says.
The T770 has a 92-horsepower engine, 3,475 pounds of rated operating capacity and up to 11 feet of vertical lift. “The T770 will do just about the same work as our dozer, but is three times faster and a lot easier to move from one jobsite to another,” Lynn says. “The ride control option produces a very smooth ride over rough ground and reduces the chance of spilling loose material from the bucket. It’s a great feature.”
The E80 is a minimal tail swing model that delivers 15 feet, 6 inches of digging depth. “There is no comparison between the E80 and any other excavator we have ever tried,” Lynn says.
Jed is the main operator of both machines, often sitting in them for six or seven hours a day.“The comfort features added to the M-Series machines make it a whole lot easier to keep working as the day goes on,” he says. “The bigger cabs with more glass have improved visibility signifi cantly. Noise levels are much lower, too.”
Jed says they did not know how valuable the Bobcat System would turn out to be until they used both machines on the same job. “Now we take them everywhere together and continue to be pleased with how much we get done.”
L & M Construction, Statesville, N.C.
The company may be called L & M Construction, but the 11-year-old fi rm is hardly limited to traditional commercial and residential construction projects. In fact, the services it offers range from landscaping to highway mowing to fi re and storm damage cleanup and even snow removal — plus, dozens of other applications.
“When one type of business slows down, we are always looking to diversify,” says Lyle Rader, who started the Statesville, N.C., company with his wife, Melody, in 2003. “Having the right type of equipment allows us to move into something new quite easily.”
The two-person construction business grew into a multi-faceted organization with 65 employees and a knack for taking on work that at times sends the company in unexpected directions.
A POWERFUL COMBINATION When the fi rm is hired for a project, Rader is ready with his M-Series Bobcat System — a T770 compact track loader and an E55 excavator — along with several valuable Bobcat® attachments, purchased from R S Braswell, Kannapolis, N.C.
Bobcat System M-Series all-stars
Excavators
E26 E32 E35 E42 E45 16 WORKSAVER FALL 2013
E50
E55
E63
Coaches Baker & Baker
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