TERRY PETERSON FARMS
NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT A WISCONSIN DAIRY FARMER AND CATTLE EXPORTER DOESN’T NEED HIS DEPENDABLE BOBCAT SKID-STEER LOADERS, WHICH HAVE NEVER LET HIM DOWN
Life on the farm is much different today for 68-year- old Terry Peterson, refl ecting on how much has changed since the family farm added Bobcat®
skid-
steer loaders and attachments — the only brand of skid-steer loaders purchased by Peterson.
Peterson and his wife Sandy live on the farm where Terry grew up near Lancaster, Wis., in America’s dairy heartland, where they raise cattle and grow row crops for feed. “We’ve always had cattle and we grow alfalfa, corn and soybeans on approximately 680 total acres,” he says.
Introducing skid-steer loaders on the farm replaced much of the work previously done with larger, less maneuverable tractors or by hand, according to Peterson. His son-in-law, Rob Crubel, and an employee, Bob Cooley, take care of the farm’s daily chores. Cooley has worked for Peterson for more than 35 years and he’s seen quite a few product enhancements to Bobcat skid-steer loaders. Crubel is getting his feet wet in the beef cattle industry, learning alongside Peterson, with 60 Red Angus cows and heifers.
A DEPENDABLE PAIR Today, two Bobcat S650 skid-steer loaders — purchased from K & L Bobcat, Darlington, Wis. — are the workhorses on the farm. There isn’t a day that goes by that the S650s are not helping to complete chores and clearing snow and ice in winter, according to Peterson.
“We’ve never had a skid-steer loader other than a Bobcat (loader),” Peterson says, “and we’re really impressed with the power and performance the new S650 loaders have, and the extra room in the cab. We purchased them with the enclosed cab with heat and air conditioning, Power Bob-Tach™ system and two-speed option — we love them.”
Crubel says the two-speed option available in the Bobcat loaders is particularly helpful when he’s working in the fi elds, picking up and transporting hay bales.
“Bobcat skid-steer loaders replaced our tractor, as far as picking up bales, because of two-speed,” Crubel says. “What used to take us two hours with a tractor can be done in about an hour. We put the machine in two-speed, pick up and carry the bales, plus we’re not tearing up the fi elds as much. I prefer the Bobcat loader over the tractor any day.
continued on page 10 FALL 2013 WORKSAVER 9
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40