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5 Ways to Boost Snow Crew Morale During Winter Storms

Posted on 12/17/2018 by Bobcat Team

John Eastman, owner of Eastman Homeowner Services, knows snow. Located at 8,000 feet in the High Sierra Mountain town of Mammoth Lakes, Eastman’s snow removal crew regularly battles extreme snowfalls – including 445 inches of the stuff during the 2016-2017…

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Fire to Ice: Local Firefighter Uses Bobcat Skid-Steer Loaders to Earn Big-Box Snow Removal Contracts

Posted on 11/26/2018 by Bobcat Team
Scott Alff stands next to his Bobcat S650 skid-steer loader.

Scott Alff, 44, constantly puts himself on the line. As a full-time firefighter at a local fire department, he doesn’t know what each day will bring, but he makes it his mission to protect the lives, property and environment of…

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Iowa Landscaper “Buys Up” by Refurbishing Used Bobcat Loaders

Posted on 09/24/2018 by Bobcat Team

  Many children in Iowa grow up around corn. Chris Wagner grew up around excavators and loaders. His grandfather owned Wagner Brothers Trucking and Excavating in Waterloo, Iowa, in the 1960s and ’70s and, as a mechanically inclined young boy,…

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California Contractor Brings Life Back to Fire-Ravaged Santa Rosa Using Bobcat Equipment

Posted on 09/10/2018 by Bobcat Team
JM Environmental operator uses a 430 excavator to move debris from a wildfire site.

What started out as a small flame, quickly became a raging fire, leaping and igniting more than a dozen new fires across Napa, Santa Rosa and Sonoma, California. Soon, wine country – one of the most popular tourist attractions in…

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445 Inches of Snow Tests Resiliency of Snow Removal Company

Posted on 12/20/2017 by Bobcat Team
Bobcat skid-steer loader uses snowblower to remove snow from a driveway.

Snow rages across the dark sky, briefly caught by the glow of a streetlamp. Temperatures fall. Mountain winds pick up, building drifts higher. John Eastman crunches the numbers: 400 inches and counting.   Prepare for the unexpected From November 2016…

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Bobcat 50 Series Loader Worked Like a BOSS

Posted on 12/28/2016 by Bobcat Team

A decade after the launch of the 40 Series, the 743 was still immensely popular. But it was time for a change. Bobcat launched the 50 Series in 1990 with the 753, 853 and an impressive list of product features. The new loaders were quieter, better cooling, more reliable and easier to service.

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