44
ONE MILLION LOADERS 2014 WORKSAVER BOBCATALOG
During a project in spring of 2013, Seales operated his Bobcat T650 to help complete a $50 million renewal and expansion at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale. He was contracted to excavate, grade and load trucks to haul away excess dirt. See picture below from the project.
A vertical-lift-path confi guration on the T650 gave Seales the extra lift height and reach he needed. It has a dump height of 8 feet for loading dirt into a dump truck.
“The T650 can load a truck so fast you wouldn’t believe it,” he says. “The reach is very good and I can see when I’m loading material in the middle of the truck (bed). It takes me between six and 10 minutes to load a truck with the T650. I averaged between 150 and 180 yards of dirt a day at the performing arts construction site.”
M-Series loaders from Bobcat have a cab-forward design that puts operators closer to the work area and improves all- around visibility. “That’s one of the best features on the machine, as far as you can see,” Seales says. “I can see the corner of the bucket when I’m grading, and I have good visibility all the way around the machine, so I know what’s behind me.”
There’s no sign of Seales slowing down. “I’m in my Bobcat loader every day; have been since the fi rst day I got one,” he says. “My T650 is the ultimate grading machine.”
Visit
www.MyWorkSaver.com/T650 to fi nd specifi cations, available options and approved attachments.
Lenny Seales survived the recent recession and shares some of his advice for business owners who operate Bobcat®
✓
✓ ✓
✓
Always build and keep good business relationships with all builders and customers.
Have a sincere willingness to work hard. Take the good with the bad.
Learn from every project that you do, from the beginning of site development to the end, no matter how big or small.
Tips for long-term success FROM “BOBCAT LENNY” compact equipment.
MAJOR MILESTONES IN BOBCAT HISTORY
1960
1960: Invented the world’s fi rst true skid- steer loader, the four- wheel-drive M400.
1962: The word “Bobcat” is selected to describe the machine’s attributes, and so begins the legacy of the brand name.
1970
1977: Built the fi rst skid-steer loader with no chain adjustments needed; still a Bobcat loader exclusive in 2014!
1980
1981: New safety feature, the secondary restraint seat bar, is introduced.
1970: Introduced the fi rst attachment mounting system for skid-steer loaders, known today as the Bob-Tach® system, for simple attachment changes.
1983: First skid-steer loader with a transversely mounted engine; still a Bobcat loader exclusive in 2014!
1989: Introduced fi rst compact excavator manufactured in the United States.
1990
1994: Introduced the Bobcat Interlock Control System (BICS) and awarded fi ve U.S. patents for innovative technology in a safety system.
1999: First factory- installed air conditioning in loaders. Introduced compact track loaders.
Along the way to one million loaders, Bobcat Company reached many milestones that have, in turn, benefi ted customers and improved the way they work. These are some of the memorable milestones, not just with loaders, in the past 50-plus years of Bobcat®
compact equipment.
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 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60