So You Bought an Acreage – Now What?

Posted on 03/11/2020 in Beyond the Work,On the JobCategory

Livestock Farmer Moves Hay Using Bale Fork Attachment On Compact Track Loader.

Moving from suburbia to multiple acres of land is no easy feat. Start your new adventure off on the right foot with these 5 tips for transitioning to life on an acreage.

Bobcat Dealer Family is Called to Serve | Bobcat Blog

Posted on 11/11/2019 in Beyond the WorkCategory

Brothers Peter and Micheal Freundschuh serve with the U.S. Marines in Marjah, Afghanistan, in 2010.

Peter Freundschuh was a child in 2001 when the Sept.11 attacks changed his life and the lives of millions of Americans. The events that unfolded convinced Peter to serve his country one day. On his 17th birthday, Peter and his…

4-H Participant Restores A Bobcat 440B Skid-Steer Loader | Bobcat Blog

Posted on 09/30/2019 in Beyond the WorkCategory

Nothing stands in the way of an eighth-grade mechanic on a mission. So when Josie Kelly set out to restore an old skid-steer loader, she was determined to get it working like new.

Family business built on many attachments | Bobcat Blog

Posted on 06/03/2019 in On the JobCategory

An operator in a Bobcat T595 with an auger drills a post hole

It started with an unusual request. Three years after founding Swogier Construction, Stan Swogier received a customer request to put in a sand volleyball court. So, Stan rented a Bobcat loader with a backhoe attachment. After finishing the job, Stan…

“Moovin” on: dairy farm switches to a Bobcat compact track loader | Bobcat Blog

Posted on 06/11/2018 in On the JobCategory

Del Dairy’s T590 sits in the alleyway of their dairy barn.

Motivated in part by good friends who’d established a farm in Manitoba, Les and Karen deLeeuw decided to start their own dairy and moved 63 cows nearly 1,000 miles across Canada, from Les’ parents’ dairy in British Columbia to a…

Landscaping crew swaps shovels and wheelbarrows for an MT85 | Bobcat Blog

Posted on 06/19/2017 in Beyond the Work,On the JobCategory

For 13 years, the crew at Jat’s Backyard Landscaping in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, prided themselves on doing all their work by hand — including loading trucks, digging holes and moving concrete. The addition of an MT85 now lets them do more in less time.

Father-Son Team Carefully Transitions Ownership of Their Business | Bobcat Blog

Posted on 01/04/2017 in Down to BusinessCategory

Jeff Blanchard started his son Mark out sweeping floors and loading trucks at Bobcat of New Hampshire so he could learn the ins and outs of the business and then grow within the company.

Four Generations of Ernies | Bobcat Blog

Posted on 12/16/2016 in Beyond the WorkCategory

"Sometimes you've got to hang in there, and sometimes you've got to duck. It's not always so easy." — Ernie Landry, Jr.

A multigenerational rental business in Massachusetts shares practical advice for running (and surviving) a family-owned business.

Next Generation Helps Landscape Business Triple in Size | Bobcat Blog

Posted on 11/16/2016 in On the JobCategory

The Diemer family landscaping business is in good hands thanks to Everett’s decades of good business sense, which he passed along to his children along with the company.

Meet the Anderson Brothers from the Bobcat Gwinner Plant | Bobcat Blog

Posted on 10/28/2016 in Inside BobcatCategory

Family get-togethers happen a lot at the Bobcat Gwinner plant when the Anderson brothers show up for work. The four brothers, who have a combined 170 years of experience at the plant, embody the family-oriented culture of Bobcat Company.