Thu March 13, 2008
Landscaper Develops Thriving Business in Crestwood
Roy Erikson Outdoor Maintenance, Crestwood, Ill., relies on Bobcat skid steer loaders and attachments to operate a successful landscaping and landscape maintenance operation for Chicago-area customers....
Wed February 27, 2008
Bohnsack & Hennen’s Skid Steers Touch Up Oak Ponds
Leroy Bohnsack and his son, Mike, owners of Bohnsack & Hennen Excavating, have done excavating and finish-grading work in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. “My dad runs the company and has been in the excavating business for forty years in Prior Lake, Minn.,” Mike, owner and job superintendent, said....
Fri February 15, 2008
Chattahoochee Students Learn Skills in Cat Loader
Chattahoochee Technical College has a new machine to help prepare its students for a career in environmental horticulture. Instructor Bejie Herrin has added a Caterpillar 257B multi-terrain loader to the one-year-old program’s fleet, purchased from Yancey Bros....
Tue December 25, 2007
Vermeer Manufacturing Expands Mini Skid Steer Lineup With New S400TX
Vermeer Manufacturing Company has expanded its mini skid steer product line with the addition of the all new S400TX, designed to meet the needs of rental centers and landscape contractors. The S400TX, built on the platform of the Vermeer S600TX mini skid steer, is powered by a 23-hp (17 kW) Kohler Command air-cooled gas engine that offers 15 percent more horsepower than competitive models in its class, according to the manufacturer....
Tue January 22, 2008
Bobcat Loader Keeps Dyno-Noble Inc. Busy at Coal Mine
Allen Briegel is plant manager of Dyno-Noble Inc., an international mining services company, at its Gillette, Wyo., facility. When it came time to replace his old Bobcat skid steer, he purchased a 56-hp (41.8 kW) turbocharged Bobcat S185 skid steer loader with a 1,850-lb....
Mon December 03, 2007
Skid Steer Line Provides High Productivity, More Uptime
With a unified design, John Deere’s 300 Series skid steers are more productive and more reliable than ever before — offering customers a lower daily operating cost than their predecessors. “Every feature of the 300 Series was designed with productivity, uptime and operating cost in mind,” said Gregg Zupancic, product marketing manager, John Deere Construction & Forestry Division....
Mon December 03, 2007
Cat’s B2 Series Boasts Wide Range of Standard Features
The new Caterpillar B2 Series of skid steer loaders and multi-terrain loaders feature an improved operator station, an advanced hydraulic system and a wide range of standard features and options designed to meet a variety of production and comfort requirements, according to the manufacturer....
Wed December 26, 2007
Adobe West Takes on Construction Boom
Scott Rennicks of Adobe West Landscaping Company, Oakland, Calif., described the housing market in northern California as “explosive.”Rennicks saw an opportunity and capitalized on the housing development by growing the company’s landscape construction business....
Jennifer Hetrick - Thu December 13, 2007
Cat Delivers Special Skid Steer to Vassa Enterprises
Vassa Enterprises, located in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania, recently took delivery of an important piece of equipment from Ransome CAT, headquartered in Bensalem, Pa. Vassa received the first C-series skid steer delivered in the Delaware/Lehigh Valley region, a Cat 272 C skid steer loader....
Sun October 28, 2007
Two New Skid Steers Designed to Save Time, Money
Two new additions to the John Deere skid steer family — the 313 and 315 — are compact and maneuverable, yet powerful with rated operating capacities of 1,300 and 1,500 lbs. (590 and 680 kg)....
