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Category: Skid Steer Loaders

At home in construction, demolition and agricultural applications, the skid steer loader has evolved to become a versatile tool carrier that can load, carry, dig, sweep and break with equal aplomb. Although often describe, simply, as a Bobcat, there are a good many other manufacturers in the skid steer loader arena including Caterpillar and JCB as these videos from www.diggersanddozers.com prove.

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Bobcat’s Czech mates

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Bobcat CZ, a.s., the Authorized Bobcat Dealer for the Czech Republic, has secured another significant order for Bobcat in the country’s rental market. Bobcat CZ has supplied the tool rental business, Kerouš s.r.o., with a total of 16 new Bobcat mini-excavators from 0.8-5.0 tonne and two new Bobcat S530 skid-steer loaders. Together with orders for other Czech rental customers, Bobcat CZ has delivered nearly 100 machines to this sector, mostly mini-excavators, in the last year. The Bobcat machines for Kerouš were manufactured at the Doosan Bobcat EMEA plant in Dobříš…

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Bobcat applies pressure in Spain

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The first Bobcat 250M Pressure Washer attachment in Spain has started working at Altrasan Alquiler de Maquinaria, based in Tui in the province of Pontevedra. Designed for use on Bobcat compact loaders, the new pressure washer was supplied by Talleres Turquino / Grupo Epromext, the Authorised Dealer for Bobcat in the Galicia region of Spain.   The Altrasan group began business more than 20 years ago and specialises in the rental of machinery in Pontevedra and the north of Portugal, as well as the sale of machinery in both national…

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Bobcats battle Spanish snow

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This month’s Storm Filomena surprised the entire community of the Spanish capital city, Madrid. Its streets, parks, roads and airport woke up to a great accumulation of snow, as what was predicted to be just 20 cm of snowfall instead turned into a much bigger storm. Sonia Royo, President of the community of the Polígono de Albresa de Valdemoro commercial area of the city covering 36 hectares and incorporating almost 600 affected companies, called in Bobcat Of, the Bobcat Authorised Dealer for the area, for help in carrying out snow…

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Bobcat gets Versatile

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Doosan Bobcat EMEA has appointed Versatile Equipment Ltd as the new Authorised Bobcat Dealer for the counties of Greater London, Essex, West Sussex, East Sussex, Kent and Surrey in the UK. Versatile Equipment replaces Bobcat of London as the exclusive Bobcat dealer in this region, which according to Bobcat accounts for around 20 percent of the total value of machinery sales in construction and related markets in the UK.   From 1st January 2021, Versatile Equipment supersedes Bobcat of London with sole responsibility in this area for sales and service…

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Lifting the lid on Bobcat technology

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Last week, compact equipment giant Bobcat hosted a major online equipment launch to showcase all the latest additions to the company’s expanding product line. But while much of the focus of the event was on the company’s entrance into the compact and articulated wheel loader sectors, that event gave a glimpse at some of the astonishing technology that is being developed behind the scenes. In this EXCLUSIVE LiveStream show, Diggers and Dozers will join forces with journalist, vlogger and all-round technology lover Peter Haddock of Content with Media to look…

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Bobcat backs backhoe

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Bobcat has launched a new generation backhoe attachment for the company’s skid-steer and compact track loaders. The new backhoe attachment converts a Bobcat loader into a powerful excavator, allowing customers to increase the versatility of their machines and the return on their investment. The new generation backhoe attachment is ideal for applications in construction, utility, road work, landscaping, and other industries. It is available in four configurations [the two Versatile (V) B32V and B35V models and the two Standard (S) B32S and B35S models] that offer a choice of digging…

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51 Years of Bobcat!

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For almost 51 years, stevedoring company, ZHD Stevedores, based in Dordrecht in the Netherlands, has been using Bobcat skid-steer loaders to clear the holds of ships and to move material around so that the grabs on the large unloading cranes on the dockside are kept busy. This way of working was introduced to be able to unload or load a ship as quickly as possible so that it can sail again, as idle time costs money in shipping. Any part of the load that remains out of reach of the…

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Bobcat BIG in Middle East!

Fred Anthony,

According to Bobcat, one of the key changes in the compact equipment sector in the Middle East is the significant growth in the Compact Track Loader market in the region. Since 2017, Bobcat has increased its share of the market, with sales of compact track loaders more than quadrupling in the same period. The growth is being driven by increasing demand among contractors for safe, stable and high performing machines that can be combined with a wide range of attachments that help them to expand the amount and type of…

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Plug & Play Bobcat!

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Bobcat is launching a new Remote Control System for Bobcat compact loaders. This system allows operators to leave their seat in the cab and control their Bobcat loader remotely. It is compatible with Bobcat skid-steer, compact track and all wheel steer loader models equipped with the company’s Selectable Joystick Controls. Bobcat is the first manufacturer to introduce a Remote Control System as original ‘Plug&Play’ equipment, rather than offering it as an add-on development from a third party. The new system will be commercially available later this year. Remote control solutions…

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CAT on the side

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Cat Side Discharge Buckets—designed for use with skid steer loaders, multi-terrain loaders, compact track loaders, and compact wheel loaders—collect and transport loose materials such as sawdust, sand, mulch, and topsoil and then discharge these materials via a belt-type conveyor from adjustable openings (doors) on either side of the bucket. A rotating agitator works to keep material flowing to the conveyor. Adjusting conveyor speed and door openings controls the volume of material discharged and the area covered. Features of the Cat Side Discharge Bucket suit this attachment for varied application, including…

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