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ONE MILLION LOADERS 2014 WORKSAVER BOBCATALOG


As Bobcat Company enters the year of its millionth loader, Lenny Seales, owner of L&K Equipment in South Florida, shares how Bobcat loaders make him ‘one in a million.’


Lenny Seales, L&K Equipment


“Bobcat Lenny” is well known in the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., area for his expertise with fi nal grading with a Bobcat®


loader and a


bucket. Seales works almost exclusively with Stiles Construction Company, which is a prominent residential and commercial real estate developer based in Fort Lauderdale.


For the past 14 years, Seales has made his living grading dirt, doing so with a dependable Bobcat loader. His only business partner is his wife, Karen, who he says helps keep up with the important paperwork.


Through the years, Seales has updated his Bobcat loader while retaining his older machines, which he says will last a lifetime if taken care of properly. On the next page is a list of his Bobcat equipment through the decades.


While equipment has come a long way from the M610 to today’s M-Series T650 compact track loader, one thing that hasn’t changed is the reliability, ease of maintenance and versatility of Bobcat compact equipment.


“As far as durability, Bobcat loaders are really tough,” he says, “and I love how Bobcat designed the machine. Everything is so easy to get access to, to maintain the machine, and I can do much of it myself.


“I’ve been working with Bobcat loaders all of my life,” he says. “Today I do nothing but fi nal grading and cleanup until the project is fi nished. I’ll be the fi rst one in and the last one to leave the project, for big commercial buildings.”


BOBCAT LOYALTY


There have been competitive dealers who have tried to persuade Seales to stray from his dedication to Bobcat loaders, but Seales has stayed true to his loyalty to Bobcat and his local dealer,


Bobcat of Palm Beach. The reason: Seales feels like Bobcat makes the best machine for his type of work.


“I’ve always been with Bobcat loaders. I was raised with them: fi rst on the farm, then in landscaping and now in construction. I’ve never needed another machine other than a Bobcat loader for fi nal grading. There’s not a better-built machine today than what Bobcat has built with the T650. It gives me a good grade, is fast and has a lot of power.


“As far as my dealer, that’s my team. They’re professional, and they have great service and outstanding mechanics. They’re there to help you out of a problem and fi x your machine, if needed; they’re there for you and that’s what is key.”


BUILDING IN


SOUTH FLORIDA A rebound in commercial building in South Florida means Seales is busy on multiple projects.


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I’M IN MY BOBCAT LOADER EVERY DAY; HAVE BEEN SINCE THE FIRST DAY I GOT ONE. MY T650 IS THE ULTIMATE GRADING MACHINE.


— LENNY SEALES, L&K EQUIPMENT ONE


MILLION LOADERS


In 2014, Bobcat Company celebrates a major milestone: manufacturing one million Bobcat®


loaders. Since 1958


and the introduction of the world’s fi rst compact loader to today’s state-of-the-art skid-steer loaders, there’s a unique story behind every loader and the customer who purchased it.


Bobcat Company and WorkSaver®


magazine


recognize the efforts of Bobcat customers and the work they’ve done with their loaders, highlighting individuals such as Lenny Seales, who has paved his own way as a contractor in South Florida, and has done so with Bobcat loaders and attachments. Look for more stories like this one in each WorkSaver issue in 2014, as Bobcat recognizes longtime owners of its equipment.


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